Mooney Ink & Nails

Very happy with my tattoo! This is a very late review, but better late than never. Sure the people working there seemed laid back, but felt like a normal tattoo shop. Very clean place. I worry about that alot when it comes to cleanliness. Not sure about the guy commenting below about staph infections, my session was top notch and clean. People suck at «after care» 90% of the time and the most common place to get a staph infection is the gym… lol.

So I go in, shop appears clean and well-​kept. Younger guy with super-​stretched ears (00 gauge maybe?) greets me. They were nice dudes and seemed eager to take care of my tattoo request (very simple cover-​up). Also quoted me a VERY good price, which I felt was very respectable. Then, a girl walks in and asks the gentleman if he was the one who did her ‘Fantastic 4′ tattoo? Why? She proceeds to state: «Oh because I got a STAPH infection.» Later, the guy says «I can’t do your tattoo right now.» Despite having agreed to complete mine after another client. Now I know all too well about infections, bacteria and what not, I’ve been in healthcare x10+ years. I find this girl’a case of staph infection questionable. Perhaps it was an after care issue on her fault? Then again, I’ve ran COUNTLESS EMS medical aide calls with «fresh» tattoos (albeit covered and well cared for) and I’ve never had an infection as a result. Given my questionable reservations about cleanliness & the guy’s flaking, I won’t get any work there. On a final note, I will give them props for being nice dudes and they do have good portfolios and good artwork. Just can’t get over the staph issue. Again — I’ve been exposed to billions of bacterium, with fresh tattoos, over 40% of my body and I’ve NEVER had an infection… Caveat emptor.

I was really bummed about this place. I went here for my first tattoo a few years ago and had a great experience. But today when I went in to get another tat, all the guys were in the back doing God knows what. When I got to the front door one of the guys had to unlock it, even though the shop was supposed to be open for 2 hours already. When I asked if the 2 of my preferred tattoo artists were there, he said one of them just left and didn’t know where he was going. He also said he had no idea who was supposed to be in today.? Like what the hell how do you not know? And I live 25 mins away so I called 5 or 6 times before leaving my house to get my tattoo, to make sure that someone would be available to do it. I decided to take my chances and go anyway, because NOBODY answered my calls. Well sure enough when I got there only one dude was there. Also, he was high. That was pretty much it for me because who wants to get tattooed by a high tattoo artist?! NOT THIS GIRL. I’m def not going back because that was the shittiest service I’ve ever had.

A few weeks back I stopped in just to check the place out. The reviews on here made me a little leery and figured I’d just see what the place was like and decide for myself, and I’m SO glad I did! I’d been wanting to get my nipples pierced and a small tattoo (skeleton key) behind my ear. The place was bright and very clean (by the reviews I was expecting it to be a bit seedy and wreak of smoke). I was thinking the best case scenario. I would be able to make an appointment for some future date. Nate and Aaron were working that Saturday afternoon and said they could do both right then. I was instantly nervous because I wasn’t expecting them to be able to do it at that visit. Nate made me feel really comfortable and was extremely professional. did an awesome job on the piercings too! Aaron was getting ready to work on a large chest piece, but made time for me to make sure I’d get my key done that visit. He was very pressed for time but was so accommodating. I LOVE my piercings and my key!!! I’ll be going back next week for another tattoo, and will be scheduling a couple others in the near future too. :) :) :) :) :)

I went there to get a tattoo and the person who gave it to me went in my skin so much that he left me burn marks. Very unprofessional I wouldn’t recommend anyone get any type of service there it doesn’t even deserve 1 star but I have to give them a one so that I could post this comment

Sketchy, noone here wants to actually make appointments. Very rude, 50% chance of work coming out good. Rookie shop don’t go here unless u want blow outs in your line work, and shady attempts at color blending.

I went into the shop to get new tops for my dermal anchors. The second I walked into the shop I was surprised to smell a very strong odor of cigarettes, and whoever was on duty came in from the back outside. I told him what I needed and he handed me the display with all of the dermal anchors attached to it. I picked out 2, and he not only screwed them right off of the display but he handed them to me and told me that they didn’t have any bags to put them in! Like it’s no big deal, he told me to just use some rubbing alcohol, but that whole situation is unprofessional and unsanitary.
The dermals were $ 10 each or 2 for $ 15 so naturally I got 2, I asked him how much and with attitude he told me $ 15, like I was stupid. I said sorry, I thought there would be tax or something. He said that he doesn’t have time to balance books and all of that «****».
I was just like wow… not coming here again. I would rather pay a little more for a tattoo or piercing and go somewhere where they treat the art with a little bit of integrity. These kinds of places are why I simply don’t understand why the health department/​state board doesn’t check up on tattoo shops. They check on hair salons who reuse combs, nail files and bowls for mixing hair color but they don’t check up in tattoo shops’ autoclave records to make sure that their tools are sterilized up to code? As I said… this is the kind of place that makes me wonder. YUCK!!!