La Dorina Day Spa

Dorina is my good friend’s mom so I’m not really sure why I waited so long to get a haircut from her! She came in earlier than she would normally have just to accommodate me and that was greatly appreciated.
Like any girl with long hair I get nervous when I sit down for a haircut because usually they cut too much! Dorina really listens to what you want and she checks in with you to see if you are liking it so far instead of just doing what she wants.
Of course she is a joy to talk to and before you knew it we were done and I had an awesome haircut.
Thank you Dorina.

You are amazing!!! The work you do is top notch — after a long stressful day, you always make it better! I always look forward to my appointments! Everyone should see Dorina!!!

Sid D — I just have to say people in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks. Your grammar and punctuation leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, it’s quite atrocious itself. And congrats on spelling that word correctly — i’m guessing you used the dictionary. I’m going to this place tomorrow. I’m guessing that your attitude had alot to do with the way you were treated. You sound like a really great, kind person.

This review is for:
La Dorina Day Spa
2808 W Touhy Ave
Chicago, IL 60 645
******NOT RECOMMENDED****
Just like Laura K. we also bought a Living Social deal that went sour. The voucher had expired and my sister who I had gifted it to called the spa to ask if she could use it for the paid value and pay the difference for a service. The owner in a very snide way told her she had no idea what she was talking about and that she would not be honoring anything to do with living social and asked her if she was stupid? So I called Living Social who apologized that La Dorina day spa was not abiding by their guidelines of honoring the paid value of the voucher per the contract she entered into with them. In turn they proceeded to refund our voucher which we just exchanged for a different but definitely more «customer friendly spa». I then proceeded to call La Dorina’s Day spa to let the owner know that I would make sure I facebooked, tweeted and Unilocaled about our terrible experience with her and hung up. To which her reply was a 2 minute voicemail where she proceeded to scream at me how she wasn’t scared of my stupid self and that I was invisible to her and how I didn’t know who I was messing with and she was going to sue me for everything I have. To which when our group of girls finally did get together for our spa day, we had a good laugh listening too. In all fairness we did end up having to listen to it various times, because we could barely understand what it was she was saying, especially after a few glasses of wine. Here’s a tip for the owner who thinks this a conspiracy. As a business owner spelling is key, so you really should learn «how to» when calling people you don’t know «losers». You have a nice day now, because enlight of your most recent bad reviews it seems your seriously overdue…
(For a good laugh.)
This was the owner’s response:

i decided to give you two more minutes… i did misspelled looser so KIDS like you have fun playing customers wanna be… i do wanna mention i like the fact that you need couple of drinks to get tough… better be over 21… and the fact that you KIDS did that at the ‘SPA’…i’m wondering how legit that might be… lol…and to copy other review let me know your originality… i’m glad that i don’t have to take my time for this nonsense anymore because i do have a business to run…
Followed by my response below…
First of all, may I just start off by saying Huh???
I don’t even think you understood what you wrote here, lmao!!! I have to say I’m quite surprised you still have a business when your spelling is atrocious as is your ability to form a paragraph, or a sentence for that matter that makes any kind of sense. It’s almost like reading gibberish, this poor excuse for a comeback in itself makes me want to pour myself a drink. Instead of coming on here to insult clients you never had and will never have again, why don’t you take a class on proper business etiquette and see if they’ll throw in some anger management and humility for good measure. That’s all the time I have for now, until next time… I can hardly await your next uneducated retort.
(In case retort is to big of a word I’ve included a link…)
P.s
I stand corrected you can teach this KID a thing or two…
That thing you did not capitalizing the letter i at the beginning and middle of a sentence is almost nearly impossible. How did you do it???
By the way changing the name of your business as your response to me to «kids day care» instead of «La Dorina’s Day Spa» is BRILLIANT!!!
#1 because people will not be forewarned of your shady business practices because they won’t be able to find you to read negative Unilocal about you and #2 because now instead of reporting you to the BBB they’ll be reporting you to DCFS.
That should throw them off your trail.
LMAO!!!

Dorina, the owner does an excellent facial using high quality products. As another reviewer indicated, she is very welcoming and she offers pearls of wisdom if you so choose to partake. It took a little longer than expected (because it was very thorough), so make sure to handily feed the parking meter so you don’t have to worry about it. Dorina was also very good about returning phone calls. I would definitely go back.

Dorina does a great job on her non chip mani. Its a cute small place, with lots of great services. I was offered to try some samples of the dermologica line she uses for her facials and I’m in love with the products. I will def be back to purchase. She also makes beautiful quality handmade jewelry at a great price. Not to mention Dorina is such a doll and a pleasure to talk to. I will def be back. Shes the best.

I bought a Living Social certificate for a No Chip manicure. The place has horrible hours for those of us who work a day job… It closes by 6pm and the latest appointment they would take me was at 5pm. I ended up missing the appointment and they said I forfeited my voucher and I can no longer use it! So unfair. They were also very snappy on the phone. NOT RECOMMENDED.

Dorina is not only super professional person, she is also caring, compassionate person. She will make sure that you love the treatment either it is a facial or mani/​pedi. I would definitely recommend this place. I tried so many places, but this is a special one!

Got a great deal for a no-​chip manicure on Living Social and made an appointment. Cute little place but easy to miss so google location before heading there. Easy street parking and free parking around the corner. Dorina, the owner welcomed me and gave me my manicure. She offered me coffee and a homemade treat in celebration of National Romanian Woman’s Day. After my manicure, I decided to stay for a customized facial. Dorina was very informative and the facial/​massage was so relaxing. I ended up trying out the Dermalogica products… hoping to see improvement with my skin in the next week or so. The personalized service is exceptional. I definitely plan to come back!

I purchase a coupon for a no chip manicure and because my other bad experiences I check reviews first. The place is small but cozy and the sisters are very nice. Jenny took care of me and she did an excellent job, it has been 3 weeks already and no chips!!! Thank you so much Jenny, you now have a customer for life!!!

I had a no chip manicure done here, and it lasted more than three weeks! This place is small, but the staff are wonderful.

So I trucked it up here after I saw a deal on
I purchased the Signature facial. I pulled up and this «spa» isnt in the best hood, but hey, I will check anything out on a deal. I cant help it. I have deal-​itis or spa-​itis. I cant help myself!!!
The spa doesnt look like much, but it was fine. It looks more like a nail/​waxing space than anything. I really wouldnt come here thinking spa… because you will be disappointed. There really isnt much spa-​like ambiance. I would really like to give Dorina and her team 3.5, but alas Unilocal doesnt do halves…
The staff is SUPER nice and sweet. Its run by sisters. What I didnt like was that Dorina was running late. I know, patience, BUT I cant help it. I waited for 20 mins after the time my facial was supposed to start. Dorina is so nice and informs you of everything. She wants to make sure you are comfortable, etc. She knew I was stressed to the max and was basically like chill out… HA! I liked her a lot.
The facial was good, not great. She uses Dermalogica, which is a great product. She definitely took her time and cleansed, massaged, extracted my face. I was grateful after.
She was so nice that at the end, she gave me some samples to try out. There was no pressure to buy new products.
I would come back on a great deal again. She’s a sweet lady that gives pretty good facials in a non spa like environment. :)

Had a wonderful no-​chip manicure there they other day. Dorina and her sister Jenny are a joy to chat with and did a great job on my nails. It’s nice to have a place like this in the neighborhood. I look forward to trying out their other treatments!

Excellent brazilian PAINFREE brazillian! And my pain tolerance is nil so that says alot!!!

Dear Dorina,
Thank you so much for you service, the massage you gave me was amazing and I love the Dermologica products you recommended they are very nice, they make my skin glow, I will definitely come to see you again when i’m back in Chicago. I will also recommend your service to all my friends!