Maria Africa Hair Braiding 241 Old Bergen Road, Jersey City, NJ 07305

"From 2:30pm to 9:12pm,,,WOW Never again. Very unsatisfied with the service.. The braiding turn out nice. Just too slow.."

"This was the worst braiding experience for me. In fact, it's been 11 days since I got my Bohemian Box Braids and my hair is still so tight that it bothers me at night and I still have bumps throughout my head from them being so tight and pulling my hair out at the roots. I went in the day before and explained exactly what I wanted and made the appointment for the following morning. She did my hair in knots when I told her I wanted knotless because I was trying to grow my hair to get sisterlocks. I did not realize this until she was finished. When she got to the top of my head, I told her more than once that my neck was hurting from her bending it, and instead of her standing up, she literally sat in the chair and kept bending my head towards her. Also, she recommended I get the synthetic hair because she said there is no difference in the hair, except for the price. Well 3 days later, I ended up cutting almost all of the wave out because the hair was so tangled, it looked like rats nest. I would have paid the extra $30 for better quality hair. There were also dirty combs in the jar right on my table. Never again will I go to this shop or have "momma" or whatever her name is do my hair again. Also, the place is cash only, unless you want to pay to use their ATM machine. One thing I did like is that the parts were perfect...."

"I honestly should’ve read the reviews before coming here. The women in this hair salon are very rude , inconsiderate and overcharge their services. We initially agreed on a $60 charge for taking out my hair. The lady took 3 hrs 35 mins to take it out (how she handled the hair was very rough and painful) while talking on the phone/snacking in between and at the end charged me $100 for it. They were so rude when I brought up the initial agreement. I was going to come back the next morning for knotless braids but needless to say I’m never coming back. Do better as a business."

"Pros: neat clean parts, hair included, braids tight and all the same size and clean finish Maria did my parts so nice and neat and tight. The other ladies did the ends. I asked for knotless and got knotless. I take my natural hair seriously Cons: no ac. I don’t have patience for children - one of them is really really irritating and cries nonstop. If your child can’t behave they shouldn’t be there. I seriously was disgusted at how the mother was with her ten bad kids. They all need a time out! Also the stylists talk too loud a beauty salon should be quiet and peaceful"