Archer Avenue Tattoo

The artist that I delt with at the shop seemed alright at first. We met and I paid a deposit so he would start the design. He told me that he would send me a design within a couple days. Those days came and went and when i contacted him again he said he didnt know exactly what I wanted even though we had discussed it. He then said again that he would work on a design and show me in a few days. Again, no response came my way so I contacted him again. He said he didnt have a design and wanted to know if it was ok for him to tattoo free hand on me whatever came to him. I told him I would be more comfortable if I saw a rough outline of what he was thinking so he told me yet again I would see it in a few days. I havent heard from him since and never recieved anything for my deposit nor did I get my deposit refunded. Terrible shop, or maybe just terrible artist

Got my first 2 tattoos done today by Dave Lobes. He did an amazing job. Very professional and is good at what he does. I’m so happy that I went to this shop. The whole experience was awesome. Will be going back soon for more. Thank you so much Dave

Awesome place, my Hubby set up an appointment w/​John Sundara @ the Tinley Park Tattoo Convention for a cardinal tattoo. We emailed him a few pic’s of the cardinal that my hubby was interested in.
The shop was clean and then when we were waiting for the drawing to be done they were cleaning again.
John really took his time w/​making sure my hubby was o.k. w/​the drawing (all points, the tail, the head, the size of the bird, the branch,) and he took his time on placing it on his leg to get the best possible placing of the tat.
The tattoo is AWESOME, so much detailing, WOW simply amazing how it looks.
I set up an appointment w/​John for the Navy Pier Tattoo Convention (can’t wait)
John:
We can not THANK YOU enough for the fantastic art work that you applied to leg.

I got my belly button pierced here and I am so happy with it! Charlie was super nice and funny! I was totally nervous when I got there and he calmed me down and told me everything would be fine. He was also a super perfectionist which I loved and very clean. Def recommend coming here!

I went in here as I’ve been coming in for years… The place has complete new look! It’s still very spacious, has great vibes to it. Music playing on loud and the men and women there all go to work ! I had John Sundara give me a nice sized mandala– flower type design on my chest. He was very easy and smooth. Although when it came to finishing touches it was hammer time! Thanks so much ! Great work!

Got my ink done here about 3 months ago Diana did mine it came out just the way I wanted it didn’t have to bother with a second sessions she dedicated her time for almost 4 hours thanks again look forward to coming back.

Love this place & my new tattoo! John is the best & his work is amazing. I would recommend this place to anyone & I will definitely be back.

I must say, of all the shops that I’ve gone to, this place is the best.
My first experience was when my best friend came to get her septum pierced. Nick is really great, friendly, and knows his stuff!
I have 10 piercings so I’ve been through the process enough times to know that he is very professional and takes his work seriously. He was very helpful and didn’t treat us like foolish children when we had questions, like I tend to experience at most other places. He was so great I had to come back for a piercing myself. He put two dermal anchors in my back dimples. The process was quick and they look great! The pricing is extremely reasonable too!
This is the only shop I will ever be pierced at from now on!

Impressive with the tattoo of course that I got for my child. Her very first and wow, I am glad that we waited and hired one of their artist. Absolutely loved the look and colors he choose but of course, we wanted to piece tweeked just a little bit which of course he obliged and it only took about 15 minutes to change up.
Although we were here almost 5 hours, it was well worth it. I did have an issue with some girls just talking to him while my child (19 years old) is getting her art piece done. I mean come on, you can distract an artist and this is a life time piece. Please ask him questions later, and don’t assume you can just walk around where he is tattooing just to talk to him, this is the only part of the visit I had to say was a bit awkward. But still, he is professional and he pulled through with his art.
Absolutely would recommend them in a heartbeat, and if you can go and drop a down payment with some ideas, he will customize that and create a work of art that no one else has. HIGHLY recommend RIck, this guy knows his craft!

I got my tattoo down by John. He’s was awesome, as were all the other artists. They do what’s best for the tattoo and you, so they provide very good advice on the expectations of how it would turn out. I would definitely go again for another.

My friend got her nose pierced here and although both employees in the store were super tatted up and therefore much more awesome and hardcore than us, they didn’t laugh at our silly girly giggling and tweeting pictures. Really professional guys who obviously take their jobs very seriously.
THANKS a bunch for being more mature than us 25 year olds! :)

Full of talented artists and amazing custom work.

As soon as I turned 18 I got my first tattoo here! Don’t recall who did it… but he did a great job! And the atmosphere of the place is awesome!

I got my first full piece done here by Rick and the results were spectacular. Rick is probably one of the best artist that I have seen and I am glad to have gotten work done by him. Hell, i think all of Infinite Ink’s artists crush most of the other shops in the city. I love their authenticity and the atmosphere of the shop. All of the artist are really cool and laid back. I highly recommend this shop to anyone who is looking for the best custom work in Chicago.

Got my roses outlines done here.
Zuriel did em and did them well.
I just came back from a kick ass vacation and needed to get some shit straight that’s been on my agenda for way too long. Upon a recommendation from an acquaintance, came here rather a hole in the wall and am glad I did. Drove by the address and spotted that it’s paper’d up. Called the number and was told that they moved some two doors down.
Came in and gave them the design that’ll be on for life. He made a copy and took care of business.
It didn’t take too long, just eyeballing the sightlines make me sort of uncomfortable, but it won’t matter in the long run. Was only about an hour long which I felt bad for since he squeezed me in before an appointment of his.
I tipped him 33% and was on my way.
Sucky thing was that he had balled up the remaining lotion/​gel for me, I accidentally left in it my jeans. I threw them to the ground and it popped, so now my 511s has a lotiony pocket. Way to go Adrian W.

great place. Very respectful, extremely nice, and funny. They do not overcharge at all. i have gone three times, and will continue to go again and again, Rick is a great tattoo artist! They have deals that make it cheaper for large tattoos, also they have parties once a month, so you can checkout the shop. Great place, would tell everyone to go, they also have a location on 59^th and pulaski.

This a great place, The piercer there is awesome. I have had 4 done by him and he is very professional and takes it seriously. I’ve been to some places and the people are rude or annoying. But this place is the opposite. A friend told be about this shop and I haven’t been dissapointed yet. I don’t get to go down there that often since it’s way out of my range