So i feel as though its tradition that when you're visiting a new city, with best friends, you have to do something iconic. And what's better than a tattoo. After breakfast we were walking in and out of shops hoping they would have the time for some walk ins. And we had heard from some friends that Brass Monkey was the place to try. Luckily for us Joey was available to take all 3. And thank god the universe put us in his hands because wow. His line work is unmatched, i can't stop staring at this beautiful work! Not to mention pricing is also very appropriate. He's really dope, so much so i made another appointment before i hop on a plan back to Buffalo. Extremely impressed with their energy and cleanliness of the shop. Can't wait for Sunday! read more

Brass Monkey Tattoo Company - Serotonin & Dopamine by Joey - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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I went to get a naval piercing about a week and a half ago and I just left a different shop to have it removed. I asked for a floating naval and was told it "wouldn't give me enough room for healing". The shop I had my piercing removed from let me know that a floating naval would have been appropriate for my anatomy- instead I received a piercing incorrect for my anatomy. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND- WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND IS NOT KNOWLEDGE IN ANATOMY. Unfortunately just another boy's club shop. read more

Brass Monkey Tattoo Company - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

The service requested was way above the shop minimum the two younger gals working this morning that I came in and called did not give me a good five the shop was clean easily located and minimal parking plus street parking the service requested was overpriced. Not sure of their quality of work, but they didn't make me feel comfortable enough to stick around and I am not new to getting tattooed. read more

Had a terrible experience at Tacomas Best Piercing & did a walk in here with Chris. He was great!!!!

I was really happy with Chris. I had gotten a nose piercing from him and the jewel fell out and he was more than happy to replace it. No problems. He was very kind and gentle and made me laugh to calm my nerves. I've been in there several other times with my daughter getting her piercings and they're always friendly fast and considerate. I recommend going there for any piercings. Chris does a amazing job. read more

v happy with my lil blueberry vine by Nathan!! The shop vibe was chill, Nathan was super nice and everyone around seemed very friendly! read more

Brass Monkey Tattoo Company - Lil bloooob vine by Nathan !! - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Came here with a couple of friends to get my first tattoo and was super pleased with the result! I got a song lyric in handwriting and Josh did a great job capturing the tiny detail. The lines are super clean! And the best part was it took less than 10 minutes and wasn't nearly as painful as I expected. Can't wait to come here again for future pieces! read more

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The best watercolor tattoo shop. I've seen some horrible watercolor tattoo's on people and was scared to get one, but Lana killed it. I love my watercolor Stitch and will be going back again, very soon. All the staff are sociable, nice and super funny personalities. Thank you for the best tattoo experience ever!! Heather Mustapha read more

Brass Monkey Tattoo Company - Stitch watercolor - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I wanted a tiny red balloon tattoo. I unfortunately got Dominic as the tattooer. I wanted a thin black outline and a little shine spot on the balloon. Sounds simple enough. The outline is thinker in some spots, not solid in other spots. He did a circle instead of a sliver for the shine spot on the balloon. And the worst part, aside for the $100 price tag for a one inch balloon with a tail, he screwed up the outline. Instead of a rounded balloon, my balloon has a straight side. He looked right at me when he did it too and said nothing. I do not recommend at least Dominic at Brass Monkey. He was a bit cocky and obviously can't admit he made a mistake. I think he has LMS - little man syndrome. Get a clue man. read more

I'm very happy w my tat :) i got what i asked for and i'm super satisfied. the service was fairly quick and helpful. i was a walk in and was outta there in about 40 minutes. i saw that jordan (my artist) got a bad rap and isn't working at brass monkey anymore. while he was slightly persistent about bigger tattoos and spending more money, he listened when i told him no. remeber that you can set boundaries with your artists. that is perfectly okay. artists are sometimes like car salesman. so stand your ground if you want something permanent lol. read more

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I met Josh through a friend and his energy and confidence through his art really made me excited to see him for my second tattoo. He's very efficient on responses, very well priced, quick, thorough, clean, and loves to put individuality into his work. I passed out and he was very professional and understanding about it. I love my fern, and will recommend him to my friends along with seeing him in the future. read more

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I'd give a 5 star but my piercing fell out after a month!! I'm sad about that . I would recommend Brass Monkey due to the cleanliness and friendly staff! read more

Friend and I got our piercings done here today last minute (walk-in) by Chris Costa and he was amazing! He made sure the area was clean and sanitized, was down to earth and made sure to make me feel comfortable and was very gentle with giving me my first special piercings. Love and will def go back and recommend. read more

Was able to call ahead and make a same day appt. The piercer was great and my child loves the septum piercing they got! It was hard to find parking and I felt it was a bit pricy, but overall it was a good experience! read more

I had my tongue pirced here and I was absolutely enchanted by the people working there! I can see how they could have been seen as somewhat boisterous and a bit over the top, but that worked for me! They were funny and chill and thats what I needed to relax. They were also very clean in my opinion, made sure that everything was sterile and organized. I was pretty impressed. I also appreciated the amount of similarities in personality there was between my piercer and myself, I can't remember his name, but damn I was happy with his performance! Good guy. The piercing went very well, no infection and was fairly painless. He was good to say the least. Great place! read more

This place was a right away pick when walking through the door. It has great vibes and some really talented artists. A buddy of mine and myself got tattoos from Bismark, he's only been at brass monkey for a month now but he's a great artist who use to do work in Texas. Both our pieces came out crisp and his lines and coloring are awesome WARNING- if you're going for your first tattoo I would try another artist or let him know. Of my six pieces I've had done he's a little tougher with the needle. My leg was sore for a couple days after read more

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This is definitely my new go to spot for piercings! I went in for a tragus piercing, and Zac was amazing! He was very quick, and the piercing looks AMAZING!! read more

Brass Monkey Tattoo Company - Tragus piercing! - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

lana did such a great job. she's super fast, solid, & had such a bubbly personality :) i def will be coming back to see her! read more

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My husband and I got tattoos done there last week. We walked in and they were able to fit us in for a quick little session. Very clean shop!! Everyone there was nice and friendly. I would definitely recommend. read more

Brass Monkey Tattoo Company - Tattoo Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

A year ago asked one of the tattoo artists to draw me up a tattoo gave him $60 to pay the down. Haven't heard from him since, tried to connect with him but all he did was give excuses and acted like he was working on a piece for me. Kinda sad he would turn down a lot of money I was willing to pay but I find it unprofessional and just dirty can't believe he still works there. Plus he did a small tattoo for me and missed a line I asked if he could go over it after it fully healed but that never happened. Definitely one bad experience for sure. read more

I absolutely do NOT recommend Brass Monkey tattoo or Joey G as a tattoo artist in any way shape or form. I had a very large leg piece that I wanted done and because of the type of tattoo design it was, my friend A. talked me into going into to see this guy Joey G since he specialized in this kind of art work. I hesitated because I have two FREAKING GREAT Artists that I already see at Old Tacoma Tattoo (who I DO recommend tremendously). Let me tell you the story of my interaction with Joey G. -On January 19, 2019 I went into the shop to meet him and schedule an appt. I texted him my tattoo design at his request and $60 to hold an appointment. -On January 25th (after not hearing from him to actually set up the appt) I texted him my availability. 5 DAYS LATER he finally responds with February 25th as a date. Which I accept. -On February 18nd I had to leave for California because my mother was in the hospital essentially dying (we brought her home on hospice where she finally passed away late February). I sent him a text on Feb 22 telling him of the situation and that I would need to reschedule. (at that point I didn't know how long I would be gone for- it ended up being almost 30 days out of state) - On March 6 I sent him a text telling him I would be home soon and what is his availability the week of March 18th. I had the ENTIRE week off. He said when he got to the shop at noon that day he would text me some dates and times. HE NEVER DID -5 DAYS LATER on March 11, I sent him a text checking in with him for dates and time. STILL NO RESPONSE -TWO WEEKS LATER -STILL NO RESPONSE- -March 24th I sent YET ANOTHER TEXT asking to schedule. He FINALLY RESPONDED with "what works for you". (I had already given him plenty of dates and times by now. SO, I gave him even more/new dates and times. -TWO DAYS later on March 27th he finally responds back, but by this time I was so put off and ticked off at his COMPLETE lack of response to me that I had already decided to go where I should have gone all along. Andre and Darin at Old Tacoma Tattoo. I told Joey that I ended up having to schedule somewhere else because we could never connect- and then I sent him a PayPal request to refund me my $60 deposit since it was HIS FAULT that a date was never scheduled. I sent multiple requests with no response. Then I inadvertently sent him ANOTHER $60 (total of $120) through PayPal. I thought I was requesting but was sending instead. That was totally my fault. SO, I texted him and he called me. He said he was having problems with his PayPal and would send me the money, I eventually got $60 back but not the other $60. I texted him again and his response was that because I had to "reschedule a few times", he was not going to refund me the money. And therefore the $60 went towards the drawing of the design and his time. And he kept saying "you have to understand this is a business". What I understand is this Joey and Brass Monkey Tattoo. Your business SUCKS. I never GOT A CHANCE TO RESCHEDULE because of Joeys lack of response to my MULTIPLE text messages with WEEKS WORTH OF DATES AND TIMES over several WEEKS!!. Is that how you run a business? And then when my friend A. who actually referred me to him called him out on his "business ethics" (I sent her the screenshots of our interactions) he lied to her and said that I rescheduled "several times"- I NEVER rescheduled. I NEVER got the chance!!!! I had ONE appointment that I ATTEMPTED to reschedule with him BECAUSE MY MOTHER DIED. Then he tells A. that he was booked when I wanted to get tattooed. Which he NEVER COMMUNICATED with me. I gave him multiple WEEKS and dates and times that I was available. It took from March 6 to the 24th before he even responded to me. Then in his text to her he says, "if she would have asked for her deposit back, I would have given it to her". DUDE!! I asked multiple times!! His text to my friend A. said "I'd gladly refund her. I just never got a request for one". Which is BS!! Again, I have all the screenshots and PayPal activity as proof. As you an see he wasn't even consistent in what he told me over several weeks as compared with what he told my friend. Lies and lack of communication on his part as well as lack of ANY RESPONSE to my multiple attempts to reschedule. I CAN'T EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW SHADY THIS BUSINESS IS AS WELL AS JOEY G. I can't comment on his artistic abilities, but his business ethics and morals are definitely in question. If you have gotten this far, please DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME GOING HERE. Go see Andre or Darin at Old Tacoma Tattoo!!! They have done 4 of my tattoos and I couldn't be happier with not only their artistic abilities but their business ethics as well as their friendly atmosphere. I love going in there and they always take the time to respond to me promptly. Side note- Their piercer? Too busy playing games on his computer for 25 mins to stretch out a friend's ear. read more

Very impressed with Shane the tattoo artist. He's very friendly and is willing to get to know you. I gave him a print out of the design I wanted which was the sun on the Philippine flag. His line work is VERY clean and consistent. He matched the picture perfectly. I'm definitely bringing him more customers from my campus! Make sure to check him out, there is also a $60 deposit to reserve your appointment. read more

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Can't speak about the tattoos but I was told off for asking if they sold earrings. I think it is important to be informative and kind when your modifying people's body. read more

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE, PLEASE READ. This is what happens to a totally trusting person that ends up with a tattoo artist that just doesn't care and does the bare minimum. I had a cover-up on my ankle & Josh was supposed to be the one to see & of course I was all to happy to finally be getting it done. First of all he forgot to put me on the schedule, so he said he'd hook it up for my time, but he never did. He actually said flowers were my only option, then later said I could do other things, he said he'd do the leg band in all 1 setting, but then he was hungover & said he would have me come back, and now it is some silly tattoo that does not look cohesive. He convinced me pink would cover my old tattoo, but it didn't (every other artist has told me that they wouldn't have done that color) & the band, because he did it later, looks like an afterthought. Everything I asked for he shot down & I just put my blind faith in him, mistakenly. The tattoo is ugly & the flowers are some of the most generic flowers I've ever seen from a seasoned tattoo artist, but he took my $410 & hung up on me when I called and told him what I didn't like. Prior to him doing the band, I told him I was concerned about how it would look, but again he assured me, he just wanted to get it done. Josh take your 17 yrs of experience & shove it, what good are they if you don't even care about each and every person you tattoo, this is my life and your tattoo sucks and so do you & I'm living proof of your lazy careless work & I will be telling everybody that will listen & do whatever I can to spread the word. You are bad business & people have the right to know what you did to me. Mind you he was to do some more coloring and never finished, but took my money. Please don't be fooled by the fancy shop, shop around for someone that will treat you like a person and not just another tattoo to get over with. I will be posting pictures soon. Josh...I'm not done with you. This shop is not the TOP shop in TACOMA...look around. There are better artist and way better people out there. Oh and I'm still waiting to see, but I'm pretty sure he scarred me from going too deep with the needles, using fresh aloe from the plant to see, but I'm pretty sure the raising is from him going to fast and too hard. Thanks for everything, Josh. STAY TUNED for PHOTOS!!! Will re-review w/ photos soon. read more

Note: I have not and will not get a tattoo here. I called to find out shop rates and get appointment info. It was a demoralizing conversation, in which I was talked down to when I asked about deposits and appointments, "How many other shops have you called? I can't tell you that information over the phone. Not to be rude, but that's how tattoo shops always work. I don't know if you've ever gotten a tattoo anywhere before. I can't see anybody's schedule. It's first come, first serve." read more

Chris was amazing!!! I couldn't have asked for a more comfortable experience. The shop was clean, organized, and professional.

They misspelled the name after I gave it to him a week ago. He refused to take responsibility for it until I posted a review on Facebook which he asked me to pull down. The owner of the store josh was my artist he was an hour late and had no drawings prepared so I had to wait again. He couldn't figure out how to write a date in the wrong format and almost ended up writing a date 100 years before the one I needed. Had to redo the template 5 times and now my extremely important tattoo in memory of a family member is misspelled. He blamed it on me because I didn't catch the error sooner and took no responsibility. Staff just sat around talking while customers waited. I hate writing reviews especially bad ones but this is permanent. read more

Saw a lot of reviews about these people always cancelling and just thought it wouldn't actually be like that. They told us on the phone that they can't do appointments and only walk ins so we came in asking for a rose tattoo and at first they seemed displeased about doing it but then they said to come in the next day and they will do it. Called them at our appointment time, first time they didn't answer and the second time they said that something "important" came up and they can't do it, a lame excuse for not wanting to do the tattoo. Not professional or friendly. read more

We got two tattoos here- one was a touch up/fix on my wrist and the other was a butterfly on my wife's leg. All of the staff were very nice. Our tattoo artist did an amazing job and the prices were reasonable. The shop is clean and has some really cool decor. Overall we were very pleased. This will be our go to place for now on. read more

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Lana and Josh are the best artists there!! I've gotten 4 tattoos done by Lana and all have came out perfectly, my boyfriend is getting one done by Josh this month and I can't wait to see how it turns out! Josh runs the shop well, it is such a friendly environment to be in, and also very clean and organized. I look forward to spending more time in the shop with them continuing to put their art on me!! read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! I got a watercolor "Always Keep Fighting" tattoo for my first, done by Alexis and she is seriously my favorite. She is really cool and sweet and a great artist! I just went in to get a tiny cross behind my ear and mentioned that I wanted more but didn't have the money and she let me a super simple little dachshund for the same price since it was so simple! She's just a doll and the atmosphere is really cool too. If this is your first tattoo or your 100th tattoo, go!!! read more

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I got my first tattoo from Brass Monkey after visiting a couple other shops. The folks there were much friendlier than the other shops we visited and were super helpful when considering the idea I had for my tattoo. I told the owner I was interested in getting an elephant tattooed on my forearm and he recommended I talk to Dan because he had previously done some elephant pieces. I set up an appointment with Dan a week and a half out and it was all easy from there. Dan was friendly and relaxed throughout the whole appointment and I couldn't be happier with the results!! If you're looking for a great tattoo, I definitely recommend checking out Dan's other work. read more

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They are rude. Just because it's a piercing shop, does that give the people that work there permission to act like petulant adolescents?

Chris did an awesome job piercing my daughter's nose. He's a super nice guy with a steady hand. Great location for the best ice cream or beer around when you're done. read more

So for my very first tattoo and my husband and I's anniversary gift to each other, we went to Brass Monkey Tattoo. Josh, who was booked out was very kind to fit us in right away. The tattoos turned out very tight and actually turned out better than we could have expected! We will definitely go back for future tattoos, thanks Josh! read more

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Chris is a professional and knowledgeable piercer. He's trained in various different body modifications and always gives you the best explanation and experience when you get anything done by him. Super sweet guy. Go to this place for all your piercing needs. read more

I am so huge on customer service and after walking in other establishments asking simple questions and getting snarky remarks and rude looks I am very impressed with brass monkey. My gf and I randomly walked in as they were closing up. They actually stayed open to give us each a simple tattoo. They were nice, quick and professional. My heart tattoo turned out very well and I have no complaints. I will definitely be going back and will continue to recommend them. I feel bad however that I cannot remember the name of the artist that did the work! read more

I was a walk-in and I got a piercing and it was good! Nice and chill people! Def recommend!

Had a great experience with Lexus! We literally walked in after our appointment elsewhere fell through and she had an opening and took time to pick a design, draw it out and tweak it to how we wanted it. My husband and I both got crown tattoos and she did really well and she was super nice and easy to have a good conversation with. She worked way longer than she anticipated on the pieces and she wasn't in a rush or anything. We'll definitely go back to her! read more

Just finished up with my third tattoo with Lexus, She has done a great job on all of them, they look awesome. Lexus not only does good work she is fun to talk with while work is getting done. I will be going back again, we have 3 more to do. I said "we" because when you work with her it is a partnership to get you exactly what you want or even better! read more