Prison Break Tattoos

I've been following prison break for a couple years now- Before hero ink, before the remodel, and I knew I wanted to get my first tattoo from them.

I emailed the studio in July, and set an appointment for my birthday in August. Throughout the process emails were responded to so quickly that had I not asked questions, I'd have thought that there was instant reply on their end- in reality they just are great at responding to contact.

I went in unsure of what to expect, and really nervous because every other tattoo studio has been off putting. When I walked in for my appointment, I was greeted right away. BK was on the phone, and my artist was still on the way in however the receptionist was there and let me look around the studio. Honestly, that made me feel at ease almost instantly. As soon as Bk was off the phone he came over and introduced himself along with my artist Alan.

I had a general idea of what I wanted, and discussed it with Alan. He was really honest with what colors WOULD work with my skin tone as well as what wouldn't. My biggest fear was that I wouldn't be able to get color (being black I didn't know if it was even possible) but he made red work! We then talked design. He let me know too many flowers and the words would get, that wording should be a certain size, etc. then drew up a design that I loved instantly.

When I got on the table he joked with me and again, helped me feel at ease. We got down to it and he knocked it out in about 1.5 hours. We did take a break in the middle, which I was greatful for.

As I was gettin my ink, another family was in as well and watching BK and the other artist interact with them melted my heart. You can tell that this is a place where they CARE about their customers as well as their work. There was pride in every detail, and detail to attention.

The studio was clean and spacious, but best of all was the decor. Coming from a law enforcement family, and hopefully going into LE myself it's incredible to see a place dedicated to the men and women behind the badge. I'll gladly support Prison Break Tattoos for as long as I possibly can.

I will definitely be back for more ink in the future! Thanks for the work guys.

Grace C

I love the owner and what he stands for. I highly respect that and how giving he is for first responders. Absolutely great of them. However, I had a horrible experience here. I got my first tattoo here and it was great, just a simple outline of Texas. Then I came back for a quarter sleeve of a map of the world with a compass. The entire quarter sleeve took 40 minutes maybe less. I’ve had tattoos smaller than a palm take longer than that. The artist was talking to his friend the entire time and not focused on my tattoo. When I looked at it the map didn’t even make sense because it wasn’t even stenciled. It was free handed of a made up map. Just lines that made absolutely no sense. Within 6 months the tattoo was already faded beyond belief and parts of the compass just looked as if it wasn’t even there. Then he decided to charge $600 for a 40 minute horrible job of a tattoo that I had to get redone. I still look at it with complete disappointment to this day several years later. I hate to write this because I have respect for the shop but I have to say it.

This place is awesome. Couldn't be happier with my new tattoo. Place is spotless clean, employees are CLEAN AND SOBER, NOT HIGH like in many other shops. Artists are very talented, am very impressed. Professional atmosphere, true customer service. I will be back for sure!

I highly recommend going to prison break tattoos to have your work done. I drove a good distance to come get my first tattoo done here and I am absolutely in love with it. Thank you BK and Elephanta for the great experience and the amazing art work. I will definitely be returning for more ink in the future!

It’s a clean shop and the way they styled it inside was pretty neat. But, it’s stuffy and overpriced. They’re not very welcoming, and their minimum is apparently $100. For a small script, for which Chris sped through, that should have been $80. I am by no means new to tattoos, so this isn’t a novice review. They appeared to be a clean shop, but they don’t look at IDs (or copy it for the health department) and they don’t ask any questions regarding prior meds, conditions, allergies, intoxicants, etc. While this is on them and is really only a potential issue for them if somebody comes in and says “let me see your paperwork,” it says something about how they do business in general. The tattoos we got were nicely done, but I won’t return here. I have a feeling that this was a situation in which they upcharged a couple of girls because they thought they could take advantage of. But clearly they get enough business otherwise. My recommendation: don’t go here if you want a friendly vibe, appropriate precautions, and reasonable pricing.

Was denied tattoo work because they was about to film in the store. As you can tell from photo gallery if the tattoo isn't first responder related its not all that important. It's all about the show now instead of the artistry . To each his own but I found 3rd generation 10x better. Sorry but wouldn't recommend here anymore....
Update: I changed my review from positive to negative due to a bad experience the second time since Google reminded me about my past reviews. I felt like as a review my opinion needed to be shared. But as you can see by the owners reply , he does not take bad reviews very well and insults you in this most unprofessional manner. A simple sorry about your experience would have been more professional at least. Reviews are to help other people know others experiences and this was mine. My mother as a retired sherif deputy was blown by another retired officers unprofessional response as well. If I could now put zero stars ,i would...

Great place, great people, excellent work! We'll certainly be back again!! BK, the owner if very professional and Ivan, our artist, has a precise and steady hand. The prices were more than I expected, but you get what you pay for. We paid for excellence and received just that! Thank you again!!

Absolutely love Prison Break Tattoos!
Alan Wolfe was a breath of fresh air walking into a tattoo parlor! This is my 2nd and 3rd tattoo at Prison Break and I will never go anywhere else!! Alan is funny, super talented and has a super steady smooth hand for tattooing! He did tattoos for myself and 2 friends the other weekend and was amazing at helping us finalize what we were all wanting! He was patient dealing with my 2 friends who couldn’t make a decision lol!! Not to mention he was fun to be around! Needless to say, he will be our tattoo guy from here on out and wouldn’t trust anyone else! His work is awesome!

I live overseas, but was able to go back home for a visit for one month. I really wanted to get a half sleeve done while I was there, though I knew that would be somewhat ambitious. I contacted BK and told him my ideas and he was incredibly helpful and kind. He hooked me up with the extremely talented Brandon who was able to make my tattoo idea come to life in a way that was even better than I imagined. I was a little nervous because this was my first tattoo, but the guys at Prison Break put me at ease and I always felt like they were honest and ran the business with integrity. Now that I'm back in Asia, everyone who sees my tattoo is amazed and they think it is a sticker at first because the art is so good and the colors so vibrant! I have even had people stop me to take pictures of my tattoo! I will definitely be going back to Prison Break Tattoos, and I will highly recommend them to any friends and family looking to get a new tattoo! Thanks, guys! You seriously rock!

Went out of their way to accommodate us and very professional. They are cash only and have an ATM machine on site.