Nice Salon

I’ve gotten my nails done by Tammy about 3x and she does an amazing job. She really takes her time to make sure everything looks perfect and that I’m satisfied with it. Also glad I found this gem that is close to me.

I’ve been coming here since 2003. Tammy does my hair and Dao does my nails. Excellent customer service. I wouldn’t think of going anywhere else

It’s cheap and she did my eyebrows Really well.
If I had known I was going to have to listen to Judge Judy while smooth jazz was playing simultaneously I would have come at a different time.
I understand the customer who was already there wanted it – but I don’t participate in TV – especially court TV.
I Super liked the prices and the nails and toes look Amazing.
I called ahead of time to schedule and Next time I will ask about no TV playing in the background.

Cheap, reliable, and friendly service. My eyebrow waxes have always been well shaped, as well as painless and quick compared to my grooming abilities. I frequently have my nails done here for special occasions, parties, and weekends at the club and I’ve never had a messy manicure or a pedicure that immediately chipped. The nice thing about the low prices is that I can usually then afford little rhinestones put on or cute flower decals put on.
The only cons are that it’s cash only and sometimes they do the wax while they’re doing your nails, which I don’t particularly mind since they turn out fine and it gets done super fast.

I’m Asian, but every time I go into a shop to get my nails done, I always (somehow) feel so out of place. This salon, though, seriously surpassed my expectations, and I had an incredible experience.
— The environment is clean, organized, and RELAXING. Isn’t that the point of being pampered?
— The ladies are amazing as far as professionalism, but they went beyond that and were so friendly and easy to talk to. I talk fast and I talk a lot, so the fact that they could keep up and continue our conversation was like a breath of fresh air. Really. They didn’t talk about me but actually spoke TO me, and it wasn’t just the typical «why you have no boyfriend?» Hahah. Point being: they are active in their conversations but also know when silence is golden.
— They are obviously talented. Their work is very clean and it is clear that they have skill. Everyone was sure to be gentle yet effective, and nothing was rushed. It was a nice process.
Totally recommend. It’s my new place, close to home.

I’ve had my nails done several times by multiple salons, however I never felt so inclined to leave a bad review. I know some nail manicurists range in how rough or gentle they are but this one takes the cake. She was pretty rough with my nails… pinching my skin and missing the cuticles with those scissor/​tweezer things but I just took it bc it’s pretty common and it was a tolerable pain. When she filed my nails at the very end. she literally jammed the filer in that sweet spot– the side crevice of the nail. I couldn’t help but flinch and she apologized and I tried to be cool with it but it was a throbbing pain which lasted for days. I didn’t realize how bad it was until I looked closer and saw she had cut me deeply where the nail separated from my skin. To top all that off… she caused an INGROWN nail which lead a trip to the doctor to get it popped out and it was excruciatingly painful :(Only reason I gave her 2 stars and not 1 is because she was friendly and she did apologize. Careless manicurist though. Would never go back. I hope this review gets to her and she becomes aware of the pain she could be inflicting on her clients and TRIES to be a little more gentle. An ingrown nail is NOT worth a manicure.

I ve never had my nails done so awful .
Before going there I called them, asked the details about nails with no tips, they said 15 $. I asked few times, to make sure, if they understood what I’m talking about. Also I wanted to make an appointment, to avoid other clients to wait when I’m done .
When I showed up there, they said its 25 $, because with no tips it’s more expensive. I agreed, but didn’t expect that it would take two hours, just apply acrylic nails, and that it would come up so ugly, bubbly and misaligned form. I was amazed, never had such unprofessional work done on my nails. It seems, that they never studied how to make those nails and she didn’t finish my nails properly she started working with another client, so I had to finish it myself, by filling it and creating a form :(omg .
I would not recommend going there, and called that place «awful nails» instead of nice nails.

Great customer service, no wait time. Did a great job on me and my daughter eyebrows and nails. Happy customer!

I love this place! I drive from Lakeside to go here because I’ve gone to other places and the other places seem to always mess up my nails — they’re either crooked or not painted entirely. I get my gel manicures, pedicures, and haircuts here. It’s like 1 stop shop. The ladies are very nice and do a superb job. Tammy is personable and very talented at doing nails and hair. The other lady is quiet, but very sweet and does a great pedicure with the prettiest flowers. My sister and I got the best haircut from Tammy. They’re prices are low in comparison to other places but the quality of work isn’t.
I stumbled upon this place when I was looking on Unilocal to find a nail place that would fix my acrylics from the week before. I was getting married the next day and needed them diced since they were crooked. The first nail salon didn’t take me because they were closed at 6pm on a Friday night but their sign said 7:30 pm. So I looked on Unilocal and found Nice Salon. I’m so glad I did. Thanks Unilocalers! I posted pictures on my beautiful wedding nails that Tammy did.

Came to Nice Salon a little skeptical because of the other reviews… but Dao did an amazing job! She was patient and took her time. I told her I was very picky and she made sure I was satisfied every step of the way! Long as my nails hold up I will for sure be back!!! Thanks Dao!!!

I had to give this shop 1 star by default but I’d prefer to give it a –5
Pros — shop is dead, next to a decent coffee shop
Cons —
*Made an appointment for a mani/​pedi — once I got there, the wait time was 30 minutes (there was no point of making an appointment)
*Nails (if using natural nails) — paint came off in less than week (and I barely used my nails to do anything)
*I skipped on the pedicure cause they could not do it simultaneously because there is minimal staff
Don’t waste your time going here — you wont be happy

Me & my family have been coming to see Tammy for years! When I say my whole family, I mean it!
My grandmother lives just across the street so she’s there very often, & my aunties, mother, & even my uncles go see her for pedicures, haircuts, everything!!! When I was 13, I wanted my hair cut a certain way, & she was the only one who could ever do it to my liking!
She knows exactly what I want every time & it’s all for a low price, too! I went to a different salon just the other day to see how I liked it but I had no luck & the prices were RIDICULOUS. No one place ever compares to this one in my opinion which is why me & my whole family have been coming here for so long!
I came here as a little girl to have my hair curled for weddings & birthday parties. I came here as a «stylish» preteen, always wanting a unique cut, & sometimes color. I came here as a teenager to have my nails done for prom! & I come here as a young adult (who is very picky about her eyebrows if I may add) for waxing! I have never had a bad experience here & this is the only place I trust for just about anything! Definitely would recommend if everyone I knew didn’t already come here! :-)

Van did a great job my nails look fantastic fast inexpensive and good quality work!!!

Their service is good but my girlfriend and I were turned off by the unexpected nickel and diming on their services. We were looking for a good economical basic pedicure and this place seemed to be a good fit with the reviews. The front window advertised a $ 13 pedicure. We went in, the ladies were pleasant. there are 3 pedi-​massage chairs with the foot bath basins. My girlfriend picked out the polish. She had all her toes painted, I only had my big toes painted with a basic smiley face on each big toe.
They let us bring in a bottle of wine as we got our feet done. It was definitely fun.
They were nice ladies and we had fun with the pedicure itself. As my lady was doing my feet she asked about removing callouses. It would cost additional $ 7. I went for it. My feet are all torn up with the toenails. My pinky toes and next toe barely have toenails so she did what she could.
The massage chairs were great. I did enjoy that part as well.
So… the part we were not very happy about. Got the bill after and it was $ 57. This didn’t make sense to me since they advertised $ 13 pedicure spa. Well then we saw the fine print under the indoor sign that said «without back massage». Apparently turning on the massage chair is an additional $ 5 charge to the pedicure spa. In addition to this massage fee, they charged me additional for my big toe smiley faces as a standard nail artwork charge (about $ 10). for a basic smiley face on my big toes. This «artwork» was the basic black line of eyes and smile on my yellow painted big toe. The only toes that were painted on my feet were the big toes. I didn’t even get clear polish on any toes.
So I was not keen on the nickle diming aspect of my experience. I am not terribly experienced with pedis but my girlfriend said normally if you go in for a $ 20 pedicure it would include callous removal, massage chair, the smiley face wouldn’t have been additional.
Personally, I thought the service overall was good and proficient, but I was turned off by the unanticipated add-​on prices which soured my view.

My bf and I both got spa pedicures and were handed the massage remotes. We both received pedicures which had great attention to our nails, the leg massage was WEAK, basically just rubbed the lotion in. When we went to pay and the lady gave the total it was higher than expected… she tried to charge us for using the massage! My understanding is when you get spa pedicure, you automatically get the massage, else you are at a regular chair with the plug in bucket. Luckily when we told her they never mentioned a charge she immediately lowered the price. Because of this scam we will not be coming back.

Best salon ever! The ladies are all so nice! I live in University City but drive back to La Mesa just to go here.

Called in around 640ish on a Friday night looking for a place that was still open and they were the only ones willing to see me and my friend for mani and pedi
I must say the service was great
I love my nails and the prince was the cherry on top of the cake!
I would be coming back here again!

Great service!!! They actually take cards but only if the lady with the little square thing is there. It would just be easier to have cash. They were all very polite and helpful. I will be returning.

I can’t believe it has been almost 3 years! I moved to SD 3 years ago and this was the first hair salon I tried. I loved it then and I still love it. Great hair cuts and for an even better price! I also get my hair permed and they do a great job, just like my salon back home did it. Haven’t had my nails done yet, still need to try that!
The only con is this is a cash on business.

It has now been 16 days since I got my pedicure, and it is holding up really well. I LIVE in flip flop, absolutely hate shoes. That being said, wearing FF’s all the time my toes are obviously exposed to the elements and subject to being stubbed on things. I have no chips or cracking with the paint. I also go to the beach a lot and that is not entirely friendly to a pedicure, either.
So, the hole in the wall salon that you would miss if you weren’t looking with the not-​so-​updated but not entirely outdated interior is a home run for me. Great job ladies!