The Grand Tattoo Lodge

After using Yelp for years, this is my first review.  I am so grateful for the kind, respectful, and quality service I received at The Grand Tattoo Lodge.  From the moment I walked in I felt comfortable and welcome.  Art did my first tattoo and I couldn't be happier with it.  He did exactly what I wanted, explained everything clearly to me, and put me at ease.  It was also fast.  I really appreciate his honesty; if something is not going to work well, he will tell you.  Oliver is also super nice.  The whole vibe of the shop is classy and pleasant.  The location is conveniently close to downtown and has its own nice parking lot.  Decor is fabulous.  After shopping around for the perfect place, the Lodge far exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend this shop and Art.

I had work done when this shop was located at John's house by a guy he was teaching. Roman did an awesome back piece on me but when I paid him $400 to do a half sleeve of flames (I'm a firefighter) it was bad. The douche did craptastic work. The flames weren't flame like. He made them all blue and did some of the worse shading I've ever seen. When I asked John to fix things up he did a half ass job. I tried to get Roman to fix things but I guess it was his time of the month. Since all of this the repair has cost me over a $1000 and it's still not where it should be. Thankfully I have been tattooing for several years and I have been able to recover most of it on my own/ It still needs more work and more color. To give you an idea of how stupid the douche is he attempted to "make smoke" at the bottom and colored it blue and white. What smoke is blue and white and looks likes clouds? Don't waste your money getting tattooed by Roman. Everyone else does a great job. I watched John at his house draw on a beautiful on a woman and it came out awesome. The shop is clean and everyone is nice minus Roman (the I used to be a cop.....makes you wonder why he's off of the force if he ever was one). NEVER GET A TATTOO FROM ROMAN. I hope John kicked his sorry ass to the curb.

Wife and her friend had work done here first and they were very satisfied.  I just got back from getting some done and I couldn't be happier.  Shannon Nordin did mine and he was great.  The place is laid-back yet still very professional.  No pressure, no hipsters, no tough-guys.  

Cash only.