As soon as I walked into Imperial Tattoo, I was greeted with smiles. This place made me feel very comfortable. Ivy did my tattoo. She was professional and very pleasant to work with. Would recommend her to anyone. read more

Imperial Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

We have been going to Imperial Tattoo since November2023 & we absolutely love the quality of work that Ryan does. Great service, fantastic artistry & always a fun experience. read more

Imperial Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Ivy did my tattoo, she was professional and friendly. Perfect first tattoo experience. They also had great music playing.

***SCHEDULE AT YOUR OWN RISK*** My experience is related specifically to scheduling with artist Ryan. Had a consultation with Ryan on February 21st. Scheduled same day for March 28th. Ryan requested a $50 deposit and I posted $100. Ryan was given my tattoo idea and allowed to adjust/modify as he saw fit as the artist. My tattoo was a half sleeve and maybe a bit more with the understanding that it may take two sessions. I was fine with this and budgeted $1500, which I was flexible on. March 25th came and I had no contact from Ryan. I messaged this day about any hair removal he'd like me to do before arrival. Ryan responded that it was my choice on this aspect, but he had a scheduling conflict for the day of my tattoo. Ryan offered a few days to reschedule for, however they did not fit into my schedule. I messaged him back with some days that I was available and did not receive a response until the evening of March 26th. I sent a few more messages, to include one requesting a call to figure out the schedule. March 27th I had not received a call or message reply so I sent a message advising him that I would be arriving on our scheduled day. Ryan replied to this with an apology that he had double booked the day of my tattoo and the other client had provided a deposit for the time and day, as I did. March 28th I arrived at Imperial Tattoo and Ryan was there. I told Ryan that I would need my deposit back as he was unable to honor our scheduled time. Ryan offered me $60 ($10 over his apparent $50 deposit) for the inconvenience. I reminded him that I had deposited $100. Ryan was only able to refund $80 of my deposit. I explained to him that I would stop by for the other $20 another day. Ryan replied that he is by appointment only and similar to a physician's office where he double books tattoos. I told.him that I would message him to arrange for the remaining deposit refund, and left. This is not my first tattoo and not my first tattoo scheduling. I have never heard of a tattoo artist or shop double book a large tattoo. This is just unprofessional and poor business practice. I understand that emergency things come up in people's lives and those are unavoidable, double booking a large tattoo is avoidable. So glaze over this review if you believe it is just a rant or ignore it and take your chances, but one thing is for sure, I should have heeded the scheduling reviews. read more

***RYAN NEEDS TO TAKE A CLASS IN RUNNING A BUSINESS!*** On 8/21/22, my daughter & I had an appointment to with Ryan for matching tattoos, and then she had 2 small extras she was having done as well. That Sunday (yes Sunday) arrived and my daughter traveled from Minnesota to Wausau along with my 1-hour drive to get these tattoos done. We arrive and he apologizes because he "double-booked" us that day and he couldn't do ours!! He offered to reschedule us and would knock $100 off our cost. So...while very unhappy & disappointed...we thought fine. We rescheduled with him for this past Sunday, 10/9/22. My daughter reached out to him earlier in the week to confirm our appointment was still on because we did NOT want to make the trip over there for NOTHING again! He replied a couple days later saying he had us down and quoted us for the original price, so he had forgotten about the "discount" he promised when he "doubled-booked" us. Fine...whatever. We arrived shortly before our scheduled time on Sunday, and it was very clear he had no idea we were there just by how he asked "can I help you?" when we walked in. My daughter reminded him that we had a 3:00 PM appointment and he asked for what (which she reminded him that the two of us were getting matching tattoos and she had 2 add'l small ones she was getting). He told her he only had time to do the matching ones and...AND...was going to charge us as much for those 2 as what he quoted for the initial 4...so not only did he not honor his original discount, he UPPED the price! Well...he was working on another client at the time and stopped with them to go outside to make a phone call. He comes back in and...YES...he CANCELED on us at that time. He said he had a "family issue" he needed to tend to and that family comes first. PLEASE do not get me wrong...I do not blame him IF there was a family emergency, but I have a hard time believing that was even the case. He had no idea we were coming, even though he confirmed the appointment several days earlier. And, if he did have a family issue, why couldn't he have called us earlier in the day and bug out then. It was very sweet of him to offer us a $100 discount if we rescheduled LOL... just like the first time...which he didn't remember! I would never, ever consider booking with this twit! read more

Awesome. Just awesome. Ty was super receptive to the multiple pictures I sent over from Pinterest and somehow managed to marry them all into one concept that I love even more than I thought I would. I'll be back for sure and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone. read more

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The tattoo is awesome! Went with my cousins to get matching tattoos we had a great experience until it was time to pay. One of our cards was a credit card and it wouldn't run. Not sure if it was the card or the reader tho. The artist seamed upset that the card wasn't reading and felt like he was upset with us. Love the tattoo and would recommend, just make sure you bring cash or debit card! read more

Alexie did my polynesian tattoo and turned out awesome. Highly recommened shop. read more

No pretense here. If you are getting your first tattoo or your fifth, the staff at Imperial will take care of you. There is no attitude whether you are a middle aged mom or a weather worn biker. They do their best to understand the style you are looking for in order to pair you with the best suited artist. The shop is CLEAN, the music is a great mix and not overpowering. The waiting area has a ridiculously comfortable couch and lots of albums showcasing each artist's work to flip through. The staff is talented and collaborative. Highly recommend. read more

Wonderful second tattoo experience! Clean, talented and extremely fun to be around! Nicest group of people I've met! Will be going back for my 3rd! read more