Downtown nail spa pampers guests with manicures, pedicures and waxing services. Acrylic and gel nails are also available.

(213) 785-6839

244 E 1st St
Los Angeles, CA 90012 34.0509 -118.2416

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, Civic Center / Little Tokyo, Central LA

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Reviews & Ratings for Nail Service

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

116 reviews

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5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/03/09

Solid job!

by nickla

We bike here every few weeks. My wife is completely satisfied. As for myself, i have no complain. You guys surely will have a nice service on either your hands or feet or eyebrows, which my wife has them done once a month.

  • Pros: good nail jobs every time!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/03/09

GREAT PLACE FOR NAIL EXTENSIONS

by marceaj

Our girls come here regularly for our nail sets. The nail guys, Kent and Jimmy, are excellent , super careful and amazingly precise. We have tried all kinds of new sets since we found this place, about 2 years now. My favorite is the pink and white set. My other friend likes the glitter-powder set. And other girls just have regular sets with designs on top. They are excellent nail setters, on top, they have very good materials. Our nails stay transparent, shiny and chip-free for up to 3 weeks. While having our nails touched up, we usually have our pedicures done also. Our favorite pedicurists are Lana, Diane, Amy and the new girl Sydney. Lana and Diane usually talk more than the other two.

There are lots of parking places around, just make sure to look at the signs if it's ok to park from 4pm to 6pm. We never use their validated lot. We always use the Japanese Village lot on Central and 1st, so we can get our favorite Italian ice-cream inside the village whenever we come for the nail works.

  • Pros: The guys i had were amazing!!!
  • Cons: small boutique salon, get crowded sometimes, so make appts.
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/18/09

I used to go there but...

by foodlover925

I used to go there until I went there one time and asked the young girl with alot of makeup if she was available to do my nails. She RUDELY declined and I was shocked!! I used to go there because it was quiet and simple. Now I will never return because of the very rude girl who works there. Unprofessional and quite frankly, pathetic!!!

  • Pros: quiet
  • Cons: rude personell
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/15/09

Best of the Best

by amleith

Prior to living in downtown, we lived in Sherman Oaks where there are hundreds of salons in close distance. We now live in downtown, we see lots of salons as well in all major streets. We have had our mani-pedi done at all these places. Nail Service stood out as the most quality salon we have been to. We are their focus every single time. They consistently perform fantastic job on every thing from cuticle, massaging and polishing. They do not gossip while working. Very respectful and professional salon !!! They recently have a new parking garage at the Weller Court, which is better than the previous one. We get our service time validated entirely. FYI, we do small grocery at the Japanese market, purchase a magazine or just get some lunch at the Weller Court and we do get validation as the same value as Nail Service does.

  • Pros: OPI polish, lotion and other Italian body scrubs... Great!
  • Cons: Happy to see Nail Service in downtown, no cons points found!
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/25/09

not so great

by lartist

I usually go to a place in a small strip mall, very inexpensive and nice but I wanted to try NailService...esp after a great rating. WhAT'S SO GREAT? The pedicure wasn't as good as what I usually get for $12.00 at my reg place. There was some woman who was the owner maybe who was scowling and the entire place seemed uptight. My place offers you some water or a magazine...I guess it was a good experience to keep me going back to my usual, NICE, cheaper place.

  • Pros: clean
  • Cons: not friendly atmosphere, so-so pedi, what free pkng?
2 Star Rating: Below Average

06/30/09

cheap and worth every penny

by HOScott

I called ahead and made an appointment for a mani-pedi. When I arrived another woman walked in without an appointment, and they were able to take her as well for the same thing. My entire mani-pedi took 15 minutes! The woman who came in at the same time as me was still getting her cuticles trimmed. By the time my polish was completely dry she was still getting her hands and feet massaged. Even though it was inexpensive, I still feel ripped off.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/18/09

gold in little tokyo

by marcst

took my date to little tokyo and had a fantastic time, best food, great shopping then nail service!!!

i got 5 stars!!!

  • Pros: great work
  • Cons: parking
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/02/09

I love all the works done here.

by ddeeton

NAIL SERVICE provides me all personal beauty needs: bikini wax, mani/pedi, facial and lash extension. I first spotted this salon in February, 2007. I was so pleased after that first visit. I love the artistic creativity, cleanliness, dedication and professionalism from Lana, Diane, Amy, Emily, Jimmy and Kent. These are just the few names who work on me for the past 2 years. Polishes are the top quality, no thinner ever. They can do amazing nail arts. Lashes are so natural and beautifully done. They use the kind of wax that do not dry out my skin and the job always well done. I have monthly maintenance facial with Emily. My skin feels great for weeks. Yeah, I love all the works done here!!!

Response from this business

grace101March 13, 2009 at 07:14:57 PDT

Thank you for supporting us for the past 2 years. We are very humbled to have so many clients like you who have been coming to us for a long time. In return, we never overlook your loyalty. We constantly work on improving our service. You are a gift to all of us!!!

We appreciate your kind review :)

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/04/09

Great place!

by IonaTrailer

Beautiful work on my nails, and I'm very picky - with no pain involved! Close to all the downtown office buildings so you can sneak out at lunch for a fill. Very clean. Nice people, good choice of nail colors.

Response from this business

grace101February 18, 2009 at 07:58:01 PST

Thanks so much for the nice review. We appreciate your kind words everyday!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/02/09

try the french manicure.

by shueviv

i had french manicure with Tony. He did a nice shape, clean cut, beautiful. i keep staring at my french manicure fingers. For low pressure time, i usually have my nails done in the afternoon around 2, quiet, and nice music, and no traffic on the 110 to J town.

Response from this business

grace101February 18, 2009 at 07:56:38 PST

Thanks for the nice review. Tony is very pleased to hear you like his work. And sorry that it takes so long for us to reply. But we appreciate the kind words everyday!

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