I am forever losing the balls of my piercings. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. Instead of balls I ended up getting beautiful jewelry for my piercings. She explained the sizing and showed me all my options. Don't try to upsell me or BS me. Costs were absolutely reasonable. I was expecting it to be way more. If I'm ever in Miami again I would go here for a new tattoo or more jewelry. Place was clean and vibe was perfect. She even disinfected my new jewelry so I could put it in when I wanted. read more

Came here on a whim after a cruise to get a commemorative Miami tattoo and sheesh the min for a small tattoo were insane my friend wanted "1of 1 " with the o in of to be a heart and they quoted $200 for red MAYBE $150 for black. My friend wanted a name 6 letters $150-$200....Insane. Maybe we're spoiled in California but that's crazy. The value for the quality moreso size is insane. Welcome to Miami vibe. The parking is terrible but there is a lot nearby. read more

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Wanted to get a flash tat for my trip. Walked in and asked if they had any man at counter pointed at some binders. Went though some found on and asked for the price was told to ask man in back and negotiate which i thought was strange. He was wanting 150 for a small eye ended up levaijt but before another man said he could do it for half the price so ended up getting it and love it!! I forgot his name but he was at the front table so nice! read more

I stopped into Empire ink after getting off a cruise in Miami and decided to get a matching tattoo with my best friend. The shop was clean and the employees were welcoming. Yoisel was my tattoo artist and he did a great job! I'm usually someone that needs time to research and vet a tattoo artist but I was pleasantly surprised that my spontaneous decision turned out so well! I also decided to get my belly button pierced which he did as well and I love it. I will be going back to do a half sleeve in the near future! read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Bratz doll tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

This one star review about the lady who worked at the reception on April 29, 2025 is an ill-mannered boor! I came to the piercing master for a consultation and asked if it was possible to come back in an hour for the procedure ! She said yes! BUT When I came an hour later, she told me that the master took another client who was paid and it's more important! And I can come tomorrow or go to another places. She said that she did not make an appointment for me and she said "I can't help you anymore" Thank the piercer Cris who came out, calmed her down and said that my procedure would take 5 minutes and he could do it! He did a great job! Thanks him so much! And this woman at is rude and doesn't know who to work with clients! You are definitely going to lose some clients because of her ! read more

Dame was great. We had an excellent experience last night. The music and the vibe were on point read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - My wife and myself tattoos - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

Great service, friendly staff (Tay and Boogie), and overall hygienic tattoo and piercing parlor. We felt that the team was knowledgeable, friendly, and overall professional. There's an on-site ATM for cash transactions to avoid additional fees. There are deals for packages including multiple piercings or tattoos. I'd recommend them to others! read more

Came to Miami from NY this morning for a concert. Hubby has this thing where he literally gets tatted in every city/country we visit (which is annoying because 75% of the time he's never happy with it). I decided to get a small tat and piercing as well. We walked in and the young lady at the front desk was great - very helpful. She later changed shifts with a young guy and he was super friendly as well. Armando pierced my tragus. Told me the pain would be a 3 out of 10. He lied. Was def closer to a 6. For context, I have 7 piercings (not including my ears and several are discreet), but pain is relative so I wasn't mad at him. He was cool enough. Not super pleasant but very clean and efficient, which is what ultimately matters. Not looking for a friend - just an experienced piercer - which he is. Michel "Syfer" tatted my husband. Now this guy knows what customer service is all about. He was SUPER helpful, patient, informative, friendly - took his time and was just all around awesome. We liked him a lot. My husband got a scythe (the weapon that the Grim Reaper carries) tatted on his hand and was (mostly) happy with it. He didn't love the placement of it but went with Michel's suggestion to avoid fading, etc. Michel did add a good amount of texture to the tattoo, and the color popped - so hubby was happy for that. Now on to my tattoo. Do you see the review below from Claire who received a small, simple heart? Well the guy who did hers must've SURELY did mine. Unfortunately I can't remember his name (Latino, short stature, speaks little English (I think)), and sits in the last chair on the left when you walk in). $75 for an amateur heart on my wrist. When he placed the drawing - it was perfect, but once he tatted over it - I was like wtf? How do you phuck up a heart that takes 5mins to do? I had to tell him that the top right side of the heart was skinnier/pointier than the left side when he was done. He initially only went over the outline once. When he was done I told him it needed to be thicker, so he went over it again. He then went over it a third time to try and fix the right side until finally I just told him to leave it alone because I didn't want him to mess it up any more than I felt it was. It's a heart. Should it be perfect? Yes. It'll be on my body for the rest of my life. Wish I had asked Michel or Armando to do it. I even tipped him for his efforts and was pissed at myself for doing so, smh. I gotta stop doing that. Lesson learned. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Uneven tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Great time, guys were super cool - got a little tattoo not big but feel like they did a good job! read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

I called ahead of time and they said yeah come in. I got there and they go we're closed. Sorry horrible business. because on the website it said till 12 and we got there at 10 read more

I HIGHLY recommend Empire Ink! This is my second time here and I plan to return. the service is top-notch--very friendly staff, highly talented artists, overall excellent ambience. I got two tattoos and am obsessed with both! A special thanks to Orlando, who did my tattoos--I trusted him to pretty much take over the designs of each, and he did not let me down! Another shoutout to Cindy--she helped us from start to finish, and she is hilarious, personable, and great at her job! And a final shoutout to Marco--he did my sister's tattoos and did a beautiful job. thank you all!! can't wait to return! read more

My mom got her nose ring pierced while she was down here in Miami for Mother's Day. The jewelry ended up breaking. She had to get it redone back at home properly. The new piercer informed her the jewelry was too small for the piercing. I had a tattoo appointment a week after but when I called to cancel and told them the reason, there wasn't any follow up or way to remediate the situation for the sake of their brand. Just a 'no worries' and hung up. I'll keep the extra star because the staff was polite. read more

Empire Ink lets their artists break contract and give an upside down tattoo saying it's their "artistic expression" to do so. They'll block your number and ignore your emails after promising a fair resolution. Good luck disputing this with your credit card company because a service was indeed rendered and giving upside down tattoos is approved and protected by the business. But, they sure "know body art" if you like getting a tattoo you didn't agree to. read more

I would like to start with terrible experience. I have been holding back leaving this review, but I truly regret ever paying $100 for such a shit piercing. The piercer who did my bridge left it so crooked and her inexperience and inability in piercing really showed. I should've trusted my gut when she told me she had only been piercing for 2 years at the time. I should've backed out as soon as she mentioned that but she seemed so excited to pierce my bridge as she claimed it was one of her favorite piercings to do. She mentioned she had only done two so far. Ha! No point in dwelling now in what i could've done differently. She didn't even bother doing the correct placement, she just went with my scars because I used to have my bridge pierced. Initial pierce went in, cool no problem, but when the needle was trying to come out the other side of my bridge, I felt a lot of resistance and a lot of pain, I even felt her struggling to pierce through, as I had a lot of scar tissue build up. When all was done, I looked in the mirror and I noticed immediate swelling. I stated, "hey maybe you should put a bigger bar? I need space for swelling." Seeing how there was no space on the bar she had put on. She disregarded what I said and claimed, "it should be fine!" She was so wrong. The next day I noticed it was really hot and swollen, giveaway signs of an infection. I know a piercing will get swollen right after the initial pierce, but for three days straight after, the swelling kept getting worse. The piercing had no space to breathe! On top of it, she pierced it so crooked. The bridge is one of my favorite piercings on my face and not to exaggerate, but she ruined my face with this piercing. It hurt my heart so much to take it out not even two weeks later. $100 absolutely wasted. I would never recommend this place for piercings, if this person is the only piercer there. Not worth it for the pain I went through, for such a a beautiful piercing to be ultimately wasted. Save your time and your money. Miami has much better reputable piercers. The night that I got pierced there, was an awful mistake and such a bad impulsive buy. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - bad placement, crooked piercing, 3 days after initial pierce. save yourself time do not go here. the tats and piercings SUCK - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

Great experience needed something to do on our day in Miami. Youiself got idea enhanced it and laid it down exceptionally well. Pleased with outcome read more

I wrote my initial review before my tattoo was healed. I got just about the simplest tattoo someone could get - a heart. And somehow the artist managed to mess it up. The lines are all over the place. I took great care of it while it was healing so I know it's not at all my fault. I really hope they will give me a free touch-up. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

We walked in off the street and got our tattoos spontaneously tonight! Kike did them and we LOVE them!! Very nice, clean, and professional! read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Here's the tattoo immediately after - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

I've gotten ALL of my piercings done here since 2018. I have no idea who this new receptionist is, but quite frankly she was super rude and it seemed to be racially motivated! I asked her to not give me an itemized bill and just give me the total price and she insinuated I was "talking to her with attitude" and then refused to service me! read more

Rosell and the team were extremely accommodating and nice during our session. The atmosphere is laid back and the artists really have a great energy about them. Good conversation and great line work. read more

My best friend and I are in Miami as the last part of our vacation. Friday night we walk from our restaurant, 20 minute walk mind you, only for then to be closed. We arrived around 9pm and the signage says they're open until 10pm. Frustrated. Following day around noon, we call first. Ask if there's someone there for piercing, they yes until 5pm. We get a Lyft from our hotel. Hey there, tell them what we want, start filling out the paperwork only to find out they don't have the equipment to do the piercings. She said it would be an hour to sterilize it or we could go to their other location. Off to the other location we go. My first thought was to give 2 stars but that would be a bit much. While I can appreciate you sterilizing your equipment, I can appreciate you being prepared and operating during your posted business hours more. My 4 stars are Over generous, but based on other reviews I'll keep it at 4. read more

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my sun glasses stolen by staff. Great tatoo artist, very bad staff. nobody could provide me with an answer. very unprofessional. Stoll waiting for owner to show up. Incredible. read more

We came in for matching tattoos - didn't know for sure what type of styling we wanted, Dom at the desk did a wonderful job of making us feel comfortable and welcome - seriously one of the sweetest people I met while in Miami! Fabrizio was very professional and drew us up designs at different sizes - was extremely helpful with deciding placement as well. Special shout of to Armando as well for being so lit! Seriously couldn't of asked for a better vibe in a tattoo shop - besides the kick ass people, it was a very clean shop environmental and sanitary procedures were followed. Thanks for making our last day here special read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

They have a new piercer and he's awesome! I believe his name was Art. I better go back and double check but he's high energy and very amiable and engaging. Highly recommend! read more

My sister and I came into Empire Ink during our trip to Miami in July of 2021. To be fair, we were walk-ins, and officially decided on what we wanted as a matching tattoo our last day there, and had to ensure we made our flight. The staff were incredibly friendly and respectful, and we were very understanding of the fact that we were asking for a difficult (neon) tattoo as a walk in. We did see lots of 5 star reviews with walk ins and had high hopes, if they were able to squeeze us in. They said they were able to do a neon tattoo and could accommodate our timeline, but we would not be able to have the same artist due to a timing overlap. I am not judging this tattoo based on how much it matched to my sister's. I'm judging it because it was just bad, and if the artists did not know how to do a neon tattoo, I just wish I would have been told during my consultation that they did not know how to/had not done a neon tattoo. Throughout the tattoo, both artists (mine was the 'more experienced,' Kike.) talked trying to figure out how to make it 'look right' which was a bit concerning to hear about. Once it was done, I figured my tattoo was maybe just swollen or my skin wasn't reacting well. But the pictures I have provided are the tattoo fully healed, after being taken care of following all guidelines/recommendations. Scarring is apparent, and it's hard to tell what the tattoo is even of (the neon sign of a women lounging in macs club deuce). Another part that bothers me is right after receiving my tattoo, I was asked to post a positive review listing my artist, so that they were able to get a higher commission off the piece, and I was encouraged to do it before I even left the shop. I wanted to give my artist that extra money since they were the person executing the design, but looking back, I think the owner is taking advantage of clients leaving higher ratings than what is actually deserved, since it is incentivized to leave a positive review so artiste get paid more. My sister and I make light of it, and it is still something to commemorate my trip. I just wish the artists/staff would have been more straight forward about their skill set/abilities instead of saying that a neon tattoo in our design would not be a problem. (Note the outline/sample shown for the tattoo included no black, and the reference photo is included as well) read more

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Went to switch out my piercings for surgery. Called ahead and was told it's ok. Let them know all my piercings are years old. Most recent is my nose which is a few months from being a year. I told the piercer to start with my nose. I explained that my sister and I tried to remove my nose piercing at home. She had moved the earring out my nose but because it's a hoop it was still clamped on to the bottom of my nose. I had came in with a retainer somewhat in but for some reason it didn't go all the way in. Anyways he kept telling me that my hole was closed. He said he saw the hole but the retainer wasn't going in so it could be that the hole shrunk or was swollen. He suggested I re piece it at some time. He switched out my other piercings. Kept cursing while doing it which doesn't help my nerves. I sat in the car playing around with my nose retainer finally pushing it all the way in. I went back in and told him I got the retainer in but if he could switch it to something smaller. Surprised he asked if I had two holes. So All along he thought I had two holes. He did take out the retainer and switched it out. The one he took out had a little blood on it from when I pushed it in. He didn't clean it and put it back in my bag of jewelry. read more

The worst , never again . My tattoo is completely not even there ; he didn't put enough pressure as to why I felt like it didn't even hurt at the moment. Never coming back here again read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

Empire is a very clean and very friendly environment to be in. It's not a place where you walk in and feel either out of place or a bother even know, I never understood that because they're making money but some places are like that, but it was all laughs and me and my wife are happy with her tattoos. read more

I had an appointment while in town and was greeted by a friendly and professional AJ. She walked me through check in and consent forms. She was professional but warm and inviting. I met with my artist Ashley to discuss what I wanted and where. Another very friendly and inviting person. After she showed me a design I liked she got to work. It didn't even take as long as I thought it would and my tat turned out perfect and is healing nicely. If I'm ever back in Miami I will definitely go back to Empire. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - My cat tat - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

Jorge was my Tattoo Artist and he did an amazing job. It was an honor to be tattooed by not only a great artist of His caliber but also an artist from Spain. He will be here until May 31st and I would for sure recommend booking an appointment with him for either piecing or a tattoo before he leaves! My tattoo took me 7 years to complete and Jorge did an amazing job completing it as the last and final artist on this piece he was also fair in pricing and also a friendly soul. May the Lord bless him and his home. Ivy Was the shop manager that helped me communicate with Jorge in Spanish. She help me get all my questions answered and also was so great in her personality and patience. May the Lord bless her with becoming a higher position, promotion, and her own life business. May the Lord bless her and her home. I don't know her name but there was a girl that has facial piercings and colored hair that was so kind to My Army Service Dog Kane. She was so friendly to him and attentive to him while I was booking and paying for my appointment. Unfortunately the day of my appointment there was a girl with Jet black hair, Caucasian about 5'5" that was not very professional, rude, condescending, and behaved very sassy. Her personality and behavior brought down the entire vibe of the shop. I ignored it and didn't make a big thing out of it not will I allow her behavior to affect my decision on the great tattoo experience, but it was worth mentioning. However, I was very pleased with Ivy, Jorge, and the Young Lady with the colored hair and the piercings that were so kind to my service animal ‍ and made my experience great. Overall, I had a great experience at the shop and I would definitely recommend getting some work done from Jorge before leaves for Spain on May 31st! The price was amazing and the service was amazing! Minus the one exception. Sincerely, A Pastor of The Lord, Not of Men, Taught by Christ & Not Of Men. United States Army Veteran "And now these three remain faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV https://1corinthians.bible/1-corinthians-13-13 read more

The staff and my tattoo artist H were awesome. H was quick and my tattoo turned out better then i envisioned it. I will be back

Got Sebastian at the downtown location! He's amazing his Instagram does him no justice very patient and takes his time with the tattoo! Very nice and even helped me with ideas regarding my Costa Rica trip (added bonus lol) if you want a tattoo definitely check him out his work is worth it. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

Very nice, accommodating service. High quality wolf tattoo on forearm. Blended a template concept with specifics from a photo of our dog. The shading is incredible. Von is highly recommended. He's an artist. Thank you! read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Wolf tattoo! - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

great piercing. excellent service. clean and nice. Recommend this place at Bayside Marketplace

I just got my first tattoo this week. Steve is truly an artistic genius. I came in with a vague idea of what I wanted and he understood my vision perfectly and did an amazing creation just for me. His artistic ability and attention to detail surpassed all of my expectations. Steve will forever be the only person I allow to place a tattoo on my body!!! I highly recommend this establishment!!! Thank you Steve for my beautiful and meaningful tattoo!!! Cristina Alonso read more

I have never been so happy with a tattoo in my life! I now have 7 and this is absolutely my favorite one! Von is by far the most experienced, passionate and talented artist I've come across. The atmosphere of the shop is super chill with great music. He makes you feel so comfortable and really gets to know you and vice versa. I will most definitely fly from Dallas, Texas anytime I want another tattoo. By far the coolest dude ever! Thanks for such a memorable tattoo! read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Miami, Florida

This place was very close to where I live so I decided to give it a try for piercing. Armando was absolutely amazing and patient. Took his time to make sure I was happy & pleased. He was very quick too and I didn't have to wait. Walked right in and he took care of me. read more

Filled out a booking form online, got a call and spent the $50 to reserve my spot. Just called the day before I was suppose to go in to double check that everything was set up, and suddenly my appointment can't be found anywhere. Luckily I was able to talk to someone who was trying to find my information. He sent my information to his boss, and still haven't heard anything back. So guess I won't be able to get a tattoo like I wanted and they got $50 out of me. Just very disappointing. read more

Went in yesterday for a tongue piercing and had a really good experience! Staff was very kind and patient, would come back for further piercings read more

Visiting from California and wanted a tattoo with my friends, found this place and it's was an AMAZING experience. The place, the people everything and I LOVE my new tattoo!!! Thank you guys for the experience and being so welcoming read more

Mr. Von Shock is a tattoo legend and if you want 35+ years of experience this is the place to be. Came with friends and decided to get a spontaneous small tattoo and he offered a great price and a great design that was quick to do and that was of amazing quality. Very clean shop as well. He is very busy traveling but make sure you catch him in Miami. Awesome service read more