Alhambra Nails Salon

I just had an amazing experience here with Kim. She was meticulous in waxing my eyebrows and I love the way they look. Also, Kim gave me great advice for treating my skin afterwards. I recommend her and this place highly.

I had absolutely the WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY NAIL LIFE in this nail shop. I felt terrible. There was a lady who was so rude to me. Long story short but I asked for a shape and she came off so rude even her own employees thought it was rude. I couldn’t even go through with the nails and asked her to take them off and she snatched my hand and I politely let her know don’t snatch my hand. The people in the seats were incomplete disbelief… I hate this place and I felt judged and disrespected and I someone referred me over to them. I don’t even wanna give them 1star !

I’ve heard great reviews about this place from my sister and a friend. Since I was coming to visit from out of state for a wedding, I decided to make an appointment with their usually guy, Sun. I went along with my sister and MIL (mother in law).
There was really no wait, so that was a plus. I decided on a shellac manicure and the deluxe pedicure (not sure what it’s called… but it comes with the wax, scrub and hot towel). One of the ladies said that the shellac color I chose was not good anymore and to pick another color because they didn’t have that color available. Well, there was really nothing else I wanted so I decided on a regular manicure. No big deal, I just figured if you have a nail salon you should probably have back up of your polish stock. And usually these technicians are up selling you on shellac.
So I’m sitting in the spa chair getting my pedi from Sun. I notice he keeps looking down at something every now and then always having one hand to one foot, definitely not paying attention. What is he looking at!!! Then he attends to me… then looking down again! WTH… what is he doing? He’s on his freakin PHONE!!! How are you giving me a pedicure massage and looking at your phone at the same time… scrolling and all… UM gross! I mean my feet are clean but that’s just not sanitary… and rude I might add!
So other than that, everything else was pretty good.

The worst service I have ever experienced, these people are so rude, over priced and when you dont want their most expensive service their attitudes turn to from inviting to down right nasty, cold witj the quality of service being less than poor. Its a high priced sweat shop that treats its customers like cattle.

Really nice, always willinging to take my walk in. I wanted to go before they closed, and they did not rush me or make me feel rushed. Excellent job on pedicure as well.

Came in here once in a pinch because my normal lady is on maternity leave. Their selection of gel colors is truly lacking along with their technique. I’ll stick to finding another salon when my regular nail lady is out.

I have always enjoyed this salon for its more quiet and relaxed setting, not overly crowded, making the staff pay more attention to each client. I always get gel nail manicures and just found out they can do them hombred!

Lin is awesome! Great Service and Great Work. Fiberglass fill on my stilletou nails with french tips Perfect! $ 25.00

I have to preface my review with the fact that I am a bit of a «nail snob» if that is a thing, and I wear acrylic nails. I have my favorite nail place in Elk Grove but stopped going there because I don’t have a car and taking the bus to get my nails done just started to feel a little extreme! This salon works for me for very simple, one color sets. They do not have color acrylic aside from pink and white and if you want color, you are stuck with polish. This is understandable though, as most customers in this area are not looking for anything too far outside the ordinary.
I came here for the first time with a friend. They do have lots of colors to choose from when it comes to gel polish. This just isn’t a place to come if you want anything remotely specific or advanced when it comes to acrylic nails. I had a really rough time explaining to the tech on my last set that one of my nails was clearly unevenly shaped… she eventually fixed it… for the most part.
That being said, my friends who do not wear acrylic nails are always satisfied when they come here, and I am always happy with my pedicures. Prices are standard and appointments are not necessary.

It’s one of those multi million Asian (Vietnamese) salons that I be been to trying to find that I could call «My Salon» no such luck. Same story same result… You go there maybe 1 – 2 times very good work then they stumble then they fall. The service declines from there. Not sure what is going on here but inconsistency plays a major role with these salons… I’m still hopeful that one day I will find that nail salon that I can call mine. From being overwhelmed with the strong smells of laquer to where it’s hard to breath. Good nail salons are not out there anymore that I can find…:(

The owner Vicki is very nice and did a wonderful job on my gel manicure. They took me as a walk in even though they were pretty busy already and I was sat down almost instantly. The manicure was quick but relaxing, my nails look great, and I can tell the gel will last! This place has a lot of loyal customers and I can see why. I would have left 5 stars but I am not a fan of the UV lights they (and other salons) use to set gel (cancer!). I will be back.

Walked into the place at 4:00 and not a person there for over an hour. Not impressed with the customer service or the gel nails. Two of my nails already cracked on the sides and a sloppy paint job. Won’t be back anytime soon. 2 stars for being a clean establishment.

I have restless legs and each of the nail techs here give wonderful leg massages. Getting a pedi here isn’t just relaxing and enjoyable it reduces my leg symptoms and has become an important part of my health and well being.
I’ve read negative reviews, but they mystify me! I have never finished a session at Alhambra with anything other than a relaxing experience and a pleasing and beautiful pedicure and /​or manicure.
This is my favorite nail salon and the only place I go unless I’m out of town.

I called and made an appointment with a girlfriend for a gel manicure at noon (told the lady in the phone who said she was the owner that I only had 40min as I was on my lunch break), showed up 5min before noon and it is now 12:25 and I still haven’t been helped. I told the owner I had to be back at work before 1pm and she said they had no time and I would have to come back. I will not be back. This is the 3^rd time this has happened at Alhambra Nails. The owner is money hungry, rude and dishonest. Do not waste your time or money!!!

Decent job on nails but I am giving them 2 stars because of this :
Set appt fir 4 girls mani/​pedi for my wedding. Set appt for 12 because they said we could be done by 3. Long story short, I wanted a french manicure and he said I couldn’t get one because of my short nail beds. Wtf? I have gotten them before and never been told I have short nail beds.
Then, they didn’t even finish my nails! I had to leave and come back to have them finished. Wtf.
Never go back.

Got a last minute appointment for 2 pedics for me and a friend here. They were very friendly and did a thorough massage. There wasn’t a huge selection of colors as I usually see at other salons but they still had some pretty colors. My only dislike which I think was a big one is that I bought 2 specials which is only $ 5 more dollars than basic and they kind of shorted us. It includes a paraffin wax treatment which they gave my friend who was sitting right next to me and not me. They didn’t give her the sugar scrub but at least I got it. I paid extra for paraffin so was bummed about that. Otherwise they did a very nice job though the toe popping was a bit much lol.

Now this is a great nail salon! I have been coming here, on and off, for over 3 years, and have always done a solid job. The last time I was here, I tried the gel nails on my toes, and what a great experience it was! The guy that did my nails gave me the best massage on my legs and feet, and I loved how he took his time. He did an amazing job on my toes, this salon is a keeper!

I first came here 3 years ago based on Unilocal reviews and I’ve never gone to another place since! They have their own shared private parking lot and have shared the space with a french-​inspired ice cream shop (which is sadly gone now), a nice local coffee roaster, Scandinavian furniture store, and a Chinese restaurant.
They have 7 awesome pedicure spa chairs with back and butt massagers and 6 nail stations. They also do waxing here but I’ve never tried it. I’ve gotten both regular and gel manicures here but their piece de resistance is their pedicures. They start with a nice warm foot bath (I keep the chair massage going the entire time) followed by the standard nail cleanup. Then they move on to pumice your heels and finish with a nice, long, foot and calf massage that is oh so nice… And they really let you enjoy it. It’s so long for a pedicure! Love, love, love it! Then they finish with a nice coast of polish. Depending on how busy they are, I’ll either relax in the chair while waiting to dry or I’ll move to sit under their drying station… And all this is just their basic pedicure!
Every person here is excellent! I’ve never been cut and I’ve never had a bad experience… And I’ve been coming here probably every other month for 3 years.
Oh, and this may just be a California thing but it’s not uncommon to see a man come in. They usually are here to accompany a woman in their lives but they definitely enjoy the pedicure as much as the women.
The reason I keep coming back is because of the level of service and quality I always receive and for such a reasonable rate. It’s the best value for a pedicure I’ve ever received in the U.S.

I was pleasantly surprised…
By the looks of this place, it looks very small and unassuming. Hidden in the corner of a very random, small shopping center kitty-​corner from McKinley Park. If anything, I’d say this shopping center is popular for the Chinese restaurant that is one door (technically more) down.
Once you walk in, you realize this is a huge nail painting factory. There are about 8 of those fabulous pedicure massage chairs. The ones you climb up onto and sit down into a plethora of back taps and punches, you secretly imagine are a massage. They also had about 8 to 10 manicure stations. This place is deceivingly huge.
Not only can they accommodate a ton of ladies (and gents) to make pretty, but have some pretty awesome hours. Open until 7PM most evenings and open on Sundays! The kicker is that they take credit cards. This is like the holy grail of nails salons on the grid — open late and accepts the plastic! Their pedicure prices are higher than the average, $ 23 for a basic and I was told $ 8 to just paint my nails (hands). But as I was finishing, she told me $ 30 for all… I guess she liked me enough to discount the total by $ 1, I’ll take it :)
I will say their gel manicures are on the expensive side. $ 30 for one set. I’m used to paying $ 20 or $ 25, so this seems a little steep. I’m conditioned to the other nail salons, so seeing anything above this is a little out of my baller-​on-​a-​budget mindset.
I can’t believe I’ve lived less than 3 blocks away and it’s taken me over 3 years to try this place out. My bad, lovely nail ladies, I will definitely be back and also spread the word. I’ve only been once and went at a fairly non-​busy time, Saturday around 5PM, all was quite and low-​key.
Don’t blink, you’ll miss this little cove of nail goodness on the grid!

I don’t know why everyone’s complaining about their mani/​pedi coats not lasting. Mine were fine. The place offers the usual colors and brands (essie, OPI, etc) as any other nail salon — why should it not last? The base and top coat were liberally applied too. Honestly they’re all pretty hard to mess up.
They spend a lot of time massaging you which is amazing :) Longest pedicure I’ve gotten for the price. Chairs are awesome, place doesn’t smell too much of fumes, is super clean, and the ladies are super nice. They’re not too busy and the parking situation is super easy. For such a smooth pedicure, I definitely have to give them props.