Rt38 Tattoo Company

I have never in my life had such an incredible tattoo experience as I did at rt. 38 tattoo with Katie. I am absolutely blown away by her professionalism and attention to detail. She is an absolute one of a kind artist. I can’t wait to get more tattoos by her!

There are very nice and professional artists there. They give good ideas and suggestions to their clients, especially to those whose has not gotten a tattoo before. Also the vibe I personally got from there feels comfortable, so it was easy for me to relax as I got my first tattoo. Would recommend this place to friends and family👍

Me and my bestie scheduled to be tattooed by Wallace Herrera a month or two in advance. It was both our first tattoo as well.

Two days ago, our tattoo appointment finally arrived. They called to confirm our appointment the day prior and also called an hour before to let us know that Wallace finished his previous appointment early and that we could come in sooner.

Once we got there, we went to Wallace's studio. He was super friendly and nice. We showed him a few design that we liked, he stepped out to draw for not more than ten minutes, then shocked us with 3 awesome designs. My friend immediately picked out one and he got to work on finding the right placement for the tattoo on her back right side near her rib cage. Once she liked the placement, he got to tattooing. Throughout the process, he checked in on her and asked how she was doing. It didn't take him very long to finish hers, about less than an hour; it was a floral piece, not more than 5 inches tall.

For my tattoo, I again showed him some inspiration pictures and he came back with three designs of his own. I asked him to make some changes to some just so I could see and compare, but ended up picking one of his original three as he had drawn it in the beginning. We adjusted the placement for the tattoo just above my right ankle and he got to work. He finished mine in less than 20 minutes.

After he finished our tattoos, he asked to photograph them and then gave us instructions for aftercare. He answered any questions we had and then we went upstairs to pay and head out.

Between each client - when he switched from my friend to me - he sanitized everything, used new needles and ink. I watched him open brand new packaging and safely dispose of the used needle. His workspace is very clean and sanitary. He worse gloves as well. His table was covered in plastic wrap and he completely switched that out and trashed it to replace it with fresh plastic wrap between clients.

Both my bestie and I are completely satisfied with our tattoos! We adore his neo-Asian art style and love the single needle art that Wallace did for us. He does clean line work and is very professional and chill. I loved that we got to talk about some of our favorite anime and talk about dogs.

I've already shared his work to some friends who are interested and also learned about Wallace through word of mouth at my local dog park. I would definitely go back to get another tattoo from him!

Everyone here is so friendly and accommodating. Todd is a fantastic artist. He took my flat line drawing and made it a beautiful, realistic, 3 dimensional looking work of art. He and Matt both worked with me to figure out a time that would fit my schedule, and a tattoo that would fit my budget. I highly recommend both of them!

The g girl that did my tattoo was starting out and she did a great job with my request. I would come here again, very friendly people

My appointment was cancelled because my artist got covid. I asked for my $50 deposit back and was told that because it was a covid related issue I was unable to have the payment returned, even though it wasn’t my fault it was cancelled. Tried calling to talk to the manager 5 times but no one answered. Then called using my girlfriend’s phone and miraculously the shop picked up right away. The owner of this establishment was unwilling to return the $50 I paid them as a college student who doesn’t have a ton of money floating around. I was robbed of my money because my artist wanted to go out and party without a mask.

Love my new tattoo! Clean and a fun environment. I've been to places that I have been uncomfortable in because the artists were a bit full of themselves, but not here!! The artists are fun, humble and extremely talented. They made me feel right at home!!

As a new client receiving his first tattoo, I must applaud, tattoo artist, Maliea, for providing my first tattoo. As soon as I walked into the establishment, I was welcomed with a warm greeting that consisted of a formal introduction and professionalism. Her work station and equipment was thoroughly sanitized and organized. She was open minded and collaborative with sketching the art work, patient with creating the tattoo, and very considerate of my comfort level and pain threshold. For example, she had a knack for keeping me socially engaged to take my mind off any discomfort I was feeling, but at the time same, also attentive to make sure any potential discomfort was not too overwhelming and unbearable. She also had music playing in the background, which was soothing and relaxing, (especially if you’re nervous about getting your first tattoo). Once she was completed, Maleia made sure I was informed on the proper tattoo aftercare to prevent infection and/or irritation. Maleia’s attention to detail, plentiful patience, personable attitude and impressive professionalism made my first experience not only a comfortable one, but a memorable one as well. Thank you Maleia and RT38 Tattoo Company.

Nice solid lines very nice work!!!
The owner has experience that make your tattoo real nice!!!

The ink work is great. Really good. However, Sometimes they seem to forget appointments. This has unfortunately happened to be twice and the appointments are about 3 months wait so when my artist left and forgot about my appointments... Back to back was very disappointing. You would think they would take me right away or squeeze me in because I got screwed. Nope. No special treatment here wether it's on you or not. Very disappointing