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    Area 51 Tattoo & Piercing

    2.7 (113 reviews)
    InexpensivePiercing, Jewelry, Tattoo
    Open 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 2 months ago

    Services - Area 51 Tattoo & Piercing

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    Beatrice B.

    We traveled across the valley twice in the past week for ear piercings. My best friend and I went to get lobe, mid helix, and flat piercings. We went the day after Christmas and it was incredibly packed, but the line moved super quickly. The piercer definitely knew what she was doing! We saw her do eyebrow, multiple nose, and belly button piercings with ease and she got my piercings done very quickly with no struggle. It was very clean and sanitary as I watched the lady change gloves, sanitize and use sterilized equipment in between each client. Their prices are very fair with a large jewelry selection. It was nice that they had a QR code to scan for after care. Their online waiver was a very simple process. As a heads up, minors are required to bring a birth certificate with parent and ID. They pierce as young as 14!

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    Daniel D.

    Me and 3 friends, have been going to Area 51 for a few years now, only shop we go to at this point!(: Tattoo work, piercing. Always a positive vibe, staff is friendly and knowledgeable! Communication is great, shop is clean, prices are good! The owners and workers alike make you feel welcome and at ease ! Would recommend to anyone for tattoos or/and piercings ! Baby and little foot are awesome! (3 Pictures were our latest tattoo, just a few of many we have got from them!)

    Repierced lobe at Area 5, taken 5/2025.

    Great retail staff, clean location, personable service and excellent value. My daughter had her lobes repierced after having them done prior and getting infected when she was much younger. Needed consent due to age, please be prepared to have birth certificate and ID, no excuses not to, but I had all my documentation in order so it was seamless. Professional piercer, would highly recommend. Daughter is very pleased with her results. Thanks!

    Cecelia C.

    I wanted to get just a simple tattoo outline and a belly button piercing. Belly button piercing went fine, but my tattoo did not. First of all, some of the lines are not straight or even look the same. Both sides should look the same and they don't. One hand has knuckles and the other doesn't... One side of the book has a different pattern of lines than the other side. The nails are messed up and aren't the same shape on each finger. If you're going to offer tattoos you should be good with at least simple line work. You should also have some kind of portfolio as a professional tattoo artist. Not happy and now I'm going to have my original tattoo artist who I should have let do this tattoo in the first place fix this tattoo somehow some way.

    It's super crooked
    Crystal M.

    Its super crooked, ima have to take it out and get it repierced it's not a bad place but im a perfectionist

    This is with shorter jewelry, with longer ones it's slightly less obvious as the jewelry can sit angled

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    Got four piercings had to take 3 out. Never go to the young piercer she needs training

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    Star is awesome very fast n friendly too would highly recommend her for your piercer and worth your time n cheap

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    save money and time dont go. my friend got two piercings and i got one, all 3 fell out within the month. not worth it.

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    Ask the Community - Area 51 Tattoo & Piercing

    When you do the snake bites do they do them both at the same time?

    I've had mine done at least 6x. And they were always done same time.

    When you guys do snake bites, can you get them pierced with sterling sliver hoops?

    Nope. Stainless or for $10 extra, titanium.

    Do you guys do walk ins?

    For piercings, it is exclusively on a walk-in basis.

    If I buy jewelry from you and it doesn't fit, can I return it?

    This usually around the whole industry would be a no. Even unused there's no way to know

    You guys are able to do belly piercings and walk ins correct?

    They do navel piercings, and all piercings are done on a walk-in basis.

    Can clients bring their own jewelry in for the piercing?

    Hello, we start you out with our own stud jewelry and once you’re fully healed then we have you switch out to jewelry of you liking

    What's the shop minimum?

    They aren't currently doing tattoos, and the piercings are $10, so $10

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    Review Highlights - Area 51 Tattoo & Piercing

    This was my first piercing and it was pretty much painless.

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    Modern Mods - Arrowhead

    Modern Mods - Arrowhead

    4.5(215 reviews)
    7.1 mi
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    Getting pierced is like getting tattooed. Either the piercing person is good and I mean good or not…read moreworth the time of day. My grandson had his ears pierced about 3 months ago and decided that grandpa needed to match him. Little did he know grandpa had 3 holes in each ear up to over an inch, the about 5/8" and 3/4" for many years plus the other 5 or 6 he still had. A couple of the piercers had conversations with me to see what I wanted. Been 12+ years since any jewelry had been in my loobs. Kaydence either drew the short straw or decided my patent was an old guy, and said she'd deal with me. Turns out with all this new jewelry that has come out she was able to slide a 12 gauge in the bottom hole with no issues. Now mind you they will pull out without much effort as the large holes have not closed up. We talked and decided to give it a try anyway as it's my 72 bday on the 23rd and I wanted to match my grandson. I leave out of state and might swing by on my way home to explore a couple other possibilities. But if you are looking for your 1st piercing or your 10th, I can highly recommend Modern Mods in the Arrowhead Mall. I can say that watching all the piercers, they are professional, knowledgeable, they want you happy as does the rest of the staff. When I started getting pierced and tattooed I was all of 16. I've also done a lot of piercings back in the day and taken care of my daughter's friends who got infections because they failed to follow simple instructions. We are a family of pierced and fully tattooed individuals. So go see the people at Modern Mods and get pierced. You will be pleased that you did. Thank you all for your help, you are the best. Also their shop is very clean and each station is cleaned before the next person is brought in. I'd rate this shop as higher quality.

    This store took what was supposed to be a positive experience and absolutely ruined it…read more I brought my 4 year old in here to get her ears pierced!! It was explained to me before her ears were pierced that the piercing for a child under five was $60, and that upgraded earrings could be purchased for an additional fee. There was one rack of earrings that was included in the $60, a rack of titanium pairs made the lobe piercings $100, and a rack of 14k gold sets that would make the lobe piercings $200. Turns out, the upgrades don't include the piercing. So the titanium upgraded set would've made my total $160, and the gold set made my total $260. Not a huge deal, but would've been nice to have known that upfront. Never, ever was $260 stated by any staff member. I'm fairly confident that this issue happens often, and that they're not clearly explaining it because before she put the earrings in my daughter, she even explained to me that the upgraded price would be $100 per ear. During checkout, the girl was so argumentative about the upgrade price, even though I was completely willing to pay for it that she didn't even give me any of the aftercare instructions for my daughter's ears.. She even argued with me about it AFTER payment had been made cutting me off and trying to explain why she was right. I'm not positive at this point why she didn't offer to go get a manager or supervisor, because that would've been the correct thing to do. She was extremely frustrated and projecting on both myself and my husband after we had already paid about the pricing. We left mid argument because we were so uncomfortable AND left a tip despite her absolute horrible customer service. One of the oddest things about this place is the way that they respond to reviews. Go look at them. Anything negative is instantly blamed on the customer, they take O accountability. They instantly blame the customer and try and make it seem like absolutely nothing that they did was incorrect or confusing. It's also worth mentioning, this store prides themselves on offering a 10% military discount, buttttt when we got to the front counter, it was only THEN explained that that 10% only comes off the "service charge". So instead of $26 off my daughter's ears, it was $6.. I highly suggest you find a different location for all piercings. Not only was the customer service, greatly lacking, but our piercer was rude, and upon leaving we noticed a pretty nasty gnat infestation.. wonder if the health department has been out here lately?

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    Tilted Crown Tattoos & Piercings - Flash tattoo

    Tilted Crown Tattoos & Piercings

    4.5(25 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    I went to this shop after being turned away from another since they had too many people before…read moreclosing time. I was pretty determined to get these piercings done since I wanted these badly. Saw this shop was open and the first impression was already great -- they were very nice on the phone and was more than happy to provide pricing and wait time information. When getting there, you're greeted by the staff and you just tell them what you're looking for. Tattoos take appointments, but piercings are walk-in. And the good thing is they are opened late so if you're wanting something in the middle of the night, they got you. I had to wait a little bit since there were people ahead of me, but once it was your turn, it flied by and it was super quick. ALWAYS ask your questions during the piercing to ensure you have proper aftercare. Since the piercing goes by quickly, they usually send you off quick too. But always ask about the healing time and any solution you can use to clean it -- the staff was more than happy to provide that to me. The piercings were also very affordable even with tip being applied, it did not break the bank! The only downside is that the parking around the area is slim, but walking isn't too bad! Would recommend. Thank you!

    I've been coming here for 2 months and have received both tattoos and piercings. Let me say that…read moreboth have been killer! Angel is such a perfectionist and all my piercings I've received have been amazing! (Nose, eyebrow, double helix, lip, & a surface tragus) now this is the only place I trust. The overall environment is spooky/latin I'm taking saw on a bike and Vicente Fernández on the wall! Everyone here is so welcoming and no one is ever making you feel dumb by asking questions. My only fear is that I live so close so I want to get a new piercing & tattoo everyday!!

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    Area 51 Tattoo & Piercing - piercing - Updated May 2026

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