Queen’s Nail Salon III

A friend of mine recommended this place and specifically the girl Michelle. She was on her day off so another man helped me. I told him I wanted an acrylic manicure, was told it would be 35 $. He starts gluing the acrylic tips on without doing any nail prepping, I ask him if is going to take care of my cuticles and am then told manicures cost an extra 10 $!!! 35 $ for someone to put acrylics on is way too expensive and 45 $ is even more outrageous. My acrylics look smooth but not worth the price. Who knows how long they will stay on.

I have been going to this salon since I was a lot younger. Went here before middle school dances, went here before proms and even before graduation. The women are very kind and do a great job. You get what you pay for which I think is fair. They are quick.

Called in for a pedicure appt and the receptionist said she would take a friend and I as soon as we arrived. Was seated Into a chair and watched as two ladies came in after and were being serviced for pedicures before us. Ended up walking out because of the poor service.
Usually give pretty good manicures…

The place I really wanted to go in Mount Washington was closed so I ended up here since it’s close to my daughters dsycare. The place looks like it can use some serious renovation. A little run down as far as appearances goes. When I got in the pedicure chars l chair I got on Unilocal to check the reviews and was a little turned off especially by the pictures. I was going to get a manicure also but decided to just wait until I could go to the place I really wanted to try. Overall the service was fine, the pedicure was fine, I just like a cleaner looking more updated salon especially considering their prices weren’t super cheap.

I live close by this salon, and have been coming here for 5 years. I am almost always satisfied if not pleased. True, it isn’t the friendliest place on earth, but they do a solid job and they genuinely do appreciate your business. I am going to keep coming here.

I had been going here for years and then just decided it was so poor I would no longer spend my money here. The man at the front desk always has a pesky attitude and dismisses you to a chair. Only one person here had a good attitude and that was mostly because she was quiet. This place is certainly overpriced. I was Once told to come back in 10 min because the salon was just opening and I was out in the parking lot waiting. When I came back in the woman was taking care of someone else. and I was told I needed to wait. Not ok.
I’m tired of the attitudes here. These people don’t do a great job and when you ask them to correct a mistake they made, you are met with attitude. I’ll take my hard earned money elsewhere like Babylon nails. Never will give this place my money again. Don’t go, it is not worth it.

Only came because it was close to my parent’s house. There was a wedding party in here also so I thought I was safe with good quality work but I’m not impressed at all. Yes I have high expectations an no they were not met here. The staff was just ok. The pedicure just didn’t make me feel pampered at all. I can assure you that I wont return to this place again. I can wash my own damn feet. That’s all I feel like happend. Very disappointed. Waisted money right here. Especially when I do toes myself. I thought it would be a treat for me. NOT. And no i dont want a damn design. Give you more money… smh. i don’t even wanna pay for this mess. Running from this place and you should too.

This place is the closest nail salon to my house and in a convenient location for other errands I run, but I wish I had a better place closer!
I got a manicure and pedicure on Saturday (two days ago) and my nails are already chipping! I haven’t been using my hands too much, just some driving. It’s definitely not the polish, as I’ve used this color before. My pedicure is completely translucent and was a totally shoddy job… on my smaller, outer toes there isn’t even polish on the whole nail!!!
$ 36 is affordable enough I guess, but I would have liked my manicure to last at least a couple days longer… Will definitely be trying new places, and you should too.

Will not be going back. Asked for eyebrows and pedi. Was done in 25 minutes. Not worth the money and it looks like a rushed job.

4 days later & two nails are lifting. One almost falling off (how is that possible for a refill??). Think I’ll go elsewhere to fix them & my nail that is crooked.

BEWARE! I had been a regular, loyal customer of Queens Nails III nail salon located at 6368 York Road in Baltimore, Maryland since it opened in 2002. On June 22, 2010, I went into the shop for a manicure/​pedicure before going on vacation and was waited on by someone new to me. After the pedicure, she led me to her station and began the manicure. did not see her place the instruments in any Barbicide disinfectant. During the manicure, she began digging deep into my cuticle with a very sharp, pointed instrument which caused a sharp pain to my right middle finger. While on vacation, in addition to the pain, there was an eerie, tingling feeling in my right middle finger. It began to swell and became larger each day.
When I returned from vacation, I made an appointment with my doctor’s office and was seen on July 1, 2010. They stated I had an «infection from a bad manicure» and cut the side of my finger in an attempt to relieve the pressure, swelling and pain. This was very painful and it ultimately did not help. Eventually, I had to return to see my doctor.
The next day, I went to speak with the owner, Frank/​Tran. He was not in and one of the other manicurists asked «How was my finger?» She was there and saw the woman who performed my manicure by «digging too deeply» and said she «always digs too deeply».
On July 8, 2010, I went again to see my doctor who gave me an injection in the infected area. Because the area was already swollen and tender, this was very painful. My finger was re-​bandaged. I had to be placed on leave from work for seven (7) days and was limited or unable to perform daily activities (bathing, grooming, cleaning, cooking; washing dishes, laundry and my car; vacuuming, typing, writing, texting, etc.). I have a permanent mark where the initial incision was made by my doctor. My right middle finger is still larger than my left middle finger. I also still have sharp pain throughout the day that gets worse as the weather gets colder.
On July 10, 2010, I returned to Queens Nails III. Another long time customer, Betty T. was standing outside waiting for someone, very upset. She said to me in a very angry tone, «You don’t want to give him any of your money.» Frank/​Tran had put someone ahead of her and when she tried to talk to him, he was very nasty.
I then went into the salon and reminded the owner Frank/​Tran what happened to my finger and asked him for his insurance information. He ignored me at first and then said, «Wait, it will take a while to look for it.» I stepped outside and came back. He then said, «I’m busy right now. You have to wait.» He was very hostile so I then stepped back outside. Eventually, I went back inside. Another customer asked to see my finger and I showed her. Frank/​Tran abruptly stopped what he was doing, slammed down his instrument, pointed his finger and said, «I’m not going to give you insurance information right now. » I left.
I later learned that Queens Nails, III, who is insured by State Farm Insurance, was sued by another customer in 2010 for causing scarring and injury to her eyelid because the wax was too hot during an eyebrow waxing. State Farm settled for over $ 20,000.00. In my case, State Farm said that my injury was due to «carpel tunnel» from 1996 which simply was not true and they refuse to pay. Once in 2005, the owner’s wife stopped a pedicure to wax my eyebrows and became agitated when I asked her to wash her hands first. I do not recommend anyone go to Queens Nails III for any service.

Queen Nails ranks just about in the middle of nail salons that I’ve been to. It is the closest salon to my house, so I have been there several times. As with other salons, it all depends who is dong your nails. I have had great technicians there. They do a very nice job with the polish, and give good long leg/​hand massages (the best part of the mani/​pedi, obviously).
The other day I had a technician who accidentally cut the skin next to my toenail and caused it to bleed all over the towel. The she didn’t acknowledge it to me, which was super weird, like she was hoping I wouldn’t notice. Um, of course I’m going to notice the bleeding slice in my toe. She put some type of ointment on it, which was hopefully antibacterial. I don’t want to turn in to one of those nail salon infection horror stories. Fingers crossed I won’t have to update this review and change the rating to one star…
Anyway, that experience was not great. This place is also a little overpriced, and they never spend enough time on the foot exfoliation part. As far as nail salons go, it is clean enough (I’ve seen way worse) and it has nice big TVs and massage chairs. It is always pretty crowded, so something keeps people going back. They have a good location between Baltimore and Towson, which probably has something to do with it.

I love this place! I go to school in the area and it’s the only place I get my manicure and pedicure in the area. When I get my nails done, I like to sit and read for my pedicure and watch TV during my manicure so if you’re looking for conversation, this may not be the place for you. However, if you want a good manicure and pedicure for a decent price ($ 36) I highly recommend Queen’s!

Not the worst. It is soooo convenient for me (I live on walker ave!), and I think that it really depends on who is working on you. One lady who’s table third from the end (I think!), I like. Next time, I’ll get her name and update it here. :) manis are cheap, cheap, cheap, if it didn’t kill my nails, I’d go every week!

Worst service every here and bad attitudes. The lady who was going to repair it was just rude and nasty when I asked for another nail tip. The one she first put on was chipped on the side and top, when I asked for another she said you can take this one or leave so I left. I came in today to get my gel French manicure nail repaired and from the time I walked in they were very rude to me because I wanted to get a repair. They asked me who did my nails and when I told they did, like they didn’t know. Only one person in there speaks ok English. My first original trip there was back on Thursday 20, 2012 and when they were finished with my nails I knew it wasn’t of the best quality. I had little tiny bubbles in the gel part. They don’t have CND Shellac nails like they claim.
UPDATE: So after leaving Queens nails I went over to Kim’s Day Spa in Federal Hill and they fixed my nail with no problem and only charged me $ 3 whereas Queens were going to charge me $ 6. Never again at Queens nail salon.