Wyld Chyld Tattoo — Local services in Town of Hempstead

I have gotten great tattoos at Wyld Chyld before and liked going for walk-in’s for smaller, simple tattoos but at my most recently visit they did part of my tattoo completely wrong, so I will not be returning in the future. They have done nothing about the situation, not even offer an apology for not giving me what I asked for, so I do not plan on going back. The only thing they offered me is to go over the white that he added (that I didn’t ask for & was not in the photo that I showed, the requested design was all black ink so I don’t get where the guy tattooing me got the idea to add white from) with black when I told the woman at the front desk that I didn’t like it upon leaving. They didn’t seem to get that they did a totally different design rather than just only different colors. If they said they were changing the design, I would have opposed it. I emailed them after again as I got more upset as more time went by and basically explained all of this, they said I could come back in again to discuss possible resolutions but since I live in NYC & got the tattoo visiting that would be such a hassle to return to talk when we could talk over the phone or via email. I replied saying that I was unsure when I would be able to come back in and that I didn’t want to come back in just to talk also that I don’t see a way they can fix it, as they can’t undo the wrong design, and that I wanted a refund - then they stopped answering me.

They make sure you pay up front before the tattoo, which no other shop I have been to before asked of me, and I now can see why. if I didn’t pay before hand I would have refused to pay for this tattoo, mostly because of how I was treated since they didn’t care that I was upset. Other people have commented this as well.

I don’t get what sprung upon them to think that it’s okay to just change up the design that without even saying anything.

There’s no changing it now, I would have preferred the other design of sparkles & thought it would grow on me but it has not so I am just upset that I now have this tattoo that I was initially excited to get but now do not fully like. I would just make sure that if you have designs in mind to make it crystal clear that’s what you want and to not...

I was assisted by John Alonzo, at the studio, in finding the right art match to get for my tattoo - and he compiled a design in under a day, for what I've sought after for almost a decade, trying to privately design.

After agreeing that week, he led me to Syxx, a resident tattoo artist in the studio, and using state of the art technology he was able to administer the tattoo with incredible precision. The job was not remotely as painful as my original tattoo (which was the same flesh, opposite side, done by an outside individual almost ten years ago) - and I am content in having them even expand my piece further soon, and work on additional tattoos in the near future.

The staff is very helpful, and incredibly knowledgeable. The piece I had done was five times bigger than my original piece, but only a quarter as painful, and the articulate designs were done with expert skill - ensuring less repeat strokes, and practically no touch up required.

The healing technology employed was unique. If you have been to conventions recently you might have seen this new porous material they use on burn victims, being employed in tattoo healing. With this technology I was healed Fully within four days. The only care I had to apply, was changing the material after 24 hours. Afterwards, to be safe, albeit it was healed, I used some cream for a couple of days, and these cool slap ons called "Wild Willy`s Tattoo Wipes"

The environment is really relaxing, they have a cafe, and all sorts of nights that go on there, like comedy and music shows. Drinks and food is fantastic, really nice cafe staff.

Being a graphic artist, I have mingled with a variety of different tattoo artists from around the world, and even some hot shots like Paul Booth, and I can say with full confidence that these folk at Wyld Chyld have some of the biggest talent on this side...

On 10/18/25, I drove my son to Wyld Chyld Tattoo on Sunrise Highway, Merrick, NY, to get a tattoo by a guy named Chen, who another artist at the shop referred. My son had an appointment for 2pm. We left our house near Citi Field in Queens en route to the shop. If there is traffic, which there was, it takes over an hour to travel there.

As we arrived at the shop for the 2pm appointment, my son checked his phone to see that Chen texted my son around 12pm (we had already left the house) to say he called out sick and asked if my son wanted to re-schedule.

Upon arrival, we spoke with a female at the front desk who relayed that Chen called out sick and didn’t have my son’s number. I then asked if there was anyone else who could do the work because we traveled far from Queens. We were told there was no one but we could re-schedule with Chen. I said “no” and told her I didn’t like this.

My son and I were dissatisfied with the unprofessional manner in which this was handled. This was not handled in a professional manner for several reasons. You don’t text to say you’re sick, you call. If you booked a client, you should have the number. Chen and my son texted to schedule the appointment. But, now he didn’t have his number. Chen could have called earlier than 12pm. If he really lost his number, he could have contacted the artist that referred Chen to my son. The shop didn’t even attempt to accommodate my son. We left without him getting his tattoo.

I guess that $600 appointment meant nothing. That was not my son’s first time getting work done there but it...