My dearest Jessie - how do I love thee? Here's some reasons why...
Me: "Hey, Jessie? I want some words and stuff on my shoulder, but I'm not really going to give you much of a theory to work with. Ready. Set. Go."
Jessie: *insert fantastically awesome idea here*
Me: - - Speechless - -
Jessie: "Let me just draw that up for you and make it look like the coolest thing in the whole entire world like the awesome artist that I am." (I might be paraphrasing...)
The point is - Jessie is fantastic, talented, lovely, and did some superiorly gorgeous lettering for four sort of unrelated quotes and was able to cleanly and beautifully tie it together when all I could come up with was "maybe a flower or something?" I get compliments on it daily, love showing it off, and am so, so, SO happy with it. Did I mention how crisp her lines were? Like iceberg lettuce crisp. Legit southern fried chicken crisp. Crisp to death. Â
Other important factors of a tattoo artist/shop: Yes, it was clean. Yes, the other artists I met were lovely. Yes, I'll definitely absolutely positively be back in the not too distant future - basically as soon as I can supply her with yet another vague idea of what I want.
I've always loved Diablo Ink. I got a tattoo from here about 3 years ago and my tragus pierced around 6 months ago. Every time I went they always made me feel at ease and were super friendly. So when I was thinking about my next tattoo I went there to talk to them to see how much it would be. I got in and was greeted by a man covered in tattoo who was very friendly and greeted me immediately. As I started telling the idea of my tattoo, he started to get rude. Rude is a harsh word but I have no other word right now. As I started to talk to him he just got more snarky. I'll admit that I wasnt as prepared as I should have been but the guy that helped me gave off the generic tattoo guy vibe, the 'you're not cool enough vibe'. I really love this place that's why I'm giving 3 stars. They're really cool, maybe I just came in on the wrong day. I might try again in a few months when I feel confident enough to go back. This experience crushed my self esteem a bit.
Review Source:Bad experience, went there after talking on the phone to Jessie. Asked him if he could draw something up for me and he told me "I am not going to waste my time on that" I didn't want something from the internet, I wanted something original but he wouldn't even give me a chance to explain what I wanted, just said, It would be a waste of time.
Review Source:Honestly, I've got myself a bunch of tattoos and have been very skeptical of getting tattooed by anyone in the east bay due to most artists not acting professional or not having the quality of work I'm looking for. Happy to say, I've found a new home to satisfy all my ink needs. Was tattooed by Craig 2 weeks ago and even with the product in progress.. I could not be happier. Clean lines, attention to detail and a good, skilled hand at tattooing. You've got yourself a forever client and I'll definitely be referring all my friends to you guys. So glad I found a new artist and looking forward to collaborating on new work!
Review Source:I now officially have four pieces from this shop! They are a great group of people and super inviting. I have three pieces by Miss.Jessie and one by Rickey, they both are great artist's and really go into detail of what their client wants, likes and doesn't like. I have yet to have a bad experience here, and none of my friends that have gotten work done here has ever had a bad experience, and I don't think I ever will have a bad experience. If you're looking for an awesome artist, a great and clean shop, reasonable prices and beautiful artwork then this is the shop for you!
Review Source:I had communicated with Rickey Lee in regards to what I wanted done. Â This was a memorial piece so to me it was real special. Â Rickey had communicated with me back and forth several times and then asked me to come on down for a consultation. Â Which I really appreciated. Â I explained to him what I wanted and sent him the picture plus some other pictures of lilies to add to it as well. Â He suggested the flowers which I thought was a perfect touch. Â I made the appointment two weeks out and I ended up with a perfect piece of art! Â I was previously in touch with Bayarea ink spot and after their communication sucked I went with Rickey Lee. Â I'm so glad I did. Â I now will never go any place else!
Review Source:I love Diablo Tatoo. Â They are great tatoo artists and artists in their own right. Â I have gotten three tatoos there. Â I wouldn't go anywhere else. Â All the tatoo artist there are great. Â Rick (the owner) has known each and everyone for 10 years and more and they do great jobs as well. Â They really don't have a turn around when it comes to the artists. Â When you are ready for a tatoo take a trip to Pleasant hill. Â You won't be sorry.
Review Source:Just went and looked through the filtered reviews - most of them are from people who have written less than 10 reviews, or only one, and almost all of them are 5 stars. You realize that that means that some of them probably signed up SPECIFICALLY to give this place a great review?
Great work, guys, can't wait to come in and get another one - I'm sure it'll be soon.
I didn't have an appointment, therefore, I did not get a tattoo. Â I walked in without knowing if I would need an appointment or not and expecting to have to wait or even come back because of it. Â When I walked in the guy was kinda snarky because I was just a walk in. Â The shop looked clean and, based on other reviews I have read, do great work. Â I ended up going to Bay Area Inkspot and they were amazing! Â If you are going to go to Diablo it would be smart to give them a call first.
Review Source:Im writing this based on experience not the actual work they do... I think that counts for a lot in any place Im going to spend my money especially if I am going to let someone put their hands and their ink on my body.
I read reviews for this place on Yelp wanting a nice local establishment to get tattoos done. I came here after work on a weekday (figuring it would be slow) to check it out and see if I could get a consultation. I came in and no one greeted me at the front desk. When I finally got someones attention by waving at a guy in the back (even though he didnt seem busy).  The guy looked at the drawing I wanted and the area I wanted it in and very kindly advised me that it wasnt the right space because of how big the tattoo would have to be... and instead advised me that I get a massive tattoo on my calf (Uh no, I wanted the tattoo on my arm the calf isnt even in the same area) This was all fine, I suppose. He told me to have a seat for a couple minutes and he would clean up and we could take another look and we could discuss what I wanted and the location. GREAT! Not actually. I sat around for 30 minutes without a word from him while other people waiting went on to their appointments. Finally when the tattooist took another patron back set him up in the chair and started talking about the tattoo he wanted I left. I would have had no problem making an appointment and coming back if he didnt have time for me. I didnt have an appointment and I didnt expect the royal treatment but I also dont expect to be told to wait then be totally disregarded as if Im not there... or all together forgotten about. Not cool. So based on customer service this place is a no go! I left and would never go back to  place that treats customers like that.
Diablo Ink is the only place I will get pierced/tattooed outside of San Francisco. Ricky Lee owns the shop and he's always been nothing but gracious and accommodating. Diablo Ink is a great shop with an amazing staff. Anytime I have come there with a piercing mishap or an odd tattoo request, I have been more than happy with the result.
I came in once when I ripped my cartilage piercing out in the shower. Despite my wet hair and dripping ear, the girl at the counter, Jesse, was able to patch me up in no time. I recently got my septum repierced there and Ricky [the guy who owns the shop] was more than happy to repierce me with my own jewelry, even though he normally doesn't do it.
I got my first tattoo there with my best friend [matching finger tats] and Ricky was amazing throughout the entire process. And I'm DEFINITELY coming here for my next tattoo.
So in a nutshell: DIABLO INK IS FUCKING AWESOME.
My wife got a tattoo from Jessie at Diablo Ink and everyone loves it. I went a couple days later and got a tattoo as well by Jessie. I love the way she took the picture i brought in and made it better. Â I had made an appointment and when we got there she had everything ready to go. They are very professional and reasonable on price. I would recommend Diablo Ink and will probably go back to them for my next tattoo!
Review Source:I wouldn't say that I'm impulsive with tattoos, but once I decide on one, I pretty much need to have it done right away. Â For my last 4 tattoos, I've gone to Sacred Tattoo in Oakland, but after calling to check my artist's availability, I was told that he no longer worked there. Â Although it's a great shop, I decided to look around on here for a shop closer to where I live, to see if there were any worth checking out. Â
I had noticed Diablo Ink for awhile as I would drive by it, but never looked into it, but thanks to a 5 star rating on here, I decided to call for some info. Â They were very informative, and helpful, asking me to call in about an hour to make sure they would have time for me that day. Â I called an hour later and was told to come on down. Â Rickey was professional, patient (I was pretty picky about my tattoo) and super friendly. Â He tattooed me quickly and perfectly and I was on my way in no time. Â My tattoo has now healed and I couldn't be happier with it!
I would definitely recommend this shop to anyone looking for professionalism, great artistry and pride in what they do. Â Also, their minimum is hard to beat. Â Thanks Diablo Ink, you will definitely see me again!
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