Top Nails

STAY AWAY! RUUUUDE RUUDE PEOPLE HERE! The only reason I even decided to go here was due to the proximity to my apt. It doesn’t look like much from the outside (inside isn’t much better) and the welcoming vibe you expect to get at a nail salon was lacking. I usually go to Asia nails on Milwaukee but last night I was tired and didn’t feel like the trek. I should’ve stuck with what I know. Upon entering the salon I was just looked at by the people inside… Ok, whatever. No one spoke. When I walked to the reception desk to sign-​in the man working at the station closest just looked at me. No greeting, no smile.nothing. I made a mental note but I was determined to stay because this place is so close to my place and I just wanted a quick pedi. I signed in, started looking at colors and still no one spoke or came over. I sat down and patiently waited. Although the workers there seemed busy there’s no excuse for no one speaking. I glanced over at one young lady who was working at a station close to the door and she just looked at me and looked away. That was it.
I walked back to the reception desk and politely wrote a note expressing my disdain. I summed up my experience and while I’m standing there writing still no one spoke or came over. I wrote my note and left. In the time I walked through the door, signed my name, picked a color, sat down and got back up to write that note, and LEFT I wasn’t greeted or acknowledged. I’m not looking for any one to rush over to me and serve me tea and crumpets, I just want to be treated as if I matter as customer. I felt insignificant and irrelevant. not a way to maintain business and surely not a way to treat customers. The nice people discussed in previous posts must have been off last night, either way my appetite for this place is ruined. they won’t ever have my business
If you are looking for KIND, COURTEOUS staff go to Asia Nails on Milwaukee and ask for Julie. she’s so sweet and she takes her time as if you are the only client. that matters.can’t believe I didn’t initially go tonight. lesson learned!

To start the people were very kind. I went with a friend and her pedicure ended up looking really nice. I would have given it 4 stars had I not ended up with someone who had no idea what they were doing. The person tore my foot apart. I now have an infection in my big toe! This place isn’t exceptionally sanitary and it reeks of nail polish. There is no ventilation. I will NEVER go back.

I love this place!!! I love my new nail tech Cathy! She gave me THE best pedicure of my LIFE!

I ended up here accidentally (I was looking for another nail place) and figured I’d give it a shot since it is close to my house and I needed a fill in badly! It’s a pretty standard salon although very outdated, gotta love those 80’s inspired pictures in the walls! Overall my manicure was fine but the staff just seem unfriendly. The man working on my nails barely acknowledged me and seemed distracted and disinterested the whole time. I’m not expecting a full on conversation, and truthfully I wouldn’t want one but this guys just seemed like this was a huge chore for him (not a good practice for someone who works for tips). I wanted to like this place because I could walk here, the prices are reasonable and the services are fairly typical but sadly, I will not go back.

Lynn is no longer at the shop. She has gone back to school fool time to become an Esthetician. Bummer. I still love thisplace, but I can honestly say that I won’t be back without her :(

I’ve been too busy to tend to my little piggies, but this past weekend I decided to give Top Nails a try because (1) they were close to my home; (2) I was desperate; and (3) even with the bad reviews, how bad can they be?!
Turns out that they were pretty darned good! I really liked my nail tech. She was funny and sweet and didn’t try to talk to me too much. I know that last part sounds elitist, but sometime I just don’t want to talk and my pedicure time is my primo quiet time.
The pedicure was pretty standard but this salon does a hot towel wrap around each leg and foot instead of one towel for both, and they leave the wrap on while they paint your nails. This was something that I had never experienced and it was oh-​so-​wonderful and soothing.
My toes and feet are back in tip-​top shape and I’ll be sure to come back to Top Nails for my pedicures.

I got a spa pedicure and do not do this often, so my expectations were a) do a good job and b) don’t hurt me. They accomplished both and it was $ 23 and they were really really friendly. I walked in on a weekday afternoon and it they had a nice breeze blowing through and I could see out to a backyard garden, which made it even more relaxing.

So sad — I really wanted to like this place — the pedicure is a mere $ 23 and includes a hot towel calf wrap during painting — and up until the manicure I was pretty on board — the massage chairs are a little rickety, the shop is clean enough but very outdated, but the owner has a lot of personality and they got me in really early on a weekday. There was fair amount of massage in the pedi and from where I was sitting the polish job looked ok…
BUT the manicure was hands down the worst I ever got — honestly it looked like I did it myself — she didn’t do a nice job on the cuticles and the polish was super sloppy all over my cuticles and the sides of my fingers. She did not paint the top edge of the nails. My thumb nail chipped off within a few hours and today — just A DAY LATER — the polish on all my fingers is just peeling off in sheets! I have never had this happen before. What a waste of time and money.
Pay the extra few bucks and go to TG Nails on Diversey for a no frills affordable mani pedi.

The price is RIGHT!
$ 23 for my rare-​occasion, birthday pedicure. (Im 30, yay!)
It’s not a fancy spa experience, but it’s clean, relaxing and professional. I sat in a massage-​y chair and had my feet scrubbed and my calves massaged. It was lovely.

They did really good job for soak my foot. It was totally smooth!
Lots of place is not good enough massage but this place gave me great massage. Why I put 2 star?
I was never really pleased with my nails, they would have stick out in the paint, cracks and chip away on the next day!
Price is pretty cheap, $ 32 for spa mani/​pedi.
Maybe good for an acrylic nails but not regular mani/​pedi.

I Give Top Nails a 5 Star rating because i love this place.
I dont currently have my nails done but i have in the past and they are the best in town! Its a small family owned business and the family is wonderful. They are perfect. When doing nails, if your having acrylic nails put on, or have in the past you know what its like when they file and dril and do what they do to your real nails. Sometimes it can hurt a bit. These wonderful people always ask you if its hurting. They ask if your okay. I had a bas experience in the past of a nail place. A women had to take my old acrylic off. Normally they soak it off thats how they do it, this women cut and pulld and riped my nails off it hurt quite a bit. I didnt know that they can soak it off untill after it was done. I switched places after that experience and i told this new place about what happend. Looking at my nails they could just tell what place i had come from.
They care. And thats whats important when your are going to pamper yourself with a spa or nail place.
Their pedicures are to DIE FOR!
5 stars! is just not enough