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Dying Breed Tattoo

4.3 (36 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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sky R.

My absolute favorite shop, I'm currently over 100 hours into multiple pieces with Brandon. There is no one else I trust with my body and completing the vision have for my art.

My friend from Germany right after tattoo
Toni P.

Ado did me and my friends tattoo here and it was great! He was very accommodating to me being indecisive and helping me figure out what size I wanted to make my tattoo because I wanted something small and dainty, and it was also my first tattoo so I was nervous. He also accommodated to my friend who traveled here from Germany and gave us both a a great experience and she loved her tattoo as well! I would highly recommend Ado as he pays attention to detail and has great work to show for.

Ado did an amazing job. I love this piece so much and I will definitely come back to get more work done again.
Rachel Z.

Ado did an amazing job. The shop has a wonderful vibe which made the experience more memorable

Salina M.

Took my daughter to get her nose pierced, she had a great experience, she was talked to directly she was asked what side she wanted her piercing (most just assume) she was shown how it would look on both sides, she was told what to expect and told what was going to be done prior which relieved her anxieties. I definitely recommend coming here, especially if you are bringing your teen, the place is clean, the artists are respectful and polite, ot is definitely a five Star tattoo and piercing shop!

Sarah F.

Tattoo Horror Story Today, Friday the 13th was a special day for my friends and I. We got to Dying Breed Tattoo shop at 10:30AM, waited in line till about 11:45AM where we were all assisted in doing paper work for getting our flash tattoos. Original wait was 4-5 hours, we were told we'd receive a text/call at the time it was our turn, cool. We leave.. 7 hours comes along, then goes to 8 hours, we call and ask how much longer since it was past the original time we were told. We were told 15 people were on the wait time but that we could come in to discuss ideas and concepts for our flash tattoos. It was a miscommunication, we get there 10 minutes after calling and in confusion we thought they were ready to help us as it had already been 8 hours.. We are then told it'll be 2 more hours. For sure. That's fine, we understand that tattoos take time. We wait three hours then go to the shop. It's now 10pm. We call and ask about an estimate on how much longer, we're told it's going to be another two hours. At 12:40AM we were finally called to be able to go inside, we show them our ideas and for an oni mask I'm told to up the size by $113, I can't afford it so I settle on a cute little Boo tattoo. Aiden was really helpful and sweet as I sat with my friend Ryan during his tattoo, his line work was flawless and something I immediately pointed out. He was very sweet and interacted with us during the tattoo and made me feel comfortable. It was my turn to get tattooed by a man in a red hat with AirPods in.. I walk over and he's in a conversation with another artists, I say hello but he seemingly ignores me and continues on with his conversation before telling me to sit down. He doesn't say a word to me, aside from "hello" "how's your day going" and that's about it. He doesn't seem at all interested in his work, I understood he was probably tired and just sat quietly while he did his thing. Immediately first line.. I notice he seems to sketch the lines in with a thin needle instead of following through with a thicker needle for a thicker, cleaner line. He explained this as just.. "opening up the skin." I didn't understand that as I've never had an artist do that before but I trusted him. He starts messing up, badly, the lines looking shaky, scratchy and with absolutely no effort. Aiden comes to my rescue, seeing how quickly anxious and nervous I was getting. He tries to fix this other artists mistakes, being very easy and reassuring about the process but it also turns out he was SHOWING this artist what to do. I really wish they would have disclosed I was being tattooed by someone newer to the industry because I would have flat out said NO. Aiden does his best, but the scratchy lines, messed up eyes which I should also mention, the first tattoo artist put his eye shines on the bottom instead of at the top of his eyes.. even though he had a reference right infront of him. He didn't really look at that much either. At the end I'm left with a scratchy, shaky tattoo with huge unfinished gaps in the shading. He pulls away and says "Okay it's done" with obvious parts he missed but he just doesn't seem to care. I'm obviously shaken up, he asks for criticism and I tell him as nicely as I could that I didn't like it, that it was shaky, that it was overall unfinished and that I didn't feel comfortable with continuing. Immediately the owner; being Brandon Allton comes over, asking what was wrong and I explain to him the same thing, again, very politely. He very rudely says "Well it's a $31 tattoo you're getting at 3AM and we've been here since 9AM." I understand and appreciate all the efforts, but this is something that was going on my body forever. Price or not this was a well established business I put my faith in and was severely let down then completely disrespected. Would there have been more effort if I was paying more? I'm an artist myself, and an aspiring tattoo apprentice and to see monetary value put over the effort, skill and patience to a tattoo that is going on someone's skin FOREVER is completely disgusting to me and a shame to artists that will do their best no matter the price, size or content of a tattoo. I thankfully was given my deposit back and was issued a refund, Aiden was so nice as to offer me another piece free of charge but that's not what matters to me. Please just do better. Be better. I won't be returning and I encourage others to stay far away from this shop, I was embarrassed and shamed for having an opinion on something that's going on my body forever. My friends all received great tattoos from other artists and were shocked at how the owner acted and all agreed they wouldn't come back.

Pumpkin tattoo
Kelly C.

This amazing tattoo came from a very talented artist at this shop. Unfortunately I forgot his name but he was super sweet and professional. And QUICK! This place was clean and lovely. Definitely would return.

Shiiitttyyyy :(
Olivia K.

Got a little tattoo for my birthday and it sucks. Lots of holes in the line work, and the bottom cross park is darker & thicker on the right then the left

Malinda L.

Smiles did my sailor moon tattoo and I was so happy with it! It was exactly what I wanted and then some. He is a very talented artist and can pretty much do any style. The shop is clean and everyone there is really chill. I had a great experience. I will definitely be going back to him to finish my sleeves.

Cover up
Nysha B.

I got a cover up done here I loved my tattoo! Very knowledgeable artists. Great environment and reasonable pricing. Reasonable meaning NOT cheap however you do get your money's worth in my opinion. Can't wait to return to get my Portrait done

Snake eyes piercing can't show my other piercings but just know I'm happy with them

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BEST TATTOO EXPERIENCE EVER!!! Brandon is the man!! Super clean work great vibe ! I highly recommend them

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Wonderful artists in this shop! They care. And I love the piece Anthony completed for me. Detailed and quality. Thanks Anthony!

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“This shop is ran with nothing but integrity and Brandon is an amazing artist who cares about his clients.”

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Hello, my name is Tony. The tech whitening my teeth at Dr.Mercado DDS wasn't at all gentle or…read morecareful. She pulled my mouth so wide open she literally tore my labial tissue connecting my lip to my gums. If that wasn't bad enough, she carelessly spilled the bleach in my mouth, on my nose, tongue, upper & lower gums and outer lip. It burned so bad i had blisters in my upper and lower gums, outside my lips and on the right side of my nose. It burned and blistered from Friday to Monday. As a retired cop, I've been maced many times in the line of duty, but this was so much worse. After the fact, she did apologize, the carelessness was nonetheless unacceptable. Dr.Mercado did check in with me, but provided no form of compensation for a job that was incomplete nor for what I had unfortunately gone through. Im not only paying a small fortune for my procedure, but it seems as though every time I go there I'm being billed for something else outside of what I initially agreed to. I had assumed that for the high price tag it was all inclusive. I was wrong. I was charged for a tooth exam and was told I needed nearly 5 thousand dollars more in dental work. Funny, because my last visit to my local hygienist/Dentist, said my teeth looked great that my hygiene was great snd my gums were doing much better. Not at all happy thus far for the tremendous amount of money I've paid thus far. My experience has been one big disappointment after another. If something doesn't change soon, I will stop going to this practice. Could this just be an isolated incident, maybe, but all it takes is one bad experience to ruin a persons day or in my case-weekend.

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