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About Chico’s · Vancouver, WA

About Chico's

Chico's Classic Barbershop is a neighborhood barbershop on SE Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, Washington. Our team offers traditional haircuts, skin fades, beard grooming, hot towel shaves, and kids’ cuts in a classic barbershop setting.

From the owner

Raul “Chico” Barasa

Owner of Chico's Classic Barbershop in Vancouver, WA

I fell in love with cutting hair before I had any right to call myself a barber. When I decided to make it my trade, my mom backed me, and WorkSource backed me too: the WIOA program covered barber school, my tools, even the gas to get to class in Portland.

While I was still learning, I spent my Fridays giving free haircuts to people who couldn’t afford one, through 4D Recovery. Nobody teaches you that part in school. You learn to listen to whoever is in the chair, and you learn that a haircut is almost never only a haircut.

Then COVID shut everything down, and that is what pushed me to do my own thing. I leased a space on SE Mill Plain, right across the street from the WorkSource office where the whole thing started, and opened Chico’s. Six of us cut here now. We take on apprentices through WorkSource and NEXT — if one of those programs sent you to us, you are welcome in this chair.

I want two things out of this shop. The first is that a man walks out of here more sure of himself than when he walked in. A good cut does that, and a bad one does the opposite, and both follow you around for three weeks. The second is that nobody in Vancouver should have to cross the river for a proper barbershop. Hot towels, a straight razor, somebody who remembers how you like it — that belongs here, on Mill Plain, at a price a working man pays without thinking about it.

So come see us. Bring a photo if you have one in mind, bring your kid if it is his first time, or bring nothing at all and let your barber figure it out with you. That is the whole job.

Read Raul's story on WorkSource

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What you'll find at Chico's

A men's barbershop on SE Mill Plain: gentlemen's cuts, skin fades, beard trims and sculpting, hot towel shaves and kids' cuts. Your barber will work out the length and the shape with you — the way your hair actually grows, the shape of your head, and the way you really wear it — and put your beard back in order while you're in the chair.

What we offer

  • Men's haircuts. Shears, clippers, or both. Say what you want and bring a photo if you have one; if you don't, your barber will settle it with you before the first cut. Shoulder-length and longer hair, and mullets, have their own option on the menu so the appointment has the time it needs.
  • Skin fades. Faded down to the skin and booked as its own 45 min service, because nobody should be rushing a blend.
  • Beard trim and full beard service. A clipper trim to shape and tidy, or a full shaping finished with a razor on the edges — the difference between a beard that is merely short and a beard that has a line.
  • Hot towel shaves. Hot towels, oils and moisturizing products, a straight razor and half an hour in the chair. It is the oldest thing we do and still the best half hour on the menu.
  • Buzz cuts. Up to two guard lengths, 15 min, in and out.
  • Kids' cuts. Their own options and their own time. A boy who grows up in a real barbershop learns early how to take care of himself — and half the dads here book back to back with their sons.
  • Shampoo wash as an add-on to any service.

Professional tools and products for every service. Ask your barber what to use at home and you'll get a straight answer for your hair and your skin, not a shelf of things you don't need.

Why Chico's

It's a men's barbershop — professional, genuine and family friendly. Six barbers work here, and you choose yours every time you book, so your cut gets better with every visit instead of starting over with a stranger. Walk in when a barber is free; we're open 7 days a week, from Mon 10 AM · Tue–Thu 9 AM · Fri–Sat 8 AM · Sun 7 AM.

The shop itself is the other half of it — vintage chairs, brick, wood floors, a conversation if you want one and quiet if you don't. Half an hour where the day can wait.

What the price depends on

Time, mostly. Every service is booked for a set number of minutes, and the option you pick is what reserves them. A standard Haircut is $40 for 30 min. A Skin Fade is $50 for 45 min, because a blend down to the skin takes longer than a haircut. Shoulder-length and longer hair has its own $50 option for the same reason.

Beard work runs the same way: a Beard Trim is $30 for 30 min, and Full Beard Service and a Hot Razor Shave are $40 each. Haircut-and-beard combinations show their own options and times when you book, because what you choose for the hair changes the clock.

Nothing here is a starting-from price with a surprise at the chair. Every price is on the price list and in online booking, and what you see there is what applies on the day. A card is required to hold your appointment.

Where to find us

Chico's Classic Barbershop is at 13503 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Suite C7, Vancouver, WA 98684, a few steps from the WorkSource office. Traffic on Mill Plain gets heavy at rush hour, so leave yourself a few extra minutes.

Book online, or call (360) 896-8159 and we'll find you a time. Walk-ins welcome when a barber is available.

What clients say

What Clients Say

Read what clients have shared about their time at Chico's. Every quote below is from the shop’s Google listing.

I think I have found my permanent barber…

The professionalism, service, and overall quality of the business and the haircut was above anything I have had before.

…quality service, great atmosphere, and just good all around quality people.

If you’re looking for a good haircut, shave, or just a great conversation, don’t go anywhere else.

A shop with genuine heart, skill, and soul

Finding a barber who truly cares about you as a human being is rare…

I came in with my 6 year old son and my 12 year old son today.

The shop was clean and for early morning was busy.

There is truly a classic barbershop vibe at Chico’s.

The barbers are all great and like to work with kids.

4.9/5

374 Google reviews

Read on the shop’s Google listing on 15 September 2026. Ratings change — open the listing for the current one.

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Inside the shop

Vintage chairs, brick, and a good conversation

Inside Chico's: vintage barber chairs, brick wall and wood floor
The chairs
A husky visiting the shop while a client waits
A regular
Chico in front of the shop window with the Chico's Classic Barbershop logo
The front window

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