Yang Sheng Foot Spa

It’s a really good place, they remodeled it, looks even more great, really a relaxing place, they did a great job for me, it is like they know my body where hurts, and fixed it, you won’t regret

I am a 3 time buyer of the foot massage value card. 6 massages for $ 110. To say the least, I’ve been here a lot. I’ll share with you what I’ve learned.
Ambiance: Dont expect any decent level of peace, as much as they try to stay quiet, not talk, laugh or giggle, they have very little sense of serenity here. You have been warned.
Environment: its run down. 80’s style floral wallpaper? Chairs are old and I swear its the same towel on the bench every time I’ve been here. but don’t get me wrong, all the linens they put ON you are washed. It may seem dirty but it doesn’t bother me.
Massage: Everyone is trained to give the same massage. They are generally robots who only vary in: 1. strength 2. head massages. Everything else is nearly the same except for some styles or different orders.
Female masseuses: Ling Ling is it. Strongest woman there. Expect to call ahead and book an appointment with her as she is rarely available and with good reason. She is the best woman there. Overall word of advice of any massage place, dont go late at night as typically, especially LL, are usually tired at the end of a long day.
Almost any other woman there, too soft handed for me. I like it pretty firm.
Male masseuses: Rock or any other man there are all strong handed and will generally give you a pretty good massage. Generally men AND women prefer female masseuses so the males must work harder to keep you coming back. They know this and are keen to keep your business. They bend over backwards for you, one guy has literally put the shoes back on my feet.
If you noticed, up until now I have used the term masseuse, no one truly does reflexology except for 1 man. I never caught his name but hes the big stocky man, looks like a Chinese foot ball player.
Notes: Tip at least $ 10. This is a Chinese foot massage, its what you do. Especially if you plan to come back.

I’ve been several times in the past where you get a 45 min foot, arm and shoulder rub in a chair and 15 mins on your stomach in a separate room, all for $ 25, a true steal!
However my last visit was different. It is now $ 20 for 20 mins in the chair or you can get their new «combo» which is 30 mins in the chair and 30 mins in the room on your stomach for $ 40. I chose the combo naturally.
The massage was as excellent as ever, but the price jump was nagging at me. To make the situation worse, att the end the masseuse saw my tip amount and felt the need to tell me to add more even though it was a generous 18%. Really?! I guess times are hard.
Even though the massage was very, very good the money issue brought my previous 5 stars down to 4. I’d still recommend it, as 1 hour massages can still be much more expensive than this.

So relaxing! A Chinese acquaintance recommended this place to me. I’ve been coming here since 2008, before all these others foot massage place started popping up. For $ 20 you get a foot soak and massage, and upper back. As your feet are soaking they will massage your arms and shoulders. I usually tip the masseuse $ 5. Be sure to wear shorts or pants that roll up. I love this place.

Pretty horrible. Nice chairs and floors tho!!! REALLY? GLOVES??? When you’re getting a massage and all you can think of is when is going to end IT’S PRETTY BAD. This lady straight up ended me up and down like she was marinating meat. She had no idea what she wad doing. I’m so upset I wasted my money and time. UGH I felt worst than when I walked in!

Great massage for an amazing price! I don’t like how many people are in there at once though. Would definitely go back!

Two stars just out of generosity. After reading reviews off of Unilocal,my friend and I decided to check out this place feeling pretty excited.
$ 20.00 for a foot massage includes head, full arms, and feet. Nothing better than that, right? The guy that I had was good. A little rough, but bearable.
The reason for rating this place two stars was because of the atmosphere, confusion with one of the masseurs, and comfort level.
Atmosphere was bad in my opinion. When I go in for a massage, I like having a quiet atmosphere where the workers aren’t talking to each other. I mean, it’s cool if you do, but I mean, the least you can do for your customers is whisper. Major disappointment.
So whenever my friend and I were done, we paid, we tipped, we left, etc. the masseur that massaged my friend came outside and indirectly asked him for more (of course he didn’t based on his performance). «Your friend tip $x.00 amount. And you tip $x.00 amount?» Um… we tip based on performance sir…(we didn’t say that, but still).
One more thing, if you love foot massages, DON’T come here!!! I understand that you’re probably a germaphobe and want to be clean, but if you’re doing work in this industry, why are you wearing gloves giving me a foot massage? (I do have clean feet by the way!) Anyways, that was the worst. You can go to another foot massage business for the same price and receive much better quality like Oasis or A+ Foot. Will not be back.

I had a very skilled 30 minute full body massage for $ 30 from Mr. «Rock». It was a very intense deep tissue and trigger point therapy massage, he actually did me more good than my chiropractor. I had a private massage room which was clean and quiet, and Rock was very well-​mannered. He didn’t speak much English, and my Chinese is poor, but it was fine. 30 minutes was about all I could take, it was really intense (my back is really tight).

I was SO EXCITED to try this place. It came well recommended by a friend and the reviews were stellar. Wow, I was SO DISAPPOINTED. It was noisy, noisy, noisy… and that’s not my idea of relaxation. The staff was so busy talking to each other, answering loud phone calls and texts and one girl actually was running around doing kung fu kicks with her bic lighter. REALLY? And just when it FINALLY started to quiet down? The washing machine started rattling across the floor in the back room because it obviously had been filled too full of towels. OMG. It was almost funny it was so bad.
You know, it may only cost $ 20 for an hour, and I can see how that can get some people very excited, but if at the end of that hour, you have had a really bad experience, then you’ve paid your hard-​earned money to lose an hour of your life.
As for the quality of my massage? My therapist was a super nice and very polite young man… but me thinks he is probably an engineering student who works for his aunt and uncle to pick up some extra spending money and really has no experience massaging people.
Truly, the entire experience was a debacle and I will never go back. For $ 35, you can get a really wonderful experience just down the road at Triple Tree Center Reflexology. I think the extra $!5 is worth it. It’s clean, VERY quiet, super professional and you will walk out happy and relaxed.
You get what you pay for as the saying goes.

I had a foot massage today at Yang Sheng and left very de-​stressed and happy. My therapist was «Hom» a small, but incredibly strong lady that massaged with vigor and zest! I heartily recommend her.
Foot massages here (like everywhere else, I suppose) follow the format of scalp massage while soaking your feet in hot water, then an arm/​leg massage, and then a foot massage. The added bonus at Yang Sheng was getting to go to a massage table in a small room for the back massage bit.
Regarding comments about noise, there was very faint music and it would have been nicer to have it a little louder to increase the ambiance and mask noise from other patrons and the ringing phone. There was a large guy that worked here and he talked loudly on his cell phone off and on but finally one of the workers whispered to him to stop so he went outside to carry on his conversation.
We made an appointment but it wasn’t necessary at all– at least at lunchtime on a weekday. As for the décor, it was nothing special but the «barcaloungers» were all covered in clean white towels so I was fine with that.
Last of all, the foot massage was only $ 20/​hr. Amazing deal and I am definitely going back!

We had a good, relaxing massage at Yang Sheng late on a Saturday night. We called ahead for our group of six, and they were ready for us when we arrived. Though I was disappointed to read later about someone’s experience with the staff talking disparagingly about customers in Chinese while they were there, we didn’t hear them talking to each other at all. We were the only ones there, and besides low music, it was virtually silent (except for some intermittent snoring from one of our group!)
The head and neck massage while feet were soaking was average. The foot massage was very good, and an extra star for the bonus body massage (two to a room) for the last 15 mins of so all for the price of $ 20. The total was about an hour, and we felt that was a bargain. We left feeling relaxed and happy.

WHAT A DEAL! Seriously… a whole entire 60 minute body massage for $ 20. What more could you ask for?
I have been here several times for a «foot massage» which in reality is a total body massage. They spend about 30 minutes on your feet, 20 minutes on head and neck and 10 minutes on back and shoulders.
The massage itself is just okay… I would say a 6 out of a 10. Not the best massage I have ever had but still pretty good. You certainly get what you pay for.
Whenever I have guests visiting me in Houston, I always bring them here. They are all impressed by how much you get for just $ 20.
I will be returning here every time I am back in Houston. ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT VALUE!

This was my first time here and there were some things I liked and a lot of things I didn’t. My warning to everyone is be careful of what they are saying and being ripped off. I’ll give you examples of what happened to me and what I saw and heard happening around me.
I’ll start with what I liked. I took my friend and my boyfriend to visit this place because my friend wanted to try it and my boyfriend needed a foot massage that I was not willing to do. We walked in and were greeted immediately, sat in comfy chairs, and given a warm foot soak. The foot soak was nice. It was very busy so we waited a little bit. The music was relaxing so my bf went to sleep as my friend and I observed our surroundings. There was a lady getting a chair massage, many people getting foot massages, and people in the room getting a table massage after their foot massages. Complimentary body massage, GREAT! There goes everything I did like about the place.
Here’s what I didn’t like though. The moment we walked in and were sat down, the employees started speaking in Chinese thinking that we didn’t understand what they were saying. Umm hello, I’m Chinese! But I was with my Indian friend who was really excited about the whole experience so I didn’t want to ruin it for her. Talk about being 200% unprofessional. First, they started calling us names and making fun of our body parts, «wow for women they are fat», «her leg is bigger than mine», «don’t do that cow, she’s too difficult, do this one, she might be easier» just to name a few. I might understand making fun of clients after they leave, but making fun of them in front of their faces in a language they didn’t think would be understood, can you say STUPID MOVE? The 2^nd thing I didn’t like was how they ripped off the Filipino group that was ahead of me. The chair massage was $ 25 sure but the body massage was complimentary so why were they charged $ 45? The Filipino group did argue and attempted not to pay, but in the end they just could not figure out how their $ 20 foot massage and $ 25 chair massage for one of the people turned into $ 96. As I sat there trying to figure out the employee’s figures also, they started calling the Filipino group stupid and discussed other negative issues. My bf and I knew the Filipino group was ripped off. Too late to argue when you walk out of the building. If they were smart they would not return.
As far as my foot massage, the masseuse gave up because as he said, «she’s so fat I waste my energy». So all he did was punch my foot a few times, do a couple of punches here and there on my body, shake and rattle things and of course make fun of anything on me that jiggles as the other employees giggled. For the record, I’m not that big. I still fit in double digit size clothes and my weight hasn’t hit 4 figures yet. ;P On a serious note, I was looking for more traditional reflexology where they incorporate the stick and the spoon.
We then went to the room for the complimentary table massage and this is where the massage guy beat me up and I mean he literally beat me up so bad that I still have bruises all over my back. He got so tired that he was sweating all over me. He did do one thing that my chiropractor would hate if he heard was he cracked my back at the T3/​T4 vertebra. It’s been stuck for at least 5 years when the guy put his whole weight into me it cracked. THANK YOU and now you deserve that tip I wasn’t going to give you for being so unprofessional!
In the end, as I paid, he made one last fat and heavy joke at my expense that all I did was smile, thank him for cracking my back, gave him an extremely nice tip, and let him know that I understood everything he said in Chinese. I won’t be returning, but thanks for reminding me how shady and unprofessional some businesses are.

This Is a Legit Review, This place Is TERRIBLE, Dont waste your money, I came here because it had 4 stars.
I asked for a female masseuse I got some Big Guy big enough to be a wrestler, Did not even feel like a foot massage, More Like a foot Rub. My masseuse Was Talking on his Cell phone While Giivng me a massage, Everyone Inthe place was loud. Super loud. no joke. No relaxing music. I did not relax One minute of my massage. It really was a waste Of my time And specially a waste of my money. I will never in my life come back here. And my advice to anyone else is Dont try this place, It really was a horrific experience.

I have been going to Yang Sheng for almost a year now… I refer family and friends here. Everyone is nice here and do REAL reflexology. They don’t do fake massage like some of the other places in Chinatown. Price is fantastic — only $ 20. If you prepay for 5 you get 1 free! Everyone here knows their business. My top pics for masseuses is Wang and David.
My only complaint that I have is that sometimes when people come in and talk to loudly it is annoying. They don’t try to shush loud talkers that come in so I have to try to relax while people are talking :0(
For people that complain for the ambiance… it’s $ 20 people and you get awesome service! You can go to a $ 100 massage in a lovely private room, but it doesn’t guarantee you get a great job. And for the lady that complained about messing up your make up… its a massage… dont wear makeup or bring some to touch up.
I love Yang Sheng~

Cheap! Open even on Christmas day!
Head, neck, shoulders, legs, feet, and back massage all included in the 1 hr $ 20 «foot massage.». Unfortunately, I’d been spoiled by my experience at Happy Feet which is only $ 5 more and way more pleasant in terms of the atmosphere. I guess if you don’t mind the constant chatter in Mandarin, the door opening all the time and blowing in cold air, and phones ringing during the entire time, yang sheng is a pretty good deal. I gotta say, wear something comfy bc skinny jeans are not very conducive to a good leg massage! Haha.

For $ 20 you can’t beat a one hour «foot» massage that includes your entire body. The only problem I had with this place is that the store’s phone kept ringing which made my experience a bit less than heavenly. And their water for the foot soak was not nearly hot enough. Otherwise, come here for a cheap massage. I haven’t been to other places yet to compare but my friend says that this is the best place he likes for the $ 20 price range.

Eh, ok. 4 stars because of the price.
David and I came on a whim. We had a couple hours to spare and was surprised there was actually a place in chinatown that had Unilocal reviews!
Phoebe A’s diagram’s were extremely helpful… haha thanks! The one she circled as «Dont go here» is definitely shady. I’ve noticed random people standing around outside of it whenever I get tapioca at Teahouse.
Back to Yang Sheng! It really does help if you speak mandarin, if not, no problemo! Everything is pretty standard here.
Water for the foot soak was way too hot for me, but my masseuse was nice enough to fill with more cold water. Although, I think I should’ve sucked it up… a little more than halfway through my face/​head/​arm massage portion, the water was cool =(
After the foot massage, I went to a separate room for the back massage part. Unfortunately, I took the last available room so David got to get his done in the large room. He said it was fine though, the chairs fold down completely.
I’ll definitely be back, but only really for the head/​foot portion. Those were my faves. Back/​arm parts were mediocre.
Oh! And if you can help it, try not to wear makeup when coming here. I was too self-​conscious during the back part to fully relax, I was afraid my eye makeup would get smeared =\ It didn’t get too messed up, but my lashes were bent funny… haha!

After my long road trip through half of America, I needed a massage before going back to work. I found the reviews on Unilocal helpful and came here. I love their recliner. It was so soft and comfortable. I think I actually fell asleep on it. The scalp & facial massage was very nice. Foot massage was ok. When I thought they were done, they took me to another room for a back massage, buttock massage, and scalp massage. I felt really good after the massage.

«Oh my God, it felt so good that I felt like I was committing a sin!»
Yes, that’s an exact quote from my homegirl, as soon as we got into the car to leave after our massages.
Yang Sheng Foot Spa? It was more like Yang Sheng EVERYTHING spa… I didn’t expect for them to massage my entire body– but it wasn’t like I was about to protest!
The insane part was that homeslice and I were unable to wipe the smiles from our faces after we were done. I felt like no one could knock me off of my cloud… it was pure bliss. And as the previous Unilocalers have already pointed out, TWENTY. DOLLARS. Why are you still sitting here reading this? You should already be in your car on the way over there! Go!
*** EDIT ***
A friend asked me for more info on this place, and I created a diagram for him of where it is, simply because I think that it’s hard to find. And now, the copying and pasting from that message shall commence:
I hope my diagram is clear enough?
When I specify «NOT THIS PLACE» I do so just because I know you might see a sign that says FOOT MASSAGE and think that’s it, but it’s not. Here’s a photo of what the outside of the place that you’re NOT supposed to go to looks like,
It will not be facing the street. It will be next to Star Snow Ice and facing the «Welcome Food Center».
I’m specific about this stuff because if you call them to describe where they are, they won’t be able to speak enough English to explain, nor will they understand what you’re saying. They don’t even say the name of the place when you call, they just say, «Hello.» really quietly, so I had to call back 3 times, then on the third time, I finally asked, «Is this a foot spa?» they said yes, then I walked around the plaza until I found the place on my own.