I went to 5th Ave Salon after getting a Groupon deal (3 mani-pedis for $35). I had a 10:30am appt and the place was pretty empty when I arrived. Yeah, it is kind of dingy like other reviews stated, but I wasn't expecting a luxurious salon for what I paid.
A nice enough asian guy greeted me and I told him I was in for a mani-pedi. He asked some russian woman and she yelled back "I'm busy!". .so he did it himself. While I was choosing a color, another woman asked me if I wanted eyebrow threading - I said no. First of all, my brows are quite small and neat. Second, I don't trust my brows to someone with the equivalent of two messy caterpillars on her own head.
The pedi was fine - very very basic, but for less than $12 each for a mani-pedi, no complaints. He did try to upsell me to a "spa" pedicure, but I declined. The only thing I did say something about was when I asked him to close the door behind him - a woman was in the room behind him having a very loud argument in russian on her cellphone for at least 20 minutes non-stop and after a while it really grated on the nerves. All the other women (workers) in there seemed to have attitudes. The manicure was ok - very basic and done neatly.
Would I go back there if I hadn't gotten this deal? Absolutely not. I can get a mani-pedi for only $20-$25 in a better place with much nicer personnel.
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