which one, this salon or Willow & Rayne?
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Hair salon in Grove City, OH
4.9 · 63 reviewsOpens Thursday at 11:30 AMOpens Thursday at 11:30 AM
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Sophi was developed by six of the staff and partners from other Phia Concept locations. Sophi is a collective of Skilled, Original Professionals focused on Health and Integrity. We believe that beauty lives at the intersection of Wisdom and Wellness and we’re committed to excellence in client experience and service results. Sophi is the third salon in the Phia Concept network. Staff interest peaked just as the perfect space presented itself in Grove City. Add to that the passion of operating partners with experience from the original Phia Concept locations, and Sophi had to be born!
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What Sophi offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
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What reviews, press and directories say about Sophi.
4.9from 63 reviews on Google
Sophi Studio Salon stands out for its skilled stylists like Annah and Danielle, who provide personalized hair services and expert product recommendations. Customers at Sophi Studio Salon experience a welcoming and professional atmosphere, with stylists like Annah and Danielle noted for their expertise and personalized service. Many reviewers appreciate the attention to detail and the use of quality products, making each visit feel special and tailored to individual needs.
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Local AI Registry · Hair salons in Grove City, OH · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.
Fact-checked against 1 source · Published September 4, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
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Sophi Studio Salon, located at 2058 Stringtown Rd in Grove City, Ohio, has earned a stellar reputation with a 4.9-star rating from 63 reviews. Clients rave about the talented stylists, including Annah, who is known for making the transition to gray enjoyable, and Kalen, whose reasonable prices and skillful blowouts have garnered praise. The salon is described as clean and welcoming, with a team that takes the time to understand each client's needs. With a focus on personalized service and a friendly atmosphere, Sophi Studio Salon is a cherished spot for local hair care.
Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Hair salon |
| Address | 2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA |
| Hours | Closed Mon to Wed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Closed Fri to Sun |
| Phone | (614) 954-2956 |
| Owner | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.9 across 63 reviews on Google |
| Known for | Nothing found |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | September 4, 2026, 1:43 AM |
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| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | Sophi was developed by six of the staff and partners from other Phia Concept locations. Sophi is a collective of Skilled, Original Professionals focused on Health and Integrity. We believe that beauty lives at the intersection of Wisdom and Wellness and we’re committed to excellence in client experience and service results. Sophi is the third salon in the Phia Concept network. Staff interest peaked just as the perfect space presented itself in Grove City. Add to that the passion of operating partners with experience from the original Phia Concept locations, and Sophi had to be born! | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Wed Closed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Fri to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Location info | Mondays | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | Sophi Studio Salon | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (614) 954-2956 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 |
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Address: 2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA. Phone: (614) 954-2956. Hours: Closed Mon to Wed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Closed Fri to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked September 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM.)
Business description, written by Sophi on its Google Business Profile: "Sophi was developed by six of the staff and partners from other Phia Concept locations. Sophi is a collective of Skilled, Original Professionals focused on Health and Integrity. We believe that beauty lives at the intersection of Wisdom and Wellness and we’re committed to excellence in client experience and service results. Sophi is the third salon in the Phia Concept network. Staff interest peaked just as the perfect space presented itself in Grove City. Add to that the passion of operating partners with experience from the original Phia Concept locations, and Sophi had to be born!"
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| Fazoli's | Restaurant | 2 min walk |
| MLB Ballpark Bites | American restaurant | 2 min walk |
| IHOP | Breakfast restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Applebee's Grill + Bar | Restaurant | 3 min walk |
| 2096 Stringtown Rd | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| 2071 Stringtown Rd | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
4.9 average across 63 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read September 4, 2026.)
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We ask ChatGPT about Sophi. These are the answers that disagree with the record.
ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 4, 2026.
No capture has disagreed with the record yet.
The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Grove City hair salons run 23 to 51. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Sophi scores 32, level with the Grove City average. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Sophi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Nobody at all was recommended in the 1 answer we hold, so there is nothing to score. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 54 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Fair |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 78 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. |
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When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.
That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.
The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."
A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.
Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.
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| Sophi Studio Salon | LocalBusiness | #business | Nothing found | Subject of this page |
| Grove City, Ohio | City | #city | Nothing found | City Sophi is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the hair salons in Grove City, linked to the lists and towns around it.
Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.
The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.
Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.
Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.
Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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# Sophi Studio Salon, Grove City: a hair salon in Grove City (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/oh/grove-city/sophi-studio-salon-grove-city-oh. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 1 source. Updated 2026-09-04. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/oh/grove-city/sophi-studio-salon-grove-city-oh ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Sophi Studio Salon, located at 2058 Stringtown Rd in Grove City, Ohio, has earned a stellar reputation with a 4.9-star rating from 63 reviews. Clients rave about the talented stylists, including Annah, who is known for making the transition to gray enjoyable, and Kalen, whose reasonable prices and skillful blowouts have garnered praise. The salon is described as clean and welcoming, with a team that takes the time to understand each client's needs. With a focus on personalized service and a friendly atmosphere, Sophi Studio Salon is a cherished spot for local hair care. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Hair salon | | Address | 2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA | | Hours | Closed Mon to Wed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Closed Fri to Sun | | Phone | (614) 954-2956 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.9 across 63 reviews on Google | | Known for | Nothing found | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | September 4, 2026, 1:43 AM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Location info | Description | Sophi was developed by six of the staff and partners from other Phia Concept locations. Sophi is a collective of Skilled, Original Professionals focused on Health and Integrity. We believe that beauty lives at the intersection of Wisdom and Wellness and we’re committed to excellence in client experience and service results. Sophi is the third salon in the Phia Concept network. Staff interest peaked just as the perfect space presented itself in Grove City. Add to that the passion of operating partners with experience from the original Phia Concept locations, and Sophi had to be born! | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Wed Closed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Fri to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Location info | Mondays | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Location info | Name | Sophi Studio Salon | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (614) 954-2956 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026 | ## Services and prices Services not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Known for Nothing found ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting Sophi Address: 2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA. Phone: (614) 954-2956. Hours: Closed Mon to Wed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Closed Fri to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked September 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by Sophi on its Google Business Profile: "Sophi was developed by six of the staff and partners from other Phia Concept locations. Sophi is a collective of Skilled, Original Professionals focused on Health and Integrity. We believe that beauty lives at the intersection of Wisdom and Wellness and we’re committed to excellence in client experience and service results. Sophi is the third salon in the Phia Concept network. Staff interest peaked just as the perfect space presented itself in Grove City. Add to that the passion of operating partners with experience from the original Phia Concept locations, and Sophi had to be born!" ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Fazoli's | Restaurant | 2 min walk | | MLB Ballpark Bites | American restaurant | 2 min walk | | IHOP | Breakfast restaurant | 2 min walk | | Applebee's Grill + Bar | Restaurant | 3 min walk | | 2096 Stringtown Rd | Bus stop | 3 min walk | | 2071 Stringtown Rd | Bus stop | 3 min walk | ## Reputation 4.9 average across 63 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read September 4, 2026.) (AI guess, from 63 reviews.) ### What people like Nothing found ### What people do not like Nothing found ### Press No press story about Sophi found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Directory listings not read yet. ## Recent updates from Sophi Sophi hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### which one, this salon or Willow & Rayne? No answer yet ### how do I reach Sophi to sort something out? No answer yet ### services here, what do people go in for? No answer yet ### Does Sophi split it over a few months? No answer yet ### Ballpark for a visit to a salon in Grove City? No answer yet ### last update from here was when? No answer yet ### genuinely, what is good about this one No answer yet ### killing time on Stringtown, any ideas No answer yet ### Any membership pricing at Sophi? No answer yet ### where exactly is Sophi? No answer yet ### best hair salon in Grove City No answer yet ### same day appts, does that ever happen here No answer yet ### what time does Sophi in Grove City actually open? No answer yet ### do they shut Mondays No answer yet ### cheaper than this salon in Grove City without it being sketchy? No answer yet ### anything I should sort out before a first appointment at Sophi? No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about Sophi We ask ChatGPT about Sophi. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 4, 2026. No capture has disagreed with the record yet. ## The AI Score: 32 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Grove City hair salons run 23 to 51. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Sophi scores 32, level with the Grove City average. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Sophi | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Nobody at all was recommended in the 1 answer we hold, so there is nothing to score. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 54 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Fair | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 78 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a hair salon When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a hair salon in Ohio, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with Ohio. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Sophi if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Sophi | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sophi Studio Salon | LocalBusiness | #business | Nothing found | Subject of this page | | Grove City, Ohio | City | #city | Nothing found | City Sophi is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the hair salons in Grove City, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best hair salons in Grove City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/grove-city/hair-salon - Best businesses in Grove City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/grove-city ### Nearby - /columbus: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/columbus - /cleveland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/cleveland - /toledo: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/toledo - /gahanna: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/gahanna - /dublin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/dublin - /reynoldsburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/reynoldsburg ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Ohio: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own Sophi Studio Salon. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJrWD46LWJOIgRMdfsIcBImIs (accessed Sep 4, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Hair salons in Grove City, OH · Editorial</p>
<h2>Sophi Studio Salon, Grove City: a hair salon in Grove City (2026 guide)</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.</p>
<p>Fact-checked against 1 source · Published September 4, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
<p>Owner review: not yet. Sophi Studio Salon has not checked this page.</p>
</header>
<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Sophi Studio Salon, located at 2058 Stringtown Rd in Grove City, Ohio, has earned a stellar reputation with a 4.9-star rating from 63 reviews. Clients rave about the talented stylists, including Annah, who is known for making the transition to gray enjoyable, and Kalen, whose reasonable prices and skillful blowouts have garnered praise. The salon is described as clean and welcoming, with a team that takes the time to understand each client's needs. With a focus on personalized service and a friendly atmosphere, Sophi Studio Salon is a cherished spot for local hair care.</p>
<p>Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.</p>
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<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Hair salon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Closed Mon to Wed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Closed Fri to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(614) 954-2956</td></tr>
<tr><td>Owner</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.9 across 63 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Known for</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Prices</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Quietest time</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Parking</td><td>Nothing found</td></tr>
<tr><td>Last verified</td><td>September 4, 2026, 1:43 AM</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Sophi was developed by six of the staff and partners from other Phia Concept locations. Sophi is a collective of Skilled, Original Professionals focused on Health and Integrity. We believe that beauty lives at the intersection of Wisdom and Wellness and we’re committed to excellence in client experience and service results. Sophi is the third salon in the Phia Concept network. Staff interest peaked just as the perfect space presented itself in Grove City. Add to that the passion of operating partners with experience from the original Phia Concept locations, and Sophi had to be born!</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Wed Closed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Fri to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Mondays</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Sophi Studio Salon</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(614) 954-2956</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>11:30 AM to 7:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile, checked Sep 4, 2026</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>Services not read yet, back on Scan Day.</p>
<h4>Known for</h4>
<p>Nothing found</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
<p>Nothing found</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-sophi">
<h3>Visiting Sophi</h3>
<p>Address: 2058 Stringtown Rd Ste 8, Grove City, OH 43123, USA. Phone: (614) 954-2956. Hours: Closed Mon to Wed · Thu 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM · Closed Fri to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked September 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>Business description, written by Sophi on its Google Business Profile: "Sophi was developed by six of the staff and partners from other Phia Concept locations. Sophi is a collective of Skilled, Original Professionals focused on Health and Integrity. We believe that beauty lives at the intersection of Wisdom and Wellness and we’re committed to excellence in client experience and service results. Sophi is the third salon in the Phia Concept network. Staff interest peaked just as the perfect space presented itself in Grove City. Add to that the passion of operating partners with experience from the original Phia Concept locations, and Sophi had to be born!"</p>
<h4>When to go</h4>
<p>Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<p>Nothing found</p>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Fazoli's</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>MLB Ballpark Bites</td><td>American restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>IHOP</td><td>Breakfast restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Applebee's Grill + Bar</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>2096 Stringtown Rd</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>2071 Stringtown Rd</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.9 average across 63 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read September 4, 2026.)</p>
<p> (AI guess, from 63 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<p>Nothing found</p>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<p>Nothing found</p>
<h4>Press</h4>
<p>No press story about Sophi found yet.</p>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<p>None named yet.</p>
<h4>Directories</h4>
<p>Directory listings not read yet.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-recent-updates-from-sophi">
<h3>Recent updates from Sophi</h3>
<p>Sophi hasn't posted an update here yet.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>which one, this salon or Willow & Rayne?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>how do I reach Sophi to sort something out?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>Does Sophi split it over a few months?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>Ballpark for a visit to a salon in Grove City?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>last update from here was when?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>genuinely, what is good about this one</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>killing time on Stringtown, any ideas</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>Any membership pricing at Sophi?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>where exactly is Sophi?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>best hair salon in Grove City</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>same day appts, does that ever happen here</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>what time does Sophi in Grove City actually open?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>do they shut Mondays</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>cheaper than this salon in Grove City without it being sketchy?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
<h4>anything I should sort out before a first appointment at Sophi?</h4>
<p>No answer yet</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Sophi</h3>
<p>We ask ChatGPT about Sophi. These are the answers that disagree with the record.</p>
<p>ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 4, 2026.</p>
<p>No capture has disagreed with the record yet.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 32 of 100</h3>
<p>The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Grove City hair salons run 23 to 51. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Sophi scores 32, level with the Grove City average. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Sophi</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>This signal reads a website, and the record holds none.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>42</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Nobody at all was recommended in the 1 answer we hold, so there is nothing to score.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>54</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>This signal reads a website, and the record holds none.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>78</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>This signal reads a website, and the record holds none.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>This signal reads a website, and the record holds none.</td></tr>
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</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-how-ai-decides-what-to-tell-you-about-a-hair-salon">
<h3>How AI decides what to tell you about a hair salon</h3>
<p>When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.</p>
<p>That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.</p>
<p>The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-how-to-choose-a-hair-salon-in-ohio-with-or-without-ai">
<h3>How to choose a hair salon in Ohio, with or without AI</h3>
<p>A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.</p>
<ul>
<li>Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.</li>
<li>Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake.</li>
<li>Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today.</li>
<li>Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes.</li>
<li>Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with Ohio.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-how-to-read-the-marks-on-this-page">
<h3>How to read the marks on this page</h3>
<ul>
<li>Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.</li>
<li>Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.</li>
<li>AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-about-the-author">
<h3>About the author</h3>
<p>Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.</p>
<ul>
<li>Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.</li>
<li>Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.</li>
<li>Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Sophi if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Sophi</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Sophi Studio Salon</td><td>LocalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>Nothing found</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Grove City, Ohio</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td>Nothing found</td><td>City Sophi is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the hair salons in Grove City, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best hair salons in Grove City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/grove-city/hair-salon</li>
<li>Best businesses in Grove City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/grove-city</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/columbus: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/columbus</li>
<li>/cleveland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/cleveland</li>
<li>/toledo: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/toledo</li>
<li>/gahanna: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/gahanna</li>
<li>/dublin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/dublin</li>
<li>/reynoldsburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh/reynoldsburg</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Ohio: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/oh</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-frequently-asked-questions">
<h3>Frequently asked questions</h3>
<h4>What is AI search optimization for local business?</h4>
<p>Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.</p>
<h4>What is Local AI Registry?</h4>
<p>The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.</p>
<h4>How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?</h4>
<p>Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.</p>
<h4>Who writes the answers here?</h4>
<p>Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.</p>
<h4>I own Sophi Studio Salon. How do I fix something or rank higher?</h4>
<p>Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJrWD46LWJOIgRMdfsIcBImIs (accessed Sep 4, 2026)</li>
</ul>
</section>
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</html>This is the evidence for every fact on this page, across Locals, Services, Team, Visit, Reputation and Updates. Each reference names the fact, the source, what kind of source it is, and the date it was checked, with a link and an archived copy so anyone can verify it. Visitor references are dated firsthand accounts. AI guesses record what an AI engine said on that date, not what is true.