Foothill Acupuncture Center

Reasonably priced. Good deep massage, a lot better than most of other places around. Ample parking. They can use someone to better communicate non Chinese speakers. Overall very much satisfied. Please note, I didn’t have any specific ask/​focal point, so this review is for general massage.

My shoulders and neck have been bothering me all week so I thought I’d treat myself to a relaxing 90 minute massage. Hopped on Unilocal for an affordable spot and the reviews here were positive, if few. Thought I’d try it out.
What a disaster! I’ll just walk you through my experience:
1. Walked through the door. No one there. Called for service – petite woman walks out and asks for payment. Doesn’t say how much or that she recognized my appointment, just asks for payment.
2. Granted, there is a language barrier. So I hand her my credit card after asking her to confirm my $ 60, 90min massage. She says there is a $ 3 charge for credit cards. Luckily, I have cash but I’m annoyed. What kind of place with $ 60 services expects to do business mostly in cash? Sketchy, to say the least.
3. She walks me to a room and leaves me in it without a word.
4. The masseuse comes in in a timely fashion. The massage itself is fine: she asked for «hard, medium or soft» and I say hard since I wanted to get my knots worked out and usually like very firm massages.
5. Masseuse proceeds to knead me quickly and brusquely, like a ball of dough at a busy pizza shop. It hurts a bit, but not bad enough I ask for less pressure and anyway I’m crossing my fingers she knows what she’s doing and that it will feel therapeutic later.
6. I leave to pay. Since the overall experience thus far had been mediocre, I hand the initial woman manning the desk a 10% tip for the masseuse.
7. She tries to explain something in English and I am completely confused. So I tell her I know a little Mandarin and so she says in Chinese that the tip for an hour is $ 20, and that I had a 90 minute massage…
8. I’m flabbergasted. I ask her «so you’re saying the $ 20 tip is mandatory?» and she says yes.
9. I hand over a $ 20 bill.
10. I leave, incensed with my body in pain and feeling like I’d gotten taken advantage of.
In conclusion: THIS PLACE IS SKETCH. However, if you do decide to go, make sure you bring cash and work in an extra $ 20 mandatory tip – which, by the way I know is TOTALLY ILLEGAL because what kind of place REQUIRES a 50% tip? – but if you want escape without it being as antagonistic and awkward as my experience was, just go into it knowing these things up front.
So much for my relaxing massage :(

Great massage at $ 40. All the masseuses are good at there job, let them know what areas are bothering you and they work hard to relax the problem areas. The sheets and towels are very clean and not full of oil like other spas.

I am an experienced CMT with chronic pain so trust me when I say these girls know what they’re doing. I’ve seen them all three several times. None of the ladies watch the clock. Parking is ample. The studio is quiet. Linens /​room /​shower clean and tidy. Once in a while, they’ll offer you hot tea and candy if they are not too busy. Love this place !
May has strong hands for her size and focuses on the typical trouble areas very well.
Tina is a small frame gal with great deep tissue skills! She does not hit the bones /​spine. Excellent work near the shoulders and neck. She does this back crawling /​walking thing that decompresses the spine really well.
Amy has more of a Swedish flow — very relaxing ! She concentrates wherever you indicate without following too much of a pattern and applies more pressure upon request. Amy has the most relaxing fluid movements of them all IMO. Sweet smile too :)
They do have one male named Ady whom I’ve not met, but I’ve been told his technique is most like Tina’s.
Lucy, the sweetheart answering the phone, usually greets you at the desk with a smile. She’s engaging and nice. Her English is very decent, which is a plus if you need her to explain something to one of the other therapists. Overall, the massage is worth much more so make sure you tip them well. They earn it for sure.

Surprise no one write any review yet. The staffs are extremely friendly. There are four cleaned rooms. Plenty of parking spaces. The best part was of course the massage. The girl that massage me knew what she was doing. She applied just enough pressure. I hate it when they massage you too rough or too gentle. It felt so good one hour went by so fast. I didn’t want it to end. It was by far the best massage I ever have. Highly recommend this place. Like to see business like this one receive good reviews. They deserve it.