Mos Eisleys

I've been here for two tattoos now, and both are great. One is on my left shoulder and one is on my left wrist. The work is wonderful, it's very clean, and the staff is friendly. I've gotten tattoos at several other places that ended up not looking too great, and while I was at Mos Eisleys in November, I showed them one of my others, and he said he could touch it up for me for around sixty dollars, which I thought was very nice of him.
Overall, the only complaint I have is that it is very pricey. But I guess you get what you pay for, and they do a superb job.

The reviews don't lie!  There's a damn good reason the lobby of this shop is festooned with trophies and plaques -- they're friggin' good at what they do.

I got my first tattoo here in 2005 and just got my 3rd done there this summer while I was in town from Chicago (my second tattoo didn't come out the way I wanted it to, so I figured I'd go back to what had already worked so well).

Both times, I was greeted warmly and taken through the process of designing the tattoo with an artist that was both approachable and talented (which is exactly what you want when you're about to entrust your body to someone who's going to alter it's appearance forever).

The most recent time I was there, Shane was great about explaining to me why the design I wanted couldn't be as small as I was envisioning.  I appreciated his candor and we altered the design to make it larger & change the placement a little so that it was exactly what I wanted.  At one point, I apologized for making him do yet another revision to get it exactly right, and he replied, "Doesn't bother me at all - it's your body.  Anybody who'd mind getting this right for you would be in the wrong job."  PERFECT RESPONSE.  As we went into the room to actually get the inking done, my boyfriend whispered to me, "He's the guy who's name's on all the awards!"  I loved that.

I've also had a couple of piercings done here (years ago, with Aric) and in my experience and what I know from friends, the prices I've paid at Mos Eisley's have been pretty typical for the size & design complexity.  And I've always felt like the whole place was really clean and taken care of and that the people working on my tattoo really knew what they were doing.  Can't put a price on the confidence you feel in putting the appearance your body into the right hands.

Actually, on that note, I also happened to be there the same day the health inspector was taking a look at their books, and I overheard him say something to the effect of, "I love coming here, you do a great job with everything." (Can't get a better review than THAT from someone whose job it is to care about how sanitized and well-maintained their business is!)

"A+" for skill, attitude, cleanliness, atmosphere, and awesome "Tattooine" reference.  Can't say enough about this place.

I'd definitely feel confident recommending this place to anyone in Grand Rapids looking to get a tattoo or a piercing.  You'd be stupid to go anywhere else when this place is in your backyard.  I wish they had a branch in Chicago.

I have had two tattoos done here. The first one is fantastic, the artist really worked with me on color and size until it was exactly what I wanted. Unfortunately he is no longer working there.

The second tattoo I got there was a very disappointing experience. My tattoo was done by Finley. It is lettering and after 3 months it is still very raised and bumpy. It looks more like a brand than a tattoo. In addition, some of the letters are so close together that it makes it hard to read the text.

The tattoo artist also talked the whole time he was tattooing about his crazy ex-girlfriend which is not something that I wanted to hear about while I was getting tattooed.

My brother had a tattoo done the same day as mine by another one of artists, and his looks great. My advice would be to avoid Finley and go with a more experienced artist.