People Hair & Nail Spa

Came here on a Friday evening in need for a full set and pedicure. Pedicure was a good job… But my fullest was a mess… Two women couldn’t do ONE NAIL that kept coming out crooked. I had them do it over 6 times and she still couldn’t manage to do it and then told me my finger was crooked. It wasn’t crooked when I walked in… I went back a few days later because the fullest looked like I’ve had them done for 2weeks and the crooked nail was so noticeable it drove me crazy. I went back when they opened which is 10, but had no one available to do my nails. Why say you’re open at 10 if you can’t provide service? I ended up going to another place where he told me my nail wasn’t crooked and immediately fixed my problem. Never coming back.

Best haircut in the entire universe. Honestly, Mario is amazing. Moved here 7 months ago and Mario was recommended to me by a coworker. I have been sticking with him the entire time I’ve been here. I look forward to his haircuts every month. He’s a great guy, very easy to talk to and will do wonders for your hair. I get compliments on his cuts every time and he is very professional at working with a style you want and adapting it to look the best that it can for you. If I could give Mario more than five stars I definitely would.

A pleasure coming here four the last 4 years, always a relaxing option whenever possible! Everyone has been friendly, professional and friendly every visit! I love the massage chairs and paraphyn wax options! Bonus!
I try to make appointments and walking in is cool if you’re willing to wait a few minutes! If you’re rushing, make an appointment or get your caffeine fix and come back :) I always have a few laughs with the crew!
They can help out with some special occasion nail art, just ask for their nail stylist!
They are great with relaxing, getting your hooves ready for the pool or everything else!
They have a great staff and leader!

Worst manicure experience! This place is horrible. I got acrylic full set a few weeks ago. It lasted only a few days and not to mention the lady cut me several times. I had to take Ibuprofen at night because I was in so much pain. The lady was rushing and didn’t even clean up my cuticles. This place is all about rushing customers and making money. They rush, are rude, and not professional. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

I see why they have such a high rating! This place is like heaven! Super amazing! The staff here are remarkable. I felt so relaxed through their whole medipedi! Felt very pampered today and well taken cared of! This is the place ladies if you want a day off to relax and away from stress free relaxation! Remember to book an appointment because it tend to be packed when I got there. Luckily I booked an appointment before I went!

Dirty salon, poor customer service.
— Initially, the tub had debris in it. I had to ask for it to be cleaned.
— 2 different technicians too turns working on me, taking breaks at seemingly random times to clean other stations and work on other customers, leaving me hanging for stretches of 10+ minutes multiple times.
— the technician pronounced my toenails done with dinks in the polish. When I asked for the defective toes to be re-​done, the technician pushed back then reluctantly agreed. It took 20 minute for that to happen.
In all, I was in the chair for 75 minutes, only 20 of which were the actual pedi. Needless to say, I won’t be coming back!

I wanted to like this place because my 2 friends are semi regulars here. All 3 of us walk in for our appointment for a mani/​pedi combo. Everyone was warming and welcoming and provided a beverage for us. I picked my colors and sat down, a young guy came over and was about to start on my nails. I had painted toes on upon arriving, and as he began to work on my feet, he starts cutting my nails WITHOUT talking to me how I wanted them, and WITHOUT taking off the previous polish! That’s when I knew he did not know what he was doing. The lady helping my friend was whispering to him what to do, step by step. Long story short, I came in for a pedi/​mani, by the time my two friends were done with their pedi/​mani the guy was still working on my pedicure, by this point I said I had no time for a manicure. He skipped many steps, did not scrub or exfoliate my heels, it was a complete mess. When the lady was done with my friends nails, she switched with the boy and finished up the rest of the «pedicure» by cutting my cuticles and painting my nails. My friends waited an extra 30 mins for me to be finished. I walked away paying full price for a «pedicure,» and no apology for lack of knowledge. I understand that people are new, and need to learn, but you should not put them out on the line, when they do not know what they are doing.

This place is great. The lady who did my nails was extremely friendly. Their prices are fairly reasonable, given that the spa pedi includes that hot compress thing (I don’t know the technical name). I went after work, and since they were busy, it had taken longer than I would’ve liked — I was seated right away, but during my pedicure (the hot compress time), the lady went off to service another customer for quite a long time. Also because they wanted to free up my seat for the next customer, I wasn’t able to sit and let my nails dry for as long as I would’ve preferred. Thankfully, none of them got ruined.
I had gel nails on when I went in, and I had just gotten the regular mani/​pedi. After I’ve paid already and was about to leave, I was told that I had to pay an additional $ 3 because I had gel polish removed. I thought this was rather petty, since they did not warn me ahead of time (or at the time they were taking off the gel polish), and I had already paid and was on my way out, it’s just not good form towards a new customer.

Came in for a hair cut. No reservation, just walk-​in. And Mario might well be one of the best hair dresser in the city. I’m talking manual blade not even scissors or buzzer. The real deal and very cheap at that. In a city where the average price for a mediocre hair cut flirts with $ 50 this place is a steal.

God I love this salon. I found it on Unilocal because of its strong rating and mostly positive reviews. I am here to confirm as I have mostly positive things to say! I love their pedicures here, good temperature on the bath, attention to detail on cleaning everything up, a decent massage and finish with the hot wax! As we are in the Castro I’ve seen lots of men going for these and having what looks to be a great time. The manicures come out nice and smooth, the top coat can get a little messy but it comes off the next day. I’ve had a brow and bikini wax done here too! Both times I had Linda, one of the older ladies working here. She is very experienced and quick on the draw! She did a great job with the shape of my eyebrows, and did the service right in the chair the second time I had it done, during my pedicure. However, she did take off a little bit too much on the end the second time and I looked a little alien for a week or two (thank god for eyebrow pencils!) BUT because I knew she was so quick with the pull I trusted her to do my very first wax… down there. She was efficient and very kind, understanding of my exclaimed profanities, and told me when we were 50% and 75% done. It still hurt but man she turned a forest into a granite counter top without me starting to cry… and I’m a total baby about pain.
The prices here are great! It’s reasonable but not so cheap that you’re worried about the people working on you, thinking they’re not getting paid enough.
While on the subject of the employees, my mother and I both frequent this salon and we are remembered and happily greeted every time we walk in! There is a wonderful young woman named Mai working here who is so sweet and remembers things about my mom and worries about her in the sweetest way (asking if she’s still stressed by work and getting enough sleep.) She is studying to get into nursing school so tip her well if she is your tech! Tip all your techs well!!!
My two concerns about this salon are cleanliness, it’s not up to chi chi rich girl standards, but thank god I’m not one! Don’t get me wrong, it’s clean in there, the tools are in their little sealed plastic bags but the foot soak tubs… I could be wrong but there seemed to be some residue floating on the top of my soak, and when they were closing the salon they sort of gave it only a cursory scrub. But maybe they clean it in the morning! My other thing is that they can sometimes take off a bit too much skin with clippers or files. Which has led to some painful mistakes and uncomfortable conversations.
Overall this is one of the best salons in the Castro and definitely the best manicure!
I highly recommend people hair and nail salon and I hope you give it a try if you’re looking for a place with real heart in the heart of San Francisco.

I don’t do reviews often, but I’m about to go back to this place and trying to figure out to avoid Linda! The other reviews about her are right on the money: she’s nice, if aloof, but she is VERY sloppy and literally doesn’t even look while using the cuticle cutter. She’s the first person in my life who’s managed to cut (like, they bled) not just ONE, but MULTIPLE fingers during a routine manicure. I have nice hands and nail beds — no problem areas. She just doesn’t look at what she’s doing or seem to give a crap.
The other manicurists here are perfectionists, albeit sometimes too aggressive in thinking they’re qualified to perform surgery on your ingrown toenails, which is scary. There was someone named Kelly who was an absolute dream, but I’m not sure if she’s still there or not. The gel manicures, if done properly (not painted off of the nail), last for a long time and are great, but again — don’t let Linda do it. If the polish gets onto your cuticle or skin, it will start to peel back and won’t last nearly as long.
The ambiance is nice, the location is convenient for me, and overall I’ve been happy with the service (pedicures last longer than anywhere I’ve ever gone), so I keep going back.
I guess I’ll have to start calling ahead to see if Linda is working!

Stopped by after some breakfast with my guy. I saw a friends gave a 5 star review, so I thought it has to be good and she was right!
The place is really clean and the people are super nice for a great price ($ 35 or something like that before «cash tip» there is a sign) for the toes and fingers. I got my brows done so it was more but it was totally worth it.
They didn’t rush the whole process, they took their time cutting, paraffin wax, buffing, massaging etc and also didn’t act all ‘Anjelah Johnson — Nail Salon’ (google it if you don’t know) which was appreciated!

This is my stop every month when I wanna get my hair cut. Mario, the only one barber in this salon. He’s totally professional with his style. I usually ask him to think about new style for my hair, and you know what, he completely makes me happy with new style. With his good manner, sweet voice, and funny stories, he satisfies me with good service. Besides that, I got recommendation to finish my Manicure, which cost 12 $. It’s good to be here, because «Awesome» is the only word I wanna say right now, the little girl, she cuts my nails and cuticle carefully and keep talking to me to make sure that she gives me a good service. I forget to ask her name, the only thing I remember that she has blond hair and work on weekend only.
For sure, I will be back to check it out about pedicure too and let enjoy the friendly environment in the salon.

This place was like watching the 3 Stooges run a salon. The woman who did my nails was fumbling, dropping things, and she made me bleed while overtrimming cuticles! Then she walked away after doing only one hand and began another customer’s pedicure… I was just hanging there!
It was clear they want to say yes to everyone who walks in requesting a service, but it becomes a quantity vs quality issue when they spread themselves so thin.
Moral of the story — there are other nail salons close by that will provide a much better customer experience. The one star is because my nails look good, but –4 stars for the awful experience.

We go here every two weeks like clock work. Nails, Hair etc… The staff is AMAZING and Mario is a genius!

Do NOT let LINDA anywhere near your nails — she took over for my manicurist, and literally painted my nails like she hated me. I tried to make small talk with her to get her to slow down, but she painted ALL OVER my cuticles. It was the worst manicure I’ve ever had, and I had to tell her to stop painting my nails and wait for my regular manicurist to come back.
This was the worst. I’m no longer going back here.

I can always count on a great French manicure from Lina and and amazing massage! If I’m in a rush or have an hour to kill I LOVE this shop!

My companion gets his hair cut at People by Mario.
Mario is a really sweet and funny guy who does awesome hair cuts. My companion has gone there three times and each time has come back with his hair looking phenomenal. It seems like Mario has a really good eye for what style would work best.
His prices are very reasonable and I based on what I have seen, I would strongly recommend him if you’re in the Castro.

It makes me so happy to have such a great neighborhood nail/​waxing salon.
Things I love:
Their hours — open until 8 is so helpful!
Green tea and water offered
Clean and sterile pedi spa tubs
Always accommodating of my walk in request for eyebrow waxes
I messed up my pedi and came in within 48 hours for a free touch up
Super friendly staff
Nice big massage chairs during my mani/​pedi
Paraffin wax used during pedis — perfect to warm me up during cold foggy days
I know i can find slightly cheaper mani/​pedis out there but why would I drive to another neighborhood and search for parking when a great place is walking distance from home? I’m thinking I should start adding regularly scheduled visits for pedis as part of my self care routine. Happy feet and leg massages are worth every penny!

I seriously love this place. It literally is a one stop shop.
I tried out all their services except for facial which will be soon.
I have recently got a hair cut and dye my hair by Mario. He’s a total sweetheart and fun to talk to. He gave me good suggestions because I told him I want to go natural. I dyed my hair black because I am planning to get some highlights later on. He listened to my requests and he styled it nice too
I got waxing from them and I like it. Clean up very well just how i like it.
I got mani/​pedi with them and they are very detail and make sure your cuticles and nail polish are all clean and even. I even took my friend over there too and I am going back there again.
They are very clean. They throw away the puffer and scrubber after each use and they open new packet of tools each time too. I love it.
atmosphere is very comfortable. they have 2 big flat screen TV in front of the spa chairs and you can just relax.
I can’t wait to go back and check out their facial.