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    Fu's Custom Tattoos

    4.0 (76 reviews)
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    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Arrows. 1.5 - 2 hours of work by Josh
    Justin F.

    This shop is top notch. From Mel at the front desk, to the rest of the staff it was a great experience. I was a walk in, with a crazy idea and really wanted to get inked today. Josh came through for me big time! He was honest about the tattoo idea I had and it became clear it was to big a project for today. Josh worked with me on a completely different idea and design that we could pull off with the time we had. I love the work done and would recommend you check this shop out. Thanks to everyone there!

    Ben is the best piercer in Charlotte. He has done 2 holes in my nose when he worked at 510 and when I walked into Fu's to get my conch pierced and saw that he was their new piercer, I was immediately relieved. He is so relaxed and fast, he takes all of the stress out of a piercing. It's a quick process and he makes you feel so comfortable. If looking for a piercing, come to Ben!!!

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    Jared Y.

    Replacing an unsuccessful print and framing shop on the corner of 35th and North Davidson, tattoo artist and native Charlottean Joey Vernon has put together a shop full of phenomenal artist with Fu's Custom Tattoo's that has become one of the busiest businesses in the NoDa neighborhood in the last year. The non-inked can cringe and marvel at the artistry with the window booth on gallery crawls while fans of skin art can get tattooed in the open and social set up throughout the rest of the shop. Or they can swing in and scope out the adjacent Baku art gallery that houses some of the ink houses' artists' canvas works beyond the skin. In my thirteen some odd years of being tattooed, and having sat for five different artist, this is one of the most laid back and social tattoo parlors that I have graced. It makes for a very comfortable setting during what can prove to be a somewhat uncomfortable experience. Old school traditional, japanese, black work, et cetera. They have a stable of more than competent artist that can either translate the artwork you bring with you or create a one of a kind piece to last a lifetime. I have sat with Matt Terry who is insanely good and look forward to having Joey work on me in the not too distant future...

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    Nicolette H.

    Nathan Fish did my boyfriend's tattoo and it turned out amazing. We were there for about 5 hours and had nothing short of a good time. We had no trouble setting up an appointment and consultation. The fee was 100$ an hour. We were booked at 1:00 and he didn't start tattooing till 2:00, I believe another appointment went over, but we were out by 6:00p and only paid $300. I suggest Fu's to anyone looking to get a tattoo, there are photos of each artist's style on their website.

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    Callie H.

    I was visiting a pal in Charlotte for a few days and I had been itching for a new tattoo (or two.) I saw so much great body art all over Charlotte and every time I asked someone where they got it, the answer was always "Fu's." My friend and I went in and left our names and a description of what we wanted and were told that if a slot opened up they'd call us. An hour and a half later I got the call to be there in 15 minutes. I arrived and met my AMAZING artist, Matty. I showed Matty what I had in mind and he quickly threw together some sketches. He patiently did tweak after tweak to the designs until they were EXACTLY what I wanted. He was awesomely hilarious and had a super laid back vibe but at the same time, he was very professional and trustworthy. He listened to my wishes and gave me exactly what I wanted and it barely hurt (ok it hurt like hell but he was so amusing that the pain was dulled.) Matty has the brute masculinity of a viking raised by wolves. I promised him I would say that if he did a perfect job on my ink and he did so I said it but it's also TOTALLY TRUE! If you are in Charlotte and need a tattoo, GO SEE MATTY and tell him Callie from Cali sent you. He might get upset about Biggie but that's his problem. ;)

    Elizabeth P.

    I got my second tattoo from Jake Thorsell at Fu's and he did a great job! It's slightly more expensive than similar shops in the area, but I'm very happy with how my tattoo came out. I'll be back!

    Anna J.

    Jake Thorsell is an amazing tattoo artist! My friends and I got little tattoos together and he was super nice and efficient. I would definitely see him again. His artwork is amazing too.

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    I visited Fus last saturday and my experience was amazing! I got my third tattoo and i'm ready to go back for my fourth :)

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    Thanks so much Skylar! We look forward to seeing you for the next!

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    Thanks so much!! We look forward to helping you out in the future!

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    Fu's has some awesome artist putting out some great work, but hey have lost a long time due to horrible customer service.

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    For 3/4 I had Han's do them (he's a master at black and gray tattoos) and Jake did my other one.

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    I was in tonight to get my industrial pierced. I don't know who the man is who pierced me but he…read morewas shaking uncontrollably from the moment I got to his table. He spent over 40 minutes marking up my ear to find proper placement. The entire time he was shaking, he would erase a mark he made and continue to do the same thing over and over again. He told me to lay down on the wrong side the piercing was supposed to be on. I told him that was the wrong side and he replied "oh yeah duh I forgot". He wasn't making sense with his vocabulary. I was very scared and that's coming from someone who has had many piercings and tattoos from your establishment. He finally got around to piercing the top part of the industrial, and he then walked away from the needle still visibly in my ear to then mark the second hole which took him another 5 or so minutes. I knew something wasn't right. I thought he was done with the entire piercing to be honest. Turns out he was no where near being finished. My friend got up to look and there was a huge pool of blood on the table under my head and coated in my hair. He then proceeded to say he needed to try again with the piercing. I was confused as to what this meant. I then asked if he was going to re pierce a second hole and he became confused and argumentative. He said he needed to re angle it. I was shaking and felt very nauseous. I asked him to please stop the service and he got more argumentative. I was so uncomfortable and quite frankly, traumatized. I ended up leaving with my entire ear bandaged up. This is completely unacceptable that you would have someone that inexperienced and rude working there. It's a a complete safety concern for all other at this establishment. Also, there were no wavers signed and zero accountability for his actions. He was very cold and seemed like he was on something. I am going to let people know, not to come here for their safety. I would like an apology. His apology and I quote was..."I'm sorry bro, but it happens"... I am completely traumatized. This is what I sent to their IG and have not heard anything back. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE! They obviously don't care about the safety of their clients

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