I'm so happy with how my tattoo turned out! I submitted an idea, and the shop matched me with Ricardo. I was able to schedule easily, and he showed me a design that matched perfectly what was in my mind when I arrived. The service was quick and recovery was easy. read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've gotten all my tattoos from Shannon and Dione and I genuinely couldn't imagine going anywhere else! This is such a safe and welcoming shop where I never have to be worried about being judged or getting something less than spectacular. They have a huge variety of art styles available so everyone can find an artist here that'll meet their vision. I have nothing but positive things to say about the entire team and I'm super excited to go back for my next piece! read more

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Service was good I got my nose pierced. Prettty fast work and not a long weight. The guys there were nice. I did look at pricing before I went and I paid more than I saw online. Overall good vibe. read more

Wes is incredible! He pierced both me and my daughter's lobes. And my husband got a new tattoo. Great line work by the artist! This shop is clean and very professional! read more

Quality work from everyone here! the vibes are immaculate and everyone is so nice! super easy booking system and all the artists are great at bringing your ideas to life. i cannot recommend them enough! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I had been wanting to get some old ear piercings re-done for the longest and decided to finally do the thing. Just walking into a piercing/tattoo shop can be a bad time, but I had heard good things about HHT from friends and the reviews were promising. In under an hour, I had three new piercings and a great experience! Both the receptionist and the piercer Wes were patient, helpful, and clear about the process and pricing. I only needed tapering to reopen my old ear piercings, which was a cheaper price than full piercing. The jewelry offered was a nice selection with a price range of economical to splurgy. The shop looked as cool as it did clean. I really loved the vibe. I'd be curious to see what style of tattoos are offered beyond the traditional American style, but if I ever need a piercing, HHT will be my shop. read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Got my third library and upper ear piercings reopened. They are healing perfectly! - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

Service was great, playlist was immaculate & I loved the overall vibe. We got piercings & they were top quality! I forgot this guys name but he made the experience so much fun & made us feel at ease. The jewelry was on the pricier side but you definitely know you're getting high quality. Everything in there was spotless and it felt very sterilized and clean. Absolutely would recommend for a tattoo or piercing! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Ear piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

First of all I want to say service was excellent! I ended up getting a septum ring that ended up being too small and they were very understanding and willing to fix the issues. The vibes were friendly and I appreciate them answering all my questions and providing visuals for me to see my options. I will definitely be back for more jewelry, which was beautiful!! read more

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Everyone at HHT is so kind and encouraging on top of being incredible artists. The studio is clean, inviting, and just an overall great atmosphere. Not once have I questioned my decision to come here for my tattoos. So grateful that this studio exists and is home to wonderful people. read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - One of two birds that Shannon has done for me. Not completed, yet! - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I came in today to have my tragus piercings replaced. Although I had to buy their jewelry the guys at the shop were awesome! Super cute place! I absolutely loved their decor. Good Vibes and energy. Sometimes people working at tattoo shops have an ego and attitude, this place did not at all. I would definitely make the drive all the way there to visit that place again. Thanks guys! read more

TL;DR: Art is an incredible artist who can take any challenge and run with it. He clearly cares about his clients and works closely to make sure everything goes smoothly throughout the project. --------- I went to get my first sleeve session with Art. Art had his work cut out for him: a partially done tattoo from a previous artist in another state with just a picture and a bloodline to go on. He tackled it and then some! It was even better than I could have asked for. He put fierceness in Athena's look that was a missing piece to the design. The photo does not do her Justice. I go back to finish more of the goddess sleeve in a month or so but I'm sold on his work. If you're looking for gray/black/white and realism, AND you need someone who can handle portraits, you have to go to him. Aside from speaking about his work, he is kind, accommodating, and made sure I was comfortable throughout the session due to a back injury I have. He was transparent about everything from timeline to pricing to ideas and outline. True professional. Check him out. read more

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The earrings are a bit pricey but the service and experience were good. The people who work here are very knowledgeable. The free stickers and magnets were a bonus. read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

So glad I found the shop and Miranda on IG. The shop was so cute and home-like (it's actually a house). I felt safe getting tattooed and found my new go to shop. Miranda was quick, light handed and had excellent conVersation!!! Highly recommend !!!! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Done by Miranda! - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! They are extremely professional and they always have a great energy going in the shop. The tattoo artists can do so many different styles - all exceptionally well. They are more expensive in terms of jewelry and tattoo prices, but I think it's worth it to shell out some extra cash when something is going to be on your body forever! The quality 100% matches the price. Also, the piercers are super knowledgeable and skilled. Lots of fun jewelry too! They are also certified! :) the pictures I've included were done by Shannon. She's amazing!! Her Instagram is shannon.tattoos (https://instagram.com/shannon.tattoos?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) read more

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Update: Shop owner Miranda reach out to me shortly and helped me with my problem. I had a bad luck there but at least they have good customer service. Original review: I pierced my ear there and since day one felt pressure in it and minor discomfort. But on day 5 it's developed extreme pain. I had to go to the doctor and take antibiotics. I followed all the instructions given to me In regards to care to prevent any sort of infection so the only way I believe I got an infection was through improperly sanitized equipment or something else on their part.When I stopped by the shop to get consultation and refund I didn't get any help. Girl at reception said that I signed a liability release and that I'm basically on my own. So they essentially refused to take any responsibility whatsoever. I now have a piercing that cannot be used, doctor has instructed me to remove piercing to allow the infection to heal. It wouldn't have been such a big deal if they at least attempts to look at the piercing or even explain to me what might have happened. read more

Great experience.I was nervous due to the piercing I was getting.Wes provided great customer service and answered any question I had.Definitely will be back to get my nose pierced. read more

Here at Houston Heights everyone has their own high quality and wonderfully distinctive traits that you look for in a tattoo artist. The person I frequently see is Shannon, I can't recommend her more. Literally one of my favorite people on this planet. The entire place is like something out of a magazine, it's worth mentioning because you can tell they give a sh*t about the little things. On a busy day the energy is palpable but driven. Everyone works together to make it a comfortable and enjoyable experience. Their jewelry selection is nothing but immaculate. A well oiled machine with a big warm bleeding heart. read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Gladis the Orca- done by Shannon Balboa - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I had a great experience today at Houston Heights Tattoo!!!! I wanted to give my nose piercing another try. Wes was great and talked through the process since the last one didn't stay in long after trying to change the jewelry after 7 months...This time I got some jewelry that looks like a fleur-de-lis! I hate a great experience and was a walk-in! Imagine if I had an appointment! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Nostril piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

Great place for first timers and those who have had multiple piercings already. The artist Rush took her time explaining what areas of the ear would go well with any future piercings we were planning on having. Very clean and professional. Felt very comfortable throughout the entire experience. I have had two piercings previously at a different establishment, but no one had taken their time to explain positioning like she did. The picture below are my two new cartilage piercings. Love them!! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I got my nose pierced here, and trust me I will be back! The picture is immediately after my piercing! This was my very first piercing besides my ears that I got as a baby! They were so patient and SO nice! It was like getting pierced with a group of friends! The workers are all women! so ass a woman myself I appreciated it! She calmed me down, went through the whole process, and was very patient when I was trying to decide where I wanted it pierced. They pierced my nose with w clamp, which was new to me, I thought people only used corks! But it was fine! Did not hurt much at all! and was VERY quick! I will be back! and i hope i can make this my permanent piercing place! Rush and Sam were AWESOME!!! THANK BOTH OF YALL FOR BEING SO NICE!!!! It meant a LOT! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Nose piercing! $65 with jewelry! - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I accompanied my friend here while she got her piercing. The staff was very friendly and the restroom was exceptionally clean! Although I did not get a service I would recommend it. read more

I went here recently for a piercing. Bunz did a great job and was very clean and hygenic. He was friendly and answered all my aftercare questions. I have brought a few friends here and will come back for my next piercing. The only reason I didnt give 5 stars is because the girl working the front has an attitude and told us there was a 2 hour wait, when there was no wait at all. 0 customer service skills at the front desk, dont call - just show up and be ready to get pierced or inked. read more

Emailed this place for piercing prices. Snake bites in particular. I was told $60 each and that did not include jewelry. I was fine with that. We arrive there later that day they tell me it's $70 per piercing not $60 and doesn't include jewelry, $10 difference ok that's fine whatever, not gonna bitch about a $20 difference. We get to the jewelry ... everything's gold or white gold and are all too small or just simply not our style... we ask for the most basic cheap ones just to be able to get the piercings done and head out... again we are referred to the left side of the counter where everything is gold and overpriced. At this point I'm just getting salesman vibes, if I tell you I want something basic just to leave with piercings why would you again refer me to the expensive side of your counter. (She literally said everything on the left was higher priced) We give up on piercings! Decide to ask about tattoos. We're told if we want to see their work/portfolios we can just go Instagram. not a single tattoo artist there had an on hand portfolio to showcase their work. Very disappointed with our experience. This was to be a birthday gift for my niece and you can only imagine the awkward ride out of this place knowing she couldn't get what she wanted. We ended up going elsewhere. read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Email exchange ... - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

They say pictures are better than words. I know this site disagrees with that being it wants me to write a lot more. But still. I gotta show you these tattoos. I sought out Hector who did an elaborate color tat on a friend of mine that I found really impressive. I chased him from a Montrose location to this place in the Heights. He did 3 pieces on me and 2 on my BF, one of which was a touch-up on a previous tattoo. I was so pleased with everything, from the consultation to the amount of time he spent with us to the final product. So without further ado I'll post this as soon as I can figure out how to attach the photos! read more

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Rob does amazing work. I've gotten two pieces of a sleeve done so far and he is by far the most legit dude I've gotten other tattoos done and am relatively impulsive but he took my concepts and narrowed me down because I'm very bad at the vagueness of things - he's funny too and personable so that doesn't hurt anything whatsoever. I will absolutely be back soon and I plan on having him finish a half sleeve on my other arm and my back because I really like his vision and ability to translate what's in your brain into something unique and really cool read more

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Miranda was awesome, loved the shop and everyone there was super friendly and helpful. If you're on the fence about getting pierced/tatted here I would hop off that fence in a new York minute if I were you! Plan to go here for all my important work in the future!! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - American traditional tattoo done by Miranda - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

Was excited to get piercings and tattoos here but after getting my nose pierced, I will never come back. Got my nose piercing a month ago, been taking good care of it until a week ago I got a bump with no color inside what's so ever went in to see if it was an infection, keloid or something else the girl that is the apprentice of the piercings said that nothing was wrong w it then I showed her the little bump said that it was an irritation bump, EVERY SINGLE TIME I TRIED TO TALK ILL GET INTERRUPTED BY HER, so after getting interrupted so many times and trying to understand I asked if there was something she could do, she looks over the dude that actually does the piercings and he told her to clean it, I go in she cleaned it so rough that hours later the little bump had this white discharge. By Saturday the bump popped and was filled w blood, I didn't called this place cause I didn't wanted to get talked like if I'm stupid, get no help whatsoever when I'm just worried or feel like I'm wasting their time, had to watch videos on how to get rid of this bump bc they don't care about the costumers (mind you I got pierced here by another dude) My point is if you want to be talked like if you're an idiot or you're waisting their time come here! But if you want a nice piercer thar cares about their costumers, helps and explains everything to them go somewhere else cause this ain't it I'm giving it 1 start cause at least the guy that did my piercings was nice Definitely going somewhere else to get a new piece and change of it read more

Absolutely loved the atmosphere, everyone was very kind and made me feel very comfortable with getting my first ever tattoo. Also, Arturo did such an amazing job with my tattoo! Highly recommend going here. read more

I've been here for a total of 3 times for nose piercings. First time i came my previous nose piercing fell out i found this place and they gave me a new one, (The piercer i remember very vividly, was extremely ungentle) Theu sent me on my way. The piercing was way to short and looked like it started to sink into my nose. From there it was infected and i had another piercer at a different location help me out. A year later my nose piercing fell out again. I come to this place because surely they can't mess up twice. WRONG. Another piercer who was quite gentle did the same thing and made it to short and agin it started to sink into my nose and get infected after about two days i return. They agree it was too short and they make it bigger to the correct size it should've been. HOWEVER they charged me for the labor and the correct sized piercing even after i explained to them had they done the job correctly i wouldn't have to return. This is the equivalent of a restaurant messing up your order you coming back and explaining its messed up and they give you the correct thing you ordered and charge you for both meals. Honestly it's a great way to make money if you don't care about good business ethics. Seems like they can just do you dirty the first time around because you'll be back the second time for the correction and more cash. Cool shop, nice vibes. Terrible customer service. read more

Very welcoming place they were helpful from the start didn't take long to get seen I got a piercing with Wes highly recommend to come here and they have a great selection of jewelry. read more

I have been coming to Heights' tattoo for a few months and I am very happy with the piercings I've had done. West and Rush do quality work. The shop itself is really nice, clean, and sort of it's own style to itself. I think it fits perfectly in the heights. Staff is friendly and always giving good tips. read more

I found this tattoo shop as I was searching for someone that specializes in line tattoos. This was my first tattoo, and I decided to travel to Houston to get it! I was a walk-in customer around 7pm on a Saturday and was greeted by the most welcoming people. Magic was my artist, and he guided me in the best placement of my tattoo with assessing all the risks of where I had originally wanted it placed (finger). It was a simple tattoo, but I admired how he made me feel comfortable and at home and made sure my tattoo was as delicate as I wanted. I asked a million questions, and him and his (amazingly awesome Pensacola native) wife were more than happy to answer anything I threw at them. They were more than just artists; they made me feel like I was at their house and they had known me their entire lives. I cannot say enough about the experience I got here at Houston Heights. My ink will always come from here in the future. I want them to know that they are awesome and such good people. Thank you for the best experience! read more

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Well... I was visiting the Houston area and made a last minute decision to get some ink and I found Miranda... now I know it was not a chance encounter... I loved her vibe and her skills are on point! She has extensive knowledge on all types of skin and I felt safe under her needle... Miranda did my piece exactly right in record time and I'm in love with it! I will for sure be taking another trip to TX to see her.... read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Cross and flower tattoo on very dark skin - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

I had such a pleasant experience getting tattooed by Tony here. The entire staff was welcoming and friendly, and Tony really helped bring my simple drawing to life. His work is so clean and I'm super excited about my little piece!! read more

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I am not normally one to leave reviews but felt like I needed to because of the experience I had here. To begin with, my piercer "BUNZ" (business card attached) seemed to know what he was doing and I felt comfortable and the piercing was done quickly. Although he didn't offer any type of aftercare instructions, I assumed it was because he saw I had other piercings and that I would know what to do. A fair assumption, but still. This was a new placement for me. Anyway, the day after I got my piercing the little ball at the end of the jewelry fell out. I felt it drop into my ear. I wasn't touching it at all. He just hadn't screwed it in well enough. (Picture attached) I tried for 30 minutes to screw it back in myself but the ball is so tiny and the piercing is in such an awkward place I couldn't do it myself. I had to go back to the shop where they charged me $10 to put the ball back in. Fast forward a few weeks and a piercing bump has formed. (You can see in the July photo) I take good care of my piercings (you can see the conch one that I have) and cleaned this one as you're supposed to do. I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't go away. Now it is September and I finally decided, after 4 months, to have it taken out because I hate having the piercing bump and I've done everything I possibly could to get it to go away. I went to a different piercing shop to have it removed because I don't trust Houston Heights anymore and the piercer that takes it out tells me that whoever did it did the wrong placement and wrong jewelry and that this piercing would never heal. So not only did I waste $50 on the initial piercing and $10 on reattaching the jewelry, I also spent 4 months with a painful, uncomfortable piercing that never even stood a chance. I recommend finding somewhere else to go and doing your research on the piercer before getting it done. The last picture is the after today and I am just hoping the bump will heal. read more

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Bunz did great on my orbital and lobe piercing! He was nice and professional and the shop was really clean. My friend got her orbital done as well. I emailed for an appointment through their website and got a response back quickly. Thanks Bunz! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

My friend and I had our ears pierced here. Bunz was a delight. He paid careful attention to the cleanliness of the procedure and explained everything perfectly. I would definitely recommend Houston Heights tattoo. read more

Such a late review but I wanted to wait until my tattoo was fully healed and settled to post (and then I forgot, lol). This place is AWESOME! Shop is clean, brand new, a mix of traditional and modern. Music was best I've ever heard in a studio (lots of classics, indie, alt rock, and some more traditional shop music). I saw Mike and he created a gorgeous magnolia shoulder piece for me. He took his time (but not needlessly so, of course) and was very patient and kind. Scheduling an appointment was simple and quick! Price was incredibly competitive for the area and a steal for the quality. Will definitely be back! read more

The piercer was very knowledgeable and did a quick efficient job . Will def come back for more . Mad at the fact I forgot it's Christmas and didn't tip . I will be back this week the service was worth it ! read more

Houston Heights Tattoo - Tragus Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Houston, Texas

We did a walk-in on Mother's day for three matching (pretty good sized) tattoos. We only waited a few hours & the staff was SUPER helpful & nice. Reeda did our tattoos & we're in LOVE. 10/10 will come back to her & to this shop read more

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