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    The First City Tattoo

    4.1 (22 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Alexander at First City Tattoo does wonderful work. He is accommodating, skillful, and personable. Very much recommend.

    Colleen S.

    Alexander is amazing! He penciled me in short notice for a walk-in, for a rose tattoo behind my ear. He exceeded my expectations with the line work and detail for such a small tattoo. Extremely professional and clean tattoo shop. I will be coming back here for all my future tattoos. Can't recommend this place enough!

    Ammy D.

    Great shop, and great artists! I cannot recommend them enough, hands down the best tattoo experience I've had. I received a coverup by Jr, who spent a considerable amount of time with no complaint talking through my wants and expectations to make sure that what we made was going to make both of us happy. Jr is kind, professional, and very easy to talk to, thank you so much for the beautiful work. Update ---- I have been back for touch ups and now am adding to the piece I will continue to upload photos through the process (still not done!) - Jr is so kind, and listens so my concerns and pays such attention to making sure we are both on the same page. Additionally he is mad skilled! update --- The whole time I have said I didn't want a background, and Jr let me know it really would up the realism anty - he was fine letting me have what I thought I wanted, but he showed me some mock ups of what background shading could do and... it's stunning. See my photos for the results of our last session.

    Rachel R.

    Awesome place -- should be higher rated. They got us in on a Saturday as walk-ins. Very professional and friendly. Sanchez does excellent work. Would highly

    Butterfly

    David was awesome! He did such a great job, he was accommodating, and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend!

    Stencil

    Me and my girlfriends came here as walk-ins. Alexander Sanchez is amazing. I have a lot of tattoos and he was definitely the best artist I've had. Tattoos hurt, but I barely felt this one. He really took his time to make sure it was perfect.

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    They were amazing, felt super comfortable for my first tattoo. JR did an amazing job, love my flamingo!

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    Great Place, very professional, answered all my questions and gave me great suggestions. Ink looks great

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    Beware this place will steal your money without doing a service the workers are rude and very unprofessional

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    Alexander took care of us both professionally at a good price and quality work.

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