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    Red Buddha Tattoo

    4.8 (23 reviews)

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    Jon M.

    @noodles_tatu did an outstanding job filling in a mixture of Filipino and poly tribal around my existing tattoos. He has such great artistic ability, he free handed the designs and I trusted the process. His line work was impressive and the shading added the depth I was looking for. I highly recommend Red Buddha tattoo to my friends and family!

    Tia S.

    I've been to Red Buddha tattoo three times and each visit I received a tattoo exactly as I expected. The place is clean and has an awesome vibe. All my tattoos were done by Tim and he does excellent line work. The other artists have a nice portfolio also. I'm very happy I went to Red Buddha for my 1st ink work and I will keep returning here even though I have tattoo shops a lot closer to my home. If you're looking to get a new tattoo or just touch up an existing one this is the right place!

    Chest sleeve tattoo
    Nikoles G.

    Thank you ryback for helping me out chest and sleeve tattoos. Art work, lines and the time put into this was all worth it. Will be coming back for more!

    Medusa, geisha, koi fish, roses, lotus, color, waves
    Jenny H.

    Got my sleeve done several years in the making by the amazing artist and owner Ryback. Couldn't be more happy with how it turned out and would highly recommend Red Buddha Tattoo to anyone. I've been to the Newport location as well as Orange and both locations are always spotless and have a cool vibe to them!

    From the knee and up is his artwork. Fully cultured in his roots and knows his stuff
    Familia U.

    My dude Ryback..homie gets down with work. Check him out on all social media platforms. Follow him guys. Check out his artwork on my knee and above. A work in process.

    Traditional Japanese backpiece by Ryback/Noodles

    Love coming to this shop! The vibes are always right, the artists are so friendly and welcoming, I've been coming to ryback/noodles for several years now and he never disappoints! He knows what he's doing and I can always trust that my piece will come out exceeding my expectations.

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    Cozy K.

    best asain tattoo art in orange county hands down!!! if you want to get asain based tattoos this is your spot!

    Isabella S.

    Got my tattoo done by Jhene and from the jump I knew I was in good hands. She makes you feel at ease and is an insanely talented artist. Her attention to detail will blow your mind and she works with the quickness lol. Definitely found my go to spot for tattoos.

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    Great atmosphere and people, the owner is a great guy, amazing tattoos. The vive was great, and amazing service

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    Place was amazing my artist noodles was super nice and I had an amazing experience would definitely recommend

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    The place is clean, welcoming staff and great artist ! Just got my a piece done by the owner Ryback.

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    Got my sleeve done several years in the making by the amazing artist and owner Ryback.

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    I decided to get a 2nd lobe piercing with my daughter but ended up getting it by myself and after…read moresome research I reached out for an appointment. Simba responded promptly and the appointment and forms were so easy! I mean, I had a little user error (wear your reading glasses if you're over 40 like me!) but Simba was so kind to give me a call to help. The shop was super cool, clean, and bright! I found the warm wood colors of the walls really calming. Even more so, Simba was super calming. He was informative, thorough, and professional. I am glad we found him so I can tell my friends about his shop. I felt uber comfortable in his space and am even more delighted by my cute be piercings!

    I thought for a long time over leaving this review or not, but I just had a very poor, insanely…read morestressful experience. I appreciate how Simba displays care for his craft, but there were many red flags during my experience. My partner and I had requested stainless steel right away for our piercings clarifying we didn't need a titanium upgrade as we have no sensitivities even after the sales pitches, but once Simba told us the price at the end it was much higher than originally quoted, so we corrected him and he said he pierced us with titanium. Not once in the process was this made known to us. This was an extra $40ish to our total that we had no choice but to pay, when we have no sensitivities or allergies and are used to stainless steel jewelry. Simba was very salesman-y and tried to have us purchase many things until I requested to take them off the total, which I get from a business perspective but it made things a bit uncomfortable. I was familiar with the products too as we sell them at my work, and they are not soundly necessary for piercing aftercare. Any clean saline spray works great. The main problem came with my vertical labret piercing, which the end ball fell out 1-2 hours after he pierced me. I was standing when it fell out, and i didn't even notice until I saw my lip. I had to go back and get it fixed, which I do appreciate that Simba came back to help and screw a new one in. Then, 2 weeks later, my piercing fell out again when I was sitting in a car on a road-trip to another state. I never touched my piercing or did high movements out of caution. Once again only noticed when I saw my lip in a mirror. It was an insanely stessful experience where my piercing came out from the top of my lip and I had to shove it back in with blood leaking down my chin during a food stop in front of my family. Appetite ruined. Though Simba referred me to someone he knew in the area I had to pay to get the ball replaced, and this piercer was amazing. Johnny from Club Tattoo. My body was in shock from everything and I was not all the way there but he was very kind and I wish he was local to the area. He mentioned that per Simba's instructions (which were rather outdated, uncommon, and bizarre: clean the piercing 3 times a day with a spray and then 1 more time with a specific foam soap), I was over cleaning my irritated piercing and needed to let it be instead. I was only spraying it 3 times a day as I thought the soap was overkill, and spraying it 1-2 allowed it to heal better. The real kicker was, once this piercer switched my bottom ball out (Simba was telling me to buy a whole new piercing), it never fell out again! Not even once. I was even worried as the jewelry base was different. And I was very careful out of fear at first but then I started continuing my workouts and being not careful at all, bumping it etc, it still never fell out and lasted me about 5 months, perfectly in fact, until I had the courage to downsize it with The Piercing Shop (they were also very kind, low stress, and told me not to pay more for titanium when I asked as a precaution bc stainless steel works just fine). I even considered going back to Simba to downsize but never got a response. I'm unsure how things could've gone so wrong here, and it was personally a bad experience for me and my partner whose piercing had no room to be downsized as well and hasn't healed well. 2 stars for the early effort in communication at least, but overall a very poor personal experience

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    Tragus piercing with Titanium Clear Cubic Zirconia Tri Bezel Set by Adamant Body Jewelry.
    Tragus piercing with Titanium Clear Cubic Zirconia Tri Bezel Set by Adamant Body Jewelry.
    3rd Earlobe piercing with 14k Gold Threadless 4mm Bezel set by Shining Light Body Jewelry.
    3rd Earlobe piercing with 14k Gold Threadless 4mm Bezel set by Shining Light Body Jewelry.
    Tragus piercing with Titanium Round Tear with Clear Cubic Zirconia Prongs by Adamant Body Jewelry.

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    Tragus piercing with Titanium Round Tear with Clear Cubic Zirconia Prongs by Adamant Body Jewelry.

    Red Buddha Tattoo - tattoo - Updated August 2026

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