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    Pacific Beach Tattoo

    4.7 (48 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Heart tattoo

    Went to their flash for Friday the 13th special and paid $60 for this but the line work is wonky and the star is even crooked. Had good experiences here before and this was just disappointing

    PJ B.

    Beyond a professional shop!! Garet and the rest of the crew are awesome people. Garet has done all the tattoos on me. His work is impeccable, and definitely unmatched. Never seen someone that's this dedicated and just on point with his work and how he runs his establishment! Super clean shop, with a great atmosphere. You guys got my business for life!

    Walked in with a group of friends and Nick was able to accommodate all of us. He's personable and kind -- a few gals were getting their first tattoos and he eased all their nerves. I love my new tattoo and would happily get tattooed by Nick again!

    Place is super nice and clean. First time getting a tattoo professionally done and couldn't have picked a better place. Nick was my tattoo artist and he did a better job than i could have ask for. Such a nice and real guy, so straightforward with you and not in it just for the money but to service and help you with what you need WITH HONESTY. Was getting a tattoo covered that i had done myself years ago and he was so accommodating to what i needed and wanted. Highly recommend this place and Nick as an artist.

    Realistic Buddha head with the OM peace sign.
    Michael C.

    Here is the photo of what Garret tatted on me! Looks so good! I will definitely come back!!

    Blue Hibiscus - loveeee
    Rachel K.

    My girl and I traveled out to San Diego for a healing spiritual journey and wanted tattoos to remind and represent what we came out here for. We walked into this tattoo shop where we were greeted by the sweetest staff and met Steve, who patiently talked us through our idea and helped us find pictures of what we were looking for - matching hisbiscus flowers. We had the BEST experience with Steve. He is SO talented and we were blown away by the details on our flowers. He took his time making the art on our bodies beautiful and had such a light hand throughout the whole experience. He was so personable throughout the whole experience and the time went by soo fast. I will definitely be making the drive down to San Diego for my next tattoo with Steve! Love this shop!

    Bee Tattoo done by Eric Witman at Pacific Beach tattoo
    Jason C.

    I came down to Pacific Beach tattoo this weekend to get a tattoo by Eric. He is hands down one of my favorite artists to go to and has done a bunch of my tattoos. Eric's one of the friendliest tattoo artist you'll meet and the other artists in the shop we're just as friendly. My wife came down with me and brought her needlepoint with her. She was sitting in the waiting room doing it and one of the other artists told her to come back to the tattoo area and told her that she could work on it on his tattoo table where he was drawing. That same artist also offered us drinks and snacks. I really feel bad that I can't remember his name now. Anyway it's a fantastic shop and you should come down and check them out.

    Adi C.

    Came here for two of my many tattoos and have always had an amazing experience! Got the butterflies about a year ago, and the sword/heart back in August! The pics are from today, and they have healed amazing and are very clear and defined. The guys here are super dope and chill, and I love the random gumball machine tattoos!!!! (The "love" heart is one of those). My skin is super sensitive to the clear skin wrap so they hooked me up with the good ole fashioned Saran Wrap and tape, and the tattoos still held up absolutely amazing! Thinking of coming in again soon for more ink, possibly another gum ball machine tat. Definitely a favorite shop, super awesome experience!

    Nev W.

    Spur of the moment group tattoo idea for a bachelorette party. Close to closing but the owner Scott hooked us up!!! Thank you Scott and Garret for a memorable night!!!!! Garret was able to place my tattoo over old scaring that I wanted to cover. Simple but beautiful water Lilly. Garret you our guy!!

    Dali and a paw print for my sick pupper. And the horse skull underneath by Eric Whitman
    April Y.

    I got my second tattoo by Eric Whitman at Pacific Beach Tattoo and I'm obsessed! He does such clean line work and pays great attention to detail. The studio is big and clean and welcoming. I really love the fact that Eric uses "second skin" a type of clear, protective barrier for the tattoo to heal under for a few days. It holds in all the color and helps bypass the scabbing and peeling phase, so the tattoo stay intact. While I didn't give Eric much creative room with my second tattoo, I felt like he was happy to give me what I wanted and takes each request as a personal mission to do his best I highly recommend checking this place out.

    I asked for a flower that would bring life & thats exactly what he did. Sure its a different flower, but i love it
    T B.

    Ive recieved multiple tattoos by Garrett and each one gets better and better as he has honed in on the craft. I appreciate how kind and genuine he is about every piece, big or small, as hello it's his passion. His artwork is one of a kind and worth the investment for yourself to have a good quality piece. The 3 pieces I have that are not done by Garrett are shit compared to his work. From him, my favorite is my sugar skull that is 5+ years old and looks like he did it last month. The colors have held, the linework is on point, and it makes me happy everytime I look at it. Garrett has also modified a flower tattoo I receieved at the ripe age of 18 into an entire piece, note - before he got ahold of it I highly considered removing the flowers all together. Lastly, the mandala piece he did on my shoulder... single needle the entire piece and I recieve COUNTLESS comments on it. Its the perfect size to location, easy to cover but fun to have visible If you choose Garrett and this shop for your next piece, i would bet money on it that you will walk out happy. He values the work. He values his customers. And he values his employees. Its all around a solid pick and I will most definitely be getting more work done by him in the future

    5 days after ink and bandage removed on my under part of forearm
    chrisanna N.

    I am 50 years old and always wanted a tattoo and petrified to get one. It wasn't until I was launching my own active wear line and I needed a logo. I knew a tattoo artist would do the best job because I wanted a lotus flower with serpent with words Raw Love. Garrett and all of his artists at Pacific Beach Tattoo came highly recommended. Just look at Instagram... not knowing anything about tattoos loved the style. Scared out of mind getting my first tattoo, the whole shop made me feel so comfortable and welcomed. Very professional and entertaining... I could of hung out there all weekend. Garrett took good care of me letting me know what to expect and not once did I feel pain or discomfort. The tattoo he designed was perfect. I'm obsessed with it! I'm using for my marketing and active wear line too. He kindly gave me the digital file as well. The healing was perfect. I included right after the tattoo and 5 days after the bandage. I will definitely be back. Highly recommend... if you are looking to get a tattoo look no further.

    Laura K.

    I mainly chose to come here because I had a friend who had work done here and it was gorgeous. Well, I was not disappointed. My super bright, well done tattoo is exactly what I wanted. I plan on going back to Garrett to get more work done in the near future!

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    Thank you so much for your kind words!!!

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    Great place to get a tattoo at. Garrett did two my tattoos, both came out exactly how I wanted them to look. Definitely coming back.

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    Cant wait for you to come visit the shop for your next tattoo!!!

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