I don't like the bad reviews that people passing by the shop have written about David (Ace). If they had taken the time to talk to him and tell them what they wanted it would be a different story. David has a great since of humor and is a great guy. It's not his fault if people walk into his shop and get offended by every word that is said. The shop is a street shop and David does bad ass work. I have taken the time to get to know him and have let him get to know me, and as a women I feel very comfortable in his shop and with him. I just received another tattoo from him today and it is a beautiful piece of artwork. Being in his shop means hanging out with a good friend. Art takes time so if your in a rush this is not the experience for you. David takes the time to get to know you so the art work he gives you is a reflection of you. Out of all my tattoos Davids stands out as the best pieces of work because he is an artist first. Oh one more thing the person who wrote the review about David and said that he took her $50.00 dollar deposit is not telling the truth. David is true to his word because his word is his business. FYI read the reviews of people who have gotten to know David and received work from him, not the people who talk to him for a couple of minutes and think they know who he is.
Review Source:This place is phenomenal. Ace does great work at a great price. He fixed two tattoo I had done 7 years ago on east coast. They looked like hell Ace did a cover up and tied everything together on the theme I was going for. Â Highly recommend Ace tattoo if its your first or covering. Does great work and has a great attitude.
Review Source:I passed by Ace Tattoo as I was searching for a studio to do a sleeve for me. The guy behind the counter (I'm guessing is the owner and operator) greeted me nicely enough.
What made my experience here go south wasn't anything bad about the artist or his work but the clientele for the studio. As I was brainstorming with the artist. A younger customer, maybe 16-17 years old, started asking me if I was a gang member and proclaiming which gang he was part of. If an establishment is ok having potential customers questioned by gang members then more power to them. Safe to say, I decided not to get a tattoo from Ace Tattoo.
Dave is a great artist and I love the piece he did for me. And I will be going back for more. But beware if you want to flip through a book and pick something out on sort of a whim; Ace is probably not for you. It's always a great idea to have a good idea of what you want before walking in the door and you can trust Dave to be honest about weather it will be a good tattoo.
The key word there is "trust", I trust the dentist to know what she is doing because of her years of expertise and practice. I had a few conversations with her and did a little homework before picking my dentist and urge everyone to give that much respect to a tattoo. Dave is honest about what will make a good tattoo and what is correct given the style piece and will make suggestions to be sure it is the best possible tattoo. And I trust Dave to do the same great work he always has.
I have been going to Ace for 10 years now. And my latest Tattoo from David is the best tattoo I have ever had done. He keeps a great clean environment  and is a great artist. I made the appt. a week in advance and all went well on the day of the tattoo. I am definitely going back for more art.
Review Source:Dave is an amazing artist. Â No a copy-cat or stencil man. Â If you know what you want and want someone to work with you to come up with art you'll be proud to show off for decades than Ace Tattoo is right. Â Dave did a tattoo for me 15 years ago and it still looks great and I get lots of compliments on it. Â I recently had him do another and it is also wonderful. Â Make the time to go by and discuss your art and ideas, make an appointment; this thing's with you for life and Dave will help you choose well.
Review Source:ok so I made this account just to tell you how amazing of an artist and person Dave is. it really angers me to see people write bad reviews about him on here that have never gotten any work done by him. my profile pic is proof how talented he is. Â I've spent hours in the shop and have had no bad experiences with him. he doesn't mess with people's money like some people claim on other reviews. the long review 2 people down is straight bs so don't let that lead you away from checking out ace. if you have any doubts please just go in and talk to him yourself. I've seen many tattoos in my search to find the right artist and he is the ONLY person who knew exactly what I wanted and what fit my personality. he doesn't just tattoo some random picture on your body, he makes the tattoo part of who you are. he doesn't just copy and paste stuff like what a lot of artists will do. he only produces the BEST! he will make you the happiest person if you just walk into the shop and let him translate your ideas into something more awesome than you could even imagine. :D Dave you are the man!!!
Review Source:I had one tattoo done by dave, I had originally wanted a single black rose and stem on the inside of my arm but when i went in to get the tattoo done he had drawn two large black roses without the stems to go on my inner arm. At first I was hesitant but after having this tattoo for a while I absolutely love it.
Dave is an awesome guy and he doesn't bullshit you he will tell you straight up what looks good and what doesn't because he has been an artist for such a long time. Trust the artist instinct it usually pays out. If you can't handle an up-in-your-face attitude don't go to Dave because you probably can't handle his tattoos either.
Oh wow, where do I begin!!! I can not begin to explain my HORRIBLE experience here at Ace Tattoo. I wanted to get a simple small tatt, in which i begin to shop around via calling around to get a price. What first drew me to this place was the warm greeting whenever the phone was answered. I explained what i wanted and was told to come down and we could discuss a pricing. I decided to go in tonight. I was greeted by David, he was very welcoming and knew who i was from our previous phone convo. I asked if he any fonts that I could look through to get an idea of what words I wanted. He responded, that there are thousands of fonts but what do I really want
                         .....um........ok
I'm lost. usually when a customer comes in and pretty much has an idea of what they want, you usually try to work with them.
We began to discuss the other tattoos that I have and he instantly tried to sell me into getting a huge tattoo . That was NOT what I came in for and explained such. He began to sketch something out and I wasn't feeling the direction that he was going, because AGAIN the image was HUGE. I explained that I wasn't really trying to go that route and he instantly got offended.
At this point, other customers enter the building......
He shut down completely and pretty much rushed me out of the place. I explained that I pretty much just want something small and could I look at the fonts you have, he pretty much THREW the books at me, and stated, "Sure if you want something dull and boring."
I still can't believe how RUDE, OPINIONATED (which is such a horrible trait to possess as a tattoo artist), IMPATIENT, and just a plain SMART A** for no reason David was.
Time is money, we all get that but there is NO reason why one has to treat another human being with such disrespect when I'm trying to break bread with you.
Furthermore, I will NEVER be back and will be SURE TO SPREAD THE WORD TO ANYONE who asks!
I put a down payment to get my tattoo and showed up the time and day I was  goig to get my tatto and he was not there the only thing that was there was a note on the door saying he was on vacation. A big rip off! So I went to the tatto shop in the mall and they did a lot better and Dave is rude.
Review Source:Ok so I've read the other posts, some good and some bad. Â Lets skip the personal drama and get down to tattoos. I have a couple of tats already and do my research. I've been tatted in Oakland, SF, Dallas, and Bangkok and have discussed at length with the artist what I wanted and have tried to let their artistic juices flow. I did a consult with Dave, he had all of these great idea's that I wasn't to sure about. He said come back in a couple of days I'll have somethin drawn up.
When I showed up he flips out the most amazing drawing of Hanuman the Monkey God, that I had ever seen, dude you can put that on me. He says yup sit down. And that was the begining of an amazing realationship. Ok we started that one he has other crazy Ideas as to what is next and I just have to work harder so I can pay for all this. Price was awesome and my tatts are rockin. Thanks dude
I'm torn in rating this place, because I've had a wonderful experience, and a really shitty experience.
I came here with my mom for my first tattoo, with the intention of getting a hibiscus flower in black and white. He looked me straight in the face and told me no. At the time I was a little skeptical of being pressured to get it in color, but I'm really glad I was. It turned out fantastic. It's been 2 and a half years, and it looks amazing.
About a year later I came back for my second one, with a larger project in mind. I wanted ivy vines from the top of my foot up my entire calf. He seemed kinda on edge, and in a shitty mood, so i asked if another time would be better. He said no, that it wasn't a problem.
I walked out of there feeling proud of it, and well worth the $600 i spent. a few weeks past however, and the color started to run under my skin and fade really bad. I went back, as he had told me he would do a touch up for free. He didn't do really anything, and told me there wasn't much he COULD do. As time passed it started looking really bad, and I didn't want to show it off anymore. After having three artists tell me the same thing, that it was unfixable, I had lost hope. I finally found a great guy who only charged me $200 to add detail, color, and fix the blurred lines. He took his time and did an amazing job, it doesn't even look like the same tattoo.
Dave is a great guy, with a great personality, and I'm sure he was just having a bad day. However, that bad day resulted in me having a shitty piece of work on my leg forever, and he shouldn't have even done the tattoo if he wasn't feeling it. and It was WAY overpriced.
I went to Ace to get my first tattoo, I think it was 2001. I dropped by the shop once or twice to see how things were, and spent a good amount of time talking to Dave prior to getting the work done.
About Dave: he's an inspired artist whose interests are diverse and deep. I've seen his work range from photo-realistic to old school, script to tribal. One of the things that is really notable about Dave is that he won't let you make yourself look like an ass. If you're 18 and want to get your boyfriend's name scratched into your neck, don't even bother stopping by. If you are looking for a piece of artwork that you'll be as stoked to show off in 15 years as you are today, Dave's your man.
If you're interested in having Dave do some work for you, I recommend you stop by and rap with him for a bit ahead of time. That's really a good practice generally when it comes to tattoo artists, and with Ace you'll get a good idea of the breadth of his skillset just by spending some time at the studio.
Dave takes walk ins, but that doesn't mean he's got lots of gaps in his schedule. I've never been in the shop when there hasn't been someone in the chair or getting ready to be, but if you show up and have the time to stick around, you'll likely get in the queue.
OK so it's been like 13 years maybe less since I got my tattoo from here but hey at least I remember my experience like it was yesterday!
So I was about 18 and I had my tattoo in hand ready to make it permanent! I heard from a friend that this artist, (ace) was really good and pretty funny too! So he first didn't believe that I was legal and I had to show him my ID, just because he was being funny! No problem for me though becuase that made me feel like he takes care of his business!
Ok so after making his copies of the tattoo design and making sure that it was in the perfect spot he finally sat me in the chair and tried to seduce me, lol, i'm serious, but that fell over when he remembered how young I was, LMAO!
i took the pain like a champion for my first tattoo, he only charged me $150 for a big headed tweety bird that is on the inside of my calf, some people say I paid too much but I say it was well worth it!
Let's not talk about the way my mom yelled at me for having a billboard for Warner Bros. on my leg, LMAO!
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