I haven’t gotten a pedicure for… many, many months. It seems that New Yorkers wear boots all year round and your toes don’t get to ever be seen. BUT sometimes my toes just need a lil fix me up, ya know?

I decided to check out Sakura Nail Salon on the UES:

First of all, this place is TEENY WEENY. It’s very narrow and they had a humidifier on even though it was a regular 65 degree day. (?) The place was pretty cramped, although decorated nicely.

One of the main reasons why I like getting mani’s and pedi’s done is the massage. If you’re like me, you’ll be very disappointed because my hand & foot massage combined was less than 1 minute. I even went home to change into sweat pants so I could roll up my pants to my knees, but don’t even bother — they don’t go past your ankle and wrists. BOO!

Given my lady was the only non-Asian working there, I think the service was just alright. Nothing special, she didn’t talk very much. I am really good with nails but sometimes just want to treat myself out (especially for the massage) so as someone that knows how to do nails well, I was not impressed at all.

Also, I wanted to catch up with a girlfriend of mine, but they didn’t really make efforts to have us sit together and have us chat.  The place wasn’t that busy and I know some places go out of their way so you can sit & chat with your friends in a nice environment.

I don’t think I’ll be going back. Not worth a $35 pedi if it’s nothing I can do myself. (like a 15 second massage!) However, I do appreciate that they don’t push for you to upgrade or anything. But that’s pretty much the only positive!