I have an amazing time at Tahiti Felix's Master Tattoo every time I go. Everyone here is super…read morefriendly and professional. Lots of great artists and Jasper, the piercer is great. Super quick, let's you know what's happening and is obviously experienced. The shop is clean and well maintained and not intimidating at all. The walls are covered in flash to choose from, both historical American traditional and original handpainted flash by the artists. The place is basically a museum, its covered in history and amazing photos of Tahiti Felix himself. I recommend this place to everyone who asks about my tattoos.

I got a daith piercing from Jasper, the establishments piercer. Amazing experience! I'm so pleased…read morewith my piercing, I've been wanting it for so long, and am ecstatic that it was Jasper who helped me take the plunge to finally getting it. They popped up on my tik tok feed, and I reached out when I realized how close they were to me. Jasper was able to get me a consult/appointment easily, and their prices are reasonable! Jasper is quick to communicate, reassure, and I can tell they take pride in their work. Overall, I felt very at ease through the whole process, my appointment only taking 30 min total. I will definitely be back for more piercings once I'm all healed up!

Julian was my artist. He did an amazing job. The vibe in the shop wasn't too loud just enough music…read moreto let you relax. One of the best experiences I've had at a tattoo parlor.

I finally found time in my schedule that aligned with Dominic to finish my half sleeve. I went in…read morewith a fresh idea of how to close out the inner space by the bicep. Dom took my idea and designed a medium-sized crysanthemum that comes to life and really completes the tattoo and movement of the piece. The color pops and grabs attention, but also does justice to the entire tattoo. Needless to say, I was extremely pleased with Dom and his team to schedule me in and give me a personal and unique experience. It's hard to say but the service at the shop has improved. I will be back! Note for below: the Haida fish is a separate artist, but seamlessly connected to this piece by Dom's artistry and vision.

i've been going to kori, wherever he tattoos, for more than five years now. he is the absolute…read morebest. the amount of people i've recommended to kori, and the amount of compliments ive gotten for the tattoos he's done on me is innumerable. around 95% of the tattoos on my body, kori did. not only is he my favorite tattoo artist ever, he is just the sweetest, kindest, most welcoming person as well. i cannot recommend him enough! the vibe of flying panther is great as well! everyone there was super kind. the shop was spacious was airy. parking was easy, there was a lot of street parking nearby.

This place is the best. I got my first tattoo in 15 years here, and couldn't have asked for a…read morebetter vibe or better people. Kori Callu did my tattoo -- can't recommend him enough -- but all the artists that were around were also super nice and clearly love their craft as much as Kori does. Marissa brought me soda and chocolate when I started getting too hot so they are also life savers here lol. You won't regret going here!! I'm already thinking of my next tattoo excuse.

Anali Delaney, the owner, has created two significant tattoos for me. I can't believe how…read morebeautifully they have turned out, and how wonderful Anali has been during the whole process. I had asked for things that would have been huge mistakes. Anali was gentle, but not afraid to steer me away from the terrible ideas I had. I've laughed at myself and said that I'd shut up and let her expertise lead. For my first tattoo with Anali, we took several short breaks during the 7.5 hours I was there. Each was enough for the bathroom and snacks, but not so long that we were wasting time. Anali is efficient and pretty gentle (at least as anyone can be) with her needles. Anali has an almost supernatural ability to choose the perfect colors and tones for her clients' skin. I have nearly transparently light skin, and she could have made me look sickly pale or fishbelly white. Instead, her color choices bring out the best in my skin. When my tattoo-hating Grandmother raves about my tattoo's beauty, you know that it's something special. Anali is always fun to talk with, and her office manager Alex is hilarious! Both women are kind and compassionate. When I got choked up upon seeing my shoulder tattoo, Anali backed off to let my husband comfort me. She sensed that I needed him, and was happy to not intrude on a special moment. I'm currently working on a large floral leg tattoo with Anali. We've completed two sessions, with many more to come. I wouldn't trust just anyone to tattoo me from hip to ankle! Anali has my absolute faith. I've picked the flowers that are important to me, and given her complete creative freedom to arrange them and choose alternate references as she sees fit. To make life as difficult as possible for Anali, I keep adding flowers as I find new ones that I love! I'm sorry for the bother, but she's been wonderful about rolling with my additions. She also has guest tattooers all the time, some of whom are big names. Others are hidden gems. But I trust that she wouldn't bring in anyone who didn't have the very highest skill level, true professionalism, and a great personality. If you're lucky enough to live near San Diego (or can travel here), and you're looking for a phenomenal realism tattoo, make Black River Tattoo your first contact!

I found one of the artists from black river tattoo, Morgan by chance when I came across her…read morebusiness card at another business. Morgan is amazing! She did a great job on my tattoo and I am stoked about showing it off. She does do some travel so plan ahead when booking. I'm looking forward to the next project!

I got my first tattoo here, Mike was very helpful, understanding, and very patient with me being so…read morepicky and persistent about my first tattoo coming out perfect. I was originally gonna get my tattoo at Vital Lines Tattoo, but their shop was closed even though online it said they were open so I decided to walk down the main strip of OB and stumbled into here! I met Mike, told him what i wanted how i wanted to look like. I brought in a previous sketch from a different tattoo artist and Mike started doing his own sketch on his Ipad and turned my old sketch into something SO MUCH better! Then, we started the placement process and told him I wanted particularly high on the side of my arm and then we started going off the different perspectives and how other people were going to read it, so Mike was super helpful and showing me how it would look if it was flipped and what not. And telling me about the flow of the whole tattoo and giving his opinion. It was all helpful! I told him I was super nervous about my first tattoo and I was even shaking throughout the whole process and even prepping me I was shaking, he talked me through the whole process, and was calming me. He's a pastor and we even said a little prayer before we got started! Off the bat, I knew I found my "go-to" tattoo artist. Mike is excellent. Thank you Mike for my first (of many more) awesome tattoo!

Every time we are in OB this is a must stop place!! We love to come here and get tattooed. Good…read morevibes good people Everything you could ask for. Will always come here for tattoos whenever we are in town.

My wife and I were visiting San Diego and per usual decided on an impromptu tattoo. I had…read moreresearched a couple of shops knowing we'd walk-in to one at some point. Axiom was everything we could've hoped for! Alex greeted us and was super sweet and kind! From the moment we walked in we felt so welcomed. Xander was our tattoo artist and I am so happy we were able to get connected with him. He was so friendly from the get-go. We showed him our tattoo idea (sun and wave vibe), he took them and tweaked them to be our own individually. He was patient and had no problem tweaking the designs based on our input. Just a super cool dude!! We truly enjoyed our experience here and will definitely be back (future trips and when we move back ;) ). Thank you Xander for capping this trip off for us. We will be back to see you for more!!

10/10 would recommend this place. I have gotten 2 tattoos from here already with Xander. The shop…read moreit's self is nice and even though it's in PB I haven't really had a problem with parking. Everyone is nice and it seems they each have their own niche. While I have been there I notice they all seem to be very friendly, informative and honest. Xander is great. My first tattoo here was a silhouette of my kids and he recently just did a floral wrap on my arm and this wrap will eventually finish my sleeve. I appreciate that he takes his time. He had a couple of suggestions I didn't think about, that I honestly think makes the tattoo look better than what I initially envisioned. Xander is very friendly, feels like you're hanging out with a friend while getting a tattoo. Every time I go in, I walk out with my next idea LOL

I recently visited Omen Tattoo in San Diego and had the pleasure of working with Sofia. She was…read moreable to rework my fine line tattoo, and transform it from something I was kinda satisfied with... into a piece I absolutely love. Sofia told me she specializes in tattooing darker skin tones... and it's so clearly evident in her meticulous work. Her professionalism and friendliness made this a great first experience. I highly recommend Sofia for anyone seeking a talented and considerate tattoo artist!

Great vibe, amazing tattoo artist, and nice location in the middle of downtown. Would definitely…read morerecommend to anyone wanting to get tattooed!!

I came here to get a piece in memory of my mother. I am very inexperienced with tattoos and Rodrigo…read morewalked me thru every step of the way. I gave him the ideas I had and he put the piece together. I love his professionalism and attention to detail. I absolutely LOVE my tattoo and would definitely come again and see Rodrigo. The hours we spent tattooing he made me feel so comfortable and kept checking on how I was doing along the way and made great conversation throughout making time go by fast. If you want attention to detail, professionalism, great conversation and a awesome tattoo see Rodrigo. Thanks Rodrigo. I will see you soon for the next one!

Rodrigo is an amazing tattoo artist, not to mention just a great guy all around! He's become my…read moretattoo artist and don't see myself going to anyone else. He's gentle, light handed and makes an 8 hour session go by quickly! He's made my dream sleeve into a reality and I cannot wait until we finish and move on to my right arm! Thank you Rodrigo I can't even begin to explain how happy I am with my arm and how excited I am for future tattoo ideas that you make a beautiful reality for me