Garret is awesome, super friendly and helpful. He put a tattoo on my girls ankle and she wasn't wearing any panties under her miniskirt and he never even looked. What a gentleman. I would definitely recommend this place. It is clean and well staffed. Their prices are competitive, too. read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - My forearm tattoo done by the owner of Pb tattoo! Pacific Beach Tattoo is where its at! - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

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Shane was amazing- highly recommend! He fixed a cover up tattoo that I didn't quite like, and the finished product far exceeded my expectations. I love my tattoo and so happy I was able to find Shane. I will be back for sure. read more

My sisters and I walked in for the flash tattoos and we had a great experience. Nick was our tattoo artist. He made us feel comfortable and made the whole experience very smooth. Would definitely go back here to get another tattoo from Nick! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Sisters - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

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Went to their flash for Friday the 13th special and paid $60 for this but the line work is wonky and the star is even crooked. Had good experiences here before and this was just disappointing read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Heart tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

Beyond a professional shop!! Garet and the rest of the crew are awesome people. Garet has done all the tattoos on me. His work is impeccable, and definitely unmatched. Never seen someone that's this dedicated and just on point with his work and how he runs his establishment! Super clean shop, with a great atmosphere. You guys got my business for life! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

Walked in with a group of friends and Nick was able to accommodate all of us. He's personable and kind -- a few gals were getting their first tattoos and he eased all their nerves. I love my new tattoo and would happily get tattooed by Nick again! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

Here is the photo of what Garret tatted on me! Looks so good! I will definitely come back!! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Realistic Buddha head with the OM peace sign. - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

Place is super nice and clean. First time getting a tattoo professionally done and couldn't have picked a better place. Nick was my tattoo artist and he did a better job than i could have ask for. Such a nice and real guy, so straightforward with you and not in it just for the money but to service and help you with what you need WITH HONESTY. Was getting a tattoo covered that i had done myself years ago and he was so accommodating to what i needed and wanted. Highly recommend this place and Nick as an artist. read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

My girl and I traveled out to San Diego for a healing spiritual journey and wanted tattoos to remind and represent what we came out here for. We walked into this tattoo shop where we were greeted by the sweetest staff and met Steve, who patiently talked us through our idea and helped us find pictures of what we were looking for - matching hisbiscus flowers. We had the BEST experience with Steve. He is SO talented and we were blown away by the details on our flowers. He took his time making the art on our bodies beautiful and had such a light hand throughout the whole experience. He was so personable throughout the whole experience and the time went by soo fast. I will definitely be making the drive down to San Diego for my next tattoo with Steve! Love this shop! read more

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The girls and I walked in for some flash tattoos and Nick was our artist! He did a great job, quality was great, and he was so fun to talk to! Would recommend coming here. read more

I came down to Pacific Beach tattoo this weekend to get a tattoo by Eric. He is hands down one of my favorite artists to go to and has done a bunch of my tattoos. Eric's one of the friendliest tattoo artist you'll meet and the other artists in the shop we're just as friendly. My wife came down with me and brought her needlepoint with her. She was sitting in the waiting room doing it and one of the other artists told her to come back to the tattoo area and told her that she could work on it on his tattoo table where he was drawing. That same artist also offered us drinks and snacks. I really feel bad that I can't remember his name now. Anyway it's a fantastic shop and you should come down and check them out. read more

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Beware of the artist Wayne @weezyinksyou Came into the shop with my friend who requested tattoos in red ink. Wayne accidentally tattooed her in black ink. Because of his mistake, I asked him to come down in price. His agitated response? "Well I had to re-place the stencil 10 fucking times." Wayne lost 10 minutes of his time and relented to $10 off his service as redemption. My friend, however, has his permanent fuck up on her skin forever, which in my opinion is worth more than saving $10. Thank you, Wayne, for your lack of professionalism and disrespect. read more

Came here for two of my many tattoos and have always had an amazing experience! Got the butterflies about a year ago, and the sword/heart back in August! The pics are from today, and they have healed amazing and are very clear and defined. The guys here are super dope and chill, and I love the random gumball machine tattoos!!!! (The "love" heart is one of those). My skin is super sensitive to the clear skin wrap so they hooked me up with the good ole fashioned Saran Wrap and tape, and the tattoos still held up absolutely amazing! Thinking of coming in again soon for more ink, possibly another gum ball machine tat. Definitely a favorite shop, super awesome experience! read more

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Spur of the moment group tattoo idea for a bachelorette party. Close to closing but the owner Scott hooked us up!!! Thank you Scott and Garret for a memorable night!!!!! Garret was able to place my tattoo over old scaring that I wanted to cover. Simple but beautiful water Lilly. Garret you our guy!! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

I got my second tattoo by Eric Whitman at Pacific Beach Tattoo and I'm obsessed! He does such clean line work and pays great attention to detail. The studio is big and clean and welcoming. I really love the fact that Eric uses "second skin" a type of clear, protective barrier for the tattoo to heal under for a few days. It holds in all the color and helps bypass the scabbing and peeling phase, so the tattoo stay intact. While I didn't give Eric much creative room with my second tattoo, I felt like he was happy to give me what I wanted and takes each request as a personal mission to do his best I highly recommend checking this place out. read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Dali and a paw print for my sick pupper. And the horse skull underneath by Eric Whitman - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

Ive recieved multiple tattoos by Garrett and each one gets better and better as he has honed in on the craft. I appreciate how kind and genuine he is about every piece, big or small, as hello it's his passion. His artwork is one of a kind and worth the investment for yourself to have a good quality piece. The 3 pieces I have that are not done by Garrett are shit compared to his work. From him, my favorite is my sugar skull that is 5+ years old and looks like he did it last month. The colors have held, the linework is on point, and it makes me happy everytime I look at it. Garrett has also modified a flower tattoo I receieved at the ripe age of 18 into an entire piece, note - before he got ahold of it I highly considered removing the flowers all together. Lastly, the mandala piece he did on my shoulder... single needle the entire piece and I recieve COUNTLESS comments on it. Its the perfect size to location, easy to cover but fun to have visible If you choose Garrett and this shop for your next piece, i would bet money on it that you will walk out happy. He values the work. He values his customers. And he values his employees. Its all around a solid pick and I will most definitely be getting more work done by him in the future read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - I asked for a flower that would bring life & thats exactly what he did. Sure its a different flower, but i love it - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

I am 50 years old and always wanted a tattoo and petrified to get one. It wasn't until I was launching my own active wear line and I needed a logo. I knew a tattoo artist would do the best job because I wanted a lotus flower with serpent with words Raw Love. Garrett and all of his artists at Pacific Beach Tattoo came highly recommended. Just look at Instagram... not knowing anything about tattoos loved the style. Scared out of mind getting my first tattoo, the whole shop made me feel so comfortable and welcomed. Very professional and entertaining... I could of hung out there all weekend. Garrett took good care of me letting me know what to expect and not once did I feel pain or discomfort. The tattoo he designed was perfect. I'm obsessed with it! I'm using for my marketing and active wear line too. He kindly gave me the digital file as well. The healing was perfect. I included right after the tattoo and 5 days after the bandage. I will definitely be back. Highly recommend... if you are looking to get a tattoo look no further. read more

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Great place to get a tattoo at. Garrett did two my tattoos, both came out exactly how I wanted them to look. Definitely coming back.

I mainly chose to come here because I had a friend who had work done here and it was gorgeous. Well, I was not disappointed. My super bright, well done tattoo is exactly what I wanted. I plan on going back to Garrett to get more work done in the near future! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

I came to get my tattoo while on vacation. My artist was Brent and he was great to work with. Very good communication and customer service. They got me and the rest of my family in a very timely manner. read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

I want to give a big thank you to Steven for my amazing tattoo, I was in SD for the weekend from LA, my best friend and I decided to get a spontaneous friendship tattoo and we came across this location without searching and let me tell you guys, it was perfect ! The entire staff are very friendly and patient and give you their undivided attention. Steven is super sweet and very detailed and he can make you laugh which is always a plus during a tattoo session! They just earned a loyal customer from now on! I will be coming back again ! Thank you so much read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Looks so real I can almost smell it - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

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I am thoroughly impressed by Pacific Beach Tattoo every time I'm there. Not only is Garrett super friendly and accommodating, the rest of the staff is cheerful and just fun to be around. Both times when I got my tattoos done there, there were a few other artists that were hanging out and didn't have clients. We were all chatting and having a good time, and they offered refreshments multiple times. I've pretty much decided I will only get work from Garrett at Pacific Beach Tattoo because he is so open to ideas and is very professional while still creating a welcoming atmosphere. 1000/10 recommend!!! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Final product, healed. - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

I went to Garrett at Pacific Beach Tattoo to finish a piece left undone by my artist, who was awesome, but moved away. Garrett's work is amazing. I can't imagine it would have looked as good had the previous artist finished it. Looking forward to Garrett getting started on another piece for me when he finishes the current one. Definitely the man for detailed work, done by someone who you can tell takes pride in what he does. read more

Eric has done multiple tattoos for me and I love every single one of them and fall in love more everyday. He's always very clean and professional. His work is always great and stands the twat of time. Thanks dude and love the new shop! read more

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Been coming to Dennis for 6 years now for my tattoos! Highly recommend him! Very solid bold tattoos,vibrant and have beautiful linework :). Didn't have to wait long for the tattoo, drawn on skin, no stencil!!! So I was in and out of the shop! Thank you for my beautiful tattoo!!!! I love it and will be coming back for more! If you are looking for a trusting artist and want your penny's worth, I would highly recommed Dennis :) read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

My sister and I were walking by this shop and decided to go in to try it out. We were extremely happy with the results. The line work on my tattoo (pictured) is beautiful and its exactly what I wanted. My sister got a smaller tattoo, a chili pepper and they shaded it for her and it really looks amazing. Its really nice inside and clean, clearly it has been renovated recently. The staff was nice too! Overall, I would definitely recommend Pacific Beach Tattoo. read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo from Pacific Beach tattoo. The linework is amazing and its exactly what I wanted. - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

I absolutely love Pacific Beach Tattoo, Eric Whitman has done my whole arm and Garrett has done multiple tattoos for my roommate. The entire studio is very clean and they are both so friendly and easy to work with. Eric is talented and creative, he has done such an amazing job working with me to plan my sleeve. My roommate also has some amazing line work from Garrett. It is amazing to see these guys work and they are both so dedicated to what they do. I am obsessed with all of my tattoos and would recommend this place to anyone! Can't wait to go back! read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Finishing my shoulder! - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

Eric is the man. He takes his time to make sure you are happy and comfortable with the whole experience. I've been to other tattoo artist and no one compares to the professional, clean, and beautiful work he does. read more

Pacific Beach Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Diego, California

What an amazing tattoo shop! Clean, professional, with amazing artist! Eric did a fantastic job with me and my wife's tattoos and we can't wait to visit him again! read more

Got a Friday the 13th tattoo here and everyone was SUPER nice. The girl in the front was very nice as well despite the long line and covid regulations. Really good system going for keeping people outside and overall great customer service especially on such a crazy day. read more

Very rude people! Just wanted to walk in and ask for a price, and just before that started to talk on the phone (not in front of their door) they told me to get the **** away from their store. I hang up the phone and go back there and told them that there are nicer ways to say things. They told me the *** away again and then tried to pull me in, to fight with me "legally" (I speak English with accent and they were thinking that I don't know the laws in USA, however I am a proud citizen of the USA) Decided to walk away because I saw the weakness and ignorance in their eyes. Martial arts, and self defense training worked out again made me walk away from ignorant people without getting in trouble. Basically just wanted to get a quote but ruined my day! STAY AWAY!!! read more

I'm so happy I went to eric for my tattoo. I went to him with an idea of what I wanted and he drew out the perfect tattoo. The line work was amazing and the shop is also super clean and everyone's super welcoming. Would definitely recommend! read more

Had a great experience! This will be my go to shop whenever I need a new tattoo :) the shop is very clean and welcoming the two guys that work there are very professional and helped me gather my ideas for a tattoo and put it onto paper! read more

everyone here is so sick and chill! i have gotten tattoos from eric and he always checks on you and does fantastic, clean work. and as far as i've experienced, nobody tries to get all creepy and handsy while doing a tattoo. haha nice conversation, beautiful tattoos from em all (-: read more

Got a tattoo with my family on a whim on vacation. This place was awesome we stopped at a few days earlier and got the best impression from this place. It is clean and laid back and the artist (Eric) accommodated our needs and gave suggestions to make the artwork even better. Would def recommend and go back if I'm in town again. read more

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I have had a couple of my tattoos done by Eric and have been impressed each and every time! He is a gReat artist and does outstanding tattoos! He not only has done fresh new tattoos for me but also restored the life of one of my current/older ones making me more happy with it and wanting to show it off. I will continue to have Eric do my tattoos and trust his artistic visions with my ideas!!! Thank yoU!! read more

Highly recommend! Shopped around at some other tattoo shops but landed on this one. And I don't regret it! I came in with some ideas of what I wanted and my artist Wayne brought something together that was perfect. I wasn't sure at first, but trusted him on it and once he started working on it I was able to see it and the final result was exactly what I wanted! read more

I recently went in to Pacific Beach Tattoo to have Garrett do a cover up on a little tattoo I picked off a wall 35 years ago. My new tattoo is so beautiful. It's uniquely mine and Garrett's artistry and skill are top notch. Come to Pacific Beach Tattoo and you'll be happy you did. I am for sure. read more

Been coming to Garrett for years . Top notch work and amazing artist. I would not even think to go see anyone else. If you want amazing work and quality that will last you should go to Pacific Beach Tattoo . read more

My favorite tattoo shop by far! Very clean and professional. You can come to this shop and be confident that any of the artists will set you up with a beautiful tattoo. Easiest process with booking I have seen. Came as a walk in one time and was in the chair very quickly. Excellent location as well. read more