Logan square’s barbershop

Chicago is a big city with a lot of neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has several barbershops — including Logan Square, where we have been in business since 1968. 

Yes, Joe’s Barbershop Chicago has been around for more than 55 years, cutting hair for generations of men in Logan Square. Our little shop was established by (and named after) Joe Caccavella all those years ago, and well before Logan Square became the neighborhood it is today. 

As with a lot of the most important things in life, Joe’s comes down to family. From 1968 to 2010 Joe, Sr. ran the shop on his own (with the assistance of the other barbers he hired, of course). But in 2010, Joe Caccavella, Jr. earned his barber license and joined the shop full time. A few years later he purchased the shop from his father, keeping it in the family for a long time to come. 

But just because Joe, Sr. transferred ownership doesn’t mean he isn’t still around. Quite the opposite: he still takes walk-in customers four days a week in the same chair he has used since 1968.

Why is any of this important? Family run businesses are getting more rare these days, and 55 year old family run businesses are even rarer. Practically none of the businesses that were open in Logan Square when Joe’s opened are still around. But Joe’s is — and it is still in the family. 

That kind of institutional knowledge, longevity, and assurance of a job done the right way is extremely valuable when it comes to something as personal as your appearance. 

All of this is a long way of saying one thing: Joe’s Barbershop is Logan Square’s original, family-owned, barbershop. Stop in and see the difference for yourself.