You've all heard the saying, "when god closes a door he opens another" at some point in your life, right? Well.... how I came across Foot Spa is one of those stories.
On November 1st (my birthday) I was having a particularly crappy day (I don't want to get banned on here for cussing so fill in the word crappy with whatever word you want) and not to sound like a sob story nor wanting anyone to feel sorry for me, but REM's song "Bad Day" would be an accurate statement of how my day was going. I thought a massage would cheer me up but I didn't want to pay $100+ for one and I'm always mindful of where I go, because I always have this inherent fear that I'll end up in a place that gives THOSE kinds of massages. I have absolutely no desire to get THAT kind of a massage, and the last thing I want is to have some deviancy charge if those places get raided.
That being said I wanted to go to the Texas Center for Massage Therapy off Sherman St since they're cheap, but then I found out they're only open to the public on the weekends so I wasn't feeling too particularly stoked to hear that after having my already bad day. I've been to Pho Pasteur at Plano Rd and Beltline many times and I saw that a massage place had opened next to it, but I never got around to going so I figured why the hell not since I was in the area. Worst case, it wouldn't be good and the day would just continue on its course of sucking, or it would be great and would turn my day around.
I went in and it was what I expected on the inside. A very nice receptionist that spoke broken English, Zen music playing, and a bunch of massage tables dispersed among three or four rooms in the back. When I left an hour later......... I was feeling amazing. The massage was awesome, and I felt leaving a hell of a lot better than when I came in both physically and mentally, and it's been so great I've actually been back once a week since then.
When they're not busy, you can have your choice of a male or female member of the staff to give you a rubdown. I've had massages from several different members of the staff there both male and female, and I have to say they've all done a wonderful job. They start out by soaking your feet while massaging your scalp and temples. As a side note I will add one small warning... since they massage your scalp don't put too much of your time in fixing your hair and if you plan on going out afterwards bring some hair gel or a comb or whatever. Then they work on your arms and shoulders, take your feet out of the soak and work on your legs, then have you flip over on your stomach to work on the back of the legs and end by massaging your back.
For $30, I dare you to find a better massage. This place gets a big thumbs up from me and I would definitely recommend this spot to anyone that needs or wants an hour of bliss. read more