My husband, sister , and I came here for our first time last night and had a great experience here. We got to meet the owner of the shop, Kaegan Moran . He was very accommodating to my husband and I not being able to go up and down stairs. He set up in one of the rooms downstairs so that we wouldn't have to worry about goin up and down them. Kaegan Moran's line work is very straightforward, he doesn't try to just rush you out cause he wants to make sure that what he is tattooing looks like it's supposed to. He is open to different color concepts and we like that he actually gives his opinion about what our ideas and adds on to it. A LOT of tattoo artists I've seen will just say yes to anything to try to get the person out the door faster to just "Make that Money". Kaegan likes to make sure that his art work makes sense and actually looks right placement , color, and line work wise. We will definitely be coming back for more work to get done, thank you all for taking in some walk ins. The shop is REALLY cool, it use to be a lawyers office , so it has a LOT of character to it. It makes the experience of getting a tattoo more relaxed to myself. Cause you get the feeling of being at home but not getting a "Home Tattoo". It's three levels , I don't think I've seen a tattoo shop so big lol. All of the art work on the walls will give you inspiration to start thinking up of different sleeve ideas. read more

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Warning! Don't give them a deposit! Interesting I don't see any reviews here for Jarod. and he said he has been here for FOUR years?! First let's talk about his lack of clarity, depth and wonky lines on his work. He was quick and it shows. He shares a room with another artist. We didn't see some of the bad detail until we looked after it healed. It appeared good then realized it wasn't. I then text to cancel my upcoming appt. Mind you with a weeks notice! No, he did not draw up anything yet. He NEVER stated deposit was nonrefundable at any time. I have all the texts. When I told him matter of factly that no where did he state that and that I want my deposit back he dismissed me by saying, "Yeah, it's not refundable.thats the whole purpose of a deposit. So people don't flake and waste my time."and a few other things that were just wrong. WTH?? I persisted as now it is the principle and I felt some of his words were so damn dismissive and yes, dare I say gaslighting. Oh and the arrogance is abundant with this man. Jarod Primm. Glad I saved the texts. Small claims court here I come?? Seriously? For $100? Although I could give two shits about the measly $100. He can not get away with acting like that towards anyone. Maybe it's because I'm a woman? Ugh. I did make an attempt to contact the owner before I started my bad review rampage. To no avail. read more

Great customer service and great tattoo artists! Tyler copied my husbands writing perfectly! 10/10 recommended

On 4/17/21, a few of my friends wanted to get a tattoo in memory of my friend that had just passed on the 16th. To make a long story short, I overheard some of the artist (specifically Taylor) saying they didn't want to tattoo those girls because we are loud (even though we were outside of the business, waiting), saying "you know how girls are when they get tattoos" to another artist, and also mentioning that we probably wouldn't be able to afford it. I was just devastated!! I went back to confront them because I was in so much pain, and they acted like they didn't say anything. This was very disrespectful and hurtful, because they had no idea I was trying to get a tattoo for someone that meant the world to me. I wouldn't recommend any female (black or white) going to that place if business. read more

If you're looking for a place to get tattooed, hit up Taylor Moran! He was professional, punctual, and knew exactly what I wanted even when I didn't! By far my favorite tattoo I've gotten yet, and I can't wait to continue to go to him to finish up my leg! Best artist and shop in DFW read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

I want go start this by saying my first couple tats from john ryan were not bad. Thats before he/kaegan moran deleted my reviews about my game over tattoo. Ryan seriously couldn't even make sure letters were symetrical said he could fix it so i went it paid him to fix his fucked off mistake and yet again he fucked me. Long story short bud if you can't do it THEN DON'T. I contacted both owners kaegan moran is a slumlord tat artist. Wanted me to pay to fix something YOUR ARTIST FUCKED UP. JON B however told me he could fix it for free and was totally sorry but can't get in touch.. do not trust john ryan.. at all.. shitty fat fuck read more

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I was temporarily in Dallas and picked Iron Dagger by searching for reviews, they did not disappoint. The building is super cool, clean, and very comfortable. The place has individual rooms, so you gain a level of privacy and you can focus on your thing. I did a walk-in about 6pm just to discuss my tattoo with someone, and the staff was pretty responsive and hooked me up with Craig Chaney. Craig is awesome. He reviewed my proposed tattoo, some specific Kanji I had chosen. I asked for input if he had thoughts on enhancing it, and he proposed a cool idea but did not push it on me. We went with the Kanji, and he said we could build it out as discussed after the Kanji healed up if I wanted... This was cool because I could focus on what I came in for, but had time to think about if I want to go further. Craig was really professional, and also friendly and genuine. He didn't have any attitude whatsoever, which is always a concern to me. He also had really good communications, where we had to change the appointment, and he was responsive as well as communicative. Really appreciated it. When I did come in for the actual work Craig was good to go. We discussed some minor change to the tattoo, and he reworked it really quick and we got going. Craig was really communicative about what he was doing each step along the way as he did my tattoo. He also conversed a little bit, but not too much... just right to keep me awake, lol. It's been a month now, and I am really happy with my ink. I am definitely going back to Iron Dagger, and specifically Craig to build out my tat further. So looking forward to it. I'll say you can't go wrong going here, and Craig is def top notch. Thanks Craig & Iron Dagger! read more

They're all some super nice and extremely talented individuals. I end up going downstairs to see Craig, Jon, Martin, and Maddi. Those guys do some incredible work and are always professional. This is my home tattoo shop and I rarely get tattooed anywhere else. I always recommend it whenever people ask about my tattoos. These guys can take your ideas and turn them into some incredible pieces of art! read more

Found Taylor on Instagram and decided to give him a try to add on to my existing tattoo. My existing tattoo is a mountain and the artist did not do a great job making it fit on my arm so I was a bit insecure about showing it off, I went to Taylor to see if he could make it flow better. He did so good!!! I love it even more and it was exactly what I imagined. Not too mention the Backstreet Boys Taylor was blasting while tattooing, it made me less nervous about getting my tat lol. Will likely make Taylor my #1 go to for tatts, 10/10 recommend Taylor. read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

Came in for an appointment with Madison II or Madi as he goes by, I had already checked his portfolio before visiting and knew by his style that he would nail what I wanted, which was a gargoyle. The darkness and ominous style he has was perfect and I knew it would be a good fit, until midway through I realized it wasn't just a good fit, but it was otherworldly. He's confident and genuine. I liked him for that. Thanks for reading, he won't let you down my fellow ink lovers read more

Love my tattoo! Second time in Dallas and glad I got one from here. Thanks to the man who did my compass tattoo! Forgot his name sorry! But he did an amazing job and I appreciate that! Aloud me to play my music while getting my tattoo. If I'm ever back, I'll definitely go get another tat here. read more

Found Taylor's work on Instagram and followed the bio description for contact info. Simple instructions for deposit, design/style and appointment. First tattoo done on my ribs and he was quick, precise and has great line work. Listened to nsync the whole time which was pretty nice too. read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - Tattoo by Taylor - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

I've had 3 tattoos done by Chris and I love this place! Very cool atmosphere & the apprentices keep it super clean. Definitely more of a laid back tattoo experience. Can't wait for my next one! read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - A Chris original - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

I walked into this place to get two tattoos. It took about an hour for them to draw out my tattoos and plan everything out. After waiting another hour I was told that the person who is doing my tattoos machine broke. They then offered a man named Josh to do my tattoos. Although he worked efficiently and did a good job, now that I'm looking a little closer the font of my first tattoo did not come out looking like the font that I showed them. For example, the tail on the v, I really want to know where that came from? It isn't horrible, but I will most likely have to get it touched up to look the way I wanted it to. Second tattoo was nice , but even after having the man touch up the drawing three times because he wasn't getting the details I asked for, the tattoo still ended up not looking like I wanted. It looks nice, but it's missing a lot of the details that were even on the drawing. I just don't get how someone can permanently tattoo something on you that you didn't ask for.. Never again will I do a walk in tattoo. read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

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This place is great! Clean, comfortable, spacious and has a very welcoming vibe. Everyone was so nice and friendly. I was a walk-in, found the shop and artists on Instagram. I was lucky to get Jon! I had some ideas of what I wanted and talking to Jon about the design was so easy. He really listened to me and worked with my ideas to make sure I would get what I wanted and would end up with an amazing tattoo. And that I did, I couldn't be happier with the end result. It looks even better than I could have dreamed! Definitely recommend the shop, and Jon. I know I'll be going back for another ... read more

Great place looks like a turn of the century colonial house from the outside is actually a two story very clean tatto studio. Ask for Josh. read more

Taylor does my tats from now on, PERIOD. He's awesome. We listened to Katy Perry during, really comforting through my first 'big' tattoo. And it has healed AMAZINGLY. read more

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It was my first time tattooing and it is said that first one is special. I got a great experience of tattooing and also gotta know hw much efforts and skills it takes to do one. My tattoo artist was Mr. Kaegan Moran and he is truly a talented and great tattoo artist. I was fortunate to do a tattoo with him. He did everything so calmly, patiently and in a very friendly manner. He has great knowledge of this stuff. One of the best I've met. Thanks alot Kaegan hope to get one more in the coming time. Highly recommend to do one with this guy. Hope he see's this review. read more

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I have been to this tattoo shop a few times and always had a pleasant experience until I met Worm. My piercing was fine, and my friends tattoos were always fine after leaving. The times I worked with Worm on a coverup and new tattoo were less than good. My coverup, he later admitted he was drunk and he screwed it up. The second tat on my ankles did not look good when it healed. I had multiple unprofessional experiences with Worm, one included him going on social media and having a lot to say about me. Talk about unprofessional !!!! When I messaged him about it he blamed it on me, saying idk how to take care of a tattoo.... I have 6 other tattoos and all of them healed fine besides the ones he did. Extremely unprofessional artist and if I could give negative I would because I shouldn't have paid for a tattoo that was handled badly! Screw him read more

I waited until I was fully healed up to write this review. I couldn't be any more pleased with my experience. I went in not quite sure what design I wanted and not quite sure o the placement I wanted, I just knew I wanted a black cat. I got an appointment set with Jon, who I believe is the owner. Originally I wanted to get a cover up tattoo done on my neck. I really liked the design he came up with but he convinced me that it probably wasn't the best idea to get a black cat on the side of my neck and I'm glad I listened haha. We ended up moving the stencil to my calf and they were super cool and accommodating about it. The pricing was fair, the service was great and I will definitely come back here when I'm ready for my next tattoo. Thanks Iron Dagger Tattoo!! read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - Black Cat tattoo from Iron Dagger Tattoo. - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

Beautiful, clean and nice staff. Wonderful art. Very knowledgeable about tattoo care, and the piercer isn't as interested in piercing as I hoped, but he got the job done. read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - Beautiful! - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

Iron Dagger is everything you want from a tattoo parlor. It's clean. The staff is all friendly. The waiting area is filled with comfy couches, but they don't need them because I have never had to wait more than 5 minutes. The whole place is immaculate and well organized. The artists are all talented, and pricing is great. Besides, why would you want to be cheap when it comes to something that will be on your body forever? Allen is by far my favorite, but all the artists are awesome. The one downside to Iron Dagger is that they have not found a way to make tattoos magically heal in a day. They should really work on that. read more

My BFF TATTOO WAS DOPE AND I LOVE IT! The parlor was neat, clean, and the quote was reasonbale. This was my second tattoo and I was not disappointed. read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - YING AND YANG - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

got my first tattoo here with Ben and he's awesome, works quick and does awesome quality work. A little heavy handed but totally worth it!

I've emailed messaged and left s voicemail about doing some work with you guys no response. Thank you for acknowledging a potential customer

But really doe, like really doe. These dudes care about what they do. You can tell that each artist is passionate about their craft. Sure there are a lot of tattoo shops around Dallas. I've never been to a shop where I have had a personable experience like the one I had at iron dagger tattoo. I had ideas for a custom tattoo and they really made it come to life. It was much better than I had imagined. It's always a great atmosphere, and extremely professional environment. Get a tattoo at iron dagger, or get the flippin heck out of here. Love, bj read more

decided to pop in on a whim and get over my first tattoo anxiety. worm (Jesus Moreno) was super helpful and patient talking me through what I wanted and came up with a design that I loved and did an excellent job with it. it's on my ribs so the pain was pretty intense but he made me feel comfortable and made it clear that if I needed a break he would be glad to stop for a bit. the price was very fair and I will definitely be coming back for future designs. read more

Iron Dagger Tattoo - the red marks around it are from the nap I just took. this is ~24 hours post - Tattoo Near Me - Addison, Texas

Nice people, I forgot my ID and they let me show a picture of it which was cool. Tattoo looked great... until I got home and realized it was misspelled. When I was getting it, we even joked "don't misspell it" and he assured me he checked the spelling several times. Kinda vibe with it tho- therefore 3 stars. read more

My best friend and I went to get matching tattoos for my birthday and the place was extremely clean. The service was fast, and the price was reasonable. Christopher was great! Not sure why I'm unable to give a higher rating, but they're awesome read more

Carlos is a wonderful artist. I sent him a couple pictures and my ideas for a sleeve. I arrived, from Utah, for my appointment with Carlos. His drawing and interpretation of what I wanted exceeded my expectations. My tattoo has a way to go to be finished, but I'll be making trips to Dallas until it is finished. My husband will be going with me next time to get a tattoo by Carlos. All 4 of my sons have tattoos by Carlos and they are all amazing. The shop is clean, and has a friendly atmosphere. read more

They did me as a walk-in and they were so nice! I was so nervous for my first one but i'm so happy with it!! Will definitely be making the drive for my second! read more

Iron dagger is fantastic. I got an owl tattoo on my forearm from Carlos. It's sick and it's definitely one of my favorite tattoos. Everywhere I go, I get nothing but complements. I will definitely be coming back to get more art. Ask for Carlos! He's got some amazing work. Iron dagger is a clean and professional place. read more

This place is great! We had to wait about 10 or 15 minutes before anyone ever acknowledged we walked in, but after that everyone was so nice and helpful! My friend and I went to get tattoos together and Craig was our artist. He was awesome! Super chill and really listened to what we wanted. Even though our tattoos were simple, he did an amazing job. Our tattoos look awesome and I'm so happy with the way they turned out. Thank you again Craig! read more

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Came in to get a tattoo from Taylor. I made an appointment with him and he was always gracious and accommodating. I didn't get any sleezy vibes from him like you might from other artists in DFW. Taylor makes you feel very comfortable and is a genuinely nice guy. Not to mention the tattoo is clean and exactly what I was looking for. All the other guys who worked there were super kind, too- no one was dismissive or rude, which happens as a young girl getting tattooed sometimes. Everyone was funny, friendly, and helpful. The place was very clean and they used super sterile techniques. Kinda hard to find because it doesn't look like your typical studio on the outside, but it's gorgeous! read more

I came to Taylor to fix a shit tattoo I got from Sean at Cedar Springs... He made it look a hundred times better and now I don't have to be embarrassed to show it to people. I can't recommend this shop enough. read more

Almost all of my tattoos have been done by Taylor at Iron Dagger. I've known/have been getting tattooed by him for a few years now and he's a rad guy who does even better work. I have a large traditional style moth on my left arm and a large beetle on my right arm that get soo many compliments from almost everyone I meet. My girlfriend has an awesome minimalist portrait of her grandad on her inner right arm as well that everyone compliments and subsequently asks about the artist (Taylor, of course). I moved out of Dallas to Houston and STILL make the 5 hour drive to get tattooed by Taylor. Go see him! You'll love him AND your rad tattoo read more

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Been here multiple times to get tattooed by Matthew Alan, who has been one of the nicest and most professional guys I've ever got a tattoo from. The whole shop if full of nice guys and it's always clean and I'm always promptly greeted by whoever is at the front. I've highly recommended this shop to multiple people. I've never left unhappy and they have a bunch of good ass traditional artists there and I couldn't be any happier. Iron dagger is definitely a 11/10 read more

Allen Paulson was great. He was professional, the studio was clean and I felt I got exactly what I paid for. I can not recommend him enough. I truest believe you get what you pay for. Don't go cheap, it's on your body for a lifetime. Allen was awesome. read more

HORRIBLE SHOP!!!!! One of The tattoo artist had a LOADED GUN, I felt very uneasy!!! I got a small tattoo at this SHITHOLE of a shop. POC spend your money elsewhere!!!! The tattoo was mediocre at best, but I paid and gave him a tip. The tattoo artist told me that I was welcome to get a touch up in a few weeks free of charge. When I arrived (on time) at my touchup appointment, all the doors were locked and blinds closed in the middle of the day. I heard people inside, and a tattoo being done. I called multiple times and no one answered. The phone just rang and rang. I waited outside in 100 degree wheather for 20 minutes before I left. read more

I got my daith pierced at another shop a few months ago and developed a keloid on the piercing. It was really irritated and painful, so I went back to the original shop to get it removed but the piercer wasn't there. I saw that Iron Dagger was close by, so I went in to see if someone there could remove it. The guy who greeted me was really nice and took me up to see the piercer, Taylor, who was tattooing someone but said he'd be with me as soon as he was done. Once he finished tattooing, he removed the jewelry within a couple minutes and also told me how to treat the keloid to get it to go away. I didn't actually get tattooed or pierced but the place was really clean and had a really chill vibe. Awesome customer service and I'm sure I'll be back! read more