Got an awesome tattoo of Yoshi and Mario here from Sarah. She did a great job and was fun to chat…read morewith while she worked. Thank you!

We love Main Street Tattoo. Super clean and comfortable. Great artists. Lexx is our favorite. She…read moreuses a tattoo pen which was absolutely delightful and less painful for big designs than the old tattoo guns of days past.

Women, DO NOT GO HERE! I heard this shop had closed…read morepermanently & I hope it has. I didn't post a review when this happened, but I am now in case this guy, Jason, goes to get a job at another tattoo shop, they will know what kind of person he is. I went to Shanghai Tattoo to get a simple tattoo about 6 years ago, on the recommendation of a coworker. Jason (I see from other reviews that his name is Lightfoot) kept making sexually suggestive comments, which made me uncomfortable. I was 30 at the time, but looked a lot younger. When I told him that I had a boyfriend, he said he could lock the door & do stuff to make me forget all about my boyfriend. I told him I changed my mind & wanted to leave. He acted like he was going to block my way & I said very loudly, I AM LEAVING! He let me pass & I couldn't get out of there fast enough. I wish I had reported it to the police or the BBB or at least left a review then but the entire thing shook me up so bad, I just wanted to forget it. A friend of mine (who knew what had happened) saw him online, harassing women & asked if that was him (it was). I felt I needed to warn other women. This guy is predatory & should not be working with the public.

WARNING GRAPHIC!…read more Young women, DO NOT GO HERE. These are just some of the texts from Jason. I never directly even gave him my phone number. I was just his client and he reached out through the number on file. This all happened back in 2019 when I was 18. He sent many messages and asked me to spend Valentines with him even though I never made any advances while in his shop or anything. Horrible experience. Stay safe girls!

Great artist, friendly atmosphere! Very happy with both visits and scheduled a third! Tattoo…read moreartist, Nick is always eager to try his hand at anything and has yet to disappoint!!!

Stephen was my man. Took him less than 12 seconds to look and figure out what I wanted and short…read morehanded my tattoo to perfection. Very clean spot with a friendly staff. Would come back if in the area.

Will never go anywhere else for a tattoo. The atmosphere is very relaxing and the staff is always…read morewelcoming. Raphael does amazing work. I get so many compliments on my tattoos about how nice the Line work is. Highly recommend getting a tattoo from here.

Hailey did my tattoo! It was a very clean and environmental place !! 10/10. The customer service…read morewas amazing! There was even a book with tattoos that u can look at while u we're waiting

Best in the business been going to "buck" for a long time now he never disappoints always finds the…read moreperfect spot to lay down the ink and won't let you leave there unhappy . If you do that's on you , an amazing artist !!!

The employees in this place are rude and dishonest. My brother bought a 12oz bottle of black ink…read morefrom the owner, Jimmy, who charged him $40 for it, then filled it half with water before giving it to him. I also noticed several underage kids walking out of the building in the back, smoke poured out the door as they opened it so you can imagine what they were doing. I certainly wouldn't trust any of these guys with a needle, because if they water the ink down when they sell it, just to make an extra buck, they probably do the same to the ink they tattoo with.

Heard of this place from someone where I work and wanted to try them out. I have definitely found…read moremy go to tattoo spot. They are very nice and clean. Will workshop ideas with you. They are quick but diligent and care for the customer. They won't turn you down, no matter how simple or small, like other tattoo places. If you are looking for a place to get your first tattoo or your 50th, this is the place to go. Izzy did mine and did an amazing job. He was very friendly and felt like I had known him for years.

I went to Izzy, asking for realism , showed him pictures of a full moon and clouds for my upper…read morearm. I wanted it real and shaded, I have bright blue tribal looking lines and now one can tell there is a moon there, I have to ware a shirt anywhere I go. I am a women, I own my own business and it is pretty much a scar!! IZZY DID NOT LISTEN TO A WORD I SAID. When he was finished, I thought it was just the outline, and I had to asked where the moon was. I left so shocked. I later texted him and told him how unhappy I was and that there was nothing he could do to fix it (I would never let him touch me again) I just wanted to let him know . His response, "Good for You" The guys that work with him are great, my 2 girls love them!

Amazing artist, very talented!! Great at explaining the healing process, and at giving you what you…read morewanted!

I'm so obsessed with this place! Now that I'm working out in the Raleigh area, I desperately needed…read moreto find a good nail salon. And I found it!!!! This is the first time I've had something done to my natural nails that I have fallen in love with. If you haven't already looked them up on instagram, do it. They do amazing work. I'm extremely weary of having designs done on my nails because I fear someone messing it up, but after looking at their instagram I knew this was the place for me. I wanted this cute fall swirl look and I got exactly what I asked for. The workers were so nice as well! They sat and chatted with me and my friend. We had a great time and it was exactly what we needed after a long day at work. Bonus points, the hand massage at the end felt amazing! I will definitely become a regular here. I can't wait to try a bunch of the nails designs that I've been dreaming of here.

I did not have the experience I was hoping for. My husband and I came in on Friday the 13th. While…read morehe is very pleased with his tattoo, I can't say the same about mine. I thought the staff was friendly and accommodating, and I had high hopes walking into the shop. However this was a much unorganized event. I understand that's a busy day for tattoo shops. I've had 2 tattoos done on Friday the 13th in the past from different shops and I'm aware there is a high volume of traffic and a lot of request to be met, but there was no system in place to minimize the chaos here. I'm a very patient person so I was trying to be understanding to the matter...Maybe their turnout was better than expected or maybe they were understaffed? Who knows...? I requested roman numerals of my daughter's birth date that I wanted tattooed on my wrist. The tattoo I wanted was very simple - straightforward, clean lines. I typed and printed out the numerals exactly how I wanted them and gave them to the artist. The artist took my design and got my stencil ready. My fault was assuming the stencil was correct. The placement alright, however it wasn't until after the tattoo was finished, I noticed something was off from the picture I had on my phone. A numeral was missing. I was forgiving as I'm aware we are humans and we make mistakes, unfortunately this is a permanent one. I am mad at myself for not catching it sooner, but also upset that the artist was not more cautious. I had to go back and let them know there was a flaw in my design. While they were quick to fix the mistake, the artist was trying to free hand the missing numeral. I politely asked her for the stencil again because I wanted to make sure the fonts matched up. I chose my original font for a reason and I didn't want a discrepancy in the design. As mentioned before, I know they were busy. It was chaotic and I'm sure they wanted to get to as many customers as possible and because of this I feel like my tattoo lacked quality and it was poorly executed. The artist/owner told me how to care for my tattoo and if there were any blurs, fallouts, etc. to come back and they would fix them for free. While I appreciate her offer, I will not be back and I cannot recommend them. It's been 3 days since I got my tattoo and I have noticed even more imperfections since it's been cleaned and started to heal. My lines are shaky and uneven and so is the spacing (See photos below). Once my tattoo heals completely, I will be going elsewhere to have my tattoo touched up.

My bestie and I came here for matching frogs. I'd chatted with Kerise (owner) and booked through…read moreFacebook. Let me start off with the good, what little there was. I liked the staff. They were funny and the atmosphere was family-like. That's really all that was positive about the trip. I booked with Kerise a few weeks ahead of time. However, when we got there, we were informed that one of the other artists wanted to do them instead. I've never had a shop switch artists like that. The problem is that he was booked solid. We got there at 1, and it was about 2:30 when the artist started sketching us up. His 3 o'clock was already there waiting. My friend went first and he did a good job on hers. I say good not great because the lines were sloppy, and you can see where he messed up and went too far with some of them. By the time he got to mine, I felt like he was rushing. We had a disagreement about the colors I wanted and I ended up caving and going with colors I didn't want, just so we could just get it done. The end result is a tattoo that's really messy and not fully finished. He also went hard on the machine, causing the worst scabbing I've ever had on a tattoo. For something the size of my palm, it took twice as long to heal as the large pieces I have. The shop was dirty - not just dingy, but outright dirty. The policy on using gloves is pretty lax. We overheard the owner saying that customers are "on tattoo time." There was another lady who waited almost three hours for hers. The shop doesn't seem to care if you booked ahead, so be prepared to wait. I was new to the area when I booked, I was looking for a regular artist. I'm glad now that I didn't ask for anything larger. I'll never go back to a shop where the owner has no respect for clients' time and clients are pawned off because the artist they booked with is having a "midlife crisis because she turned 40" that day. Your money is better spent elsewhere, where the staff are professional and actually care about the work that walks out the door.