SD Tattoo

came in last year for a tattoo, the artist (wont be naming him) drew a nice stencil , but when he started tattooing the tattoo looked nothing like the stencil. I have very bad anxiety, on the paperwork I filled out before the tattoo clearly said I have very serious issues with anxiety. The workers at SD tattoo then tried to convince me that the tattoo looked good (It did not) the workers then said I was on drugs when I was having a panic attack. Fast forward two weeks, I came back in for a cover up.... but the artist doing the cover up just added more detail to try to mask the bad tattoo job. After letting it heal, I went to a professional cover up artist who said he couldn't believe an artist put that on my skin. the only good thing this shop did for me was giving back my money. UPDATE: the artists name was Evan Voelker, not sure if he still works here.

Overall bad experience. They do not have flash, their prices are always crazy. I got quoted $225 for a 2x2 tattoo with no color or shading. Their prices are dictated by an office in Oregon or something? The whole operation is so weird. The quality of each artist is really inconsistent. The lettering I unfortunately got here has been repeatedly mistaken for an amateur tattoo by artists in other shops. Their lobby is under construction right now, but they are still open and doing piercings and tattoos with sawdust in the air and no separation from the tattoo and piercing area which is I’m sure a health code violation. The wait is always bad. Avoid this place like the plague. There are way better way cheaper shops in San Diego. Sailors grave will have my business in the future.

Yes!! You want a tattoo make an appointment here!! Looks a little scetchy from the outside and you will think you are in the wrong place. The parking lot is small and you will probably have to park in the street but there is plenty of room. Inside it is a while new world! It's huge and they are the most professional place I have every been to.

The worst place, did a cover up and still I can see the old tattoo that they did and did a small tattoo was crooked and uneven so I had 3hrs the tattoo artist finished earlier so I asked for a small tattoo he did no questions asked but he never put it in the system so when asked for a removal by the manager he had to get approval by the OWNER that took 5weeks I was waiting I reached out to him he told me that the owner is to busy but I spoke to the tattoo artist and he said that he did that uneven tattoo on you so after another 2 weeks when the manger was not responding I got in touch with another manager and he right a away got my attention so the OWNER calls me and tells me we can’t help you bcz the tattoo was not in the system YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SUE US WELL all the time and effort, money was a wast this place should not even have ZERO STARS the OWNER was very rude and he actually hung up the phone on me when I started saying legally you can’t do that…

Wonderful place to get a tattoo or a piercing as I have done both. Corei is a true artist and a wonderful person overall. He works with your ideas and makes you feel comfortable and just makes you proud to show off his art. Ian pierced my septum and explained everything , was kind and funny. Everything was sterile and I never wondered or regretted anything I have had done here.
From the moment you walk in everyone is kind, funny and just a pleasure to be around as long as you embrace it.
Definitely a home away from home.

My man got a tattoo for his uncle who passed away, and I got mine finished. Both the men who did them did an amazing job. We are very pleased

Came here for my 3 year old daughter to get her ears pierced. Excellent service!

Don Boos was AWESOME!! All of the artists and staff there are super friendly. The quality of the artist and the pride in the shop shows on everyone's face and thru their great attitude. I definitely want to go back for another AMAZING piece of art!

I had my first piece done a few weeks ago. Making an appointment and getting a quote was straightforward. Great experience. VERY professional - everyone is in uniform scrubs. Rob - my artist did a great job and just an awesome person. The finished piece was exactly what I wanted

This shop has a lot of talented artists, my artist included. However, the management is completely unprofessional and will take advantage of you if you don’t spend as much money as they want you to. The initial I received quote was for 2 tattoos, $500 for one 5x5 half moon mandala type line work and 1 line of large script. Was told they would be $250 each but if they were done in the same session they would come down to $450 - Seemed very fair. Upon arrival the artist advised that he was not comfortable doing the script style that was requested, which I respected. However, once it came time to pay and I was informed of the re-quote, the price only dropped by 50 bucks to $400 - For 1 of the 2 tattoos. There was no one willing to take responsibility for the re-quote in-store. Both the tattoo artist and the “manager” informing me of the re-quote done by the “owner” insisted that it wasn’t their decision. We were forced to deal with the issue publicly over speakerphone with an unprofessional man (owner) who could not logically explain the ridiculous quote except for to say that they were charging for a setup fee and even after learning why the second tattoo wasn’t done, the price still only came down to $350. That is $100 dollars more than the original quote for a single tattoo. Needless to say I won’t be back and I’ll be sure to let my friends know how they can expect to be treated at this shop. Terrible business.