Saved Tattoo

Unfortunately, I had a terrible experience at Saved Tattoo. I found the service on an individual staff and artist level as well as overall team/​brand level appalling. There are hundreds of tattoo parlors in NYC — I would urge you to go somewhere else if you are looking to feel like a respected, valued client. Long wait, unprofessional service, rude and disrespectful artists.

After getting a tattoo from Stephanie Tamez, I’m not surprised she is considered one of the top tattoo artists in NYC.
This was my first tattoo. Despite my anxiousness and indecisiveness, she was overly-​patient to the point that I felt sorry. She was also very responsive to my questions and counseling appointments prior to the tattoo session. Both before and during the tattooing, she did everything to make me feel comfortable and calm. She is a very down to earth person that understands her clients’ concerns. She treated my tattoo as if it was going to be her own.
Most impotantly, her work was awesome! I personally cannot ask for more. I’m more than satisfied with the result of my tattoo! Her work can be a little pricey, but tattoos are permanent so it was worth every penny. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Imagine i went all the way to. Las Vegas from brooklyn to get a tattoo and i got a recommendations from the Golden Skull on Vegas to go to this place for a tattoo. I called this shop to ask about receiving a 3D Tattoo. First the guy on the phone didnt know what i was talking about. I described it and he was very nasty. Not cool at all. Bad recommendation. Customer service started bad from the phone.

Got an exceptional tattoo from Sophie. Would recommend to many of my friends. Well I have already. I’m pretty serious about my tattoos. I pay for quality and Sophie more than delivered.

I came here in June 2015 for my very first tattoo ever because a French traveling tattoo artist I had been following for years happened to be visiting there for a week so I made an appointment with him. I live in Philly but I made the trip just to go there.
Since I was tatted by someone who is not regularly there, it’s hard to review the actual tattooers but I can at least rate my experience.
The shop itself was very clean. As a nurse I was making sure the supplies were sterile and that they used the best aseptic technique possible with both myself and the other customers. No problem there.
In my small experience and by talking to other tattoo artists, tattooers really are some of the nicest people around. Guy, the one who did my tattoo, was patient and friendly throughout the process, making sure we worked together to come up with something I really liked. He talked to me and made sure I was ok. He even asked the other artists their opinions. There were two women working there, one blonde and one dark haired, and they too were giving support and encouragement. At one point the blonde even came over and held my hand (I went alone) because it was my first AND it was in a painful area. So sweet of her!
It was overall an incredibly good tattooing experience with a super friendly staff. I came a little before they opened and I still had a bit of a wait time after 12, but I understand they have to set up and whatnot. Thanks Saved for an awesome experience for a first-​timer!

Jeb is awesome. Not only does he work fast but his lines are super clean. With all the tattoo shops in the area this is the best by far. Thanks guys

Awesome experience with Virginia Elwood! I could not recommend her more. From the consult through the appointment, she was incredibly friendly, was in tune with what I was asking for in my tattoo, and was really intuitive when it came to the design.
I had to cancel our first appointment pretty last minute due to a medical issue, and she was completely understanding of it. When I came in for my rescheduled date, she had come up with a concept that was even better than I could have imagined, and added some extra touches that she thought I would like. Needless to say, I am so in love with my tattoo and it is my favorite tattoo I have gotten thus far. I can’t stop looking at it.
Outside of the amazingness that is Virginia, the people at Saved were all really cool and friendly while I was there. The place was really clean. And yes, the tattoos are a bit on the pricey side, but deal with it. You are paying for quality, and that is what you are getting here.
Thanks Saved!

Had a tattoo by jeb, this guy have no idea how to work with darker shades of skin, he assured me he knows what hes doing, so what hell, figured id go with it. Now during some of the sessions this guy starts asking the artist next to him for advice on what to do with my skin, in my mind im like wtf, YOU told me you know what youre doing, so obviously he just said that to get paid, pretty scummy move, I honestly hope not all artists are like this.
Coming to the end of the of the tattoo you could tell his interest was waning because the money was coming to an end, and i ended up with a somewhat washed out looking half sleeve and chest tat with no darks in it to make it pop.
Would i recommend him to my friends?, nope, if youre white youre probably good to go, if youre brown or darker shade of skin, forget it, he has no idea what hes doing, and you dont want to pay an artist hundreds of dollars to get experimented on.

I’m giving this place two stars because I don’t think it’s run by bad people. Everyone makes mistakes. But it’s important how mistakes are handled, and this place didn’t do a good job.
I wanted to get «Brooklyn» in handwritten script. The artist printed it in a couple different fonts, but I wanted it to look even more handwritten, so he redid it by hand. We went through a couple of iterations because it didn’t look right. The first half of the word looked good but the section half was weird. After spending a lot of time reviewing it with the artist and my friend, we decided to go for it. The artist put it on tracing paper.
I have dyslexia, but I was 99% percent sure it was spelled correctly. (All words look weird when you stare at them for a long time.) Just in case, I text a photo of the tracing paper to my fiancé and said «Spellcheck please!» Thank God he got that text and called me immediately because it was spelled wrong! The K and L were swapped. (See the photo I uploaded.) I freaked out, and the manager just told me I had to get off my phone. The artist said there was no way it would have made it on my body because they would have caught it. But it was already on tracing paper! And after all that, I was charged $ 80 more than what the artist quoted because of the revisions. (Totally unacknowledged that the reason there were so many iterations was because the word looked funky because it was spelled wrong.)
The tattoo came out great, but it was terrifyingly close to being a disaster. It would have been great if they had at least acknowledged that OR apologized.

Just got my first tattoo from Michelle Tarantelli. It was a great experience. Michelle was very patient working with me to refine my idea and we had a great discussion while she was inking me. It really helps to have a distraction, at least in the more painful beginnings. The 2+ hours flew by and I was almost sorry to hear Michelle say it was done.
I’m really happy with result and one day later it already feels like a part of me.

Absolutely amazing experience. I went to SAVED for my first tattoo, thus you can imagine the stress attached to the decision.
Simply woke up one day and decided to get this baby done once and for all. Walked in without an appointment and since the tattoo wasn’t too big, the amazingly professional guy at the desk told me that I could have taken an appointment or I could have waited patiently for a few people before me and do it.
I picked the second option, sat in sort of a throne (and very comfortable) chair and after 40 minutes, the big moment arrived.
Showed Will what I wanted to get and where. Literally sat there for 5 minutes and the tattoo was done. Quick and relatively painless (inner forearm).
SAVED was relatively pricey but there’s no price tag on something that will stay on you for the rest of your life.
I absolutely recommend this place and will be back myself for more artwork.

Anderson Luna refused to do a second tattoo on me. Apparently it was not big enough, did not fit his current size requirement. Even though I would by no means consider what I wanted «small». He knew exactly who I was and refused a returning customer. Very unprofessional and dare I say pretentious.
My first experience with him went pretty flat. I remember sending him an email after my consultation appointment which he never responded to. The guy at the front desk’s response to that was «oh sorry, he’s bad at returning emails.» Oh yeah? No sh*t…I guess I liked the first tattoo he did enough to come back for more. Even still, bottom line, would not recommend.

This is the best experience i’ve had getting tattooed.
Some places i’ve been have been super unfriendly, rude, unwelcoming and judgmental. Not just in NYC, I’m talking in general. Saved is not one of these places. It’s a big open space and is really chilled. The staff are very friendly, and quite chatty, which I like. Virginia was lovely; she made me feel really comfortable, and did a brilliant job of my tattoo. She also fixed me up with candy when I didn’t feel too good. Will 100% be back, really happy.

No doubt, the best tattoo parlor in the usa! Anderson is a freaken tattoo god, his work is on point and extremely detailed, to point where it’s almost unbelievable to think a tat good look that good. Virginia is the sweetest, most down to earth person, her work is so unique and her portraits are like nothing you’ve never seen. Definitely recommend to anyone considering getting a tattoo!

Contacted Anderson Luna with numerous emails and received one generic reply, «what & where.» Then radio silence. I even requested for large pieces (that’s what he says he’s only working on). Quite unprofessional. I took business elsewhere.

I came here after coming across john’s IG account and saw his impressive line work. I made an appointment to explain what I wanted done and he assured me he’d have a few good options for me to choose from the day of my appointment. On the day of my appointment I was impressed with the 10 or so different versions of what I wanted done as options. John was very professional and neat and I was surprised that he got my tat done in about 1.5 hours. I’ve gotten compliments from every that’ve seen my tats from John and I’d highly recommend going here work your tattoo work.

I got my first tattoo done by Michelle – she was excellent! I gave her a few images to work with to create my stencil, and she came up with the perfect combo. She was very sweet and patient – it was actually a very pleasant and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The tattoo has now fully healed and looks AWESOME!

I went to Jeb Maykut at Saved Tattoo over the weekend for a very detailed tattoo on my bicep. From the beginning of the process of me contacting him, it has been great. We emailed about the tattoo I was interested in, I showed him an image, and he gave me an estimate via email and we scheduled the appointment for that weekend.
The vibe at Saved is great (not pretentious at all like some tattoo places tend to be) and Jeb is super friendly and professional. He made me feel 100% comfortable and I am so happy with how my tattoo came out. His line work/​detail is awesome so I highly recommend him if you’re looking for intricate line work. After the tattoo, he made sure to let me know that he’ll touch it up free of charge once it’s healed.
Overall really great experience — no complaints whatsoever!

Got an awesome tattoo from Anderson Luna. My reference was a hand carved wooden mask from Bali, letting him interpret the shading and changes for a tattoo. Amazing job and I cannot believe how fast he works.
A true artist. Now I have to decide what I want him to do next.

I’ve been going to Saved for close to 5 years now and am working on finishing a half sleeve with Anderson Luna. Before you read further, THIS IS NOT A FLASH SHOP. I’ve spent close to 24 hours of my life here with a group of really bright, fun and chill artists who continue to hone their craft day after day.
This isn’t Super Cuts where because you have an appointment dictates that the artist will drop everything and ensure you are in a chair at that specified time. I’d rather Anderson take some extra time on someone else to make sure things are done to perfection just like he would me. It’s a tattoo shop… enjoy the experience and banter and realize that you are literally changing part of your life and I have no problem ensuring that the person doing it and I have a good time getting there!
I’ve referred Anderson to a number of people as a result of the work he’s done on me because while he may come off as nonchalant, he’s the most detail oriented and poised artist when his ass hits the seat that I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He literally took 12 pictures of random elements that I had mentally interconnected and turned it into something that I could’ve never ever dreamed. I wear it proudly now and while $ 180/​hr is what it is, you wouldn’t want to put lipstick on a pig and try to call it pretty would you?. You get what you invest in!
I’ve been to shops in NYC (thankfully before finding Saved) where there’s a straight up booth for each artist with minimal interaction between the people working there except up at the register. Not here… Josh mans the shop to a T and the place is spotless and sterile… Part of the environment here is having other artists come over and either admire the work you’ve had done or give suggestions to each other on how to make something that’s great that much better.
I don’t know any tattoo shops that have won any customer service awards and realize that there is no mandate for an artist to HAVE to take your business, it’s a two way street. Like I said, be cool and understanding (Sometimes unavoidable delays happen!), be open to new ideas, and enjoy the ride… I’m glad these guys are just a subway ride away.