I booked a tattoo with an employee of North Coast Body Mod, Rick (Bacon) Maccartney, after sending him the design I wanted. I had designed my own tat, since I have a degree in art, and gave him an extra example, blown-up, of a band symbol I had incorporated into the design, so he could understand the detail, since it was only around 1.5" tall in the design. Bacon had been working at this shop since it was on Munson, years back, and I had seen his work on Instagram, so I was confident he could do a good job. The design was a very simple, 8" design, with a total of 3 colors, not including the black line work. When I came in for the work, he showed me a modified version of what I wanted. Although, since he hadn't changed the main elements, I wasn't particularly upset. Although, he had not incorporated the markings into the design that I wanted, he assured me that he wanted to avoid black bleeding into the colored areas, so he would add them in a second session. 2 hours later, when he finished this session, he placed the tegaderm over the work and told me to look in the mirror. When I looked, ink and blood under the tegaderm obscured much of the details, but I did bring up that he hadn't outlined the moon and he told me he didn't like outlining elements like moons. I told him because I'm so fair - milky white, really, the yellow of the moon appeared to blend in with the color of my skin and I need it outlined. I also brought up the fact that the main element was a flat, light greenish yellow and it was supposed to be ombre, from dark green to light, as per our discussion. There were other elements that he didn't put into the tattoo, also. He told me not to worry - that he plans on completing the tattoo at the next session. He told me when the tattoo was healed in a month, just call and set up an appointment for the finish work. I waited the 7 days to remove the tegaderm that I was instructed, and washed off the dried blood and ink, and was very surprised by the tattoo. The main element - a 4" Luna Moth, was the same color as the body of the moth. It really wasn't even light green, but a darker shade of yellow. As I thought back to that day, I remember him opening his ink drawer that was almost empty, and digging around. I didn't think much of it, assuming he just placed the ink he intended to use in the top drawer. But now, I suspect he was low on colors. Also, the Moth was supposed to have a red border, but he used a thick, 14 -15 gage liner to do the whole outline, which should should have been done with a .08 gage liner, so now the linework just bleeds into the red border, making it look like a thick black line. Thinking about this now, I'm guessing he was low on needles, too! I tried to stay calm, thinking that my skin was still peeling and sort of scabby, and maybe needed a few weeks to see the end results. I called the number on Bacon's card, which was North Coast Body Mod's number, and left a message asking to set up an appointment with Bacon, to get the work finished. Over the course of the next 2 months, I called around a total of 6 more times, leaving a request for a call back. At this point, I have no other explanation other than Bacon is ghosting me. Now that the Tattoo is healed, it looks like a kindergarten crayon drawing. So much wrong on so many levels. Even the corona around the moon has uneven rays and the geometric background triangle that is supposed to meet at the pyramid within the moon is not complete. From the main subject, it's single use of color, and missing design elements, like the twinkling stars that are either missing or poorly drawn, the whole thing is just so poorly constructed, it's ridiculous! Luckily, I have a great Tattoo artist, Shawn Skale, at Cardinal Ink, who's going to fix it for me. But I'll be taking NCBM, owner, Richard Kish, and Rick Maccartney to Small Claims court to get my money back and any pain and suffering the court allows. Do yourself a favor - never deal with these clowns if you know what's good for you! read more

North Coast Body Mod, Inc - Very Sad Luna Moth - courtesy of Rick "Bacon" Maccartney @ North Coast Body Mods, Inc. - Tattoo Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

They have been in business for over 18 years. Talented Artists..walk ins, piercing too. Right on Mentor Ave just East of Rt.306 Post my text!!! read more

went there for my first tattoo when i was 16, they were all very nice and helpful! Also there art work is actually very good and worth it!!

I went here to get my tongue and nose pierced. A surgical steel needle and stainless steel jewelry was used in both cases and the needle was always new and thrown away after. It was fast and easy. I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!!! These people are terrible at planning, and they can't spell since they misspelled my tattoo... Full story: I went in to ask about getting a tattoo. I described it to the guy at the front desk and he told me to email him pictures and describe what I wanted so he could send it to the artist, so I did that while I was there, and he confirmed he got it. He later responded that I could come in that Sunday to get the tattoo. I go in Sunday and the artist had not been told about my tattoo. So I had to wait another 2 weeks. Eventually I'm finally able to come in and get the tattoo. As it turns out, my artist is a smoker, and since you have to pay for your tattoo hourly, I had to wait several times while he went outside to smoke. When it came to the lettering on my tattoo, they showed me a paper with the writing and asked me which font I liked the best, I got to see it for about 5 seconds, and this is something I should have done in the weeks leading up to my tattoo, and they printed it out. They tattooed it on and I paid and left. The next day, I noticed they spelled a word wrong. I went back and they said they could fix it. The fixing process took about a month of my time and caused a lot if inconvenience. After it was "fixed" it looks terrible and you can very clearly see that they messed up. They never apologized for misspelling my tattoo. Then when I asked for a refund of some kind, they said it was my fault for not looking at the spelling and they were done with me. The owner as well as the workers were extremely rude and very unprofessional. Do not go here unless you don't care about someone taking the time to see if they spelled a word correctly or a company being nice to their customers. read more

I called in and Grant was more than happy to take me in as a walk-in. He carefully listened to what I wanted and drew up the perfect feather tattoo for my wrist. He was quick, concise and very friendly. He even put up with the kazillion questions my boyfriend had! I would definitely recommend anyone to get their tattoo from North Coast Body Mod. Facilities were nice and clean, tools were all individually packaged prior to use. Price = $100/hr. read more

One of the cleanest places to get a tattoo or piercing in northeast Ohio. I'm extremely allergic to nickel and when I was a kid my ear piercings would always get infected. Jax is an excellent piercer, I got my nose done. I have had no complications in the last month. A bit on the pricer side, but they're very clean, and Jax is very sweet and makes you feel comfortable! I also have a tattoo done by them. It turned out great, and again they were very sanitary and made me feel comfortable while it was happening. They're really good about walk ins, but I still strongly suggest you call ahead because appointments are always better. All in all great shop, great employees and a great place to get your tattoo or piercing. read more

Jaz is such an amazing and talented artist!!! She was really able to showcase the memorial/awareness tattoo I had done for cancer awareness!!! The shop is VERY CLEAN and STERILE!!! They do everything and more in order to make you comfortable and safe when getting ink!!! read more

I cannot say enough about this place. Bacon was awesome and did a great job on my daughters piercings. Super professional and nice. Loved the place. Can't wait to get my next tattoo here! read more

Jerks. I got a tattoo there and so did my sister in law. Went to get a touch up and add some more work and Rich never called me back. Called the shop several times and made an appointment and he acted very inconvenienced. Decided to go to a superior tattoo shop with much better artists (Tattoo Faction). I highly recommend to avoid North Coast and Rich Kish. read more

I have been tattooed at a few different places locally, and will never go anywhere but North Coast again. Rich has done most of my tattoos and not only is he amazingly talented, he is a wonderful human being. My brother and I have been tattooed by him more than once, and recently I brought my dad, aunt, and GRANDMA in and we all got memorial tattoos for a family member we lost. He was so sincere and patient with us. He made it a great experience for all of us and everyone was ready to go back shortly after we finished. I never thought we would be laughing and joking and never would have imagined my grandma finding someone who made her comfortable enough to get a tattoo. She is in her seventies and has never been particularly fond of the idea! She even left the appointment planning her next! He really cares about his clients and makes you extremely comfortable through your entire appointment. Any other staff we have met have also always made us feel at home and comfortable as soon as we walk in the door. Thank you Rich and everyone at North Coast for your amazing work and for making us feel at home in the shop. read more