really hate to post this review but think i'd do a disservice if i didn't. i received a bridge piercing here right before thanksgiving. the piercer was super nice and said they were experienced in bridge piercings. once the piercing was completed i was told i could change the jewelery in 4 weeks. by the time the 4 weeks came i felt like i should go to an APP piercer because the jewelery was crazy long and didn't feel like the right size. when i went to the other piercer i was informed i was given bad advice on how soon i could change it. come to last saturday and my piercing is still irritated and just NOT healing. well come to find out the original piercer at Atomic pierced it to shallow and now i have lots of scar tissue and lovely scars from the botched piercing. probably won't get pierced here ever again. read more

Loved this place!! Super great affordable artists available for walk in, professional but fun atmosphere and really solid choices between talented artists. I would HIGHLY recommend a trip out here if you're in the area for a quick tattoo or if you're local, you're in luck with all the great talent here! read more

If you have a piercing or jewelry need, go see Joey Edwards! If she doesn't have it in stock, she'll help you find what you want & order online. She is super helpful, patient, and will give you genuine advice on what pieces work best for you. I have had a plain silver barbell in my eyebrow piercing for about five years now, and have always wanted to change it. Unfortunately I have sensitive skin that once rejected an eyebrow piercing on my other side, so I need higher quality jewelry. A lot of places only have a few options for eyebrow jewelry, and the more decorative pieces are lower grade metal. Atomic Tattoo has a variety of options in higher grade metal for eyebrow piercings as well as many other piercings. After five years of the silver barbell, one of the balls fell off and I lost the whole piece. I called Joey on a Sunday afternoon while on a work break (and called again when my GPS took me to the middle of a neighborhood, and she kindly directed me in--It's right off of 1-35, just after the Oltorf exit). She answered all my questions while in store and changed both my eyebrow bar and helped me pick out a gorgeous new turquoise for my cartilage piercing. The stone I initially picked didn't fit the post she had, so she gave me a discount for waiting! So kind. Later, I decided the bar of my eyebrow bar seemed a little too long so I messaged her on Instagram about looking into more jewelry. She kindly answered all my questions and sent images of pieces she could order for me with size specifications & pricing. She was so patient with me and really cared about helping me find a piece I loved! I've never written a yelp review before, but figured Joey's awesome customer service was worth it. :) Go see her! She's great! read more

We had a group of six, each getting a small (3/4 in) tattoo and this was the most reasonable shop min. we could find in ATX on a Sunday ($60). *Highly* recommend Eddie! Super friendly, chill--acknowledges that it's your body and seems happy to put in the groundwork to make sure everything comes out well. We called ahead and were brought back pretty quick. He played Friends and let us all watch each other in the chair. 10/10 would go see Eddie again. read more

I recently got two piercings from Kaitlyn, a cartilage and a nose ring! She did so amazingly and she is an apprentice currently so the she offers piercing Mondays from 6-close and Thursdays from 11am-6pm for $5-10! Her mentor was there the whole time overseeing the process and helping along the way. These are not my first piercings so I can tell you from past experience, Kaitlyn did probably the best job I've had, my piercings healed perfectly and quickly! She's being trained well and is going to be an great piercer so go see her! Go see her and get a perfect piercing for an amazing price! read more

Super kind and professional! Came here after a terrible experience at Diablo. Wayyyy better customer service, attitude, and entire atmosphere here. Highly recommend! read more

I followed my artist, Jorge, to this specific Atomic Tattoo. Jorge has been doing my work for the last 5 years and he never disappoints. The establishment is not only very clean, but very welcoming too. Each artist has their own closed off booth which is super personable and awesome. Jorge always depicts my pieces perfectly. I've referred a lot of people to him and they are never disappointed. Not only is Jorge a wonderful artist, he's a good dude. Some artists tend to be a little cocky but Jorge is not. He's a very humble and genuine dude and it makes getting my work done so much more enjoyable. I love being able to not only receive amazing tattoos but have legit "ink therapy". Bringing on Jorge to Atomic Tattoo was a great decision and my dude rocks read more

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I highly recommend Ricardo for tattoos! He went above and beyond my expectations. I love my new tattoo! The shop itself was very clean and spacious. Everyone I encountered there was very professional and helped me right away. A million Thank yous Ricardo! read more

Atomic Tattoo - 2 headed red ear slider turtle - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Mark helped me out with this cute little arm tattoo that i have been wanting for awhile. i didn't have an appointment so walk ins are definitely welcome. He was helpful and funny! he made sure i was all set afterwards and i was happy and satisfied with the tat. the inside is spacious and well decorated. if i lived in austin i would go back!! read more

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Got a tattoo here a couple months ago. It was done well but expect to pay a crazy amount. Better just to go someone cheaper.

Got a small tattoo couple months ago from here, it was a walk in appointment and they helped me immediately. People were nice and love my tattoo. read more

We weren't able to get what we needed done today...but for good reason. My two sisters and sister-in-law wanted to get piercings. They all had some questions. Angela answered all our questions fully and responsibly. She made us aware of all risks and things we had to think about before doing the piercings. Many other places would just try and make a quick buck, but she laid out all the facts before proceeding. Although we could not do it today, next time we are in Austin, we are only going to atomic. The upfront and honesty of the people working there make it a much more trustworthy place to go, for any body art. We will be back 100%. Thank you for being very thorough and professional. read more

Kris O. (South I 35, chill dude from Houston) did my first tattoo, and he was awesome! The whole experience was. Super chill, personable, great vibe, and best of all, gave me a beautiful custom watercolor feather on my shoulder! I get so many compliments! She's still healing, but look at her...ahhh what a beaut. Seriously, I brought in a funky feather idea and he jazzed it up like nobody's biz! Sweeeet. I'm hooked, I plan on swinging by soon (hopefully this week) for more! The shop is sweet, too. Fancy, jazzy, friendly. Rad. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Right from when I called with questions, the staff was kind and helpful. When I walked in, they immediately made us feel comfortable with the piercing process. Bonnie is the absolute best when it comes to piercings. She patiently answered every question and walked my friend and I through the process. Though I was nervous, Bonnie made me feel relaxed and I ended up with some epic piercings. Additionally, the prices are great for both piercings and jewelry and the place looks awesome! Thank you Bonnie for a great experience! read more

Atomic Tattoo - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Awesome place! Had my daith pierced for migraines prevention. Staff was very knowledgeable and honest regarding subject matter. Very impressed. read more

I received a piercing recently that was done with jewelry a little too small and made the area so sore and swell badly!! (I got it done out of town) I called last second to Atomic Tattoo and right away was greeted on the phone with the SWEETEST person ever-- Joey! She did a quick consultation on the phone to see what was bothering me and what could be done and told me to come down to the shop ASAP. When I got there she was so professional and still the absolute sweetest. She squeezed me in last second and was so gentle. I have been pierced at many different shops but this is my new go to place! I highly recommend everyone to check out Joey here. I can promise you that your piercing will be perfect and you'll be in great hands because the moment you step in that doorway she makes you feel welcomed like family. I wish I could give her 100 stars for this review! read more

Did a walk-in on a late week night. Super nice guy was supposed to do my ink but ended up handing me off to some jerk. Kept commenting on my other tattoos, told me the location of my new tattoo would be stupid, acted all high and mighty, and just straight up had a terrible personality. Guy took 15 minutes to do my tattoo and had me pay $150 off his "$120 minimum". I usually tip, but NOT this guy. He counted the cash, looked me dead in the eye, said "thank you for the tip." then walked me out the door. The tattoo itself isn't awful but the artist was. Go ANYWHERE else but here. read more

Amazing piercing experience!! Went in last night, was taken care of in no time. Angela did an awesome job! Painless double piercing and extremely professional. Made you feel welcome and relaxed. Thanks Angela!!! read more

Atomic Tattoo - Double piercing - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

I came to Austin and decided to check this place out while here. I was a walk in and they were able to help me out. Matt was such a great artist with a great personality! I'll most likely in the near future come back just to get another tattoo from him! read more

I went to get some jewelry changed today and made plans to get other piercings! I worked with Kas and they were great! I absolutely reccomend going To them for piercings. They took their time to make sure my jewelry was put in right and looked good, and I didn't feel a thing! read more

I went here yesterday with my family and woah the service was not very good. While standing there two workers kept passing us not asking us anything or even looking at us. We waited about 30 minutes because no one was in the front desk till finally we asked if we could a piercing and they said the piercer left AN HOUR AGO. My family waited 40 minutes for them to tell us that it was already 11:40. We could have gone to another place by then *SMH* read more

My mother, sister, and I decided to get spontaneous piercings last night and looked up this place. We had no idea what we wanted but the man at the front was very helpful with all of our questions and giving us ideas. Kas was our piercer and I loved her. She was so careful and caring. She kept telling us exactly what we were doing so there were no surprises in the process. We all had a blast and I will definitely come back to this place and come back to her again. read more

Matt Thomas gave me a pretty bad ass tattoo and I couldn't be happier. It's a two part tattoo and round one has so much detail I can't wait to see when it's finished. Super friendly guy too. Made me feel fomfortable read more

Atomic Tattoo - Matt Thomas is the man :-) - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

My daughter and I recently met with Lily to do our mother daughter tattoos for my daughter's 18th birthday. Being her first tattoo, Lily was excellent at putting her at ease. Lily was the perfect choice for our design and needing a little TLC for daughter's first tattoo. We love the outcome !! read more

Well... to start I called and the girl who picked up couldn't even answer my simple question to as if they sold jewelry. Then upon arriving was left to wait for 45 minutes just to buy one nose ring. The only girl who knew anything about the jewelry was at the jewelry counter helping another customer but completely ignored us and didn't even simply ask what we needed before taking the customer back to do piercings. The guy who was there said he couldn't help and was just a tattoo artist and didn't sell jewelry. All the other stores around Austin wouldn't pick up the phone or I would of gone elsewhere. I'm from Virginia and this was a spur of the moment thing as it was 9pm when I discovered I needed a new nose ring ,so I'm glad I was able to buy one somewhere but wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

I'm really conflicted about this place. I like my tattoo. My friend likes her tattoo. I think we were both just put off by the idea that the artist treated the whole ordeal as if he was doing us a favor. So my friend and I both decided to get tattoos, we stop by Atomic Tattoo since it's right across the street from where we live. We both discuss what we would like, the artist says he'll draw something up and to come back in back about hour. Good deal. We come back an hour later... he's done nothing. Can we come back tomorrow? Ok, cool. Next day rolls around, he's stil not done drawing our tattoos. He finishes up, we get started, my friend goes first. He didn't have any vaseline, so he has to run to the store. We wait some more. When he finally starts my friend's tattoo, it was fine. They took more breaks than she would have liked since he's a smoker, but not a big deal. It did take three and a half hours, and we both thought he could have been done in about two, but not our call. My turn comes up, he doesn't have any gloves. So he goes and borrows a pair from someone else. We take a break, he tosses his gloves... and then has to go to the store and buy some. Seriously. He took two trips to the store while we were there. Overall, we're both really happy with our tattoos, but I wouldn't come back here. I have my fair share of piercings and tattoos, this is the first time I've been to a place where they didn't go through any of the cleaning/aftercare procedures, and my friend's tattoo took three hours, mine took about one, yet we were there for six hours? I don't know, the guy was just kind of a spaz and the whole time we both felt like we were in our friend's basement getting a tattoo for free or something. The professionalism was lacking, but oh well, I guess that's what happens when you get impromptu tattoos. read more

Sarah did a great job with my nose piercing. She was quick and very helpful, answering all of my questions. We dropped in and had to wait about an hour before I could get it done (there were other piercings ahead of us), but the lobby is comfortable and nice. They have a large TV playing Adult Swim-type shows for those hanging around. The space is super clean and organized, and the staff is friendly and very professional. I definitely recommend this place. read more

I'm so in love with my new Atomic/Craig Sheets tattoo! And it's not even complete yet. We're about six hours in to what will be eight hours of work. Craig has taken my very large arm piece and broken it down into segments. The first sitting completed the brightly colored outline. The second filled it in. The next will complete the background and details. And I've been pleased with this Atomic location since I took my first step in the doors. The place is spacious, comfortable and clean. There's a couch and TV for relaxing, a break room for a quick drink to re-caffeinate, and each artist has their own office/room for some privacy while working. I met with Craig the first time to talk to him about the vague idea that I had -- a bright floral tattoo including flowers that don't actually exist in nature. He ran with the idea and now I have an incredibly colorful, cool and feminine alien flower piece that is causing strangers to stop me and comment on the beautiful detail and color. Though I'm excited to get it finished, he's insisting that we wait until the skin is completely healed and healthy before we jump back in. I like that about him. And I'm already brainstorming about my next Atomic/Craig Sheets tattoo! No doubt he'll make that one incredible too... read more

Went to get my nose pierced here yesterday, and this is actually the best place in the world. The staff is so dope and friendly and also kind.. I would recommend coming here for anything you want that they do.. I was so afraid about this piercing but (KIM) I believe took all that away. will be back if I ever gain the courage to do anything else. read more

Joey was awesome. She changed out my daith piercing. We walked in and it was fast. Everything was very clean and sanitary. Love my new ring it has a black opal. Will definitely be back! read more

Great experience! The shop was super clean and everyone was really helpful. Ty did an AMAZING job. He was extremely thorough and took his time to make sure we received the best results. This was mine and a friends first tattoo and couldn't have asked for a better artist! read more

Honestly just rude. Especially when one doesn't know about the process or new to the process. Hate to post a bad review.

Close to my apartment, me and my wife walked in to this location of Atomic, my wife did a small one. Next day for some reason i wanna try some other tattoo store by I35, it was monday and they was closed then i decide to go to Atomic, they was little slow and the guy name " RAY" took me. I show him design. He was working on my design for some reason i showed him different, he was like forget about that old design lets do this, he came with little different then i showed him, amazing and i loved it. He was really a creative and he knows what he was doing, fully trust him, his piece of art on me forever. and he was very friendly. If you want a good portrait done, see RAY. I will def go back soon. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Beautiful Buddha done by Ray - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place has a great atmosphere first shop we went to after moving to austin...only shop were are gonna go to...if you need ANY kind of work done for a good price ask for demi forsure shes charismatic and bubbly incredibly fair pricing and always willing to work with a customer...go for the ink and stay for the comedy....they have other great artist but demis definently the only one me or my fiancee will be requesting we can either walk in or make an appointment and shes always timely no matter what.... And shes remarkably fast with what ever design she lays down read more

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My wife had some work done and we both got some cover ups all done by Jorge Molina. We were both EXTREMELY happy. Everything came out amazing and exceeded our expectations. This will be our go to place and artist from now on and recommend him highly. read more

zero stars if i could give it to them. workers all have a stick up their ass dont even greet you as you walk in, didnt ask me what i wanted to get done and i waited 30 minutes for them to tell me they dont do what i needed to get done. read more

Talented artists great atmosphere. The staff answers all my questions and were very patient. There are many tattoo locations around town. Lots of options. I will definitely be back. read more

No wonder this shop has Austin Chronicle's 'Best of Austin' three years in a row. So many beyond talented artists that have always made me feel welcome. Dot is a master of her craft and has exceeded my expectations with an idea of a design EVERY SINGLE TIME while making it her own. If you're seeking originality, craftsmanship, and authentic artistry, then look no further....ya found it! I refuse to go anywhere else. read more

Hands down one of the best tattoo shops in Austin! I was greeted with a warm welcome immediately when I walked in, which is refreshing, because at most shops it seems like customer service is becoming a low level priority. Definitely not the case here. The interior was gorgeous, super clean, and the walls are covered with tasteful artwork. Again, very refreshing considering how many other places there are that just have things pinned to the wall with no rhyme or reason. I needed a mistake covered up on my shoulder, and Ray exceeded my expectations! He went out of his way to make sure I got everything I wanted, and made me feel like I was right at home. You can tell he knows what he's doing, he's very efficient and can actually carry on a conversation while he works his magic! Ray is not just another tattoo artist. Ray is genuine, extremely passionate about his work and what he does. Those kind of people are very hard to come by, and I have finally found my go-to-guy for anything I get in the future! I would recommend this shop to everyone I know! The people are great, the shop has an awesome vibe to it, and I couldn't have asked for a more kickass experience! Thanks for everything you guys, you'll be seeing much more of me in the future! read more

Tattoo artist Ricardo tried to rip off my friend for a simple palm size tattoo that was only line work. Super disappointed in them and their unprofessional conduct when asked why it was that price. read more