Dragonland Tattoo

My interaction with the owner wasnt great , being nice is a choice , when you own a business its probably a choice that you get right 👍

I followed John to this studio from a different one and I am blown away how much better this establishment is in all aspects. You can feel a kindred sense of belonging between the staff, the studio is clean and bright and the atmosphere is amazing. I already knew John was the best and am so happy to see him thriving here 😁 I love how when he was done with my art, he showed it to all the other coworkers and received so many compliments. What a great way to build each other up!! If you're interested in his work, he has an Instagram and his work is amazing. I even had the pleasure of having pictures of my tattoo taken in their fancy photo studio. First and only time I've ever felt like a model 🤣

I had a very talented artist work on my back tattoo, but she had a poor work ethic. Terrible communication, never got any sketches before the appointment even though they said she would contact me, no communication whatsoever. She never checked in with me to see if I needed a break, even though this was my first custom piece (previously only getting flash tattoos). She also didn't review the allergy sheet with me beforehand and put on an adhesive wrap, which resulted in hives (as shown in the second picture). If she had told me before applying the wrap that it was adhesive I would have told her I'm allergic to adhesive, but she didn't tell me until after she applied it, which was very frustrating. I've heard great reviews about this shop, but I wish my experience was better.

I never write reviews, but I have a say, Dragonland is the best. I got my first tattoo here 10 years ago from Steph and just got two from Kelli yesterday and they always knock it out of the park. Kelli was amazing at working with me on new designs and I can't believe how incredible they turned out. I'm jazzed for my next big project with her this spring. Shahn stopped over while I was getting tattooed yesterday and he is just so cool. The studio is clean and organized, everyone is knowledgeable and friendly, and I've never had a bad experience here. I have so much fun every time. This is my go-to studio and I will be coming back for many years to come!

Dragonland is the only place I would… and have gone to. I have received five tatoos from them., and have been impressed by the extreme high quality of all the art work on my skin. Easy to work with and very professional. I highly recommend.

Kelli is our go to artist. My husband and I have searched for an artist for our needs. She has the best line work in the cities. She understands what we want. And we are so happy with her work.

Unfortunately the experience my wife and I had here was disappointing. We waited several months for our consultation, and when we signed up we were told to bring lots of references so that we could sit down with an artist and plan out a custom tattoo. When we arrived, we were called up for our "consultation" which consisted of about 10 minutes spent standing at the reception counter while people came and went around us. We tried to talk through some of our ideas, but it quickly became clear that the artist we met was just waiting for us to pick a single image and call it a day. Their attitude was just cold. We started off by complimenting their work (they were obviously very talented) and trying to build a connection but it felt like they clearly didn't want us there. No real interest in designing anything custom, not much of a response given to any of the ideas we put out. They told us it would be $500 and a 5 month wait to get a tattoo about the size of a hand print, and even that would essentially just be their rendition of one of the existing pictures we brought in. We felt sort of bewildered and went ahead with the $100 deposit, thinking maybe we could email the artist and work on something more compelling, but after sleeping on it we decided the experience was just not at all what we were hoping for. We called to cancel, and were told that the deposit is non-refundable in all cases. I could understand this position if the artist had seriously devoted any of their time, but we felt like even the 20-25 minutes total we spent in the store was just a bother to them. Granted, we could have asked before paying, but overall it's left us feeling like we spent $100 to be told "Sure we'll tattoo you, but we don't really care if you like how it goes." Everything else about the shop was nice, great atmosphere, clearly skilled artists, I'm sure they use safe practices, etc.

Best tattoo shop in the twin cities. I have been getting a tats done for over 20 years and this has the cleanest rooms, best customer service and they will actually suggest a different tattoo artist if they are better at that type of tats I send everyone there when they ask where to go!

Awesome people ...awesome artists...the best in the nation!

Great service and job

I have all of my 4 tattoos from here.

Have been going here for 3 years. Love all of the staff I have encountered. Kelli does an absolutely amazing job.

Clean, professional, and fun environment. Great artwork and nice artists. Highly recommend John!

Steph at Dragonland is out of this world! Talented, patient, funny as hell. All 3 of my tattoos I got from her and she did just amazing.

I saw Dusty, he was super nice! It was my first tattoo…. He was understanding and explained the pain and to breath through it.. it wasn’t bad!! I will for sure go back to Dragonland. The shop was recommended to me by a friend that also got a tattoo here. Everyone is very personable and friendly… it was a great experience…

The first thing that I would like to say about Dragonland is the level of professionalism the staff bring to the tattoo industry is absolutely intoxicating. I decided to get a sleeve done on my right arm by the owner, Shahn and every second I was in his shop he made my feel like I was family. With Shahn's down to earth personality, conversation, and absolute love for his job he makes 5 hour sits feel like mini vacations. The sleeve I have from Shahn is by far the best piece of art I have on my body and from now on I will only be going to Dragonland for my tattoos. They have blown it out of the water for me and have set the standard for art work and what a tattoo experience should be. I cannot recommend this place enough. I will forever be a life time customer of Dragonland.

Kelli Clausen is the best! She's a master at her craft!

Beautiful work! Staff are very diligent about cleanliness. Every tattoo artist is knowledgeable and friendly. KELLI CLAUSEN does very beautiful, thought out art work, and love the beauty of the tattoo. It's just what I invisioned .

Great experience with John and Dragonland. I initally had a fairly simple idea, but after going in the first time for the tattoo, John and I discussed the concept more and agreed on a more robust idea. He was cool with the re-schedule and drew up and made a dope tattoo. Will definitely be back for my next one!

I wouldn't get tattooed anywhere else. Dan Dittmer is a tattoo legend. My decade old tattoos still look like they were done recently. Don't waste your money going anywhere else.