Nails by US

I have been going to this salon regularly for the past two years. I generally walk-​in and never have to wait too long for a manicure, pedicure, or both. The ladies are very nice and always do a great job. The hot stone portion of the pedicure is new and is fabulous. I recommend this salon. Even better, Monday through Wednesday it is $ 25 for a manicure and pedicure.

First time coming here for a pedi and after my visit I developed an infection in my toe. I have been on 3 different antibiotics and the infection hasn’t resolved. Now I have to seek a specialist for my infection. Please sterilize your equipments.

Today was my second visit to this nail salon. My first pedicure was very good, but today’s services were not. It took over 2.5 hours for a pedicure and gel manicure which made me late for another appointment. I rushed out and had to return for the nail art and when I came back the nail art was terrible and I wasted another 30 minutes having those nails redone. The two ladies that do the pedicures normally are wonderful but the older lady who seems to be running the place is very rude. Did not apologize or say reply when I said thank you and have a good day. She would not allow anyone to help me as she seemed to want to do services on everyone which forced me to be stuck there longer. Terrible nail experience and would not recommend at all.

Have been here three times now for a pedicure and all three times my experience has been great! Great massage with hot stone, finished with a hot towel, color application was neat and stays on for three weeks or longer. Even took my mom here and she loves it too!
Try to take advantage of their Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Special: $ 25 mani-​pedi :)

So I’m currenty drying my toes as I type and I’m bumping mt review up a star. The ladies here are super nice and very organized when dealing with a ton of walk ins. No one was left waiting for too long. My pedicure was great as usual. This is mt third time getting one here and I enjoyed it more than the last. The hot stone massage was bomb. Color application is on point and I have yet to show up here for a new pedi with jacked up polish. Stays on so well. Pedicure wise, I’ll keep coming here.

Been going there for years. Many friends in town also go there. Used to take my granddaughters when they were little back in the day. Lovely ladies and great mani-​pedis. I never go anywhere else.

On January 18, 2014 I went to Nails by Us to get a pedicure. I have received many from there before. A girl named Tiffany (Of course that is not here name) did my pedicure and another girl (??) did my girlfriend’s pedicure. To cut a very, very long story short, this Tiffany girl who speaks very little English cut the bottom of my foot with a credo knife!!! I am so upset as blood was going everywhere. She did apologize but from what I now understand, the credo knife is illegal in NJ, as it is considered a medical procedure and a medical procedure is not permitted in a nail salon. These workers and their owner, Hyang and Manager, Jo know this I am sure. Well, they obvious do not care. So Tiffany cuts my foot with this credo knife. I have no idea what others this credo knife was used on prior to me. I am scared and upset. I have a doctor’s app’t tomorrow to show my doctor but more importantly to schedule the best time for a blood test for Hepatitis and HIV God forbid. If you can believe I was charged $ 20 for this pedicure, yes I was!!! I have just gotten off the phone with the owner Hyang Yi (Not sure if that is her name but I will confirm later), she apologized of course and played stupid. As if she doesn’t know that the use of the credo knife is illegal!!! She did not offer to fill out an incident report and I know she should. I don’t know what to do right now. Anyway, I did request my $ 20 back. I will be going to the store now to pick it up. Stay away people. Do not allow anyone to scrape your feet with any type of credo knife or blade. Also, make sure everything is disinfected before used on you. I can assure you it is not at this salon. Beware, infections can be deadly. I hope I will be ok but only time will tell

My wife has been going to this Nail salon since 12/​23/​2012. If you go on a Sunday morning OR Sunday afternoon, do NOT make any plans for that day. Those are your plans.
She would just go there for a standard Manicure & Pedicure, no wraps. If I didn’t have to give this nail salon a Star at all, they wouldn’t even get one star.
My wife has been going to nail salons since she was in her late 20’s. So for almost 30 years for horrible service that you pay for at this Nail Salon is unacceptable. Mind you, either two or three people attended to your needs. Never one person. They aren’t foolish, so for the most part, how many people do you have to tip?
I am glad the last time she was there, she wised up and ONLY tipped for the Pedicure. She called in for all her appointments & always tipped $ 10 -$ 11 total for the girls.
Plus for no fee at all, you are entertained by a local woman and her spoiled daughter. The daughter runs from the back wall to the front door, back and forth consistently. Bounces on the floor and is not well behaved. Her daughter is only 6 years old. I have never been to any nail salon that is also a playground and no one tells this child to stop, for insurance purposes. Her mother does once in a blue moon, but is not firm, she goes back to talk with her friends or reading a magazine. The workers complain about the child but do nothing about it. Sophia is the only child that runs around like this !! This place is a circus.
The previous time my wife was there, before her very last appt, my wife was stuck there for 3 Hours, that’s right, no typo here, Three (3) hours. I was miffed. And she ALWAYS calls in for her appts, except for her very first time, my wife was a Walk In. She was there for only 90 Minutes! Ridiculous. This Salon apparently does NOT have enough girls working there. Two girls used to work there in addition, apparently haven’t lasted or quit on their own, who knows?
Jo did her nails all the time and a nice Mexican woman for her toes. One time the Mexican woman massaged her legs too hard and she told her. Other than that, any woman that did the pedicure did well. Twice she didn’t get a massage, when she needed it most, yet other ladies who only tipped about $ 2 got their back massaged. LOL One time Jo yelled at her, the Saturday of Easter Sunday … and rushed her out without having her nails completely dry. The spray can was empty so it wasn’t like she could have sprayed her nails. Then after Easter, my wife started to get Gel Wraps, changed over after 2 times over to Glass Wraps. The wraps was the downfall of damaged, horrible, painful Nails.
When she got Gel Wraps, the one finger nail chipped by Tuesday. Two days later, on a Gel manicure? She wasn’t the only customer this has happened to either.
This nail salon that is NEXT to 2 Chicks w/​Chocolate. The reason why I am leaving this review is because my wife sprained her hand and cannot type what she is telling me. This review is way over due.
This salon is open 7 days a week, including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Easter Sunday !!
And yes, I have to agree with another reviewer, they do paint your nails streaky and sloppy with either not enough polish on the brush OR too much. Plus they do NOT always paint the whole nail to your cuticle and they also do not paint the inside tips of your nails to prevent chipping with OR without Tips, other than the Gels. The first time she had her Gel nails done, were very nice, The second time the Gels didn’t look that nice. That’s when she switched over to Glass Wraps-​which was a BIG mistake.
God forbid if you ask to have some Glitter painted on your nails, depending what mood Jo is in, she will do it without attitude. The first time she did the glitter was only on a few fingers, neat job, pretty. The 2^nd time my wife asked for Jo to put the glitter her toes, in addition, it was like asking this woman for her newborn child !! Jo did a sloppy job & with very little glitter pieces. This was the LAST time my wife went back, Finally. No matter what time my wife called in the morning for an appointment, days prior, she could never get a morning appt. Jo wouldn’t trim down my wife’s nails, too long, she said she can’t. ???
If you want to pay $ for Poor Service and to spend your afternoon there and not get what you paid for, then by all means, go to Nails by US across from the Metuchen Train Station, be my guest.
I am glad she goes to Rainbow Nails in Rahway, the salon is updated, great reviews & the ladies there are exceptionally outstanding. My wife went there to get her wraps removed. Now, she is a new customer.
My wife works hard for her money and so do I, not to PAY for a SERVICE to DAMAGE your Fingernails. Pay for DAMAGE & TIP Well. That salon needs a lesson in Customer Service and Jo and some of the other Asian Ladies need to have their licenses Revoked & Return to beauty school to learn how to do manicures and pedicures correctly & safely.
Open up a Butcher Shop

Save your time, and money. Do not go, period. Two hours and 50 $ for the worst full set.

Worst nail salon I’ve been to. My friend and I were a walk-​in and wanted to get a mani/​pedi (me) and pedi (her). First minor complaint — not a huge selection of polishes. Major complaint — rushing and poor results!
My tech (who also seemed to be the manager or owner) started off on me while my friend sat in the pedi chair waiting. She filed my nails crooked. Then she sent me off to the pedi chair so she could begin on a woman who had an appointment (which is fine, I was a walk-​in). The lady who worked on my toes was very nice, but she rushed like crazy! Plus she scrubbed the crap out of my legs which hurt and sucked and made a cut I had on my shin bigger. But, I digress. My point about rushing is that even though my friend had started her pedi way before I even sat down, mine was finished first! What in the? I didn’t even soak my feet at all.
So after I was done with the pedi, the manager lady was ready for me. I sat down and asked whether to pay now before she started. I could barely understand her, by the way — thickest accent ever. She asked me if I wanted to pay together, but I had no idea what she was talking about because I couldn’t understand her, so I said yes. I didn’t realize she meant pay for both my friend and me. Then because the price was so high (for us both), I kept thinking I was overpaying, blah blah blah annoying. After that was cleared up, she began painting my nails and did an AWFUL JOB. She did two gloppy and streaky coats before reaching for the top coat, and I had to say «Um, can you do another coat? You can see all the streaks». She kind of huffed and began the third coat. I wanted to be like «Lady, I’m not blind. I can tell when something looks like sh*t». Plus she didn’t paint down to my cuticles all the way.
When she was finished she just walked away. She didn’t grab my bag and bring it to the drying station. She didn’t do that silly little 2-​second massage some places do (my friend got one). She just bounced and started cleaning up around the store (they were closing).
Note to self (and all of you): if you go cheap you’ll get cheap. I’ll be spending more money from now on to get the better service and results. I also obviously didn’t tip her (just my pedi lady).