Tattoo Ranch

A tattoo is forever and signifies special meaning for each person. Do not go here if you’re not interested in picking something out of their books.
Unprofessionalism at its finest! It was Valentines Day and my husband and I decided to finally get our tattoos. We had an idea and needed help work it out and get it on paper. We called ahead to determine if we needed an appointment and were told we did not. We arrived 30 minutes later as promised. When describing what we had in mind to the two people chatting behind the counter, they referred us to someone in the back who came out, heard what we wanted and said that compasses weren’t his «thing». We were passed back to the original man who told us he’d give us his card, in his spare time work on it, and possibly be able to get back w us next weekend. He was dismissive and vague.
A great call on my husbands part, we walked out. We made 3 lefts, and found an AHHHmazing tattoo ARTIST. See review and pic for KNUCKLE UP TATTOO.

Let me start by saying I absolutely love love love the inside! The big crocodile on the ground caught my eye cuz it’s massive and basically amazing! The big stuffed bear by the window is oh so cool.
Tonight was one of those, «What do you want to do tonight? Get a tattoo.» and decided to try a new place.
I parked right across the street from Pinkies, so pretty close to the shop. Very nice down to earth people. They’re informative, caring, and quite social. They were happy and seem very genuine.
It’s a CASH only place, so come prepared.
There is an atm inside which is convenient if you forget. BUT yeah they definitely are overpriced than most places and attention to detail lacks slightly if I’m being totally honest. There is no question that it’s such a cool looking place though. It’s a must see if your strolling around the Stock yards next time.
Presentation, and Customer Service = ⁵⁄₅
Pricing and Quality of Tattoo = ³⁄₅

Nothing but GREAT things to say about this place! My husband and I had been in a few few times before just to look around and get ideas for what we wanted to do «one day.» Well that day arrived on New Year’s Day… it was a cold, rainy evening and we didn’t feel like going to see a movie so we thought why the hell not and went in to finally get some ink.
Granted, it was a slow night but still the receptionist/​manager, Erica, was very patient in answering all our questions. She called out our would-​be artist, Eric, and he also spent a lot of time talking with us not just about the tattoos we wanted but just shooting the breeze and making us feel very at ease. We were the ONLY people there in the lobby so I know this wouldn’t be the case every single time, but it was perfect for our first time.
My husband and I are sooo not the «typical» clients they might have… which I KNOW there is no such thing as typical really, but let’s just say we don’t scream «tattoo shop patrons» to the average passerby. I say that to say the tone of this place for the uninitiated could be a little overwhelming, but they were VERY good about putting us at ease immediately. In other words, they do not think they are too cool for school, nor did they make us feel like we had picked the wrong place to walk into, if that makes sense.
My husband and I were very happy with the work, the service and the prices for our tattoos. SOOO happy that we went back for another tattoo (for each of us) two nights later. That was a Saturday so it was a lot busier, but I was still very happy with the service and we didn’t have to wait too long to be seen. The lobby has a very cool vibe though with comfy sofas. Also, there are plenty of bars next door and across the street so if you had to leave while waiting, they will call you when it’s your turn.
It has been a week since out first and they have healed very nicely. No issues whatsoever. Also, the place and the artist were very clean, hygienic and sanitary. All the needles are single use and I personally saw the level of sanitization that occurred between my husband’s tattoo and mine. I have no concerns– and I am a bit of a clean freak so that is a big endorsement all on it’s own.
And we are already planning our next visit. They have created life-​long customers. By the way, we had «Little Eric» as our artist, who is not to be confused with «Big Eric.» Haha! Nothing against Big Eric, but Little Eric is the artist we can (and DO!) highly vouch for.

The shop said they couldn’t do small detail. I’ve seen other people with a similar tattoo that looked great. However mine looks bad. They said in the future small details won’t hold up and will look bad. Well honestly I’m OK with it looking bad when I’m older… but I at least i want it to look like what I want now. It took like 20 minutes. No detail. It cost 80 bucks. which i think is a little expensive for what i got. What he drew looked nice. But the finished product isn’t that great. I plan on getting a collection of tattoos. I will most likely have this removed.

Let me start by saying that I had a similar issue as Amanda below did. I had a hard time getting the shop to do the tattoo I wanted, as small as I wanted.
My mom and I both wanted the Texas Star with the braid around it. They said it would have to be A LOT larger than the wrist area so we went back to the drawling board.
I had something else in mind for the past few years so I fell back on that, an African symbol that means «No Worries». The design its self is not very large, or thick however they said again, that they couldnt get the detail if much smaller. I went ahead anyway and I do like the tattoo however due to having other tattoos, I know that they could have done it smaller. Not sure if its because they see themselves as «true tattoo artist» and dont want to do small, dainty tattoos or if their artist dont do well with smaller details… The reason I throw in that last part is because on both my mom and I’s tattoos, now that they have healed we can tell the artist didnt fully fill in the tattoos in some spots and even strayed outside of the lines a bit!
One great note on the experience is that everyone was friendly. Our tattoo artist made the pain seem like an non issue and was good at keeping your mind off of it.
Sadly though, I will have to get it touched up. womp womp

I was on vacation with my family and we planned on all getting tattoos our last night in town. I looked up Tattoo Ranch online, and they looked like they were professional and had a nice vibe. All of us have tattoos — bigger and smaller pieces that we have gotten from other places, from reputable artists.
We all had our ideas in mind, so when we got there we went up to the counter to ask about them. Mine in particluar was a couple of snakes curled up facing each other so it kind of made a skull. I wanted the piece on the inside of my upper arm below my armpit about 4 inches in diameter — a good size compared to the size of my arm. So I asked the guy at the counter about it, and he said that the design was too intricate to do that small.
Really? I have a lotus flower on my wrist that’s way more intricate that’s about 1×2 inches. What kind of artist are you that you can’t do a couple of snakes that take up a good portion of my upper arm — not exactly a difficult area to tattoo either. Also, as an artist, at least give me an option of what you can do in that size with a similar design. There’s always compromises. But all I got was «we can’t do that».
On top of that they said they charge by the piece and not by the hour. All the other tattoos I have were by the hour and none of them cost more than $ 300. My dad wanted a small, simple Green Bay Packer logo, and the guy said that one would cost $ 300. Are you kidding me?
Needless to say, the majority of us decided not to get tattoos at all and to get them at home with our personal artists who we trust aren’t going to rip us off.
My husband actually went up the street to Stockyards Tattoo and paid $ 60 for the one he wanted and they did a really nice job.

A tattoo «parlor» sounds a bit more fancy than a tattoo «shop» and that is exactly what I use to describe this place: a tattoo PARLOR. The place has swagger. A Willie Nelson-​esque swagger.
I must admit, I always feel a little intimidated when walking into a tattoo place. I think it’s because I’m lacking that «edgy» look so I often feel like a big nerd, with my measly little heart tattoo, waltzing into places like this. However, I can honestly say that walking into Tattoo Ranch has never made me feel that way! I have always felt comfortable walking in there.
The décor inside is nicely done — you can tell the owner has some good taste, style, & nice artistry skills. The lights aren’t overwhelmingly bright and the walls aren’t a boring white. (Hey, that rhymed.) You won’t walk in to find wall mounts with poster-​sized sheets of a million tattoo drawings.
Most importantly, the staff is great and the place is clean. The girl working the front counter (Jamie, I think?) was very nice and professional, and the tattoo artists were super friendly & helpful as well. Clay, the artist who did my tattoo, dutifully drew out several different versions of the tattoo I wanted, and I chose which one I liked the best. He didn’t rush things, was thorough in the application of the tattoo, and also provided all the necessary information regarding the after-​care of my tattoo. All in all, I would say this is the best & nicest tattoo parlor I have been to in the Dallas/​Fort Worth area.