I was looking for something local and found Chandler through Instagram! This shop is very clean and in a good area! He's very nice and professional! Answered all my questions and made me feel comfortable in the decision I was making! His art is beautiful and I love my tattoo! I'll definitely be returning for more work! read more

Found this shop on Tiktok, really liked the vibe and got a quick reply. Wnt in and met Brandon and he was absolutely wonderful. I explained my idea and expressed some hesitations i had with previous experiences and he was patient and understanding. Got scheduled really quick and loved the time and care he put into reworking and damn near perfecting my bad tattoo. He was a blast to talk to and get to know and I am in LOVE with my new beautiful artwork I have on my arm. read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Boooobie girl - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

I highly recommend Kevin Childs at Breakthrough Tattoo. I did a bunch of research on shops in my area (Ontario Ranch/Eastvale). I found that Breakthrough Tattoo was a highly rated shop on both Google and Yelp. I crawled through the work done by their artists and found Kevin Childs. He does excellent American Traditional, Japanese Traditional, and black and grey. I've been going to him for 3 years now. He's punctual and dependable. His pricing is fair. Most importantly, his work is excellent! The bathroom is always clean. If you know, you know. If a place has a clean bathroom, it tells you everything else is probably clean too. read more

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Everyone in this shop is cool as hell. Professional, clean & welcoming environment. The prices are fair too! I've gotten 6 tattoos from Brandon & had him touch up/go over one of my tattoos from a different artist. I've stressed him out about the fonts & placements of some of my tats, but each time they came out better than expected! They work with you. If you have a vision you want to bring to life, I'm sure anyone in this shop can meet your needs. Thanks guys Happy new year! read more

Wanted to get some initial tattoos for our 20th anniversary and stopped by on a whim. Amazing vibe from the get go. Everyone was chill and friendly. Brandon was professional, skilled, and fun to talk to. Clean place and good people read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Simple tattoos but would def trust them with a more detailed piece - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

This place is the best, you'll never be disappointed! Talented artists Great designs Highly recommend! Thanks Chris for my artwork! read more

Loved what Chris did with my existing tattoo. Great art, great convo, and great work. Thanks, Chris. I'll be seeing you real soon read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

I recently lost my Dad and wanted to get a tattoo in memory him. I stumbled upon Kevin Childs IG through one of my friends. His work was amazing. I reached out to him through IG and scheduled a consultation. He was very knowledgeable and professional and gave me some good tips on how to choose my tattoo and what to look out for. Appointment day was nerve wrecking because it was my first tattoo and I knew it was going to be painful. Kevin explained what to expect so it put me at ease. He was fast but precise and talked me through almost the entire process, keeping me distracted. Tattoo came out beautiful! Post healing, my tattoo still looks perfect. I will be coming back for another one! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo by Kevin Childs - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

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I have been twice for long sessions over the last month (somewhere around 15 hours total). Chris MacCharles is doing a large piece for me. To say his work impresses me would be a huge understatement. Above all else, all the artists are personable, friendly, and welcoming. From their newest artist to veteran guys, they were all doing incredibly impressive work and being beyond welcoming and friendly to the customers. My wife had been wanting a tattoo for years and finally today pulled the trigger with Chris. Again, his work speaks for itself. Today was much the same, a full shop with machines going all over the place. Friendly conversation between artists and clients all across the shop and another incredibly awesome experience! I already have more sessions booked and cannot say enough about this place. I am hoping to work with the other artists in the shop as well in the future to collect more pieces and continue my relationship with such an awesome local small business! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

Best tattoo shop in Southern California. Went to get a tattoo in honor of my father. Chris designed my tattoo and I'm so glad he did. He is a true artist and a true professional and designed and executed my tattoo better than I could have ever dreamed. If you need a tattoo and you're in Southern California this is the tattoo shop to go to. Will definitely be going back thank you Chris! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

My life partner and I booked a duo session; she had Bryan " Snacks" ... and I had Josh Davies ... they were rock stars!! The shop was clean, the entire staff was awesome; even the the artists who weren't working on us aka: Kevin and Ernie .. those guys were just as friendly, they really make the experience more than just a tattoo ... they build a friendship. From now on this is our home ink spot!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE GUYS FOR ALL YOUR INK NEEDS!! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - These are the 2 newest inks ... Lotus courtesy of: Bryan " snacks" Lettering courtesy of: Josh Davies - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

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Why can't I give 100 stars?!? 5 stars does not do justice to the shop. Chris MacCharles took my vision and hit it out of the park with the final product! The shop environment was beyond what I hoped for. Each individual artist was very welcoming...the vibe in the shop was very social, inclusive, and FUN! All of the tattoo artists were very kind, personable, and busy with happy clients. I would highly recommend anyone to the shop as each artist was working hard to provide nothing but top-notch work and customer satisfaction! I cannot wait to visit again! I would recommend the newcomers look at the artists portfolios on the counter and find someone who will fit your individual vision. Each one offers something unique and personable to their individual style! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

I came into contact with multiple tattoo shops in the surrounding area before coming across this gem & I'm soo glad I did. The artist & shop were quick to get back to my boyfriend whom booked the appointment for me & answered all questions. This was my first tattoo & the staff I met along with the artist (Bryan) were all very friendly & talkative. I felt 100% comfortable during & was checked in with multiple times throughout. Not only did I get a beautiful tattoo but a great experience too. Thank you! I highly recommend & will definitely be back in the future. && (They were also accommodating for my latex allergy) read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Sunflower tattoo. - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

Had a couple of tats added to my wrist today Josh did an excellent job definitely would recommend him detailing was awesome , very very satisfied with his work very friendly really concerned about your happiness with the Tat. Very reasonable with the price read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

Just got a tattoo by Josh Davies and I cannot express enough how happy I am with it! I am VERY picky when it comes to getting stuff done on me (hair, nails, makeup, etc.) and I can't believe how amazing this turned out!! It's exactly what I wanted and more. Josh is beyond talented and really took my little idea to the next level. When I first told him him idea, I literally didn't think it could come out this cool. The atmosphere in the shop is super chill, welcoming, and clean, and Josh is really cool to talk to. I seriously can't recommend him enough. He does many different styles of tattoos and I've been getting so many compliments on mine already. I thought I was done getting tattoos but after getting this one, I'll definitely be back for more later on. If you're thinking about getting a tattoo, do not think twice and go to Josh at Breakthrough! read more

If you're looking for a great tattoo Breakthrough Tattoo is the place to go! I just got my 2nd tattoo from Chris! Both times he knocked it out of the park! On my newest one he captured my furbaby perfectly. The shop is clean, professional, and some really talented artists. Check them out you won't be disappointed. read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

BRYAN M is the guy to go to! As a girl going to get tattooed can be intimidating and you can feel like you are getting taken advantage of. That is NOT how i felt with him. This piece already looks amazing and the color is not even complete yet. He talked me through every step of the way and was so kind. Really easy to get along with and bought me dinner to which no other tattoo artist has done before Definitely got a good feeling being there. As for the shop it is so clean and sanitized everyone was super nice and it was an overall good vibe. read more

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Great tattoo shop in this plaza. Plenty of talented artists. I recommend Brian Deroo for your tatts he's a versatile artist and does it all. Also have a lot of food choices near by which is helpful. read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Nice little piece done by Brian Deroo. - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

We can all agree that 2020 sucks. One thing I can honestly say was good about this year is the tattoo I got here at breakthrough by Bryan. Quality line work and amazingly fast. Hands down floored by the amazing work he's done. Ask for Bryan. I did my research and found that he was the best in the area. Don't hesitate, he's reliable and you'll get exactly what you want and more. Trust his artistic skill set! I am absolutely in love with the work he's done. Here's a fresh picture of what was done. Wait for the update for shading and healed work. read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Look at that perfect line work! - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

Love my tattoo by Bryan. He was professional and extremely patient and helpful during the whole process. Came out better than I ever expected. read more

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I went in for my first tattoo today for Breakthrough's Friday the 13th event. Chris (the owner) was able to take me right away. I have to say Chris is a great guy and made me feel comfortable during the whole tattoo process. The staff were friendly and the shop had a great atmosphere to it. I will definitely come back to get tattooed again. Thank you Chris! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

One of the best tattoo parlors I've ever been to Chris Chris my tattoo artist was awesome knowledgeable great customer service great people person I highly recommend this place and Chris if you're looking for a tattoo read more

Great experience, everyone was really cool , and ernie did my ink, he killed it, great work, great guy, real nice and accommodating, super happy with him and the shop. Thanks again ! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

Josh was my tattoo artist and he went above and beyond my expectation. I would definitely recommend him. He was very professional and polite. read more

I had such an amazing experience at this shop Gabe was so friendly and very responsive when setting up a consultation. Gabe was able to truly bring my idea to life, and it turned out so much better than expected. Overall, the whole shop has great vibes and it was a positive experience. I will be getting my next tattoo by Gabe for sure! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - My woodland Nymph Q-T - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

I absolutely love this tattoo, I get many compliments on it. I originally gave Bryan another look very similar but it didn't really match my lotus on the top of my back, so he drew this up for me with his own touch and made sure that it was what I wanted and was willing to make any changes I wanted, he gave me his best input as well as artist and helped create something that completed the look I was going for. I was wanting this done for so long feeling incomplete with my back so bare and just having the flower up top, thank you Bryan for making me complete. I am so in love with tattoo and love showing it off whenever I can!! 100% recommend this shop, the artists here are funny entertaining and a total vibe, Bryan is the man! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Tattoo by Bryan Meisner - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

Jake was awesome!!!! Very thorough explanation. Our best friend tattoo look awesome. Thank you sooooo much. read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Best friend tattoos - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

I got a 3/4 sleeve done by Bryan M. This guy is legendary. He put so much effort, time, and energy into the piece he did for me. I could not be happier. He's a great guy, a visionary, and pursues perfection relentlessly. If you head into Breakthrough, ask for Bryan. He's for sure my tattoo artist for life. The guy is a BEAST. Just check out these photos. read more

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What a great experience! I was a little nervous but Josh was AWESOME! So careful and thorough while stenciling to make sure it was perfectly situated. It is a small tattoo but it is perfect! He understood exactly what I was looking for and took his time to make sure it was just right!!! Thanks Josh and Breakthrough Tattoo!! read more

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I had Elijah do a portrait of my dog to cover up and old tattoo. He was amazing! I have a chronic medical condition and Elijah worked around my needs in order to get my tattoo done. It took five sessions. Elijah was super professional the whole time. He did an amazing job! It turned out perfect. I get so many compliments on it. I would recommend Elijah for anything as if he could do this hard portrait of my dog his other work has to be good too. I truly appreciate all he did. The other guys in the shop were cool too. One guy even bought me tacos on a particular long session. The shop is kept clean and tidy. Everything in it's place. I am kind of OCD about that sort of thing. LOL!!! read more

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Don't do it! I hate to do this to a small business, but I got scammed by Chris the owner. I researched different artists in the IE to do my coverup. The owner said he could do it. This was October of 2019 & I told him I needed it finished before October 2020 (my wedding). He was very convincing about being able to do it. I even gave him creative license to do whatever as long as it was feminine. He convinced me he could stick with my Alice in Wonderland theme. He delayed our first appointment because he was having a procedure done...okay fine. Started on my outline 12/2019. I noticed some inconsistencies in the line work and overall coverup, but what do I know? I'm not an artist & was warned it would look a mess at first & to just trust the process. My next appointment 01/2020 was cancelled because he got the flu...ok fine, that's understandable. My next appointment was canceled because he had a funeral to attend. Very understandable! My next appointment got cancelled because of Covid...again, understandable. Here is where it gets bad. I reached out to him a week before it was announced tattoo shops were allowed to open in CA. I was ignored. Texted the day tattoo shops were allowed to open in CA. I was ignored. Texted a week after CA tattoo shops were allowed to open & was ignored. He still has my deposit & obviously has no intentions of finishing the tattoo. To make it worse, he's posting on Instagram doing work on other client's, so I know he's back to work. I'm sure he normally does good work, but I was the 1 in 10 that got burned. He's wasted not only my money, but my time. I've shown this to other tattoo artists who are already booked up & told me they could tell the artist bit off more than he could chew & that's why he won't return my texts. Other tattoo artists said he just slapped an outline over my original tattoo without using original line work to do a proper cover up. When I asked for a refund of my deposit & why he was ignoring me, he finally answered says he's been busy with backlog of clients & taking on another job. Don't understand why I wasn't at the top of that backlog list seeing as I have a timeline, I was cancelled/rescheduled multiple times & the artist was aware of how important it was to get finished. I said my availability is now open. Refuses to refund my deposit and my money for the crap tattoo I got. Thanks a lot. My wedding pictures are fucked now & I now have to spend even more fixing what he messed up. read more

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This shop has such a great collection of artists!! I've always had positive experiences at this shop, both when I was a customer and a guest of a customer. Gabe Cervantes has been my tattoo artist for about 10 years and was so excited when he moved to this shop because it's very highly rated by my friends. With Gabe, every conversation about the tattoo we're doing is well communicated, and lots of references are sent back and forth. Gabe is really great at listening to the client about the little ideas from this or that reference and combining them into exactly what I'm looking for. Gabe is also very honest about placement, which is the NUMBER ONE reason I have chosen to stick with him for this long. He knows how to place a tattoo to compliment your body, he has a good eye.This shop has a wonderful atmosphere and five star customer service, from the owner to the apprentice, keep it up!! read more

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My sister and I have been wanting to get tattoos together for a few months, we finally decided what to get and Bryan was so accommodating! We found his Instagram and loved his work, I was able to text him and get an appointment quickly! We are so happy with how our tattoos came out and Bryan made the process fun and smooth. The shop it's self was clean and socially distanced, we will definitely keep Bryan and Breakthrough Tattoo in mind for future pieces! Thank you for our matching sister tattoos we love them! read more

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This is our second tattoo With Ernie and he is the absolute BEST! He makes the experience from start to finish a 10 star. Not to mention his work is a 100 stars ontop of the excellent service! The ambience and all the people there are so kind and make great conversation. This will be my husband and I's forever tattoo spot! read more

Love my little finger tattoos done by Ernie! I walked in with a vision and he was able to make it happen. He was super nice and I'm so thankful. I've been wanting to get more tattoos but I'm sorta shy and wishy washy, so the fact that he was patient with the way I wanted my tattoos meant a lot because I felt comfortable enough to change the sketches to get it exactly how I wanted. Cant wait to get more now! read more

If I could give 10 stars I would. First of all.. Don't judge a book by its cover because the outside isn't much but once you go inside.. The staff is super nice! It really great decor inside also super clean! Even the bathroom is awesome. I'm picky about bathrooms and theirs smells and looks good! Oh and the staff was so nice that my bf even ended up getting his septum piercing there. He looks amazing and Tommy did such a professional job! But most of all.. My rating goes out to GABE! He is such a dope artist! I came in a day before explaining to him what exactly I wanted as a tatt and he got it. He literally nailed it on the head and brought my vision to life. I gave my down payment and came back the next day and he just amazed me with the pic he showed me of what he was gonna do. He even suggested the perfect sizing for my arm and what he felt would look good and I just trusted him as an artist to do what he does best. Its so crazy that he knew exactly what my vision was and he does the best realistic rose! I really gotta give it to him for his hard work cause this guy worked on me till 2am no joke. He was super awesome to talk to, really dope personality, funny, professional, even offered us drinks!!! Which was a super plus! And was just great about making us feel comfortable. He even played dope music the whole time. My bf and I are def coming back to him and its gonna be his first tatt so you know he did good cause my bf wants his first tatt done by Gabe since he himself saw the work that he did right in front of his own eyes. Hands down.. Referring him to all our friends and family who are looking to get a tatt. Great pricing and great work. Well worth all my money and some! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Gabe's awesome work! I love it - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

I REALLY wanted to hire these guys to do my 1/2 sleeve. However, they never answer their phone!! Called twice the other day (hours apart), just called now and no answer. Obviously they dont need any business, so I shall go elsewhere! Anyone have any recommendations, please shoot me a message on here. read more

Let's start off by saying THANK YOU! This was my first experience going to a tattoo shop, let alone even getting a tattoo. This was my first tattoo and I decided to go with Gabe, due to his fine work in detail and also being associated with doing color. Not only was Gabe helpful with every question I had. He was very thorough about giving his honest opinion about his idea and works with what you want. Overall he's the expert and I trust an expert over myself haha! But I was in and out within 3 hours. Process was slightly painful. But I'm a beast and I got through it. Thank you once again Gabe for the sentimental tattoo for my dog that passed away very recently. You're a very talented worker, very professional, and I'm definitely coming back for more of your art pieces! read more

Breakthrough Tattoo - Trying to be all cute with my first tattoo. As you can tell the detail is fantastic. - Tattoo Near Me - Upland, California

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Stopped in a few days ago and talked to Gabe Cervantes about wanting a new tattoo, he really got into helping me personalize it and go more in-depth with colors and making my tattoo more meaningful and giving me great advice and recommendations, he really did exactly what I asked of him. He's very professional and kept everything clean changing gloves frequently and overall great cleanliness! I felt he connected to me as my artist and having great conversation while bringing together my artwork! I highly recommend Gabe his work is perfect and he really pays attention to detail and takes his work personally and makes sure you walk out happy to show off your new body art Thanks a million Gabe will return in the near future. read more

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Great bunch of guys at this place. If you want quality work, come visit them. Dealt with Bryan and Gabe and wasn't disappointed. Come see them.... read more