Sacred Tiger

I had the strongest urge to spontaneously get a tattoo last fall. I wanted to do it only that day, and no other day. I checked every place in town. One place was closed. Another said they'd call me back by an hour and they never did. Fate brought me here.

I came here and although there was only one person (George) working with a busy appointment book, he still managed to fill me in (literally).

I got my tattoo done on my side/ribs. The outline was huge and I decided to not get it shaded as originally discussed. I was amateur and super squirmish. He was always patient with me. THANK YOU.

1 more month and it will be a year since I've got my tattoo done, and I have no regrets whatsoever.

So I got my first tattoo here 3 weeks ago and I'm so glad I got it here. I walked in without making an appt because it was a little spur or the moment kind of thing. I had to wait for maybe 25 minutes but that was understandable because I was a walk-in. There were only 2 tattoo artists there but both were friendly and talking to their clients. When it was my turn, I showed Sergio what I wanted. The concept of my tattoo was a little confusing so the first stencil he drew wasn't exactly what I wanted but he listened to what I wanted again and the second stencil was perfect! Even better than what I imagined. So, then came the tattooing. Sergio asked me if this was my first time and I said yes. He said he'll start with the smaller lines to let me get a hang of how it felt. Even though I was being a little bit of a baby, he was encouraging and nice. He kept saying that I was doing great and that the hard parts were almost over. Sergio also took a lot of breaks to let me take a couple of deep breaths because my tattoo was on the side of my ribcage. After the tattooing was done, he told me how to take care of it and told me if I had any questions or problems or needed touching up, I can just call or come by. Overall I got great service and an awesome tattoo all for the price of $100! Definitely coming back here for my next tattoo!

This is the ONLY spot I will go for clean, creative and professional artwork.  George, a SF State art grad, is highly qualified and my husband and I are continually amazed at all of his art.  
This is not your typical snooty tatt shop, all the guys working there are friendly and professional.  I am heading back next month for more!