I had a fantastic walk-in experience at Chicago Tattoo! From a friendly greeting, to an easy…read moreconsultation process, to excellent artistry! The space was comfortable and clean, and everyone was so nice and helpful. I got an arguably silly tattoo, but they took it seriously from start to finish! I've felt awkward about asking for weird or specific tattoos before, but I felt so at home and respected here, even being from out of town! It was an easy and fun experience, and the cost was well below what I expected to pay for a quality tattoo in this day and age, especially work as nice as I got. I'm not local to the area so I can't say if I'll be back anytime soon, but will definitely be recommending this lovely shop to my friends in the region!

Shout out Michael Tofano for his awesome work on my walk-in tattoo on Saturday!…read more Walked in around 2:30, looked through alllllll their flashes. Extra thanks to the service staff for pulling portfolios behind the counter!! After settling on my design and sizing, I was able to get on a table by 4:30 (went next door to look at records to kill time while the artist finished with his previous client-- check them out!!) Chicago Tattooing is welcoming, clean, easy to work with, and employs only the most qualified artists. You're in great hands regardless of which artist you work with! I will ALWAYS recommend Chicago Tattooing to anyone. Whether it's your first or your fortieth, this place will take care of you.

My first visit was for piercing in 2010. Since then, me & my kids have been back many times. Bob…read moremade their experience so calming, welcoming, and his patience with an anxious/OCD kiddo was truly a marvel. I've been to shops in the suburbs and there is absolutely no comparison. The cleanliness of the shop is unparalleled. The staff and artists are welcoming and kind. I've found no reason to go anywhere other than Insight, regardless of the hour +/- drive time. Next visit = tattoo!

I was looking for a new ear piercing for a year or so and finally decided to do it during this trip…read moreto Chicago yesterday. After looking on Yelp, I decided that I liked the reviews here and happy to report they are accurate! Bob was super patient and helpful picking both the new placement and jewelry, which I would have never thought of myself since the stud with chain is typically used on the helix. He was also just super easy to chat with and while closing up, he even went the extra mile to send the antibacterial soap to my place since I wasn't checking in a bag. 10000% recommend Bob!

Amazing staff i get all my piercings done here with rosemary, i absolutely love this place! 10/10read more

Walked in with my daughter for a naval piercing . The wait was approximately an hour but the…read morepiercer was great and worth the wait. She took her time, explained everything and placement was perfect

I had 3 small tattoos with Cori / Corinne (not my first tattoos or anything), who was super…read moreflexible with me regarding placement, discussing design ideas, etc. I had to reschedule once, and then I added something on last minute, and she was super awesome via email. I love all three tattoos, two of which were exact copies of my drawings and one of which was a generally idea she then designed herself based off of. I even challenged her by asking her to do my forearm tattoo upside down (facing me) which she did and it looks amazing. All three healed super well. I will definitely come back to Cori!

Had an amazing experience at Logan square tattoo! Walked in for an apportionment and shortly was on…read morethe table! They're super efficient, and my tattoo artist Caroline did an amazing job and I'll def be back again to book with her! She's super gentle and very good at fine line tattoos, she takes her time and makes it her own style and i love that!!! Highly recommend her

Horrible service. We were knocking and the staff inside just kept ignoring our calls and our knocks…read moreat the door. I wouldn't recommend this place at all horrible

This was my first tattoo experience, and Jaimie made it absolutely unforgettable. He's a true…read moreartist, and I'm genuinely impressed by his skill and attention to detail. I wholeheartedly recommend this place, and especially Jaimie, as an experienced and talented tattoo artist. Thank you so much Jaimie, you are awesome!

IT WAS AWESOME, the guy was so nice, sweet and patient. He educated me on the cleaning process and…read moreeven let me check if i liked the placement, i think his name was Adrian. No clue. But i got a bridge piercing and rating 2/10 pain level! Accommodating, professional and pretty quiet which for someone whose easily overwhelmed is awesome, would recommend!

I asked for a clown Girl and this is what they gave me. Jerry Avorio (Thrash) was the artist. Jerry…read moredidn't use a stencil, didn't draw something up, he just started free handing this tattoo, would not have agreed if i knew it would look like this. Jenny Gomez (The Peircer) also asked me questions like "Where you held down a lot as a kid?" And told me " a lot of parents try to get their minor children piercings and tattoos here" not sure why they told me that. Whole vibe was off, felt harassed the entire time... I called over the phone a few months later to see if they could fix it, and the man on the phone said "Usually people bitch about and fix there tattoos once it finishes healing." and "Jerry is here every day, you could stalk him" It's going to take 3k to remove it! Would not trust anyone at this shop, avoid at all costs!

I've never gotten a tattoo on a trip before but this was the time and place to do it! The staff was…read morefun, was to work with, diligent and clean. The tattoo the did for me came out so clean and was a perfect filler for my arm. I recommend the entire staff go and watch "nirvana the band, the movie, the show" at Music box Theater this week! It was like the office mixed with any Tim Robinson sketch and was really so unpredictable! Thanks for creating a great memory for us!

I had a fantastic experience with Great Lakes Tattoo and Kevin Leary! After researching shops and…read moreartists I went with Kevin to do my Black Sabbath tattoo. The online booking was easy and GLT had great communication throughout the process. Day of the tattoo, Kevin couldn't have been more welcoming and friendly. He absolutely knocked it out of the park with my idea & placement. I'm so happy and proud of my piece. The shop also does some cool Chicago tattoo preservation and hangs old flashes from the first tattoo shops in the city. I will definitely be back GLT!

If you live in or visit Chicago and DON'T get a tattoo from Mercedes Wright at Wild Wind, then what…read moreare you doing?! Mercedes did an amazing job on my Chicago star flag piece. She is kind, professional and, gentle. I have three tattoos from a previous artist that I love however, Mercedes has a better technique, and the tattoo process was painless! Thank you so much for a killer piece of art, Mercedes! Booking you again in December for sure! :)

By far the worst tattoo shop I've gone to…read more... 2 years ago I got 2 small tattoos (I was a walk in) and both the experience and the tattoos themselves are horrible. For reference I have over 10 tattoos have gone to many shops now. Firstly, a tattoo on my arm, the artist (still works at the shop) did NOT prep the skin or shave the spot until I told them and now that its 2 years old its super faded and sloppy line work. Then for my second tattoo, its splotchy and wobbly. The artist could pull a clean line to save their life. Its so embarrassing to have this on my skin... forever. I do not recommend. Seriously. Do not go here I don't even know how they have 5 stars.