Elite Ink,Tattoos Studios

Just addicted… Rick is awesome. Found my place to go. Nothing else to say really. They ROCK!

I was given the worst tattoo of my life that I have to life with and look at every day. By Rick. Thanks dude!!!

So I went here awhile back to inquire about getting a tattoo covered up. I already had a design in mind but they told me it wouldn’t work exactly the way I wanted it so we had to redesign it a bit. We then preceded to talk about who would do the design and they recommended to me someone who was supposedly the best you can go with and that he had done some kind of work that has to do with George Lucas. So I paid them the deposit of 25 dollars and they said they would call in about a week or so.
Well about 3 weeks to a month later… still no call back from these people. I finally had to call them and they said oh yeah the design was ready awhile back. So why wasn’t I notified? When we did finally go there, rather than a really nice, totally awesome tattoo sketch that I was hoping for AND paid for a deposit was not the case at all. All this lazy ass guy had done was taken a few online images and copied and pasted them on one another. Wow. So a really awesome tattoo artist who supposedly did stuff for George Lucas and who was going to charge me upwards of at least 800 dollars for a tattoo and this is the best he/​they can come up with? I really paid them 25 dollars for something I could have done myself at home for free. Needless to say I will never return to this place for a tattoo or anything of the sorts. On top of that, this place is VERY unprofessional. Don’t go to this place. Flat out, because the entire time your in there waiting to talk to someone, even if you have an appointment, there is only about 1 other person in this place not willing to help you at all with anything. So don’t expect any kind of prompt, friendly, professional service.
UPDATE: 7÷17÷2015 I was recently contacted by someone here and told that I should come get my deposit back so I could remove my review. I told the person that that wasn’t acceptable and I will not be doing so.

had my first time experience here today & it was great! I was nervous and unsure about which piercing I wanted because I don’t have a very high pain tolerance, but the extremely nice girl at the desk assured me that John was awesome at being quick & precise. So I decided to go ahead with a tragus piercing. When I met John, he made me feel totally comfortable & at ease! He was really kind & seemed confident in his abilities. The room was very clean & the jewelry options were good, too. The piercing itself was so quick & didn’t even hurt that much! I’m so happy with the end result & as of right now, I barely even feel it’s there. Oh & also the pricing was completely reasonable. I’m definitely coming back for any future piercings or possible tattoos!

Went here to get my ears pierced for gauges… I called and the gentleman on the phone explained to me their prices…
It was 30 min before close, but we decided to go in. We met John and he was seriously super nice. He talked to me and explained to me the best size to start with to gauge my ears and show me jewelry. He took us to the back and showed us the different rooms.
Everything in there was clean and super sanitized! The whole place was cozy. He talked me through the whole process while he did my ears. Made me feel very comfortable! I was super nervous, but he just talked me through everything. When he was done he talked to us a little bit past closing and I felt so bad!
I found out he was the owner! So, John… Thanks so much for everything! We will definitely be coming back to you.

I called the same morning and talked to the owner who was really helpful with directions and setting up a time. I got there and all the workers made me feel comfortable because they could tell I was nervous. My artist, rick, helped me with the design of my tattoo because I came in there with basically nothing planned and ended up loving it and the time spent actually getting the tattoo. We bullshitted and told stories which made the process of getting my first tatt a lot more comfortable and kinda fun. He was awesome and I’m definitely coming back very soon

Great place and affordable price to get your tattoos done! I got so addicted to tattooing I want more lol. I don’t know who gave the bad review but every artist does an exceptional job and really knows their stuff! All my tattoos except for my first, done at No Name in Utica, were done here. The staff is great and knows me by name! If you want an affordable tattoo done with the highest standards done by great artists come to Elite Ink! You’ll be glad you did! Also check out the FB page!

I have had 5 of my 8 tattoos done here. 4 of them were done by Ryan. He is an amazing tattoo artist! I always feel comfortable with him. Each one of the tattoos Ryan has done for me hasn’t been on easy areas to tattoo: wrists, finger and foot. Everyone that works there is really friendly and will stop by and chat to help keep you calm and comfortable while you’re being worked on. They are very clean and only use sterile equipment. I’m looking at having two more tattoos done and will only go to Elite Ink to have them done.

I don’t recommend going here for a tattoo removal. I had a Groupon, and didn’t have a good experience. The tattoo removal process takes place in their back storage room which didn’t feel very clean or sterile. They didn’t offer pre-​treatment numbing cream or anything. The staff was nice, and if I were getting a tattoo, I’d feel comfortable going there, but for removal I did not.
Obviously the removal process is painful anywhere, but if you are looking to get your tattoo removed go to the Skin and Vein Center in Sterling Heights, who has the most updated laser. I started going there and my tattoo has begun to fade much faster and I am so much more comfortable in the environment (it’s sterile, there are doctors, they track your progress and offer lots of information) and the price is completely comparable. They also give you numbing cream to use pre-​treatment. It helps (but obviously it’s still a painful procedure).