I've been looking for a piercing place in Cleveland for a while, and Tattoo Cafe did not disappoint! Joe was LOVELY, made sure we were comfortable, and was very skilled, leading to a (relatively) pain-free experience. They also have a good variety of jewelry in the store. I also have to shout out their incredibly reasonable rates; my daith was 30 (before tip), as was my friend's tragus, which is better than any other shop I've seen post-COVID. They're cash only, but there's an ATM if you forget. Definitely coming back here! read more

Victoria, does awesome work!! She is an easy artist to work with!! She always makes time for me, even if it's last minute.. mom was admitted to the hospital and I had an appt she was totally understanding!! read more

Joe Phillips knows Piercings!!!! This man is professional, courteous, personable and calming in his private studio. He performs all possible piercings or art that involves skin invasion. Any additional piercings will be with Joe! No matter what body jewelry you seek, they have it! Cash only but there is an ATM in house, if you forgot your dead presidents. read more

Got a new tattoo by Victoria!! I love it so much!! Thank you!!! Ever since moving to Florida they wanna charge me like 300 for just some small line work! I always come here read more

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I've had excellent service in the past from not only the piercer Joe but the artist Victoria. Today I took the relationship a step further and entrusted them with piercing my granddaughter's ears. She cries more being bathed, didn't have to soothe her she was smiling so quick. Joe was so good with her, took his time and made sure mom was fine also. Tattoo Cafe not just for adults. Think my daughter will let her get a tattoo? Just kidding ... If she's like grandma she'll get a few late late in life. read more

Tattoo Cafe - In this picture is a baby who I thought would lose her mind, she didn't. - Tattoo Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Brought my young daughter for an ear piercing and had a very pleasant experience. The professionals here will make sure that the piercing is properly aligned and will not use a piercing gun that's typically used at Claire's (operates by a teenager). If you want your kids ear pierced properly, in the right position on the ear with the ability to heal nicely and look beautiful - come here. read more

Went to get my second nostril piercing done (to have one on either side) and to get a jewelry change. Piercer seemed really nice and charismatic but when going to get the piercing done he dipped the sterile needle into a topical numbing cream and pierced me with it, numbing cream and all. When asking him why he did that, he responded with "that's just how i do it", he didn't even ask me if numbing cream was something i wanted to use. He had more than enough time to put the numbing cream on my nose and let it soak in while doing my jewelry change. Extremely unprofessional. read more

Today I went originally to get a new nose ring, Joe helped me and he was great b just like before. Then i decided to get a tattoo. I was assisted by Artist Victoria. She did such a great job and I've already received several compliments. She was patient with my questions and i love her free hand writing. read more

Tattoo Cafe - Believe and your dreams will come true - Tattoo Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Seems sanitary but their piercing jewelry is "surgical steel" (not a verifiable metal, should be titanium or gold) and externally threaded, which irritates the piercing hole anytime you take it out to clean (after its all the way healed). Piercer told me to just use handsoap to clean my piercing (you should only use saline solution) I dont trust them and I will never go back read more

Joe FIXED my butchered belly piercing!! I got my belly piercing done at another shop (All Tattoos, Strongsville) and my piercing was done wrong! It was way too deep into my navel cavity. I went back to that shop because I was having severe swelling, the shop exchanged the bar for me. After two days it was worst than ever! So I knew I needed a second opinion, I went to go see Joe at Tattoo Cafe and he re-pierced my belly to make sure the belly ring was positioned correctly. Considering the amount of swelling and how tender my belly button was - it was almost painless!! Moral of the story, Joe fixed my belly button piercing and I'm forever grateful. read more

Only giving 3 stars for the cheap prices and nice staff. I did a walk-in for a normal septum piercing, they weren't busy and had no problem servicing me, but the man did the piercing so quickly and didn't pay much attention at all. Needless to say my septum is extremely crooked, but it was only $15 so i really can't complain much. I'm just going to live with it. read more

I was happy with the customer service, but the piercer completely messed up my vertical labret (lip) piercing. He pierced it too low on the bottom and it began to migrate up. Per my usual piercer, I took the piercing out as 1) the quality of jewelry was not allowing it to heal properly and 2) the migration and rejection of of the placement won't allow it to heal. I now have to wait two weeks for it to heal to have it done properly. read more

I followed Andy from CJ's in Parma Hts to this shop. In that time he has tattooed me many times, as has Eric. I have also been pierced there by Joe. The artists while fun, relaxed and easy going are true professionals. You'll get a beautiful tattoo and enjoy the playful bantering between the artists. Always up for anything these guys love being given free rein to design one of a kind pieces for you. Come in and enjoy!! read more

I've been to this place twice now, once to gauge my septum and to pierce and gauge my ears, pierced with an 8, so it's awesome already. They were extremely professional, clean and sterile. They were more then willing to discuss various options and show me multiple pieces of jewelry, and even order some custom pieces. I highly recommend these guys for your piercing needs, working on the money to try them out for their tattoo work as well. read more

Tatoo cafe is the place to go to get your future tattoos and piercings done. They take the time to forfill your needs. Me and my wife wanted to get his and hers tattoos done and they did an excellent job. Pricing is not a problem they are very reasonable. Me and my wife are not from Ohio but we would definitely come back just to get tattoos at this shop again. read more

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As a person who doesn't have any piercings (other than ears) and no tattoos, I was very hesitant and worried about finding a place where I felt comfortable. I did a lot of research and Tattoo Cafe was very well-reviewed. I went in on a Saturday to get my nose pierced and Joe was outstanding. Very professional and extremely calming, seeing as how I was very nervous. He walked me through everything, explained every step, and was just really friendly. Thanks so much Joe! read more

very professional, very quick and easy! if you need a piercing go to JOE he was fast & super friendly

I called them asking if they had jewelry and the person who answered was quite rude to me and even hung up on me midsentence

I have 7 piercings (all on my ears) that were done by Joe, the owner. He's a super kind guy and very much experienced! He cleans all the jewelry and uses new needles straight out of the package every time. I've had cartilage piercings, triple forward helix, and daith done by him & going back to get more soon. This place was recommended to me by my best friend, who had the place recommended to her by her other friend. I recommended this place to about 3 other friends and now all my friends and I go here for piercings!!! Lol. Prices are amazing as well!!! Every piercing is $20. (Website says different but it's not updated.) This is the best place to go for a well priced piercing and amazing quality!!!! read more

I was a walk-in, there to get a piercing. I called ahead to ask about Tattoo Cafe's covid precautions. They assured me that they had a mask and physical distancing policy in place. When I got there, I was told I'd wait about 10-15 minutes for my piercing. I ended up waiting 25+ minutes, during which, I saw employees without their masks on, and crowds of patrons not practicing social distancing. The place reeked of cannabis, and all their piercing jewelry was made of "surgical steel," which isn't a real, endorsed classification for biosafe materials. The artists seem talented, but there are many cleaner, safer places to get body modifications done in Cleveland. After seeing several employees without their masks on, I decided to take my business elsewhere. If they can't enforce best-practice during a pandemic, do you really want to trust them with blood-borne pathogen or aspetic precautions? read more

I have been researching Daith piercings. Found Tattoo Cafe and Joe! My sis and I have had migraines since 5yrs old, dad & grandma had them. I refused daily meds for them and botox. Went in and yes, I had a mild migraine. Once Joe pierced through the cartilage - BOOM - my migraine was gone. The relief was overwhelming that I started crying and I hope I didn't freak Joe out, but that was unbelievably quick relief. I can only akin it to when I have a 3 day migraine and I have to go to the ER and get my shot of high dose pain meds. I would recommend this to anyone with migraines and Tattoo Cafe is the only name on my list to have it done by! read more

Love this place very clean and professional and love everybody there they have good personality make you laugh even when your nervous . I always go here for my piercings excellent place read more

This place is AMAZING! Eric did an awesome job on my tattoo and I will definitely come back to him. Not only was he very nice and made sure everything was exactly the way I wanted before he began, he took his time and did not rush through anything! And more importantly, the entire place is extremely clean! I have never felt more comfortable at a tattoo shop! read more

Tattoo Cafe - Eric did an amazing job! - Tattoo Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Absolutely the best place to go for piercing!! If you haven't checked this place out you are missing out!

Joe is an amazing piercing expert and made my sister and I feel like we were in the right place. Highly recommended.

I came to Tattoo Cafe after reading reviews to get a Tragus piercing. I was able to walkin and waited 10 minutes after another client to begin my service. Joe the owner was so nice and so professional. He informed me of what to expect and helped me to relax. It was over in less than 5 minutes. I'm really happy with my service and will refer others. read more

Took my Granddaughter to get her ears pierced for the first time at Tattoo Cafe. She wanted it done for her 8th birthday and they did a great job. Joe let her pick her earrings and made her feel comfortable. She did not cry nor flinch unlike getting it done with a piercing gun at Claire's. Tattoo Cafe was very professional! read more

Artist Nick has done work on me prior which I was pleased with. So when I was ready to get my next larger detailed piece, I naturally wanted him. I went in the cafe on Saturday to show him the design I wanted, place a deposit and I was given a appointment on Monday at 5:00 pm. Upon arriving, after I changed into shorts, I was then told by Nick that he double booked & was setting up to do another persons tattoo. I then asked him if I could at lease see the art work, which he informed me he didn't have ready. He asked me to come back tomorrow again at 5:00 pm...I then changed & left. What bothers me the most I NEVER received a phone call of this issue. I felt I was dumped on, and quietly left. I dwelled on this issue a bit, and I thought to myself, I did nothing wrong. This was very un-business like and I should have received a call earlier in the day. I decided to give Tattoo cafe a call & told them my dilemma and asked them if I can come back later in the week to pick up my art work & my deposit. Over the phone they said I would be able to. So disappointed. Corrine S. 3-13-17 read more

5 stars all the way! This place rocks we stopped in for the glitter effect cancer benifit they were kind enough to host. We never would of expected the place to be so nice. They have a huge bar where the crowd of over 60 people were comfortably spread out. The bar served coffee and soda with several booths and televisions to view. They have such a large place comfortable booths for those who just wanted to watch. I have several piercings and tattoos so being in tattoo shops all around the city I have never seen as much jewelery in one place as well as the enormous selection pricing was the best I've seen by far. Talking to the staff they are expanding the store to more than double its size in the spring. The tattoos we got were amazing and all for a great cause we can't wait to come back. read more