I have gone to this braiding shop for many years. I have gone when illness took most of my hair. I have had excellent results. Many braiding shops can make you look good when you have a head full of hair. Sally's has made me look exceptional when I did not. Great staff and I highly recommend this shop. read more

Got my hair done today and love love love it!!! I made an appointment, was seen on time, shop was clean, and everyone was professional from start to finish. Took me forever to find a braiding salon that I want to repeat visit and am thrilled that I finally have! #customerforlife read more

Sally African Hair Braiding - Hair Salons Near Me - Plainfield, New Jersey

I have been going to this shop for yeeeeeeeeears. And the quality of their work is still amazing! I went yesterday and love the precautions taking with covid. As always the job was done quickly with no problems. The shop was very clean and organized (its always like that even before the pandemic) As always im very satisfied with my stlye and will continue to be a customer. read more

Sally African Hair Braiding - Hair Salons Near Me - Plainfield, New Jersey

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This salon is great! I am new to the area and was looking for a nice braid shop and both times I was able to come here. I have been here twice so far and loved my braids each time. i got smell cornrows and was in and out in less than 1.5 hours (depending on if I had to wait or not). The shop is clean and the ladies are nice. I've didn't have to wait long each time. I recommend you call first. I look forward to going back. read more

I've been getting my hair done at this shop for years and never had a problem. The staff are all very friendly. Sally (shop owner) almost always does my hair and always makes me feel beautiful. I always get a sew in weave which lasts the typical 2-3 months. Keep in mind, this is a no frills shop! Strictly braiding/sew ins. They will not wash, cut, or style your hair. You either have to do that yourself or find another place to do it for you. But this is a braiding shop, so it's likely you wouldn't need that anyway. read more

Complete waste of my time and she dosent know how to braid . She was rude once I stood up for myself and didn't accept the fuckery being done to my head due to her lack of making sure everything she needed was working properly . First thing first she was all over the place , answering the phone texting and stopping the whole time I was there . THEN I didn't even get my hair blow dryed by her like we talked about prior because it wouldnt turn on when she plugged it in so my hair was literally sticking out the braids AT THE END where my hair stopped when if she was professional and organized she could have communicated that with me days prior even this morning that her blow dryer does not work so I could've blow dryed my hair at home and this whole issue would've been avoided . I just did the big chop in September so my hair is short BUT I have curly thick hair that is SOFT & VERY manageable . It's just really thick and curly more so on the coarser side esp towards the ends of my shaft. So my hair HAS TO BE BLOW DRYED BEFORE GETTING BRAIDED so my hair can match in with the braiding hair so they kept arguing that it's short yes it's short but it's grippable which she even said . Instead of her apologizing for not communicating with me that her blow dryer no longer works she kept blaming my hair when I even came to her 5 days just to check in with her to see if she is able to braid my hair and she said yes it's braidable. She didn't even try to make my hair blend in with the braiding hair with edge control she just let poke out as if I was a child that was gonna accept it like that then caught An attitude when I said something about it . I'm not apologizing for not wanting to walk around looking that way and coming out of pocket for 350$ . some braids looked good then others were coming out looking ridiculous I let it past at first because I'm like okay more rows that she's knocking out -the bad braids are being hidden. The braids on the side looked good but as she got to the middle in the back of my hair was poking out the braids not just a little bit of hair ALOT to where if someone had there braids in for 3 months and their new growth is now growing in & hair is starting to poke out the braids meaning it's time to get it rebraided that is exactly how it looked on my newly braided hair. Then she didn't ask me ahead of time if she could use one of my packs of hair on a client that ran out of hair she just went ahead and dug in my stuff until I asked what happened what did you just say then she asked . I did not like that at all I thought it was very rude and my niceness was taken advantage of so I had to snap into boss mode really fast since it was a kid I allowed her to use my braiding hair since I had bought a lot for my head . I wasn't even able to ask her questions because she was otp every second having full blown conversations then she was putting me in the camera with her family members while she was FaceTiming and it made me very uncomfortable because I don't like people not even my family seeing me in certain appearance states but she said " some people are tricky " so I'm gonna cut your braids off basically so I didn't leave and get my hair done by someone else over her trash ass work I wasted 6 hours and I lost money and got played with like I was a kid i feel disrespected I shouldn't of been polite nor kind from the Jump but lesson learned I will go to someone else more professional. I'm very happy I didn't spend 350$ of my hard earned money with her. read more

Let me just say that in 1 week 8 braids fell out and my hair is NOT short. There are several braids in different areas that is loose. There were 3 ladies braiding hair the day I had my appointment. I'm not going to say who did my hair, but I am very dissatisfied. When I called to speak with the owner Sally, she wasn't very friendly. So let's just say that was my first and last time there. read more

I've gotten my hair braided here three times (corn rows & knotless braids). Both times my hair was super neat !! Sally communicates via text which is convenient. & they're mostly by appointment so virtually no sitting around waiting all day... you def get the sense that your time is valued. read more

Denise did a sew in and I'm terribly disappointed. She didn't even lay my edges down. I was told by 1 person it costs $100 and another person said $80. After leaving unsatisfied, disgusted and annoyed, I will never patronize this place again! read more

Made an appointment...and my appointment was confirmed the day before. They were open on time and did not have to wait for stylist to start my hair. I was very pleased with my hair. Will use this shop again. read more

The girl started my hair at 11. It took her 3 HRS to do the back of my head. Then told someone else was going to finish the top. She will be here in a hour she is on the bus. Why would you tell me to come if your ass is leaving. I will not be coming back. Kiss my Ass!!! read more

First time visit; Braider (Audrey) did a great job. Super neat! Only deducted one star because I had a 9a appointment and didn't sit in the chair until 11:40a so that was very aggravating because it caused me to have to cancel a doctors appointment I had & helloooo what was the point in taking appointments. However I did speak to Sali about this & she assured me that this usually doesn't happen and today there was a mix up. She was very humble & apologetic and I really appreciated that. So I will be returning !! read more

We've been living in North NJ for years and my wife has always had trouble finding a shop she likes that does braiding well. Last minute appointments for a trip fell through and the night before she had to leave on a trip, we stumbled upon Sally's in a search and called them. They were empathetic to my wife's plight and stayed open late until her hair was done. It came out beautifully and my wife finally has a place she trusts and feels comfortable with. This place was a godsend for her and Sally's now has a new customer for life. read more

I'm giving 5 stars but my braider was about 20 min late to my appointment. I was annoyed at the time but my hair came out great and I'm trying to be a more understanding human being. I called for an appointment and I definitely recommend making an appointment. They are busy and for good reason. The shop owner Sally was there and she is so friendly, funny and doesn't play around when it comes to her appointments and clients. I love the professionalism. My braider did an amazing job with my senegalese twists. I wanted them bigger than the standard size, and not too tight cause I like having edges. She obliged with both, and left my baby hair out, and I didn't have to keep reminding her about the tightness. I got my hair braided Sunday, it's Tue and my scalp is no longer sore. Normally it takes me 3-5 days to be completely comfortable and usually the first night sleeping on them is pure misery. Not the case this time. When she was done I could definitely tell these were the least tight braids I've ever had done and considering how normal my head feels right now, it's amazing how neat they are. This will definitely be my new place to get my hair braided. I paid $155 for my twists normal length to the middle of my back. The normal price I believe is $140 which includes one pack of hair, because I wanted mine bigger the price went up, it took 3 packs. Normal box braids are $95. My hair is also way less bulky than I remember twists being. I don't know if it's because I'd been doing crochet faux locs for a while so that was more bulky but I looked at a couple pictures of twists I had done at another shop, about the same size and my hair is definitely less bulky. I love it! I will probably look into doing goddess locs there in the future. read more

I was very happy with the service, my appointment was at 2:30 I arrived at 2:20 and was immediately seated which was great!!! It only took the stylist 4 hours to finish my hair the braids I chose were on the bigger side so that was a quick job. The only problem or complaint I have is the reason why I didn't give 5 stars, was the fact that I received a coupon from Yelp for 10% off for being a first time customer when I presented the voucher to the stylist she gave me a hard time saying it wasn't from their shop which I pulled it up on my phone and showed her but since the owner was on vacation they couldn't take the voucher. I was very unhappy about that and the fact that the stylist had no knowledge of the voucher. But other than that I paid full price and was happy with my hair. read more

Got mid length box braids for $140 in under 6 hours.

$140 for medium box braids (long) that took 7 hours one braider. It is clean, bright & fairly friendly. I was referred to this place by my boyfriend's mom. Kid friendly & family oriented braid shop. I was looking to pay b/t 100-125 based on some deals I saw on Groupon for other places so $140 was a stretch. The braids are tight & neat. I got immediate compliments. But my head definitely feels heavy. Last time I had braids was 13 years ago in college. If I recall correctly the heavy will go away in about a week. Hopefully I can keep the braids 6 weeks or so. I would recommend the place. The owner Sally was present...don't expect to play lets make a deal. The price quoted is the price paid. Although I feel like I heard Sally give someone a slight discount for being a loyal customer. I respect that. Oh they speak English & another language I am not familiar with in front of & possibly about customers-but that happens in nail shops too. Last, be sure to schedule an appointment. I saw a guy wait over an hour after being told to come back earlier that morning. read more

I went with a specific picture and requested Senegalese twist. It was not well done at all and looks like an amateur job. Very expensive and not worth the price at all!!!! $150 down the drain!!! The twist was very Thin as if they didn't have enough hair to make the hair look well done and full! Mind you the price includes the hair! I am so disappointed and feel cheated!!!! I will NEVER go back there and will NOT recommend anyone to go if they are looking for a job well done. read more