Pro Nails

Ick! Not clean at all. It’s not cleaned on a regular basis. There is dust, dirt, old nails everywhere. I didn’t see them pull out clean sanitized tools. I will not be going back. I was up sold on gel nails for my toes only to have her to crawl on the floor to paint them. Not impressed and not sanitary. The décor is falling apart, floors are disgusting.

Definitely the worst manicure I have ever had in my life. Yes the pro nails is cheap and large enough that you don’t need an appointment, but my nails looked better before I walked in then when I left. The place is grungy, the manicurist watched TV the whole time she was doing my nails, my nails were jagged, the polish sloppy, and she cut my cuticle! Too be honest, I’m not even sure they sterilize their tools. I had my doubts about going there and really wished I hadn’t. This is the kind of place you hear about getting an infection from.

Pro Nails is conveniently located near my work, so I can walk in there on my lunch hour when I need a little prettification. They have a ton of polish colors (and brands — China Glaze, OPI, etc) to choose from, the salon is cheerfully (if not a bit schizophrenically) decorated, and the people who work there are nice.
I only go to nail salons for polish changes — one, because I’m cheap ($ 6!) and because I like my nails to look nice but can’t seem to make it happen on my own. The polish from Pro Nails seems to stay on and chip less than the other place I go to, but I can’t speak for any of the more complicated nail stuff they do.
I am not crazy about the persistent upsell techniques that nail techs typically use, and this place is no exception. Yes, I know about gel polish. No, I don’t care that it lasts three times as long. I don’t want to pay $ 20, or be stuck with the same color for three weeks, and I don’t want to have to soak the color off my nails in any more chemicals than are already being used in the standard polish remover.
Bottom line: if you can withstand the «is better for you» (TM Anjelah Johnson) suggestions, or you’re open to whatever they think you should do, Pro Nails is a decent place.
Oh, and they don’t take cards — just cash and checks.