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The barber · Troy, Michigan

Mario G,
barber & owner.

Social Barber Society is one chair in a private suite on Big Beaver Road, and Mario is the one person who cuts in it. Sixty-eight five-star reviews, every one of them with his name in it.

5.0· 68 reviews on Booksy
Mario G, barber and owner of Social Barber Society in Troy, Michigan
1Chair, one barber
68 / 68Reviews at five stars
Wed · Fri · SatAppointment only

How he works

The same hands,
every time.

Most barber shops are a rotation: you get whoever is free and re-explain your head every six weeks. This is the opposite of that, on purpose.

One chair

The suite has one chair and Mario cuts every appointment in it. By the second visit he already knows the cowlick, the part, and how short you actually mean when you say short.

Appointment only

Nobody is waiting behind you and nothing gets rushed at the end. The 30, 45 or 60 minutes on the calendar are yours — the reviews keep saying “he takes his time,” and that’s why.

Kids welcome

Ages ten and under have their own price, and patient and engaging are the words parents use. A quiet one-chair room is a very different experience from a busy shop floor for a nervous six-year-old.

Mario detailing a curly fade with a trimmer at Social Barber Society in TroyIn the suite

The shop

A society
of regulars.

The 313 in the Instagram handle is Detroit’s area code, and the shop has the feel of a neighborhood chair rather than a Big Beaver storefront: clients who’ve been coming for years, fathers who bring their sons, and a review thread where Mario answers almost everyone himself — “much appreciated homie,” “always my pleasure my boy.”

The work runs from clean tapers and skin fades to full beard shaping and freehand designs, and the portfolio is all real clients, cut in this room.

“Been going to Mario for years. He’s professional, consistent and friendly. Attention to detail is unreal.”Luke — client, via Booksy

Services & prices

What he cuts,
and what it costs.

Every appointment books through Booksy. Gift cards are available there too.

Questions

Mario, answered.

Who cuts at Social Barber Society?

Mario G, every appointment. It's a one-chair private suite — there's no rotation and no one to be handed off to.

Where is the suite?

1897 E Big Beaver Road, Suite 48, Troy, MI 48083 — just east of I-75, with parking at the door.

Do you take walk-ins?

No. Everything is booked through Booksy, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The slot is held for you.

How do I reach Mario?

Book through Booksy, or message @Barber_mario_313 on Instagram. Booksy also handles rescheduling and gift cards.

The shop

Suite 48,
Big Beaver Road.

One private suite in Troy, Michigan. Appointment only, three days a week.

  • Sunday – TuesdayClosed
  • Wednesday10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • ThursdayClosed
  • Friday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
1897 E Big Beaver Rd, Suite 48
Troy, MI 48083
(586) 393-2855
The glass-fronted Social Barber Society suite at 1897 E Big Beaver Road in Troy, Michigan

Troy, MI

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Wednesday, Friday or Saturday. One barber, and it's this one.

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★ 5.0 · 68 reviewsWed · Fri · Sat · Troy, MI
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