Hell or High Water Tattoo Shop

Kevin did a great job! He was kind, professional and efficient. I will definitely be going back. The crew is so nice!

Great tattoos super stoked how it turned out!! Kevin’s a dope artist definitely going back, y’all come in and check out his work!

Kevin was horrible. He did not do a good job. He rushed my tattoo and it was bad. He denied me a refund. He mocked and
laughed at me while servicing me

Kevin did a horrible job and was very rude. I will not be using this place again.

Amazing experience and amazing work from all the artist here a shout out to my dude Kevin I go to him for anything me and my wife need

I love this place!! If you’re thinking about getting a tattoo, GO HERE! Ask for David, that man will get you right. You won’t regret it :)

Got work done on the top of my hand. Will be going back 4 more.

I gave Kevin a reference and it was a VERY SIMPLE small design. I wanted it done in blue but he didn’t think it would work with my skin tone. He said that using color would be an up charge for my skin. Never have I heard of a shop charging more based on skin color. They don’t change the price for people with paler skin tones. The fee was waived in the end, but the price shouldn’t change to begin with or even be mentioned especially due to skin color. It was only just that the prices remain the same for people of color. There was clear discrimination and after paying in cash I was told it was non-refundable. I tried to be optimistic since he waived the up charge and relax. I even tried making small talk with Kevin and joking with him but was shut down and met with sarcasm and silence. I felt like he was trying to make me feel uncomfortable because I called him out on the unfairness. He didn’t even let the stencil dry completely to transfer onto my skin all the way so that he can properly and precisely trace the tattoo. Half of the stencil was faded...and he didn’t care, he just went in. He was very heavy handed and I screamed and squirmed. He did not stop! I kept jolting because of the pain and cried out. He said, “ can you hold still?” I attempted to respond with, “Can you slow down?” But he pressed the gun deeper in my skin that I couldn’t finish my sentence or make out legible words. When he did finally pause, I cried out, “That’s enough!” He went right back in on my wrist. He was purposefully trying to hurt me. The owner and the rest of the shop was laughing. They thought it was a big joke. This is not a right of passage, when someone tells you to stop, you stop. Even if my comments about the fairness and pricing offended Kevin, he had no right and no reason to retaliate and hurt me. When someone forcefully drags a needle across your skin, after you beg them to stop and they don’t it is aggravated assault. I am a survivor of domestic violence, so the whole situation caused me to shut down. It was very traumatic. I couldn’t do anything because if I moved I would’ve been scarred and I felt helpless. Instead of pacing and taking his time after realizing I was in pain, he sped up to get me out of his chair. Took him less than 10 minutes.. The lines were crooked and didn’t connect properly. The circle wasn’t even a circle.
I left out just as quickly as he skimmed through my tattoo. I felt unwelcomed and I didn’t complain to management directly after because the whole experience was triggering and they made feel like I was different. I’m totally bummed and I keep staring at it and crying. It’s permanent. Total waste of $100. My FIRST tattoo and it looks nothing like how I wanted. And Kevin knew I didn’t like it. I literally stared at it for 3 minutes straight after he wrapped it up.
I should have called the police right after the incident. I should’ve had the police pull up the cameras and had Kevin arrested for assault at evening. Depressing. There were a lot of red flags and looking back at it I should’ve just listened to my gut instinct and left after he refused to do the tattoo in blue the way I originally wanted it, especially after Kevin’s comments about charging me more because my skin. Me being an optimistic person I assumed that he still would’ve done a decent job. The owner’s response to my original review was very dismissive, condescending and very unprofessional. So I decided to truthfully tell about my FULL experience there. No matter how nice you are, sadly some people are just prejudice. And I refuse to return and patron a shop whose owners are ok with how poorly their employees treat customers who look like me. I’ve already made appointments to get laser removal for this tattoo. A hard life lesson to trust your instinct.

Great shop, walked in and they knocked out my Tat super fast! Will definitely be coming back again. I now know why they have a 5 star rating.

I highly recommend Kevin for not only great work but exceptional hospitality with clients. He always works around our schedules to make sure we get what we want when we want it.