Monster Ink Tattoo

Taken awhile to write a review but, this is the only shop I’ll be going to from now on. Tuan did my most recent tattoo (about a year ago) and although it was just a $ 300 tattoo he took his time and did a nice job, especially with the shading, his shading pretty much made the tattoo way better than my reference photo. The shop dog is pretty awesome too, when I was waiting he came over and just plopped down at my feet and started sleeping. Small shop, calm environment. I’d recommend this place to anyone looking to get a tattoo.

Today was my third time going to Stephan to get work done, and every time I leave there I am beyond impressed with the outcome of the piece. He uses color like no body else I’ve ever seen. Multiple family members have gone to him to get work or to fix a mistake from another artist. No piece leaves with his name on it without being perfect. I would highly recommend this shop. To anybody looking to get good work

This review isn’t about any of the artists in particular or about their artistic skills, this is a review just purely based on their business model and customer service. And I wish I could review their work but sadly I didn’t get a tattoo from them!
So my long saga starts with walking in just to talk to an artist about my next big project. I was leaving town for a month or two but really wanted someone to start working on a design since I was having trouble seeing all my components together. The artist the first day, Greg, sounded genuinely interested in making my tattoo and I put down a $ 60 deposit for the work that he would do and send me.
A month later I still got no e-​mail and asked him a couple times if there would be an e-​mail with any design. It took a couple tries but I finally got a response that he didn’t think he would have time in his schedule for my piece. I thought no problem no big deal but could I please get my deposit back since there wasn’t any work done.
And now we’re almost 1 year later and just this past weekend I finally got my deposit back. Yes, it took that long. First attempt: store was closed. Second attempt: artist was not there for that day. Third attempt: credit card machine down. Fourth attempt: finally got cash. During this entire process I e-​mailed every now and then because I’m never in the area when they are open and was hoping they could run my card over the phone or send me my deposit. On my last e-​mail I told him my credit card was expiring in 3 months. For majority of the e-​mails I never got a response until I tried sending another 1 or 2. I e-​mailed Tuan because I thought he’d be able to help me and he said I had to go through Greg because everyone does their own finances. Which for me didn’t make sense because there was only 1 credit card machine. And oddly enough, day I actually got it? Greg said to ask Tuan. So all those times I went in and Tuan was there and Greg wasn’t I could’ve gotten my deposit. We ended up doing cash because my credit card had expired.
The whole thing was ridiculous and didn’t need to be this long or hard. The place treated me like I was just annoying them the entire time and maybe I was but if they had refunded me early on in the process I would have given them a good review. $ 60 may not be a lot for them, but for a student that’s a lot.
Will not be going here ever to get a tattoo and would never recommend it to anyone.

Greg Ulibas is the go to for tattoos. My son just had his first tattoo done and he made him feel really comfortable. Art work was perfect

Amazing time there walked right in and got a beautiful lotus flower tattoo! I would say the price is decent for a detailed flower very kind and Funny people simply amazing and painless

Both my boyfriend and I have gotten tattoos by Stephen. I started my half sleeve with him after he had finished a piece on my boyfriend.
My arm looks amazing so far, can’t wait to see it finished! It’s not even half way done and I have people asking who the artist is!

Tuan is my go to artist… He has done both my arms (both half sleeve) I came in to the shop with an idea and my thoughts on what tattoo I wanted on both arms. He listened to what I wanted, and also shared his ideas and thoughts. I love what he (we) came up with… Furthermore, he is still working on my back (full back)… I gave him full control on my back piece! And I let him run with it!!!
But being in the military, it’s not done yet! So if ever go back to Sacramento this is the first place I’m going to visit!

Over-​due review but during the time I got inked, Tuan did his best to accommodate me! He’s definitely light-​handed and so it didn’t hurt too bad. Plus, if you check out his portfolio, Tuan is great with biomechanic tattoos… he has a talent for attention to details and specificity. Will recommend!

They’re super friendly, super real and amazing artists. My artist is Greg, I went to him for both of my tattoos and I’m quite satisfied. Tuan did some work on one of my friend and it was great too. From my experience, they’re organized and really professional. I do suggest to go in for a consultation and schedule an appointment for your session because they do get booked pretty far into the year.

Greg is my tattooer. He’s been tattooing me for 18 years and they all still look amazing. I have 13 tattoos by him and The color has stayed well in all of them. What’s also nice is he is pretty fast. If your going to be in pain at least he’s fast while he’s doing it.

They do some great work down here, I had a Chest piece done and only took 2Hrs ad the lines are incredibly straight, I would absolutely recommend this place if you are looking for great work in Sac Town

Greg is AMAZING and the shop itself is so cool. My husband and I got rather large first tattoos (mine covering most of my forearm and his a half sleeve) and we could not be happier. People constantly compliment us and ask us where we got them done and they are just beautiful and perfectly done. The cost was incredibly reasonable for the work we got done and how great it looks.
Some people seem to have an issue with the «vibe» but it sounds like most people were just walking in and didn’t have am appointment — if I was them I wouldn’t stop my work for drop ins either considering they are booked out so far in advance!
Greg gets a huge 5 stars for his work AND personality — he was calm, patient, funny and chill which is exactly what we would want. Definitely go here if you want an excellent tattoo + a chill /​great /​clean environment! Love Monster Ink and Greg!

Like many people have said, when you walk in, Ryan is on the computer and didn’t even acknowledge you. Yes, yes, yes asshole. Whatever. When I came in Tuan was in the back working on someone, Greg was free. I showed Greg exactly what I wanted, he drew something completely different. Overall, penmanship was pretty good. I had letters done, not bad. My tat is maybe a little longer than an inch and only took less than 15 mins. Note that their website states 100/​hr for large pieces. My tatt cost 65 dollars… I want to know how that came about. I figured that’s okay because the quality of the ink must be great. Quality of ink is meh. It has faded. He didn’t even mention a touch up in case he missed a spot, like most artists do.

I just got home from getting a tat. Tuan was awesome. He was so friendly and cracking us up while we watched South Park on his computer. His dog is so adorable her name is butters lol the shop is small but they have enough places to sit. It’s a typical tattoo shop nothing fancy but not dirty either. I got my astrology sign done on my forearm. When my arm started to cramp up he told me I could take as long as I needed to rest. I just shook it out and let him get back to work. He had the exact purple ink I wanted as I didn’t want it all in black. This was my eighth tattoo so it’s just a small simple tattoo but it turned out great. I also talked to him about getting some other ones done at a later date. His prices are reasonable and he was a cool guy so I will definitely be getting more tats in the near future. I would recommend this shop if you’re in Midtown and the mood strikes.

It was a pretty good over all experience. I had gotten my tatt redone and Tuan helped me finish it off for me. It’s alot darker and a lot better than how it was before. My arm took a lot of pain, It got swollen, so swollen I’ve never seen my arm look so puffed up but I wanted it done. Theres still some spots that were missed and I did get a bit of scarring on a few parts.
Tuan is pretty good when it comes to talking to the client and allowing them to feel comfortable.
I’m saying it is A-​Ok because I believe this is the best place you can go to to get a tatt done in Sac. A lot of places around town are open just because its the ‘cool’ thing to get tatts done so their still open for business.
However I’m quite picky with my tattoos but I seen that Monster Ink showed some pretty decent line work and black and gray.
The rest of my tattoos will be in color.
If your looking for a place in Sac
don’t go any where else but here!
and remember you get what you pay for

Both my husband and I got tattoos from Ryan Lewis. He did a very beautiful eagle piece on my back. The details, feather work and shading is fabulous. He also does the most amazing eyes! He took into consideration everything I asked for and made some great suggestions and changes that made it fantastic. You can tell Ryan really takes pride in his work.
I plan to go back for some sleeve work soon!
I would recommend this place and Ryan to anyone looking for a great tattoo.

I had a portrait done by Ryan Lewis and couldn’t be happier with it! From the first conversation I had with him I felt confident that he would be able to capture exactly what I was looking for. It took a few emails back and forth before my appointment to narrow down placement and everything I wanted incorporated. When I went in to have the work done, he was ready to go and very excited about it! He is very passionate about his work and it shows in every piece he does. He’s very accessible via phone/​email/​Facebook and responds quickly whether it’s about ideas leading up to the tattoo or if you have questions about after care. I highly recommend Ryan for any type of tattoo you’re looking to get!

Best artist in sac! Everyone does amazing work. Can’t wait for ink master #el dugi

I’ve looked around for a good tattoo place for a while now but am usually disappointed because everyone else specializes in cartoony work. These guys are all amazing and do a superb job with realistic art or whatever your needs seem to be. Greg did my chest piece and I told him roughly what i wanted with having an eagle, cross, American Flag, and Marine Corps flag and he ran with it. He free handed pretty much the entire piece and really made my tattoo come to life. If you want something unique, worth the money, and be done by the true experts vice the guys who pretend to be then definitely check out these guys at Monster Ink.

I love this place. I have been looking for a tattoo artist for a while. I even went to a tattoo convention to look at some portfolios. I talked to a lot of artist, some of them were really nice, but none of them really impressed me but one, and he was super expensive. So I decided to wait it out. My friend did the same thing, but she came across Ryan. I have to say he is absolutely amazing.
I live out of town so we spoke over the phone and via-​email. He was able to clear his schedule for me, so I was able to get mine done right away. The studio is a little small, but very clean and tidy. It was not very hard to find, which is nice although I do wish it were more on a main road. And had a parking lot :/​
Ryan was very friendly and professional. He greeted everyone who walked in, and took everyone’s questions seriously; I wouldn’t have because some of them were a waste of time. It took about two hours to finalize the drawing and placement. Then we got started.
All I can say is, I did not cry, I did not throw up and my body didn’t go into shock, which I though it might. My session was a total of 8 hours and 50 minutes of pure torture. Luckily Ryan was really gentile, and light-​handed. I barely bled at all. I am definitely going back to have him do my other tattoos. We were able to crack jokes, and have fun. You can also bring in a movie, if your tattoo is going to take a long time, wish I knew that earlier.
Everyone do your research, and make sure you won’t regret anything you decide to get. And remember Tip well and good luck !!!