House of Tattoo

I have been to this shop before and was pleased with my tattoo. However, the last time I was in there Ben was talking to someone in a condescending tone. Two years later, I came back because my initial experience was positive. However, this time Ben used his condescending tone with me. WHAT??? No thank you. If the quality of the work and not the overall experience is the only thing that matters, then this place might not be that bad for you.

Do not go here! I went in & was quoted $ 300. Which I thought was a bit high because my tattoo had no color and was going to be small. I also had a very similar one that had only cost $ 80. Anyways, I sat down & talked to the tattoo artist who was very unprofessional and basically told me the tattoo I wanted wasn’t possible. He wanted to add a bunch of things to it and create motion. He wasn’t listening to what I said I wanted. He also was eating Cheetos & licking his fingers while touching instruments. My consultation appt. was also 2 hours behind schedule. They have no concept of time management.
I went elsewhere & had the tattoo done for $ 80. In a much cleaner, professional environment. I would NEVER get a tattoo at House of Tattoo.

Ben is a wonderful artist who takes his time with each client. I appreciate the care he takes with cleanliness and comfort (with in reason) of each person. I have always been happy with the collaboration of ideas and thoughts for new projects and can’t wait for my next appointment. I have been getting my art done by Ben since 2005.

I visited House of Tattoo for the first time today and was a bit caught off guard with my experience. I have seen a LOT of great work come out of this shop and was excited to inquire about my first tattoo.
While standing in the lobby area I hear the guy (I later learn that this is Ben) talking to a young lady and calling her out in front of other clients about a review she left on this site. He was telling her that her review was unprofessional… I found his conversation to be EXTREMELY unprofessional and very off-​putting. Their lobby is fairly small and there were 4 or 5 us in there waiting so we all could hear the conversation and it made for a very uncomfortable environment, in my opinion. She said that she liked his work but twice she has had issues with their scheduling and them having to re-​schedule. Her only complaint was their «time management» and that she had never complained about his work. Unilocal is a site for reviewing your experience, correct? I found her review and I didn’t think it was that bad, she stated what she experienced… so for that reason, I think he was in the wrong for making a scene about it. I’ll find another place to take my virgin skin, this wasn’t the environment I was looking for. I gave him two stars because the work he has done is definitely some of the best I have seen but he shouldn’t treat people like that for being honest. He should have done what he could do to make a customer happy and maybe talk to her about revising her review if he was unhappy about it.

Ihad a scheduled consultation for 12 o’clock and they were «running behind» so it got pushed back to 1 o’clock. Then on the day of my tattoo – supposed to be at 5PM – got pushed back to 6 because they were «running behind again». I’ve got all my tattoos here. But sadly I will not be returning. I need a shop that knows how to manage their time wisely.

Awesome atmosphere, friendly staff and great artwork! I doubt I’m going to go anywhere else to get tatted up ever again