Caliente Nails

First time here and Great service! People are really nice and my nails and toes came out great! Loved them!

every time i go in there i ask when Tina is coming back, The new owner always says 1 month, its been 2 months now and from what i read in other reviews shes gone for good. Its a shame because she was the best!!! and so friendly. The new owner does pedis and man she is really bad! and it wasnt once or twice that she gave me a massive ingrown it was the 3 times i went to her. She really digs in there deep and causes problems. i leave with my toes looking all chopped up instead of looking fresh and clean. sucks but i wont be back. I live in the apt behind the shop and it was very convenient but convenience is not worth the pain!

The first thing I have to say about this place is that they have EVERY GEL COLOR. For a local place and small shop, they actually have everything. The employees are very friendly and very gentle with manicures and pedicures. Secondly, this shop offers low prices. I’ve been to many high end nail shops, however, this shop offers the same services and products WITHOUT any wait!!!
Skip the lines and wait! Stop by here and request for Linda!

I have been coming to Caliente, for about 9 years. Tina was very talented, she is no longer there she sold her business. She called me Lol & I was upset & she was the best with my pedicures, she was always gentle & good with powder nails. So I went down there on ⁰⁵⁄₂₅ & had my nails done by Paul he is so good. I don’t miss Tina for my hands & I asked Paul if he was good @ designs & he said a little he was honest. I had my pedicure by the owner new lady & it was painful I tipped her anyways, but she will never ever work on me again. She is good @ designs, art but Paul was top notch I will be back for Paul he has years of experience & it shows. Paul is a total professional he took of my old powder & gave
me a new set. Paul works from Wednesday to Sunday. I love my nails

I come here to get my waxing done by tina. Before I start let me say this; when business’ change ownership they often tell people that the previous owners went on vacation to avoid losing customers. The following is my experience: I was hesitant to come back here, decided to give it a shot. I laid down, she put the wax on, I thought hmmmm wax doesn’t seem as hot as usual, she put the strip on me and then she left. Uhhhh ok, then she came back, pulled the strip off, did this all over my face and when she was done wiped my face down with baby oil. I paid her $ 15! I sat in my car (right outside), looked in the mirror and asked myself, what the heck did I just pay for? I left because I don’t like complaining, but since I still needed the hair to be off my face, I drove to my next errand destination (clear eye care on lower azusa and Santa Anita, love them to pieces. They’re really great people) and decided to give threading a try (preema threading is where I went). Sat in the chair, started telling her my waxing story and her response to me was «wait, u just left the wax place?» I said «yes! 10 minutes ago»
I sat in her chair for about 20 minutes while she did her thing with the threading. (Now, let’s see, if I just left the wax lady 10 minutes prior, the threading girl shouldn’t have needed a 20 minute session with my face, right?) I couldn’t apologize and thank the threading girl enough for cleaning me up. So here’s my review on caliente: i tried, it didn’t work for me, I give up. Unilocal won’t let me post this without giving a star rating, fine!

So Tina is on vacation, which is great for her I adore her to pieces but the woman she has taking over does pedicures now. This is the second time I’ve gotten one from this woman in particular and man is she brutal on ur feet! Every woman I saw get one done by her b4 me was complaining and I was nervous to get one by her because of it. Well sure enough she really dug into me too. Today is the day after the pedi and man she messed my nails up so bad!!! My feet look terrible!!! I’m so pissed off honestly! I go here to look better not be in pain and look worse! She really digs out the SKIN on ur feet rather than clean it up. She misshaped my nails as well so they look tacky! This place is so conveniently located outside my apts complex but I will never get a pedicure here again! Or at least until Tina comes back in a month :(a man did my nails this time, and although they are very thick compared to what I’m used to getting they are done nicely. I used to love this place and send everyone here even with the hour wait I still came. But there is no way I’m getting my nails done here again.

I come here all the time to get a pedicure and I always leave more than satisfied. I’ve gone to many different places but no one is as good at pedicures as Mary. She takes her time and is very gentle.

This place is small but the staff is very friendly. Customer service is priority. They really take their time with you and your nails. Tina-​the owner is super sweet and friendly. Joana is great, she made me feel welcomed.
I got a mani/​pedi for $ 20. Reasonable price. She took her time with me and made sure my nails were even and I was happy with the service.
Overall it’s a nice place and if I am in the area again, I will definitely come back.

I went in after being badly treaded @ Tracey nails & walked out of Caliente nails so happy & extremely satisfied w/​the work, the ladies all are super friendly,& eager to help you! I will now be going & spending all my $ @ Caliente for now on!!!

Good place to get your nails cut. I’ve had issues with my two ingrown toenails years ago, but since coming here my nails are fine. Affordable price and you leave feeling good.

The good things are Tina tries to accommodate her clients and she does great work. The bad things are she doesn’t have enough workers. She does the majority of the nails herself. The girl who did my pedi was nice but did an awful job on my feet. She didn’t clean it well, cut my nails too short and claim that small feet short nails. Thats not true… she messed it up. If you have time early in the day is good but after work not good idea. I give it a zero star on my pedi and a two star on my nails because its late and she was more interest in going home.

Tina and the ladies are always very accommodating. They do what you ask without any hassle. I have been going here for the past 3 years. Tina helped me convert from full sets to gel manicures that last average 3 weeks. Tina always make sure that I leave satisfied. You must visit.

My sister first came here when she was still in high school about six years ago and I loved the way Tina did her gel nails. I’ve been here a couple of times for pedicures only. The first time I went in I asked for Tina since she did such a good job on my sister and she told me she was busy but she would do it for me in 30 minutes. I waited for more than 30 minutes and then another lady called me over. I told her I was going to wait for Tina and then Tina told me that her daughter was going to do it for me but that she would check to make sure she does a good job. I was a little upset at that point, not so much that her daughter was doing them for me, but that she made me wait for nothing! Her daughter actually did a really good job so I returned.
The second time I went Tina was also busy so I got another lady to do my pedicure, I still had to wait about 20 minutes though. My sister and I both got pedicures and both of the lady’s that did our nails cut us! The lady’s doing our nails made it seem like it wasn’t a big deal but my sisters nail got infected a few days after!!!
At that point I should’ve never returned, but I did :(I went again with my friend and oh my goodness that was the end. We were there for about two hours and my pedicure looked below average!
Their prices are reasonable but there are MANY other nail places around so I would not recommend it here. It is right under some ghetto apartments and the place itself is pretty ugly inside. Their nail polish selection is very limited and their customer service isn’t great. Tina is good but she’s ALWAYS busy. I will never return here.

Got my nails done here a week ago and I have to say I love them:) she actually listened to what I wanted and did a gteat job:) will be coming back!
Only things is they dont have many colors to choose from

My first visit, I was the second one there. I went in at 10 and left by 1 but Tina did an amazing job on my mani so I came back for a second set. Got there early and she was late 20 minutes and she rushed doing my nails because there were 3 other people waiting for her. I left within an hour but my nails were not in good quality. That will be my absolute last time I’m coming here for a mani/​pedi.

Came here kinda of late .Wanted my nails fixed from a butchered job done in a Pasadena nail salon because they could not do gel nails pass 7pm. Anyhoo thats for their review; as for this place its amazing the ladies are very sweet Tina is the one to work on me. :) made my nails look amazing. For my first time here i believe i will be coming back for my Xmas nails.

Not bad for the price!
I paid $ 29 for a gel manicure with design (no crystals or anything 3D) — I did a two tone silver and pink design (see picture) and Tina did a great job. I was really wary when I first walked in because it looks pretty dingy and plain and maybe not even that clean. I almost regretted my decision immediately but when I saw the final design I was pretty happy!
Tina and her coworkers talk a lot to each other in Vietnamese/​Cantonese so as long as you don’t mind that. And also be mindful this is not a fancy salon and there’s only one spa pedi chair. There was no a/​c when I went and it was a hot summer day :(
Color selection is okay– not too many but not completely limited. Gel mani with no design is $ 20 I think which is pretty cheap.
BUT they do take credit card and Tina does do a really good job for the price! Regular mani is $ 8 and regular pedi $ 11. If you’re in the immediate area and itching to get a mani/​pedi, I would come here. Easy parking in the parking lot!

I love this place!!! Tina is amazing and so sweet and nice. I asked her for pointy nails and I absolutely love what she did. It definitely gets busy but they are very accommodating. would suggest this place to my friends! :D

Yes, go here! Its a bit small, but Tina did a FANTASTIC job! Sad thing is they only have one massage chair for pedis. and I like to go with a friend once in a while… but I only got a full set of awesome stiletto nails!!! They are gorgeous! Thnx Tina!

Caliente Nails does an amazing job, not just to me but as well as the rest of all the returning customers they have. The owner is very friendly and satisfied everybody including females and males.
the prices are extremly reasonable and makes you want to go back not just because of the price but on how good of a job they do. Most places dont accept credit cards and this place accepts it.
Ive been going for over a year now and have no complaints about this place. Tina, which is the owner does a great jobs at my nails.