I've gotten 4 piercings here so far and each time the piercer has made sure to check my anatomy and explain the necessary healing details. The service has always been incredibly quick and efficient and each time I have been here I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience. I will be going back! read more

Had a good experience here! I really appreciate how fast the process is. I wanted a helix piercing: I went in, they asked which piercing I wanted and I filled out the paperwork, then went right to the back for the piercing, and was done in no time. Also afterward I was also informed on the aftercare and the piercer was very open to questions; she gave me a card with instructions for how to take care of it while it's healing with her contact info, too. I would definitely recommend this place! : - ) read more

deplorable vibe paired with a high cost. ya really gotta pick one or the other guys. can't attest for the service because it didn't feel worth my money. saw the girl before me quoted $120 for a UFO in the form of a semi circle and three lines read more

I've been here multiple times and always have good service. All of their piercers are very knowledgeable and make you feel comfortable along the way. The price is also very reasonable! read more

Mandy (the Piercing artist) is so talented, professional, and very friendly! They were able to accommodate a walk-in of 7 people, all of which left more than satisfied! On top of their talent, the shop prices cannot be beat! Mandy made sure we were happy with our placements, walked us through the care process, and pierced us with almost no pain! Thank you again Mandy! read more

Alan was so nice and great with our piercings and Victoria made sure we were all set to go when we walked in! I will definitely come back again, thank you so much! read more

Very happy with my tattoo. Moses did a great job! The place was clean and they had friendly service. read more

My fiancé and I came in earlier tonight for matching tattoos. So far, they look great. Michael was very sweet and did an excellent job. I was a bit shook by the pricing at first, but the design we chose was a bit more intricate than we realized. So it makes sense. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was a nice experience and I felt comfortable-- and we got a free shirt!!! We will return. read more

I am no stranger to having piercings done. I've been to a couple of places, but this was one of the nicest. The staff was awesome and the pricing reasonable. They made me feel comfortable throughout the entire process and if anyone is thinking of a piercing or wants another I strongly recommend coming up here. read more

I visited ChiTown Tattoo to have a third piercing done on both ears, after reading reviews online. The shop is spotless! Absolutely immaculate. Alan did my piercings and he is wonderful. He explained the procedure and the after-care in order to achieve the best results before he got started. He made sure I was happy with the placement and then did the piercing efficiently and with a minimum of discomfort. I have recommended Alan and ChiTown Tattoo to several friends and family members. read more

I got a floral half sleeve from Agata 4 months ago and I 1000% recommend her to anyone looking for flowers. I have had other artists prior to this tattoo and I will never go to another artist again. I have had 3 people stop me in public to ask about the artist who did it. I tend to nit pick everything, there isn't a single thing on this tattoo that isn't perfect. This tattoo has a very special meaning to me so it was really important to find an artist who could honor my grandparents and do it right. Agata is extremely talented and did an incredible job. There was a little bit of sticker shock when I heard what it was going to cost but with the attention to detail and preciseness that Agata had with this piece, I would pay 3x what I paid just to have another immaculate tattoo from her. read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I've been coming here for years and every time I walk out with new ink, I'm so excited. I get compliments all the time and best thing is that everyone is so friendly there. No snotty, pretentious artists! read more

I went in pretty late almost 8pm and was attended as soon as i walked in, the forms were quick and in less than 10 minutes i was in the back getting prepped for snake bites. the area was clean but also comforting. my piercer was super friendly and quick. the whole process took less than thirty minute. I also got my septum pierced here about two years ago and had the same experience. i'm in love with my new piercing and i'll definitely be going back!! read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Save your money and don't go to this unorganized, unsanitary joke of an establishment. I came in last night for a nose piercing because my old hole had closed. BIG MISTAKE. First of all, my friends and I walked in and the staff were just super rude. My friend wanted to get a tattoo and the tattoo guy barely even made eye contact with her and pretty much ignored her giving us a "fuck off" kind of look. That should've been the first red flag. I still decided to get a nose piercing even though no one seemed happy to be there. They had me choose my jewelry and had me close out and proceeded to give me NO RECEIPT. Then, I explained to Damon the piercer that I wanted to pierce my hole that had closed again they agreed and wrote a dot on my nose and then proceeded to pierce next to the dot leaving me with another nose piercing hole and failing the simple task of piercing the fucking dot. THEN, I looked in the mirror and noticed they didn't even give me the correct jewelry I had paid for with the upgrade. At that point I was so annoyed I just left. As soon as I got in the car I immediately regretted everything. My nose was super irritated and bleeding more than it ever has before. This is not my first rodeo, my nose was bleeding a lot and the day after I went to class and had to leave 2 hours early because of how bad my nose was bleeding it was embarrassing. The piercers are definitely not qualified here because this was a nightmare from hell. So I come back after leaving class they give me a half ass apologize and don't even refund my money. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I've never had such a horrible experience anywhere in my life. I've also never bled from a piercing like this before. This place should be shut down. The first photo is day 1 of the piercing and the second photo is day 2 after bleeding for over 40 minutes!!! Disgusting ! read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - BLOODY NOSE NIGHTMARE - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I used to go here, but not anymore. I ask them to change my nose stud but the girl with a very short/pixie hair seems like she doesn't know what she's doing. She's having a hard time removing the stud, then she ask me who did put the first one, which is she's the one who did it a couple of months ago. Then I did a tattoo too, the one who does is I think a mexican girl, 4'9 or 5 flat height, ask for $300 for 2 small tattoo. Then she did it really faaast, literally. That's why it really hurts... and the lines are not straight! read more

Ehh ! Not the best type of costumer service. I was watching a video which wasn't that loud since the music they were playing was louder and I was told to lower my device. - then there was someone talking in the back ground her mouth was straight caca The Enviroment was totally way off - no sense of humor, no welcoming manners. Could be better ! read more

I held off on giving this review because I don't like giving bad reviews but here it is . First I want to start off with how inconsiderate they are with other peoples time . My first appointment was scheduled June .12.2020 which was rescheduled. Now it's January 2021. I made appointment for touch ups because as you can see in the photos there's quite a bit that needs it's and a few mistakes like how the sag has a big black dot in the middle of his face . Now again I was rescheduled then canceled all together. Go figure not making any money on touch ups so why put the time in right! I paid $1200 for this half fast done tattoo not to mention the ink itself isn't very Vibrate . I have tattoos on me that I've had for 10+years that are still brighter then this . read more

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Went into the shop 3 weeks ago to get a Chinese word on my hand nothing crazy. From the vibe the guy gave off I should've just went somewhere else. I sent him a pic of the tattoo he drew it up just the outline and said he would color it in. He missed obvious spots and didn't connect the top line to the rest of it didn't give me his card so I could get a touch up after a month ans when I called the shop he told me to come in Wednesday at 6 he didn't ask a schedule or what would work best, mind you it's a small hand tattoo it took him 20 min to do he couldn't even do that rite. He seemed fed up and angry with me so I said screw it I'll go and pay someone to do what he clearly can't. His name is Tom (I think) a bald skinny white dude and his set up is next to the piercing area. I couldn't give it 0 stars but that's what he deserves. read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I just tried getting a simple tattoo by a younger man with a white flower tattoo on his neck and he quoted me $200. He asked if I needed to think on it for a min and I said yes only for him to ditch me for another client. The artists were rude and one girl with maroon colored hair (tattoo artist) scolded her coworker in front of a group of people. This place is grossly overpriced. I don't care that it's chicago. I have so many tattoos and this one, for what it was, should never be priced that high. I'll never come back here. read more

I went in to get my conch & cartilage piercing on a Tuesday night a few weeks ago. They don't take appointments but it's 1st come 1st serve! My piercer was Claire and she did SUCH a great job & was very professional, she definitely knew what she was doing & maintained a clean/sterile workspace as well. I have a low pain tolerance but it was over quick and not that bad (take a Tylenol before to help, but don't take aspirin!!!). I got a great deal for both piercing and there's even a $5 off coupon if you check in with Yelp which I highly recommend! Update: almost a month after getting the piercings, my conch randomly fell out and I couldn't find the screw in part. I kept the rod in so the piercing wouldn't close and the next day I went in again and Claire screwed in a new ball free of charge! The customer service and professionalism here is great, I highly recommend Claire :) read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - Conch & cartilage piercing by Claire! - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I don't usually write yelp reviews, however this experience was absurd. I usually go to this girl Claire, I tried contacting her through the website, however it just gives you a shop email and phone number, YOU CANNOT CONTACT THE ARTIST DIRECTLY, that's really odd that if you want a specific person you can't contact them directly. I tried reaching out in regards to Claire but couldn't find out why they wouldn't give my information to her, I came to find out she moved to another shop. They tried to give me to another artist and wouldn't tell me where she went. My question is, why is Claire's photo and pictures of her work still on their website if she isn't there anymore? This website needs to be updated. Because the fact she's still on there gives off they're trying to steal her clients, This shop has lost its quality a half the people that were there when I first started going there aren't even there anymore. read more

I really did like this tattoo parlor. This was my first tattoo and I was extremely nervous people who work there very professional and calm me down. I kept waiting for it to hurt, but it didn't. I will go back there in the future read more

This place is the best. Super friendly and professional. I had gone a few times in the past with my friends to get their tattoos and piercings and finally went last night to get my tattoo. They greet you immediately as you walk through the door and are super helpful if you have any questions or concerns. All of the artists and piercings I've been have been super kind and easy to talk to. Wil Bridgeforth is phenomenal. I went in with my tattoo design yesterday and he redrew it and make it so much more clean and included his own artistic touch on it. It was beautiful. He was so great to work with and extremely easy to talk to. He let my friends and I pick music, got me Starbucks to drink during session, and made great conversation. He put a lot of hard work into my tattoo and I couldn't be happier with it. This staff is so great, there are a lot of places where you got in for a tattoo and the artist is a complete a-hole but these guys are all great. I felt very safe in the comfortable environment read more

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I had the best time here getting my tattoo done by Marco! He's awesome to talk to and very relatable. He was quick and precise with my tattoo; I came in as a walk in an he was totally cool with my tattoo idea, ready to go. I can't wait to come back and get another one! read more

my original artist had a family emergency when i came in, this shop took such good care of me! highly recommend khalid for piercings and claire for tattooing. big thank you to steve for the hoodie, i will definitely be back! read more

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Expensive and my tattoo has blowout due to a very inexperienced artist. Don't go here they dont know what they are doing

Cassie did a friggin amazing job, but she no longer works there :( my friend wanted a tiny tattoo, all black. Ummm $150, hell no. The girl was super rude, stating that her machine was $600. I really do not care how much your machine was dude, why was it necessary to tell us that? I have had a lot of work done here, but this girl REALLY pissed me off. I have brought them numerous clients too. This shop should seriously consider getting rid of that girl. They had a client walk out after she quoted them a price as well. She's the one with the short hair, that is teal colored. Maybe try working in a different field if you can't have a good attitude working with people bro. Sheeesh read more

I just had the best experience in this shop. I typically go places where I can support people I know personally but my friend was taking the wheel on this adventure so I let him run with it. We were hanging out together talking sports and then tattoos. Somewhere, the conversation took a "yolo" derailment and Jake was on the phone with Chitown asking if they could take three people for small pieces (half an hour before they were posted to close) and they said yes! We get in our Uber and plan our impulse tattoos so we could walk in the door with the imagery. Our three tattoos are lined up and the first artist takes his pick. There's something about someone being excited for what you picked that makes the adventure so much more of one. Great conversation, great work ethic, great following Covid guidelines. Couldn't ask for a better experience. Marco(s) and Claire, thank you for making my weirdness feel more normal. I had a great time getting to know everyone in the shop while my ass was hanging out for the world to see. Heard great things from my friends about their artists as well, seems we all got a perfect fit! I'll be back asap! Thank you again, so so much. I love my little pineapple... Btw Josh named him Raoul. Raoul will be back to visit! read more

Was in the city and decided to get my nose pierced. Michael is super chilled, very informative and has a great sense of humor. He got the placement down on one marking. If I ever decide on getting any more piercings, I will take the drive out and have them done by him. read more

Walked in around 1pm during the week and Mikey was the artist I was thankfully paired with that day. He was informative and kind. A got a small ride on my index finger and he did a fantastic job. I highly recommend you ask for him! I will def be back for more work by him read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - Right after I got my tattoo done - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I originally had a license plate # tattooed on my forearm. I came to ChiTown tattoo and I inquired about getting the actual Illinois license plate filled in around my original numbers. I can't remember the woman's name who did my tattoo, but she had blonde hair and maybe mid 40s or older. I wish she would have been honest with me and told me that what I was asking for was not doable with the space she had to work with on my arm. The "face" you see in the pic should be a background image of Abraham Lincoln's face. On the bottom, it should say "Land of Lincoln", but it's literally "Land....." and a scribbled line. Right now I am in the process of working w another artist and getting this covered up. I also agree with most other reviews about the customer service- very unfriendly and unwelcoming. I do not recommend going here.. read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - Tattoo done at Chitown Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The. Place is great had 2 tattoos done and 2 pierced inner part of the ear. My first tattoo many years ago great! The last one I got is a ladybug on my toe. Ppl make fun of me and call it a cockroach. It looked good when I got it but faded. That's understandable. Tattoos fade. But Clair pierced my inner ear and it went well no problems. I went to get my other one pierced and requested her but she wasn't there. So said ok I'll just do it. BRENTON pierced it and actually stopped in the middle of doing it. Ok different from Claire but nervous. Had no personality dry. Wasn't happy after he did it wasn't the spot it was supposed to be but ok! Now my ear is infected. Never in my life have I had an infection for pierced or Tattoos. Will never go again! Do not recommend. Go to jade dragon. Let me say Claire is great!! So if you do go for piercings get her! read more

I've gotten 3 tattoos from Chi Town now, my friends have gotten some as well, and my mom even got one! I've always had a great experience. Unfortunately, I don't remember who did my daisy tattoo on my arm because I walked in for that one, but I loved it. When I went back for a more complicated complimentary hummingbird design with my mom I was introduced to Wil and will now never see anyone else for my tats. He did a beautiful job and I just recently got a new one on my thigh of a Scandinavian rosemaling design. Wil is sweet and understanding and always makes me feel like I am his number one priority. He is very detailed and proud of his work, so you should always expect him to take significantly longer than he estimates, but it will be very worth it. read more

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So I'm really disappointed with the experience I just had at this tattoo shop, I am a personable respectable loving person whom is not even from here, I really haven't felt hate because of the color of my skin the way I felt today, these people seemed disappointed and very unappreciated that we were there, and as soon as I walked in the door I felt the devastation on their face, I've been years in the office customer service business and def can read anyone that I come I contact with my experience will speak for itself, these people literally did not care that we were there, we were spending over 500 on something small and they treated us like crap, this is not a time to be so cruel to people and I'm really sad that they had to be like that it's so uncalled for, I really would just rather you tell me you don't really want to do my tattoo, truth is so much better than being looked and talked to like garbage. read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - It's a picture of the shop - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The worst! I should not have gotten my tattoo here. The artist was rude. He didn't clean the etra ink off. He put masking tape around my tattoo so tight my hand went numb. I aeked for care for instructions and he told me just do the usual. I need a touch up because the lines are so light. I called and was told they do not schedule them. That i have to contact the artist. Luckily I read his credentials because he didn't tell me his name nor did he give me a business card. I sent a message a couple days ago via Instagram as I was told to do and I have heard nothing. I should have known better then to sit with a guy who struggled to line up a tattoo read more

They are very unprofessional and overcharge. For a small tattoo they charged me $100 and wanted to charge me $80 for a touch-up. Not recommended. Go to Wild Wind tattoo, they're super welcoming and offer great services. read more

Okay so I started coming here like 4-6 years ago. I liked my tattoo artist and the art I was getting. Till he upped his prices on me and sadly I'm sorry to say I won't be coming back to chi town Tattoo anymore. Good luck to whoever comes here... read more

My coworker/friend went here with her 17 yr old son yesterday to get both of their ears pierced and the front desk clerk and piercer refused her service saying she was pregnant. SHE TOLD THEM AND SIGNED WAIVER THAT SHE IS NOT PREGNANT! she is 130# and might have a little stomach after having 3 CHILDREN! and is nearly 40 years old. The audacity. Can't believe how rude they were to her. She is such a nice person. Shame on your staff. Clearly they don't have any children to understand how it effects your body! nor have any common sense/customer service skills. My friend went to another Body Piercing/Tattoo shop who was actually kind to them. What a concept! I would never give this place my business nor refer anyone to them. SHE IS NOT EVEN PREGNANT - YOUR STAFF IS SO RUDE! read more

Couldn't be happier with my work, I know it's quite simple but he took time to make sure that everything was perfect for me. Very professional read more

ChiTown Tattoo and Body Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came in for an industrial bar replacement, a belly button piercing, and came out with much more. I got my belly button and nipples pierced by Claire. I've been skeptical for years of getting the piercings, but her knowledge base of piercings made me much more comfortable. She is absolutely amazing. She was kind, informative with all my questions, professional, and made me feel really comfortable. She definitely knows what she's doing, and I'd recommend her to any of my friends and family that are looking to get piercings. All the other staff there were inviting, and kind. I'll definitely be back. Thank you for the great experience! read more