Man Han Tang

Okay, I’m not sure if I’m reviewing the right place cuz I called the number listed on Unilocal and it was disconnected. I first noticed this place for the $ 19.99 massage sign when I was at Wally’s across the street and wanted to check it out. Fast forward to today and I want a cheap massage and find the reviews on Unilocal for this place, but the number is disconnected. I drove by the address and called the number listed out front – 626.693.9222. I initially called to see if they offer body massage and for how much. All he said was they offer massage and I can come right now. I tried to park in the back, but it was full, and I wasn’t sure if that was their parking. I walked to the front and then I’m really confused. 2154 also looks like it might be a massage place but there aren’t any signs and right next door is 2152 which has the huge $ 19.99 massage sign and the number I just called so I went to open 2152. SMACK. WTF? There was a dude sitting giving a massage right where the door is. Oops, sorry, did I walk into the wrong door? Should I go into 2154 as maybe that is the front connected to this other door? Nope, he moved so I could get in. Right away, I get a bad feeling. A guy comes out and says cash only. He smells like cigarettes so I ask who is doing the massage, him (in which case I would have left) or the woman. He points to the woman so I said okay. There are about three male customers – two male massages and one female masseuse. I’m put in the middle and the other two chairs beside me have rumpled towels in them so no one has cleaned or changed them. I kinda wonder if my chair contains old used towels as well but I’m already seated. They have hanging racks on the walk for your stuff vs a bin. I have to say, this was the first establishment I felt my belongings were unsafe. I could hear people going to that area (why?! as the workers should go around the other side and only one customer had a jacket hanging there when I arrived), but couldn’t see anything. I also thought it odd that I didn’t hear water running before they brought out the foot soak – sigh, are they reusing water? No, can’t be cuz the water is warm. The massage was okay – I don’t normally like having females massage me cuz they can never do it right. This one was okay – great foot massage – not so much for my back which is what I really wanted. Also, whatever they use to massage you with is that cheap stuff that doesn’t really help glide for a massage and they are stingy with it so it was even worse. Also, they were lying about the credit card machine not working cuz another guy came in and said all he has is card and they said okay but then another person came in and they went through the whole cash only business again. The door has a little bell so every time someone opens it, it’s disturbing if you want a peaceful setting. They need to get rid of that first chair so it doesn’t block the door. I paid and tipped well as always even though I hated it there. I actually walked out more tense cuz I couldn’t wait to get out of there. I don’t know if it was just in my mind but I felt itchy, dirty, and smelly so I went home to take a shower. Here’s another interesting tidbit, on the side of the building, it contains a different phone number for a $ 19.99 massage at 310.446.7009. So are there actually two places and if so, what is the place I went to called?! Regardless, I do not recommend 2152 and will check-​out 2154 when I’m brave.

I really needed a massage. The gentleman who gave a massage did not understand a word of what I was saying. There was not anyone else who could translate. There is no manager and no one else cared to help, maybe they didn’t understand either! I almost walked out in the middle of the massage. My neck and shoulder hurt more than before. The price is very reasonable but I would rather pay $ 5-​$ 10 more and get a massage with an experienced person (with a license) who understands me.
After all that aggravation, I felt bad and also tipped him but he insisted on 25% tip!

Honestly… Stay away!
I went with a couple girl friends yesterday for a 30 minute foot massage. The price list says $ 15.00 for 30 minutes but the guy kept saying no it’s $ 18.00. We were like why would we pay $ 18.00 for a 30 minute foot massage vs a 1 hour massage for $ 20? Anyway we got it at $ 15.00 for 30 minutes and the place is just unprofessional and loud. I didn’t enjoy a second of it because the guy that was giving me a massage was sitting next to his buddy and they kept chatting and laughing NON-​STOP!
So when it was finally over, we went to pay. I gave my cash for the massage and gave the guy a $ 2 tip which was more than generous considering how terrible it was, then he gave it back to me and said, «no $ 5» so turns out you MUST tip $ 5.00. I said where does it say that and all the owner kept saying is $ 5.00, $ 5.00. I asked him to show me where it says that as I’m happy to pay if it’s policy, but I want to see it. He just go up and walked away.
I guess I could have refused, but I paid it anyway. My friends and I were not happy with the massages and surely not happy with the ridiculous policy. I think it would be good for a place like this to have one english speaking employee there.
I don’t know why I decided to go to a different place, but I will never betray the Happy Feet place on Pico again. They give great massages, prices are just as good and service is spectacular. This place was horrible and they are truly crooks. Never again!

it’s about 3.5 but felt generous so gave it 4 stars.
Cheap, for the price you pay you really can’t ask for much more.
Busy place.
Parking is free

Really good massages for an outstanding price. Some people complain about the language barrier but I’m sure you can communicate «harder» «softer» it’s not like your gonna have a hour long conversation.

Don’t go there — there’s no way this place is legit. It’s a cover for sex work, and it’s possible you’re helping cover up exploitation and trafficking.
I went there once and it seemed like there was another type of «massage» taking place. First off, there were very few massage chairs — probably too few to justify the rent in this part of town. Second, two male patrons came in during my massage, and were led off to the back room. EVEN THOUGH THEY ASKED FOR A MASSAGE JUST LIKE ME. That’s not normal. I was suspicious, googled the address, and sure enough, a sex ad came up. Like that wasn’t enough, the address is in the back of LA Weekly. Don’t go there. Although you can get a cheap massage, it’s a cover for a nasty business.

BACKGROUND: I have been to approximately 30 Chinese foot massage places from Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Orange County to New York City, Chicago, and Hong Kong!
The massage here is one of the best overall that I’ve had. They apply the right amount of pressure and use diverse techniques (without elbowing you to death like some foot massage places).
That being said, the place can be understaffed, which makes it difficult to get a walk-​in massage and even to schedule one in advance. Also, the place is clean enough, but not immaculate.
Still, parking is free and the price, $ 20, is as low as you will find west of San Gabriel/​Monterey Park.

My sister introduced me to this place. I have been to Burke Williams, The Golden Door, and even spent time at La Prarie’s spa in Switzerland. So I think I know high end spas. But after losing my 6 figure salary job several months ago, I have tried to get my dollars to stretch. This has been a humbling event. So, in this time, I have gone from $ 100 to $ 60 to 40 — 20 dollar/​hr massages. At this price, one has to be extra careful, especially, at least for me 2 things: clean & hygenic & good qualtiy massage. On the clean: this is a fact — it is or it isnt. This place is very clean & quiet, nice low. serene lighting. Now, for quality: maybe beginners luck. My full body massage was very good by a Chinese guy, Tom. My sis, who opted for a foot massage by a woman — joined me. I went back a few weeks later and asked for this guy, Tom & tried a foot massage. This time I went with my husband. The 2 of us for 40 dollars. So far so good. 5 stars for price to value. If this were a $ 100 spa price (Swiss version $ 160/​hr) — no way I would give 5 stars. But at $ 40 for full & $ 20 for foot (really a full with clothes on & no oils). Value to price = 5 stars

My bf and I had a really stressful after a 2 day move from Atlanta to Westwood this past week and finally put away all our stuff, the moving van rolled away, we looked at each other and said «let’s treat our racked and ruined bodes at a local spa. We did a search. And because we wanted at least 90 mins each and we had just blown a lot o; money, we wanted great but low price. So, we saw three 4 star places in very close proximity. We did a bake off and saw that stated prices were about the same and the 3 were simple.
But tHis one was the cleanest, but small. What grabbed us was the cool vibe and sounds that they were playing on their little sound system. Usually, you get non descript Muzak a la yoga or Asian elevator music. But here they were playing soft, mellow, but Buddha Bar mixes and more. Still soft but cool.
Now for the massage: We LOVED it. They were very accommodating putting us next to each other on comfy massage tables with face port holes. Very clean room. Not spacious but comfy. The 2 guys are Chinese. Not great English, but understood simple words related to what we wanted. And there was a woman there, I think the owner who spoke ok English. We said we wanted a long body massage. Like 2 hrs including fot massage. She gave us a discount off of a good price… I recommend the combo foot and body. Hot towels after oil was great.
If you are looking for a VIP. ritz Carlton experience this is not the place. However, they really seemed to want to do right. Parking lot and nearby. We will be coming back

Thought during my whole massage the review I was gonna write on Unilocal for this place– because I value Unilocal a lot. which is why you deserve to know my pretty horrible experience. turns out I was trying to go to heaven foot massage very close to it. Oops! He started on my face and I could smell his cigarette hands from a mile away. So nauseating. Left there feeling as though my face wreaked as much as his hands. He then started massaging my arms… No lotion, which some places dont either, but it felt like he was giving me CONSTANT Indian burns. Also when he’d massage my shoulders, instead of massaging deep, he was somewhat pinching me. Aggressively seemed like. Even the place had a certain stench to it. It was carpet which probably had something to do with it. My upper back has red welts and is very sore. Already.
Just not an enjoyable massage. Still angry about it. But you should still try it and see if you luck out with a good masseuse.

One word: traumatizing.
I am never going to go back here again. The woman who massaged me screamed at me and my friend about the tip and then screamed at the man who was ringing us up and was telling her to calm down. We ended up tipping 25% each for a terrible massage and even worse customer service, mostly because she was screaming at us non-​stop in a way that really freaked us out, and because we felt bad about her screaming at the elderly man ringing us up.
I understand that this is a cheap massage place and I should adjust my expectations of the quality of massage accordingly, but I do not expect to be insulted and bullied, especially when the whole point of coming is to relax.
To top it all off, the quality of the massage itself was pretty bad. I think I was actually more tense afterwards from flinching and tightening my muscles during the massage when it was painful. The woman massaging me kept coughing on me, and practically pushed me out of the chair when she was done. It was also definitely under an hour, even if you don’t count the times the woman massaging me got up and left or quit massaging me because she was chatting on her cell phone.
There are so many other foot massages in the area — I will definitely NOT being going back to this one!

I’d give the massage a 2.5. The guy moved around a ton and didn’t really seem to know what he was doing.
I’d give the feel he copped on my a** a –5. Steer clear of the old guy who smells like smoke!

The $ 20 foot massage is outstanding. I’ve been coming here on and off for the last year and I’ve had only positive experiences. The longest I have ever had to wait for a massage is 15 minutes.
The therapists are accommodating and kind. These people know what they are doing.
To find a price like this, you would have to go to Monterey Park or San Gabriel. I definitely recommend this place to anyone who has an hour and $ 20.

I normally don’t get massages in LA since it’s usually more expensive, but I needed one really bad. Found this place on Unilocal and couldn’t believe there was actually a place that gave a foot massage for $ 20! Another amazing thing was that parking was a breeze – the complex has free two hour parking.
Four stars to the guy who gave me a massage. He gave a really hard massage and even though it was painful at times it did me good in the end. Although the foot massage was, of course, mainly focused on the feet, he started off by massaging my head and arms. At the end, he also massaged my legs and back. He spent way more time on my left foot than on my right. Not sure if he did it on purpose or just lost track of time, but it worked out for me since that’s the foot I tend to have problems with.
Two stars to the lady who massaged my bf. She was massaging too soft, and couldn’t even figure out the spots that needed the most work. Also, while she was giving my bf a massage she kept on talking and at one point was laughing really loud. I’ve been to massage places where the therapists talk to each other sometimes, but nothing as bad as this. I don’t find it professional at all and it doesn’t make for a very relaxing experience for any of the customers in the room.
I’ll go back again when I’m in need of a massage, since I live close by and the price is cheap. I think your experience really depends on which massage therapist you get.

Okay, wait, I can get essentially a full-​body (clothes on) massage for $ 20 in Los Angeles? Why the heck didn’t anyone tell me this before!!! I’ve been wanting massages and avoiding them because they’re just too damn expensive but these guys do a damn good job for so little I feel bad about it (I leave a nice tip though).
You OWE it to yourself to try these guys… you won’t regret it and neither will your wallet!!!

The place is amazing and so are the people! I have had foot massages from many parts of LA and Asia and this place is ligit…

I usually get my foot massage from Terry at Foot Heaven (
), because he’s amazing like that. ;)
But he was busy tonight, and I didn’t figure out that I needed massage until almost 8PM at night. So I Unilocal «foot massage» and find Man Han Tang…
…which, ironically, is NEXT DOOR to Foot Heaven. Heh… sorta weird, but whatever. An older Chinese guy gave me my massage, and I think he was the owner, too. He showed me a price menu, and I decided to go with the $ ²⁰⁄₁ hr foot & body massage.
PRICE: 3 stars.
If it were $ 15/​hr, I’d give it 5 stars. But this isn’t Monterey Park, so I can’t be too unfair to them… =D So, 4 stars for the pricing. But I took off 1 star because of their payment method. I know to always bring cash for foot massage places, but I overheard them talking to another customer and telling them that if they wanted to pay by credit card, they’d have to pay a $ 3 surcharge. I sorta didn’t like that.
DECOR: 4 stars
It looks reeaaaalllyyyyy tiny when you walk in, but that’s because their downstairs room only has 5 chairs for the foot massage, and you have to go upstairs if you want to get a body massage.
CHAIRS: 5 stars
Oh, WOOOOOWWWW! First time I have ever been to a foot massage place where they used electronic chairs with remote controls that literally turned your chair into a mattress.
MASSAGE: 3.25 stars
I like a hard massage, and he gave a hard massage. But I almost felt like a piece of meat. He was definitely hitting all the right spots, but I felt like a cow getting a massage. It definitely made me wish I had called earlier and gotten Terry, since when Terry gives a massage, it feels like you’re his friend and not just a customer.
Also, he seemed a little stingy with the lotion. The only time he used lotion was when he started massaging my feet. He didn’t ever add any lotion throughout the next 30 minutes, to the point where I sorta could feel his hands getting dry. It didn’t feel disgusting or anything bad like that, but I could definitely feel the difference.
But, over-​all, the massage was good. No complaints at all; just a little drier and rougher than I’m used to.
So, all in all, I’d give Man Han Tang a solid 3.5 stars… and would round up to 4 stars. If Terry at Foot Heaven isn’t available, I wouldn’t mind going back to find the owner of Man Han Tang. But Terry’s still my #1 choice!

Hubby and I drove by this place a zillion times, each time I said, «we should try that place out.» So, one Friday after work, we did. It was a little strange stepping into a dimly lit room with a bunch of chairs and some people who speak a little bit of English, but any uneasy feelings we had were put to rest as soon as they laid their hands on us!
For $ 20 we were STOKED! We both felt like butter after the massage was over and me, being pregnant, desperately needed some foot rubbing to help get my feet feeling pretty again!
I almost didn’t want to write about Man Han Tang because we don’t want it to get filled up too quickly! But, they give a great massage and for the price, well, you simply can’t find a better way to spend $ 20 and feel as good as you do when you leave this place.
We are sold on this joint, and I’m pretty sure you will be too once you try it out. After all, isn’t $ 20 worth giving them a try?
–Oh, you keep your clothing on, which was nice, but you should dress comfortably if you go so they can get all your good spots on your back!

Very mixed feelings about this place.
I have recently discovered the concept of an Asian foot spa. The whole one hour no frills massage for $ 20 is a great deal that sells itself. So, in the last 5 months I have been trying and comparing various foot massage places around my home, work and places of interest. I have decided to try this place based on the Unilocal reviews. Unfortunately, this place is not the best one out there.
Put aside the initial joy of getting a $ 20 deal — common across all Asian foot spas, you are left comparing the quality of the facility and the professionalism of the staff. The latter is by far most important.
The facility is nice inside. The place has the newer chairs, nice ambiance and small monitors for personal tv viewing. Two stars for the facility.
Unfortunately, this is where the joy ends.
First of all, the staff failed to recognize the very basic concept, — a customer getting a massage would like to relax and not be bothered.
As soon as my therapist started the massage, another customer walked into the spa. There is no separate waiting room, so I could feel her standing right there next to my chair. She was asking about the service, and begun a loud discussion of the options and the prices with another staff member. What’s worse, my therapist kept joining the discussion and even stopped the massage a few times, as he was offering advice in his full voice. I know they want to get every new customer, but come on! What about servicing the one that’s already in the chair?! When I am trying to relax, with my feet in the water bath, and a towel on my face, the last thing I want is to hear is a 10 minute full volume conversation right above my head.
Secondly, my therapist was not not very good. He was going for the deep tissue, alright, but I don’t think he actually had a good grasp of the basic human anatomy. Chinese acupressure massage can be fantastic, if you get your pressure points right. If you do not, you will end up bruised and tired like I did.
Thirdly, the guy sneezed a few times when massaging me. I don’t know, if he covered his face or not, but I have been feeling a little cold for the last few days after the visit.
Lastly, I did not like the smell of the guy’s hands. I think he is a smoker and I his hands smelled like tobacco. Not sure if he washed them and the smell is just to strong to wash off, or he has an issue with basic hygiene.
So there you have it. Not the best experience at all.
The last 3 items are reflection on the therapist, rather than the place, so it it possible you will get luckier.
I may (big if) try this place again, but definitely with the different masseur. This place is close to my house and i really wish I could like it. =)
A word of caution. The reason Asian foot spa places are so inexpensive is because the «therapists» do not have basic massage licenses. (You know, the one that requires so many hours of study of human anatomy and basic ethics). This is one of the reasons why these places are advertised as foot spas, even though they give you a full body massage. With unlicensed therapists comes the risk of getting the kind of massage that will hurt you, and leave you bruised for days. I would suggest research, when picking these places. Which clearly you are doing, since you are reading this review. hehe. Good luck.

Amazing. My friend and I walked for 4 hours looking for an apt around westwood blvd and we stumbled across this lovely massage parlor. I saw the «$ 19.99 for foot massage» sign hung on the door. So we decided to go try it out. I was a little doubtful about it when I stepped inside, there was no customers. But the owners (a married couple) were very courteous and nice so I felt bad if I backed out. THEREFORE, I tried it out and didn’t regret it. This was SO MUCH BETTER than Aurora Foot Spa, cheaper too! There was a special seat where you can put your face through so they can PROPERLY massage your back. They only had this in China and this is the FIRST TIME i’ve seen in the U.S.
The head massage wasn’t that great but the body massage was the best part. My friend and I left the store feeling even better than before the 5 hour walk. The actual foot massage was good too, probably not as good as China. but still better than anything else I’ve tried here (only tried Aurora Foot Spa). We will DEFINITELY be going back again. They also gave us tea after the massage. There is a small television between each seat. They are not cheap when it comes to using their massage lotion, they make sure there is a good amount on your legs so that the massage is smooth.