Brooklyn Tattoo

I had a fantastic experience at Brooklyn Tattoo last week. It’s the place to go for both ink virgins and seasoned folk.
It’s been about 15 years since my last tattoo. I moved to South Beach 4 years ago but fly home to NY every other month or so and of course will only do ink work at home.
I love my old place (on the LES) but decided that I wanted to support a place in my borough. I’ve had the majority of my work done by a woman artist and wanted to continue this trend. After doing some research, Pat at Brooklyn Tattoo was the clear choice.
From the moment I initially called up until the moment I left, everything was right on. Derek answered the phone and after gathering some info, suggested I shoot over some ideas/​pics of what I’d like. Pat was as fantastic – bright, warm, friendly and so pretty. We bounced ideas off of each other and after drawing a stencil of what I wanted, Pat was super patient as we decided where to put the ink. All the while we had amazing tunes playing overhead, laughing and joking with staff and digging an all around excellent Friday. Great day, great people. Looking forward to getting more work done by Pat and visiting the crew over at Brooklyn Tattoo.

Got my third tattoo from brooklyn tattoo and pat did another amazing job. Had an idea for 3 small silhouette birds and pat blew it out of the water. She took my idea and made it 3 times better. It took about 1 hr and 15 min. It was 210 and wasnt that painfull

I came here in late March, for the first time, for my 2^nd tattoo after reading the great reviews on Unilocal.Everyone here was very friendly. My tattoo artist was very patient with me and very accommodating; she made sure I was happy with everything regarding my tattoo before starting to work on it and even offered her own opinion regarding location, font, and size of the tattoo. I’ll be returning when I decide to get a 3^rd one.

I was a walk-​in and had a few images on my phone of the tattoo I wanted. The woman at the front desk put together the design in 20 minutes and I was in the chair with Gabriel as my artist half an hour after that. Gabriel did an INCREDIBLE job I love my tattoo so much. He is incredibly kind, honest and we improvised well together. Thanks Gabriel!

I went in today to get two tattoos by Willy. He really is great at tattooing, super patient, calm and didn’t make me feel uncomfortable at all even though I was being difficult I was observing, even though he stopped for less then a minute he threw away his gloves and put new ones on. Everything else was good as well, will definitely be coming for more also I love my tattoos one is a 3 line quote the other Roman numerals

Can not recommend this place enough. I’m from
Chicago but I got my first tattoo here, and they made me feel right at home. Rob worked mad magic and created exactly what I wanted-​a two inch antique spoon (for my late Uncle) with impeccable amounts of detail. Wouldn’t have found this place if it wasn’t for a friend recommending it to me.

This place was nothing short of amazing. My sister and I were tattoo virgins and the people there couldn’t have been more helpful and patient. Our artist made us feel so comfortable and his work was done quickly, with care and is truly beautiful. Incredible staff. We are out of towners and could not have picked a more perfect shop to have our tattoos done!
Thank you SO much Brooklyn Ink!
#likeavirgininkedfortheveryfirsttime!

I have three tattoos from this shop, from two different artists.
The first time, I received an inverted pentagram and a song title. They came amazing.
The second time, this week, I went in. I actually went in after going to another place that’s known for good quality, but when I told the artist my idea (at the other place) he claimed that colour tattoos do not look great on brown skin.
Needless to say, I took my money and went back to Brooklyn Tattoo.
There, I met Sarah who listened to my ideas, and together we came up with a way to tattoo a large sunflower with some accents of colour. She found a way. She never said «oh, no that’s impossible.» Sarah was very down to earth and didn’t rush the job. I felt as though the pricing was very, very fair. The tattoo came out great, and probably even better than my original idea. I will continue to come here for all of my body art needs.

Chris has done several of my tattoos/​cover up and I just LOVE him! Very professional and talented!

Top notch shop! They have really great colors and can help you bring to life your vague ideas. I gave Gabe lots of creative freedom and am SO happy I did. He worked fast, picked out a sick persimmon color and decided on the best bird to get on my hip in the best position (a cover up no less!). I really couldn’t be happier! Total for these two tattoos was 2.5 hours which is pretty good. Reasonable prices too. Robert is currently sketching a large piece for my back. I’m looking forward to getting it started next month.

Beware your deposit, it’s real. I learned the hard way that if you want to reschedule your appointment, do it do the front desk, not the tattoo artist.
I lost $ 80. The artist I’d scheduled three weeks prior was a bad communicator, mismanaged his schedule and footed me with the bill. Might have been a great project but these circumstances soured my relationship with the parlor and so my saga to find an artist continues.

I got my first tattoo today and the experience was great. Everyone was super friendly which helped make me less nervous. One of the Chrises did my tattoo and he was amazing. So calm and easy going. He spent a lot of time going over things with me and I didn’t feel rushed at all. Overall very glad I chose Brooklyn tattoo for my first tattoo.

Hubby and I cannot talk about Brooklyn Tattoo without talking about the amazing and incomparable Robert Bonhomme. We’ve been slowly getting work done with Robert from even before he started here and he has been ever the amazing artist and consummate professional. His artistry, attention to detail and his impeccable cleanliness and mindfulness keeps us coming back! Brooklyn Tattoo is the perfect home for him because the environment is immaculate and runs like a well oiled machine. Willy, one of the owners, is a perfectionist by every account, so he runs a tight ship.
Rob’s art is very versatile. We’ve had work done that is Asian inspired, African inspired and medieval European and he has been comfortable with all of them. He can work from templates or even help you to create your own masterpiece. When the latter is involved, he has the patience of Job, which is essential for both crafting your piece, as well as ensuring proper placement. Measure thrice, stab once… that sort of thing.
We wouldn’t dream of going anywhere else or being worked on by anyone else.

Great first time experience for my daughter that just turned 18. Her first tattoos. Yes 2. Low key Sunday vibe. Great music. Chris Crowder (artist) and front desk staff did a great job. Very helpful and really made her feel great about her work. 2 simple but very specific pieces with little room for «interpretation» and Chris nailed them. I’ll be going back to him for a rework of an old tattoo to bring it back to life. Chris is a very encouraging guy that obviously loves his job. Thanks Chris.

Got my first tattoo here yesterday with Mike. He was very professional, was very accommodating and made the process quite smooth. He gave us all the info we need on how to take care of the tattoo and set us on our way. If I get another one I’ll definitely come back here.

I was looking forward to getting my 3^rd tattoo tonight. I had a 5pm appointment with Pat for a small line piece, and I showed up a little early.
The receptionist let me know she was with another client and needed me to come back at 5:30. The reception area had no AC and it was sweltering, so I took a walk and killed 45 minutes in a cool store. When I came back at 530, I was told the wait would be another 15 minutes.
Come 6pm, Pat was still working on someone else. I decided to leave. The receptionist said «this happens sometimes.» Pat never came out from the back.
I went a long way out of my way, wasted time, sweated, and was disappointed with this experience. I’ve had tattoos before and I understand that shops are laid back and flexible, but if you want to run a business you should probably try and keep your appointments with your clients, especially if the only reason you are keeping them waiting is to work on someone else.

Went back to see Myke to touch up an dragon tattoo I got back in the day. It was so faded you couldn’t really make out what it was. I’m so happy with how it came out! Plus since I wanted to add Cherry blossoms to my Koi fish (see my first review) Myke worked them in so that the dragon connects to the Koi. I’m in love with it and I can’t stop looking at it.
My friend who came with me loves it as well and now she’s about to fix one of her tattoo too.
Myke is great and I recommend anyone to check him out for tattoo. You won’t be disappointed.

I’ve walked by this shop many times and when I finally decided on a tattoo design, this was the first place I checked out. I have absolutely no regrets about getting my tattoo here! The artist, Gabe, did an absolutely fantastic job on my line tattoo. It is healing wonderfully and looks amazing — I couldn’t be more happy! Not only is the result fantastic, the consultation was wonderful, the tattooing almost painless and impressively quick, and everything was well worth the money.
I already know where I will be getting my next tattoo!

*I will continue to update this post as I continue to finish my tattoo*
I’ve been admiring Adam Suerte’s work for quite some time. As soon as I saw his work I knew he was «the guy» for the tattoo that I wanted. It took me a few years before I had the money for my masterpiece… but the time has come. I had an initial consultation with Adam at the shop and I told him the things I would like in my tattoo. He got back to me later that week and blew me away with his sketch. We set up an appointment for the following week, on a Thursday. I couldn’t be more excited for Thursday to come… finally the day had arrived and it was time!
Everyone in the shop was super friendly, personable and professional. The shop is super clean and the vibe is great. Adam put the sketch onto my arm for positioning, and nailed it the first time. He spent the next 4 hours tatting the outside outline on my arm and made sure I was comfortable the whole time. After four hours of tatting and good conversation, I got to the masterpiece and it was better than I ever imagined!

I walked in here on my birthday (after reading Unilocal reviews) to get a thigh tattoo. After talking to EJ at the front desk for a few minutes, I spoke to Mandy (my new favorite artist) and she spoke to me about what I wanted, how I wanted it to look, and placement. I ended up coming back later the same day with my other sister who may be going to get some touch ups and add ons done here as well.
Nice people, clean spot, great work! I’ll be back for sure.