Taylor Street Tattoo

Friendly, great work, they work with you to make your ink great! Highly recommended to anyone wanting a tattoo.

Donna K is THE BEST! Very personable and instantly puts you at ease when you hop in her chair. Her tattoo work speaks for itself, just take a look at her portfolio. The prices are what you should expect to pay when visiting a reputable shop that does top notch work. I wouldn’t even think twice about paying top dollar for a pair of shoes, you’d better believe I’ll pay top dollar for something that I’ll have permanently on my body FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! People who complain about prices, GOOD LUCK finding this kind of quality work for a cheaper price! My suggestion for a few of the Unilocalers out there who have complaints on the prices or the finger tattoos is DO YOUR RESEARCH and then you would know what is a reasonable price to pay (keep in mind, you are paying for clean needles, ink, the whole set up of razors, medical tape, plastic clip cords, sanitation of all of the equipment, etc… and this is all BEFORE your artist gets paid their cut!!). DO YOUR RESEARCH and know that finger tattoos are a terrible idea and likely won’t hold up over time! You can’t blame an artist for a poorly chosen design. Listen to your artist. The folks at Taylor Street won’t disappoint. Go in. Ask for Donna. You’ll love her. I know I do! Keep it up guys!

Awesome shop and awesome people! Donna and Jason are the best there and its always a good time hanging out on Taylor st. and getting some food and drinks after you get some work done.

The first guy you talk to is named John and he’s the coolest dude. He takes care of you and talks to you like a friend. The tattoos could be a little cheaper but that realistically depends on what you are getting. Highly recommend this shop. Great atmosphere and vibe, definitely coming again.

Taylor Street is the only place I trust to tattoo me, ESPECIALLY after having the pleasure to work with Donna for a large Clipper ship I had done. The shop is clean, straight to the point, full of talented, competent artists and bullshit free– exactly what you should look for in a shop. Their ability to maintain such high standards will continue to be a driving point for me to only have business with them. I would give them 500 stars if I could, legally, I only have 5.

Went and got my shoulders tattooed by a traveling artist months ago. Their prices are way fair considering the quality of work. Whoever says this place isn’t clean hasn’t been to a TRULY dirty shop… you know one of those that pops up and closes down within a month or two? This place has lots of history and awesome artists.
On the subject of 20 dollar name day: it says clearly on any advertisement I’ve seen that it can only go on the legs, arms or back. Maybe read harder next time?

The worse customer service ever. Went to get a letter on my finger on tuesday, which is discount letter day. The guy I spoke to on the phone didn’t say that certain parts of the body were excluded, and said that it would cost $ 5 – 20. When we came to the shop, the guy told us $ 60. When we said we weren’t interested, he went on to tell us good luck finding another place to do it cheaper.

Got the best tattoo ever from Donna Klein. She is the best artist, period!!! She did a custom Ghost Rider for me, I LOVE IT!!! Outstanding service!!!

My experience with this place was terrible. A woman who has been tattooing for 7 years messed up a very basic finger tattoo by going way too deep. When I came back to address it weeks later the shop denied it. Rather, they told me that this can occur with finger tattoos and I should have been aware of that prior to being tattooed. They offered to outline it in white as an attempt to improve it but the conversation was so frustrating that I won’t be returning (not that they care).
It’s important to note that this was not a matter of aftercare but the tattooing technique itself. I wasn’t there to get my money back but to see how we could fix it… it just sucked even more when they evaded taking responsibility.
I take fault for rolling into this tattoo shop on the whim and not checking out the artists first, even for something so basic. It was also overpriced for the quality and quantity of the work but that’s whatever. I’m more concerned with having to get this reworked.
I’m not sure about the rest of the artists that work here, perhaps some people have had awesome experiences and results, this is just mine.
Advice: check out the artists at Deluxe Tattoo. You won’t be disappointed.

One day (about 6 weeks ago) my friend and I were having a day around Little Italy and let me tell you, it was full of excursions. Some of which I cannot fully disclose for the world to see! Haha, I’ll leave it up to your imagination. It’s not as bad as it sounds, I promise.
Well, one of our many excursions ended us up at Taylor Street Tattoo. I wasn’t planning on getting a tattoo when I woke up that morning. And neither did my friend, lol. So we walk in and she decides to get this intricate anchor on her side and I decide to get two little triangles on my inner arm. (They both have meaning, but I won’t get into it).
We were there for the longest time. I do understand that we were walkins and she had them draw up a design, but it was still around ⁴⁄₅ hours total including tattoo time. About ¼ of that was actual tattooing. They were great except for the fact that I believe I was grossly overcharged for my tattoos.
My tattoos are two simplistic triangles on my inner arm that are no longer than an inch wide and ¹⁄₃ inch tall. No color, no nothing. I was charged $ 100…
They told me it was because «The lines are so exact and straight and need to be perfect, so it’s going to cost more.» What? Aren’t all tattoos supposed to be clean like that? Why are you charging me so much for something so little when you’re charging my friend $ 200 for something that is 3.5×2 with color and even more intricate detail? It just doesn’t make sense to me.
I really think 3 stars fits here. They were nice enough, but at the same time kinda cold. I want to like this place more but I don’t think I’ll go back here. Don’t go here if you’re looking for reasonably priced tattoos and the results I see come out of the shop don’t give it a credibility to be priced so high.

I went in on «$ 20 tattoo Tuesday», although I didn’t get any $ 20 tattoos (name tats). The guy that was at the front desk was just plain rude and was making up rules and prices as he go! Two other ppl and myself went in to get work done, but only 1 person and myself got tattoos. He was rushing us to figure out what we wanted to get. Then after I got done with my tattoo, that’s when the rudeness went to another level. Had he done that before I got my tattoo done, I would have left!
There were 2 women waiting to get $ 20 name tattoos for about 2 hours. At that point, it was 9:26p.m. The front desk jerk then asked how many more ppl were getting tattoos, then he went to back, made up something, and told the women that it would be $ 60 for the name tattoos after 10p.m. Even though, it was $ 20 tattoo Tuesday!
They walked out angry. So I told him that they had been waiting for hours. Then he said that they didn’t have to to $ 20 tattoos, they just do! With a hand gesture and very sarcastically!
Ppl could take their money and take it somewhere else too! His whole attitude stank!
I paid $ 160 and my brother paid $ 150, we could have went some place else that was more friendly!
Don’t get me wrong, all the tattoos artist were cool but that jerk at the desk was rude! Btw, Donna did our work. She rocked and was very cool.
Also, if you’re not getting tatted you couldn’t go behind the desk. However, there was a girl getting tatted and her friend was in their with her. So my friend was in the sitting area using my phone then she brought my phone to the back where I was getting tatted. So the front desk jerk hurry up and said in a angry tone, that she couldn’t be back there, so my friend said she was bringing me my phone, then he tried to hurry up and apologize! So it’s ok for certain ppl to be back there when there not getting tatted? That’s not fair! He’s rude and disgusting! Don’t go there, take your money to a more welcoming place!

My friend got his tattoo here. The place is dirty and not that friendly. On the outside of the tattoo they pressed too hard and there were placed on the inside that weren’t fully filled in. I’m glad I did research and decided to go elsewhere

I went in to get a very simple tiny tattoo in honor of my grandmother who just passed and the lady at the front desk made us feel unwelcome as soon as we walked in. She said they couldn’t do the color I wanted and when I asked for suggestions she did not offer any help. I then asked her if she would like me to draw it for her and when i did she called the artist up, she said we had to talk about pricing, the tattoo was the size of a pea and black, I said it should be the minimum and she sarcastically said «should it be?» I then left. I have never been treated like that at a studio and I have my fair share of tattoos.

Lance Lloyd was our artist. I’m not sure if he’s there on a regular basis but I hope so because I plan on going back and hopefully getting more work done by him. It’s a great shop with good people and competitive prices. I’ve been there 3 times now and I haven’t been disappointed once.

I use Unilocal to search for online reviews of places I want to patronize. Sometimes the reviews are really off. There were some negative reviews of Taylor st Tattoo and I don’t know where the reviewers are coming from. The place is clean, the people are friendly and knowledgeable and they were very understanding of this being my first time. The experience was very pleasant and I will definitely go back and tell my friends. My guy Andrew was very cool. Damn thing hardly hurt and I have a smokin’ tat!!! Thanks guys!!! Great place!

If I could give 0 stars I would. I live right by here. I’ve gone in twice to try and get a tattoo, no I didn’t get one… Not only is the place totally disgusting but the people are just dumb. I hate saying that but really they are. Anyways I’d never get a tattoo there it’s like the ghetto inside. Sorry TST, clean up your act.

Was here this past summer for my fourth and hopefully finally tattoo. The workers were very knowledgable and patient. I wanted to get my tatt on the inside of my finger and the receptionist was nice enough to tell me how that would fade quickly and I’d have to get it touched up several times a yr. most ppl wouldn’t tell you that they’d keep taking your money.

I just went this past weekend and had a really great experience. I had done a lot of research as this was my first tattoo. I got a quote from the Lord of the Rings movie that meant a lot to me. Rickybird was my tattooist and I would definitely go back to him. He was quick and empathetic, talking to me at just the right times to alleviate any stress/​fear I felt. I was done within 20 minutes and it looks fabulous! Very very happy.

Great Tattoo studio. I followed Jason Hoodrich when he moved there and I really like the place, located in an awesome part of town. Good crew there, no fuss, no b.s.
Just as an FYI, they don’t do piercings; not that I am interested in those but just for info.

OK, This isn’t «me» reviewing it, it’ll be my husband since he’s the one who went but he doesn’t want to deal with his own Unilocal account. From here on out, it’ll be Jeff, my husband:
Taylor Street Tattoo is where you go to get tattooed. I know how simple that sounds. How elementary. But that’s all that really needs to be said. If you want some bullcrap fake garbage go somewhere else. If you want a tattoo by people who know how to do it right and have no problems being honest, go here.
I’ve only had 1 tattoo done here, about a year ago by «Turbo» (Chris.) I’ve been too busy/​broke to get another one. The pricing is dead on, in the city
(where taxes/​insurance/​rent is much higher) the prices do not get better unless you know some schmuck doing them in his bathroom at home. You get what you pay for. I’ve seen more expensive shops that have had way worse work rolling out. You will not get better work in this city, especially for the prices.
Again, it’s a tattoo shop. No glitz, no bullcrap, real honest people, be respectful and they’ll respect you. If they’re busy tattooing someone, wait, would you want your artist to stop mid work to go talk to someone else? Just wait or comeback or make an appointment. Not a big stink. It has the atmosphere a tattoo shop should have. Honesty and hard work.
I’ve only decided to write this review because I feel there are too many negative reviews for this place and unjustly so (in my opinion.) I’ll be going back soon.
I’ll upload a pic of what I had done too. Turbo had very little to work with source wise (black and white blurry line drawing) and made it come to life. If I had the cash and time I’d have returned a million times by now. But I do try to push everyone this way.
OH, also I noticed Unilocal says they take credit cards. When I went, cash only. Which is better anyway, you don’t need to sink yourself into more debt! Don’t forget to tip.