I had scheduled a surprise tattoo for my dad for his birthday at Klexos with Tre Maxwell. I reached out to Tre via Instagram and the first thing he said was that surprise tattoos usually don't go over so well, which makes sense. However, it was a tattoo my dad had been wanting for years and had asked me to find him an artist for years. So he knew about it, just not that I found an artist and was going to pay for it. On my dad's birthday I told him the surprise and the day before the tattoo appointment my dad called me... to cancel. He had gotten sick. I messaged Tre as soon as I could but I knew with the late notice and my first time to this artist I would lose my deposit. I asked Tre if I could take the appointment in exchange so I wouldn't lose the deposit and Tre would still make a paycheck roughly the same amount my dad's tattoo would have been. We worked together to find an idea and the next time I showed up for my impromptu tattoo appointment. I had never been to Tre before so I had to fill out some typical forms and then we started shortly after. His stencils were perfect in size and we hard had to wait before he began tattooing. Tre was very informative and explained everything very well even though I already have tattoos which I appreciated and respected. He warned me tattoos on the back of my thighs is a rough spot but I sat as well as I could. He was professional and friendly. I had brought a book to read but Tre and I ended up chatting all 4-5 hours the tattoo went on for. We took a few 5-15 minute breaks and Tre even bought us sushi near the end. He charges pretty steep for his art but the tattoos are worth it. He gave me aftercare and I will 100% be returning. Side note: the shop is also pretty cool with snacks and drinks free to all and artwork available to buy. There are many artists in the shop and many different styles to choose from. Thank you Tre! read more

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I went to this establishment to get a memorial tattoo for my niece & the experience mixed with the results of the tattoo where not acceptable. I sat in the waiting area for 30 minutes while everyone in their looked at me like I was an alien (black) finally Cas Rhodes assisted me she was nice so against my better judgment I booked. As she was doing the tat I started to swell(never happened before) the owner advised her to stop the tat for a week. Upon returning the tat had no color was scabbing gin away I never experienced. Cas Rhodes never looked at the tat simply said she couldn't complete the tat & I needed to seek others service. Pictures of the horrible job are up on google reviews as well. DO NOT USE THEIR SERVICES IF YOU ARE IFF COLOR THEY ARE NOT BLACK PEOPL FRIENDLY & IF YOUR BLACK YOU UNDERSTAN! read more

Klexos Tattoo Studio - The Memorial Tattoo For my niece done by Cas Rhodes....Hopefully she gets to see this because she wouldn't even look at it! Horrible place - Tattoo Near Me - Monroeville, Pennsylvania

On Sept. 6, I independently scheduled with Nick Demars for a cover up calf piece to be done on Nov. 11 in memory of my son who passed in July..  I was asked to PayPal a $100 deposit, which I did.  On October 24, I saw on Nick's Facebook a post detailing why he wasn't COVID vaccinated.  My husband has an aggressive PTCL (NOS) cancer (diagnosed shortly before my beautiful son died), and we have had to be ridiculously careful not to expose him to anything while he is having his chemo treatments.  The plan is for a stem cell transplant in February, but a COVID exposure could delay his current therapy, thereby delaying his transplant.  I messaged Nick, explaining to him the situation.  He was completely non-sympathetic and instead told me I was more likely to catch COVID at the grocery store.  I tried to again impress upon him the isolation we have had to impose, and how dangerous it would be for me to be in such close contact with someone unvaccinated for an extended period of time.   The upshot is that Nick has flat out refused to refund the deposit.  Perhaps he was unable to fill the appointment with only two weeks notice, but I would have assumed his book was full and included a waiting list of folks willing to take the time.   Nick is, without a doubt, a talented artist,  as a person, however....I'm not impressed.  Nor am I particularly impressed with a studio that would allow such behavior from its artists. read more

Came for a flash tattoo event, signed up at 6pm and they told me it would only be an hour a half. Two hours goes by and I call them to get an update and they told me they would call back in an hour and now it has been 4 hours since then and haven't got a call. Wasted my time and will not be driving an hour for a flash event again. I tried calling and they didn't answer. If I could leave no stars I would... read more

The atmosphere when you walk in is comfortable and friendly. I was looking for a shop close to home and came across Klexos. All the known shops are in the city. So: I thought I would take a chance here. I'm glad I did! Great job, Rob! I will definately be back. read more