My experience at Zhen Zhen did not live up to those posted in past reviews on Yelp.
I was greeted warmly by a lovely lady and told her I wanted a foot massage. She said it would be $30 for 60 minutes - 15 minute foot soak and 45 minute massage, which seems to be the going rate in the area. FYI - they do not accept credit or debit cards, it is cash only. I agreed, and she brought into one of their rooms. It was not particularly luxurious - old chairs, open doorways, and half walls between the rooms. They brought in a bucket of warm water which had a tea bag in it, then left me to soak my feet. I appreciated that she brought me the wifi password, although it could have been because I had asked if they had wifi prior to agreeing to the service. My foot soak lasted for approximately 7-8 minutes befor my masseuse came in. First he started to scrape at my feet wiht his fingernails - in bare hands! He dried my feet / legs and began to slather them with vaseline and got to work.
Overall, I would say my experience was mediocre. It was only my second foot massage, but it was not as good as my first. I kept on asking the masseuse to use firmer pressure (go harder), but it did not seem to make any difference in what he was doing. The massage itself probably lasted around 35 minutes, so I was in and out in about 45 minutes. At the end, my feet and legs were a greasy mess, so I asked the lady if I could soak them again. For some reason she said that I couldn't, but offered me a warm wet towel instead. I took her up on this and she wiped down my legs for me. It was only when I was leaving that I was offered water or tea. This was a bit odd to me as I would have liked to enjoy those during the actual massage.
Given that there are so many other similar places in Chinatown that offer the 60 minute foot massages for $30, I will try another option before returning to Zhen Zhen.