Virtue Tattoo

Getting a piercing can be a big decision for some and just an ordinary thing for others. No matter how many piercings you have, be it two to twenty and wherever they may be, there are some very important aspects to consider before getting stuck.
Cleanliness is the most important, highest requirement. Sterility in tools, work space, the staff member who is handling the piercing and the jewel you choose for your piercing are all the main priorities. Who wants an infection? No one.
Another aspect is being welcomed in a friendly manner. Some may be nervous while others are not. Some may know what they want while others are indecisive. In any case, this is a type of venue that must have good customer skills.
At Virtue Tattoo, Tim was very friendly in welcoming us and helpful in explaining what would be done and showing the available jewels for piercings. He then gave a «tour» of the private room where the piercing would take place. He also showed us how the tools were sterilized and let us see him placing them into the autoclave.
It was during the wait time for sterilization that the jewelry types were shown and chosen, proper care was explained and a complete list of after-​care do’s and don’ts was read and signed once all was understood. It is important to note that you should pick jewelry that you will be happy with. Piercings, of course, take time to heal and you will be wearing these for the whole healing process. Depending on the healing time you may be wearing this jewelry for up to 9 months. You want to pick a jewelry you truly find beautiful and will not tire of.
Tim’s piercing manner was relaxed and easy-​going and he took his work seriously. The procedure was quick and not so terribly painful (it was much like a stronger feel of a shot at the doctor’s office). The result was excellent and carefully following of the after-​care steps have made the healing problem free.
I can only speak for the piercings at Virtue Tattoo and of that I can say the whole experience was very good from beginning to end. I do recommend it for anyone considering a piercing (s).

Very upset. I went on Saturday with 2 pictures that I wanted to be combined but with different design & color. The gentleman that greeted me was kind & said the Nate would have to draw it and I would have to come back on monday. He said 50 for deposit, I gave him 60 because I was excited that he said my design could be done. Went in on Monday and meet up with nate. Very plain drawing. No style, no design, he said he googled it & copied off the internet. I gave him suggestions on what to change and every idea he would say it is not possible. I told him that I would discuss with my husband and he said that if I left I would lose my 60 dollars. I said the drawing is lame & he said that was the best he could do. I left your shop & went to another tattoo place which they took my pictures & put design, color & took my ideas & suggested what would look good. He did the drawing & tattoo same day. I didnt have to wait. Next time, tell nate to try a lot harder on drawings & customer service. I wanted 5o go back to get my money because I paid for a drawing not a kindergarden picture. I lost my money but I hope you change some of your personel if you want to keep customers coming. If I could I would give them a –1.

My wife and I decided to get matching feather tattoos. We arrived an hour before closing and Matt stayed until he finished us both. The staff was very courteous and professional. The place is in a strip center on West Airport just down from the Denny’s near 59. When we showed the artist, Matt, our desired drawing, he printed it out and was able to reproduce it better than the original. For mine, he added some script that turned out beautiful. We will definitely be back here again. The price seemed average for a tattoo, but the work was great!

Nate fixed my husbands tattoo. My husband originally got a tattoo across his chest on a drunken night by a friend. I thought it was horrible and unfixable, but Nate, not only fixed it, but he completely transformed it into a really awesome piece. He’s shading is awesome! So awesome in fact, that I’m going there this week to get mine done by Nate as well! As far as the shop goes, it’s really nice and clean. Great atmosphere!

It seems this place is a hit or miss depending on which «artist» happens to be there. Well, even if that is the case, Virtue Tattoo, you need to realize that certain people you have at your shop are turning customers off big time!
I too, had a bad experience with Nate, just yesterday. Went in to explain my idea and get a quote.
His attitude is very disinterested, like he could care less. I explained to him my idea and he tried to tell me it wouldn’t fit! Um, HELLO?! Isn’t that what sizing is for??? You can take ANY design and size it down with a simple copy machine to make it fit wherever you want. This is NOT my first tattoo, therefore I am not an idiot and know it can be done.
Then, after I had to insist to him that we could make it fit, he quoted me $ 150!!! All I want is a simple ankle bracelet design, in plain black around my ankle and you are telling me $ 150??? HAHAHAHAH, I think not! Crazy.
Maybe another artist would be different and better, but because of this I have no desire to ever go back to this shop and will get my work done elsewhere!

Terrible customer service, they do not treat their customers right and I will never ever return there. I would not recommend it to anyone and never plan to give them my business again.

Tim is awesome! So sweet & helpful. He really knows his stuff & makes you feel right at home. I’ve gotten majority of my piercings from him. Love this place!

Horrible service. Nate was very uninterested… and was yawning every five minutes. As if that wasnt enough, it was my first tattoo and I was told that my boyfriend could not come back to sit with me. He told me my small ankle tattoo would be $ 150…WITHOUT COLOR. I ended up going to Imperial Tattoo and the service there was so much more friendly. Night and day. That same tattoo, they only charged $ 100 and that was WITH COLOR. You want great service and a great tattoo? Go to Imperial Tattoo, not Virtue.
And lastly, they claimed to be open seven days a week from noon to ten… well than. They were closed before 8pm sunday. I know because that’s when I dropped in. AND they never returned my call on Monday. I left a message Sunday to schedule an appointment. They don’t want the business I guess.

Came here today for my friends tattoos and my piercing. Piercing ended up to be 60 flat, and the soap along with it to be $ 5. Staff was pretty nice but I could tell they were not too helpful. I too wanted a tattoo and showed them pictures but the guy kept saying it wouldn’t work out. He didn’t draw anything out for me or helped me other than saying the letters wouldn’t fit on my tattoo. I passed on the tattoo and just went to the piercing. They autoclaved everything in front of you so everything was very sterile. I give this place 2 stars because the guy did mess up and stabbed my septum while doing my nostril piercing and said nothing about it. If I would have known, i would’ve said something. Really overpriced, but what can you expect from a neighborhood tattoo parlor. Clean but overpriced.

The dude wouldnt tattoo my finger because he said they fade away. Ive never met anyone who denies doing a finger tattoo (especially for that reason). Also seemed like he didnt want to help me out at all. Dont go here

5 Starts because Matt is cool! He is very Nice. I was next door getting some pizza and was curious about this Tattoo place. I don’t have one, but been thinking about ear piercing. Mr. Percing man was not there, Mr. Matt was. I felt very welcome. :)

Customer service is decent. Recently, I went on a Wednesday afternoon– the shop wasn’t busy. Matt B tattooed me and I am pleased with it. It is simply the word «altruism» in a roughly 18pt font; it cost $ 80. I have also been tattooed by someone who doesn’t work there anymore & was happy with his work as well. I choose to go here basically because of it’s convenient location, but am not dissatisfied either.

I went here the week after my birthday. I got my first tattoo. I was super excited. The guy I had was very nice and I feel so bad that his name doesn’t strike a bell in my mind. He told me about his Asian fiancé, because I’m Asian also. He got me through my first tattoo because I was super nervous. Luckily, my sister who has gotten tats before, was there with me but unfortunately, Nate (who was the guy who did her tattoo) got very irritated with her easily because she kept resizing her triangle. While my experience was pretty good, hers wasn’t. I also got a belly piercing done by the owner, Tim. He was really sweet and was very patient because I am naturally a spazzy person when it comes to needles. Of course, he showed the whole process of sanitizing and etc.
I would have gave it 4 stars but the customer service that my sister endured was terrible. She even told him after the tattoo to be more patient.
2 days later, I went to go pick up my necklace that I accidentally left there. Nate told me to wait 10 minutes so he can finish up the tattoo. Fine, okay. Whatever. But ten minutes became half an hour. I kept asking him, and he talked to me like I was a 5 year old. I just want my necklace and get going. I understand you are with a customer but don’t tell me a certain time and then keep telling me to wait. I see the necklace right on the table, just laying there. It doesn’t take that long to just grab it and give it to me.

I got a navel piercing here last December. The shop is very nice and very clean. The whole process was quick and practically painless. I was very nervous at first because I do not do well with pain, but the entire staff was very professional and great at making me feel more comfortable. They have a large selection of jewelry to choose from and the hardest part is picking which one you like best. After everything was done, my piercer, Tim, very throughly went over proper cleaning and maintenance procedures. If I ever need anything else done, Virtue Tattoo will be the place I go.

They shouldn’t name it virtue tattoo, it should be rip off tattoo. Over charge for my small tattoo.
I went in for a tribal, it only took him an hr to finished, he charged 300 for a small arm piece. When I asked him why is it 300 for 1 hr, he replied because it’s 300. One artist was very rider to a customer when he wasn’t sure what he wanted to get, and he just wanted to look around. I remember he said to the customer that he should come back when he knows what he wanted because this is not a store just to look around.
I will never go back, and I urge everyone to stay away.

Jay and Tim were super friendly. Great atmosphere even for people just getting a piercing who may not frequent Tattoo shops very often.

Great place to get a tat, I got very nice smooth, clean, straight lines. Great staff, and they give good suggestions. I love my tat, even if it ended up a bit big on what I wanted. Sadly I wont be returning since I wont be getting any more tats

This is a very nice shop. A lot of flash decorating the walls is awesome to look at. Don’t take a picture of anything though. I guess they don’t take too kindly to that. All I wanted was to post a picture on Instagram. In retrospect I should’ve asked first.
The artist who help me was pretty cool. The type of guy you’d expect to work at a place like this. He wasn’t super friendly but at the same time wasn’t rude. Again, kinda what you would expect. I don’t remember the artist name, as I’m a bit introverted and terrible at making small talk and Introductions.
The actual process of getting the tattoo wasn’t terrible. Only painful, but in a good way. He really knew what he was doing. Made sure the stencil was lined up evenly.
They didn’t offer any lotion or cleaner to me before I left. Luckily I have some from the last tattoo I got in February. They didn’t review proper cleaning procedures with me. All they have me was a piece of paper with instructions on it.
Check out this shop, especially if you’re a local. With me being from out of town, I felt a little unwelcome. Would I go there again if I ever find myself in Houston? Maybe. I doubt I’ll be going back to Houston anytime.

Very clean! Very helpful and friendly! I went in to get a ring replaced in my tragus, and wound up getting a second one replaced in my navel. The one in my tragus was exactly what I wanted, but alas, one of the balls came off within a few days and I had to replace it again (I was out of town when it came out, or else I would have gone back). The ring in my navel is great, and feels really secure!

Went to Virtue for my first tattoo. I’d visited several parlors before choosing Virtue. All the other parlors either seemed disinterested in my business, or were too full of their ‘tough guy’ image to care about the customer. This is the polar opposite of Virtue. The shop is in a very nice strip mall, it’s bright and inviting. Not intimidating at all, especially for a first-​timer. The shop itself is impeccably clean. I was greeted with a warm welcome and a smile by one of the tattoo artists as soon as I walked in the door. Jay did my initial consult and was very good at explaining my tattoo design (custom) and advised me of changes that would have to be made to make it fit on my deltoid. So, I made the changes and returned the next day. I was lucky to have Matt available for my tattoo. He’s a great guy, very laid back, very accommodating and informative. During my session (3 hours) there was great conversation with Jay (who was tattooing someone else) and Matt and the other customers in the shop.
Matt’s tattoo work was absolutely perfect; clean lines, great definition. So very happy with his work.
I don’t think I’d ever go to another shop.