They are mannerless and barbaric. They do not value customers' time. I went there at 3:40 p.m., and they served two customers after me even though I had been waiting before them. I had been waiting until it was already 5:00 p.m., so I told the owner, Keny, that I had to go to the city by 6 p.m. He made fun of me, saying, "What, do you have to go to Wall Street?" This is very rude and unprofessional. He acted as if customers' time has no value. Overall, the experience was extremely disappointing due to the lack of professionalism and respect. read more

Had great experience. The hair dresser was able to fix two bad haircuts. Did a very detailed job. The price is certainly right! Jeff was great. read more

Not bad at all. I was referred to this place by a different hair salon as they can accommodate me since I wear a headscarf and requested a female to cut my hair. I also needed privacy from other males; There's only one other male that works here. I got a layered haircut and it was nice and did the job. I was charged only $20 too for just a cut (no wash or blow dry) when other places generally do $25 for layers (if the owner is reading, please please please keep it this way lol) . I made up for the discount with a well deserved tip. I might come back for their Japanese straightening treatment. read more

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I know people who recommend this place and they are happy with the outcome. I went here once and I probably won't come back. The haircut is a basic cut, the kind of haircut I used to get when I was 10 years old. I showed the woman a picture of myself the way I style my hair, she complemented my picture but did not follow the look. ​ read more

I went there asking for the milk tea hair color obviously I didn't get it. My hair resulted in darker shade than the one I picked. Also, they fried up my front hair that I realized. Of course I tipped because I used to go there almost every year when Kenny was there but now the quality seems to have went down. Sheer negligence frying hair besides the color. read more

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I am pretty happy with my haircut from yesterday. I got layers and it was $20. It was pretty quick and there was no wait.

I was there couple of days ago with my friend and not going back again we had the worst experience ever. They started arguing so loudly in front of us and yelling at each others in their own language it was terrible and as they were very loud they were being rough on us. Burned my ear with the iron straightener twice as she was mad with her colleague never going back again ever. I would give zero star if i could. read more

I been coming to this place for 10 year. Ladies and Kenny has best work ethic. He takes his time cutting hair of any individual even tho the room is full of customer. I am so happy he open another location 1 block away . It's called "Top style salon". Check it out. read more

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The best haircut and color I have had in a long time! I walked in wanting a change but my hairdresser directed me to the right thing - brunette with highlights! It is fantastic and I have gotten so many compliments! I will absolutely be back. The staff are professional and know hair read more

Not sure how I feel about this place... Came here for a pedicure. The woman who did my pedicure was pretty great - very nice, did a thorough job. They also have great massage chairs. Pros: Decent pedicure Only $15 Massage chair They use personally wrapped tools on you Cons: Foot bath for pedicure did not look clean I had to wait to pay for several minutes and eventually said "hello.........can I pay"...no one was paying attention My feet were pretty rough afterwards...which doesn't make a whole lot of sense read more

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Probably the worst haircut experience I've ever had in my life. The barber if you can call him that, basically butchered my haircut. Through the haircut he was banging the comb against my skull like he was tenderizing a piece of meat... maybe he is a butcher instead. No communication skills, even after what I told him in Chinese that I don't want my hair too short. He proceeded to ram the cleaver to the side of my head taking off nearly everything there. Really didn't want to pay, really wanted to punch him in the face instead. read more

This is for the lack of customer service by the gentleman who tried brushing me off on Saturday 6/15 at 2:30 when I wanted to set an appointment for Kenny. I was looking forward to getting my hair done by Kenny after hearing so many compliments about his work however after today's encounter, I would rather spend the extra money in the city to be treated better than waste my time here. This message is for the guy- you need to learn HOW to talk to your potential customers, we help pay your bills. read more

It is too bad that only Kenny is the only good guy here. He is the only one who cuts hair really nice, the way he cuts it is like the expensive salons in Manhattan. The other people are not good so beware cause sometimes you will fall for the trap. Lol! The salon is clean and very busy. You have to fall in line and wait for more than an hour sometimes for Kenny, but patience is a virtue right? Worth the wait. read more

I had a really great & inexpensive experience here! I specifically requested that Kenny dye my hair because I've seen such positive reviews about him & they were all accurate! I wanted a light blonde balayage & that's exactly what he gave me. The process took about 4 hours but I really loved my results. Will most definitely recommend going to Kenny he's the best! read more

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This is where I always go to get my nails and hair done! I get my hair dyed regularly here, and they are always so careful. It can take some time but it's so worth it. I get compliments on my hair all the time! The hairdressers will always give their advice on how to take care of your hair and what color and cut will look good on me. I love getting my nails done here. They have a wide variety of colors and their service is excellent. My manicure and pedicure from today was only $18! Everyone that works here is so nice and always remember their customers. Their rewards program is great too; I've gotten a free manicure after accumulating points from their services! read more

Five Star Salon & Spa - My mani from my $18 mani pedi - Hair Salons Near Me - Woodside, New York

So this was my first time trying out this nail salon, it went okay. I didn't like that the lady was rushing every client by. She had like 5 people waiting to get nails done & she rushed with mine. I also didn't like that someone else painted them. If I'm going to get my nails done I want it to be with a single person, I don't want to be all over the place. Every thing else was fine The ladies are nice & the place is clean. I think its just better if you call & make an appointment. read more

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Five Star Salon? Better to change their name to ONE STAR SALON!!!! I was looking for an Asian hair salon near where I live. And then I decided to try this place. I phone called them and asked for a price for men's hair cut. They said $12. When I entered the salon, there was no customer at that time. And 'Short-perm hair, Tall guy with a blue jean and Green-color shoe' asked me to sit at the chair. He started to check my hair, but he barely speaks english, so I couldn't really communicate with him. I didn't really expect to get a nice hair cut from this place because it is only $12 price. BUT, how he checked my hair and head with his comb was WAY TOO TOUGH and ROUGH. I felt a lot of pain on my head skin because every time he almost scratched my skin with his comb. How he treated a customer was too rude and rough. And he touched my head like my head is a basketball. I could just tell that he is a person who is sick and tired of that job. And then I realized that place seems really dirty. The cabinet he keeps his hair-cut tool looks really dirty with a lot of other people' hair. That was so nasty. I even saw a tree branch in a cabinet, I don't know what's that for. After I got a dissatisfied hair cut from him, he asked me for having a shampoo wash. So I said Yes. Shampoo service from a lady was okay, but the shampoo seat looks kinda dirty too. I was trying to pay and leave as soon as possible, he said the price is $15. So I asked "isn't it $12 you said"? He said if I do shampoo there is gonna be $3 extra. I understand most of hair salon charge for shampoo and it is still cheap. But I had the worst hair salon experience in my whole life, So I didn't want to pay a lot of tips for that guy. Also I can let them know that I was not satisfied. I left $2 for tips and tried to leave there. And then he and other lady were asking me for more tips. First of all, I didn't know they can force me paying tips like that, at service job place. And I thought $2 tip for that service and that experience was pretty enough for him. They keep telling me like "he cut your hair and she shampoo your hair and this is it?" I was so shocked of how they talked to me. I just put $1 more for tip and tried to leave. They kept talking to me $3 is not enough. After I paid $3 tips, I left there right away. If the owner of this hair salon check this review, I strongly want you to train your workers to work at service job. I've never seen any hair designer scratch and handle customers' head like that roughly! And also let them know they can not force tips to customers like that please. read more

Great local salon. Jessie & Kenny are the best. Great service and great prices. Strongly recommended.

Very affordable. People are welcoming and have an accurate depiction of what you are looking for.I did some balayage and it came out exactly as I wanted it, better it came out better than imagined. A good idea would to bring in a picture of what you have in mind and they will make it happen. Sometimes it's really full, just a heads up go early. read more

Five Star Salon & Spa - Did some balayage on my hair and it came out lovely! - Hair Salons Near Me - Woodside, New York

The place was dirty towels and hair everywhere and the guy that cut my hair did want he wanted he didn't listen to anything I said I wanted for my hair. On top of that they say the take card but the machine doesn't work and the guy talks to me like I'm the probably. I was lucky to have enough cash. Overall don't come here. It's not worth the hassle read more

If you're not Asian, don't come here!! They have some kind of favoritism going on. I waited over an hour for a haircut. The two Asian guys got a haircut before me. They lied straight up that they came before me and the barbers believed them instantly. Yeah, screw this place. I'll never come back here ever again! read more

Love this place Kenny is an artist. He knew what I wanted and took care of my hair in the process. Absolutely love ...hope he does not leave. read more

Worst decision I have made this year by going to this salon. They don't know how to speak in English so it is really hard to communicate with them. I believe the owner is the only experienced person in that salon but he still lacks in doing balayage. I asked specifically for balayage but they gave me highlights. I even stopped half way through and told them they are not doing it correctly but they did what they wanted, not what client wants. The owner was booked so I thought I will do it with other guy who was there and thought the owner will guide him through what I needed because only he understood little bit of English. I believed in them throughout the process and it was a huge mistake. At the end after the toner, they didn't even wash my hair with shampoo, only conditioned which was weird. My hair felt so rough, hard and frizzy after bleaching and dying. He didn't even blow dried my hair properly. I was so disappointed with my hair. They were just so awful and disrespectful but I still tipped him $25 after spending $170 for my hair even though I hated the result. I have never regretted like this in my whole life. I would never recommend this place to anyone. They are just horrible!! P.S: I do not review at yelp at all but I had to for this one because I don't want anyone to go through what I did. read more

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Great first experience here. I came here to get soak off my acrylics, get a mani and a pedi. They took me right away, which was nice since all the other nail salons in the area were packed. The girl who did my nails was FANTASTIC (I wish I got her name!) I am really happy with the work that she did. She took her time and did a clean and precise job. She was also very patient and friendly. The best part to top off my experience was I only spent $26! I was ecstatic with the price since I usually get my nails done in Manhattan for $35-40. I will DEFINITELY come back to this salon again for sure! read more

If only i can give 0 stars. Long story short: i said i was growing my hair and just wanted to clean the back. I ended up having like an inch long bang on my forehead. WTF? Clearly the hair stylist does not speak English. If he didnt understand me, why did he even dare to start to cut my hair? That was my 4 months of effort trying to grow it out from the beginning and that asshole just cut it even shorter than what i had to begin with. If it was a nice style and i was satisfied, i wouldn't have cared. Im not a freak bitch crying over hair but even the end result was aweful. Some shitty, not even the 70s style you would NOT pay money to get. Whata fucking waste of money!! Do not go to this place if you are not Chinese, ESPECIALLY if you want your hair cut precisely the way you want. If you're the kind of person who would like to go for a brand new random whatever the fuck style, give it a try. It will lead you to a brand new level of aweful hair cut. read more

They do a good job with nails, sure and they are rather fairly priced. But the wait time is horrendous always because they are understaffed. They always tell you it will only be a few minutes. Until you are waiting for thirty or forty. It's ridiculous. Some of us have other things to do than wait to get our nails done. I'd rather you be honest and tell me so I can go do something else besides sit and watch other people get their nails done. Or you know I could come back another day. But now because they've lied to me it's left a bad taste in my mouth and I never want to come back again. I understand that people get busy. But don't lie to me just to keep me in a seat. It's disrespectful, and shows you don't actually care about your customers. Since it's a 50/50 chance that they will see you in a reasonable amount of time (15-20 min as opposed to 40min-1 hr). So they are getting 2 stars. Want a higher rating? Give me better odds at getting a simple mani done in under an hour and then we will talk. read more

OMG!! I'm so pissed off right now. If I can give 0 star, I would. I regret not having my haircut by the owner. I asked for layers in V shape, not checking my hair after the cut and hurried home, my brother literally laughed at my hair that's when I looked in the mirror and was in total shocked of how the cut went. I have never felt like this over a hair cut. I went back to get it fixed and have explained to him what I wanted. From what I can see, he didn't even fixed my hair and just made it shorter (I can't even tie it up) and worst! I'm very disappointed. I just want to cry. I will never go back there again unless the owner works on my hair other than the guy who did my hair. I would rather go to the old place for my hair, even though its far. I left that place mad and disappointed. There is only 3 guys in the salon and I am talking about the one with the glasses. read more

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Ken is the guy you have to go to. He knows how to cut a lot of different styles and I have been going to him since I was in 1st grade. From all my phases as a kid, he was able to deliver haha. From mohawks to fauxhawks and combovers, he does it all. Prices are very cheap and he also washes/styles your hair if you want him to. read more

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Today I got a lavender balayage done by Kenny. I've gotten my hair colored here before, and I will continue to get it done here. Kenny has been cutting my hair since I was 7 years old so I value his suggestions. I trust him very much with my hair. I loved how my highlights turned out before and now I love how my balayage turned out! read more

Five Star Salon & Spa - Hair Salons Near Me - Woodside, New York

This place is the cheapest, good haircut ever. It costs me $25 flat for a super thorough wash, haircut and blowdry WITH flat ironing. I have been going there every 2-3 months for maintenance. You CANNOT beat the deal. They do a really nice job. I think they are able to keep prices low because of volume. For a single process color, wash, haircut, blowdry and flat ironing its $75. Also a ridiculously good deal. Conveniently located 1 block from the LIRR and subway. read more

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I've been meaning to give this place a review for a while now,It's my go to blow out place for years, They're super quick and cheap! My main stylist is in the city but if I need a quick trim and blow out this place is great. read more

HORRIBLE! i came in today for a simple hair cut. just to have a straight short snip at the bottom to get rid of split ends. The guy not only left one side of my hair SHORTER than the other but left it uneven everywhere. now i have to somewhere else to get it fixed which will leave my hair even shorter. WORST haircut of my life!!! read more

Five Star Salon & Spa - Hair Salons Near Me - Woodside, New York

Don't like. Used to come here for gel mani and pedi. Gel manicure never feels like it's fully dry. Doesn't last as long as other places. I also usually go to Chinatown to get my haircut at the cheap Asian salons. Thought I'd save myself a trip and tried getting a wash/cut/blow. Was meh. Best thing I can say is the place is cheap. But you get what you pay for. read more

I've been coming here for 2 years. $30 for a bob (my hair was a little over should length) isn't bad at all. I tip $20 because I'm always happy with the quality of Kevin's work (the owner). Also, yesterday was my first time trying their nail service and I couldn't be happier. They rescued my nails from the prior set of obnoxious claws I got at another salon. Diana did an excellent job making my nails look beautiful and lady-like read more

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I got balayage today and absolutely love the result! I showed the picture that Kenny posted on Yelp, and he did amazing job on my hair as well. It was my first visit to Five star salon and will definitely come back. Bring some cash. They will charge tax if you pay with a credit card(but still inexpensive!) read more

They were very nice here and seemingly thorough with my manicure. However, it was a tad sloppy. The price was great though - $7.

One of the worst places to get a haircut. I wish i trusted the reviews and avoided going there. The stylist cutting my hair was so rough with his comb..It hurt so bad and also he gave haircut in 2 mins..Seriously??. I wore a cap and when i put it on the table, the hair stylist asks me to hold it in my hands and basically I held it throughout the haircut. TDLR; hairstylist sucks, bad haircuts ***GO ELSEWHERE*** read more

Mani pedi is great considering you're only paying $18 (Monday-Wednesday) Got my hair washed and blown out. Not bad also for the price. read more

Only Kenny knows how to cut hair in this salon. The others will either mess up your hair, make you look like Dora the Explorer or both. The guy who did my hair did just that. That's why I swear I'm not going back to this place anymore. I wasn't really planning on writing this review but the guy who messed up my hair also messed up my nephew's hair. He cut my nephew's hair so short the only way to salvage it is to shave all his hair. That's how bad they are. So please if you're reading this, only get your haircut here if it's Kenny who will do it. read more

Cheap prices on a wash/cut/blowout. The owner Ken has been cutting my hair for 10yrs. No need for an appointment all walk ins welcome.