Fatty's Tattoos & Piercings Dupont Circle

My wife and I went to Sabrina (H street location) because we really liked her portfolio and wanted some pretty fine detail confined within a small area. Although we weren't completely set on what we wanted, Sabrina carefully walked us through a number of options, adding her own insight and--perhaps most importantly--cautioning us against designs that would not come out the way we expected. She was patient, creative, knowledgeable, and flexible. We settled on a custom design she drew for us.

The tattoos themselves turned out amazing; Sabrina does some awesome work that is truly unique. If we were to get another tattoo, we wouldn't trust another artist to be as professional or proficient as she is.

Just walked 1.5 miles to this place in the 100 degree heat trying to get a new ball for my barbell nipple piercing. (One of the side balls had unscrewed and fell down the shower drain) I needed a spare because without it, if the bar slips out it is very painful to put back in and the hole closes quickly. I went in and the young lady at the counter immediately said she couldn't help because she was not the "piercer" who is only there 3 days a week. I told her I was already pierced, I just needed a spare ball. After 3 times of trying to explain this very simple concept, she goes to get one of the artists who again tells me they aren't allowed to sell the body jewelry because they aren't the ones allowed to sterilize it? I think its great they have such a strict policy BUT I WASN'T PIERCING MYSELF I NEEDED A BALL. Even the artist kept asking what size the piercing was and it was important that I know that and for the 5th time I had to state I was not inserting anything in my nipple, I just needed the end piece! I even offered to pay for a whole new barbell and I was willing to leave it there just so I could have the 10 cent ball. Then they say " Oh well we probably have a bag of those balls somewhere with spare jewelry but we don't know where that is. Maybe come back Thursday when the "piercer" is here." SO INFURIATING. This is a Tattoo and Body Piercing shop, I understand you have one person there allowed to pierce people I totally get that but it is ridiculous that same person who isn't always there HAS to be the one that sells it too?! Never going back.

Fatty's Custom Tattoo is a really good place to go if you want a tattoo when visiting D.C. I talked to Gilda through e-mail and showed her some pictures of what I wanted. The day before getting the tattoo she e-mailed me a draft and it looked amazing. She is a very talented artist and the whole staff there is really nice.

So i give this place a thumbs up.

My fiancé and I wouldn’t go anywhere else for tattoos. The shop is always clean, the service is great, most importantly, the artists are professional and talented. James Haun is phenomenal, but don’t book him up too long, I need to get in! :)

Me and my friend tried several times to walk in for a (small) tattoo. On Saturday the guy said we should better come back on Sunday and they'll have time for us for sure. Today we were the first ones over there, directly after they opened. The same guy told us to wait for an hour so we can talk with the artist about our tattoos. We did that and after we came back he told us they won't have time for us today. This is not the service I was hoping for! Big disappointment!!!!

Fatty's is the absolute best!!!! My wife was tattooed by James. He is awesome!!!! He is so professional and his artistry is so well defined and detailed. We had 2 sessions with him and he did an extraordinary job. I will most definitely be coming back to Fatty's for my next tattoo. James you rock!!!!

The piercers are great I am giving a 3 because the receptionist / blonde guy at the front always tries to rip me off with the jewelry. They are not transparent of the prices at all. Oh and I got a helix piercing and they forgot to tell me I will have to come in to pay an additional $20 for a shorter back.

One time my piercing closed up because my own fault I took the earring out for 8 hours and they said to come in and they didn’t attend me for 30 min so I left and came back weeks after and got it repierced and paid the piercing fee again.

Fatty's is probably one of the best shops I have ever been in.

Not only is it extremely clean, everyone who works there is so friendly and knowledgable. It's also the first shop I've ever been in that asks you not to touch your jewelry or piercings while you are in the shop, they are really big on educating people about proper piercing health. In addition to that, they also have tons of magazines and offer a wide range of jewelry that can be special ordered to the shop.

Hannah Cherry is an expert piercer and really knows what she's doing. She did my tragus piercing, it was so quick and painless. She also helped me pick out stone plugs and advised me on how to improve the blowouts on my ears. So far my tragus is healing really well and quickly and my ears have already improved immensely.

This shop when comes to it's piercers, is top notch. I haven't been tattooed there, but I have had the chance to look through the books at the shop and I would have to say it looks like a good place to get really high quality work done.

All in all, I give this place a total 10 out of 10. Clean, Great Service, Great Staff and generally too awesome not to stop by. If you're in DC and looking for somewhere to get pierced or tattooed, this is where you need to go.

Dennis (front desk guy) and Danni (piercer) were amazing! I got my septum pierced once they reopened after Phase I and both of them were very professional. Also big kudos to their 2008 emo hits playlist.

Had a fantastic experience at Fatty's. I checked out 4 other tattoo places before Fatty's, but after having a brief conversation with Gilda about the idea for my piece, I knew I could stop looking. It took 4 three-hour sessions, but damn, was it worth it. Gilda's skill and art was absolutely amazing. She essentially flawlessly replicated a piece of art on me down to some of the subtlest details. Test of the staff I met were laid-back and nice as well. Check out this place!