this is the worst tattoo i've ever gotten. I came here in august of 2023 for a walk in to get my first professional tattoo. it was a matching tattoo with my friend and the guy who did my tattoo forgot to dot the "i" in the word kiss. not only that but it healed horribly. i have tattoos that i did myself at 17 years old that healed better than this. it's looked like this since it healed and has only gotten worse. i was also freshly 18 and wearing a mini skirt. when i sat down on the chair i asked if i could lay down or if he wanted me to sit sideways on the chair and the guy doing the tattoo told me to stay where i was, halfway through the tattoo i realized he could see up my skirt the whole time. i hate leaving bad reviews on places so i put it off but i have to live with this tattoo forever and i hate it. read more

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Javi is a legend! My boyfriend and I got short messages in eachother's handwriting and he stayed true to our writing styles and ideas. He got us in and out with finesse and top quality tats! The music was perfect and the store has so much personality from each artist's space. We're definitely coming back! read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - Our handwriting! - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

The piercer Jimi is amazing and super nice! He was quick and educational. Another person wanted a specific piercing done and he was back ordered on the jewelry it sounds like the piercing she wanted done also required someone who knew what they were doing to do it. She seemed disappointed but not rude he then said oh wait if your willing to drive 2 blocks there is a supplier there that can sell you want you need If you bring it back I'll do it! He called the shop and told the guy what they needed and was even offered a discount for it! I asked him how much to get my nose pierced and he said $40 offered to do it right then took about 5 minutes and I was done! He was very pleasant and told me I had a great aura about me and was very personable! He offers special sometimes and uses greater sterilizing techniques. I also got my 2nd tattoo done there as well by Brian. The 1st one I got on my foot. I have an autoimmune disease so sitting for long periods of time isn't good for me and my foot was in pain a bit from it so I rescheduled to do the shading later and Brian was so patient with me. Then I came in for a tattoo on my forearm which is beautiful I love it and how it turned out and can't wait to add more to it in the future! My son was tattooed by Spidey 1st on his 60$ Friday specials as a walk in - spidey offered to do the 2nd one my son wanted as well but my son decided to hold off until he was sure what he was doing with his arm. Then went back a few weeks ago and got the skeleton piece which looks great! Everyone is super nice there! The shop is clean and they have some random specials they do! read more

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Great Artist. literally sent him my sons feet separate from the fathers hands in memory of our son & he really put it together perfectly, so detailed. The Artist he also keeps you entertained as he does his work actually speaks to you that I appreciated. Like seriously who wants a complete 3hrs+ tattoo in silence...all in all really cool guy Ask for KANADA @kptkanadatattoo read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - my sons feet in his fathers exact hands with clouds & sun rays - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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I've been coming to the shop for a year now and have seen by 4 of the artists. Is always comfortable in the shop with chill vibes. Shop is clean and staff are cleaning a lot between the clients. My work was done by @kanada! There's a shop two doors down where you can get some snacks/drinks if you need a little sugar during your session. read more

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Honestly, worst tattoo experience of my life. My friend and I wanted to do a walk in, so we decided to go to this place. Really wish we hadn't. After walking in Christopher (who failed to mention he was only a few days into the tattoo industry after taking a break for a long while) sat us down & got to work. After asking about what I wanted, I wanted no shading, and a simple tattoo. We agreed to take the parts of the rainbow that went through spongebob OUT of the tattoo itself & after looking at the final product that isn't what he did. He shaded, he did what he wanted to & even after calling and being kind about me not liking my service, he argued with me & told me "I have the stencil right in front of me, I know what I did". The pictures speak for himself. The line work is dogshit, the shading is dogshit & if anyone needs a good tatoo artist, go to Jeffery at Old Trolley Tattoo, not this fucking shit hole. HIS LICENSE WAS FOR JANUARY 2023!!!!! This dude needs to be fired with no remorse. I have a whole sleeve, neck tattoo and never once have I experienced this level of unprofessionalism. Wanted to edit since the owner responded. This wasn't a miscommunication. This was unprofessionalism. We agree no shading & leaving the lines out of spongebob himself. He verbalized that agreement. There was no miscommunication at all. Thanks for the option of NO refund as well! Shows who you guys are as a business. I would much rather prefer my OG artist to fix it than to continue having Christopher butcher me. Hense the reason I called. read more

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I got my first tattoo here 8/18/20. Not used to to much pain myself and I got a quarter sleeve from MR. Topz. His customer care was great, asking me how I'm doing and keeping the conversation going so I stay distracted. He let me take a break after the painful area for me (my wrist ). His work was amazing I think. Me. Topz was able to do my realism lion quarter sleeve in 3 hourS flat. Completely satisfied for my first tattoo to come for this shop and more so from this artist. The lady at the front, I did not get her name, was friendly and knowledgeable in the field and with her artists. Great customer service from their whole team. read more

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We were walk in's a few weeks ago and were told they could take us right in. There were four of us all wanting similar friendship tattoos, all rather small, and rather simple. We were told they could get us in, so we signed the forms and waited for the lady behind the counter to print out the tattoo. The first two of us went back and it went pretty quick, then I followed and showed her where to put it and we started a rather good conversation. I learned from her owner went on vacation a few months ago and all the sudden she could tattoo customers on her own. Trust me, my tattoo shows it. The color is terrible, isn't close to lines, and my wife's tattoo was infected for a week and a half. I will be having a reputable tattoo artist fix mine and my wife's in a few months. If you have an appointment and an established artist here, go for it. If you're a walk-In, definitely beware. read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - The color portion is terrible - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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I came in here with my family to get tattoos on Friday March 3rd, 2023. Want to start off by saying that the guy working reception was very patient with my family as we changed our minds a couple of times while we were waiting to get our tattoos during the flash Friday. However, I will say that we asked him if we could go in the order that an artist became available, that we didn't need to all wait for the same artist to do all of our tattoos, we wanted to get in and out and that didn't happen. Instead, when the next artist became available, he let the next group get started, making our wait even longer than it already was. Second, i had decided I wanted to get my tattoo in color and was willing to pay the extra $20 for it. No shading, just a simple solid tattoo. Joel was the artist who was going to do my tattoo, because he said he was the only one in the shop who does chest tattoos. Joel didn't want to do color and tried to talk me out of it because he said my skin doesn't hold color... although he was basing that off of looking at a 12 year old tattoo, that to me still looks very vibrant. Anyways, he decided he was comfortable to do color I think out of fear of losing business for the day, since it was flash Friday. I waited a couple hours before cleaning my tattoo and treating it, as Joel instructed. The next morning I woke up and my chest was in severe pain and started turning red. I wasn't sure what was happening. I knew that I got the tattoo on a tender spot on my sternum so I wasn't sure if it was bruising or just sensitive. A few days later, the ink completely started coming out of the tattoo. It didn't hold in several places I had sent a message to Joel with a picture, and he reacted to it with a , which obviously didn't make me feel very great where as I am genuinely concerned with what's going on with my tattoo, I consulted with one of my friends who is a tattoo artist in Los Angeles and he told me that it doesn't look infected and to just keep taking care of it, that it can get touched up later. That still wasn't enough for me because of how much pain I was in so I decided to go back into the shop and speak to an artist at Pacific Avenue. I spoke to an artist I believe by the name of Kanada, who looked at it and told me it doesn't look infected and that it just needed a little bit more time to heal, and that I could come back in for touchups. I reached out to Joel this morning to ask him what kind of ink was used on my tattoo because I think I'm having an allergic reaction to it. He responded saying that I wasn't properly taking care of my tattoo, and that it was infected. I asked him again to just please tell me what the ink that he used was so that I can go to the doctor. He then agrees that I'm probably having an allergic reaction to the ink only moments after telling me that it was infected due to improper care. And then tells me that he used ink from the shop and not his own ink that he doesn't use his own ink when tattooing in this shop. She admitted that the ink that he used has been known to have allergic reactions and that he has had somebody have an allergic reaction to the ink that he used on me. He also told me that when he's not tattooing in the shop, he uses a higher quality ink than the one he used on me. Overall I am very disappointed and dissatisfied with my experience here and won't ever be returning. If joel holds himself and his work to a higher standard when he isn't working in this shop, I want to know why he even bothers tattooing here, if he doesn't intend to put the same quality of work that he would put into his personal studio, into his work at pacific avenue. From my experience, Joel isn't a very quality artist and i would recommend to anyone going there to try to go with a different artist. I won't even get into my sisters experience. My mom and my aunt decided to go somewhere else for their tattoos. read more

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Got multiple tattoos done here by multiple artists, both were great! Their works are amazing! The environment here is very mellow. Everyone here is just super friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this place for your tattoos! read more

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Nice people working here. Love my tattoo, exactly what I wanted. Same with my dude. Clean. Definitely recommend. Jeremiah was great read more

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The front desk girls killed it! Busy Friday they rocked getting everyone though. As someone who values excellent customer service skills I was impressed by the way they handled everyone. Bella- my tattooist was also phenomenal. She took her time with placements and did a beautiful job with my design. She also went above and beyond to make sure my friend who was getting her first tattoo was comfortable as possible. Thanks for a lovely experience Pacific Ave Tattoo! I'll be back again for sure! read more

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This is the 2nd tattoo I have gotten from there and they all do amazing work. I highly recommend this shop. Kanada did an amazing job on my comedy/tragedy tat. Fair prices for the work done. read more

Lopez did my first tattoo today! He did an amazing job with the detail. He took me without an appointment which was awesome! My sister had drawn this out for me, he fixed anything and everything. I'll be back to finish this with color and add more. read more

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I've been here twice and have had nothing but awesome experiences! all the artists are very accommodating, and willing to work with their clients ‍ they have flash fridays sometimes if you check their FB or IG , and I've always came in as a walk in. Very grateful read more

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Everyone here was amazing and so nice. Called about a last minute walk in and they got me and my friend in right away. So quick and easy and my tattoo looks great. Will definitely be returning here for future services read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

$40 tattoos every Friday - came in last night to get one and the wait was a little over 2 hours which i understand but the lady owner or manager was pushy as hell telling me to get my other tattoos finished here saying "that one doesn't look finished" I'm like yes you're right but i already have an artist for my big pieces I'm only here for the $40 tattoo lol plus she was arguing with the front desk lady in front of at least 6 clients waiting for our tattoos - pretty unprofessional. All in all great deal Friday's my artist was really nice but looking at the work i wouldn't trust to get my big pieces done here read more

Great place! Katie did exactly what I wanted with adding her own touch. All the artists are very welcoming and they give you a range of the price you are going to have to pay. Definitely my new tattoo shop! read more

I went on a Flash Friday and received very attentive, high quality service from my artist, Lopez. The precision of his line work is spot on, and he took a lot of care to to be that precise, which is what you want since you're going to live with his artwork on your body for the rest of your life. He was very interested in making sure I was happy with my tattoo, and I left feeling very happy and like I mattered as a customer. I'll definitely be returning to him for future tattoos as well as bringing my wife who already has an idea of a tattoo she would like to get. read more

I went to get a memorial tattoo for my daughter yesterday on my birthday. My artist was Kanada and he was just wonderful. I couldn't be more happier with the end result of my tat and i will definitely be back for him to do more. Thank you Kanada!! read more

This place is sooo nice :^) artists were chill and very sweet! And the whole process of filling paper work to getting on the chair was smooth sailing. I would definitely recommend! I went for Friday 2x2 $40 deal and the tattoo looked so cute! With red ink it was $20 extra; however, by artist the extra price of color differs, so don't quote me on the $20 color price. The artist that did my tattoo is Carlos, he was so sweet and I definitely recommend. read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - Cute fire tattoo by Carlos ! :^) tyty - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I got my amazing Lakota Sioux tattoo done by Chris an I'm so thankful for it it's so beautiful . He's an amazing artist read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - Finished product - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Went in to get a sleeve started by adding on to an old tattoo. KC did an amazing job. Ended up needing to freehand the entire thing and I couldn't be more pleased with his work. Pricing is really good for even better work. I won't go anywhere else in the state. read more

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Did an amazing job with making me feel welcome and comfortable and the did an amazing job recreating what kind of tattoo I wanted! read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I wouldn't offer this even a 1. I have a lot of ink and it was by far the worst tattoo experience ever. I know how to take care of tattoos. And the artist basically told me he couldn't do anything but what he did and charged me In Total 130 for piss poor quality and literally maybe 20 min worth of tattooing. when healed didn't hold and actually looks worse then it did to begin with. read more

I went in there to get a tattoo for 40$ friday's and the day before had called to make sure my design was acceptable. I never got a definite answer from the person so when I showed them they said yeah i'll just have to draw it so i'm like ok as long as you're okay with doing it. Fast forward to 2.5 hrs later when I'm up next they tell me they can't do it. After I had 1. been waiting 2. asked in advanced 3. paid the lady to draw. Also very rude and unprofessional about it, I understand you are busy but I asked in advance and clarified. Ridiculous!! Take your business somewhere they are considerate of your time. read more

Extremely pleased with the tattoo. Topz went above and beyond with his work. Couldn't be happier read more

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Got first on the waitlist for flash Friday and I'm am down for this tat! It's so pretty and beautiful! You guys rock :) read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - Went to the flash Friday sale. Got this little beauty, I am super happy with the end results! 9/10 would go again - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Morgan is an amazing tattooist, had my first tattoo with her. Shes very patient, answer all my questions and works very well with what I wanted. Absolutely loved her and her work, the colors that she done are beautiful . There store is mainly female dominant, and they have a cute pit bull, coco. I high recommend this shop for any first timers or anyone who's looking for a second or more tattoo, whether it's watercolor or just black outlines. read more

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Came to this shop on the first of the year with my father to get tooth gems from Kristine. The shop was very chill and felt very comfortable. Kristine was able to answer all of our questions and was super friendly on top of it. Also, while we were getting the gems, Sydney came in to watch and hang out. She was also super friendly and made us feel comfortable, I even told her I'd love to come back for her to do my first tattoo. Definitely check this place out if you're looking for friendly service from cool people. read more

Two of my friends & I went in to get tattoos during their $40 special on Friday's! Mr. Topz did all of ours & we all absolutely LOVE THEM. He was super detailed & thorough. I will be coming back on the future! read more

Pacific Ave Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Worst experience I've ever had at any business. I asked For the numbers "12" and "34" to be tattooed on each pointer finger and my tattoo artist tattooed the number 1 BACKWARDS AFTER SHE PUT THE STENCIL ON. How that happens is beyond me. Then when I mentioned it, she said "oh yeah" and didn't apologize. She then told me that I would have to come back for a touch up after making the "1" much thicker than all other number. Just do yourself a favor and don't come here. read more

Ivan at pacific Ave tattoo is amazing! I've seen all the other artists work too, but personally only been tattooed by Ivan. Super clean shop. read more

Great quality tattoos. Specials on Friday's with long wait only suggestion is comfier seating area for patrons waiting

Yikes, yikes, yikes. Went in just to see if I could find an artist who could tattoo in the style I was looking for. First off the lady who's the manager or owner is a but pushy it felt like going into a comissioned sales place I let her know I was just in planning stages and she kept asking which artist would be done soon to get me going (no way, this isn't my first rodeo I grew up in high quality tat shops and this isn't it!), most of the artists need to still be apprenticing and I don't feel should be inking anyone just based on the work I saw in those portfolios. I think Mr. Tops is probably the best artist there and that isn't saying much as the work is inconsistent, a problem I saw in every artists work I've reviewed online and in their portfolio is: wonky faces, poor line work, problems keeping proportions correct, color saturation problems etc. This isn't meant to be hurtful but I would not go here if you are looking for quality, at least not until these artists really brush up on their skills... read more

This place is amazing! As soon as i walked in, I was welcomed and given attention unlike the other places I got quotes from. They answered all my questions. I felt so comfortable with my tattoo artist. Mr. Topz gave me my first tattoo and I keep going back for more! They have everything there: tattoos (of course) and...piercing, microblading, eyelash extensions, permanent eyeliner, and even these cool tooth gems! Love this place! Definitely recommend! read more

Love this place!!! Erwin did an awesome job on my small ear tattoo, and made me feel very comfortable about wanting to change or add things. Super easy going and great place overall. read more

Kc was not the best artist. Me and my lady went to get a tat and he fucked up hers due to misplacing the stinstle on her arm now when she extends her arm the tattoo stretches causing it to look off center. Vary displeased with his work. After that he still wanted full price for the tat when he is the one who fucked it up. I RECCOMEND you do not go to him. read more

I came here for my first tattoo, and had a pretty good experience with my artist. So I figured I should go back for their $40 tattoo Friday. Although I was very disappointed coming back again mainly because of the new woman who works at the front desk. My group of friends and I all wrote our name and numbers down on the list, and then were told the wait wasn't long so we sat down & signed the agreement form. I hadn't eaten anything all day & knew it was a bad idea to get a tattoo on an empty stomach so I asked the lady at the front if it was okay we leave & come back to get food. She said it was fine bc it wasn't busy & she wasn't texting the number on the list. When my friends and I got back she yelled at us, asking us what our names were & where we were even though I told her we were leaving. She rushed me as I was explaining my tattoo design, and she kept glaring at me and being really pushy & rude. Her behavior towards me & many other people there was completely unacceptable. I don't blame any of the tattoo artists & I know it must get busy, but all I ask for it a little human decency!! A person working the front desk at any business should be friendly, have good customer service, and is the first face everyone sees. If you can't handle that then why work there? Honestly never coming back here after that bad experience... read more