Balboa Tattoo — Local services in Newport Beach

After just getting reprimanded by whoever was staffing tonight, would not recommend. We called ahead to make sure they had time for a couple walk-ins before the 11pm closing time. Mind you I’m typing this review at 10:24 pm. We arrived, asked shop minimum and were shown the designs posted inside the coin machine. Still not totally turned off, we asked about editing some designs and questions were answered. Upon asking for the closest atm (45 minutes before closing time), attitudes changed and he blurted out he would take card after “staying 30 minutes late for us”. At this point none of us felt like having him permanently mark our bodies and unfortunately had to hurry out as he yelled at us for “not being sorry”. Luckily we still left 40 minutes before the posted...

I had my ID though my friend needed to grab hers, after asking prices and warning about our situation whoever was sitting in the front was extremely disrespectful! We forgot a simple thing on the beach, was willing to go and grab it and come back but after being treated horribly for asking basics on prices we just decided not to go back. If you want people to come to your shop you should be more considerate? Felt very uncomfortable asking simple questions, makes me wonder how it’ll be if you ask for a stencil moved. (Silly being treated like a child both of us are professionally pierced and tattooed.) either way super disrespectful front runner I pray she isn’t the one providing...

Friendly and fabulously skilled artists. My husband, MIL and I have all had work done by TJ. Some in color some in black n white. Each tattoo has been different styles and starting point. We have brought in sketches of flowers, ideas about meaningful symbols, and photographs of a 1937 Ford. In each case the results have been amazing and the experience has been a joy. Jess and Rick have been in the shop helping others and have shown their skills off too. Highly recommend for your 1st tattoo...