Highly recommend for baby ear piercings if you're looking for someone who pierces with a needle. My baby is 6 months old and many people had recommended coming here since not many places pierce babies anymore or they use piercing guns. No need for an appointment. Just come with ID and baby's birth certificate. I believe Don did my daughter's piercings. He was friendly, patient and very detailed to ensure he got them symmetrical and where I wanted them to be. She did great and healing has been great as well. The piercings costed less than $100. I don't remember exact price but I think $70-85 and it was cash only (not sure if it was at the time only but they had a sign for nearby ATMs). read more

Arc Angel Tattoo is the best little tattoo shop in Texas. It's a great vibe and experience in there. Good music, great art (on the walls and on skin), and cool experience altogether. I highly recommend this place. If you are interested in tattoos then go check them out! read more

Fast ,friendly. I got this tattoo done by Lupe. The prices are very reasonable. And the quality is amazing. read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Jesus Christ on the cross. His hand is my hand. - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Had a wonderful walk-in experience! Been thinking about a certain tattoo for a while and while I was out and about on Saturday, it hit me, "today is the day" Stopped at Arc Angel on a whim, hoping I'd could get in (and hoping I could get a good artist) I lucked out! Bill agreed to take me and I'm so glad he did. Turns out we both moved to Texas from the same area so we had lots to talk about....and he did an AMAZING job! I can't get over how perfect this tattoo came out. I found my new forever artist! read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Example I brought in. - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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I was going in for my 1st ever tattoo . I was nervous . I was able to be tattooed by the owner . He was very laid back and professional. I shared my fear and he made very comfortable. I got a tattoo tribute my cousin who recently passed . It was a small clown face . It was part of the Friday the 13th special. I hope to get some color in it very soon read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Anthony is the best artist I know. Great work every time I have a session. I have been getting tattoos from him for years and every experience has been great. read more

This place is great!! I just got tattooed by Steve and he was amazing. He took the time to get the tattoo how I wanted and gave me suggestions to make it even better! Steve made me feel comfortable throughout the whole tattoo. I'm super thankful for his patience bc I was a baby Pick Arc Angels for your next tattoo! I've gotten pierced by Josh and Don! And other tattoos by other artist! Definitely by favorite tattoo! read more

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All my tattoos were done here by Anthony and I will continue to come back here. Anthony has been my artist since 2017 and as long as he's still there I will continue to come back! Don did a couple of my piercings and have all healed fantastic. Never had any issues coming here. My mom and I got matching tattoos and Anthony even let me do some lines on my mom :) love you guys!! read more

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Came in to get my ears pierced a couple months ago. They pierced with hoops, one ear got infected even though I did all aftercare they recommended. I took it out to let it heal and once it was healed I called back to see if I could get it re-pierced, they told me to come in and they would re-pierce it for me. I came in and then the guy said they don't do re piercings and they would charge me for a new piercing. That was the whole reason I called before hand so I didn't have to come all the way out here. Big waste of my time. Not customer serviced based shop. read more

I went to get a dermal piercing and he pierced it crooked, it looked infected. Also came out in 4 days. I had a bad experience and didn't want to get re pierced. read more

Great atmosphere with a lot of attitude! The style and unique artwork made you want to stay in this place. The flash tattoo wall is from Sailor Jerry. Don was the only needler and tattoo artist. My husband wanted 2 small tattoos. While he had to get up and assist other customers (nose piercing, and other piercings) he was SUPER fast coming back to tattoo my husband. He is speedy Gonzales with lettering though! FUN TIP; they have the coziest lounge chair in the front which is right up next to multiple outlets. I feel like that was planned. Great if you're having a friend in the shop with you but they can easily charge their phone while in the waiting area! ALSO, While its dudes working the shop, it was the CLEANEST BATHROOM and best smelling bathroom I've ever been into! I highly enjoyed that! read more

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So I've heard of this place for YEARS! I've lived in the northeast area for a while and have had a few people saying it's a great place. I was a little cautious because of the size and feared I wasn't their usual clientele so I tried "top rated"place's instead. I was literally quoted $400 to put my mom's line drawing at one, told minimum pricing at another that literally was what I paid for my first car with for another. I wanted to do tattoos with my daughters and didn't wanna pay more than my mortgage on it and wanted advice on what and where for them. Great artist, very nice, and professional. (One daughter was stopping him every other minute to breathe) They both already picked out their next ink after their tattoo and know where to go. We literally had every artist working on us so I apologize for not naming them but everyone was amazing, nice, and patient. Truly a great memory and experience. Highly recommend. We were walk-in as well and were greeted and served immediately. Less than an hour later we had ink. As any person who goes through this bring what you want to have or be ready to text or send, have ID, bring cash. No issues it's all printed as soon as you walk in. You'll have no problems if you know tattoo 101's. Thanks to everyone again! read more

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UPDATE! I went back again for my first tattoo and my septum piercing. The quality was far beyond what I expected at an affordable price. Everybody at the shop is incredibly friendly! Anthony did my tattoo. I wanted a jellyfish on my left inner forearm. He placed it perfectly, did the most amazing shading I've ever seen, and even highlighted with white! (The tattoo was a greyscale tattoo). I am going to be happy with this tattoo forever and already scheduled to get another tattoo with him just a week later. Afterwards, Don did my piercing. He informed me that he didn't think the needle would go through my nose type, as my hard cartilage inside my nose was almost connected, not allowing much space for the needle. He gave me the option to opt out or give it a try (he said that if he hit cartilage, he just wouldn't put the needle through and nothing would happen, no harm no foul and he wouldn't charge me) So I'm like, let's do this! And it turns out Don is a miracle worker because he squeezed it through, and I am so incredibly happy. I gave him a big hug. I have never left an establishment of any kind happier than when I left Arc Angel Tattoo!!! read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - My absolutely GORGEOUS jellyfish tattoo by Anthony! - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Horrible people working here . Just go somewhere else. They are incredibly rude, and I felt so uncomfortable the whole time, as if they didn't want to help me . read more

I came here because I got an industrial piercing at another shop that was way too snug. They were able to get me in and exchange it for a longer bar right away. Very helpful. read more

I'm so disappointed in them right now ! i got 2 tattoos from here & i loved them but right now I tried to get tatted again the guy was being RUDE he said you " Ross or Gucci Quality" i mean i been her multiple times !!!!! Just wasn't necessary. read more

My wife and I brought our daughter in to get her ears pierced for the first time. Don was great. Super quick and informative on proper care/cleaning, you could tell he's been doing this for a while. Highly recommend coming and seeing him. read more

This place is the bomb!! Great customer service and everyone is friendly as hell! Lupe is very good at his job and turned a cover up into a masterpiece! Will definitely go back if I need another tat! Highly recommend this place !! read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Finished cover up! - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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I really recommend coming here the service was very good and fast I had Xavier pierce my bellybutton, he did such a great job I loved it!!

This was my first tattoo at 52, and I could not possibly be happier with the experience and finished piece. Anthony gave me solid advice and worked up my idea/design and made it 100% amazing. The size he recommended, the line work and dot shading is absolutely fantastic. He really is an excellent artist. I have to mention that the healing was perfect too. I had watched videos on aftercare that seemed sometimes horrible, but I did exactly as he told me and it was easy and painless. The space was clean and colorful, and his process was sanitary as well. I've had my dragon-winged unicorn seahorse for a month now, and everyday it amazes me. I'm already getting my next idea for my other forearm ready! read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Went here to get my tongue pierced a couple months ago and they took awhile to even greet me. The man who did it I believe his name was Don was really in a hurry like he had something better to do and didn't even warn me or say anything to me. He put the clamps on and pierced it & when I looked in the mirror it was a little over to the right and he said it was the way it was swelling. The man also forgot to tell me how to take care of it, I had to ask him or else he would have never told me I went to another piercing place to have them change the piercing later on to a smaller bar and the person there noticed how slanted it was. & talked about how bad/unprofessional that is. It didn't get infected or anything because I took good care of it & it's not as noticeable the slant in it but it makes it harder to put in my piercings & I'm sure you could find somebody that would do it better and explain the process to you. read more

I walked in to try to set up an appointment with Nick. First off, there were about 3 people sitting around on their phones who didn't even acknowledge me when I walked in. I found Nick, and showed him that I wanted a record player on my forearm, with a few words above and below it. He automatically said that he couldn't do the words. He said they wouldn't fit, and that in the long run, the words would look bad. He wasn't even willing to try and help me with my tattoo, and give me what I wanted. I still put down the deposit, which was VERY stupid of me. This was a Thursday, my appointment wasn't until Monday. FRIDAY, the day after I put down the deposit, I called and asked for my deposit back, because I really wanted the words, and wanted to find someone that would actually do what I wanted, and wasn't rude about it. He complained, and said that he had already started working on my tattoo (mind you, there was nothing to work on, I gave him an exact drawing of what I wanted.) All he would have to do is trace it. I told him, cool, I understand, you don't want to draw for free, can you at least send me a pic of what you worked on? He told me that he doesn't send pictures of his work, and that I can come in and see it. I told him I work full-time, and am a full-time student and do not have time to come in and see it. Just send the picture?! - The thing is, I know he was lying, and didn't really work on it. That's why he wouldn't send a picture. I hung up on him, because I don't have time for that type of bullshit in my life. Hey Nick Moreno, I know you need that $50 more than me, go take a course on customer service, so you can learn how to treat people. I'm sick of rude/cocky tattoo artist. Just some advice... NO ONE wants to get a tattoo by an asshole. Oh, I went to Boardwalk tattoo's on San Pedro, and got the record player done, with the words, and it is beautiful. And the artist charged me less than what you estimated. BTW. I know a lot of people who want/have tattoos, and I will be telling them about how crappy Arc Angel's customer service is, and to go to Boardwalk instead. read more

Ugh. To all veterans - avoid this place. The clinician was rude, unprofessional and not sensitive to veterans. We came in trying to get a consultation or direction on process and he would not listen. He just kept on saying it couldn't be done. Very condescending. Never again. read more

So, came here 2 months ago to get my nostril pierced. It was fast and painful but looked great afterwards and I was happy. I was told to clean it twice a day with a specific solution, and that's what I did. After a few days, it started growing a bump. Not a painful bump, but large. The bump bled and was oozing pus, and scabbed over multiple times. Over time, it became very painful. There was a nearly identical bump (but twice the size) on the inside of my nose, also bleeding and oozing pus. It stayed this way for 2 months until I went to another piercer to have them look at it. She said it was NOT infected, and it wasn't a keloid, it was just pierced incorrectly. Apparently, if you're going to put in a hoop immediately, you need to pierce the nose with a curved needle, not a straight needle like the piercer at Arc did. And it makes sense, but I'm not trained to know that. My new piercer said that it would simply never heal if I did not take it out and let it close, so that's what I did. And to my surprise, after 5 days the bump was almost gone, and it was completely back to normal after 10 days. I just had it repierced, and it wasn't as painful as the first one, even though she put a hole in a wound, which makes me think that something was done very incorrectly the first time. My recommendation, make sure you watch what they pierce you with. My experience was very different at both places. Nothing was explained to me at Arc Angel, it just happened and he didn't ask if I wanted a hoop or stud until after there was a needle in my nose. Apparently, that isn't normal. I don't want to shame the entire place because everyone was super nice, but I am very disappointed with my experience and piercing. read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - My original piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Don just did my husband's first tattoo. He loves it. I love it. Arc Angel is clean, environment shows their passion for art and tattooing and the staff was all friendly both times visited. Don not only was patient in me being so talkative and about the meaning of husband's first tattoo but when stuck in traffic? He was understanding about being late. Go check out the guys at Arc Angel and you won't be disappointed. read more

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If I could give this place ZERO stars, I would! Walked in to discuss getting a tattoo. We had ideas in hand. When we first walked in, 3 guys were just sitting around and no one acknowledge us. One of the waiting customers had to go behind the counter and get someone's attention. Soon as we started to explain what we where looking for, he instantly stopped us and said, you're gonna need images... I was thrown, but said, cool... let me get them. Come back in, we had a different artist talking. It felt like, he just blew us off (the first point of contact guy). So, talking to the second guy, trying to explain our ideas, and he immediately goes into "that's not gonna work!" This second guy, I was able to get his name and it was Nick. Very rude, short in responses, no listening skills, and poor customer service. We are not new to getting tattoos, however we go to "professionals" to kinda guide us in the right direction. If the vision a customer has, doesn't aesthetically makes sense, I feel you as the artist, should make it make sense.... Lastly I felt we were stereotyped and they thought we didn't have to money... 1. We're black 2. We're women 3. They felt we couldn't afford it. I will NEVER come here and do business with this POOR customer service facility... read more

Tattoos AND piercings are way overpriced. I paid $160 total for a tiny smiley face hand tattoo, which they messed up, adding a whole extra spot on it, and a septum piercing, which came out crooked and ended up having to be removed for irritation. But place is very clean and professional, staff is nice and familiar with regulars. read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Smiley face with mistaked spot - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Absolutely loved my experience! It was my first time getting tattooed. I came in with loads of questions. Before deciding to get my tattoo here I went to 3 other places and I did not get the same support and guidance as I did here. I came in on a Saturday with questions like placement being plus sized, price range, after care, styles and so much more. I even showed the tattoo I was trying to get and got a positive response for when I went to other places they made me kind of embarrassed of it. Anyway, Maddie answered all my questions and even said she could draw it that same day and if I liked it get it tattooed the very next day. It being my first time I was very nervous and Maddie was excellent helping me feel very relaxed and even super excited through the entire tattoo. I started to get shakey when It came to the color so she finished up and offered for me to come back in 2 months for details after it heals. I just wanted to say thank you to Maddie for the amazing tattoo, support and just all around great experience!! read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Color, 150$ hurt a lot more than outline but still bearable, coming back for details after it heals :) - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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I wanted to get a simple script quote and the guy said it would be $10 a letter! A LETTER! Btw the quote had 45 letters. Ridiculous.

My friend and I went in for spur of the moment tattoos, staff was great and our tats look "hella tight"! Lol

Tattoo artist clearly didn't want to make money, i designed a tattoo for my sister and I to get and we went in to get a quote and the artist said the design was horrible and he would never do a tattoo like that, we then showed him a different one and he was trying to discourage us from getting it. We literally stood there in awe at his lack of professionalism, he then goes to say "well if y'all want it I'll do it but I'm just telling y'all it probably won't be very good" what a complete asshole. read more

After one of my best friends passed away, me and another girl in our group wanted to get a tattoo in remembrance of her. We looked up tattoo parlors in Universal City and decided on Arc Angel because they had the best reviews in the area. However, they're severely lacking on customer service. We entered the shop at 8 pm (4 hours until close) and I asked if I get a quote. I explained to the tattooer ( I don't know his name because he didn't care to introduce himself) why I wanted it, where I wanted it, and showed him a few pics of what I was looking for. He barely glanced at the pics and without even looking at me said he was done for the day. There were three other guys in the shop and no one said anything and just looked at us as if to ask why we were still standing there. If you're "done for the day" why do your hours say you're open until 12am and why was your open sign still on? I have several tattoos and have never been treated as badly or received such heinous customer service EVER. I will not return to or recommend this shop. read more

I came here to get 2 cartilage piercings with my cousin and josh was our piercer. He was great! Even when right before I got really nervous he helped calm me down! He was very gentle and the healing process has been much easier than my previous cartilage piercing done at a different place. I highly recommend especially with josh! read more

Brittany at Arc Angel Tattoo is an awesome tattoo artist. I went in with a general idea of the work I wanted and she ran with it. The design she came up with worked perfectly with tattoos I already had. I will definitely be going back to her and this shop for future work! read more

Last night I got my very first tattoo and I love it. Louie did an awesome job on my pb&j. I will recommend this place to everyone and I'm sure to come back very soon to get more work done by Louie. read more

Great service and great artists, the prices are fair considering the great work they do.

Johnny did my two tattoos today. Took his time and was polite. The place was clean. Did an excellent job! Made sure I was happy with everything before he started. read more

Arc Angel Tattoo & Piercing - Love it. - Tattoo Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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Very nice and professional. I was going to come here to get my nipples pierced but I got confused and ended up at southpaw down the street. Southpaw did a horrible job and were unprofessional and rushed; both piercing were crooked and done incorrectly. I came to Arc Angel (original destination) to get a second opinion. Don helped me out right away and told me they botched the whole thing. Immediately the adrenaline wore off and I my body went into shock, I had to sit down. I lost all color in my face but Don was very friendly and professional helping to remove the piercings as well as providing water and sweets to get my blood sugar up. I will definitely come back as so as my nipples heal to re-do my piercings, ask for Don, he knows what he's doing and will take care of you with the outmost professionalism and friendliness. read more

Amazing lines, great color use, experienced, comfortable shop. I have a side piece from my collar bone to my thigh. 6 hours in, and it already the best one I have. read more

Arc angel is a great place. Spur of the moment got right in and Don was fantastic and all of the staff very nice. Clean and great looking stuffed animals to focus on especially on the bone. Recommend highly and I'm from Vegas!!!!!!! read more