Empire Tattoo Studios

Nick did an awesome job on the piercing!

Great team! I first went in n got the lining done. Unfortunate events pressured me to move to Oklahoma b4 my piece was finished. But while visiting SoCal I made an appointment to get it done. The image wasn't in their books no more so he free handed the shading to finish it up. I am very satisfied!! I recommend them to 2 others n they r most satisfied as well.

Didn’t really get the best vibes from the start but I got a piercing here about 3 months ago and it was definitely pierced wrong not to mention in the wrong spot too. 🤦🏻‍♀️ He didn’t let me even look at the placing before it… now my body is regecting it. I don’t recommend this place and ima go back for my money. 🚮

Brian Crank is my go to artist! He’s done three of my tattoos, more to come soon. Down to earth artist, can do literally any style you want, and great experience overall♥️ I definitely recommend him!

Bad customer service
I came to this shop, and waited for about 40 minutes.
No one approached me to ask what I needed.
What surprised me the most is the girl that seemed not busy at all noticed another customers that came after me who was waiting right behind me outside. She called them in and asked them what they needed, and started helping them. I mentioned to her that I was here before them, but she didn't care. Seriously?

Went to get my dermal and they placed it exactly where I marked it ! ...I dont know the gauge though. 🤷‍♂️lol but they were cool.

I decided to get my first big tattoo here at Empire Tattoo and Jeremy was my artist. I was told my tattoo would take a while because of layers. I explained my concept and he was willing to accept. I asked if he knew about realism of roses and about anime. He stated he was very familiar with it and could accomplish it.

SESSIONS: After my first session it became difficult to contact him for a following appointment. He requested I text or direct message him on Instagram. I did both repeatedly but I rarely got any response. Throughout the 3+ months I worked with him I had to call the shop to see if he was working to schedule my sessions because he never got back to me. Even when my arm blistered up he wouldn't answer any form of communication (text, call, Instagram). Only when I saw him a week later he reacted to it as if he just saw the text for the first time. Not to mention, he repeatedly showed up late to our sessions or told me he couldn’t make it and canceled our session altogether (I'd find out he can't make it when I'm there or half way there dealing with Cali traffic). He made up many excuses and even lied about us scheduling for a different time. It took over 3+ months to finish my tattoo in many small sessions because it was hard to get in contact with him to schedule appointments, he left appointments early or scheduled other appointments with other people (even though I was told we’d have the entire day), or he canceled appointments altogether.

PAYMENT: I was quoted $650 but ended up paying over $1150 by the time we were half way done. He never even finished my tattoo completely. He got really close but never finished small details and many correction to his numerous mistakes were left unfinished. If the price of something changes it would be nice to be told upfront about it. I was a fool for paying more than the total before even getting it completed. This was my first real tattoo. Lesson learned.

PRODUCT:
1) Never fully finished my tattoo and never finished corrections
2) Made some big mistakes on a character anime head
3) Shaded into crucial parts of my tattoo that shouldn’t be shaded and had to shade over other errors that make half the tattoo seem off
4) There was a blue circle he literally went through in a black (when I brought up this mistake he got belligerent and denied his error)
5) He's really good with roses but missed the simple color instructions of light light VERY light pink and a dark red rose. I got a maroon rose (not light pink) and a faded looking red rose that look very much almost the same color.

FINAL REMARKS: half of my forearm looks good, as for the other side I wish I didn’t have it at all. Brought this up to the owner and was told “you enter a contract with an artist once you get tattooed with them and you need to resolve it with them”.

so ive gotten two tattoos from here, my first was done by Crank and the other I cant remember his name. well, my first was quite elaborate an fully colored on my right shoulder. it was done very well, line work very clean and Crank's little personal style he added to the piece went very well with the scene COST..200 I ended up paying 300 because I was so pleased with the work. the second time I went back and wanted to get a small symbol on my wrist and Crank was not there and they told me the tattoo would be 150$!! I was very disappointed in the price but got it anyways because I didn't want to spend time looking for another shop. all I can say is Crank is reasonable in price and excellent in skill. im not going to get another tattoo from here unless I book him. the guys are always nice though

Got my ears pierced by Nick, and it was quick and painless, and when I lost the cap or the piercing he even replaced it for free. Was friendly and professional.

Very clean shop and so easy to work with artist. Brandon did a great memorial to my father. I definitely recommend Empire to anyone looking to have outstanding art, detail, cleanliness, and respect for what you want, all at a reasonable price. Thanks Brandon!!