Mini Nails

I just got a really good pedicure here. My son was at his Kung fu class in the neighborhood, so I found it on Unilocal.The woman who did my nails was really sweet and gentle. My pedicure looks great. It wasn’t the absolute cleanest looking place ever, but it was fine. I’ll definitely be back.

I tried to come here to get 1 nail fixed and they weren’t helpful at all. The guy told me «i don’t have time» i said well when do you have time «not today thank you» okaaaay rude

It had been a long while since I got a pedicure, and with Mini Nails in the area, I thought — why not?
I dropped in on a Tuesday afternoon and lucked out on an immediate appointment for a mani-​pedi. They only had three employees there, though, so the wait for people after me jumped to an hour while the staff worked on two more of the same.
The pedicure was bliss, with a wonderful calf and foot rub at the end — definitely one of the best I’ve received during a pedi. My manicure was also well done, pretty standard. It came out to around $ 60 for both, with gel polish, so right in the middle of costliness.
I’d definitely return for the pedicures.

I came here with my nails an absolute wreck. I had gotten a full acrylic set some place in the city the week before and already they were cracking and breaking. It didn’t help that I accidentally caught one on fire the day before going in. Regardless of my clumsiness and the crapy quality of the prior nail service, they fixed me right up! I had an amazing first experience and will definitely find myself coming back here. A hidden hole in the wall treasure that has good prices. Much better than the swanky salons in the city that up the prices but are low quality service. Staff is friendly, helpful, and definitely knows what they’re doing.

i give the shop2 stars because i was a regular customer wit diamond before he left kims nails on fruitvale hes always been good at his job but on monday i went in wit a cracked nail he fixed it but as i was talking to him he started say ing he wasnt gonna service me any more i wear my nails long he says takes to much time he dosent care about his valued customers the pedi i got two weeks prior feet were still rough i thought he was a really cool dude but i dont think so now after looking for him for 6 years after he left kims to find he s not cool broke my heart i wish him much success tho aint never been a hater

You know the feeling when you find the spot that never ‘lets you down’?! I am now ‘living the dream’ of consistently good nails. I get my fills and my gel polish here from Diamond. THE VERY BEST; his gentle, fast, attention to detail has me a loyal customer. This shop carries O.P.I, Cuccio, Essie and a few other lacquers, plus 4 different brands of gel polish including Gellish and mood change gel manicures for no extra charge on the mood change gel. Finally, I have found the right spot! Now, if only I can convince them to be open on Sundays.

$ 35 for an acrylic fill + pedicure and really attentive service (they make sure to reoil cuticles while you’re under the UV lamp) is an awesome price. Surprised a the other reviews. Was getting terrible lifting from a 1 week old manicure elsewhere and they fixed it up. They know what they’re doing.

Just left from getting a gel fill. I was recommended by a friend of mine about this estab. Looks like it’s a husband/​wife business w a couple extra ladies that do pedi’s. My tech was the husband. He was very attentive and I could tell he took quality in his work. $ 35 for a gel fill and gel polish was alright w me. My only qualm was I booked an appt., arrived on time and still had to sit and wait for around 20min before I was called up. Grrrr… Hope it’s not like that all the time. I’ll be back one mo’ gen tho.

Super quick service and Susan repaired my jacked up looking lifted nails from a shop down the street (not gonna mention any names) she is super quick and shaped them really well :) definitely going back! The shop may be out dated, and look run down but don’t let that fool you the owner of the shop knows what she is doing and has been in the business for 18+ years. Also don’t let ignorant comments like the one below mine fool you either! They are Vietnamese not Korean! ;)

I have been coming here for about a year. Manicurist Diamond, Tammy and Sophie are the best. They have all of the OPI polishes and Mood Changing polish. I love the mood changing polish. It is the best. Designs: hands down the best designs ever and I am never disappointed. Eye brows: Sophie is the best when it comes to eye brows. My brows are thin naturally and after she waxes them; she draws them on for me because she knows that is how I like them. Parking: street parking and metered parking is nearby. Appointments: Diamond accommodates to your schedule but be advised they close at 7 and try to take last person around 6ish. Overall experience: come by and check out the crew; I reviewed some of the reviews and they were made about someone else previous to Diamond & the crew. You will not be disappointed, I promise.

I don’t know why there are such bad reviews. Decided to try this place out on a whim. The place I wanted to go to was too good for acrylic. Lol. There was no wait, Tony did my nails, and a nice younger lady did my pedi. She took her time and gave me a great massage. Tony did my fill quick and well as I was getting pedicure. It was $ 42 for everything. Not bad!

If you want eye-​brow waxing… if you are looking for someone to follow your directions and desires instead of theirs… anddddddddddd…if you want a REALLY reasonable price, this is the place. Ask for Sophia. She is quick, sweet and attentive.

Oh how I wanted to love this place. The locations is close to work and I used to go here back when I was a tenny bopper but I guess fate was against it. As soon as I arrived I saw trouble. The street was under construction and there was no parking allowed (not their fault). But when I get inside, they’re backed up and my appt. time was no longer available. Keep in mind I went on my lunch break. Uggghhh! Then the lady did a horrible job on my pedicure. When I got back to work my co worker actually laughed. No joke! SMH

Worst. Ever. I walked in to get a mani-​pedi. All of the polishes are generic with the exception of one sage green Essie (which I used). My pedicure is fine, my manicure looks like a blind person applied it with their teeth. Usually I don’t mind when employees have conversations in their own language, but this time, it bothered me. Did you know «biopsy» is the same in English and Korean? Even for ten bucks, I would STRONGLY avoid this place. Seriously. Skip it.

I went on my lunch hour for a French gelish manicure. The lady with the fake brows and lips talked me out of one. I’m not sure why but I didn’t have time to discuss further. Probably because she didn’t know how because she certainly didn’t know how to apply glitter polish. It came out clumpy in some areas and bare in other. She even tried to charge me $ 5 for two colors (on different nails, not design or French)! It made no sense so she gave in. I left unsatisfied but had to get back to work. I couldn’t get over it so I went back. Tony was so upset that she let me leave like that. He tried to fix them but wouldn’t start them completely over. He ended up filing some off and glopping more on. Now there’s more gel on my fingers than nail. I asked for something free for the inconvenience and missing an hour at work for coming back and he straight up ignored me! I asked again for a pedicure. I’m going back tomorrow for the free pedicure. I’m nervous but it’s the principle. Please don’t waste your time or money.

I attempted to go to a nail salon across from Mini Nails, but it was closed. To my delight, I spotted Mini and went inside. There were no customers, just an exhausted looking woman sitting in front of an oscillating fan. «Are you open?», I asked. She stumbled towards me, confused and didn’t say anything. Then, another customer came in– she panicked. She got on the phone and called someone.
About a minute later a 50 something year old man came in drinking a Pepsi and said, «WHICH ONE?». She gestured to me. I shuddered. He crept over and sat down. The light bulb in his lamp didn’t work. He started cursing in his foreign tongue. I wanted to run out, but was too scared.
He got to work on me, and kept telling me to relax, which was difficult. Then a self proclaimed «businessman» waltzes in selling bootleg MAC lipgloss and DVDs. According to him, he frequents the nail salon. I politely said that I do not wear lipgloss. He asked to borrow some money.
The man finished me up with a crappy hand massage with some foul smelling lotion. A fragrance that lingered for a good 3 hours, even after multiple hand washes. The polish wore off within 3 days, and I got inflammation around 2 of my fingernails.
I will wait for the shop across the street to be open from now on.

I have been going to Mini nails for over 15yr

Okay, i kind of don’t want to give away SF’s best waxing secret, but this place rocks. Don’t be sketched out by nail salon atmosphere, it is super cheap and Mi knows how to do a brazilian. Great Pedis too for cheap.