DO NOT GET PIERCED BY Angel! I came here for a cartilage piercing, and the jewelry was intentionally bent during the piercing process and left that way in my ear for several days. The area became very painful, swollen, irritated, and started imbedding in my ear. I eventually went to another professional piercer, who had to remove the jewelry and explained how badly the piercing had been done and how much damage it caused to the area. This was a painful and stressful experience, and I would not recommend this location at all. I have photos of the piercing and the jewelry after it was removed. Highly recommend going to Claudia instead for any future piercings and tattoos. Make your appointment with her at (510)221-1156. read more

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First tattoo in 2026! Javi nailed it. Came out perfect, better than I envisioned. Tapped out only half way done. read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Maile mokihana lei - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

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Clau made my whole experience amazing!! She worked with everything I wanted. She was realistic about the healing process. I would only come back just to get pierced from her!! read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - She did my nose and bar:) - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

Amazing artists and good vibes. I have always received the best quality and enthusiasm from the team. I receive many compliments on my sleeves and piercings from friends and strangers. My artist name is Angel. He is amazing with watercolors and black-and-gray. I can't wait for my next piercing and tattoo read more

PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!!!! Very unprofessional, money hungry, rude & not understanding costumers requests or and needs. Pierced with the wrong jewel! Didn't ask for placement! NOTHING! absurd read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Tragus piercing went wrong! - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

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We called for a walk in (on Mother's Day) and Claudia was able to get us in! She did an amazing job and exceeded my expectations for my first tattoo. She was so quick I couldn't believe how fast it was and how well it came out. My first tattoo on a very special day (my first Mother's Day) in honor of my daughter. Thanks so much Claudia! read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

Lady was nice but Very bad experience with getting piercings. Came here for the cheap Wednesday's but not worth it and wouldn't come back. I don't wanna bash the business by saying the gruesome details but trust me, find somewhere more professional. read more

This place is amazing. I went to get my first tattoo and at first I was really nervous, pain was tolerable but Javi is the best. He did really a wonderful job and I'm very satisfied his work. He is talented , light handed so nice and he gives what u want. He is the man! read more

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New year new tattoo! Javi slays again! Man this dude is talented, light handed, and fast. Been wanting to get a thigh piece and he delivered. I'm so happy with my new tattoo. read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - So happy with my thigh piece! - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

Prior to coming in for a tattoo I called and was communicating with Claudia. I wanted to send her what I wanted, pricing and verifying their location. Claudia is Awesome! Amazing! She was so patient, professional and sweet. We talked about placement, color and size. Her recommendations were on point. The shop is clean and kept up. I felt very comfortable with her. My tattoo is on a tender part of the arm (for me it was). Claudia continued to check in with me to make sure I was okay. I'm not going to lie, I did sweat a little. After awhile a went numb. We chatted in between the time. I love my first colored tattoo! I'll be back to see Claudia!! Thank you so much!! read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Design made for me from a friend - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

They're very excellent very clean shop highly recommend them. I've been there for all my tattoos and never had a problem specially Angel he's an excellent artist. I highly recommend him. He did all my work read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Nice - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

Angel highly recommend for you piercing I just got my bellybutton pierced it was amazing

lo recomiendo me hice piercing y fue rápido y sin dolor, Clau fue muy amable es un buen lugar para visitar.

Do NOT go here for piercings. I cannot speak to their tattoos, but last December I got my Industrial and Daith done by one of the piercers there. I forget who but they had apparently been doing piercings for over 6 years and yet they still pierced my ear wrong. I attached a picture, over the course of 9 months my daith almost completely rejected because it wasn't pierced in the right spot... I haven't had this issue with any other piercings. My industrial is also not doing too well, the end of the barbell was pierced into the crease of my ear instead of the part where the cartilage actually sticks out. I should have expected this for a $30 piercing though. Anyways, I wouldn't recommend going here, just spend a few more bucks and get it done right. read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - The rejected daith - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

For a good week and a half I was thinking about getting some part of my ear pierced and today was a perfect day since I was out and about. I was having lunch with a friend in Hayward so I figured I would get my ear pierced after meeting with her. Gloria did my piercing and was very helpful in the decision of which part of my ear I wanted pierced. Before today, I was set on getting a daith piercing, but as soon as I sat in the chair to get pierced, I ultimately decided that I wanted a conch on my left side. Gloria suggested that I do one ear at a time for convenience of sleeping so that, it wouldn't be too uncomfortable. It was quick and painless. I left a happy customer! read more

My anatomy was not taken into consideration when performing a navel piercing despite me bringing up that concern. I told her I was open to a non-traditional navel like a floating piece. Claudia said the anatomy didn't matter and I trusted her as a professional. She did not pierce my navel, instead she pierced my stomach and placed curved jewelry into my stomach, which obviously would not hold . The piercing began to irritate and stretch my skin to discomfort despite me cleaning with saline three times per day and making sure I was not messing with it. I got two opinions after this experience from other piercers and they both agreed that this was unacceptable and unprofessional. I'm very upset because I was excited, loved the piece, and obviously invested money. Now I have to take it out, and hope two big holes in my stomach heal. Maybe one day I can get re-pierced. This is not to insult her because she honestly came off very sweet during the experience but maybe if you're someone with non-traditional anatomy it would be best to go elsewhere. read more

Ima start this off with *Sundays they don't have a piercer, it's her day off.* I can't tell you how many people came in &/or called to get a piercing yesterday. It's crazy. So y'all know now. Don't come in on Sundays for a piercing. Tattoo's only! Anyway, I came in yesterday to get a portrait done by Daniel! (that I won for the F in his tattoo giveaway on his instagram.) Hella happy & grateful I was chosen! Once he let me know it was me, took me about 2 days to finally figure out what picture was good enough quality. He then hit me 2 days later, asked If I could come in Sunday at 2pm. He booked and that was that. I came in, (and people, bring your ID's. These guys are professionals! They will not tattoo you without an ID. It's common sense.) He greeted me, shook my hand. He looked just as excited as I was to do the tattoo for me. So that was a real good sign!! I filled out all necessary paperwork, he then told me to go in and get comfortable. So I did. He had conversation, I admit I was way too quiet I think. I just didn't wanna distract him and let him work in peace, but next time i'll fasho talk more! I kid you not though, I could literally fall asleep on that table while he was tattooing me. I felt almost nothing (up until he got to my daughters hair, since it was near the elbow kind of, damn it hurt like the bitch!!) but luckily that was the last 20 minutes of our session and definitely worth it!!! He was very gentile with it. He wasn't rushing, but he wasn't going slow either. He took his time. We did take a break or two, it was about a 3.5 almost 4 hour session. So of course we had to stop for a quick minute. I will definitely be back!! I already got an idea of what I want added to finish my half sleeve, then what I want to start my upper half. So let's get ittttt! I would recommend Daniel over and over again! His work is dope! He's nice as f. Makes you feel comfortable throughout the process. If you don't already, go follow his Instagram: @hdtattoos and check out his art! I also added a picture of the portrait, freshly tattooed. I will add another one once it's fulled healed so y'all can see the finished product! read more

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Came to get $20 piercings after my little sister came to get hers. Got my tragus and industrial done on my right ear and will be going to get my left ear done when they open back up. read more

I have three tattoos from here, and each time I've had a fantastic experience. One time, I even walked in randomly to get a cover-up. I was immediately approached and informed which specific tattoos would be able to cover my existing ones. I got the tattoo cover-up that very day read more

Claudia was able to fit me and my sister last minute for some tattoos and was the sweetest person. She throughly explained everything to us, and gave us recommendations something that we appreciated considering we didn't have a prior consultation. She gave after care advise and seemed very knowledgeable about everything. I also got my Tragus pierced by Gloria, who was also so kind. She walked me through the process and also gave me so much advice on a previous piercing I had done at the mall. Definitely coming back to Gloria for future piercings!! read more

This review is way long overdue. What other place gives $20 piercings on Wednesdays? I got my industrial piercing and my third lobe paying $60 in total. Keep in mind it's $20 for a reason, you're getting cheap basic jewelry. If you are sensitive to cheap jewelry, then don't come here but if you aren't as sensitive like I am then this is the place for you! The piercing was done by Andy. I took the piercings out before they were fully healed but they were perfectly fine. Believe me, I've had about 17 piercings and if you take good care of them, they won't get infected. Again, make sure you are not allergic/sensitive before going to get these piercings done because the jewelry is usually the ultimate infection/rejection factor. 4 stars because they did not give me any advice on cleaning and/or any recommendations on after care. You're literally paying for the piercing procedure, that's it. read more

I went this past weekend, my daughter wanted a belly piercing. Super friendly service did not had to wait since it was a walked in. It was done quick and my daughter was still asking if they were going to start. No pain nothing she was satisfied with her piercing. read more

Came here to re-pierce one of my earring hole because it's been asymmetric for decades and finally wanted to even it out and wear earrings on the daily. Called, made an appointment with Gloria the next day, went in, she measured it with precision mirroring the other ear's location, pierced my ear, and off I went. Loved it! A few months later, decided to change the side my nose ring is located on. Called, made an appointment with Gloria for a couple hours later, showed her the current nose piercing location and told her I wanted it in the same location on the opposite nostril. She marked it out, I agreed, she pierced it, and I'm so in love! If you want to get piercings, Gloria is your go-to person at Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing! read more

I went in to get a longer bar for a sinking navel piercing i had gotten and claw garcia was so helpful in getting it all sorted out. she gave me advice on how to keep it clean and make sure it doesn't happen again. she was quick to help and very kind. read more

This place was great !! Service was quick and easy considering I was a random walk-in haha. Gloria explained policies, checked me in, and set me up with the best experience for my nose piercing The place is truly a vibe inside it makes you want to come back for more body art with their artist in there Overall great time and great service 10/10 read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Double Nose Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

I went the other day to get my tatas pierced with a couple of my friends for my 20th birthday, and that was an experience. The piercer was gentile and was super chill and explained how everyone's body is different, so she really spent a good amount of time to make sure that they were even. She was reassuring and supportive, which calmed my nerves. One of my friends wanted to buy jewelry and she bought some and their selection was really nice and cute. I loved how she took the time to explain to me ways to clean them and how to make the healing process go faster. I loved my experience, and definitely, this will be a memory I will never forget. read more

I just had to copy and paste this onto yelp from my google reviews. Please beware this shop! Most positive experiences here come from their family or friends. When I think through my tattoos and wonder which one has a story--it's the snake tattoo I got done by the artist Angel. I had went to the shop looking for an original design to be tattooed from some references I showed the artist. He informed me he could do what I was asking, we worked out some details in the references, and scheduled me for two days out so the artist had time to make a design. I even put down a deposit of 100$ and text photos of the reference. I arrive the day of my appointment and the artist asks me all over again what I even want tattooed. I go through showing the designs again and he goes back to literally print a traced version of the exact photo I showed. Mind you the reference was another artists tattoo so this is literally art theft. Unfortunately I was just a year younger and really new to the tattoo community so I regretfully get the design tattooed. It gets worse :) I'm sitting in the chair with my arm tilted down pointed at the floor, so obviously the blood runs to my fingers and my arm starts to feel numb. I tell the artist this twice and he disregards me and tells me to relax and that I am over exaggerating. This tattoo was excruciating and it is simply an arm tattoo, I've had a few others that felt no where near this man's heavy handed tattooing. I had even recently told my new tattoo artist, and she could clearly tell the tattoo was done with a heavy hand and must have been unnecessarily painful. I've heard good stories about this shop, so I don't understand why I had such an experience. However, just be weary of red flags when getting a tattoo. (Update)I needed to add to this review just to really ice the shit cake. The WHOLE tattoo is blown out. Every artist to have looked at this tattoo felt pity for me and the pain I must've went through. I'll be sure to add a picture, but the tattoo developed a faint blurriness around it from the ink being too deep. read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

Claudia was such a wonderful and amazing person who fixed my nose piercing bump. She helped get rid of the bump and got a new nose piercing. I would recommend her and the cleaning kit is worth it ! read more

I always love going into Calaveras because of how quick & efficient they are when it comes to my piercings. S/o to Gloria for always taking great care of me read more

I would leave a zero if I could. I came in to get my tragus pierced and she used the wrong jewelry from the previous reviews Im barely seeing (a week later) its not the first time. They seem to not know which jewelry is correct per piercing type. My ear was super swollen inside and out and extremely sensitive and infected. $60 gone to waist. DO NOT COME HERE read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Day of piercing wrong jewelry - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

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Javi far exceeded my expectations! Super professional and an absolutely great person...not to mention the extreme talent! I'll be a return customer for sure. Thanks! read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

I had to take out two ear piercings, and I came here for help putting them back in. I tried to put the bead capture rings back in myself unsuccessfully, and even bent them with pliers. Gloria was very kind and helpful and managed to bend them back into shape and get them in my ear in ~10 min. read more

In love with my new piercings I got here, Gloria was nice and walked me through the process. I walked in without appointment and was out in like 10 min. Will definitely come back! read more

i went in to this shop on Wednesday because I saw the great reviews here on yelp. I went in to get a daith piercing which is said to possibly help with migraines. I had no appointment and they were able to assist me. I was there for less than 20 min, super professional, quick piercing and with some after care my piercing seems great so far in regards to healing and looks great in general. Overall I had a smooth time and had a great conversation with the Tattoo artist/piercer. Unfortunately my memory struggles with names but she was kind, professional and helpful. read more

LOVE THIS SHOP!!!! I LOVE SILVER!!!!! Ask for her if you are going to get a tattoo especially with fonts. She did all 3 of my tattoos and i love all of them. She is professional, and makes sure that i am okay or if i need a break or anything. She is great i have also got 2 piercings from their and have taken family and friends to get pierced as well. read more

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If i could give calaveras tattoo 6 stars i would , claudia was the most amazing tattoo artist ever i really love my tattoos. Claudia was super professional and didnt not had to make appointment , i highly recommend this place is super clean read more

Great customer service. And getting a piercing was fast and clean. Very maintained clean shop.

I called this shop to see if I could do a walk in for a tattoo and the moment I walked in the shop, not only was I in love with their decor, Silver was set up and ready to go! She is a very sweet, friendly and skillful lady. I'm happy I took a chance and went to Calaveras! :D I have nothing bad to say! I truly loved my experience with Silver and my new tattoo! read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Silver is just amazing! She is very friendly, sweet and her skills are on point! I recommend her 100%! Also their shop decor is AWESOME! - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California

This shop is great! Super friendly staff, always so welcoming with a big smile whenever you enter their shop. Wednesdays they always have $20 for basic piercings, which I think is a steal. From the piercers to the tattoo artists, you can tell they are all so very passionate doing their work. They will make sure you're always comfortable with what you want before they proceed. Shop is always clean whenever I visit. The vibe of the business is chill and it is very much needed especially if you're going to get pierced or tatted up. read more

My boyfriend had a couple ideas of what kind of tattoo he wanted. He came in here and met with Javi after hearing good things (and seeing great tats) from my cousin who had gotten work done from Javi in a previous shop he had worked in. So he drew out a picture with the idea and pictures my boyfriend brought in. One word to describe it. BADASS!!!! Shop is nice and clean and the artists here top notch. Definitely a place you should check out if wanting to get a new tat. Lol for all the girls he is cute too! Not that it matters for a tattoo but I thought I'd share. read more

Calaveras Tattoo & Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Hayward, California