Union Ave Tattoo Company
Review of Union Ave Tattoo Company
Union Ave Tattoo Company: A Place for Military and Civilians Alike
Union Ave Tattoo Company is a tattoo shop located in Lakewood, Washington. The shop specializes in body arts and has a primary category of tattoo shop. The shop is open seven days a week, but the hours are not available.
The shop has received mixed reviews from customers. Some customers have had a great experience and have praised the shop for its professionalism, cleanliness, and talented artists. One customer said, "Steve did an amazing job on taking my ideas and turning them into reality, highly recommend, friendly and proficient at what they do. Will definitely be going back for more." Another customer praised the shop for being military and veteran-friendly, "They are extremely military/vet friendly the apprentice that did mine is actually a vet so it was nice being able to have military conversations while it was being done."
However, some customers have had negative experiences with the shop. One customer complained about the high prices, "I came here for my first big piece so I was naive about prices. I was charged $400 and the tattoo was 1/3 of the size it was supposed to be. Don't rip off beginners because those are the people who will keep coming back for more. Do better." Another customer complained about the rude behavior of the owner, "Be prepared to wait over an hour as a walk-in. The owner was extremely rude. Calling me a liar. Baby, I have receipts. Overpriced. Never again."
Overall, Union Ave Tattoo Company is a place for military and civilians alike. The shop has talented artists who can turn customers' ideas into reality. However, customers should be aware of the high prices and the possibility of rude behavior from the owner.
From the business
"Closest Tattoo shop to JBLM, Ft. Lewis with artists experienced in American Traditional, Black and Grey, and Japanese. We take walk ins. Get what you get tattoos and flash are always available."
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- In-store shopping
Erin Jones
Awesome shop owner, and amazing artists! You will love this tattoo shop. I've gotten most of my work done here and it's damn near perfect! I'm glad I chose Union Ave Tattoo! I highly recommend this place, one tattoo here and you'll want to come back!
Fong Shiyu
Came here for my first tattoo, got it on the back of my elbow and wasnt sure how it would go, but With the masterful work of Steve, the owner of the shop, he was able to make it relatively painless and also the art came out exactly how i wanted it to. I will definitely be coming here again for more work and I completely recommend this shop for those looking for a shop with a reliable artist that you want to put your trust in to get the tattoo you want where you want it and how you want it to look. 👍👍
T.E. Livingston
Had an awesome session with Paulie, he was creative, polite, patient and the piece came out perfect.
Justin Carter
dont get this place confused with the others, went in there with a idea and they brung it to life, felt like family going in there and the vibes were amazing, just got my first tattoo and i was amazed with what the came up with the pricing was amazing and the work was quality and fast told me everything i needed to know about keeping it healthy. i will most definitely be coming back
Toni B
A wonderful tattoo shop full of old school artists who take pride in their work. Highly recommend coming here for quality tattoo(s). Stop in here if you want color and lines that will last at minimum a decade.
Nichole Henritze
They have amazing artwork also alot of talent and skill is at this shop brett has done my chest and im in lovee with it. Professional clean and all around good vibes. Will be getting more work done here in the near future!!
Amie Joy
Highly recommend Brett. He did an amazing job on my half sleeve. He was very professional, kept his area very clean, he was laid back wasy to talk to. I would definitely go back
Dan herbstritt
Steve did a fantastic job on my forearm tattoo yesterday great vibes good atmosphere people were friendly. I'll definitely be coming back. I recommend you guys check them out!
Avanti Senarath
Amazing experience! My boyfriend and I visited yesterday and both got small tattoos- the service was great, really friendly and helpful staff and the shop is really clean. I’m so glad we ended up coming here and would highly recommend this shop!!
Evan Tayntor
Horrible experience, I only had a few tattoos at the time so I was still kinda new to it all, now that I’m pretty well covered I felt like it was necessary to let people know about this place. I went in for some big bold script across my chest, I had the script picked out and told him what I wanted, he told me no big deal and told me it wouldn’t take long it’d probably be about $175 so he came out with it drawn up and it wasn’t the script I asked so I brought it up and he insisted that the stencil just looked off and that he only changed a bit to make it his own, so I went with it trying to trust my artist. He was SUPER heavy handed, I have the rest of my chest done now and my stomach and have been tatttooed by a lot of people but this dude just pounded it into my chest and then when we were done and I went to pay he told me it was $450 like dude that’s not even close to what you told me it would be and now I have people telling me all the time that they can’t read what it says, that it’s off center and where it’s not scared it’s falling out. Horrible costumer service, way overpriced. Do yourself a favor and shop around instead of being like me and finding the closest tattoo shop to base