Empire Tattoo

I would highly recommend going to Empire for your next tattoo. This was my first tattoo, given I was nervous and had some anxiety as I never experienced this process. I worked with Devin Burnette, who was awesome during the whole. I was able to talk with him and send him a few photos for reference, and he totally knocked it out of the park. The tattoo was beyond my expectation, I couldn't have imagined it coming out any better.

I get pierced for the pleasure of it. I've received two new holes from empire -- one BC and one mid-pandemic -- and both times I felt great about the whole experience. They're clean, attentive, GREAT skill with the needle.

My nostril piercing they gave me a test ring and let me move it all over until I liked the position, size etc. No pressure to hurry up.

I am no longer a local, but I'd make the drive just to have them do my next piercing.

Absolutely terrific! Wonderful artwork and no issues with healing. Very pleasant and professional employees. They treat you the way you deserve to be treated. Will use them in the future for more tattoos.

Brought my two college age daughters in for their 2nd and 3rd ear piercings when they were in town for Spring Break. The staff was super friendly and took their time to explain the options. When it came time to do the piercings and the girls were a little nervous, the gentleman doing them was very nice and made them feel very comfortable. He has been piercing there for 16 years so we knew it was going to go well and it did! Highly recommended!

Absolutely love my tattoo done by Burnett! Definitely will be returning in the future. All of the shop’s artists were super cool and very friendly. Thanks again yall!

I went here to get my nostril pierced and it was such a good experience. I was really apprehensive about it because I had the same piercing done a few years elsewhere and it was super painful and I had to remove it because the jewelery was too small. I was under the impression that a nose piercing just hurts real bad in general but I was wrong. He made it as painless as possible and it went really smooth. If I ever need anything else pierced I'd definitely return and I don't even live in Asheville.

I cannot sing empire's praises high enough! Greg has done all my piercings (tongue, septum, vertical labret, bellybutton) and will probably all of them. He is always speedy yet thorough, extremely welcoming/friendly, and has always been accommodating.
I haven't gotten any tattoo's here yet, but I spoke with Devyn briefly about what I was wanting to get and he was also very friendly. Overall I highly recommend coming here! Prices are fair, piercings are done extremely well, and everyone who works here are absolute sweethearts.

Fast, friendly, and quality service. One of the best piercers in the area. Thank you!

Good local spot + Great experience here! This is my first tattoo here (I have 15+ tattoos) and I loved the environment, hospitality, transparency, and quality of work. I got in with Alex and he was super easy to work with, fairly priced, and has a light hand / efficiently paced. I’ll definitely be getting another tattoo with Alex, super happy with this appointment.

I get my piercings with Greg and my tattoos with JD and they are both extremely nice, clean, and talented. Can't say enough about this shop. There's a reason why they stay booked, cause they're good. Definitely recommend these guys for any piercing or tattoo needs.