OC Tattoo

I was referred here by a family member who has had several pieces done here so I thought I’d check them out. I do however want to share my experience because I definitely appreciate others reviews and take them into consideration when making a decision on where I spend my money and invest my time. I feel that getting a tattoo is a very important decision you make as you are altering your body and appearance that will last you the rest of your life.
That being said, it should be a fun and exciting experience…
My experience with Christian Alcala was not as I would have liked it to be.
I came in for a cover up and set up an appointment with him for two weeks later. I put a $ 100 deposit down and emailed him my references the very next day and asked him to let me know if he needed any more. I did not hear back. I texted him a few days before our scheduled appointment and still did not hear back. The day before our appointment I called the shop and the person I spoke with did not know where he was and suggested I call him. So I called him and left a message and still no response. Day of our scheduled appointment I call the shop again at this point almost certain it’s not going to happen. The shop was willing to work with me (thank you) however I finally heard back from Christian a couple hours later.
Now let me say this… I understand that life happens and sometimes things get busy. I’m very understanding in this area however when it’s not conveyed to me until a few hours before our scheduled appointment I’ve lost almost all compassion. I do not feel that in two weeks time a single text couldn’t have been sent with an explanation a confirmation even a reschedule. Skipping through a bunch of details my appointment was rescheduled to the following evening.
So it’s my understanding that when you set an appointment it allows the artist time to come up with a couple drawings for you to choose from when you come in. Our appointment was set for 4pm and Christian had not even begun a single drawing. I was not in the chair until 8 o’clock. Why I waited an additional 4 hours when he was not ready I don’t know… Stupid me!
On top of the poor communication and lack of professionalism he changed the price on me more than once bringing it up several times while working on me. Something that should have been settled on before hand.
Although I do like the design he came up with now it was not what I had asked for in the beginning. He told me it was an easy cover up and in the end was not. He insisted I get a rose which don’t get me wrong he is great at doing them it’s just not what I asked for it had in mind.
Unfortunately I had to go back as he was not able to complete it all at once. More scheduling issues. He never returns texts, calls or emails. FYI my time is also important.
After waiting 5 years to do the cover up my experience was very stressful. I was very upset with the lack of communication. To top it off the day of our last appointment he texts me right before saying he’s running late because he’s having lunch with his gf.
If I’m paying you for a service the customer service should be great. needless to say I will not be returning for the other pieces I want done. Very very disappointed.

Went in today to have my daughter’s tattoo fixed from last review. Eddie, the owner, saw my last review and wanted to make things right.
Beto was amazing. His art is intricate and beautiful. His work and professionalism was on point. He made what looked like a child’s piece of art into an actual tattoo.
Thank you Eddie for hooking her up with Beto and making this a great experience. OC Tattoo is a great little gem and would highly recommend to anyone.

This review is based off Christian alcala-​NOT Oc tattoo specifically. Which I would give him negative stars – Shitty tattoo artist-doesn’t stand by his word or work. Don’t get roses from him he can’t make them «dark» so they will fade and he can’t do it in color. Over charged me over probably more than half. I got two roses he charged 600/​took him 6 hours to do it and then refused to touch them up because I wouldn’t add to it and it’s «wasting supplies» like wth. He’s all about the money and he will probably tell you gross stories about girls doing this for that like eww. So not professional. Go to someone else here. Oh and idk who but they deleted my comment on their Instagram about it-​Ha nice. So that’s why I’m putting it on here where they can’t delete it.

First time being tatted at Oc tattoo today and I must say I am nothing but satisfied. The artist I worked with was Ben Lopez, who was great. He was straight to the point and honest about everything (price and expected time). I had a pretty solid idea for the wolf piece I wanted and Ben was very attentive to what I told him. Not only did he give me exactly what I wanted but he also added some of his artistic flares if you will, to really tie the piece together. The total time for my tattoo was about 4 hours he knocked it fairly quick
Without out sparing any of the fine tuned detail I wanted. I’m am very satisfied and will definetly be returning to him in the future. He focuses on realism and animals so if you guys are looking for a great artist who pays attention to detail he’s your man !

Vu did a great job on the tats both times I went, he is friendly, professional and gives suggestions. The place is clean, the pricing is fair and I would recommend it to anyone no problem.

I was really nervous about getting a tattoo because I hate needles! Eddie Tana listened to me and used a different machine instead that created less noise. He was so patient with me, listened to everything I suggested, and gave me his professional opinion. The outcome: I love, love my new tattoo! I will be coming back for more! Thank you, Eddie!

Thanks… Vũ Trn!!! You give me one tatto very nice… It’s special on my birthday!!!

Great shop!

I was in town from Chicago and came up with a design I didn’t want to wait for.
Came here after extensive Google and Unilocal searches of local places, and I was not disappointed. I recommend that everyone comes here!
I’m use to chicago shops where most of the people working there are snobby and treat you like you’re an idiot. This was definitely not the case here. Everyone at the shop was pleasant and friendly and made you feel welcomed and very comfortable.
Patrick inked me. He clearly understood my vision and gave me what is now my favorite of my 9 tattoos. I highly highly recommend him (and OC tattoo in general). I plan on going back in Feb when I’m back in town to get a couple more from him
Best experience being inked ever. Best shop.
(Disclaimer: it takes a lot for me to Unilocal about a place– I don’t do it often. I was just that impressed)

Does anyone know where Sara works now? I went to make an appointment with her and she isn’t there anymore. Please please please let me know. My fiancé and I did get tattoos here and we loved them!

Great Shop. Have been going here for over 5 years now, as well as family, friends and fiancé.
GO TO BEN!!! BEN BEN BEN BEN BEN BEN BEN BEN BEN BEN. :)
100% OC TATTOO

If you’re looking for a tattoo artist that specializes in micro tattoo, look no more! After hours of researching, my boyfriend recommended I go to this place and ask for Sara. I was a bit hesitant because a tattoo is a forever thing, but after talking to Sara, and looking over all of her tattoo work, I made an appointment immediately. Sara is very professional, she replies back quickly when I emailed her about the tattoo I wanted. When I first walked in, I was greeted by another tattoo artist who was working in the front desk. Everyone was friendly. The tattoo shop is a very clean environment. Sara redrew my tattoo, when she was done, she disinfected her work place so that we can get started. Since it’s my first tattoo, I was nervous, but she made me feel very relaxed. It was a somewhat short, and painless procedure xD After that, she gave me instructions on how to care for my tattoo. Sara also told me to come back in a month when my tattoo is healed, and she’ll do a touch-​up for free (since my tattoo is small, it’ll fade quicker.) My tattoo was $ 100 flat. I’m glad I booked Sara. If you want to look at her work, you can follow her on Instagram: Sara_​octattoo
Reminder:
— call to get estimation for tattoo, and to make an appointment. (I emailed her the image I wanted and asked for the estimation and when will she be available. She replied back within 24 hrs. So I made me appointed through email)
–if it’s your first time and you’re scared of the sound of needles, I suggest you bring headphones to listen to music to drown out the noise, I forgot my headphones at home, but Sara talked to me and my boyfriend was there to keep me company.

SOO I decided to check Unilocal for a tattoo shop close to my house for a tattoo! My regular tattoo artist is pretty far, so I decided to contact Sara at OC Tattoo after seeing her work! Sara was super quick to respond, & I stopped by the shop 2 days after I emailed her to get a tattoo!
I wanted my last name tattooed on my lower neck, but was unsure what font I wanted. I has an idea in my head, but didn’t quite know how to explain it. So Sara had another guy at the shop write up my last name & it was perfect! It also makes me happy it was original too.
Sara did a great job and Im super happy with how it turned out. Everyone in the shop seems super talented, I would definitely recommend checking them out!

Got my first tattoo done on Friday (10 – 10) by Vu, which came out great. And my second today (¹⁰⁄₁₂) by Thai, which the detail is phenomenal. What I love about this place is it’s very homey. I felt like I knew some of these guys forever but just met them last week. Super friendly employees. I recommend this place not just because they’re all talented artist but the experience.

I got my first tat here. Vu hooked it up! I looked up a couple pics for a forearm tat of a lucky money frog. He took my idea and made it better. I ended up going in the next day and asked him to fill in the backside of my arm. I ended up gettin a halfsleeve and it was all created by him. Like I said, he took my ideas, sketched it out and made it better. I have no problem showing off my tat and telling them who and where I got it from. «Vu from oc tattos» I was lucky enough to get a good, great, artist on my first time. I will be comming back to him and recommending him to anyone who ask! Vu from oc tattoo is legit! Get your ink done by him

I come with my friends almost every weekend to get new ink and we never leave disappointed. Friendly staff and Dave is awesome.

Ever have a spur of the moment kind of day? Well today I definitely did. For awhile now, I have been researching tattoo artists who do great portraits, however I never really found any that caught my attention.
I’ve been wanting to get a portrait of my siblings since forever and today was definitely the time to do it. The way I work is I am a last minute client because I find that when I’m going through rough times in my life, it is the best time to get my tattoo. I don’t do well with the whole schedule an appointment ect…
I found Patrick through OC Tattoos Instagram and I was blown away. I like his work so I shot him a text around 6:15pm in hopes he was there and free. He responded back and I let him know exactly what I wanted. I noted that I wanted the piece done TODAY and he accommodated me.
Got to the shop around 7:45ish pm and there I saw Patrick already working with the pics I sent him. I waited 15ish mins for him to sketch and then it was time! I was nervous because portraits are very detailed and particular so I was crossing my fingers it’ll be great.
Patrick is very easy going, easy to talk to, and I could be myself around him. He threw in his own little ideas like shading and where the quote should be placed. Hey he’s the artist so I trust him.
Patrick was extremely focused while working on my piece and just seeing little bits and pieces during our breaks I was already happy!
The poor guy didn’t get to leave until 3:15ish AM. He wasn’t bitter or annoyed that he had to stay back. He kept insuring me that he loves what he does and that my piece was fun.
I felt a bond and connection with Patrick as every client should and I can’t wait to recommend him to everyone. He’s the nicest person ever and I am a million % satisfied with his work. This man has angel hands! Thanks again Patrick for everything!

Had my tattoo and my partners tattoo done on 3÷1÷14. Here is my review
So I originally had come into the shop on Sunday 2÷23÷14 to set an appointment. I talked to one artist who set up our appointment, took our deposit and gave me his # to send more examples to and so he could send me the sketches. Monday, nothing. Tuesday, nothing, so I sent some more ideas. Wednesday, nothing, and we even simplified the tattoo. Thursday, promised to have something for me the next day. Friday, nothing until 4pm and only because I text him that I wanted my deposit back. The sketch was only one tattooo, not the second and NOT what we asked for. At this point we were furious!
I called to talk to the manager Eddie who said it was okay for us to use our deposit with another artist and handed the phone to Patrick. I set up an appointment with him and told him I would send him what we wanted. Patrick got right on it. We had not just one sketch but the corrections of what we kept sending back to him. What a difference! This guy actually cared enough to make us happy and wasn’t lazy about it. The sketches were done that night that I talked to him. Obviously it wasn’t difficult, he did it in a couple hours, when the other guy couldn’t even give us one of what we wanted in 5 days.
We came in the next day and got our tattoos. They came out great. Patrick is awesome. We will both be coming back to him for more tattoos in the future. Definitely a good spot just be careful who you book with before putting down a deposit

I wanted to post another comment about Sara at OC Tattoo.
I sent an email to Sara earlier today asking if I could stop by sometime to have a touch up on my tattoo and she saw me later that same day.
In addition to being a very talented artist she also provides her customers with outstanding customer service.

What can I say, this is the only place I would go to get ink. Everyone here is super chill. No egos here. Can’t say that about 99% of the tattoo shops out there.
I’ve only gotten work done by Hoang (Wong). He’s my go to guy. I’ve been going to him for 4 years. He’s sleeved up both arms and done some back pieces. As far as everyone else’s work I’ve seen, they’re all legit and talented artists. So you can’t go wrong with whoever you get. Some specialize in portraits, Asian tatts, and so forth. Just give them a call and you won’t be disappointed.