I can't say enough good things about Inked By Keena. From the moment you walk in, you feel…read morecompletely at ease--the studio is clean, welcoming, and has such a positive vibe. Keena is an absolute artist. She really listens to what you want and takes the time to make sure every detail is perfect. Her line work is super clean, and you can tell she cares about her craft. I came in with a general idea, and she took it to another level with her creativity and attention to detail. Throughout the whole process, Keena made sure I was comfortable and informed, explaining each step and checking in to see how I was doing. My tattoo turned out better than I ever imagined, and I've gotten so many compliments on it already! If you're looking for an artist who's talented, professional, and genuinely cares about her clients, Keena is the one. Highly recommend--can't wait to come back for my next piece!

I was so excited to see a business that specializes in fine needle tattoos. I went to Keena for two…read moretiny tattoos. A heart and a heart cherry! The process was easy and painless. Keena took the time to plan out the style and size of the tattoo and made sure it would transpose out correctly. I've gone to another tattoo shop where everything and everyone looked intimidating and you would feel like you're getting rushed. Not here! It was private, I felt safe, and it was very clean and sanitized.

Was told I won a sponsored giveaway thanksgiving last year via text. I loved this guys' work on…read moreInstagram and I had signed up for many of his giveaways before, but this time I won!? After replying via email to confirm it was a real text and told him I was definitely interested, I didn't hear back until I texted again. Reached back out via text January 7th about it, didn't get a text back til January 22nd. I replied saying I'm still interested (of course). March 22nd I dm'd him on Instagram saying I won the giveaway last year and I haven't heard back in a while and asked if I can still get the tattoo. I was just sent an automatic response to a link to sign up for a FREE tattoo. Didn't get a response until April 17th which was just a marketing text via my phone number. He stated it's his last year doing studio ghibli tats and he only has 30 appts left for the year. So I replied "am I still able to redeem the scholarship from MyTattooExpert?" He replied "Absolutely .. I actually had Five people canceled for that project.. They were military people. And I guess they had to leave:/ Remind me what your vision was for your tattoo" I sent him my vision (I believe this was the second time but I couldn't find the first instance on text or dm) but got silence after that. I decided to reach out on Instagram on Sunday (4/19) about it since I didn't hear back AGAIN and I was getting worried considering he sent a text saying this year is the last year he's doing the art style I was specifically wanting. I got a text the day after confirming my name and email and phone number. He confirmed who I was and that I won the giveaway, he ends up telling me the sponsorship was "closed" despite me never redeeming mine... he goes on to say "several people backed out so it's still available"... he said "it's essentially NOT free, MyTattooExpert just pays for a portion." Why are you marketing FREE TATTOOS AND TATTOO GIVEAWAYS IF THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY FREE OR GIVEN AWAY? It was literally in the dm he sent me as an automated response, it says FREE right there and that was the one I BELIEVED I was signed up for. (He had so many I genuinely applied to them all) What a disappointment and waste of time. I was really looking forward to getting tatted from this guy, I would have continued to book with him regardless of the cost in the future if this actually went well. I was definitely turned off by the lack of responses/response time, I understand you're busy but it would've been impossible to book it seems like, regardless of the giveaway. Good thing it's his last year doing this, it seems like it was an unorganized mess.

Good work helped me with the process and overall tattoo looks good. Caz was very helpful and…read morecommunication overall was good.

Did my first ever tattoo with Eric. He did an amazing job and I'm super happy. Definitely will be…read morecoming back for my next tattoos.

Do Not go to Hector Torrez. Did a completely different tattoo than what we talked about online…read more Lines are blurry way over shaded. Dude told me how his wife left him over his coke habit and for some reason I still thought he might be able to shoot some decent ink. I was wrong lol. Luckly its healing very light an faded. Laser removal place says it'll come right off.

Such an awesome experience, first tattoo for me, the mom all instigated by my 18 year old twins who…read moregot their firsts as well - all the staff was so welcoming, had great options for us and dialed in each piece for placement and size - we will be back

This a great spot to get tattooed, not only are they easy going, they work with your ideas. Mike…read moreand Mitchell are awesome artists. If you have a tattoo in mind and want to get it done. This is the spot to go they also have a work shop family oriented. Overall a great place.

We've been coming here for years.. the employees and owner are all very friendly, they have lots of…read moreproducts, prices are the same as everywhere else (i say in a good way, no price hikes) we will continue to come here and give them our business, we tell everyone we know about them.

What kind of professional tattoo company can't open at the time they portray to be open? Apparently…read moreTHIS ONE! My mother who's a tattoo artist and has been purchasing her products here for maybe about 2 years year can't get her order worth of over $200 just because they can't open? Now they lost a loyal customer and income. Driving to El Monte all the way from dtla isn't something so easy but sadly it's not so easy to just get the door open when scheduled to. If it's so much of a hassle hire RESPONSIBLE people and not lazy undedicated employees. Thank you and enjoy the loss of a loyal customer. Either fix the store hours to a convenient hour or just fix the door cause apparently it's not opening when it's supposed to as well as better employees.

Omg I can't believe I hadn't left a review before! Thea is an amazing artist. I got my tattoo done…read morewith her in December of 2023. I asked her for a pink heart shaped gem with a gold ornamented border and boy did she deliver! I'm so in love with it. Her studio is also very calm and relaxing. I felt at ease with her. She did my tattoo in about two hours. I was shocked at how beautiful it came out in such a short amount of time. Can't wait to get another tattoo with Thea!

so i got a full back piece by thea about four years ago and it's amazing. the only thing that…read moreneeded to be finishing was the color. so stuff (drama) happened, break up, custody battle, and a relocation. i'm finally in a place in my life where i wanted to finish my tattoo, so i sent her a message and the picture below show what she reply with... her not wanting to finish the work. then she blocks me on instagram and decides to write something about me on her instagram calling me a headache. i'm not sure how i am since she declined to work with me and the piece she did on me i gave her full range on the drawing, i said what i wanted but told her to make it one of her drawings so i guess i'm a massive headache for calling her out on her declining to finish her piece, but again life happens and my kids come first and now i'm getting punished for it. would i recommend her, yes she does great work but just make sure life doesn't get in the way cuz she doesn't like it...

Bill has done most of my tattoos, including a chest piece and most of a sleeve on my left arm. Year…read morelater these tattoos are still vibrant and beautiful. I get complimented on them all the time! Most of the work I've had done has been a collaboration with Bill. I come in with an idea and he turns it into beautiful art. Bill is fun to talk to while getting tattooed, and he's very fast. I've actually never had to come back for a second session and even my large pieces have only taken a few hours to complete. I definitely recommend him to anyone and everyone that's looking to get tattooed in southern California.

I love this place Bill is very talented & does really good work! I'll be back really soon for…read moreanother tattoo

My husband saw a flyer for this place for their black Friday special. Having no knowledge of this…read moreplace, I looked them up on here. The bad reviews here, didn't scare me a bit, but decided to go in and get it done. And I am very happy that I did! My only compliant was the music was a bit loud. But every bad review I had read, did not happen to me. I got a very friendly experience, my tattoo has turned out wonderful. And we were walk ins. Would seriously consider coming back and getting another tattoo from them.

Extremely happy! Very professional and very knowledgeable. No pain or any discomfort. Julio you did…read moreexactly what I wanted. Thank you.