Best tattoo shop and artists in the south east!! Clean, professional and do an amazing job! Highly…read morerecommend!

I have some of the most awesome and brutally painful tattoos from Kevin Black at Man O' War. If you…read morewant ANYTHING tattooed he specializes in EVERYTHING. He also has great grammar and loves dogs. Kevin tattooed the sh*t of my thigh and a$$ with a giant, evil baboon queen that has a massive wrack of horns. She's leading a troop of flying monkey-ninjas into battle with a samurai, high above a volcano. One of the monkey's is flying out of my butt. Its Japanese style... the tattoo, not my butt. I don't have any Frank Thrasher tattoos but I greatly admire his beard and I thank him for his service as well as his beard; which I admire greatly.

I came here for some piercings but I did call before hand to see of they take walk-ins. They said…read moreyes and I was at the shop in less than 10 minutes. The store front was visible from the main road and you'll see "TATTOO" in large lettering but their personal sign next to the door was a bit hard to see. I couldn't tell if it was"Guys & Dolls" right away until I saw the red sign next to their entrance. The parking in the front was very limited but i found a sign that said there was parking in the back and found a parking spot right away. Their shop was clean and the woman that greeted me was friendly and helped me out right away. I signed a waiver, paid for my piercings and she recommended an after care product that I purchased also. While she went to prepare the piercing room, I hung out in the waiting area and enjoyed the tattoo magazines on the side table as well as all the art up on the walls. I was in the piercing room in no more than 10 minutes. I had a girlfriend come with me and the process was fast and easy. My piercer was sanitary and professional. I asked for a female too. I had a great experience and would recommend this shop to anyone getting piercings done

My first experience I wasn't thrilled with the owner but the tattoo artist did amazing. This time I…read morecame in to get my daughters nose pierced. My daughter is a super anxious person and gave the lady a run for her money. The owner was SO patient and understanding. I imagine it was a frustrating experience for her. I'm incredibly grateful for how calm she was and how well she explained the process to my daughter. My daughter ended up not getting it done. I got pierced again instead. When my daughter is completely ready I'll definitely take her back.

CW is a phenomenal tattoo artist. His is passionate about his art, and it truly shows through his…read morework. He is also versatile in several styles of tattooing! The atmosphere is very clean and comfortable. He is a genuinely good person, and always makes you feel welcomed in his shop. After the last two visits I've had with him, I've decided I'm going to be a life-long customer!

ok, I posted this back in 2016 on Facebook. and my tat still gets compliments in 2018 (with…read moremultiple sunburns, being Irish and all) Mah Reen · May 12, 2016 Very Cool Experience! First off, your man here donated his time and skill to a cancer charity; in which, I won this voucher at the auction. Its been awhile since I got a tat, so wee bit nervous, and I turned into a Chatty Cathy. So he like listens and talks, totally cool dude. He is drawing out the picture I brought and we discuss it, he puts a little of his artistic spin on it, which makes it way better. So through the process of getting the tat, and totally white knuckling the bed legs, and pretending I am not a baby about the pain.... he'd ask me how I was doing, we discussed the "viking" music in the back ground, real gent about it. His work was top notch, and I will be going back to get some more art work done.

Amazing experience! This was my first tattoo and Pink made it super quick and enjoyable. She was so…read morekind and answered all my questions. Her script work is perfect! She incorporated my own handwriting and had the design ready and on my arm within 30 minutes. Highly recommend!!!

Awesome experience.she does amazing cover up art work. Will be back again to finish my arm pieceread more

The girls that work here are so sweet and helpful!!! I have dietary restrictions so it's hard to…read morefind stuff i can have and they took their time helping me. The coconut blended drink with the 0 sugar coconut was amazing.

Went on vacation with 2 of my friends and looked all week for a place that did actually henna work…read moreand not a temporary tattoo on paper and said to be henna, and had a failed attempt with it btw. The girl who did the henna was super nice and did them free hand, amazing job!!! She did all three of ours in under 20 minutes. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Derek is one of the best that I've had do my tattoos. Now I don't go anywhere else. Always…read morerecommend him.

Very nice peeps . Walked in was out before I could say ouch lol. Light handed a little to quick and…read morepainless lol till I get mer done see on the flip

So my daughter and I wanted to get matching tattoos while on vacation in Gulf Shores. So we…read morecontacted Empire as she is 17 and the last time we tried doing this the place said that they would do hers and then cancelled as we walked in. Needless to say she was heartbroken. Anywho we booked our appointment on line and sent our design and deposit to secure our spot. When we arrived they had our design all drawn up and ready to go. Leif was our artist and was so friendly just the person to make my daughter feel comfortable with her first ink. The shop was spotless and the employees wonderful. I would recommend to anyone that wants ink. Idk about walk in status but it was nice to have an appointment all set up.

Such a beautiful , clean and modern shop with a professional staff. I can't recommend them enough…read more My friend and I went as walk ins. We had researched shops before we went and really liked all the artists work. I happened to get Carol, the owner. She was so sweet and the best artist I've ever had. The whole shop is amazing. Don't hesitate to go here.

I completely and respectfully disagree with Paul. I had the distinct pleasure of letting Joshua K…read moretattoo me tonight. I had my design already. The owners Matt and his wife were there tonight as well. When we walked in (it was 3 of us, 2 of us got detailed art work done) we were warmly greeted. These guys are some damn good artists. I looked at their work before even asking for a price on mine. I went ahead and decided to get the tattoo. This particular tattoo, was very deep and personal to me. Joshua took the time to understand that. He skectched a copy over and placed the template exactly where and how I wanted it, no questions asked or pushback. (Some previous shops I have been too have said they dont like certain areas of the body to be worked on). This tattoo went on my back om my right shoulder blade. On a pain scale 1 - 10, I gave it a 4.5. I have a low tolerance so I was even happier that it didnt hurt as much as I thought it was. Call me a glutton for pain... love the ink hate the pain lol. From start to finish, took maybe an hour. Was a very detailed piece, and Joshua executed it perfectly. The shop was clean, well kept and the entire tattoo process was 100% transparent, you saw everything they were doing, new needles being opened, proper disease prevention measures etc. I did have a small wait before sitting in Joshuas chair, but Matt and his wife were friendly and very social the entire time. I honestly have never had such a great experience like this. My friend with me had the same exact experience. The other customers, same thing. I highly recommend them. I attached my tattoo below. The price was very fair.

The whole shop was so welcoming as soon as we walked in. We came to get tattoos to honor a loved…read moreone who passed, he delivered and did even better than our reference photos. He offered his sincere condolences for our loss and made the whole experience memorable and wonderful. We brought our grandma with who had never been to a tattoo shop and our artist answered all of her questions with such patience and kindness. You can absolutely tell how much he cares about his work and clients.