Mani & Pedi

I go here all the time… love them!

Great no chip mani and eyebrow wax here today. Will for sure be back. Great service and no wait

Walked in to get my gel manicure removed and I was taken care of right away! I also asked her to reshape my nails, clean up the nail beds and apply a protective clear top coat. The work was careful and gentle — my nails look great!

I have been here a few times and all times have been flawless. Clean space. Great selection of OPI and Essie colors. And the staff is absolutely amazing! So nice and accommodating. Not intimidating or rude like I have experienced at other salons in the area.

Excellent service. Very kind people. They give hand cream as a christmas present for client today. I think Semy was the name of the miss who take care of my mani and pedi. She did a wonderful job. It was my first time there. This will be my place for future mani and pedi. Marianna Morandi

Wonderful ! Clean ! Friendly ! Great selection of colors and very reasonable prices. Quiet and spa like instead of the usual jam packed nail bar. I went for a last minute no chip but, I was so impressed, I am going to make it a regular appointment.

I had a great experience here! There was a short 10 minute wait to get a pedicure and polish change for my friend and me. They let us wait in the massage chairs with our feet in the water. The pedicure was heavenly! The free paraffin wax felt awesome and made my feet super soft. My tech was a perfectionist and all of my nails turned out flawlessly.
The staff was friendly and accommodating. Pulled out my chair for me, asked permission to do certain things like remove my jewelry to give me a hand massage and such. And although I think the new trend of a back massage at the end is a little strange, I went with it and it felt awesome, too.
To top it off, you cannot beat the prices here, especially in Chicago. I’ll definitely be back.

My friend and I decided to get mani/​pedis yesterday and this place had no wait — so off we went!
The staff was extremely nice, the place is clean and cute, chairs are comfortable and the mani/​pedi quality was excellent! They give you a punch card to use towards a free mani and I will definitely be going back/​filling that baby up.

Great customer service, attention to detail is amazing, and the mani and pedi was exactly what I needed to get through this winter months of Ick. First time there and I will definitely come back!!!

Min Jin is the Best!!! I have been going here since they opened, probably close to 10 years now. I no longer live close and working in sales I have my nails done just about once a week so unfortunately I have to supplement with other salons. I’ve tried many and there are a few that do a really nice job but no one-​I mean no one compares to Min Jin. I still try and get to her at least once a month so I have a really great mani and I’ll get my pedi done along with lip and eyebrow. She is simply the best at what she does.

I have been going to MinJin for 8 years… no one compares. And, the pedi chairs and massage post manicure are the best.

Had my first pedicure with them on the advice of a friend (Thanks Ellen!), and brought my husband whose feet really needed some attention. They did not flinch. My pedicure was efficient (like 40 minutes not including drying time) but did not feel rushed. Very cost effective too — as mentioned by others $ 35! They were great to the husband, who was a total newbie. Nice, bright, clean place, comfortable chairs too. I’ll be back!

Unfortunately I got a pretty crappy manicure here.
I was in the neighborhood and needed a mani before heading off to a wedding for the weekend. It’s a really cute place with TONS of colors, so it’s too bad that the quality was poor. The woman seemed kind of rushed (it was the middle of the weekday and no one else was waiting).
I got an OPI color and it honestly started to chip later that night. Five days later, the mani was curling back on my nails in a really weird way that had never happened before. Weird.
They offer a free mani Mon-​Wed with a pedi, which is a great deal.
Regular mani is $ 15.

$ 35 for a mani/​pedi is a steal. They consistently have great colors and the technicians are are always respectful, cordial and will try to fit you in as fast as they can.
I never feel rushed – even when I’m sitting in the technician’s chair just chatting up my friend who’s come to visit.
The only down side is the cash-​only tip policy. I’ve had to run to the gas station down the street before and that’s a bit annoying, to say the least.
At any rate, I’ll be here plenty of times as it’s more than reasonable, the polish stays on extra-​long and it’s super convenient.

After my 45 minute über fast mani pedi at «mani pedi» I can honestly say I think I know what it is likefor a trucker to get a «happy ending» from a kidnapped girl from a foreign location. To say that the young girl giving me this service seemed tortured would be an understatement. She spoke excellent English, but kept speaking in thai/​vietnamese not sure what… to her cohort the whole time. In fact, despite my attempts there was virtually no speaking to me. Mind you… I dont like a lot of chatter either but it feels a litle weird not to have a little «hello» banter before someone scrubs your feet. I guess scrubbing anyone’s feet probably sucks, and as a result I still tipped really well. I just wont come back. I felt like I was offending her by being there. As for the pedi. cant complain. It has lasted like 4 weeks. Manicure was good too. The experience was just so awkward that Im not excited to return.

New Nice Nail Find Alert!!!
My gal pal Katie is a fan of Mani & Pedi (Dr. Obvious name syndrome, much??) and kindly carted me off with her for a round of spa pedicures and manicures at this namesake spot.
Found it to be super relaxing — definitely a departure from my regular and uberbustling Pinky’s. Maybe I’ve just grown accustomed to sitting shoulder-​to-​shoulder with 20 other babbling broads, but it felt surprisingly refreshing to finally sit down and get my digits done in peace. On a Saturday afternoon there were no more than 2 other clients in this cute, spacious nail shop and the techs were friendly and kind… I dug actually being spoken to and not over.
Great selection of Essie and OPI colors; my lovely tech was so sweet she even opened a fresh bottle of a new OPI color on display that she saw me drooling over. Pamplona Purple… Helloooo Lovah! One minus star, however, to same lovely tech though for not switching my pedicure chair once realizing the jacuzzi jet tub thingy was broken on mine. A spa pedi in lukewarm, flat water? Le Soak Sad.

I had a pedi here last night and had a good experience. The massage chairs here are awesome — I almost fell asleep in mine! The girls who work there do a good job — my toes still look great today. It’s a bit pricey for my tastes (at $ 35 for a pedi on a weeknight) but I would come back if someone else wanted to come here.

I’m slowly becoming a fan of this place. I normally visited other places further up on Southport (Pinky’s and TG nails specifically), but they’ve just gotten too crowded for me. This place is right up there in quality, however what they lack is the service provided at some of these other places (mostly massages — read the reviews of these places if you’re not sure what I’m talking about). But you don’t have to fight the crowd here — which I appreciate. They are a tad more pricey though. However, it’s a nice atmosphere, good color selection and really clean.

Debbie Downer! & I was really hoping to like this place since it’s close to my apt. I’m not terribly picky about my nails, and I only had a manicure here – so I can’t speak to the pedicure chairs (which sound amazing) – but it wasn’t great.
I wasn’t impressed with the tools/​cleanliness of the manicure area, the polish also wasn’t applied as well (i.e. some polish on my cuticles, etc) and my nails chipped in less than three days! Which is especially a bummer since I got a deep red instead of my usual nude/​light pink.
It is a big space (2 storefronts) and uncrowded, but that can be deceiving. When I was there the only clients were myself and one other girl, who was halfway through a mani, and two women came in looking for mani/​pedis and were told it would be a 30 – 45 minute wait, as they only had 2 techs working. I’ve had much better results only blocks away at Pinky’s,
& Nail Bar.

This was a great find. The people that work there are pretty friendly and accommodating. The place is super clean and I love that they give you neck warmers and hot tea to relax on the solder days. I especially love getting my toes done, it’s so relaxing. Try going when it’s not so busy, you get to spend more time in the chair!’
They have a pretty decent selection of OPI and Essie polishes.