Yuya Nail Salon

Where do I begin!!! I live in tribeca and I decided to give this place a try since it’s usually crowded and the location is convenient. I went there last Friday for a mani/​pedi (5÷29÷15). My experience was beyond awful!!! My entire pedi lasted 9 minutes total. The filing of my nails lasted maybe 20 seconds, I have never experienced anything like it. The place was dingy, especially the pedicure soaking tubs. They need a serious cleaning. In addition as I watched around I noticed not one person working there cleaned their utensils before or after starting with a new client. I was flabbergasted! I noticed one girl coming back in from a break with her cell phone in hand and her wooden box which contains their utensils that she brought along outside with her. The mani was just as disappointing, barely any filing, pushed back cuticles and cut a tiny bit however the nail polish application takes the cake! It was so sloppy and uneven throughout all of my nails, even the top coat was a disaster. Needless to say I will never go back. I gave this place one star due to the fact that there was no option for no stars or half a star.
I used to live uptown, the place I love is called Forever Beauty on 1^st Avenue. A regular mani/​pedi lasts approximately 1 hour– 1 hour ½…super clean, all of the woman that work there are super thorough and it costs the same price. I guess I will have to continue with the train ride up there if I expect the service and relaxation I desire.

I would actually give this place 2 – 4 stars, it depends on who you get as your nail person. I love the location and the space itself is incredibly nice, clean and up to date. The manager, he is lovely, very customer service oriented and neighborly BUT the girls that work there, half the time I have gone, fantastic and the other half, not good at all.
1^st time I went 4 stars, fantastic.
2^nd time, down to 2 or 3 stars because the manicurist was, I think unprofessional by taking my 30% tip and then immediately handing me off to someone else to finish. If she was going to do that — and she was going to before she took the tip — she should have let me know before taking the large tip. It’s not like that hasn’t happened before where they switch out but usually they tell you before taking the tip. The remainder of the manicure was not as good as it was to start probably because the 2^nd manicurist wasn’t going to get the tip and wanted to move onto her own customer.
3^rd time, another 4 star nearly 5 star job.
But today, 4^th time it was at best a 2 star, really a 1 star job. She talked incessantly to 2 other manicurists who were clearly trying to do their own work, she didn’t check with me to see if I liked the shape she was filing nails into, and when the nail polish went on ‘gloppy’ she tried to tell me that it was fine…2 other customers and her own colleague said it was messy. I then picked out another dark colour and she didn’t want me to use it (maybe because it takes longer to put on the dark colours) so I picked a light neutral so she could be done faster. I’m pretty sure — after a few decades of manicure that that is not how it’s supposed to happen.
I feel badly for the man who manages it because he was walking in as I was walking out and the service I received isn’t up to his own standards.

I’m always able to get a walk-​in appt and it’s right across from my gym so a perfect thing to do after a workout. Always do a great job

I went here today for a mani/​pedi and eyebrow wax. They did fine on my eyebrows, but my mani/​pedi is another story. I paid extra for the «spa» pedicure and overall it felt like a basic pedicure with a few extra minutes of massage thrown in. The mani was pretty bad, and the woman barely worked on my cuticles. The nail polish also looks streaky and uneven, like the polish was old. I think the manicurist realized it looked bad because she slapped some extra polish on to try to smooth it out. For the amount I paid I feel like it was an overall mediocre experience.

First off, I don’t understand how this place is still in business. The receptionist and women that work here are incredibly rude, unattentive, and appear that they don’t want to be doing their jobs at all. I’m also fairly sure that they gossip about their clients right in front of us. I had a manicure and pedicure here and my nails chipped within one hour, even though I spent well over 20 minutes at the dryer. The tools look unclean, and the ‘massage’ component of the manicure and pedicure is about 3 seconds long. I would not recommend this place to anyone!

The people who gave this a 2 star or more were probably the owners or the workers! Cheaters. The only thing I came to this place coz its near my workplace and it’s open till 9! I work until 8 pm you see. Help me guys do you know any place here in NYC for facial that will accommodate clients after 8??? Thank you
The people who gave this a 2 star or more were probably the owners or the workers! Cheaters. The only thing I came to this place coz its near my workplace and it’s open till 9! I work until 8 pm you see. Help me guys do you know any place here in NYC for facial that will accommodate clients after 8??? Thank you

I walked in with no appointment at weekday lunchtime and was taken right away. My manicure was quick painless and thorough. It was a perfectly appropriate $ 10 no frills manicure.

Awful nail place! My gel nails chipped the next day! Also during pedicure did not mention it was going to be $ 58 additional to get feet scrubbed and massaged as I was getting a $ 40 gel pedi! Awful place! Also asked the lady not to do callus remover and she went ahead and did it after I asked her not to twice! She said it was lotion!

manicure was ten dollars so I guess you get what you pay for. environment on the other hand is very nice, very spa-​like with nice spa music. overall not a bad experience. I would go back to try their pedicure service. the staff was friendly and very warm.

i went here to get an OPI Gel manicure. The woman cut the skin by my cuticles on two of my nails, and my fingers proceeded to bleed profusely for the next 15 minutes, literally all over the place. One of the cuts kept reopening over the next 3 days. After 1 week, the gel polish began peeling off from the back part of the nails. i was beyond grossed out, and the manicure wasn’t even worth it. Disgusting.

I’m a pretty big fan of this place. Does it help that I lived right across the street? Probably. But, I thought the quality of my nails and the nail polishes were great — during a 11 week stay in the area, I must have stopped in here at least 6 times to change colors. The prices were totally reasonable, so I was able to indulge in a mani/​pedi on an almost bi-​weekly basis. Thanks for keeping a girl looking well put together!

Worst. I am referring to the yuya nail salon on Reade and Greenwich. My sister and I went and it was the worst experience! They use dirty tools and the pedicure manicure is done in about 10min.

This is my go to weekly nail salon… mostly becase I live across the street, but also they do a great job for as cheap as it gets without being a gross dirty place. A mani/​pedi is $ 31, the place is clean and lovely, and their manicures last an entire week– no joke. Also Ive never really had to wait long and I have never made an appointment. Its nothing fancy and the women are not the friendliest bunch in the city, but they are nice enough and do a great job. You can also get a membersip card so that every 10^th manicure (or somthing like that) is free.

A guy (that’s me) walks into nail salon to get his quarterly pedicure– and maybe even a manicure. That’s right I said it, I GET PEDICURES. I think people might be confusing this location with the one on Chambers because the photos of this location appear to be on that listing.
Anyways, I came to this location about 5 years ago– this was actually the first place I’d gotten a pedicure in the city. But a few weeks ago, I had a bit of a crappy experience here– it wasn’t a very dramatic incident– just wasn’t too pleased with the service. They can do much better. First of all, the receptionist is extremely unprofessional and rude– checking her cellphone repeatedly as customers walk in and while talking to customers, and doing make-​up non-​stop, yelling at her co-​workers. The girl doing my feet looked confused– as if this was her first time without supervision. From start to finish, she barely spent any time on my feet– constantly glancing up to make sure I was satisfied and paying little attention to my feet (they do get pretty bad). While clipping away, she accidentally sliced a bit of skin underneath my nail. Didn’t bother to apologize or administer the wound, for lack of a better phrase.
So, in short, do I feel like walking out of a business in pain after paying $ 30 for a pedicure?
Hell no!

Your nails will never dry in this salon. They use the cheapest topcoat. I left my nails through three drying cycles and they didnt dry. I am so finished with yuya. Never going back.