Scapegoat Tattoo

My wife & I came to Portland for our honeymoon and, as vegans and tattoo enthusiasts, we felt our trip wouldn't be complete without getting tattooed at Scapegoat given their reputation of using all animal-free products. John [Wilson] did a fantastic job with our designs and we were very pleased with the finished product. He was also very easy to talk to which always makes the process more comfortable. Whenever we get back to Portland, there's a high likelihood we'll be back to get some more work done in the future. Thanks to John and Scapegoat for making our honeymoon even more memorable.

Sarah Carr is an absolute dream to work with! It’s so refreshing to be tattooed by a down-to-earth, funny, and talented gal! She was so responsive to my requests, and I can tell this is her passion. For real, Sarah is the real deal. She’s such a gifted artist and we’re so blessed to have her in Portland!

I drove up from California to get my tattoo at Scapegoat. I got an amazing tattoo from Nora, who moved away, but the whole shop is very clean and friendly. The work from the artists are all top quality and I would definitely go back for more. I also have a tattoo from Gin Hicks from back when she worked at another shop, but now she works at Scapegoat and I hope to make another appointment with her.

Relaxed but professional vibe in the shop. I have worked with Nora several times now and am always so pleased with her design, her skill level and quality of work, and the excellent conversation. I always heal quickly and painlessly as well, which I attribute to her high quality technique.

Excellent experience, exceptional tattoo. You may have to wait as long or short as it takes for them to get you in since they are booked in advance for their superior work. If you are patient good things will come. BTW thanks to everybody there!

I flew in from Washington, D.C. to get some magnolias and a snake from Annelise, who did an absolute incredible job! Her skills are top notch! She's also a total sweetie and complete babe! CANNOT wait to visit again for some more of her art!! Thanks Annelise!!

I've gotten work here twice now with Nora (who is moving out of state) but her work and all the other work I see being done is this shop is amazing! The staff are super friendly and professional. The shop is very clean and well taken care of. The prices are very far for the quality of work they do. I will definitely be back and highly recommend this place!

Their receptionist, or who I thought was their receptionist was not very customer service oriented. I'd been set on going to this shop for awhile now. Had looked online. Their website looks fantastic (with all the information and artwork the tattoo artists have done etc.) I also called and talked to a man, whom I was informed (by the receptionist) Was the owner. Super nice person, very informative.

Now, I'm a very different case with tattoos that most. I'm allergic (not severely but, enough so that after about a week or so of wearing metal that my body feels it needs to reject, I get rashes and scabs.) I explained my concerns over the phone and was told to email an artist about work and/or schedule an appointment to get a test spot done to make sure my body doesn't reject the ink. Emailing seems very impersonal and pretty lax to me since that's how you apply for jobs these days. I find it ridiculous. Maybe that's just me.

The receptionist was very cold and apathetic. She made me (and my boyfriend whom I asked to come with me) feel very stupid. Letting us know that the festering wounds that can come with tattoos are usually very rare cases and usually with red ink. (which is not exactly what I was worried about) I'm aware of this, I've done some research. I am not willing to get red ink. I just wanted black ink. She "texted" the owner, and then I have no idea what he said but she wanted to make sure that's who I talked to. She did inform us that she remembered the conversation. Then scheduled me an appointment with him (the owner) she wouldn't say why specifically with him for next week. I live in vancouver,WA maybe I should have just taken my butt to a non-vegan tattoo shop here and avoided all the hustle and bustle. What's the difference if they understand your concerns and have let them know you're vegan and would like to use just vegan products?

Needless to say she made very little eye contact and just kind of threw a card at me without writing my appointment date and time down. I had to make sure I remembered what she said and she went back to staring at her computer screen. (there was one tattoo artist there working on a client.)

I work in customer service, (I'm an extremely reasonable, likable person) 98% of the time customers should walk out of your store feeling confident they made the right decision. How could I walk out feeling like a complete fool when I really did nothing wrong there was no tension I was just a bit nervous. I walked out feeling like the shop was full of stuck up people who want to overcharge me for something so stupid.

I'm cancelling my appointment and never looking back or recommending this place. $80 minimum is a bit absurd since you all use the same ink and this place is more of a novelty that anything else. Once they open because I've found a very caring, certified, professional tattoo artist that is available and doesn't feel the need to have such strict regulations on their services.

Again I really thought that since this place was based on Veganism that the staff would be more warm and friendly. I'm saying nothing negative about the artists though, I didn't get the chance to talk to one in person.

Me and my friend got matching lavender tattoos by nora. It was our first tattoo and an absolutrly AWESOME experience. Everyone in the shop was SO supportive and patient with us. And the tattoo is beautiful!

I've been tattooed more times than the typical person who still counts how many they have. Hate to do this, but I have to say this was hands down the most inorganic tattoo experience I've ever had. If it wasn't the hefty deposit fee(more than a typical $40) then it's for the email only communication with the artist. Apparently they are "too busy" to have an in person consultation. Not bad tattooing, but nothing to write home about. Thankfully on my part it was a simple piece. As life goes, I took a chance, and I'm not upset or regretful of the outcome I'd just like to inform anyone seriously looking for a tattoo to think twice about going here. There are plenty of other really great places to get tattooed in this town without the silly hoops this place asks you to jump through. That is my 2 cents, take it for what you will.