Tammy’s Nail Care

Tammys is GONE!
I walked in for a gel manicure today and the place is being converted to a wine bar!

The staff is really nice, and they are able to accommodate walk-​ins without issue. However, I had really bad luck with my manicure chipping right away at the tips, as did my coworker.

Tammy’s was my go-​to place for nails in FiDi, but sadly the business is closing after this week (3÷23÷15). Will be sad to see this place go — have been going here for 8+ years!

I’ve usually gone here and had no problem but I’ve just had the worst mani/​pedi of my life and I’m so pissed. The nail polish doesn’t even cover the nail, and my hand overall looks crappy. For professionals they just have no care about the work they put out. I’m just really mad I wasted money on the ugliest manicure I’ve ever had.
They’re nice and the place is clean, but I’m never coming here again.

Negative stars. Worst mani life-​to-​date. I’ve been to local simple places all over the states, NY, LA, Chicago, etc. I’m not a super picky person. Usually its turns out at least okay. I have been here a few times, usually decent, nothing special, however this last time I went last week it was awful. Nothing against this nail tech, but she clearly couldn’t see well even with her glasses on.
I had to go back later that same day because I started to notice I had an unintential border nail look going on– my previous polish (a dark pink) wasn’t taken off fully and the new polish a much lighter pink wasn’t covering it up at all. So I had to go back and they «fixed it». When I say fix I mean the same tech gruggingly removed the polish from like 6 of my nails and redid it very quickly and sloppily to the point where the second coat didn’t fully cover the first coat of polish and there was a gradation of colors going on all over my nails.
Needless to say it chipped after a few days but more importantly now that I removed the polish I am noticing they didn’t even do the basics. My cuticles are all crazy, some pushed back, some not, and the left hand seems to be filed more sqaure and the right had is more rounded square. CRAYYYYYYYYY. UGH. Don’t go here. EVER.

I am really surprise at the many negative reviews because I’ve never found Tammy to be rude. She’s a very sweet lady and hardly speaks. First of all, Tammy hasn’t done nails in a few years because she’s had health issues. So she mainly does waxing. She’s hired a manicurist who is very nice and does a good job. Why people are saying she doesn’t do a good job is just pissed off and giving these negative reviews on a personal level. I think a lot of people have expectations such as those massaging chairs and a bigger place. Thus, the snobbish comments. And she she only charged $ 17 for a pedicure so that lady complaining about a $ 23 pedicure… uhm…are you sure you were at Tammy’s???
All I know is that Tammy is a nice lady and never has she been rude. She’s always smiling even at her worst day.

My nails began chipping in under 24 hours. Convenient location but for the slightly above average price ($ 15 for plain mani only), there are definitely better options.

I came with a co worker during lunch and it wasn’t too busy. They have 4 pedicure chairs but no tubs (which is nice) they bring a small tub to you so you and it’s wrapped so you know it’s clean since your watching them put a new one on. However I wasn’t impressed at all and feel I wasted my money. The water was boiling hot and when i told the lady she said that’s how it should be, I couldn’t even put my feet in because it was that hot! The pedicure itself was okay, nothing to rave about. I also had shellac on my hands and i got a mani with no color. That was done half ass and at the end it was $ 23 for a pedi and $ 17 for the mani… I couldn’t justify $ 40 for crappy work.

I just went in for a pedicure and was surprised it cost $ 23. There wasn’t anything special about this pedicure; no gel or extended time. I even asked that they NOT put lotion on me and massage my feet because I had to get back to work. My feet don’t look great. There’s nail polish on one of my toes and they could’ve been buffed better. I liked going there because it is near my office but for the price and quality I’m going to look elsewhere.

I came here because I work down the street and needed a manicure before I went out that night. It’s nothing to write home about. I had one person working on each hand (a new experience…) and they were definitely speedy, which is good because I was on my lunch break. However, in general, they skimp on amenities wherever they can. For a $ 14 manicure, I expected better service.

I really pissed off by «Tammy salon.» The lady is rude and has no sense at all. I pick OPI «matte» nail color, but she finish w «top coat». She makes me feel I waste my money and she also trim my nail way too deep that I bleed and then she pretend nothing happen. i will strongly recommend you don’t try this nail «salon»

Update***
Still great and fast service, but something changed. My nails chip way way WAY faster than they used to. Haven’t been back. The change began late Jan/​early Feb. I no longer recommend Tammy’s nails. Sorry Tammy.

Never again! I went here to get a quick manicure during my break at work. The woman was rude, filed my nails (which were short) to the point that she gave me a paper cut on my skin from the nail file. I said ouch the whole time she filed my first nail and she didn’t react until I showed her I had a cut and it was bleeding.
I told her to please not file my nails. She said they were uneven. I told her she gave me a cut and it was bleeding (it is like a deep paper-​cut. Imagine running a nail file up and down your fingertip really quickly).
She merely shrugged, mumbled something in whatever language she speaks to her coworker, and I asked her if she had something to disinfect my cut. She said «it’s not that bad». I got up, said I am not risking getting an infection, and left without paying a cent. TERRIBLE SERVICE, NOT SAFE OR CLEAN. NEVER AGAIN.

I was looking for a place near my office where I could spend my lunch hour removing the ghastly acrylics I had on for over a month! I came across Tammy’s and figured I’d give them a try and at the same time prayed they would do a good job because my last acrylic removal experience was awful (a few nails literally bled).
The place itself was quite small and they don’t have built in water tubs for pedicures (which is something I noticed but didn’t really mind being as I was there for a different purpose). The customer service was better than most nail shops I’ve been to… majority of the workers were older women.
They got to working on removing my acrylics and I told the girl I had really sensitive nails and would appreciate if she handled them with care. I ALMOST DIDN’T FEEL A THING! She did such a great job taking them off and making sure it was done efficiently. She also took her time which is something I find most nail salon employees DON’T do. They always seem to be in a rush or something and to be completely honest it’s fucken annoying. I liked that the employees here didn’t rush me or other customers for that matter.
All in all I give Tammy’s 4 stars because:
A. They did an excellent job removing my acrylics (pain free)
B. They don’t rush you!
and C. They smile and make very little conversation which is what I enjoy. a chat free & relaxing service for my lunch break.

They are cheap, convenient, friendly, quick, and good! They are perfect for a lunchtime mani with your coworkers! They do a really nice job very fast.
I have never had to wait for a chair and have never been disappointed with the quality. However, they give short and less than satisfactory hand massages… if they gave better massages I would give it a 4 or 5 no problem

Never coming back here. I went because I had to wait for my husband and it was right beside his office. After having walked all the way from AT&T park, I was in dire need of some TLC. However, I don’t feel like I got it here. The selection of nail polishes is pretty limited (mostly pinks and reds), the massage chairs aren’t good (couldn’t really feel it and the tubs for your feet are just the plastic plug-​in ones), polish applied in thick/​bubbly coats, and the lady seemed so impatient about doing my nails! The worst part — to try to keep things «neater» around the edges of my nails, she concentrated on the centers and thus missed the sides of some of my nails. I hate having gaps of nail polish! I could have done a better job. And to top it all off, it was more expensive than my regular salon! Ugh. Lesson learned.
P. S. Am I the only one who finds it weird that they force you to pay while they’re filing your nails? Every other place I’ve been to makes you pay after.

Tammy gives you the lowest price. plus hot and cold wax.
BUT if you drive a car you’ll have to pay an arm and a leg for parking

A friend and I went here the other day for a mani pedi at lunch. I think a lot of the reviewers who didn’t like this place haven’t been here in a bit because it seems like they’ve had a facelift… new coat of paint, new chairs, reasonably clean, yet not fancy.
I liked the polish selection (OPI) and they did a good job with my manicure and pedicure (they have spa chair pedicure, but the basin is just the regular plastic bin that they place on a wood platform), still it is clean and covered in plastic so it felt quite hygienic.
Bonus: all the current US Weekly’s for a great workday break.
I would have given 4 stars if it weren’t for it being a bit on the pricey side, also I noticed the same dryers used for hands and feet with no distinction which was for which. I think i just put my hands in a dryer that may have held someones feet, that creeps me out, clean or not.

I hadn’t been in Tammy’s Nails for awhile and when I walked in the place had changed! I immediately noticed the 4 massage chairs on both sides of the wall. They had painted the walls and added some pictures.
I am a fan of getting a back massage from the the chair while you get your nails done! I didn’t have time for a pedicure but the nails look great after the manicure. They do a thorough job. They buffed my nails well too.
They still have the OPI and that stuff doesn’t chip.

«Hi honey, wat you née today?»
Courtney B.: «Hi, just a pedicure, maybe an eyebrow wax.»
«Whateva you lye, we do for you. Pick color»
I pick color, and she starts my beautification process. And here it comes, just like clockwork…
«You have boyfriend?»
Courtney B.: «Nope, no boyfriend.»
«No prohlem, honey, I make you pretty, you get boyfriend»
I keep coming back, and yet am still single.
I think wat she tinks I really née is more than she can really handle.
Next time maybe I should splurge on the white flower after all.