Momotaro Salon

12/02/09

Best Salon in NYC

by CSMobileUser at Citysearch

The only place in New York to go for a blowout, cut and Japanese gel nails

02/21/09

Perfect place for top quality Japanese straightening

by carefulconsumer1234 at Citysearch

If you're interested in Japanese staightening then Momotaro is probably the best place in NYC to get it done. I recommend the stylist named Abe. He's straightened me hair and given my stylish cuts for almost three years now. He is very competent, professional and passionate about what he does. For long hair, the cost will be around $500, which is pretty fair considering some salons (non-Japanese) charge almost $1000 for the same treatment with less skill. I also tried a cheaper salon that charged $300-400 and regretted it. It's also four hours of work and requires expensive chemicals. They also just gave me a year supply of shampo and conditioner after my last visit!

Other reviewers have commented about the lack of good English skills--the receptionist and one other stylist grew up in the US and speak fluent English and Abe has gotten a lot better over the years and can carry on conversations easily. Some of the new workers who are training and assisting the main stylists struggle with English but it's not really an inconvenience at all.

• Pros: Professional, upscale, highly skilled stylists, head massages and drinks are included in all hair services!
• Cons: trims for bangs are expensive--should be free like in other upscale salons

10/18/07

NEVER EVER AGAIN!

by jackcharlotte at Citysearch

I was looking for a last minute place to get my hair cut and decided to treat myself when I saw the great reviews that had been written about this place. There needs to be a disclaimer that lets people know that nobody speaks or understands english.

When I was having my hair washed I felt relaxed. They put a hot towel over my eyes- I thought I was being pampered and loving every moment. I thought I heard something strange but ignored it and continued to relax. THEN the guy started cutting my hair and to my surprise, a HUGE chunk of hair on the side of my head was missing. It was a COMPLETELY different length then the rest of my hair. I KNEW that he had done something while washing my hair. What made matters worse was that he acted like it was like that when I came in. I can assure you, my last hair cut was very short and there was no way that my hair was like this before- It was so obvious that there was a huge part of hair missing that when I got home, my boyfriend asked me "WHAT HAPPENED!?!" It's been at least 3 months since and my hair has still not fully grown back. I'm so upset. I completely forget what it's like to have normal hair. :(

I'll NEVER EVER GO back here again!

• Pros: Seems like they would be a good place-clean upscale
• Cons: THEY CUT A HUGE PART OF MY HAIR ABOUT 5 INCHES SHORTER THEN THE REST!