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1.0 of 5 stars.
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yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
No absolutely not! I have been to The Nail Shop many times, once to get my nails painted, and about several other times to get my eyebrows and upper lip waxed. The last time was the worst of them all....
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I visited the salon for the first time on 7/27.The service was horrible and I knew the owner wouldn't care about my concern, so I didn't even bring it up while I was there; the technicians spent the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've gone 3 times to Nail Shop now and I love it. I haven't had to wait longer than 15 minutes (because they have a million chairs) and they actually follow my instructions. The price for a mani/pedi...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I used to enjoy going to the Nail Shop. I practically lived across the street from them, their services were often decently priced, and they did a good job. I am a customer of 4 years, and most of the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been twice with a friend and have been pleased with my experience both times. The walk-in wait time is reasonable (no more than 10 minutes) and the pedicures lasted nicely (about a month). The...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have to agree that this place has inconsistent service. It was fabulous when it first opened but its been blah for the past couple years. What made it so great was that it was NOT Asian owned. A...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
When this place first opened, I thought it was the bestest around. Nice new clean shop. Lots of color options.But over time, I realized that I would get an awesome mani/pedi once or twice and then the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Grand Nails for over 3 years and they still do a quality job (so this review is long overdue!). They're always packed even on weekdays (although the earliest I've gone there is 4pm...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I know, this is my third review for this joint, but as I sit here now and look closely at my toes that I have propped up on the sofa, (that I got done here YESTERDAY), I can't help but be a little...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So, here's the thing... I went to the Emeryville location yesterday right before closing time and they did a great job at my mani/pedi, but as I was leaving one of my toes got scraped. When I went...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like the Nail Shop... I have never really been one for getting manicures because they never lasted but recently I wanted to get a manicure and pedicare to treat myself after doing a half marathon....
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I just had a very gross experience here-- first, I got my pedicure and then waited and waited and waited for my eyebrow wax. I had reminded my manicurist more than once about the wax. Turns out they...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
even when i was living on the east coast i found myself here on every trip to the bay...i'm a fan for sure.
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I moved to the Bay from Illinois and have spent the past year looking for the right person to do my nails. To top it off I am a licensed cosmetologist and can be extremely picky about skill level and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I only go here now.Tried a few other places but, this place is tops.Good magazines, great new & classic colors, massager chairs that really work and the water is nice and hot! I know the staff, they...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love my bi-weekly visit to The Nail Shop on Grand Avenue. This is why: They have a up to date collection on every type of magazine you could ever want to look at scattered throughout the shop....
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the Nail ShopI go to this one but more so the one downtown in the Civic center and I like everything about it!
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
That I still go to this place even though I've moved across the bay is less an indication of my resistance to change and more a testament to my love of the great job the ladies do, the funky...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to go somewhere nice to get my bridal mani/pedi. I usually go to a less nice-looking place on Lakeshore, but this place looked so fancy I thought I would splurge for once. One of my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The wait is too long, they have some chick bossing around all the ladies who work there, and there are too many rumors of fungus. Nope. I will go somewhere else.
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Got fungus? I used to go here a few years ago, maybe once a month for the occasional mani/pedi until lo and behold, the day after a pedi I had a wierd rash in between my toes. I was sketched out, but...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. You can't beat the price for a pedicure. My only complaint is that the quality of service depends on who you get. I have had some AMAZING pedicures and frankly, a few painful...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I frequent this nail salon often. They do an okay job and the price for a pedicure is cheaper than most nails salons. They only charge $15. I've never been disappointed with their work. The only...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My girlfriends and I chose this nail shop as opposed to any of the other of a gazillion options on Grand because of the big plush sofa at the entrance and the fact that the design was closer to hotel...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great prices. Good atmosphere. Just be sure to go during off-hours!
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think they're great and I loved my manicure!
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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I've tried many, but this is by far the best nail salon in the east bay. The prices are unbelievably low. The atmosphere is great! But the wait is usually long on the weekends. The workers seem to have a good...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
They treat you like cattle! My nails ended up damaged from overuse of the electric sander. No wonder - the girl who did it was more interested in chattering away to the technician next to her and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is horrible. I have been going to the Walnut Creek shop for years but now live in the East Bay. I've been here about three times, and had a bad experience every time. One time I had to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Conveniently located, ok priced, ok service. I guess I keep going bc it's near other things and the wait isn't too long. The massage chairs are good.
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
You know...I'm not sure why I frequent this place. It's not like me to wait for an hour and a half for anything, let alone to get my toes did. Hmmm. I also find myself reading trashy gossip magazines...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I truly like the workers, but the manager/owner? turns me off. She is SOOOO rude and it takes practically an act of congress to get her to acknowledge your existence. Hey, lady, lighten up and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
"If you're a fly girl, get your nails done. Get a pedicure. Get your hair did." -Missy ElliottI am so used to going to the Emeryville Nail Shop on my way home from work that I always forget that this...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Don't go here! From the outside, yes, this looks like a really nice place. But once you enter it's like cattle going in for the slaughter. Get in line, and get ready for the wait of your life. It is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i prefer the nail shop over my former go-to grand ave. nail joint, sunny nails. i stopped going there after my metrosexual father decided to come with me to get a pedi on a couple occasions. mr. deep...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place.Massage chairs, friendly staff and it's not expensive. I've never had a bad mani or pedi.
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The ladies here are so nice and the price is definitely right. They have a great selection of OPI colors and always have the newest collection. This is my pampering splurge for myself and it's...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The classic chop shop and a chain to boot.Yes, it's inexpensive. But the products are cheap and do nothing for your skin, especially on the feet.The ladies who work here have difficulty discussing...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Well first an foremost i am a manicure and pedicure junkie, although i have acrylic nails now (ask for LINDA, she's the best) i fiend for a Mani/pedi. if you'd truly like to feel like your in heaven...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's hit or miss at this place. Last time I went, it was great. However, I had a fill there a while back and they lifted almost immediately. I went back less than a week later to have it fixed, and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
2.5.The Good: -super nice nail technicians. -you can get in fairly quickly. -OPI nail polish.The Bad:-The mani-pedi does NOT last long.-They do a quick job, but then the mani-pedi does not last.I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When I first moved to Oakland I tried for about a month to find a nail place that was even DECENT and I couldn't even achieve that. Finally someone told me to go here and I was so relieved. They are...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As I type this I am admiring my beautiful, shiny French Manicure....And Pedicure, as well...I feel all ready for Summer now! I have been going to the location on Grand for 3 years now and the one in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here on a few separate occasions- with friends & flying solo. Without a doubt weekends are never the day to get a mani/pedi done... so don't even bother. They're open pretty late on the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So here's the thing... this is my one-stop-shop for my mani/pedi/eyebrow right in my 'hood. For the money, they do a decent job. Is it worth the wait... mmmm not so much. I will say however, that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
i used to love this spot...but now the wait is FOREVER, and the services seem rushed. last time the girl working on my pedicure kept messing up because she was talking to the other women around...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
after reading the review that accused the nail shop of giving her toenail fungus i immediately called the owner and asked what she knew about this. she said no one ever called her and complained,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Tried it a couple times. It's okay if it isn't busy but if it is they just roll you in and out the door. and would it really hurt to actually pay attention and look at someones hands and feet when...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I don't understand why there is a waiting list for this place. My friend took me here because her sister is a regular client in this shop.... why I am still trying to figure out.The nail colors are a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place! Staff is fantastic, service is fantastic! I love the other locations as well!
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best place to go... after one week, your acrylics are splitting and the nailpolish is chipped.
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ive been to this spot a few times now, in hope that I might one day get what I'm paying for. This hasn't happened yet. I did however get some foot fungus, which might I say is not so easy to get...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great service - love their location, it's very close to a small parking lot that luckily doesn't get full even though there are a lot of bars and restaurants nearby. I was so lost coming off the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place when i have time to be patient. If you go on the wrong day like Friday evening or Saturday morning expect to wait for a little while. I love the job they do and my mani pedis tend...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Nail Shop is totally my local mani-pedi spot of choice. It is the same price for a combo mani-pedi ($24) and in some instances cheaper than the many other less spacious and less clean nail spots...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sooooo I'm the type that doesn't mind waiting for a mani/pedi. To me, the experience includes parking my (usually hungover) self on the couch, picking up the closest trashy mag and letting time slip...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
DO NOT GO TO THE NAIL SHOP. I used to live or die for the nail shop. Slowly, I feel it has gone down hill. The pedicures are much quicker and they never take the time to make your feet soft. The...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my friends hipped me to this place. I had walked by and thought, it's probably tooooo pricey. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. The prices were the same as other dirtier places on Grand....
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A truly mixed experience. I signed in, went to the back to pick colors and get change for the meter. When I returned, the polish I had selected had been returned to the cabinet. I'm all for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Vietnamese ladies here are meticulous in their execution. They use OPI nail polishes and massages with every manicure/pedicure. Prices are cheap ($9 manicures, $15 pedicures) and the storefront...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Nail Shop on both Grand Ave in Oakland and in Emeryville are wonderful. If your looking for a place to relax and get your nails done this is the place to be. The place is clean and the prices are...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2006
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Been coming to the Nail Shop for years -- it used to be much cleaner and quieter, and they had MAC polish. Now it's crowded and loud and the manicurists are basically phoning it in. Unfortunately it's still...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to the new location in emeryville off shellmound. This was the first pedi-mani I have had in the bay area since I arrived. The shop was clean, spacious, and I had a good experience. I was not...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Don't go. Pick one of the smaller, less colonial-meets-safari-themed mom & pop salons on Grand instead. May I recommend Grand Nails two blocks up on the left-hand side and definitely Sunny Nails...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
sean s. is right; the eyebrow woman is talented!it's also, for the price, quite good. i especially appreciate the opi polishes and decent pricing.just expect a long wait!(note: just found out that if...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Nail Shop on Grand used to be my one and only mani/pedi salon but lately the chairs are starting to look run down and what used to be a long, relaxing pedi is now a quick "wham bam thank you"...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Update: I have really noticed that it is taking longer and longer wait to get serviced, so definitely go if you have the time to wait around. There are usually a lot of women waiting around, so there...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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I went to the Nail Shop in hopes to have a relaxing pedicure and left feeling offended and humiliated. I signed my name on the list at the front door as did every one else in the shop but the staff did not...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/18/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is often too crowded and loud to get the personal attention you deserve for the price. Yeah the jet massage chairs are nice but really there are so many other places where you can actually...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am fortunate to be able to cut over there on a lunch break or for even less of a crowd, mid afternoon.Dont be scared of the craven, condescending white women who run the joint, the vietnamese staff...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Nail Shop is one of about 20 other nail shops located on Grand Ave. It's the only place I've ever had a pedicure - ice blue and red (not at the same time). Massage chairs, nice ladies, good color....
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2005
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usually when i go to a nail shop, i like to relax, i heard alot about this place so i went tried it out.. it was horrible, the worst of the worst!!! It was like a factory .. it was loud, and they were rushing...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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There are 15 or so nail shops on Grand Avenue, yet this one is consistently busy. Why? It's the atmosphere. The price is the same, the service is about the same, but the atmosphere makes the wait worth it. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2005
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