Unbeknownst to many, a few years ago it was I who first reviewed Tao and put them on the Yelp Map. But as of late I've been bombarded with complaints from people who have recently experienced the "American horror story" called Tao Foot Spa.
Because of this, I've been compelled to expose what Tao has become and narrate my most recent experiences. It is with great reluctance that I write this updated review, I truly loathe writing downgraded reviews for what once was a precious gem.u
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In the beginning Tao was great, truly a class act, it was unique among the orgy of foot spa's in the East Boca corridor. When Tao first opened for business the owner always greeted you with a bountiful smile, she always offered every customer a choice of white or red wine. The owner would always personally lead the foot massage debutantes with her arm clasped around theirs through the sound proofed double doored entrance to the dimply lit nirvana like massage area.
But all of that eventually changed once Tao became a household name on Yelp. What was once an utopia for pleasure seekers, transformed into a conservative narcissistic revolving door of credit card swipes.
1st instance:
I was courting a rather attractive brunette and had decided to purchase a 60 minute gift certificate for her at Tao. What pissed me off was when she informed me that the employee's never offered her any wine.
2nd instance:
When I went to Tao the employee's didn't offer me any wine either, the last few times I went there before I divorced this place, I had to constantly ask them for them for it.
3rd instance:
My masseuse stopped working there. I hardly had a choice for a new female masseuse as they're all dudes except for one or two. The last thing I want to experience is some dude doing the dance with my toes.
4th instance:
I tried this one girl who was void of any hand strength at all. Worse when I told her to apply more pressure she said no lol What was truly special about her massage technique was she spent a majority of the time just twisting my toes.
I was like what the flying hell is this?
Twisting toes is not a foot massage, if a masseuse is twisting your toes its because they are to lazy to do a real foot massage, and want to get paid for doing nothing.
5th instance:
As Tao became more popular, service devolved into a conveyor belt like experience, personalized service became non-existent. They also forced a few more recliners in the massage room, so instead of having well spaced airy feel, you felt more like a sardine in a can.
I used to drive from South Broward every other weekend to experience the realms of pleasure at Tao, but now you have a better chance of getting me to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) than to this place. There are just to many foot massage options in the East Boca area to subject oneself to this crap. read more