My son and I were so fortunate to stumble across Richard. He is a lifetime artist which is clearly represented by his tattoo work. It was easy to see that he has been a student of his profession and passion for over 32 years. My son and I received the best tattoos we have ever gotten. I stake my reputation on Richard. Give him a call, you'll be happy you did. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Amazing detail. - Piercing Near Me - El Mirage, Arizona

where to start....went for the Friday the 13th flash event and when I walked over the dog gate, saw a baby in a playpen crying, adults screaming at the poor child, dogs and puppies running around, pissing in the floor, the workers vaping, eating pizza and cupcakes and a general unclean environment. while I waited with my boyfriend because he still wanted a tattoo, I was watching a mom and daughter getting tattooed and overheard them say that the tattoo artist was under 18 and was a Valley Vista student. his girlfriend who was all over him as he worked on the young girls hand said she was a sophomore and there was another young girl also practically on top of the guy doing the tattoo work. at one point the mom yelled at the kid because him and his 2 girl friends were laughing so hard. her daughter started to cry! at that point I told my boyfriend we were leaving. do not go here especially if they let a high school student do tattoos. Horrible place that should be shut down. read more

My 2 friends and i got matching tattoos here. We got mickey outlines - nothing even complex. Jenny did the tattoos and dug so deep. All 3 of our tattoos were infected and required antibiotics. They all are spotty and not filled in. We were charged $150 each For permanent damage to our skin that is horrifying, ugly, and embarrassing looking. homeade or prison tats look better. Also jenny never wore gloves and was on her phone throughout the whole Process. We are pretty sure she used the same needle for us. We also all got piercings that all became infected none of us have the piercings anymore. We also received no aftercare or directions for any tattoos or piercings. The place was so filthy. Stay away from here. I did email the shop asking for a refund Or at least a partial so I could go somewhere else to get it fixed- I never heard from them. I don't want them to fix it because the shop was so unsanitary and filthy and also this is what happened - we ended up with infections. read more

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I enjoy coming into this place too get tattoed and I love the medical dogs this shop has the best atmosphere and they treat you like family amd everyone's really friendly overall id recommend this shop read more

Unfortunate because the people were hella cool and chill here. She had a heavy hand that had me screaming and I assumed it was cuz it was a cover up so I didn't know what to expect. It's been so bad I ended up in the ER due to infection. I've been put on antibiotics and a steroid to help with everything. I'd love a refund as I spent 250 to get all fucked up from it. I have other tattoos and none of them have ever healed like this and I assumed it was because of the cover up that it's taking forever to heal until a doctor saw it and told me it's severely infected. I do not recommend this place to anyone and I will be leaving reviews everywhere to show what was done to me here. I don't know if the needle was dirty, but I as I said have multiple tattoos that have never been infected I know how to properly care for one. They don't deserve not even 1 star. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Piercing Near Me - El Mirage, Arizona

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This is my rating only because i havent had any work done there i did go by and talk to the owner and he was a good guy my problem is an employee that is back at work there her name is Kira stay away from her she did some tatts before she went back to work there and definitely not good she did my hands and she had to redo them twice and still looks bad and she did the side of my left leg and looks bad she doesnt know what shes doing , but like i said the owner seems like a cool person but kira shouldnt be doing tatts, and her character not good nor trustworthy she was coming to my house to do my tatts i would always give her a litye more than what she was asking to help her out we she screwed me over she didnt do 2 other tatts she was supposed to and like i said the ones she did on my hands and leg not good, what makes it worse is we treated her and whoever she brought very well my wife would feed them and and made sure they were good so in a nutshell she is NOT a good person she lied to me she was supposed to come over on a sunday to do the other tatts and she said her mom was in the hospital when actually she wanted to do another guys tatt i caught her in a lie i asked her if the guy that canceled on her ever went to get it she said yes a week later and thats when she was supposed to be doing mine but said her mom was in the hospital, please stay away from her read more

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Terrible. Don't go. BEWEAR. Unprofessional. Dirty work environment and infection guarantee. .

Very fun place everyone is awesome and the environment is chill as hell and I love the dogs very clean place and everyone is friendly I recommend this place read more

Went in for a cover up. Was promised flowers and color. This is the finished product. What a fucking J O K E. This place needs to be shut down and the owners wife should not be allowed to tattoo. read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - Terrible tattoo fuck up - Piercing Near Me - El Mirage, Arizona

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Very unsanitary and unprofessional. My bestfriends tattoo took 2 hours because the lady took breaks to talk to everyone and walk around (when she said she was going to the bathroom) and she pierced someone's tongue mid tattoo. During the tattooing she set her tattoo machine down on the chair and another artist massaged her hand (with glove on!!) then she proceeded to pick the tattoo machine back up and start again. There was no proper care once it was finished it was just wiped with a paper towel. No wrap, or ointments just dry towel. Her leg bruised right away and bled for a while after. The artist claimed the scratches change into shading after a couple days but from looking at it, it looks cut up, bruised, it looks so painful and Ifshe didn't know how to shade she could have just said so. read more

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Yikes, been putting off making this review due to the very conflicting experience I had here. Very friendly and welcoming place. I'm a very alternative, gay, and young individual and coming for my first tattoo here was very interesting. Mine, turned out great. Simple line art, no problem. However my friends was not pretty (full color) and looking back on the experience there's a few things to point out. 1) I also got a nose piercing. The people were very kind and helped me calm down. However, no hands were washed, the piercer sneezed after putting on the gloves and did not remove and replace them or disinfect anything. On top of this, the placement was completely wrong resulting in me having to remove the jewelry. Luckily it has healed just fine. 2) There was fast food and dog toys cluttering the entire store. However, the dog itself was clean and respectful, not too bad. 3) The artist was on video calls and consistently distracted during our tattoos. They were also trying to hurry up my friend's tattoo, quoting the next customers a 30 minute wait time to be ready to help them. This was for a full color approx. 5"x3" tattoo. 4) I asked for the artists interpretation of the concept I was asking for. Instead they instisted I airdropped a photo and put exactly that on my skin. 5) Lastly and most concerningly, our artist (who happened to be the owner) admitted to one of the artists about to do a tattoo on a client being hammered. This was pretty obvious anyways. The prices were insanely cheap and the people are very nice and welcoming. But, these factors can't outweigh the things listed above. Would love to see these clearly talented artists clean up their business practices one day, but I do doubt it. read more

went here with 2 friends for friday the 13th tattoos, walked in and there were 2 random lines and no organization. only 1 person actually tattooing. i love dogs but there were 2 large dogs roaming around and dog beds and toys everywhere. this place looked very unsanitary and they were very unprofessional read more

I give her props for using black latex gloves but she didn't sanitize my face or give me mouth wash. Didn't use vaseline to get the piercings through. She also used the same needle twice on me. She never sanitized the jewelry before hand either. Just picked it out of a container. Not professional at all. I could've done this at home with my own jewelry but I decided to go to a "professional" shop and paid $80 for a set of piercings. Needless to say, I will never go there again. I'm glad I know how to take care of piercings properly. And it's also very unclean; messes everywhere and no sanitization at all. read more

Looking for a nice Tattoo and a great price definitely check them out. They are the best in town.

went here to get my belly button peirced and had a great experience, the piercer that did it was very nice and talkative. the peircing didn't even hurt and he was very professional with it. will 100% be going back! read more

I have never seen a tattoo shop as filthy and full of trash as this one. And people are supposed to get pierced and tatted here? Absolutely not. I'm surprised this shop is still in business. It's a HUGE health hazard. They have great prices but it's not worth risking an infection. read more

Came here for Friday the 13th excited.. walked out disappointed. Also walked in with a full line expecting it to be awesome tattooing... NO.. was totally unprofessional and very unsanitary. Things were scattered such as trash, dog toys, old food, dirty dishes. Was on phone with random people totally ignoring the fact they were putting permanent ink on a person who was paying for the art. Had an attitude towards everyone who walked in, when someone attempted to speak to them they would respond with a hand to shush up the customer. Was badly whispering in front of customers and looking purposely towards that one customer. Wouldn't talk or try to comfort the person getting the tattoo or acknowledge exactly WHERE the person who was getting inked on wanted their tattoos. VERY horrible place to choose, if you want something you truly didn't want or want something lopsided, then come as you please! Wish we could post negative reviews if it was possible. read more

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Although they were friendly to talk to, Jenny should not be tattooing. I got a tattoo on the back of my elbow, and she did not take the time to position it correctly resulting in my tattoo being off center. Additionally after asking twice for an arm rest (which I feel like is normal protocol for any arm tattoo) she declined my request to make me more comfortable and just held my arm near her chest to "stabilize" it. Her prices are definitely better than most shops but it truly does show in her work, so again I would NOT recommend! read more

Came in with my friends, super stoked to get a spontaneous tattoo. We were met with a smoke-filled room, three dogs running around/licking us, and multiple adults that wouldn't make eye contact. The adolescent child of one of the tattoo artists was manning the desk and was the only person that would readily speak with us. What we wanted wasn't hard, a single word for two of us and a little line/dot finger tattoo for the other two, but it took almost an hour to work through and explain to the child because he wanted us to airdrop a picture that we didn't have (which he still didn't understand). The process was infuriating, and we left because we felt unsafe and frustrated with the process. I have multiple tattoos, so this is not my first ball game, and I would never recommend this place to anyone. If the artists won't come over to the desk and they can't freehand what you're looking for, it's a definite red flag. (See other reviews for a common theme of tattoo/piercing infection history) read more

This place is absolutely digusting. Very unsanitary and Jenny did not use gloves when tattooing one of her clients. Cisco the owner is very rude and got all up in my face pointing his finger in my face. Spencer one of the tattooist there left a drink on the counter and the condensation got on it and cisco forced me to clean it up when it wasn't my mess and was VERY rude about it. On top of that dogs are roaming around everywhere peeing everywhere. very unsanitary. Robert (Jenny's son) was harassing me the whole time and trying to be around me the whole time getting a tattoo. Cisco has seizures and blacks out from time to time and can happen when he is giving a tattoo. i was not aware of that till i saw it happen. Piercings there get infected I was told by the apprentice to not get one because I was going to till he told me everyone's piercing gets infected. Unless u want shitty and infected work on your body forever I recommend to never come here for a tattoo or piercing. Just don't come at all. read more

Went with my wife about a week ago to get information on some tattoo ideas and piercings. Arrived about 7PM. There was a sign on the door that said "service animals onsite". When we went the only dogs visible were three pit bulls running around. Those are not service dogs. One dog ran up to my wife and took an aggressive stance. There was a lady sitting in a chair playing a game on her phone. She called off the dog and asked us if we needed help. Turns out she was the piercer. We tried talking to her and asking questions but she kept playing the game on her phone and hardly made eye contact with us. The shop was dirty and cluttered with several old chairs and couches placed around the room. We left without getting any work done and agreed to not go back because of the dirty store and unprofessional attitude. read more

went there a couple months with sum friends and my wife to get flash tattoos the tattoo "artist" had talked about my wife's self harm scars saying "of my dad saw that hed smack you" and when she started to not feel good we tried to leave and they forced us to stay and forced her to finish the outline of the tattoo the owners were very rude and there dogs peed multiple times. horrible shop go anywhere else but there read more

do not recommend getting a piercing from here, they do not disinfectant the area of where you plan to get pierced. my friend and i thought it would be a good idea to get piercing from here, i went first and the lady first of all was very distracted by a baseball game, did not prep my nose whatsoever. in the middle of getting pierced she decides to switch out the needle, mind you i'm sitting here in pain with the first needle in my nose, she switches them out then shoves the jewelry in my nose. never have i been so vocal during a sesh but best believe she deserved more then just words. do not go here just because it's cheap. read more

Im just a starter at tattoo but I don't think the experience is there my worklooks better than the tats they have posted i cant say ima try them out read more

The worst tattoo shop around. The woman that did my tattoo completely messed quote and the date underneath . Entirely unprofessional. Never go here they dont listen unclean. Its gonna coat me hundreds of dollars to get it fix. It was a meaning full piece to me.. No stars this place is shit. A friend suggested the place so that's why I went. read more

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. Extremely unprofessional. Dirty; unsanitary.We got there right when it opened at 12, one of the artist talked for 3 hours instead of giving us tattoos, had her 11 year old son put the stencils on us without gloves. Had my friend take her pants off and wrap a towel around herself while the place filled with men. Told us a whole back round story about one of her stuffed animals and how she wants to punch it in the stomach. Made personal phone calls to her mom asking to bring her food while burping the whole time she was talking to us. We spent half the day there without receiving a single tattoo. It got to the point where we got up and left. Complete waste of time. I've never experienced anything like it. If there was 0 stars I could give then I easily would. read more

My friends and I went to get piercings here and it was horrible. They had a dog inside the shop and a friend of the owner just hanging out (the friend kept blowing her vape directly into my face). She asked ME if the mark she made is where a helix is supposed to be and then didn't clean ANYTHING before proceeding with the piercing. My friend had her rook pierced and it was so poorly done that it literally just fell out. Yeah, do not go here. read more

READ TIL THE END IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. I don't know much about doing tattoos but what I do know is that the owners are really nasty , and just dirty . They have dogs running around and the bathroom is filthy. There's stuff falling off the wall in the girls room. But what really sealed the deal for me besides everything else I saw, was the lady in the corner that did my tattoo. she is just gross and really unsanitary her area is extremely messy and my got tattoo began to ooze some green shit. So I went to the ER and they said i had a staff infection. But what should expect wen she answers her phone with her gloves on while she's tattooing then she scratched her head like 5times with her gloves on that she was using to tattoo also grabbed her inks with these same gloves on and never changed them. She tattoos like crap doesn't even look like she likes to tattoo. I would never go there or refer anyone again well maybe my worst enemy. Ya I would refer someone I absolutely hated to that shop and I would send them to her. They should be shut down by the health department. Why hasn't anyone reported this place. I think I'll save the world and report them myself. DONT GO TO THIS SHIT HOLE THE LADY MIGHT DEFINITELY KILL YOU WITH STAFF OR MAYBE ECOLI. OR MAYBE AIDS HEP C who knows. something crazy like that. Good luck with your new $40 infected puss bucket. ‍don't be a zero be a super hero read more

they have no idea how to tattoo or treat their clients I got a tattoo 11days ago and it was the worst experience I ever had the tattoo is all messed up and scabbed because they went to deep. the owners will try to make themselves look good by denying the wack job they did but the reality is she carved into my skin and now I have some nasty scarring going on my back because of it. do not let Jenny aka purple tattoo you you'll regret it I know I did read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - This shows the staff infection I got from dirty needles being used - Piercing Near Me - El Mirage, Arizona

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This is the most unprofessional tattoo shop I've ever been to. They spend an hour an 15 minutes doing a tiny tattoo that should've took less than 30 minutes. On top of that they dug so deep the tattoo is now a huge scar that I will need to get covered up. I assume these people were under the influence, this place needs to be shut down. read more

My husband and daughter both got tattoos here. Cisco & Jennie are very sweet and unlike other tattoo shops, they actually tattoo exactly what you design. They also very affordable! I'll be back for mine next! read more

i did a walk in and got my belly button pierced, the guy that pierced me was super cool and professional, he wasn't rough and it didn't even hurt read more

Empire Ink Tattoo - belly piercing - Piercing Near Me - El Mirage, Arizona

I love this place so much. I have gotten about 10 tattoos there and even my piercings. They have always kept it friendly and clean. They take the time to understand what you want to get done. Everyone should go down and get a tattoo done. They have great pricing and do awesome work. read more

I got my snake bites here, because my friend had told me they were awesome. Her mom had a good relationship with them so I said why not. I had NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH MY SNAKE BITES. I took very good care of them too, cleaned them all the time and they were always irritated and bothered me. She also pierced them LOP SIDED. My snake bites were crooked and the bitch had the nerve to tell me it was my lips. My friend's respite provider got a tattoo here and it was infected for weeks. This place is disgusting and shitty. read more

We Only got piercings. They did a great job. And good prices. The shop was clean.

UNPROFESSIONAL, Came in for a tattoo had it drawn up, just needed to retrace an stick on me n get to work the guy started drawing something other then I wanted he then took my sister's drawing did printed something completely different, after the lady started on my sister's she made a comment about where we wanted it does, no confidence at all in tattooing behind our ears, red flag for me, also the guy working on my tattoo just walked out the shop, very unclean, kids sleeping on there couches. So glad I left do not go here. No worth it I did see one good artist he was the only one busy. read more

Well rounded place, especially for the price. Provided a good first time experience for me.

I use to go to this shop all time me and my wife sometime just to hang out Cisco and Jenny are the homies probably don't remember me. I have gotten 4 tattoos from here and my wife has gotten 3 we have had no problems. Great people to be around fun to talk to great times. I need to stop by say hi to some old homies see if they remember me. I recommend this shop read more

These guys are awesome they did a great job for myself my two daughters and one of the daughters fiance and my husband all in the same day

I recently came here to discuss getting a tattoo and a facial piercing. After seeing the shop and it's practices I ended up leaving without having any work done and I am VERY glad. The entire shop is filthy. The employees did not wash their hands before performing piercings on people, just put on gloves, and did not even disinfect the person's skin or the jewelry! I watched them perform 2 piercings and one was very crooked. I did not wish to get an infection so I left. I have read several reviews online with the same experience, filthy shop and unsafe practices, this place should be shut down. I'm sure people will be drawn in by their very cheap prices but here it's true: you get what you pay for. read more