I love First Choice Nails, especially Pha. It's easy to make appointments there, always clean and they often have water for their customers. I also appreciate that their pedicure stations have linings for the tub.
Most, if not, all of my experiences have been positive here (especially with Pha). They are efficient and like many nail places, they will sit you down before they are really ready to devote 100% of time to you, but the transition from customer to customer is quick. Some may not like that, but I think it's part of the deal with these local nail shops. I still feel taken care of and what is most important to me is that they do a good job and still have me out of there within a reasonable amount of time.
For me to get a gel manicure, it is typically 45 minutes to an hour, never more.
I only go here now!