i brought my daughter here and we will never return. I'd rather drive to Sacramento than be treated…read morelike an a**hole for wanting to spend money at your business. Some piercers are cool. You're not cool, you're rude, and you stink like cigarettes. Gross.

My piercing fell out and they were able to re pierce my nose with a 20% discount. They are kind…read moreand gentle when piercing.

Got tattooed by Krysta and I tell you what !!! She's amazing!! Showed her what I wanted came up…read morewith a plan and she pulled it off 100% couldn't be happier! Incredibly light handed barely felt it the whole time and she's a fantastic artist 100% recommend to anyone even 1st timers!! She truly cares about her business and canvases. Her shop is super clean and a great atmosphere!

Needed new nose ring as mine broke off. Called all over but she was only one to answer. My first…read moretime going. It was fabulous! She was able to replace broken nose stud for me. It looks like her tattooing place is just as nice. I will definitely return.

Michael, the owner, can be a very good tattoo artist, but there are issues with his approach and…read morehis arrogance. Michael gave me a great tattoo the first time (right shoulder). There was some discussion to get him to do what I wanted, but he relented and included a couple of elements I requested. He seemed jazzed to do the tat. He even touched it up nicely at another session. Then, I went back for a second tat, and that's when I got a tattoo that was NOT like the pictures I had shown him. In fact, he indicated that he understood what I wanted, but he ignored my directives, and drew the tat directly my calf, then spent 3 hours on my calf and gave me a tattoo that had several elements I did NOT want, and he left out the elements I *did* want, saying that he would fix those when we did the rest of my lower leg (in the future). Some of that decision came about because his tattooing of my calf hurt like hell, likely because of the tremendous amount of color and the black he used for "contrast". So $600 down the drain and a tat I hate. Micheal loves to do what *he* likes, but not necessarily what the customer wants. So now I have a shitty tattoo on my calf that nobody can identify as a black hole. I get questions like, "What's that supposed to be?" Bummer. Micheal does B&G, but color? Not so much. So because of the first tattoo, I wanted something on my left shoulder and that's where the train left the rails. I paid him $100 for drawing/design time and provided via text messages four or five pics, and every time, he ignored the pic and came up with something entirely different. Part of the problem was there would be a medium cover up of my old tattoo, on the bicep, but I wanted a complete shoulder all the way down to the elbow. He finally came up with another completely different design (a skull and spider) than I had requested and made sure I knew he had worked on it ALL NIGHT. I did not know at the time that he meant, I'M DONE! I requested a small change in the eyes and waited two days, then I asked again, and his tone changed from slightly annoyed to pissed. He sent me the new art which did NOT include the eyes looking up as we'd discussed. So, I took the design and modified it to look like I wanted and sent it back to him. No reply. No reply. I finally had to visit the shop to get an appointment for the left shoulder tat, which was done better as a cover up as he worked on it. At yet another session, I had him add a second spider, but the appt was on a Friday evening and he spent most of my time talking with his friends who kept dropping by during my whole session. Michael had fun, but he did not do the spider with realism, which is what I wanetd. He did not do the webbing the way I wanted and the spider's legs are crooked with a few blowouts. IMHO, he's not worth the trouble or cash to get a black and gray tat. I certrainly wouldn't approach him for a color tat in this world or the next. Unless you want him to do it *his* way. Good luck with that. If this review had been about Veronica, a lady that works at Grateful Ink, it would have been 5 stars. Her work is non-pariel.

The joys of working in a tattoo shop means that you will get gassed up for having a weird idea to…read moreget tattooed. About 5 years ago I had the funniest idea of getting (Do Not Resuscitate) DNR tattooed on my chest. My friend and shop apprentice said that they would love to do it, so it was. Fast forward to now, a million people want to discuss my tattoo every time I have on a bikini or low cut top on. Everyone has an opinion on why I did that to my body. I am totally over this tattoo. Desperate to get it covered up with a flower I would enjoy seeing everyday, I found Grateful Ink. Went into the studio to get a proper consultation (btw, great idea for any tattoo ideas!) and met Mike the owner. His gregarious personality and portfolio of beautiful brightly colored tattoos sold me. I am absolutely thrilled with this design and the healing was too easy. Please consider this your go to Nevada City tattoo location!

Adam is awesome. With his personality and line work! He put on smooth jazz for me and I got some…read moreTattoo therapy. I love my Zebra. Thank you Adam!

He a true artist. I had given him the idea of what I wanted. He really listens. He made…read moresuggestions. He also said how it would look as I age. It looks wonderful. I am so happy with it. Thank you Adam.

Tanner is a fantastic artist and a great host. Yes, host. I had a great time getting inked at his…read moreplace and will be going back to him for another project. I just wish it was easier to get a hold of him.

I had a friend recommend Teddy to me after seeing an Instagram post of something I had been…read moresearching for. I made an appointment and have continued making them since. I drive a little over an hour, and there are plenty of artists near home for me, but Teddys work makes it worth it. The shop is clean, both Teddy and Tanner are awesome and I will forever drive out of my way to come here!!!

This shop is amazing! I got my first tattoo ever just now! I worked with Chris. He was very…read moreaccommodating, being it's my first experience. He drew out exactly what I wanted, let me make minor adjustments, then laid it down!! For anyone looking for their first ink, or more tattoos. I would highly recommend this spot! Thanks again Chris for the amazing experience!!

First off I never make bad reviews & I'm sorry to make this review because obviously heart and soul…read moreis a popular place, easiest place around to stop and get a cool new Peircing, but the last two times I went in I got treated with rude sarcastic responses to my questions, the Piercer and tattoo artist has a bad attitude towards , Just a FYI if want a pleasant place to get something done it's not here. Unless you're into that type of customer service. I hope people have a different experience than I did but I will never be going back. Vibes were not good.

Did a walk-in and Big Steve hooked the hubby and I up.. Also, everyone was nice and friendly. The…read moreplace was clean and had this cool vibe to it! Definitely going to go back for more ink in the future.

There's a reason why my friend and I drove nearly FOUR hours to be tattooed by the amazing Rogelio…read moreRobles! His clean and bold work really goes unmatched. He's a super chill guy and puts in a lot of effort towards making you a good tattoo that will last. If you're into crisp lines and tattoos packed with color, I'd definitely recommend making a trip out to get tattooed by him! Thanks again, Rogelio! See ya soon.

Learn how to pierce. Have better customer service…read more Communicate better Common human decency.

Love Don's shop been going to him for years for both tattoos and piercings his prices are great and…read morehis art is equally great love this studio and will continue to always go