I was fortunate enough to have the do-over of a very botched maneki neko done by Rudy Lopez. Unlike a lot of male tattoo artists I've encountered, he is very in touch with the client and what they're feeling. I don't mind pain (it makes me laugh for some reason) and it's part of the experience, but to me a gentle hand is very important. He went back to painful spots (wrist bone especially) a little at a time and made it a completely comfortable experience. He has great taste in art and is a very rad person with an amazing imagination. The staff was all very polite, warm and professional. I will definitely be getting more tattoos here. It was a wonderful experience!
Review Source:I was in Albuquerque for a conference and four of us wanted to get tattoos together, but we only had one afternoon of spare time. I called Tinta Cantina very spur-of-the-moment and asked if they could fit us in. Out experience there was really fabulous. Between the four of us we were inked by Ben, Johnny Mac, Abe, and Val. Ben did my tattoo and I have never been as pleased with the end result as I was with this one. All of our tattoos were really well done, and we really appreciated the care and design that went into each one. If I ever return to Albuquerque I will be sure to return. Another plus? All of our tattoos were so less expensive than what I would pay on the East Coast. Definitely give them a try!
Review Source:I had a couple tats done here & they are really professional with interesting staff to idle your time with should you not have foresight enuf to make an apt.
Joe is their piercer and is great, redid my belly one i let close from yrs back..
Val Slone rocks, very talented~ give her a try! Her work is available along with the others on display FB & in shop.. Johnnymac is my current inker, luv this guy!
I recently went to Tinta Cantina based on the reviews I've read here on Yelp. Â I had previously been to 2 other shops in town, one of which was to repair the work performed by another. Â This time I wanted a place that seemed up to the job and with a good rep. Â Tinta Cantina was the place.
I had a decent sized piece done by Abe Krasko. Â It is awesome! Â I would probably give this place (and Abe) 5 stars except that mine is the only work I've seen from the shop and I don't know that that's enough for a 5-star rating. Â Anyway, Abe has the chops. Â He took a picture I had taken and hand drew it into my eventual tattoo. Â It is perfect! Â It's exactly what I wanted and for a reasonable price.
I, like many others, wonder how so many shops survive in this town. Â For me, I will go back to Tinta Cantina, and Abe for sure.
Go here and avoid regret!
This is a tattoo town. The waiters have them, the bank tellers have them, the COPS have them. Stuff that would make you unemployable in the midwest is acceptable here in a professional setting, and it's one thing I LOVE about this town. But it is still surprising how many tattoo shops there are. It feels like there is one every mile or so. How do they all stay in business?
Most of them don't. Only a handful of them stick around more than a few years, shady storefronts slapped up in strip-malls and abandoned buildings. Fewer are any good, and even fewer are friendly, clean, awesomely decorated, fair priced and painless (relatively: I've been to diggers of both kinds previously).
Tinta Cantina is all of those. I've never seen a bad piece of work come out of here, and I have seen quite a few MIND BLOWING pieces. Consistently, the entire staff and guest artists are producing the kind of stuff you can't take your eyes off of. These are tattoos that you make you jealous and a little bitter that you didn't get it first. Cool conceptions, impeccable executions.
Typically, people go to someone they know for a tattoo, and that's cool- it's intimate, they don't want to get ripped off... Most will already know where they are going if they want something done. But if you are new to town, new to tattoos, "your usual guy" split, or are otherwise trying to decide where to go, you cannot go wrong here. I wouldn't go anywhere else.
Since moving to Albuquerque, I have been endlessly amazed by the vast number of tattoo shops that exist here. How in the world would one even make a choice about where to go?
Luckily, Tinta was recommended to me by people who've lived here much longer than myself. I've had work done by Abe Krasko, Ben Haynes, and (visiting artist) Tina Ferris. On all occasions, the work has been outstanding.
Everyone at Tinta is friendly, helpful and almost familial in their treatment of customers. The shop is super clean (which is of huge importance to me), and decorated with lots of really cool local art that lends a very charming and comfortable air to the environment, rather than seeming too clinical. Prices are fair, and everyone seems really eager to engage in the creative process from start to finish.
Bottom line: I love Tinta Cantina. There may be a sea of tattoo shops in town to choose from, but frankly I see no need for any but this one.
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