UPDATE: I got a tattoo here. Dave Norton is a very talented dude. I actually followed him on…read moreInstagram before I realized he was at this shop. Loved him for the cubist work he does and now I love him even more for how original my tattoo is. I came in with an idea of what I wanted and when it came time for me to actually tattoo, Dave exceeded my expectations in design. It was so dope. During the session, we watched two movies on the huge projectors in the shop. We were in a temp space, I think, as they were renovating the main place. Either way, everyone I interacted with was super kind, really funny, and just all around great people. I left kind of sad as we had spent 4 hours pretty much kickin it while I got my tat. Looking forward to get more work done here with Dave! --------------------- Don't really know about the tattoos, but my piercing experience was great! I felt the need to get a nose piercing and found Pino Bros through Yelp. I walked in and it was pretty busy, but I immediately was greeted by someone at the front and was taken care of (already impressed). The guy that greeted me told me that it would only be a few minutes because someone was ahead of me which was fine. I didn't mind. I only waited maybe 8 minutes until Aaron walked up to me and introduced himself. He immediately made me feel comfortable and I knew it was going to be a great experience. Aaron walked me through everything and made me feel at ease. Super sweet guy. Everyone there is pretty nice and I would highly recommend!

I've always had such an amazing experience at pino bros, I've been going to gonzalo for a few years…read morenow and he always does awesome work. everyone is so friendly, the vibes are great and there are some amazing artists here. 1000% reccommend

I got a tiger head tattoo months ago. I've never wrote reviews before but absolutely love the…read moretiger head I received. I got one tattoo from this location and had a great and welcoming experience. Very nice experience. Great place to get a tat. Turned out very well after 4 month

I got tattooed by Heather and it was fantastic! She came up with a beautiful design based on what I…read moreshowed her and started me 15 minutes before my appointment when I came early. She is extremely clean and professional. She is also a personable and charismatic person and we had a lovely conversation while she tattooed me. I will definitely be back, and we had a nice talk about my next piece I wanted as well! She did an amazing job, from placement to line work to shading. Thank you, Heather!

I had a great experience at Redemption getting my very first tattoo. I really like that you book…read moreappointments by reaching out to the artist you specifically want to work with. They have portfolios of the artsists' work on the website. Based on Yelp reviews, I chose Andy Reach and he was great. In order to reserve your timeslot, you send a deposit to your artist (I chose to do so via Venmo), for me it was $60. After you receive the tattoo you pay the remaining amount, $40 for me. [Note: $100 is the minimum fee at Redemption, even for a small tattoo like mine. I was happy to pay that knowing I'm working with a great artist at a reputable shop, but you can probably find cheaper for small, single-color tattoos elsewhere.] Don't forget to tip too! Andy did a great job on my tattoo. I had a really specific design (the 3 stars from the corner of the page in the Harry Potter books) and he copied it exactly. He was very honest and upfront with me about what size and location would last well instead of promising something that would never work long term. I left with a slightly bigger tattoo than I'd anticipated, but I feel confident that it won't fade or blur like the smaller size I'd initially planned on. All in, I was probably under the needle for 20 minutes tops. It felt like someone digging their fingernail into your skin. Sure, it hurts, but no biggie. A month and a half later, my tattoo has healed really nicely and looks great. It bled a little bit the first night but other than that healing was fairly quick and easy. I will absolutely come back to Redemption and Andy specifically if/when I decide to get my next tattoo.

As my 18th birthday was a while ago, my first to-do item on the list of stuff to do for the big…read moreoccasion was getting my first tattoo! Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I had to wait a little while longer to visit the shop for the first time! After booking the consultation, and meeting my artist, I put down my deposit and waited one painstakingly long week before the official appointment arrived. Of course I was nervous as heck because I had job idea how much the tattoo cost, or how painful it was gonna be, plus doing anywhere during all this madness is a challenge within itself. However, all the safety precautions were being taken, all artists and customers (including myself) had masks and gloves on, and the procedure went great! Jebb, (my artist) did a phenomenal job of making me feel comfortable and calm during the whole thing, and I will definitely be coming back here for my next tattoo! p.s, my art is healing really nicely, and the pain afterwards was little to none!

Suburban middle-aged mother of three driving evil mini-van down main drag of hometown when cheeky…read moremonkey child reads store front title "Tattoo". Mom says "What ... in Watertown". I got one tattoo 15 years ago in Portsmouth in honor of my oldest son, three kids later and I am thinking (mostly because the bastards are asking for "their" tattoos) that it is time to add on. This week decided to "test drive" this new studio with a small tattoo of two intertwining hearts in honor of my 20th wedding anniversary. Jaesun was very polite and did not talk down to me. It was not busy but probably because it is relatively new. It was clean and everyone seemed happy to be working there. I explained to Jaesun what I wanted, he designed it and we were inking it, baby. I definitely will be back for the next two I am thinking of getting. Bring Cash, that is all they accept right now.

My bad for taking so long. I craved a tattoo for a year, had to wait. End up at this cool little…read moreplace in Watertown after seeing & hearing about Holly's work. I just walk in, Holly's free, we talk - she's amazing but....what I want isn't really her specialty. She refers me to the uber talented Deitsch. Turns out the tat of my dreams (very ornate dragon) is his specialty. I like & trust him immediately, great, draw what you want, no, really, have at it. And I end up with THE most beautiful piece of art. Clean lines, clear colors. My total vision. Can't wait to add on to it! If you're thinking of adding a piece of art to your body, this is the place. BTW: It's cash only just so ya know.

Had my first tattoo done here yesterday. Very talented and courteous female tattoo artist did a…read morerose with my favorite saying on the stem. Big shoutout to Payton for a wonderful experience. I'll definitely be back.

Absolutely love my new tattoo. Tomcat was amazing throughout the entire process from our phone call…read moredescribing what I wanted, to placement, to color choice, temperature in the studio and her all around personality. Knocked it out of the park! This chickadee is a memorial piece for my grandmother and you can't honestly say that isn't the cutest and fattest little chickadee. Beyond pleased with Tomcat and will definitely be back for more #watercolor #tattooart #tomcatcreations #loveit As far as Covid, I haven't seen so many different varieties of hand sanitizer to choose from and the bottles were all placed in plain sight. Signs requesting you use them and wash tour hands. All staff members were wearing masks, appointments were necessary and no guests were allowed. Felt extremely safe and everything was super clean.

I had an absolutely fantastic experience getting tattooed by Brian Hemming at GITM. This was not my…read morefirst tattoo but it was my first "custom" tattoo, where I wanted someone to design my idea for me, and I was pretty nervous about the whole process. I searched for a really long time before finding Brian's work, and I pretty much immediately knew that his artistic style was what I was looking for. I booked an online consultation with him and he was super friendly, easy to work with, and I could tell he actually cared about understanding my idea. He sent me some preliminary sketches and I requested a few modifications to his initial sketch which he was totally cool about. Again, I could tell he understood the idea I had in my head. When he sent me the final design, I was honestly blown away -- it was perfect. We booked an appointment and he did the tattoo in one session. We even had to make one last-minute adjustment which he accommodated with no problem. The whole experience was super comfortable and super professional -- really, it pretty much could not have gone any better. Brian was able to take an idea I had in my head and turn it into something real and authentic. I literally could not be happier with the tattoo and how it turned out. The entire process was excellent and I am so humbled and grateful to Brian for his work!

Josh sucks. Got a tattoo. Promised free touch ups. The lines were crappy. Solid black parts weren't…read moresolid. Emailed and called maybe a dozen times to schedule a touch up. No one got back. This has been maybe 2 years of trying to get in there. Went there in person and was turned away for a touch up. Place is shit. Fuck all of you in there.

Tony was awesome! I (64f) went to Nomadic Roots a year ago for my first tattoo. I was nervous, but…read moreTony took the time to talk to me about my design, the placement, and the procedure. There was no pressure at all and I appreciated his calm and pleasant demeanor. Tony even sent me home with a temporary tattoo to see how I felt about it! I went back a week after the temporary disappeared for the real thing and I was/am so pleased with Tony's work.

I come for Sean as he does excellent work and has done my last 6 tattoos. I have seen Tony's work…read moreand he does really nice work as well. The only drawback is sean does such a good job with each of his clients that he is always running late, which also means he is going to take his time with you!! They are reasonably priced, and very accommodating, today I got to watch goodfellas whilst I was tattooed, popcorn and all!!

I had a fantastic experience getting tattooed here a while back! Sanjay is no longer with the shop…read morebut his service was incredible and I would imagine that that is reflected with the other artists. They were very flexible with timing and they brought something so special for me to life -- the price was awesome too, and I keep recommending this shop!

Andrew was awesome. I came as a walk-in and got exactly what I was hoping for!…read more Cash only.