9/27 update: Johnny (the artist I left the review on) decided to message me & as you can see he didn't acknowledge the instagram DM's of him quoting me $80 for a hand tattoo then increasing the price the next time significantly to $140.. Also doesn't remember the first tattoo I got from him tipped him $50 which he was "so appreciative for" lol now doesn't remember that. The issue wasn't with my Marilyn tattoo. It was with the scamming ethics of the other tattoos regarding the hand tattoos. Same design same placement 2 weeks later first quote $80 then now it's $140. That's scamming lol Also I'm sure you're reading this. My fiance and I BOTH unfollowed you on IG 1 MONTH AGO, after you tried scamming me, & then you RE-requested to follow me a few weeks ago, to which I declined , so I'm not sure how you blocked me lol I didn't even notice, till you now said something. Remember it how you need to , to make it sound like you did something tho. Proof is there. As far as me having a issue w tattoo artists , that's an odd statement. The only thing I did different was go to a new artist and that was you, which is where I made the mistake that will never happen again. read more

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Great vibe and Johnny is a master artist. He knows his craft and quick to say what will look good in the long run - absolute integrity. This man stands behind his work. I've had three tattoos done by him and each time I am astonished at how quickly he works and the pain level is minimal. read more

Buzzbomb - Exterior - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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My sister and co. visited me from the midwest and wanted to go to the boardwalk for the day. My niece just turned 7 in April and had been told her whole childhood she had to wait until she was 10 to get her ears pierced just like my sister and I had to do growing up. Leave it to her crazy aunt (aka me) to influence her to want to get her ears pierced on the boardwalk. The guy working on the day we visited last month, who I assume was the owner, was so sweet. He explained he was also a parent and that his much older daughter was afraid to get her ears pierced with a needle and actually chickened out the first time and had to try again later. He said the health dept. doesn't allow piercing guns (like they use everywhere at the mall) because there's no way to sterilize them. With a needle, each needle is new and wrapped in packaging, so totally sterile. Obviously to a 7 y/o, having a needle stuck through your ear vs. a quick gun could be a scary thought. We gave her the choice, and she wanted to go through with it! The guy asked both my sister and I to go back with her because he could tell my sister was a nervous wreck lol. My niece didn't even flinch at all or cry with both ears being done. They had super tiny studs as an option, which were the perfect tiny size for her ears. We were so proud of her for being such a trooper. I know she felt super cool starting 2nd grade this year a week ago with her new piercing, which she got to tell everyone she got done in CA on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Love this memory for her and my fam! PS, I think the cost was around $60, which included the little studs. We were in and out in maybe 10 minutes from start to finish. read more

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I have given Johnny multiple tasks on his art work. He always goes up and beyond my expectations. If your looking for a great artist at Venice. Look him up. U won't be disapointed.Thank you Johnny!! read more

Buzzbomb - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

small tattoos and piercings are a little costly. It's almost as if they want you to pay their bills. I would honestly say there are DEFINITELY better shops around that has better service and quality. #neveragain. read more

This is by far the BEST tattoo shop I've been too and I have A LOT of tattoos Miss this place as I had a big frikken electric shock last year but as soon as I can go again I'm there ! Shout out to Joe ! Whoop whoop! Poodlessss! read more

I was extremely satisfied with the tattoos. I got here! Located right on the Venice beach boardwalk, their prices are very affordable! Johnny Tijuana was my tattoo artist, and he was very friendly, and did a great job! I'll definitely be back again for more! Highly recommended, easy walk in, no appointments needed! read more

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My husband passed away a few weeks ago and I wanted to get a small tribute to him. Back in the day he played football so I got his Jersey number. This was before cell phones so when he would page me all he needed to do was put in his double didget number and I knew to call him back. His Sister and I came down here and saw Jay. Who happened to be someone Charlie coached football to. What I liked was Jay got to know us before he gave us our ink. And he's a talker forsure. Jay knew I was kind of uneasy about getting a tattoo. He made sure I didnt steer away from my original plan and just got the number. Very small, very girlie. As we were talking two of my husband's and mine random songs, very random songs happened to play. My tattoo is just a special number towards the bottom of my ankle. It was perfect for me. It was exactly what I wanted. Located smack in the middle of Venice where all the excitement happens. I guess they call it a boardwalk but it's not really a boardwalk. Parking is hard, if your lucky you will get street parking. If not then you can park in a $10 lot. Anyways if looking for ink this place is cool. They close early though at 7:00pm. read more

Buzzbomb - Its showtime - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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Joe with the blue eyes did the thang! First tattoo at 63, he did an amazing job! Joe was pleasant , kept me calm, with no discomfort. I am from NC and promised myself my next visit to Venice I would get a tattoo......Joe was it! By the way, my tattoo was custom, Joe did a great job! read more

I come here to do all my piercings I have 5 I did there. I also brought both my kids for their piercings. They are clean and give you a ring to see what it would look like. Place a dot and ask you what you think before they do anything. They are getting kinda pricey but better than other places for sure and they can be accommodating. read more

Great bunch of guys that are friendly and knowledgeable. Prices are competitive and the artists keep their work stations clean and sterile. They take walk-ins and appointments as needed. With many other shops located nearby this spot stands on top. If your looking for good quality art work stop here and give them a try. read more

Buzzbomb - Street view - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

Tattooed over an existing tattoo that I asked not to. Now I have to get it laser removed so it doesn't look bad the rest of my life

One of the best places to get pierced in La. The people there are very friendly and professional.

quality over quantity you can go to a 1000 parlors but you won't get an experience like buzzbomb @ venice beach !!!!! shoutout to joe, caesar, danier for my work. read more

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I've gotten 3 of 4 tattoos from this place and I've never been disappointed! Benji did an amazing job on my last one and I'm absolutely in love with it. He did a great job with drawing out exactly what I wanted and making sure I was happy! Definitely recommend this place and Benji! read more

Buzzbomb - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

Okay to preface this: I knew what I was getting myself into. This shop definitely isn't the most professional piercers around and the jewelry they have is low quality. The ends of my septum ring kept falling out so I ended up buying a new piece of jewelry and changing it just about a week after I got the piercing, which was not ideal but I also could not get the jewelry to stay together. The piercings still healed fine (mine and my friend's), but I have now been told at piercing shops that the placement of my septum is so crooked that if I want the look of tight, straight hanging jewelry I will need to re-pierce it (which is still possible because the original piercing is so far back/down in my septum). I wouldn't say not to go here, but just know what you're getting yourself into. read more

Buzzbomb - nostril piercing (she got her left nostril pierced but both studs are the jewelry from the store) - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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Came in with 4 friends to get matching tattoos. Had an appt at another place but they messed up our appt so Buzzbomb took us in as walk ins. They were super awesome to work with, have great service, and did great work. Antonio did our tattoos and we are all really happy. Thanks for the great experience! read more

Killmeister the Klown is the BEST! Very knowledgeable, friendly, and fair! He does you right! I used to go elsewhere and am so happy I switched to Buzzbomb! Great people, professional work, and fair prices! ( This is Poodles!) read more

William did my tattoo and he was cool quiet and worked really fast. He gave me exactly what I showed him and the tattoo was as painless as it could be for getting a tattoo, the eyes and nose can use some more he because my skin still peeks through but I couldn't be happier. Whenever I'm in Venice and feeling spontaneous again, he'lll be my guy read more

Buzzbomb - "Not everyone's cup of tea" - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

William, he did such an amazing job! Gave me EXACTLY what I wanted. He was so quick and my tattoos look beautiful! I definitely recommend going to him!! read more

Buzzbomb - WILLIAM IS THE BEST! - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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Im not even going to rate this shit hole ! My tattoo artist at this shop was named Jay and he was nice but that's about all that was nice because he can't tattoo for shit. His station is very unsanitary. He took a half ass photo copy of the picture I had on my phone the full photo only printed half the picture so he free handed the other half . None the less my tattoo is supposed to be white but he dug the fuck out of my wrist so hard he mixed the white ink with my blood He went over the tattoo at least three times . I now have red bumps all around my tattoo it's all scabbed up and red . Honestly a 3rd grader could have done a better job. I've been treating it like I've treated the rest of my tattoos and none have them have ever given me any problems so don't think it's the after care that is making me have a horrible experience. I have a photo of what I showed him I wanted and this is the result of what I got. read more

Buzzbomb - Tattoo I received. - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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Love this place! They are open everyday. All their artist are great but I prefer Joe Killmiester. Joe's the best. Plus your right on the beach, what else could you want. read more

My friend and I were supposed to get the exact same, incredibly simple tattoo. One turned out great, but the one done by JD is outrageously flawed (see photos!). It's unbelievable that a tattoo artist could mess this up quite so egregiously. How in the world is he giving tattoos professionally? My request for a refund was denied, even though the tattoo that was received is clearly not the tattoo that was paid for. read more

Buzzbomb - Tattoo by JD. What in the world?! - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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Got my second tattoo here with David he's an amazing patient artist will be coming back in the future with friends. Amazing prices starting around $60+ read more

Buzzbomb - Sun tattoo on neck/ear - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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good and clean place, came here for a belly piercing and it was nice and fast. pain was 2-3/10, guys that worked there were nice and walked me through getting the piercing and the aftercare. been about 3 weeks since i've got it and it's healing perfect. no bleeding, no pain, everything's good. read more

Do NOT GET PIERCED HERE! If I could they'd have no stars! This place is a joke. Disgusting, unsanitary and unprofessional. I had the worst experience here two weeks ago. I came in being that I was in Venice beach having brunch. I normally look at reviews on yelp and idk what I was thinking but didn't do any Research on this place. Big mistake! Ended up getting a Daith which was double pierced and my friend got a conch with was horribly placed. This guys didn't even give us his name, wash his hands nor explain anything to us. He was rushing us looked completely high. And was cursing the whole time annoyed saying it wasn't his day. After piercing me he pulled out the needle without putting in the ring. So while attempting to put in the earring he struggled tremendously and began yelling at me saying don't move. Mind you his hand was pinning my face down on the chair. He was beyond ruff and so rude. I couldn't take the pain and asked him to stop!!! He then said let me just put in a normal earring after assuring me he could put in the earring I chose before paying. But then failed to put it in. So what does he do, puts in a nose ring as a Daith! I was bleeding non stop he didn't bother cleaning me and let me leave like that. The pain and swelling was horrible so I ended up going to a well known all piercing place called lulus body piercing who told me I had to take it out because it was double pierced and misplaced (crooked) the idiot pierced me again with the earring and it came out lower thru the front side. Overall it was horrible! Everyone in there was asking me are you ok omg that looked so painful and you know what it was HORRIBLE. Please save your ears/body the trauma do not go here! Update: I called in and made manager/owner aware and he asked me to go back for free services of my choice! No Thanks! Wouldn't go back if you paid me!!!!! This place should be closed down! After all the butchering that happens here! read more

Buzzbomb - That's a nose ring he put in because he couldn't put in an actual earring in. Extremely swollen from double piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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I came here for the first and second tattoo, both done by Mando. He's great, really nice, and converses throughout the whole process to keep you comfortable. I came in, he gave me a price, and took me in. No appointment needed. The first tattoo faded..fast. It might be because it was my first and I might not have known exactly how to take care of it, but noted. The second one came out fairly nice, though he didn't fully connect the cursive on the quote that I had, but it's not a big deal, it's not noticeable. My friend, K, wanted to get her tattoo touched up because it was fading. She wanted it to add a green tint to it as well as writing. The green never really showed up and ended up looking muddy, but the scripture was lovely. He also gave a discount to my friend who has been wanted a navel piercing, which she did end up taking the offer. However, after it was done, it was crooked.. This is on the boardwalk of Venice beach and a fairly large studio. Everything is sterilized, they even change gloves several times throughout the entire process. This is a priced by piece studio, and you need to pay upfront. They accept cash and credit. It's a pretty popular tourist area, so taking bus is your best bet. read more

I would give them 0 stars if it was possible I was there yesterday I pierce my ears I did a tragus and an upper lobe on both my ears and honestly the piercer (TJ) is an absolute idiot he did them wrong they look ridiculous I was crying when I got home they upper lobes were soo uneven like how can you miss it and my tragus wasn't centered at all I tried to show him that it wasn't correct and he said that it will get better no it's just gonna heal wrong I've done it before and it never looked like this I'm so disappointed they refuse to REFUND me they offer that I can back so they Can fix it . You're never seeing my face anymore I don't wanna end up with 100 holes on my ears you don't know shit about piercing people i don't trust you nomore to give you my ear I've done my tragus twice before and it was never painful like yesterday DONT EVER EVER DO PIERCING IN THIS PLACE THIS IS A SHOP RIGHT CLOSE BY THEIR WORK Is 100% better it's called OCEANFRONT TATTOO AND PIERCING read more

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5 years ago I had gotten a tattoo here out of spur of the moment. At 18, you're not really thinking about the quality but instead the price. The dickhead artist that did it started to apply more pressure, because I didn't flinch when he started (I had 3 people there with me and recorded the entire experience). The manager didn't give a crap, he just wants money. By the way, I had gotten a really simple Trinity symbol, which is supposed to be symmetrical. The lines are uneven, shading is blotchy and it's completely scarred. Everyone makes fun of me for it, but luckily I'm getting it redone someplace else. DO NOT EVER GO TO THIS SKETCHY PLACE!!! read more

Buzzbomb - you can assume that the Trinity is all about the lines and being symmetrical..yeah not this one. - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

Worse experience ever I came to get 2 tattoos yesterday they charged me almost 300 hundred dollars the tattoos look nothing like what I asked for horrible work waste of money. If the artist wasn't able to do the work he shouldn't have accepted it. Now I have to pay more to cover them up it's embarrassing to even show these tattoos. NEVER AGAIN . read more

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My girlfriend and I drove from Palm Springs all the way to Venice Beach to get my very first nose piercing here at the buzz bomb tattoo and body piercing shop. JD was my piercer he was very pleasant, friendly and welcoming. Everything was clean and sanitized I really do appreciate how enjoyable JD was. I will return for more piercings and tattoos without a doubt. I really appreciated his business and would encourage anybody who is coming to Venice for the weekend or the day to stop by at the shop ask for JD and get your piercings or tattoos from him he's amazing. read more

Buzzbomb - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

got my first tattoo here coming all the way from the bay n it was a great experience. JD was a chill dude n did hella good on the tat. I would fasho recommend this tattoo shop if you are looking for a new tat!! read more

Buzzbomb - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

Just called to get referrals from a formal artist they had and who ever answered was completely rude !! Called and asked to speak to a manager or who ever was in charge and just when I was about to ask for their name they hung up on me. Tried calling back and they just wouldn't answer at all. I didn't call to make a complain just to get a referral!! That just makes this shop look so unprofessional!!!! read more

I didn't get the name of the guy that pierced my ear, but I will never go back. I shared with him I have gotten a piercing before and they did an amazing job. This time the job was the worst. read more

Buzzbomb - Pierced my ear twice, I only asked for one piercing. This is ridiculous. - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

Horrible experience, I should've know when they ran my card before the piercing and the piercer said "oops" halfway through. I've wanted this piercing for so long and now I'm out $50 and stuck with a bad piercing. I would've preferred he just say he can't do it instead of ripping me off. Smh, live and learn. read more

Buzzbomb - Horribly crooked surface piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

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If your looking for a great tattoo artist, hit up Joe! He does great work, attention to detail, and very friendly. Can't wait to get my next piece. read more

Joel Pacheco aka Krazy Klown Killmeister is the best tattoo artist in Venice Beach. The whole shop is professional and they take the time to listen to what you want. read more

Came to get a simple lil peep tribute tattoo of the cry baby album. The artist completely smudged the stencil I told him to redo it he declined and said he got me. Very shaky lines and couldn't even shade the ribbon on properly. Blamed me on the lettering of the album cover for his bad work. I asked for a refund and told me I didn't pay enough for the bad tattoo that he should charge me more. So no refund they offered to try and fix it but this being my 5th tattoo with some experience I declined you can't polish a turd. Horrible place, horrible service don't go here if you care about the quality of work. It was a basic outline that went south so quick. read more

Buzzbomb - What I got vs what I wanted - Tattoo Near Me - Venice, California

Benji is an amazing artist!!! Very professional and does one hell of a tat! HIGHLY recommended!!!

I got my nipples pierced here last weekend and I was in and out quickly and the piercer did a great job at making me feel comfortable... and they look perfect! Definitely recommend I can't remember his name but he has a split tongue and tattooed eyeballs, hard to forget lol, thanks again! read more