Tattoo Paradise

Stopped in to get a DC souvenir tattoo Friday evening. The staff seemed friendly and helpful. When It came time to get my tattoo the so called artist didnt seem like he was having a good night. I asked what he thought about the location of the tattoo and basically couldnt care less and said its on you you decide. Thanks. At that point with his attitude I was going to say forget it but then figured it was no big deal. Mistake. He rushed the job, the lines are crooked and I will be going in to a local tattoo place when I get home and it heals to have it straightened out. I have several tattoos this was not my first so I can speak from experience. I would never go back there.

Got a walk in tattoo here yesterday. Quick service and it came out great. Lex was my artist.

Got my first tattoo here! The staff are really nice and atmosphere really cool. I went in last minute around 2 hours before they closed. And they did really good job! I would highly recommend this place!

This is one of the best shops around, by far! Everyone here and in the Wheaton location is super friendly, knowledgable and most importantly, helpful. They have a more recent addition, a female piercer, Sarah, who is absolutely phenomenal! Shes done a few piercings for me now, and I couldn't be happier! Will def be a repeat customer :D

Stopped in to stretch my ears ip from 00 to 7/16" and Erica, the shop manager hooked me up! She was extremely gentle, informative, and attentive. Tattoo Paradise has been where I go for jewelry since I started stretching, and they are consistent in giving good service. Can't wait to go back for a tattoo next time!

I called twice to book an appointment for a tattoo, and both times was treated very disrespectfully. The person on the phone was rude and displayed toxic attitude. I will go elsewhere.

My sister and I go in for our birthdays to get tattoos together; my first, her third. First impression was great. The place was clean and the guy at the front desk was really nice. We went there because they accepted walk-ins, which is hard to find. They said they could get to our tattoos in 45 minutes. We waited 3 hours before we were able to go back to get our tattoo. I was also quoted a higher price than I expected, given the design I picked out. I was also uncomfortable with paying ahead of time, in case they did a terrible job. When we finally got back there, it helped that the tatoo artist was so nice. He was very careful with me, it being my first tattoo. He kept conversation going and kept checking on me to make sure I was okay. When I saw my tattoo for a short period of time before he covered it, I was thrilled. However, when I got home and started looking at it more closely, I was a little disappointed. The cross was not symmetrical. I understand it won't look perfect because this is hand drawn art, but the image he was tracing was symetrical. I expected it to be a bit better drawn than it was. When I show people, some even comment on how the different sides don't match and how it looks off...that's no fun. I don't think there's a great way to fix it either. On the flip side, my sister's tatoo looks great! One other thing that bothered me is they didn't offer any information on how to take care of it. I felt like I had to ask all the questions, and I wasn't sure I was getting all the info I needed. That felt very unprofessional. I don't think I'll go there again.

I really wish that I could write a good review considering I frequent this shop pretty often. And by often I mean at least once a month however their female piercer is ALWAYS late and ALWAYS has an excuse. I’m not holding this review to the whole shop but at what point does management step in and realize this is not only unprofessional but it’s costing them business. How unfortunate!

Don't ever go there! The owner is completely absolutely rude and entitled. I was taking a gentleman (Jerry) who's a Senior Citizen and a Marine to an appointment and he walks with a cane. Matthew Knopp the owner of the shop wanted to fight over a parking spot and literally reversed his Audi into my leg as I stood waiting to help my friend. He dared me to call the police and didn't care as he blocked busses and other cars from passing. It was more important for him to be able to park in front of his store than be even remotely considerate!

Although they technically take walk-ins, they are not helpful in letting you know how long the wait will be. I called ahead and they said to come in, but there might be a little wait. I show up around 7:30 and they say they won’t be free until midnight… I get that maybe somebody walked up for, like, a half sleeve or something but that just seems crazy.