Absolutely love this place, super awesome atmosphere and very talented artist!!! Friendly people, there is also a nice pizza joint and pub next door incase ya get hungry!! read more

IF YOU WANT A FUCKED UP TATTOO GO HERE!!!! The quality of the tattoos matt gave me are AWFUL!!! They're are always high while doing their tattoos I should've known. Already spent $1,150 towards a tattoo removal and over a year it's still not gone. He spelled my tattoo wrong even though I gave him a picture of it spelled CORRECTLY. He only gave me my tip back. read more

I have a solid number of tattoos. I've been to several different artists in a couple different cities. I have to say, I love Identity. The service good. The atmosphere is wonderful. Their artists are awesome! I've been to two artists here and absolutely love both of those tattoos! The price is almost the best part. You will not get ripped off here! They are honest and you get your money's worth. Want a tat? Give this place a try! You won't be disappointed! Special shout out to Lux! She's outstanding! read more

awesome tattoo shop! it's very nice and clean, and everyone is super friendly. Tommy is a great artist, we sat down and customized exactly what I wanted and he tattooed me right then and there. his artwork is incredible and he has very reasonable prices. definitely my go-to tattoo shop in columbus! read more

Identity Tattoo Parlor - Tattoo Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I'm a bit bias but may be one of the best shops in town. Clean, great location and some of the best true artists in town. read more

Identity Tattoo Parlor - Tattoo Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Yes! Finally a shop who knows what they're doing! I have 12 tattoos, and I'm so sad that ten of those were pre-Identity, because their work is beyond amazing and I'd be so much happier with all my work had i just gone there from the start. Matt is an incredible artist at both new ink and coverups. I can't believe I get to live right down the street from such a good shop, I'm going to be in so much trouble! I've sent multiple friends there already and they are so happy with their work too! Highly recommend!!! read more

Roger Daye is the man! Down to earth fun guy who does amazing work. He did my whole sleeve (40 hrs). I would definitely get in asap with him because he gets booked up quick. read more

If you go here then I would not recommend getting a tattoo with Roger Daye, putting a down payment with him, or purchasing his gift cards. He does good work but is unreliable and has a lot of personal issues. He cancelled my first two sessions with him last minute because of personal custody problems, and told me he'd give me a "huge discount" because I was getting a large tattoo. He never gave me a discount but did actually follow through with two sessions 4 years ago. He did a special on his gift cards black Friday 2019 where he would match the amount spent, so I got a $600 gift card for $300. My husband went in at the beginning of the year wanting to use the entire gift card, Roger told him once it was time to pay he could only use a gift card for one session and since he was there for 6hrs he could only use half the gift card, then had to pay the rest in cash. That was sketchy and frustrating but what can you do. So he paid and scheduled a follow up appointment to finish the tattoo. Roger texted and cancelled the morning of and wouldn't reschedule. I scheduled a session to finish my tattoo for last Tuesday, Roger texted and cancelled the morning of. Not only did he cancel, but he was really rude about it and tried to make it my fault he was cancelling. We also have a friend who scheduled with Roger before covid and put a deposit down, his session was canceled due to covid, and Roger is giving him the run-around with rescheduling. My husband has had work done by Damon, he did great and was great to work with. I messaged the owner trying to see if there was anything he could do, he said Roger rents his chair there and he doesn't have much say in how Roger handles his gift cards but he'd talk to him and get back to me soon. It's been a week and I've heard nothing. It's hard enough finding tattoo artists who do a good job and have open books for scheduling. Worrying about if they're going to flake last minute is never something you should have to concern yourself with, it's such a bad business practice and it really is unfortunate. read more

BFF and I go to get small tattoos, a walk in on a Saturday. The only person working was late and didn't acknowledge us when we came in. Didn't ask if we needed help, nothing. Left. As a side note, no privacy for your tatoo. All open. read more

This is a custom professional tattoo parlor. All of the artists go above and beyond your expectations. I'm a tattoo enthusiast now over the age of 50. My tattoos are a representation of my life. I can say that each artist at Identity is unique in their style and vision. The shop is very clean, modern equipment and well organized. Each artist sets up his space with 100% sterile environment before you sit in the chair. The artist also has to set up for his job and prepare himself as well, washing his hands then applying his sterile gloves. Then he gets the cups and colors ready to use for your tattoo. Believe me this is what you want to see in a professional shop. The artist then takes the template of the tattoo he has drawn up for you and places it where you ask. He double checks for proper fit. And if you agree he then sits you down and proceeds. I let my artist choose the right colors. It is a masterpiece once completed! Pricing is very moderate and I have been working on my ink since last September. I trust my artist 100% with his vision on what I'm looking to do. The staff interact well with each other, and it's awesome to just chat with them for a few moments when I come in for ink work. I would recommend Identity Tattoo Parlor to anyone looking for perfection and one of a kind design. Hands down the BEST In Columbus! When people stop you on the street to ask where you had your work done that says it all! read more

UPDATE: When I first contacted Nate responses were extremely quick, which was great. Went and got the work done, was happy with it, and tipped $250 on a $900 tatt. Was told touch ups are free if needed. After it healed it was apparent that it needed touched up in a few spots. Been trying to schedule with him for months now, and twice he responded saying he'll get me in "soon". Now he won't respond at all, and I've allowed weeks in between attempts to contact him, so it's not like I'm blowing him up all the time. Didn't expect to be first priority for a free touch up, but I don't think a response to set a date and time is too much to ask. Definitely going somewhere else in the future. read more

Awesome, clean, friendly!!! I highly recommend Identity Tattoo shop. Ive been to tattooed by Matt and Nate and took my daughter to get her first tattoo with Damon. Ive also talked with Rodger acouple times over his work. All the staff are amazing at what they do and each have thier own style. Everyone had clean stations and followed health code guidelines to the T. The guys are friendly and very easy to talk to. They work with you on your design or theirs. Ive been looking forward to going back and getting more work done. read more

Most of the people are nice in here!!! But this dude Roger was soooo rudeeeee to me when we had an appointment to get a tattoo because I was 25 min late!! When I had explain to him I'm not from Ohio, so I get lost a lot! Clearly only have a few month here and he was rude ass hell cures at me and everything! And even said bye Felicia to me. Like how you try to have customers with your rude ass self! Don't work if you not in the mood to work! He even said I didnt even know we had an event today well WHOOSSSS FAULT IS THAT ! They even took my $50 ! Then they wanna come outside all the man trying to fight my husband because he walked in with me and all I wanted to do was talk! They just a rasist ass shop! read more

I love Identity! The staff is friendly, talented, diverse, and professional. The shop is clean and the environment is laid back. Each artist has a unique style and are incredibly talented. I frequent this shop and it's a good experience every time! I feel welcomed and accepted. I'm treated like family and highly recommend this shop. read more

I went there yesterday and asked for a price for what I wanted. The guy there gave me a ridiculous price but I said ok. They don't take credit so I said that I would go to the bank. He said that he would need 10mins to set up and convinced me to settle for the color that I didn't want. When I came back to wait, he was talking to his co-worker and cleaning the chair with spray. There were no other customers but I still waited for a half hour. I think that he didn't want my business because I'm black. Maybe he isn't racist.. Maybe he doesn't hav experience with working on black skin. Either way, the customer service was awful so I left without getting anything done!~ read more

I stumbled upon this place a month or so ago after looking at other high end tattoo businesses like Evolved, and I was very pleasantly surprised. The artists give you a chance to name a price on how much you want to spend and are so so willing to work with you on it. I think that was the first thing that really impressed me. Tattoos can be really outrageously expensive even for things that are so simple, and the ability to negotiate what I thought was fair was just impressive to me. Places like Evolved get so popularized and the location is on a college campus so they have no problem taking advantage of college students. **The shop was also very clean and neat and very very sanitary*** The second part is that they really make sure the placement is correct and if it even seems slightly lop-sided they will make a new stencil and try again. Mine was a tattoo going down my spine so balance was key, they had multiple artists and customers make sure they thought the tattoo was 100% perfect. My artist, who was in fact the owner of this establishment, worked quickly and efficiently, without rushing of course. The work was quality and healed very quickly. Another important aspect that was important to me was that he made me feel comfortable, even if I did have to take my shirt off. He was nice and easy to talk to and willing to answer every question I had, no matter how invasive. I have recommended Identity tattoo to ten of my friends who will be going to get tattoos very soon and I will also be going back to get more work done very soon in the future. It's safe to say that he will be my artist and I will go nowhere else. read more

Ive been here several times now and love it! Staff has always been friendly. I've been going in to see Nate, and he does a fantastic job. We've been working on a piece from my leg up through my arm and every time I get work done on it I leave very satisfied. read more

Long post but worth it if you care anything about customer service. I'm not here to try to bash anyone, but simply explain why I won't come back even though Damon was super friendly when actually conversing with him and his work was great. This is the only reason they get 2 stars. My friend and I came here in June of 2017 to get tattoos. My tattoo artist was Damon. A few months after my original tattoo, I contacted them about getting my touch up done before the year ended. They told me they'd tell Damon and he would reach out to me. He never did. Okay- I'm understanding. Things happen, life is crazy, lots of appointments, maybe the person on the phone forgot to tell him, no big deal. A couple months pass, still no response. I call again. They assure me that they will write a message for Damon to reach out to me. Nothing again. Months pass. At this point I'm starting to get frustrated since he hasn't even texted me to tell me anything. A couple MORE months pass, and I send them a Facebook message. They tell me their number has changed, but don't even give me the new number. Their old one was still listed on google. I finally find their new number and call AGAIN, and they say the same "we'll give him the message and he'll call you!" To which I finally spoke up and explained that they had been saying this to me for MONTHS, and nobody was getting back to me. But, again, they assured me that they would. FINALLY, after months and months of trying to get a response, I actually drove all the way from Pickerington to make the appointment in person because they didn't contact me. When I finally met up with him, it was like late April of this year. Yes, this is really how long it took to just get an appointment set up. I explained to him that I would be going out of town for most of June and July, but I wanted to get my touch up done within the year. He told me it was fine to get it a little bit after the year ended (which I really appreciated!), and then he also told me to just reach out to him when I got back from my trip to make an appointment. I knew from the experience I had been dealing with them them that, it would never happen if I waited. I told him that I would like to make my appointment that day before I left so that it could be on the calendar for both of us. Also, he did tell me that he did get my messages when I was trying to get in contact with him. (He never responded to any of them. Slap in the face much?) Well, here I am, sitting in my car waiting and waiting because he decided to change the time on me when I walked in. Our appointment was at 2. When I walked in he looked super surprised and it was obvious that he had not remembered I was coming or made a note of it since the time was wrong. (I confirmed the date and time 3 times with him when we made the appointment). He said he had to tattoo somebody first and then quickly looked at my tattoo and said "yeah that shouldn't take long". Okay. My boyfriend and I walked next door to get some ice cream, and 20 minutes later we walk back to sit in the car and Damon is taking his grand old time outside smoking a cigarette. Basically, terrible customer service. The only reason I have been so persistent about having him touch it up is because he was the one that did it and obviously since it's a permanent thing, I want to make sure that it stays how it is and is done by the same person. It's a shame too, because he did a good job on it and I was looking forward to giving him more business. He's such a nice guy when you actually talk to him and really does great work, but I just had to go in way too many circles and go above and beyond to even get so much as a call back, much less an appointment made. It's just not worth it. To top it off, I got seen at 4:15. I waited this long for an appointment I made months in advance. Never again. read more