Monkey Bones Tattoos and Piercing

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience at Monkey Bones! I have two other tattoos, both of which I had done at the same place in Florida, so I thought the experience I had at the previous tattoo place was what they were all like. Boy was I wrong. I called ahead to inquire about myself and a friend coming in to get tattoos together and they suggested we come in to show them what we each wanted, get a quote, and make an appointment, as they were pretty booked. We went in one evening and were pleasantly surprised to find they had a cancellation that evening and could do our tattoos right then. While the tattoos were being drawn up, the guy who does the piercings came out, sat down, and chatted with us. He was hilarious and we really enjoyed chatting with him. Mike is who worked with us, and he was so patient with us making adjustments to the images, making sure they were exactly how we wanted them. He was amazing. At the place I got my previous tattoos, I felt very unwelcome because I didn’t fit with the typical patrons in the shop since I’m not visibly tatted up or pierced. Not the case here. Mike was so personable and he made the whole experience as comfortable as possible. Talking to him was like talking to someone you’ve known for years. Our tattoos came out FANTASTIC; the one I had done is easily my favorite out of all three I have. I’m already itching to get another tattoo and I will most certainly be having it done here at Monkey Bones. I thought the prices were reasonable and on par for the quality of work and the place itself was clean and welcoming. I would highly recommend Monkey Bones!

Tattoo virgin here. Wanted a small one on my wrist and polled locals. Hands down monkey bones had rave reviews. Went with a friend we both had tattoos done by Mike. Loved the atmosphere — they were great, friendly, made everyone who walked in the door feel welcome. Really take pride in what they do and it shows. Appreciate what Monkey Bones does in the local community as well. If I ever get another, I’ll be back.

I have been going to Monkey Bones for years and I hope to continue going for many more. All of them are professional, talented, and care about their clients. Plus they are reasonably priced. This is by far one of the best tattoo and piercing shops in the Dayton area

I’m not much of a body art person. I hate piercings and I do not have any tattoos. However, I really enjoyed going to Monkey Bones alongside my friend who was getting a tattoo.
The artists were really cool and laid back, and while my friend was getting his tattoo done, the artist turned on a movie. He made the entire experience comfortable and fun, which helped because I’m really out of place in a tattoo parlor so it helped to be distracted with a movie. When my friend was finished, he gave specific directions on how to care for the new tattoo and seemed very pleased with his work.
As for the results of the tattoo, I was impressed. My friend had a very abstract design idea and I wasn’t even sure it was doable. But the artist managed to make it work, and the tattoo is gorgeous! It almost made me consider a tattoo. Almost.

great shop, Travis especially is an amazing artist & a great guy. I’ve saved several tattoos while living in places like FL and CA so that I’d be sure they were done right.

Can’t believe nobody’s reviewed Monkey Bones yet!
I’ve been here a number of times for a few piercings and a tattoo, as well as a bunch of friends’ tattoos/​piercings… I love to watch :). I do have one piercing that was done at another shop, but that was only because it was in much closer proximity at the time– I should’ve gone to Monkey Bones though.
It’s always such a fun experience to go get piercings! Their piercer is a great guy, very sanitary and all that jazz. And since he’s pierced me and my friends many times I always feel much more at ease because I’ve grown to trust this guy with shoving long sharp needles in my body. Also, if you have problems with your piercing afterwards you can go in for advice and he’ll even change your jewelry for free after your piercing is healed up.
I was also tatted here once by Spyder; I went in with a printout of what I wanted so he didn’t actually draw anything up for me, but he was also a great guy and fun to talk to, he even put up with me being picky about everything, which I appreciated. The tattoo in the end looked great and he even gave me free packets of ointment to put on it which I thought was pretty rad.
Their pricings for everything aren’t too bad at all but make sure you remember to tip! I’m a big fan of this place and I plan to stay loyal to it for the rest of my future tattoos/​piercings that I plan to get. :)