Esoteric Tattoo

If I could give more than 5 stars I would. Nikki did a fantastic job with my tattoo. I sent in my idea and got such a beautiful end result. The environment is comfortable and everyone is friendly. This place made a painful process fun and inviting.

Excellent design and tattoo work. Beautiful coloring, including a custom blue. Got a $100 discount for him forgetting about the appointment, wasn't a big deal, but the discount was sweet. About $100 for each of these sweet tats.

The most amazing tatto experience I have ever had. Not only is the facility awesome, my artist, Coleman, is amazingly patient. There was no negativity in the entire process. Even when I tried to bate him for horror stories, he didn’t feed into that. And the work is exactly what I wanted. I literally showed this guy a picture of an Amazon product and told him I wanted an illustration of said product and he delivered perfectly. I can’t wait to get my next tat. Thanks again!

Best shop in Portland. Masters of their craft. Courteous, friendly, professional.

Updating with more info. I’ve now had close to 75 hours under the gun with Dom, the owner. He has made my wackiest ideas become reality. I feel like a walking art museum. He and his staff are so great to work with, I cannot recommend them enough.

Dom will go down as one of the greats in the craft, and I’m sure many of his staff will too. So much talent under one roof - it’s insane.

Here are the pieces I’ve had done over the years. I’m in the middle of my next sleeve and am starting a chest piece with Dom after that.

Great shop! David Gregory is doing a fantastic job on this cover-up of a cover-up of a really bad first tattoo. So I guess it's true, 3rd time is the charm right?

I am really happy with the detail and depth of his work. Only one more session to go to get it completely finished.

I saw some of the work done by the shop owner as well... WOW! Incredible conceptualization and amazing work.

I would definitely recommend these guys to anyone looking for some quality ink.

They advertise walk ins but are pretty rude if you try to do one. To be fair, one of the guys we talked to was super nice. The guy who greeted us was very impatient and rude. We went in to get 2 small line work based tattoos 3in long and wide and he basically chased us out of the door. The he didn’t like my first option which was okay so I pulled up a very basic oni mask and he scoffed and told me they cannot do that style in their shop. I was looking at an oni mask on the wall next to him and the guy who was nice (Tyson maybe his name was not sure, super cool tho) told me he just did a walk in oni mask the day before. If this were a restaurant I would never leave a review but impatience in a tattoo artist is a horrible quality and you don’t want someone marking you permanently if they don’t have the patience to have a 2 minute convo. I went to a different shop and the artist couldn’t stop laughing that my original request “wasn’t a walk in” and did it in about 25 minutes. When we tried to tell Tyson we decided not to do tattoos the rude employee wouldn’t let us talk to him for some reason as we were considering getting his info and setting up a date with him but I think this guy knew he was the reason we were leaving. There are tons of shops out there I would find one with a better culture. Will include tattoo he claimed wasn’t possible in pictures.

Dominic is a deeply talented artist with a big heart. He brought my vague vision to life in such a beautiful way and added color in a way that other tattoo artists said was not possible because it wouldn’t look good over time. Years later, my shoulder piece is still gorgeous & those other people have been proved wrong.

If you want brilliant, stunning artwork for your body, Dom is the person you have been looking for!

Great shop with extremely talented tattoo artists. Waaaay worth any wait. Dominick is the artist I book whenever I want some work done. He is professional, takes time to work with his clients and is truly gifted at creating amazing and well thought out work. I’ve sent my friends and family to him on numerous occasions, taking comfort knowing every one of them will have a positive experience and be more than happy with their tattoos. Thank you!

I had exceptional service from beginning to end. From making my appointment to being welcomed at The parlor & the great service all the way up until I walked out door. These people know exactly what they're doing and how to create an environment that is judgmental free, SUPER welcoming, creatively professional and friendly!
I had the absolute honor of having the extraordinary Dominic McIntosh tattoo my upper thigh. My piece is so beautiful, intricate, & he unique designed a perfect piece for me even when I gave such little direction. I cannot recommend him enough, great listener! He's extremely talented and has the softest hand when tattooing. Honestly, I wish it would have hurt more but he has such a light hand & knows what he's doing. LOL. The tattoo is PERFECT and healed beautiful thanks to their instructions! I AM DEFINITELY FLYING BACK TO PORTLAND TO GET MORE WORK DONE HERE! Esoteric Tattoo shop is the place to go if you're looking for a unique and intricate piece with a beautiful welcoming atmosphere. I'm counting down the days til I return! THANK YOU FOR MY BEAUTIFUL TATTOO DOMINIC!

This is the best shop in Portland! I usually get tattooed by Dominick but I have also been tattooed by Coleman. I get endless compliments on all of my work done by the artist at this shop. They are professional but still friendly and able to make you feel very comfortable while getting work done. Everyone in this shop is an amazing artist and you will be happy with any work you get done. Pictured tattoo by Dominick.