Best Barber in Redmond

Amber Webb started cutting her cousins and three brothers’ hair as a joke at the age of 12. At 15, she decided it was her career path.

“Everyone’s like, chicks aren’t barbers, right? Chicks do chick things, and guys do guy things.” Webb said.

That is where Aziz Crew started — at least the namesake. Aziz means “to be respected” in Arabic.

“I want to be respected for, you know, being a barber and having a barber shop, so it’s part of our name.” And for the “crew” portion of the name, “I want it to be a team about everybody, not just me.”

Aziz Crew was runner up last year when this category was first introduced. When asked why she thinks Redmond voted Aziz Crew as Best Barber Shop, she responded, “We strive to have the nicest shop, to listen to clientele. That’s probably one of our main feedbacks we get is like, ‘oh, you actually listen to what I wanted. You didn’t just do what you wanted.’”

Making the service easily available to customers is also key. “We either try to do walk-ins and same day, so that I try not book out too far. And that’s been really convenient… Guys are a ‘now’ kind of people.”

Webb also believes part of the success is Zoe, who is frequently mentioned in the barber shops reviews and has been in the shop nearly five years since she was six weeks old. Patrons give her frequent “pup cups” from the nearby Dairy Queen.

Besides being the master of men’s hair, Webb also put in the floors, lights and mirror installations herself with a recent remodel in January.

Webb has one other barber, Emmitt Sam-Smith. “I only had three chairs. I knocked down a wall and opened up two more. So, we are currently looking for a couple more barbers to fill, but I’m being picky,” she says.

Aziz Crew also has a bar where customers can come in and get a free shot or mixed drink complimentary with their service.

Webb reflects on the best part about owning a barber shop, saying, “The reward is seeing your clients out in public and just knowing that they’re my walking billboard. So, we make sure every client’s happy. Every client loves what they got, what they wanted.”

Every couple of Mondays a month, Webb goes to Regency Rehab to give free haircuts to wheelchair-bound residents. She claims Zoe has a big heart as well, saying the dog is able to sense when someone has had a traumatic experience happen to them and sits right next to them on the chairs.

Runner up: Lunavista Barber

Aziz Crew

Tue-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm

2498 S Hwy. 97 Suite C, Redmond

On Facebook @AzizCrew

This article appears in Best of Central Oregon 2025 and the Source August 21, 2025.