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    Pacific Ave Tattoo

    3.9 (39 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    my sons feet in his fathers exact hands with clouds & sun rays
    Tautie W.

    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

    Ay Jay G.

    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.

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    Alyssa M.

    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.

    Lion tattoo
    Danny C.

    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.

    The color portion is terrible
    Rosie B.

    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.

    Isabella B.

    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.

    So Beautiful
    Nana S.

    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!

    Jennifer R.

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

    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!

    Dana D.

    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.

    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

    Sidney R.

    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

    Cute fire tattoo by Carlos ! :^) tyty

    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.

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    Ask the Community - Pacific Ave Tattoo

    Do you still do $40 tattoos on fridays?

    Yes. All events and deals are posted on our Facebook page under events tab. We also have other specials we post to our pages. Like and follow us… Read more

    Can i get a tattoo if I'm 17 and have a parent with me?

    No. Illegal in state of Washington. Any artist/shop that does can loose their license.

    Do any of your artists use black light ink for tattoos? If so, how does the price differ opposed to normal tattoo ink tattoos?

    Yes. They do black light ink. Send tattoo details to their Facebook page for a quote, they respond quick.

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    Review Highlights - Pacific Ave Tattoo

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