Miyako Salon

First time I came here today. Was a great experience. Frank did my hair. Was very straight forward and honest. And did an excellent job on my hair.

I’ve gone to Miyako to see Frank several times now for haircuts and highlights. I bring him a different picture each time of what I want my hair to look like and he always does a good job with the color and cut. I’ve also never had to wait to see him (maybe I’ve just gotten lucky). It’s not cheap usually, but worth the attention to detail Frank puts into doing my hair. Will continue to come back as long as I’m in the area!

I had my hair dyed for the first time. Frank did an amazing job! I wasn’t really sure that if I should do ombré or highlights so I turned to him for suggestions. He explained clearly to me the effects of both and the current trends and he helped me picked the best color ever! He gives honest opinions and respects your choices and he’s very easy to start a small conversation with.
I also highly recommend him because my parents have been going to him for the past ten years!!!

I like coming here because they can speak english. Been here twice. I’m not a picky person about a hair stylist I just go to who ever is free at the time. I love getting my hair washed. It always takes a long time to cut my hair though. About an hour.

So this is my second visit at Miyako salon and once again I am very pleased and happy with my hair cut AND also had my hair dyed, Frank knew exactly what color to pick for me. I highly recommend Frank is very knowledgeable and fast and very nice :) thank you Frank once again I love my hair and my new color

Alan cut my hair and you can tell his technique is impeccable. I have thick straight hair and he cut it in a way that makes it lie smooth and flat. I’m also terrible at styling my hair, and this hair cut looks good no matter how poorly I blow dry it!
The price is good for the quality you get. About $ 10 more than SuperCuts but twice as nice!
P. s. Alan speaks English and Cantonese. The salon is cash only.

I love Frank! I hate hair cuts and even trims in general but he has been cutting and coloring my mom’s side of the family for years and is the best. He understands everything you want and does it right. Now I’ve found the right person to cut my hair forever!

I’ve been a loyal customer of Emmie since what seems like forever. She has done my hair from my pre-​teen to teenage years, and now adult years. Since I live in New York now, I go to her with my hair needs every chance I get when I go back to LA. Because when it comes to hair, she really listens and also gives her advice on whether or not it would look good with your face shape. My mom and I always book back to back appointments with her.
From hair cuts, coloring, to perms Emmie really gets it right. Coming from a person who is extremely nit picky about hair styling, she’s the best. From prom hair to pageants, she’s my go to stylist. Her price is also extremely reasonable. I almost don’t want to share her! Her schedule seems to always be packed, so be sure to make an appointment!
Also, FYI its cash only!

I love Frank! I rarely get my hair done but first time, I was in the area, in deep need of getting my hair retouched, gave him a try and I was satisfied. Thanks frank!

I’ve been in the US for over 5 years and had a really hard time getting a hair stylist that would know what is right for me.
So most of the time, I just go for trimming the split ends and wait till I go back to to China to have my hair cut.
Just like my previous experience, I came in the shop looking for a trim because this was my first time here, but I ended up deciding to change my hair completely. The lady did my hair is called Cindy, she has been in the hair industry for over 20 years. So when I told her I wanted to get my hair cut, she rolled my hair all the way to my neck, just a little above my shoulder (my hair used to be just 2 inches above my waist line) and confidently said: «this would be a perfect length for you». OMG! That was the haircut that I had been wanting to get but couldn’t get the right hair stylist for! So I let her do it, it turns out to be so neat and I just love it! My hair has some natural waves bear underneath the straight layer, which makes it so tricky to cut to the right shape. But she handled the problem really well, if you are looking for a experienced professional hair stylist, I highly recommend Cindy!
She speaks both English and Cantonese, and has a really fun personality. And she never attempts to sell any hair products, so I really enjoyed talking to her while getting my hair cut. AND! SHE WASHES YOUR HAIR BEFORE CUTTING WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE!
Overall, the place is quite clean and comfy, I am definitely coming back.

I’ve been going to Cynthia for more than a decade now. She used to be at Salon Sajjcol but now they are closed, so she moved across the street here.
No one else understands my hair color and cut like she does. I get the color treatment, which is a semi-​permanent color. It adds shine and strength to my hair without damaging it. I make the trek from OC to Monterey Park every few months. It’s a ritual that I enjoy, plus there’s a lot of good food around here!

THIS IS REVIEW FOR EYELASH EXTENSIONS SERVICE.
It was my very first time getting my lashes done; so I honestly don’t have anything to compare it to.
Price is okay. The fact that it was a spontaneous experience for me and she was the ONLY one that took me in without appointment was great.
Note that she took my very last minute appointment without telling me she was sick! She was 3 – 4 months pregnant and was coughing and sneezing all over the place. It was so inappropriate and disgusting. But I couldn’t do much since I was already lying there getting my lashes done. But as you may have expected; I was sick the next day. Caught her virus. But I thought, «everyone deserves a second chance.» So 2 weeks after. I actually came back for refills. And what do you know, she didn’t deserve that second chance.
When I first got the lashes extensions, I was of course very happy with the results. I mean, the difference was obvious and I really liked it. Only for the first few hours. By the end of the night, I noticed how a lot of the lashes would go out of place! As in, I would see 2 or 3 or 4 of them glued together. They may not have been falling off, but they were definitely out of place. So I pulled those out and just ignored it. Again, I thought that was normal. Similar events happened at least 5 other times within the 2 weeks I had the extensions. Pulling them out was my only option or if i left them there, it would just bug me and would get in my way.
2 weeks after, I came back to Ping for refills. I had no other choice because again, it was a last minute «appointment.» I came in and she rushed me. She rushed me as if an emergency was about to happen. i was very disappointed. WHY WOULD YOU TAKE MY APPOINTMENT IF YOU ACTUALLY KNEW YOU DIDN’T HAVE THE TIME! Once again, very disappointing. I left the salon rushed. Glue wasn’t dry. And my lashes of course, didn’t sit in well. It’s only been about 3 days after my refills, and my current lases are all out of place!!! It is whack and getting in my way of seeing.
So, I suggest you run away from getting your lashes from her. Very unprofessional and inconsiderate. All she cares about is making the money and nothing /​no one else.

My eyelash extensions lasted 10 weeks after getting new set and refill within 1 week time frame so my extensions did last a long time.
Some lashes did fall off but that’s just natural since it’s the eyelash cycle.
I eventually had them removed since my natural lashes grew out and it made the extension that was on my original length natural lashes sit halfway.
(if that make any sense)
The only way to maintain the lash extension is to not touch the eyes or the area around the eyes at all.

Read a few enticing reviews about this place and decided to try it out. Boy, was I wrong. I only came here to do eyelash extensions by Ping. She rents a room in back of the salon and prefers to do business by SMS. I made an appointment one week early and the day I arrived at the salon to find her, she wasn’t there. I decided to call her and let her know that I was fifteen minutes early and will wait for her. She arrives half an hour after my appointment time and told me that she wasn’t feeling well and had actually sent a text to cancel. After tracking the message through google voice, I found that she did indeed send me a text. Unfortunately, it was 45 minutes before my appointment time and I didn’t catch it in time.
Upon entering her room, I found some strands of hair on the towels she told me to lay on which led me to believe that she didn’t clean it after her last appointment. Totally gross! Anyways, I asked her to wash her hands before touches my eyes and she said she «just washed it.» I arrived at the salon before her and saw that she touched plenty of other things after she started working on my eyelashes so she really should have washed them again if she really even washed them prior anyway. We proceeded to pick the types of lashes and I saw her do a bait and switch with them as well.
Ping is a fast applicator. I’ve had eyelash extensions put on before and it nearly took three hours. She finished everything in thirty minutes! She told me that I can «go now» since they are done. I told her that the glue is still wet; and I will not open my eyes until it stops burning. She then tells me to hold something near my face. Turns out it was a battery operated handheld fan. Since I couldn’t open my eyes yet, I just so happened to have touched the propeller of the whirring fan! Thank goodness it was plastic blades but it was still scary enough. It is totally dangerous and unprofessional to be holding a fan so close to a face. It is just silly to do something like that to speed up the process. Ping also didn’t clean up the black super glue off my face very well. If she was already working, she should do a good job for her business.
My bad for not thinking clearly and not leaving at the first sign of ghetto suspiciousness. Ping also kept asking me if I had any cash in my wallet. She already told me that paying by credit card this once is fine so I have no idea why she was inquiring if I had extra cash in my pocket. Eyelash extensions are expensive. Who carries that much cash on them? And umm why do you have a credit card machine for?! Oh but I forgot that I was in the San Gabriel Valley, the land where there are a ton of Asian who do not like anything other than cash currency.
The worst part of all of this is when I woke up the next day. My eyes were glued shut and I developed pink eye for the very first time. Ping used too much glue and put way too many lashes on my own lashes. Here’s a picture of my lash glued onto three other lashes.
Only one false lash is supposed to be put on one real lash. Dark, full and long lashes really complete a look, but it got so irritating that I wanted them off as soon as possible.
Sorry lady, earning a hundred dollar bill for half an hour of work has gotten to your head! Ping’s awful job of hustling isn’t going to fly by me ever again. I hope it won’t for you either. Stay far away from getting your eyelash extensions done here or you will develop pink eye, milia and be lashless! Maybe you’ll have better luck at the hair salon itself.

I have been here for years! I love Frank! He is the hair stylist that I’ve always ask for. I usually ask for layers. Awesome results every single time. Also, when it grows out, the style stays the same, therefore the layer is still there!
However, I must say that you have to be very specific to what you want or bring a picture. You won’t be disappointed !!!

Just got back to the hotel from this place which I visited just 20 minutes ago, and what shall I do? Write a Unilocal review! My mom and I stumbled upon this place only because she needed to dye her hair. So since this place was really close to the hotel, we decided to come here. I went in here not looking for a haircut, but gave in since my dead ends were bothering me so much.
Cynthia, who trimmed and layered my hair did an excellent job. She even gave me a lot of tips on what to do to maintain my hair because she noticed I’m young and that my hair was thinning. I have got to say Cynthia is the best hair stylist I have ever had. She actually listens and the best part. she’s straight forward! She’s not afraid to tell you that your hair is horrible and needs care. Some salons don’t mention it and just snip away! But with her, she listens to your wishes and grants them.
I think whenever I’m in SoCal, which is usually 2 – 3 times a year. I’ll come to this place to dye my hair or cut it :)

This is second time I am here, I came for Ping. She does a super job on eyelashes extension, I used to have someone else done my eyelashes elsewhere for me, it felt really hard and not natural, after I came to Ping, it’s all different. Ping puts it on quick, soft and the most important thing, it looks very natural! Highly suggest Ping!

Ping specialized in facials and eyelash extensions. This review is only for eyelash extensions. I come here for Ping. Ping listened to me and does what I want. Ping gave me more eyelashes and longer eyelashes when I asked for it. She does a better job and takes her time here. She makes sure you are satisfied before you leave. Eyelashes are quick; it takes about 30 minutes for refills. The eyelashes last from 4 weeks to 2 weeks depending on how well they apply it. I get many compliments about how pretty my eyelashes are. I’m totally hooked on eyelash extensions as I have Asian eyes which mean I have very little short eyelashes. Eyelash extensions make me eyes look bigger. It takes less time to put on makeup as I no longer have to put on five coats of mascara. The stiff mink eyelashes are 48 for full set and 25 for refill. I think it is a great deal.
Today, I decided to spurge. I got the 100% soft mink eyelashes for the grand opening price of 78 and refills at 40. It takes an hour and half to apply a full set. They are a lot softer and much more comfortable than the stiff eyelashes. I’ll give you an update later on how long they last. Ping just opened her own place from the previous place she worked at in San Gabriel. Miyako is at the corner of Garvey and Atlantic in the San Marino store plaza. Please tell Ping that you heard about her from Unilocal.
Update: 9÷7÷12. The eyelashes last for 4 weeks before I needed a refill. Call 626 872 9527 to make an appointment,

Came in with extremely long hair.
Asian guy washed my hair.
Showed picture. (left)
Received that. (right)
Paid $ 18 + $ 5 tip (just cause)
No, I will NOT be going back.

I’ve been getting my haircuts from Frank for the last 10+ years. I’m not into looking like a Jpop idol — I just want a no-​nonsense haircut and style without spending an excessive amount of money, and Frank has always delivered. If I want it shorter on the sides and back but a little longer on top, he’ll do that. If I say «just give me something a little different,» he can do that (without leaving me looking like a girly-​man or the lost member of A Flock Of Seagulls).
I’ll have to admit — I’ve tried some of the more she-​she foo-​foo salons. But I always walk out looking no different than from what I get at Miyako, but having paid twice as much or more. Unless you’re Fabio, guys shouldn’t be paying more than $ 2x.00 for a haircut — that’s just excessive imo.