Rick's Tattoos

Troy did a wonderful job on a cover up tattoo for me. Very professional, will make time fly with good conversation.

Great shop, full of great artists. I just got my second piece done by Troy and couldn't be more satisfied - his portfolio speaks for itself. Highly recommend both his work and the shop in general.

All I can say is WOW!! I walked in and they took care of me right away and were extremely polite! This was my first tattoo and was supposed to match my older brother's, and it matched perfectly. They definitely deserve 5 stars and I would recommend them for anyone at any time!

Rick's is a well known and well established tattoo parlor in N. Arlington. The talent varies wildly from artist to artist, but you can be sure to find the best in the area for whatever style of artwork you're seeking. You can also expect to pay top dollar even for simpler things, as is to be expected with a shop with a reputation for premium work. The guys inside are usually nice enough, though they have a low tolerance for people with little or no tattoo experience, and they are quick to judge people seeking "fad" tattoos or people with ideas that are "cheesy" or aren't logical for transfer to skin.
The bottom line is this: for original art or complicated portraits or ideas you can be sure that Rick's will have an artist that can make your dreams come true (if the price tag doesn't kill you before you begin), or if you just want some lettering or you have something already drawn they'd still do a great job, but you can find a different shop that would cost a fraction of the price.

Came in to this shop a couple months ago to get my belly button pierced. Every other shop i went to, said they couldn't do it because I had a scar and that it would reject even if i used a titanium bar. However, Blake, said he could do it and it would be fine. 2 months later it's still there and healing. Thank you Blake

Great artist. Very patient and great recommendations and additions to our idea. Slightly more than we were expecting to pay but he took us as a walk in appointment so that was great!

I had a sleeve done by Duong and some other work done by Rhiannon and I am extremely pleased with the work and the prices. I had some stuff done in Adam's Morgan, DC, Cincinnati, OH and Cleveland, OH and the prices, service and quality of work was vastly superior at Rick's. I plan on going back and getting another sleeve done and I know the work will be amazing. I get complements all the time on how good the tattoos looks... 5 Stars for sure!!

Stopped by to see Blake and he was a huge help!!! Our sister had a crappy tragius piercing done with hoops and wanted to get new studs put in. He was super helpful picking out the perfect piece of jewelry for her sensitive skin. Then took his time replacing the jewelry to make sure it went in correctly. After he finished, he made sure she knew the proper care for her piercings to ensure they would heal correctly. Definitely going back to see him again!!

Went in at 1.20 pm( hours are 12 to 6 pm on Sundays), lady at the desk did not bother to talk to us until after 5 to awkwardly trying to give us a hint about making an appointment for another day( and walked out in the middle of the conversation when I was telling her that it would have been nice to let us know after 1-2 hours if that tattooers would be able to see us that day or running the risk to keep waiting and still not getting our tattoos done- has she said that to us, the whole experience would have been totally different! She eventually came back to us at 5.55 pm to ask questions about our tattoos, we found out that I could get one done but not my partner( because they were out of time). Tattoo artist came to talk to us and made an nice offer( or though I thought: offered to only pay $80-minimum fee for a tattoo--a few years ago, I got tattoos with them and was charged $60 for a bigger tattoo when actually that is what we would have paid anyway! Our tattoos were 2 inches on 1 inch and 2 inches on 2 inches( overpriced, much?). Of course when asked about a way to get in touch with the owner, the lady at the front desk "wasn't sure of any way to get in touch with him." Tattoo guy overheard me, and asked why I needed to contact the owner, I did not want to have an argument in the middle of the shop until the lady shouted:" He wants to talk to him because he had to wait and he is upset". Wrong: I had an issue with your complete lack of communication skills and your lack of professionalism. I was eventually given an e-mail address( probably fake) and got in touch with the owner via another social platform. Let's just say that our exchange was an extent of the unpleasant experience we had at the shop. While I understand him sticking to his employees' version (apparently, their story is "slightly different" they did not see anything wrong with how the situation was handled-- I mean how many employees do you know would admit they handled a situation very poorly with a customer??) the whole " customer service is very important to me" speech didn't make any sense. Like I said on other social platforms, they will still get business regardless of the reviews posted online, but at least I will make some people aware of a not-so-smooth shop. Oh, well! There are plenty of professional shops in the DMW area.

I got my first tattoo here, customer service was great, fast and very professional. My artist was Tara M. Shes awesome, her work is top quality. The ink quality is great and it healed very well and fast.