I got this tattoo at atomic tattoo 20 years ago and went back today to get it touched up. The woman who worked on my tattoo was fantastic. She listened to what I wanted and it was super quick and easy. She even offered me a great deal period highly recommend Ame Montemayor whether it's new tattoo or touch up, she is phenomenal. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Butterfly - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

I went in for a Vertical Labret Piercing yesterday and couldn't have been more happy with the friendliness of the piercer, I believe her name was Cassie. The vibe was super chill and welcoming and I just felt comfortable. I was a bit nervous (I mean I was about to have a big needle shoved through my lower lip) but she explained every little thing she did before she did it, which also was comforting. Id for sure drive the 60 miles back when I get my other piercings no doubt. Kudos to Cassie.. read more

I got a tattoo by Alisyn yesterday and it was such a good experience! She really worked with me to figure out a design that would look amazing and a placement that would heal great!! Everyone was super nice and the vibes were good! read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

The way Damian does business is shady. I had a tattoo appointment scheduled since 5/12/23 and was told it would be $150/hour and I left a $100 deposit. Then the week of my appointment (5 days out to be exact), I get a message from him on Instagram telling me his price is now $200/hour. I understand raising prices, but you would think he do that moving forward and not to people who have had a scheduled appointment for another price. Do not go here. Tons of other shops and artist to choose from in Austin who won't bait and switch on you. read more

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Worst experience ever. I was accused of drinking, and I do not drink, and I was with my daughter! I'm a very eccentric, animated person, woman, and mother and get super excited when my daughter and I spend time together and I was accused of being drunk!!!!! do not ever go to this place. We are still in shock and we are DISGUSTED. read more

Everyone was super nice and welcoming when I walked in! Tyco did my hand piece and it came out absolutely beautiful 100% recommend read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Hand tattoo :) - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

I had a great experience with Collie! He created the perfect tiny tattoos for me. He was has great prices and is a very personable guy. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Went to Alli Baker and started my leg tattoo... got 2 black & grey roses which she charged me $625 for. Honestly the price was just way too high, we had agreed to a budget of 800$ b4 i set the appointment but i only had 2 hours to put towards my tattoo that day, so i went in excited to finally start covering this varicose vein... but dang, just two roses later & 2.5 hours into it, i was charged $625 with a lot of vein still left to cover... i definitely can't afford to go back and finish with this artist, sadly. I wish it would've been upfront and honest about pricing especially when i made it clear i had a budget and shared what i needed to cover within that budget. I haven't gotten a tattoo in years, but this send like a very expensive rate. The vein I have goes from the upper thigh to my lower calf area and as you can see, this is just a very small portion of that read more

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My sisters and I wanted to go get a cute, simple sister tattoo. Surely no one can fuck up 2 dots and a heart, right? WRONG I walked through the door and a man named Mark greeted us. (I only know his name because I had to call and ask around after the fact, not because he introduced himself to me.) He told us for two dots and heart, the tattoo shop's minimum is $80 which is fine but on the website, it definitely says $60 so that already feels a little dishonest. We went along because we have busy schedules and it's hard to get us all to get together and agree to go to the tattoo shop at the same time. Mark introduces us to the awesome Elijah. Elijah introduces himself, gives us his IG handle to look up his previous work, makes us feel comfortable, and builds trust. I think we are all going to be tattooed by Elijah but for some reason I am split up from my sisters and Mark said I have to go with him. That was immediately a red flag because a sister tattoo is meant to look cohesive and if I'm the only one going to a different guy, that's not cool. I'm internally freaking out. Mark reassures me it's just two dots and a heart so it can't be too different. Keep in mind that my only requests were that it be fine lines and that it be straight while you read this next part: The night before, I had drawn in sharpie on my arm to see what it would look like not ever thinking that anyone at the shop would take my playing around drawing too serious. Homeboy starts to use my sharpie drawing as a STENCIL?? WTF?? I stop him and I say "hey, I was just playing around with the sharpie, I don't even know if it's straight. Shouldn't we wash it off?" He assured me I did a good job and that it was straight. At this point I should have stopped him and ran over to be with my sisters but I kept going bc I have issues and I'm scared of confrontation and I suck. Like why would this man not want to wash off my sharpie drawing? Was it ignorance or was it laziness? IDK. Mark proceeds to use my sharpie dots as his stencil after drawing a new heart and I already had an awful feeling in my gut. I am in Mark's chair a total of 5 mins tops and he shows me his work. I want to cry. The thing is crooked and thick af. I don't say anything bc I know I have to sit here while my sisters finish theirs and also I mean, it's done. What can be done to fix it at this point? I walk over to my sisters and they are so surprised I am done bc it had been 5mins tops since we parted. Mr. Elijah has been measuring, using a straight edge, marking one of my sisters the whole time and proceeds to do so for another 10 mins just to make sure she likes it and that it's straight etc. He did this for both sisters before making any moves. I see this and I want to cry even more because I wasn't treated with the same quality and care and now have something on my body that will bug me and that I will hate forever even though it was supposed to be meaningful and sentimental. My sisters' tattoos both turned out dainty, cute, and straight. Mine turned out fat lined and crooked. Pissed is an understatement. All I can do is request a refund at this point, get laser treatment, and get a new straight one. This sucks ass. I'm glad if one of us had to have the bad experience, it was me because this was both my sister's first times and I would prefer they have good experiences. BUT MAN, the wrist is something that I will look at on the daily and IM PISSED. PS: if this was a review for Elijah, it would be 5 stars. My sisters were very happy with the time, care, and attention to detail. Me on the other hand, I want to cry every time I see this thing which is a lot. read more

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Was not impressed with Atomic Tattoo. I had tried to call Atomic Burnet in the morning several times to get a time estimate on walk-in appointments with no answer. I drove to three locations before I finally found one that would attempt the design I wanted. I showed the artist a picture of what I wanted and asked for a few modifications which he did not understand. He almost treated me as if I were dumb when I asked to change a few things, it was embarrassing. So I finally settled for his design after he insisted it would turn out as I wanted. The tattoo itself was rushed. I asked for delicate detail and instead it was just shaded a solid color with minimal negative space. The placement was off too... way too centered on my chest with the birds almost flying downwards rather than out like I had asked. It just looks terrible, as if the artist were trying to get me out the door instead of take their time to give me a nice piece. Overall, I'm very upset. This is not at all what I wanted and is now permanent. Definitely not worth the $300+ and I won't be recommending Atomic to anyone. I'll be going elsewhere to get this fixed. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

I went into atomic for a walk in tattoo. My tattoo artist was named Collie. I gave him a vague photo of the tattoo I wanted, he took it and turned it into exactly what I was looking for. He was light handed and produced the thin lines I was hoping for. He was also extremely fair with his pricing and gave me good advice for the shading and placement of the tattoo, which made the tattoo 10000x better. I will definitely be going back to him for more artwork. I recommend anyone looking for some sick tats to check him out as well! read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - sick @$$ tattoo! - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

The "gentleman" that works at the front desk was dismissive and downright rude. While we were waiting to check in he was outside with employees chatting. Once he finally came back inside, when he was taking our info he just seemed annoyed he had to work and do his job. He was very off putting. My friend told me not to go there because of how badly they treat people and I should have listened. read more

I go here for every piercing I get and I have never been disappointed. I also took the time to look through their tattoo artists and have found one I rlly love! read more

Came as a walk in for my wife to get three tattoos and Jorge A. (IG: @koatlone) did not disappoint. He was meticulous and spent a lot of time making sure his lines were crisp and everything looked clean. He even told us to come back in about a month so he could do minor touch ups because he would rather hold back a little to see how it heals and add to it to make it look right rather than try to get it all done in one session and risk over doing some areas. Additionally, I went in thinking I was going to be quietly sitting in the background watching but Jorge was super cool and chill and talked to us both throughout the whole experience. He even fed us! Can't say anything more other than he is a super cool dude and (more importantly to why you are reading this) an awesome tattoo artist who makes sure the client walks away happy and his pieces come out looking the best they can. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

The place was awesome looking and well kept, I went here to get my first piercings to get my nipples done and Shank did a Wonderful job at making me comfortable, making the whole process quick and easy and the piercing was well done and looks amazing. Definitely recommend them! read more

Mark is so amazing! If you're thinking about getting a tattoo go see him!! Make an appointment with him he fills up quick!!

There was one girl who was rude and mad disrespectful will not be coming back and I will be telling my friends to not go there.

My wife got her first tattoo for Christmas 2017. She thought a lot about it and talked to this place several times before she felt comfortable doing it. The price was more then fair for what she asked for. The artist was friendly and nice, answering all her concerns and questions. They had several artists books of their work you could go through to pick a style that fit your idea of what you want done. The place is large with many artists to help and places to sit with a tv to watch if you are waiting on a person getting ink. Super friendly and good work for a good price. read more

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Lee Kennedy rocked it out, clean, light touch and amazing work. Super friendly and price was reasonable read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

I just got my third tattoo from this location and I would say this place rocks, I do have issues with the second tattoo I got here but it still looks great just the lines were iffy, BUT I just got this flower piece on my chest and shoulder by SHANTELL, She did an AMAZING job and she was very helpful and informative, this piece took TWO hours and I was impressed with the fact it looks so great and the shading was amazing. She is also a piercer there and she is just an amazing multitasker. Because I knew she didn't have to do my tattoo cause I was just a walk-in but she was a pleasure to get tattooed by and her music she plays while you're in the chair is awesome too! Overall I was very impressed with her work and very satisfied. Thank you so much! read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Still healing but beautiful - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Came here to get my 5th and 6th tattoo but was quoted very high for 2 small pieces so I decided to just get one. My tattoo artist had a poor attitude, but I chalked it up to him just having a bad day. He didn't bother giving me his name or card or anything, which is fine. I guess we just didn't vibe well. I showed him what I wanted and he seemed very judgmental and didn't like the design. Got the tattoo and it looked great at first, but after taking off the saniderm I can tell that the lines are very blown out... very disappointing to be overcharged for a tattoo not done correctly. also disappointed that this tattoo is supposed to be dedicated to my sister... I'd probably book an appointment with an artist who's better with line work. read more

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Elijah was my tattoo artist and this was my first tattoo. I scoped out his work via instagram (@elijvsoliz) and knew he would do a great job on the design I wanted. It took a few weeks to get my design back but he did not disappoint. He is very talented and driven and trust his vision! He is an absolute artist! Very happy with my tattoo and the overall experience. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Just moved to Austin and been shopping around for an artist. So lucky to have found Atomic and Matthew today. The shop is spacious, clean and everyone is just awesome, good vibes! I happen to get right in and Matthew was really helpful and receptive to what I wanted. Sometimes when a piece is simple, you know that artist is kind of giving the inner eye roll. Matthew was totally cool about it and made some great suggestion. He answered all my questions with patience during the process and is just a cool dude. Definitely going to be working on more pieces with him, like starting this week. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - What I wanted - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

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My friend and I came in to get friendship tattoos. We wanted the pieces from the game "Sorry", and boy was it ever a sorry tattoo. They don't match and they both look bad. They're different sizes and the color is off on both. We paid $260 for pretty small pieces that looked really bad. It was my first tattoo so I'm super disappointed and will now be going to someone else to try to cover this up. The person who tattooed us was named "SHANK". read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - SOOOOO BAD. - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I recently lost my sweet Westie of 12 years, and a Doxie not long after. I wanted to get a tattoo of my Westie's face on my wrist, and Ronald was able to sketch and apply the tattoo in an hour. He was very kind, and easy to talk to. I love my tattoo. It healed nicely, and I will look for him in the future. read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - My Westie Roxie - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Came here for my boyfriend's tattoo appointment. Arrived at 5:15 and did not leave until 11:30pm! For a tattoo that to me shouldn't have taken longer than 2-3 hours (maybe!!) to complete compared to my experiences. Then to add my boyfriend was over charged $200 extra when he told the artist his budget was $300 when the appointment was set, because the artist took his sweet time and took multiple smoke breaks. The size and amount of detail in the tattoo is not worth what he charged my boyfriend for, period. Yes, he did pay the full amount because he didn't want any issues with said artist. I don't know the artist name just that he has long brown hair and snake bite piercings. All I know is we will not be coming back as he very much wasted everyone's time. read more

Was able to get a septum ball replaced fast was in and out very quick! Will go again for future piercings

I went in for a simple jewelry change on my nose. The piercer picked out a post because I had a piece of jewelry without the backing. She chose one that was way too small. it was digging into my nose. It was hurting for days and creating puss - I've had this piercing for 4 years and it's never acted that way after changing jewelry. 0/10, she doesn't seem like she knows what she's doing when it comes to changing jewelry. waste of money. read more

I'm giving 4 stars for the other shops in the area. I went to the Plugerville location and got turned away for a walk in tattoo, was told to go to their central location because they "had more artists". Went there and they had just opened and was also turned away for a walk in tattoo. No other client was there so I was confused but started to go home.. Called up the 183 location and had the pleasure of speaking with Dahlia who had a hell yeah attitude and told me to come on in. Seriously she was the best damn artist I've ever had the pleasure of tattooing me. I give her five stars alone!! I will always go back to her! The 4 stars is for the other facilities who turned me away which saddened me because I have other tats from this company all as walk ins! I don't mind waiting so couldn't understand why I was turned away. Dahlia is the best I hope she doesn't go anywhere and if she does I will hit her up wherever! read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

I love this business and I've been to this specific shop on multiple occasions. I feel like I need to address something that happened last night though. I went in with my sister to get matching tattoos, the woman who helped us was great, super nice. I was set up with a man who I *think* was named Adam (but my receipt says Evan so I'm not completely sure). From the moment I lifted my shirt so he could put the print on my side on my rib he commented on how it was difficult because of all the creases. He did it multiple times. Way to make me feel fat. When he was done he put the derma-skin on but kept getting annoyed because he couldn't get the correct side and made a snide comment about never doing a rib tattoo again. The tattoo itself was good but it's seriously inappropriate to make comments on someone's body shape/size. read more

It's really sad seeing this shop go down hill. I've came a few times and recommended to my friends in the past but I won't ever again. The artist are now always in a bad mood/hateful attitude they seem like they don't even want to be tattoo artists at all. On top of that they used to charge fairly and I agreed with their shop minimum of $60 now you're lucky to even get a fair price. Everything is way overcharged. I do not want to get art done here because they are in bad moods and why would I pay so much to get a tattoo from someone who doesn't even want to do it? This is going to be something on my body forever I want someone who is excited to do it to make sure I get good quality tattoos. So sad to say this shop has gone so far downhill read more

Went in for a septum piercing with my mom as a 17th bday present a while ago. front desk was rudely unresponsive and reluctant to give the minor a piercing. finally someone volunteered themselves. she was kind enough. in the piercing room, she dropped her tools... piercing healed well though! read more

I wouldn't ever recommend this south location to anyone! the people there are very prejudice and lazy!! My husband and I went in with the intentions of getting a simple tattoo and a piercing however, due to the tattoo artist having a personal opinion he directed us to another location and then stated that there was no material for the piercing. I was very unpleased with the quality of service and professionalism they provided all in general. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND the location north where your welcomed professionally. read more

I drove 40 mi there and back for Dahlia, and I would do it again in a heartbeat for future tattoos. I found Dahlia through Instagram after searching for a female artist who was great at fine line, black work, and earthy/nature designs. Tbh, I was actually surprised to see someone with her style at a franchise like Atomic. I went through their website and clicked through every artist and felt drawn to Dahlia's work. She's just as amazing in real life. She's a tiny hilarious Latina with GREAT tattoo beats (Sza, The Internet, Tyler the Creator) while you're getting cut up. She kept the conversation going until close to closing, and she always made me feel like she was SO enthusiastic to be there. Props girl, I know your job is not easy. She did three pieces for me for a VERY affordable price: an add-on for an old tattoo, a design from an Austrian artist who I love, and a custom ginkgo piece. She took her sweet time with EVERYTHING. From the stencil to the font to the needle size and drill time (I had no idea that the drill time speeds or slows down the tattoo process). This girl cares A LOT about her work, whether small or big, so I knew she was the real deal. I felt so safe, clean, and taken care of the entire time. I can see why she has such a fast-growing fan base here in Austin. The 5 stars are for her, and the loss of 1 star is for Atomic itself. I think they can do a lot better on their interior and in taking care of their artists. Yes, this Anderson Atomic location is huge and clean, which is great. It's spacious and well-lit with lots of parking spots off of 183. They have 9 tattoo artists at this location and every artist gets their own little station. I did notice that the paint strips are chipping away on the walls and the lights are an ugly fluorescent color. They take cash and card here too. Sure, there's a TV, free wifi and a pool table to kill time...but support your artists Atomic! Would highly recommend Dahlia. She loves drawing mystical creatures and dark-moody creatures, but was excited to draw my ginkgo leaves. read more

After the fiasco that was my experience at platinum ink, I went here once my lip healed up and the piecer was soooooo sweet and even reassured me when I was feeling nervous about the needle. I 10000% plan on coming back when I want another piercing. Angie from Atomic Tattoo is the best:) read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - A few weeks after getting the labret piercing I wanted - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Had a great experience with Elijah and lucky to have his unique talent added to my collection of tattoos. Steady hand, artistic, very low pain level and lite handed. Thanks again, Elijah! I love my new piece! read more

I got a tattoo today from Lindley. She is phenomenal! The tattoo is perfect, exactly what I wanted and she is a really cool person to talk to also! Felt no pain and before I knew it we were done! 11/10 I'd ask for her again! read more

HORRIBLE customer service I had messaged "@melaniegraceart" about a tattoo, at which she quoted me a very high price for something very small. I told her I would have to wait til I some more income to afford that. She replied to a story I had posted on Instagram about my opinion on vaccines and told me I AM NOT welcome in the shop and that she would be deleting me. I never said I would not comply and wear a mask in the shop if those are the individual shop rules, I simply voiced my opinion on politics and she didn't agree with that and went out of her way and messaged me in a very aggressive / harassing manor. I am SO turned off by this attitude, I can't believe that's how you would treat a potential client let alone another human being! Agree to disagree and go about your own life. NO WAY to treat a person. I am SO relieved I went somewhere else for my tattoo, I would be screaming and have to get an immediate cover up if I let this girl tattoo me after the way she came at me. Disgusting. read more

asked for a 2 inch tattoo of braille (literally dots) and was quoted $120 by the artist who was too busy exuding hatred of life to bother to mention his name. i felt completely unwelcome for most of the experience, the break being from the piercer. my tattoo came out unclean and not parallel with my forearm. then was stared at as i selected a tip percentage for the transaction. (i was on a spontaneous date and this was the last place open, it was either pay the ridiculous price or ruin the date. we both knew very well i was getting ripped off bad.) read more

Atomic Tattoo - Hwy 183 - the tattoo - Piercing Near Me - Austin, Texas

I can't say enough about this tattoo shop. My son and I had both had work done there. My piece was small and it turned out exactly how I wanted it to look. Brad did a fantastic job. My son's piece was much more intricate and was done by Paolo. It looks absolutely amazing. The shading and detail came out beautifully. I would highly recommend this place to anyone that's looking to have work done. The shop was conveniently located and was very clean. The entire staff was friendly. You won't be disappointed with Atomic Tattoo. UPDATE 4/27/19: If you go to Atomic Tattoo, I strongly advise against scheduling an appointment with Paolo. I had an appointment set with him at noon today at the 183 location. I had a feeling yesterday that I should text him to confirm the time. It was a good thing that I did because not only did he change the previously agreed upon appointment time, he also changed shop locations since I had last spoken to him. I don't know if he would've even bothered to let me know had I not texted. I agreed to drive to the further away location for a 2:00 appointment this afternoon. I arrived at the shop on time and waited for Paolo. At 2:15 I received a text letting me know he was late but on his way. One of the shop employees proceeded to let me know it was because Paolo overslept. I was frustrated but didn't want to leave because I was there to get my son an 18th birthday tattoo that he's been wanting for years. Today was finally the big day! We couldn't wait so I was more than willing to hang out a bit and wait for Paolo. Coming up on 3:00 I finally texted him to see how much further away he was. I was told it would be another 15 minutes for him to even get there and then he'd need to do an hour of prep work on the art work before he'd be able to even see us. We met with him two weeks ago to discuss tattoo design and placement so you would think he'd be prepared and ready to go with a drawing when we got there. Sadly, that wasn't the case. I wouldn't have even minded too much if he was there on time and had to do some final adjustments to the artwork once my son had a chance to look at what he had come up with for us. He's disorganized and unprofessional. Paolo will waste your time. My son was hugely disappointed. I lost my $50 deposit. I will not be going back to Atomic Tattoo. read more

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