Minnehaha Massage

Gregory Truman

★★★★★

in the last week

Dan consistently provides a fantastic whole body deep massage. I have 1.5 hours sessions and he remains strong and steady in his hand motion and pressure. I started due to neck spasm and that problem has abated. I have realized other chronic pain relief too. He’s among the best in the city I am sure.

James Cahalan

★★★★★

a month ago

I highly recommend Dan as a massage therapist. He creates a calm and comfortable environment and he is very flexible to his clients’ needs and scheduling. His dog Bruno is a lovely receptionist as well! I see Dan twice a month and every penny is worth it. The one, one-star review is unhinged. Ignore it.

Mike Paul

★★★★★

a month ago

I found Dan because I was looking for a deep muscle massage and boy did he deliver. I am a stocky-dense build so I really wanted someone to be able to work out those knots and he was really able to do that with ease. The dog was just the icing on the cake.

Josie Wannner

★★★★★

5 months ago

Dan was really kind, respectful, knowledgeable and gave one of the best massages I’ve had. Plus he’s priced very well. His dog is adorable and well-behaved, too. 10/10!

devin harwood

★★★★★

a month ago

Zero stars would be my actual rating. This guy is a creep who makes assumptions about people he's never met. Before I booked a massage, I asked about payment since he "is trying to transfer all of his clients to cash only" - his words. That already is odd, so I asked him why that was and why there was an additional $25 "processing fee" for electronic payments that are not credit cards (ApplePay, Zelle, Venmo, etc.) since I have never come across that with another business since there's no processing fee attached to that. He claimed it was because of taxes with no logical explanation to follow, so it came off as greedy and money-grabbing. I'm certain he does this because he primarily operates as 'under the table' with cash clients, so he doesn't have to pay taxes on it. Therefore, if he's collecting electronic payments (which also need to be reported), he's passing the tax (he'd need to pay) along to the client, which is typically done before, and not when the owner sets the price of services. This is speculation, as I'm not 100% sure, of course, but that's how it comes off since $25 is an excessive processing fee. All of that aside, the massage was awful. This guy has been around for a little while, and there's probably a reason there are so few reviews. I know he's only done massages for a couple of years, but he came off as still in school, not to mention his hands were gritty, and he needed to trim his nails more thoroughly. I mentioned that his hands and nails were very scratchy, and he immediately got defensive. I was simply saying this as the person getting the massage, not as a personal attack against him. His tone was instantly defensive, and I could tell he was upset, but if you're going to do this as a job, you need to be extra attentive to those extra details. Whenever he did trigger point work, I could feel his nail jabbing into my muscles, which was very uncomfortable and sharp. 15 minutes into the massage, I decided to cut the massage short, and his response was, "I knew I should've canceled on you when I talked with you." This seemed completely over the top and unnecessary as it revealed that he, indeed, did have a problem from before. I got dressed, and he came into the room saying, "I thought you were weird." I asked why that was, and he responded, "Because you questioned my business and when we talked in the past." We talked in the past, very briefly (2-3 years ago?), because I saw him on a dating app and saw he was in school for massage therapy; being a massage therapist myself and seeing we both went to the same school, I pointed that out and was just saying hi. That isn't weird and is common, as when people have similarities, they normally acknowledge them. I then pointed out to him that as a 'supposed' business owner, it's actually very normal to have clients that ask questions, especially if it's around pricing, to gain clarity. He then insisted that I had to pay him for the full-time, to which I responded that, that would absolutely not be happening. While I'm fine paying for the time I had (30 minutes out of a 90-minute massage, which I offered to pay, and then he said never mind - what? lol), this guy clearly doesn't understand being in the service industry. There are places I've worked where someone gets the full time of their service, complains, and still gets their service comped plus extra (typically). He then insisted that I get back on the table so I could have my full time. This seemed like a threat at the moment, as he was shouting almost every time he spoke. I told him that he was abrasive and that he was delusional if he thought he'd be putting his hands on me in any way. I would highly NOT recommend this guy, not because I didn't like his massage but the way he conducts himself. He comes as mentally unstable and creepy.