3.2 – 39 reviews • Beauty salon
Okapi Braiding Kings and Queens is a Hair Salon & Clothing Store located in Pittsburgh, PA. We specialize in African Culture Clothing, Knotless Braids, Bracelets, Accessories, Dresses, African Braids, Specialty Clothing, African Clothes, Goddess Braids, Hair Twist & more. Whether you’re looking for an African Braiding Salon, Braiding Specialist or African Culture Clothing, we have it all and provide all the services you want. You won’t find another store or salon similar to us at all in all of Pittsburgh. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like additional information.
Hours
Wednesday | 9 AM–7 PM |
Thursday | 9 AM–7 PM |
Friday | 9 AM–7 PM |
Saturday | 8 AM–7 PM |
Sunday | Closed |
Monday | 9 AM–7 PM |
Tuesday | 9 AM–7 PM |
Services
Beauty Salon | |
Hair extensions | |
Hairstyling | |
Hair Stylists |
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Address and Contact Information
Address: 5506 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: (412) 361-6527
Website: https://www.okapibraidingkingsandqueens.com/
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Reviews
Magdala Desvallons
I had a good experience at okapi . Bibi was my hairstylist and she did an excellent job with my Senegalese twist. I will definitely recommend her
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Tamara Allen
I take my daughter here to get box braids. Everytime I call the women that make the appointments has an attitude. She is not pleasant. I like how they do my daughter’s hair for the most part but I hate to call to make the appointment because the women who take the calls is not pleasant to speak with. I wish they would replace her. They need to get someone who know how to talk to people. Also she always change the time first she tell me one time then when I call to confirm my appointment she change it to another time. I need to find another shop so I don’t have to deal with her.
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Deena Mitchell
Critical:Punctuality,QualityI requested a cornrow hairstyle. I had to wait 45 minutes after my appointment time to be seen as my stylist was working on another persons hair along with another stylist at the same time.The stylist was pulling my hair very tightly in my opinion. My head hurt for 3 days afterwards. When I took the cornrows out 8 days after installed, I had a bald spot where my hair was pulled so tightly that it fell out. Also, there was breakage of my hair in the front. This style was certainly not worth what I am going to have to deal with to try and repair my hair.If you care about your edges and hair health, go elsewhere or at least make sure to tell the stylist not to pull your hair too tightly!I DO NOT recommend and will not be back.Service:BraidsI requested a cornrow hairstyle. I had to wait 45 minutes after my appointment time to be seen as my stylist was working on another persons hair along with another stylist at the same time. …More I requested a cornrow hairstyle. I had to wait 45 minutes after my appointment time to be seen as my stylist was working on another persons hair along with another stylist at the same time.
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Pasha Flavius
Critical:Cleanliness,Professionalism,Punctuality,ValueThe stylist are never on time. I’ve waited over an hour just to end up leaving. They only have 1 reliable Braider. They are rude, unprofessional and constantly talk loudly and don’t make it a enjoyable experience and they take too many breaks. I do not recommend at all!Services:Hairstyling,Hair extensions,Box Braids,Braids,Dreadlocks The stylist are never on time. I’ve waited over an hour just to end up leaving. They only have 1 reliable Braider. They are rude, unprofessional and constantly talk loudly and don’t make it a enjoyable experience and they take too many breaks. I do not recommend at all!Hairstyling,Hair extensions,Box Braids,Braids,Dreadlocks
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Cameo Moorefield
I was a walk-in customer that got treated like I was scheduled for that day and expected to show up for small micros. Mama Mete started on my hair immediately. She was joined by Ade shortly after. It took eight hours for the install and Mirelle assisted with my braids towards the end. It worked out perfectly. I had two bags of human hair and needed an additional half bag that I was able to purchase there. I love, love, love my hair and have received compliments wherever I go. I highly recommend Okapi, they get ths job done. I will not go anywhere else for micros. I felt comfortable. The restroom is clean. The atmosphere is lively. I really appreciate the attention to detail and professionalism shown there. Thank you guys!!
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NikkiG
We walked in the shop at 450pm and was in a chair 455pm. The braider was very friendly. There was a loud disagreement among the staff but their native language was so beautiful that I didn’t mind it at all.
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janeen blakey
My daughters hair was coming out in a week after she got her braids done. They kept asking did she go swimming, she did not. They did say they would fix the problem.
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Shila Mayhugh
Critical:Professionalism,Punctuality,Quality,ValuePeople were rude couldn’t understand anything was in there at 449pm and did not get out of there till 8:04pm ridiculous was not fully dry nor was my hair styled charge 20$ to wash .! Lol never heard of that wouldn’t you wanna do CLEAN hair anyways thought that’s included in the dam price lol . But it wasn’t will never ever return wish I could rate Zero but they make you put something .People were rude couldn’t understand anything was in there at 449pm and did not get out of there till 8:04pm ridiculous was not fully dry nor was my hair styled charge 20$ to wash .! Lol never heard of that wouldn’t you wanna do CLEAN hair …More People were rude couldn’t understand anything was in there at 449pm and did not get out of there till 8:04pm ridiculous was not fully dry nor was my hair styled charge 20$ to wash .! Lol never heard of that wouldn’t you wanna do CLEAN hair anyways thought that’s included in the dam price lol . But it wasn’t will never ever return wish I could rate Zero but they make you put something .
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Carrie C
I showed up mid 6/2018 to get dreads. In the past I crocheted my own hair down and had my dreads for 12 years! I had short hair to dread this time. I wanted to crochet my hair with extensions, asked for it, and was told i needed to braid and twist and my hair would loc-up in a couple months and the crochet would not work. She burns the ends down instead of twisting back up and singe! I paid $250 plus synthetic hair $50 to equal $325 with a tip as i sat for 13 hours! Within 3 days 3 “dreads” slipped out and I went back again asking for crochet method at the root. Denied again all the while watching others get crocheted! $20. Then 2 days later another 2 lost. $20. A week later another 4 slid. $20. No crocheting again! Two weeks later i had bad slipping and i was charged $60 for the repairs! And to buy more hair=$16 (A bag of synthetic is $2 at Masters!)I went two weeks later for my first tightening, again no crocheting, another $60 (7/28) and because I have silky hair (yes, im white) my money continued to be wasted and this time gel/beeswax mix was used to then put me in a dryer only to make it greasy. Everyone here speaks Congo french and many associates questioned my stylist on why no crocheting not knowing i understood what they were saying and at times some knew. Really!?! Its now 8/2018 and $520 later and i had to spend $200 with another stylist at another salon for 5 hours to wash my hair AND CROCHET my locs as i requested and fix over 17 of my 38 dreads as the twisting was horribly unravelling! 4 of my braids were not even containing my real hair and bound in with rubber bands! This was a disgraceful and very manipulating experience!
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Diana Woodbury
Critical:QualityI went there a little more than a week ago and got micros. My braids look like they are a month old. Within DAYS they were slipping out. I have fixed so many already. I’m so sad and disappointed to have wasted money there. I have limited mobility and it’s been difficult to have to fix them myself. They looked ok when I left or else I wouldn’t have paid. They missed tying off several of the braids.Service:Hair extensionsI went there a little more than a week ago and got micros. My braids look like they are a month old. Within DAYS they were slipping out. I have fixed so many already. I’m so sad and disappointed to have wasted money there. I have limited …More I went there a little more than a week ago and got micros. My braids look like they are a month old. Within DAYS they were slipping out. I have fixed so many already. I’m so sad and disappointed to have wasted money there. I have limited mobility and it’s been difficult to have to fix them myself. They looked ok when I left or else I wouldn’t have paid. They missed tying off several of the braids.
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