Oak Park Nail Lab

I used to come here a lot. I left a good review about a year ago. I deleted it today and I will not come here anymore. Not sure if there is a new owner or something but they went up with the prices a little and down with the service a lot.
I was getting gel nails. It was my first time. I had many questions about the application process and the nails themselves.
Very mean nail guy told me «you have many questions, you quiet, watch and learn».
The guy was rude and basically told me to shut it. Did not answer any of my questions. Would never go again.

I was a walk-​in and I only waited about 10 minutes which was great considering how busy it was. I got a no-​chip mani and a pedi and am very pleased with both! It wasn’t this luxury nail service but what do you expect? You get what you pay for! I just absolutely needed my nails done and they took care of me in a pinch, AND did a good job. Ill definitely return.

I question the sanitation and cleanliness of this place! I was getting a pedicure the other day and I never let them use a razor to take the dead skin off the bottom of my foot! I have them use a pumice stone! But I noticed that they will use the same ones on different folks without cleaning it! I find that to be unsanitary!

I’ve been going to this salon for a few years, but I think yesterday was my last visit. I received a gift certificate for a mani & pedi that I got my birthday in January, they changed their prices since then and didn’t honor the gift certificate ad is… had to pay the difference… totally ok with it as it was only $ 2. However, I did not expect for my nails to be chipping already!!! 4 nails have chips already… I just got them done last night, I think it might have to do with how old their nail polishes are… not happy and won’t be going back.

They do a decent job but their prices are wrong.
A full set acrylic is 23.00 now and I think that’s a tad bit over priced considering the fact that they do a just decent job, and parking sucks!

I miss this place very clean the owner is a doll, the work is superb and not rushed. I would go after work and get a park right in front of the shop.

OK so i came back here, got a different lady, and got a crappy no chip done. Is there anything worse then spending money on a crappy mani or pedi?! There is one woma here (unfortunately i dont know her name) who is really good.

Ok, I neve give bad reviews ever, but this I had to share it with you guys. I use to come here all the time about 5 years ago and when I moved back to Oak Park i was thrilled to go back to the Nail Lab… Well they changed. a lot. The place looks super dingy, duck tape everywhere but whatever the service is what matters right?
Well 6 days ago i went in to get a my gel nails removed and I specifically asked for a «Soak Off». I have been getting my nails done for over 10 years. I know how this works. I had my super long natural nails underneath the gel nails so I wanted to get them removed and get a nice no chip mani. Well they immediately sat me down with some dude and he started RIPPING the fake nails with scissors. I told him to stop because i did not want him to rip my natural nails and he said «No I don’t rip.» 20 min later, blood everywhere and me actually crying he ripped every single nail to pass the nail bed. I was terrified, shaking and crying. I just wanted to leave but how could I. It was the day before new years and I had to get something done. He told me he would «Fix» my broken stubs with the mani. WRONG after him hurting me more, and putting all these chemicals in my nails that burned he applied the gel polish and called it a day.
Because he knew he fucked up he said he was not going to charge me the removal only the mani. NO KIDDING. So he charged me $ 35!!! Ridiculous. So disappointed, my fingers still hurt from all the trauma he cause. NEVER going back there. Stay Away! Place is deadly.

I wish I could give negative stars. Cheapest place around for a gell fill but you get what you pay for. NO CHIP polish chips the next day. Just spend an extra $ 10 and go somewhere where they actually do a decent job.

My mom and I started going here two summers ago after she got fed up with the lack of hospitality at another pricier salon. The staff here is wonderful and I notice that many customers have a regular person that they like. I usually see the guy for my pedicures; he takes his time and has never cut me. I ONLY Jennifer for my eyebrows. She does it the same every single time. We laugh and call them my «sexy» eyes when she’s finished. I am always satisfied with the two of them. After two years, I’ve never seen the Nail Lab dirty or unkempt. The few times I’ve been there close to closing time, they serviced me and I didn’t feel rushed. I have seen a few newbies come through there but asking for someone else or someone specific is not a problem if you have time to wait. My only complaint is that they could have more nail colors to choose from. Other than that, this is a great place.

Checked in a few times here and I’m never disappointed Im glad I found this shop because I haven’t gotten a mani and pedi in MONTHS because the lack of service and quality in the previous nail salons I attended. There’s a pretty good amount of workers here so the wait is not too bad when it’s busy and they’re all friendly. Gave them four stars instead of five because there’s an extra 5 dollar charge for extra filling and this is the first salon I went to that charged for that.

I have been to a more upscale nail salon with upscale prices but no one beats the value and the quality of this place. I like this nail salon because the pedicure is probably 25 minutes and the polish last for at least a month for me. They do a good job in cleaning my nails. It is clean. If you are looking for a quick service, value and quality work, this is the place to be. Just a little tip, be there first thing when they open if you want to avoid the wait, it is a first come first serve basis.

My nails are absolutely amazing & I’m extremely critical about my nails. I will definitely return! Be sure to tip though, Jennfer gets really upset and asks you about her tip or anyone else that has worked on you. I’ve seen it first hand.
Pedicures are great too! Best part Monday –Thursday it’s only $ 17.
This place is clean & everyone is friendly.

This place never disappoints. Had Jennifer and she really took her time with my mangy toes! They were great with my daughter. I always have a great experience here.

This is a basic nail salon. No real frills. Despite previous reviews it is still a pretty popular place. I went to get a mani/​pedi and paraffin on feet (my usual). It’s been at least 1.5 yrs since my last visit and there is a change in the atmosphere… Less techs, less attention to detail as the few techs are not able to keep up with volume. I think if this was not a holiday (MLK Day) perhaps there wouldn’t be as many people on a Monday? Anywho, while I use to gush about this place– honestly, I could take it or leave it. My whole mani/​pedi/​paraffin lasted the length of one woman’s pedi… Why? Because my tech was feeling the pressure of waiting clients… so I guess I will try the man next time since it didn’t bother him and he was focused on his client. If they fail on my next visit… so long… farewell dear oak park nails

Came here a couple months ago (never did a review because i couldn’t from my iphone and never thought to when i was on my laptop) and never came back again. I moved here from Naperville so i was looking for a new nail place instead of driving to naperville every two weeks to get a fill on my pink and whites. But wow was that a bad idea. I came in and i had called and asked for an appointment for a gel fill so they knew i was coming in for an appointment. I sat and waited for about 20 minutes when i was getting up to leave they called me to a station. My tech was an older lady with about shoulder length hair, she was rude to me from the moment i sat down, even before i was called to the station, there was a HUGE confusion on who could even do a pink and white fill (who even knows if she knew how). so i sat down told her what i wanted she seemed puzzled, so i asked if they had the glitter gel, or confetti gel and she pulled out all the colors and i picked a pink color, and she said that she needed to take my GELS that i already had completely off to do those, now i’ve had my pink and whites on before and have gotten my confetti gels done before and all they had to do was shave my pink and whites down. NOT THIS PLACE i know they wanted to milk me for money so i just agreed. so she clipped them all down cut my skin underneath on three fingers I WAS BLEEDING AND STILL PUT MY NAILS IN THE BOWL OF ACETONE are you f****** kidding me??? I told her she cut me she didnt even care. so after 3 minutes of taking my nails off she finally started putting the gel on my nails, i asked her to do it thicker so they were very sparkly which she was rude about doing but reluctantly did it. when she was done with it and started using the tool on me she cut my cuticles all up and i was bleeding again, i am not even exaggerating this or anything it is the truth. my nails were all crooked not squared like i asked and i said they were not even she said yes they are, and literally argued with me!!! at the end i didn’t even want to pay the 75 $ !!! but i did, no tip like i always leave but nope not for her, the very next day drove to naperville and got my nails all taken off and fixed no cost to me, and they pretty much asked me who F****d my nails up so bad, so i will never ever ever step foot in this place again, so if other people do i HOPE you have better luck than i did.

I tried this salon twice because it was a pretty clean place and cheap Mani & Pei service compared to other salons in Chicago land.
When I went to there second time, a male nailist did my nails done.
His job was quite bad… he pulled and ripped off cuticles with nippers and actually bleed a bit. After he put mani, he used Q-​tip putting acetone to remove some mani on fingers, but really burned my cuticles. I complained him not to do it but he did not care so much.
Since that, I stopped going to this place. Hopefully his skills get better by now.

Excellent value, clean, friendly, diverse crowd. They have done an excellent job on my mainicure and pedicure.
You can make a reservation, however if someone walks in off the street 30 seconds before your reservation they will serve them first — but I think this is true with most Asian run organizations.

Just ok. Came in while waiting for my daughter at dance studio next door. No frills. Eh massage. Chairs are kinda uncomfortable. Prefer Avenue Nails on Oak Park Ave.

I’ve been to this nail shop twice and I’d say that it’s probably the best in Oak Park, if not the surrounding areas.
I like it because it’s new, clean, and no wait time.
I would say that the only down side to it was that since there was no one waiting the nail tech let someone sit with us and watch the whole time. My nails look great and I only paid $ 25 for a full set of gel nails with white tips. I’ll definitely be coming here for future fill ins.