I don't have enough great things to say about this shop. Jr. Is one of the most talented best tattoo artist there is. From booking the appointment to the sit down and design was amazing. He is a true master at portraits and can do anything else. His work speaks volumes , I want to book a session with his dad just to see how the story all started from in a sense. Dude will go down as a legend. He ain't cheap but that's a good thing this shit is stuck on you til your deep in the ground . Five stars JR and staff! read more

I got my second tattoo from secret sidewalk with Fabian. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience from the consultation to the session. I had my first tattoo done 5 years ago with his dad and it was an amazing piece (I get some many compliments)! The shop changed locations and I think it's an absolute upgrade (calm, bright, amazing artwork). Can't wait to get my next tattoo, already have some ideas! read more

Got this tattoo done from Eddy at the fremont location , He did a perfect job same as i asked for and professionally I would highly recommend to get the tattoo done from them Thankyou Eddy read more

Secret Sidewalk - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

Fabian is an amazing artist, and has so much integrity for his work. He's passionate and meticulous about his craft and genuinely cares about his work and clients. I got a tattoo of a calamansi branch in honor of my late grandpa and I was emotionally moved by the detail and care put into the artwork. I am completely enamored. read more

Secret Sidewalk - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

Got my first tattoo here it was done by Fabian and I absolutely loved his work , looks so clean and exactly what I asked for . Fabian was had great customer service and talked me through the whole process and after care. Shop was very clean and tattoo station was also very clean . I would definitely recommend both Fabian and this tattoo shop in general. Will definitely be returning for my next tattoo (: read more

Secret Sidewalk - Work by Fabian - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

Went here yesterday for an appointment with Paco. He did a coverup of a tattoo I wasn't really feeling anymore. The coverup was about 4 hours. Paco made me feel really comfortable and was very conversing which helped since I am extremely ticklish. He worked with me even when I gave home slim to no ideas of what I wanted lol I really appreciate that. The finished product is amazing. You can't even tell there used to be a dark tattoo there! The shop itself is beautifully lit there are pictures and paintings all over the walls (sometimes they have little sales). read more

Secret Sidewalk - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

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Secret Sidewalk is one of the best tattoo shop around. The shop itself is very clean,well organized and decorative. All the artist at Secret Sidewalk have high quality work. I had my first tattoo done back in 2008 by Marcos Adame and still to this day love my tattoo, since than I have gotten a few more with Marcos and one with Eddy Jr. read more

Secret Sidewalk - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

Got tattoo by Eddy SR he fixed my portrait of my mom. He is amazing he added so much detail. I love how it came out. I will be going back for more work. Thanks again read more

Today was my 3rd visit in the past 2 months and I've left happy every time. I haven't gotten a tattoo in almost 10 years. But I decided it was time to get some more. This place seemed to get pretty good reviews so I gave it a shot. I just walked in after work and met Paco and he was super chill. I think he was just the only guy available at the time. In retrospect, I'm glad that's how it turned out haha He did a couple of very small pieces that sitting and I was very happy with how they turned out. I came back a few days and put a deposit down for another larger piece. I guess the first visit was just me being lucky and coming on a day when he wasn't busy because my appointment wasn't for another week or so. That's fine I wasn't in any rush to get this work done. My 2nd visit went well too. Lasted about 2 hours or so including sitting and figuring out exactly what this piece would look like. Once we got everything finalized the work was a breeze. My most recent visit lasted about 4 hours I think? Maybe 5. I can't remember exactly. But I definitely didn't expect it to be that long. Had to take a few breaks LOL But again, left happy. I definitely recommend this shop. I've only had work done by Paco but the other guys seem good too. I'm not sure if their prices are fair or not but each time I've gone I felt my money was well spent. Bring cash if you don't want to pay the credit card fee haha read more

This place may look like a hole in the wall from the outside, but the cleanliness and quality of work done is outstanding. I saw Dixon and he was super friendly, professional, and did fantastic work. read more

Secret Sidewalk - Marvin, done by Dixon. - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

The original east bay black and grey. Love this place. This has been my spot for the past 5-6 years and they never fail to impress me with their talent and professionalism. Great dudes and some of the most talented individuals you will ever meet. read more

Paco hooked me up with a great price, custom service and a wonderful attitude. I will definitely be back. The entire.experience from when I first called and was told to come on down without an appointment to mediatating during the seven hour experience and actually falling asleep while he created these awesome tattoos made the experience unforgetable. Paco engaged in conversation with me during my mediatation and I even got the back story on his career, the business transistion to Tracy from the Bay and witnessed a Phillipino family of 15 come in and get identical tattoos in rememberance of a deceased family member all without appointments. They even charged my droid. read more

Secret Sidewalk - These are day one of healing! - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

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Marcos is a cool dude and a Hella clean Tattoo artist. Will definitely be back to get another portrait.

This shop has a great atmosphere and awesome artist we can't wait to go back to get some more work done thanks Secret Sidewalk.Our artist Marcos Adame has always taken good care of me and my wife not only does he put the time and effort into your opinion and let you know what will and will not work in a good tattoo he is also a super chill guy he has done several pieces on me including a sleeve and a recent portrait of my son that came out amazing I would not hesitate to recommend anyone to the shop especially Marcos keep up the good work see y'all soon read more

I got 4 tattoos from Fabian. All good tattoos and they price by the hour usually. You're paying for quality there and I planned on getting a tattoo from Marcos who fuckin kills it but joined the navy and moved. Great shop all the way around and if you want a quality piece go to the shop and actually spend the money. Bitching about price is stupid, these pieces of art don't go away and I still get compliments on the pieces from Fabian till this day. Overall great shop really professional and proud people. I can't wait to take some days off and fly out to get more tattoos from Fabian. read more

Tattoo by eddy jr. Clean shop, great work. Would definitely recommend. Everyone at the shop does great work as well. read more

Secret Sidewalk - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

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Been seeing Marcos Adame for about 8 yrs. I first started seeing Marcos when they were first in Hayward & followed them when they moved to Tracy. They have been very nice & professional ever single time ive came in. I know my ink will look clean & perfect. The shop is clean, they have the best art hanging up & they also throw nice art shows from time to time. Theyre into old school black n white tattoos but, they have artist who to traditional color tattoos as well. I highly reccomend Secret Sidewalk :) read more

Secret Sidewalk - King & Queen chess pieces with my parents names - Tattoo Near Me - Tracy, California

Just finished my 5th tattoo with Eddy Sr, this one is a portrait of my mother and I am beyond happy with how it turned out, it was more than I could've ever expected it to be. It is truly amazing of how he transformed her picture with such detail into a tattoo. I am happy with all my tats but this one is pretty special to me. I love this shop because of the fact they love what they do and if you look at all the photos on Instagram it's pretty apparent they are all pretty amazing artists. You can't go wrong going here and trust me you will leave with one hell of a tat read more

Marcos Adame and the Secret Sidewalk crew are awesome. Marcos designed and tattoed my entire arm with a bad ass sleeve and is almost done with a back piece in which i had to cover up three old tattoos. Marcos specializes in black and gray tattoos and does awesome pieces. He's not only tattoed me but also my wife and daughter. The shop is awesome and the guys make you feel welcomed and treat you like family. . read more

Reviews of SSW in yelp were good, I went in spoke to Paco, couple weeks later he had the design, so we booked the appointment. He applied the stencil but I didn't like it on so he worked to change it but I still didnt like it. In the end I changed the entire design and in a couple hours he had a new one done and ready to go (Simple text writing on my upper arm). The end design is better than I could have hoped, looks great, exactly what I wanted. I had a simple trible tattoo 10+ years ago at another shop in Tracy. It was ok but the artist went too deep with the needle and its badly scarred, so I was nervous to get another. Not anymore, Paco is superb, I'm even thinking about another one (sorry Paco) :) The guys in the shop are super polite, the place is clean and whilst I was there, the clients ranged from all walks of life so if you're nervous about getting a tattoo, or wonder where is a good place to go, these are the guys to go see. Awesome. read more

I got a tattoo by Eddy Reyes Jr. I was very impressed with his professionalism from the start. Not only is he passionate about what he does, he is very good! He made me feel comfortable and the shop had a great/friendly vibe. I highly recommend any artist at Secret Sidewalk. Thank you Eddy Jr for making my tattoo so beautiful! read more

So I was referred to come here by a friend, I had booked an appointment months in advance with Marcos. Initially after talking to him and letting him know I was friends with a friend of his he told me he would charge me by the piece instead of hourly which was all great. Months pass by and I travelled about 2 hours from the east bay to get to his shop and upon arrival he tells me it'll now be hourly and that I'm lying about the whole hourly thing. So you know what, I said whatever that's fine. I give him all my ideas and he than takes his super sweet time to only come back and say let's do something else as the portrait I had was not possible because of the shadowing and poor quality of the picture which I may remind you is the only photo I had of my grandfather left (he also said if any artist says they can ink that portrait they are lying to you). So we end up doing some flowers on both my shoulders. We completed one side and my other shoulder is only an outline which he said we'd need to book another appointment for and this whole experience cost me $1,200. I'm all about spending good money for quality work but this guy is not the top upper echelon or artist to be charging that kind of money well at least for some flowers on my shoulders- I should say shoulder since he only really completed one side. I actually wasn't even going to do a review on this but I ended up finding an artist in Oakland that not only did my grandfathers portrait in amazing quality but it literally only cost me $350. My opinion about this guy is he has talent but he's definitely very overhyped and overpriced and extremely rude. Do your research people and you'll find a much better artist for almost half what this guy charges. I would never return to this shop and I would recommend anyone reading this review to also think otherwise. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!! read more

This is the only place me and my family and friends will ever go to. They have a few different artists but we have went to eddy jr and Marcos for all of our tattoos. Price is always right and compared to MANY other shops they are very friendly and helpful. You can tell they want your business and care about their shop and reputation. read more

Humm, let's see here. All the guys that work here do some pretty incredible work. I had walked in on a Friday evening and was greeted by Dixon, this guy is freakin' awesome! He seriously took his time on my piece that I wanted, was clean and thorough. The tattoo turned out amazing and I will definitely come back to see him again for another tattoo! I have an appointment booked on Saturday with Paco for a Disney tattoo and I can't wait! I recommend if you are looking to get a fairly medium to large tattoo to book an appointment ahead of time. But other than that I would highly recommend this shop to anyone who is looking for some amazing work, good hospitality and cleanliness. Thanks guys keep up the amazing work! read more

Secret Sidewalk is the best! I discovered them through friends when they were in Hayward and I happily followed them to Tracy. I've gotten other tattoos by other "artists" and it doesn't even compare to this shops work. Marcos Adame has done all of my tattoos and I wouldn't let anyone else touch me! He is an extremely talented individual that takes his art very seriously (he also paints etc). He takes his time with his clients and is a true perfectionist. He's very accommodating, friendly, and makes you feel right at home. He does beautiful script by hand and amazing black and grey work! I highly recommend him! Also, Eddy Reyes is well known in the tattoo world. He did my husband's sleeve and it is beautiful. You can't go wrong with either of these two! Don't settle for less people...you get what you pay for! read more

Paco was awesome great guy. Amazing art work. The Disney tattoos omg like it came out of the book. He is a must see. You near go see him.

Junior took care of me on a large cover up project. He did a great job! Would definitely recommend this place for anyone looking for custom tatts. Their artwork and design is off the charts! read more

If you live in the valley or bay area and are looking for a tattoo, this is the place to go. I have a few tattoos that I have gotten from a number of places but I've never really found a place that made me think "I can't wait to come back for my next one" and I got that here. The guys that work here are awesome and are extremely talented. I got tattooed by Carlos Perez (a guest artist) but I got the opportunity to watch a few of the other guys tattoo while I was there. In the 4 hours I was there I was treated with nothing but respect. Not to mention that the time flew by because of the chit chat and the way they really make you feel welcome there! If I could give more then 5 stars I would. read more

Amazing work!! friendly and very clean environment ! there tattoos and art work are world renowned !

Marcos and Eddie Jr. are awesome! Even though I always just get random small tattoos, they still take the time to consult with me and help me with design and placement until it's perfect, which isn't always easy since with tattoos I'm annoyingly indecisive and not even sure of what I want or where I want it. But I always leave beyond happy and get several compliments on all my tattoos! read more

Just wanted to give credit to an awesome artist; Marcos Adame. I went to him completely clueless of what I wanted done, all I knew is I wanted certain concepts all morphed into one piece. And this guy made it happen, not only did he work around my busy schedule but he also made me feel comfortable in his shop for my first couple tattoos. Secret sidewalk in general is friendly place and I am looking forward to going back and getting some more work done. read more

I've been going to Secret Sidewalk for years and I wouldn't go anywhere else. They treat everyone like family and always make me feel at home. Marcos Adame has done almost every single one of my tattoos and I will definitely continue to go to him for my future work. I just wish I knew about him sooner. He's an amazing artist and always goes beyond what I expect. Secret Sidewalk is definitely the place to go!! read more

Marcos adame is the worst person to go to at this place not only is he late to his appointments but he is always rescheduling he has no customer service. If you dont have a big piece of art he will not help you so unprofessional. Not that im hating on the guy but he has not only done this to me but i have other people who can back me up on this. I went to get a tattoo from him didnt seem interested and in the end he had another guy tattoo me. Very unprofessional this guy. read more

We heard about the Secret Sidewalk Tattoo shop via word of mouth. My wife had been searching for an artist that did animal/ pet portraits. Upon walking in we immediately noticed the artwork on the walls and the cleanliness of the shop. We asked if there was a chance one of the artists did pet portraits, having asked this same question at other shops and being turned away. One of the shops artists pointed to another artist, who introduced himself as Marcos Adame. We talked with Marcos for a short time and asked that we bring in some of our favorite photos of my wife's pet Yorkie and he could draw it up and meet with us later in the week. When we came back and saw his intended art my wife loved the work he had drawn up. Having made an appointment Marcos asked we wait a couple minutes while he set up his station. The music was awesome as was the atmosphere. Marcos made my wife comfortable for the tattoo. She said his touch was smooth and light handed. About 3-3 1/2 hours later she walked out with the most awesome portrait tattoo of her little man, a male Yorkie she's had for 15 years. She said if she was going to get another tattoo it would be at the Secret Sidewalk, and with Marcos for sure. I would recommend this artist and shop for sure. Thank you Marcos Adame read more

Best place to get tattoos.they do really good work for a good price. Had all my tattoos done there no regrets.marcos adame is really talented.. read more

I lived in Hayward about two years ago and randomly stopped in at Secret Sidewalk to checkout the artists' portfolios. Marcos Adame's roses first caught my eye, and as I watched the work he posted on Facebook over the last two years I decided he's my guy! I'm big on watching and making sure that an artist is consistent! And Marcos is! Many artists out there unfortunately are not :( When I decided to get my parents' portraits a while back, I started researching portrait artists and man it's tough to find someone who really gets it right! So... I called up Marcos and we scheduled two appointments for March & April! Even though I have seen tons of amazing portraits he has done, I was still completely blown away when I got mine! I was shocked by the detail he was able to incorporate & that he works so quickly! He captured every little detail from the shading, to the different values in the eyes, to the hilights on my mom's pearls & the awesomeness of my dad's james-dean-do! He's CRAZY TALENTED and really awesome to work with. He's very knowledgeable and picks up on the little things you're looking for. I told him some ideas for these tattoos, and he came up with an even better idea that incorporates everything I want - he totally gets it! I also found his attitude really refreshing - I've never worked with or met a more humble artist who really appreciates and truly enjoys the fact that you love his work so much! He really takes to heart your compliments & appreciation. All in all - I'd recommend him - and have! I am constantly stopped by strangers who want a better look at my portraits, even those who usually don't like tattoos but have to tell me that these are the BEST ones they've seen! read more

4 years later and I'm still IN LOVE with my tat by Marcos! I've known this man for 20 years and have seen his art grow from the start. I can't wait to get started on my next tattoo and I trust anyone else here at The Secret Sidewalk to do it for me. If you're looking for quality work then this is the place to go. I wouldn't go anywhere else! read more

I went in to the shop to see Marcos based off the work he did on my friend. I told him a rough idea of what I wanted and when I came in to see the sketch I was blown away. I was even more amazed when my piece was finished because the shading is amazing and he brought so much life to it. He even stayed after hours to finish my work when we had a schedule conflict! Marcos is an amazing artist and he is a great person to work with. You can tell he truly loves what he does by what he produces. Everyone at the shop is amazing and I had a great experience! Ill definitely be going back to get more work done. read more