Eye of the Tiger Tattoo

Thank you Beth for adding on to an existing tattoo! She was so wonderful and easy going. Made the experience that much better! :-)

I came in a week before making an appointment and the space is full on unique, beautiful art and extremely sweet people! Beth Gould was very gentle and made me feel very comfortable! I can’t wait to go back to get more work done. Thank you!

I’ve been going to this shop for about two years for a handful of sessions with Oliver. Shop is always super clean and the artists are kind and light-​hearted, often breaking out into song with the radio.
I followed Oliver from his previous shop and couldn’t be happier with him as an artist. He frequently checks up on how I’m feeling and accommodates to make the experience more comfortable. He’s always great for good stories or playful banter as as distraction, but knows that sometimes silence is equally as important when the session gets long. His work always gets compliments from those around me and I love how comfortable it is coming back to this shop.

Not a big Unilocaler but Salem is a magician
Got a piece from him 3 years ago and follow him here. Hand draws everything and helps articulate the vision I have in my head

I live in Southern California so I had to book my appointment and explain what I wanted through email and it was extremely easy and they were great to work with. I had Oliver do a redwood on my calf, I went in thinking I knew exactly what I wanted but he showed me what he put together and it was perfect. Extremely happy with my piece and I will be going back!!!

Got both my tattoos done by Beth. Both processes were both done very professionally. She kept me calm and stopped when she saw i was tensioning up. She made me very comfortable and the processes feelshorter than they really are. Highly recommend you go here to get your tattoo done.

Never got the privilege to get tattooed by Salem because of the horrendous evil witch that the assistant is. Super rude and bad for the business.

I had a simple tattoo done by Oliver. A part was smeared. After re-​scheduling me thrice, I finally got a touch up. Oliver said «that’s what happens with older skins». He did some touch up on the older skin, it didn’t look any better. I just wish he could have said earlier that tattoo is not kind to older people. I am 57.

I have been to this place on two occasions, for two very different pieces, and left more than satisfied.
I visited randomly to get a tattoo of a peach on my ankle, and Beth helped me out. The process took a bit of a while, but once the ball started rolling the experience was great. Beth is one of the most relaxed and calm artists that has ever worked on me — I have about eight tattoos now — and her calmness was really refreshing. Beth was super conversational, and the peach came out exactly as I envisioned — thanks Beth!
Recently, I stopped by to have some more work done and Oliver helped me out. Holyyyyyyyy hell, he is fantastic at what he does. I went in saying I wanted an anatomical heart on my upper forearm, showed him a picture, then came back a little later in the day to have the tattoo done. Got there, the tattoo was drawn up, we collaborated for a bit, he made the stencil, and got to tattooin’. The tattoo came out AMAZING and the experience was not too shabby either. Oliver is very conversational, considerate, has a great eye for detail, and is a true artist. I wanted the heart to have a scientific look to it, and Oliver did exactly that.
Overall this shop is fantastic, and I can’t wait to get my next piece done by them.
Cheers!

Salem, Jesse, Oliver and the crew are beyond awesome. I don’t usually leave reviews on Unilocal and decided to write this purely because of my insanely great experience. I had a couple artists ink me before (love their work too) but after my consultation appt i just knew i had to get my sleeve from Salem.
My tattoos are very spiritual to me. They mean a lot in depth and symbolism. I have always found the process (tattooing) super super painful and i was made to feel completely at ease with Salem. Hes very patient, understanding and just a super nice guy. It really helps. And the art is outta this world — i havent seen many tattoos with the kind of detail that Salems ink produces.
If your thinking of getting tattooed this IS the place in SF. If your doing it for the first time I highly, highly recommended Eye of the tiger! You’ll love it!

Oliver did my tattoo and I could not be more happy with the result. From emailing him, to my consult appointment, to the final product he was really invested in making sure the artwork turned out how I wanted. I’ve been looking for an artist who executes mandalas and dot work and I have to say I feel like I carry a piece of art with me rather than just a tattoo. His work is honestly so beautiful and unique.
I got a sternum placement and was a little intimidated as I’ve heard it is a sensitive area and it’s only my second tattoo. But once we started, I was completely at ease! I’m definitely looking forward to booking Oliver again in the future. I also highly recommend Eye of the Tiger. The entire staff was welcoming and professional and you can tell the sincerely care about their clients.

Super clean and professional shop! Everyone there is very friendly and accommodating, not to mention also extremely talented! I got my tattoo done by Oliver, and he was amazing! I most definitely recommend him, and Eye of the Tiger Tattoo. It’s a new hot spot in SF and you should go check them out!

I got my first tattoo from Beth today. It was a simple quote written in my mom’s handwriting. Beth was super nice and happy to make sure my tattoo was personal. She also made me feel really relaxed since I was kind of nervous. My friend also got a tattoo.
We called around 1 PM and Beth was kind enough to squeeze us in her busy schedule at 3:30 the same day.
Both my friend and I are exceptionally satisfied with our experiences at Eye of the Tiger Tattoo. Everyone was super nice and it was clean. Highly recommended!

Clean, friendly and fun… meets all three of my requirements for consideration… but what really makes it… the art! This place is full of world class artists that tattoo as well as make great fine art. Every piece in the shop from tattoos to pictures are original pieces that take your mind and soul on a journey that leaves you refreshed, recharged and beautiful! I am a huge fan if sacred geometry and math based ancient pattern art and Oliver Kenton is your man! Oliver has done more than half of my work and I am constantly stopped on the street with love and questions about his work. PLEASE try this place out… these guys are classy and friendly… you are definitely not just in some tattoo shop but truly in an art studio!!!

First Tatoo in 18 years and the best one! Thanks for the great experience. I will be back for Grateful Dead bolt Day durring Jerry Week in San Fran ! ThIs place Knows how to do it Right!
Very clean and great atmosphere ! I would recommend this place to anyone serious about a great Tatoo. This was my first time getting colored ink, I loved it!

Long time client and friend of Salem, I’ll always love anywhere he does tattoos!
Salem is the friendliest and nicest down to earth guy. He is also an amazing artist. I love his vision and proudly wear many of his art pieces on my body. Every time someone asks me where I get tattooed in the City, I say Eye of the Tiger Tattoo!

Marco is AWESOME.
So I work at HoneyBerry and knew about this place just because of Bryan and Salem. Those guys love their coffee and tea. Anyway, back to the tattoo experience; so I just dropped in around 3PM on a Sunday looking to get a really small tattoo. I walked in and one artist was busy, Halley (?), while another was waiting for a client and told me she couldn’t help me. Understandable, tattoo shops definitely work on a time schedule. But there was another artist who decided to help out because he was just hanging around the shop. His name was Marco and his work was fast and great. I showed him three different pictures of what I wanted, he got me to e-​mail him those pictures and he drew a draft, and this thing was amazing. It was great to have an artist go out of his way to help you, and not half-​ass it too. He’s a really chill and down to earth guy, it was really easy to talk to him too. Definitely will come back if I decide to get another tattoo any time soon. Thanks guys!

This was my first time at this place. Marco from Picture Machine, Richmond Dist., just moved in! So, of course I had to go:)
This place is AWESOME, Salem has done a beautiful job on decorating this place, the bathroom is superb. The ambiance here is wonderful! Miles, well he’s just a sweet and gentle soul!
I’ll post pix when my tat is done!

Lovely experience at this shop. Decided to get an impromptu tattoo on my birthday, they were the first place I called and they were awesome. Everyone was super friendly and down to earth. It was only my second tattoo, got it done by Halley and it turned out great, didn’t hurt much despite being in a sensitive spot.
Great experience, would recommend to others and would come back again myself.

One of the best tattoo experiences my friend and I have ever had! Able to do a walk in and were greeted with amazing service. Everyone there was so friendly, down to earth and very willing to help with ideas.
Halley was a joy to spend time with. So personable and was really helpful with my next tattoo idea! Can’t wait to go back!