Pop’s Tattoo

Fyi, they’re gone. I was in the mall about a week ago and their sign is gone and doors are locked. I went on their website but they haven’t updated anything. I would suggest calling them to see if they’ve relocated.

*Update*
Now I’m taking back the whole, «he did a good job» statement. Now that the ink has settled, I’ve noticed that the guy missed tattooing ink in one of the lines on my cross, and by now, it looks bad. The lines are blurred, not defined as I previously thought. I’ve been taking good care of it, so I know I’m not at fault for how it turned out. It’s still in the healing process, but I’ll have to get it retouched for sure. I may not even bother coming here to ask them to retouch it for me, so I’m hoping another place will do it for cheap (or preferably free).

BEWARE!!! All the good artists, Seven, Matt and Joe, have left.

So I got my belly pierced.($ 40)…everything was clean and new. and he gave me some sea salt to clean it with afterwards. I thought the piercer was kinda cute, which is totally irrelevant but I just had to say it.Otherwise.I mean. what else is there to say? I wasn’t scared but he was talking to me as if I was which was amusing to me. I think he was new. I don’t know… I have a weird shaped belly button so the bar isn’t really in the center, I feel like it could b too much to the left but I’m not sure considering the shape of my belly button. Overall it was an okay experience.

Amazing experience. The place was clean, everyone was very professional. Dropped off my art, and Mookie was very patient with making sure that I got exactly what I wanted. Huge piece done… quick and pretty painless. Awesome detail and precision.
Followed the directions to take care, healed up quick with almost no scabbing, and the color didn’t fade as much as I thought it would.
Will definitely go back :)

Pop’s Tattoo falls under the category of epic in my eyes. I have been to a lot of tattoo shops. Always dreamed of getting one, and always left feeling uncomfortable, weird, and out off place. I guess thats why I remain without one. But, I think… Hell I know I have found my place.
It started with my cousin wanting his cross fixed. He told me about Pop’s. I was pretty much like cool. I never heard of the place but, go for it. So one night he decide lets go out. So we head up to Wheaton Mall and…
A Double Rainbow Later…
I’m in love with the place. Everyone is «real». For those that don’t understand me. It means no Bullshit, straight-​forward, honest dudes. Yeah, like most Tattoo shops you can feel weird but, they fix that.
Its a small place. In Wheaton mall, Upper level. Of course there is plenty of parking. It is darkly painted BUT, someone either majored in lighting or is damn good with placement because you don’t feel closed in. Everyone is great. Their work is great as well.
If you know you want a Tattoo, then go somewhere else but, if you know you want some body art then Pop’s is the place for sure.
PS…MOOKIE ROCKS!!!
:3P

I got a tattoo by Seven at Pop’s Tattoo, and it was horrible. The lines were all crooked, and he didn’t follow the stencil outline on my skin for the tattoo. After about a week, I noticed that my tattoo wasn’t healing correctly. it was scabbing up A LOT more than a tattoo should, (i have 3 other large tattoos) and it was taking a lot longer to heal than it should. I was taking perfect care of it.
I went to the shop to ask about it, and the owner said, «Oh, that’s normal, it’s because the tattoo is on your wrist, all wrist tattoos heal like that.» That’s not true, I have a few friends who have tattoos on their wrists and they said that their tattoos healed just like their other tattoos. And even if that was true, Seven didn’t tell me that during our consultation.
After it finally did heal, a lot of the lines had disappeared, and the tattoo was already extremely faded.
Maybe the other artists there are great, but I would never go back to Seven. Seven, you need to work on your communication and consultation skills.
Thank goodness I’ve gotten the tattoo fixed by Nikki at Tattoo Paradise and I LOVE IT.

I went in with my parents and best friend to get tattoos together (firsts for all of us). My best friend and I both had ours done by Joey «Darko.» What a joke of a tattoo artist. Mine turned out just okay, not horrible, not great. My friend’s looks like it was drawn by a 2 year old. It was supposed to look like a door opening with light shining through. Had a picture, the draw-​up looked good, but it looked horrible when complete Worst part– parts of the color fell out less than a week after completion.
Joey was rude, unfriendly and unprofessional. Never introduced himself or asked my name, didn’t chat at all while I sat there for an hour. He was sick and kept having to stop to cough, and cursed constantly. Acted like every question I had was just wasting his time and he couldn’t be bothered to give a detailed answer.
If it weren’t for Mookie, I would give this place 1 star. He saved the day. Helped me out with the after-​care of my tattoo, is fixing my friend’s tattoo for free, and was overall just awesome throughout this whole «experience.» If you go there, ask for Mookie or Se7en. Whatever you do, avoid «Darko» like the plague.

Best Tattoo Experience Ever. The atmosphere is clean, spacious, relaxing, private, and extremely friendly. Their work is excellent, they got everything right for me on the first try… the sketch, the stencil, and the actual work. Go see Chuck, he’s awesome. I drove down there from Virginia and I’m an official customer for life.

I brought my daughter here to have her nose pierced. The staff was helpful and professional. Most of all, the place is spotless. The piercing took place without a hitch. The piercer took his time explaining the process and thoroughly explained the aftercare to my daughter. Excellent.

This is, by far, my tattoo parlor of choice. I have three (two from Pop’s) and plan on getting another soon. Not only is the staff at Pop’s competent, but the owner/​artist, Chuck, ensures that the environment is safe, clean, and fun. See you guys soon.