Slave to the Needle Tattoo & Body Piercing

Easily one of the very best shops in Seattle for tattoo.

Honest Jon did an absolutely *outstanding* job on a tribute half sleeve on my left arm, that I got for my father who is fighting stage 4 brain/stomach cancer. My father was absolutely thrilled when he saw the tattoo.

Jon is a 25 year tattoo veteran who does better work on a bad day, than 90% of tattoo artists do on their best days. He is absolutely worth the 6-9 month wait.

I get stopped on an almost daily basis by total strangers who want to ask me where I got this tattoo done...that is a testament to the level of Jon's work.

He is now doing the rest of my right arm and I could not be happier. Every time I go in for a session, he amazes me with the quality and speed of his work. He gets more done in a 3 hour session than many other artists are able to do in five hours, and at a level of quality that is really insane.

If you want a tattoo that you will love for the rest of your life: Do it right. Pick a great artist at a great shop like this one, and wait for them to become available. You will not regret it.

Love the tattoo I got here. Professional, clean shop. Lines were clean, great blending and it has aged well, I got my tattoo here 2 years ago, wanted to wait to see how it aged. But we're all good, great tattoo. I also got a tattoo from the other slave to the needle location, also great.

Go see Adam if you need/want something pierced, are looking for new jewelry or simply have a question about ear modification and repairs, they have the most calming, helpful demeanor of any piercer I've ever been around. Can't wait for my next appointment!

Great place for ink or piercing. I've done both here, and very happy with the work done, their customer service is great and everyone is very adherent to Covid precautions, mask wearing, and all proper sanitation practices.

Danny “One Shot” Chan did my latest tattoo and I just wanted to hug him after. Really tho from start to finish it was the smoothest process from the initial inquiry with helpful/friendly front staff to walking out the door after being poked several times. 😁 I will absolutely return for more art.

Unprofessional shop, as a non-local they tried to book and take my money for an ink session without ever letting me speak to the artist myself, and was extremely sparse in communication otherwise.

I regularly travel and work with appointment-only artists and have never dealt with this.

I walked in knowing what I wanted. I met with one artist (Jon, I believe) who ended up not having any available appointments on the day I needed. He was wonderful and he referred me to Abby, who was able to meet my needs as far as her availability. I totally appreciated her honest opinion/thoughts on my tattoo idea. She spent a lot of time going over her ideas. Completely trusting her as an artist, I choose to change the location of my tattoo from my arm to my shoulder (based on her suggestion and reasoning). I ABSOLUTELY love it! She did an awesome job and I'm very thankful to have had her. I will be forever thankful for this tattoo!! :)

Great professionalism. Got a re-piercing, and the staff made me feel really comfortable. They were super friendly, and I was out of there soon after walking in (for my appointment).

Super super disappointed! I can sit here and give you guys a step-by-step on what happened but ultimately it comes down to I came to this place looking for some expert advise and this guy could not be bothered and refused to to point me in the right direction. All he could say was go to the website go to the website. look dude if I wanted to go to the website I would have stayed home and not drove an hour and a half to talk to somebody in person. It’s too bad I was going to be spending a large sum of money to get all the work I wanted done but I’ll be taking my business somewhere else to another company who has enough respect for their clientele.

I've had three tattoos done here, by two different artists. I'm thrilled with all three. I gave them my general ideas for what I wanted and the art they provided is PERFECT. For the two I got from Honest Jon he also helped me figure out where best to put them. On my left arm we discussed how to do the piece in a style that would work where I wanted it, and on my right he suggested an alternate location to what I had originally thought that I ended up liking a lot better. It's little pieces of advice like that that go the extra mile.

The process went smoothly all three times it went more quickly than I expected.

The facilities are great, too. Very clean, welcoming, and well maintained. There's a reason this place was recommended to me by so many people. Very glad I chose Slave to the Needle for my tattoos, and if I ever decide