Tatinan’s Unisex Salon

Not sure how this place got 4 stars… it is a standard hair salon. You mostly will like the texture and final result of your hair but the experience of being there is completely opposite!
I went on a Saturday morning just to get a perm and wash and set and it
Took almost 2 hours just for someone to get to me. There were several clients just getting wash and sets who were served in the meantime even those who came 30 minutes after me. I guess only 2 people know how to do a perm smh.
Other things I did not like:
1) most of the hairdressers felt that it was ok to put their hands in clients’ clean hair after eating empanadas with their hands
2)The receptionist changed a baby’s diaper on the Seats where clients were sitting underneath the dryers.
3) the person that was doing my perm didn’t speak English so I couldn’t even tell her when my head was burning. I had to tell another woman who didn’t speak English that well that it needed to be washed out…

What a wonderful experience I had today at the salon. I was pleasantly surprised by the gracious service and my bouncing & behaving hair.
I give it 5 stars because of the customer service. I was greeted by the receptionist and immediately escorted to the shampoo area where I had the best shampoo EVER. Then my hair was set on these ginormous rollers and I sat under the dryer for abt 30min. The rollers were removed and I was greeted by Hazel my stylist.
I explained it was my 1^st time and I found the salon on «yelp». She thanked me for choosing their salon. She did a great job on my hair… cut & style. I will most definitely be back next week and every week while I’m working in the Rochester area.
Thank you so much!!!

An adorable, professional establishment with warm stylists who sincerely care about your hair. That have over two decades of salon experience. If you have extensions go see Hazel, she is a magician with the needle.

Like most Dominican salons this one is primarily Spanish speaking and its walk ins only. Follow this procedure:
1. Walk in and stop at front desk
2. Tell receptionist what you want, s/he’ll (this time it’s a male) give you a slip and direct you to the styling area.
3. A shampooer will give you the shampoo and condish of your life then she will «set» you in (rollers)
4. Then you’ll sit under a dryer. Your stylist will then come get you.
To African American Naturals who are thinking about trying a Dominican Salon:
Most Dominicans share the same hair type as African Americans with natural hair. If you are African American with Natural Hair and are sensitive about the amount of heat and pressure that is applied to your hair, DO NOT come here or any Dominican salon. The Dominican way of detangling and styling hair yields a soft bouncy texture that lasts, however, there is a process to achieve these results without chemicals. I am natural (3 years) and there are times where I just don’t feel like doing my hair and at their prices, I am always in!
I have been here twice and I have not experienced breakage or heat damage simply because I start off with a head of strong healthy hair. If you know you are prone to breakage, your hair may not be strong enough for this styling process.
Because this place is really popular and offer great pricing, you may feel like you are being rushed or someone is being impatient with you. Remember this isn’t a hair spa. You will get in and get out with no frills or special treatment. I walked in and there were literally 15 women (all of different shapes colors and hair textures) waiting, and I walked out.
I am glad I found this place. I realize that because I am fluent in Spanish, I can communicate with my needs with my stylists better than most, however if you try, they will listen.

Hi, I work at Tatinans and like most Dominican Salons, Most of our stylists speak primarily Spanish. We had our salon in the bronx before for moving up to rochester so it was easier to communicate there, being that most people in the bronx are bilingual.
We have been in business for over 25 yrs and are very known and loved in our town! Here is what to expect when visiting us.
We accept walk ins all day which I think is great.
1.You come in, and receive a ticket at the reception desk.
2. Take a seat in the waiting room until your ticket number is called by the shampoo girls
3. After you are out of the dryer you will be called up by the stylist and then your all done!
We are known for our quick service and our bouncy wash and sets. Along with natural looking hair extensions and much more. Our prices are based on length and texture so the more u have the more it will be. :)

Never again. I went to Tatinan’s for a blowout and flat iron on my mid-​back length natural hair. I was never greeted upon entering the establishment. After getting someone to talk to me, I specifically asked if the person that was to do my hair was experienced with natural kinky african american hair. I was told and I quote, «yes, that is what they do» and handed a little white slip.
The woman who shampooed my hair took the little slip from me, then just pointed towards the shampoo station and grunted which meant I was to follow her and sit at the shampoo bowl. Before she began washing my hair, she wrote «brush $ 10» on the back of the slip and handed it to me. After my shampoo, she again pointed towards the station where she would detangle my hair. She then proceeded to detangle my hair using a fine tooth comb from the root to tip, and anyone with kinky hair knows this is just a nono. First you do not use a fine tooth comb, and second you detangle from the bottom up.
After detangling the third small section of my hair, with a lot of frowns and sighing heavily she stopped abrubtly, tapped my shoulder as if to ask for the little slip which I handed over to her. She scribbled out the «brush $ 10» she had written originally and wrote «$ 15» in it’s place then shoved the slip back at me. Aparently she felt she should have charged more for detangling.
I was appalled. Never have I been treated so rudely for a service I was paying for. The rest of the visit consisted of pointing, grunting, sighing with dismay and frowns. The woman never spoke a single word to me.
My total bill was $ 51.0I have no problem with paying extra because my hair is very thick and long. I do have a problem with the delivery. There were no words explaining the increase in price, just grunting, tapping my shoulder, and pointing.
Unacceptable, unprofessional behavior. The only reason I did not walk out of there is because I am in town for a wedding and had no where else to go on short notice.
I do not reccommend this place and I hate the way I was treated.

The world’s sexiest braider hands down! LOL

Do not go to Tatinan’s unless you have a strong tolerance for heat! LOL! A traditional Dominican salon, Tatinan’s uses hair driers so hot you will literally clench your teeth at times, but the end result is super soft, flowy hair that is seriously feather light — all for about $ 20 (that’s wash, straightening, and styling). Everyone is super nice and the ladies all heap compliments on your after you are done so you feel like the most beautiful woman in the world — but then you look in the mirror and realize that you just might be! LOL! I stopped going to Tatinan’s on the regular just because I was worried about all the heat on my hair. Plus, I wear my hair naturally curly (I’m Ethiopian and Black American) and if you go too many times, it can straighten out your curl pattern to the point that you can’t get it back, which I don’t want. A good, cheap find, but only worth bi-​annual visits for me.