Studio City Tattoo Los Angeles Tattoo

(818) 287-6324

11032 Ventura Blvd (Vineland Ave)
Studio City, CA 91604 34.1408 -118.3712

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Neighborhood: Studio City

studiocitytattoo.com

Hours:

Daily 12pm-12am

Last updated 5.12.11

Category:

Tattoos, Piercing

Parking:

Street Parking, Parking Lot

What People Are Saying About Studio City Tattoo Los Angeles Tattoo

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Ahoy, maties! Opened in 1992, this popular Valley pirate-themed tattoo and piercing parlor employs artists who are annually certified by Cal-O.S.H.A.

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The Extras:
Want some booty to go with your new tat? Find everything from heavy skull rings and tees to a treasure chest's worth of body accessories inside the glass cases lined against the shop's wall.
Fun Fact:
During the annual "Talk Like A Pirate Day" (Sept 19), the shop offers discounts on a selection of pirate tattoos.
ambiance
98.99999618530273% positive
  1. The atmosphere is very cool and adds to the exciting experience.
  2. If your looking for a clean and fun place to get your tats - you gotta come here!
  3. also a fun and interesting experience especially with the friendly and talented staff on hand.
  4. great atmosphere.
  5. Awesome location too!
  6. The artists and piercers are AMAZING and always make you feel comfortable.
  7. visited this place and let me tell you that it was a really fun exp.
  8. Everyone was really cool, and it was just fun to hang out while waiting.
  9. Love the Pirate decor ?
  10. Always good vibes and fun times.
  11. The decor is imaginative and wonderful, the staff is helpful - they even help you with your design creation too!
  12. Cool & friendly atmosphere.
  13. Sik work, cool people, great atmosphere !
  14. The place is so clean and the decor is great- I tell all my friends to check them out and many of them have and fell in love with it just like i did :) All of the staff is great and they know what they are talking about!
  15. Everyone was so friendly and nice and the atmosphere was really intimate, unlike those tattoo shops where u feel like ur on display to an audience!
  16. wonderful atmosphere and unlike any tattoo shop I have been to.
  17. The staff was very friendly and helpful, they made me feel very comfortable and welcome.
  18. they employees are extremely nice and make you feel very comfortable.
  19. Great Talent (Josh and Crew) Clean environment, Laid back atmosphere.
  20. Great Shop, Great atmosphere, Great Artist in Illya!
  21. Totally professional, great atmosphere and very cool people.
  22. Also very very clean and comfortable place.
  23. Studio City Tattoo is VERY CLEAN, SKYLAR ROCKS, it's FRIENDLY, the bathroom is impeccable "wow", and I felt so incredibly comfortable.
  24. the atmosphere is a lot of fun, they played music i requested while i got my work done, EVERYONE was friendly, everyone was very professional and a lot of fun.
  25. They have mad there shop into a great atmosphere.
  26. Parking is kind of nasty but I suggest parking in the Ralph's underground parking lot kiddie corner from the shop.
  27. Top hygiene procedures, awesome matching black gloves (fit in nicely with the decor LOL) Enter the world of pirates.
  28. also loved the atmosphere and the friendly people in this place.
  29. really liked the atmosphere with the pirate decor.
  30. What makes getting a tattoo here different is that the decor is magnificent.
  31. Mark seemed really friendly and cool and the shop itself made both of us (relative tattoo virgins and generally straight-laced people) feel comfortable.
  32. If your nervous about getting your first one then you NEED to go here, it will ease your tention and make you feel alot more comfortable.
  33. love the decor of the place and everything is really CLEAN.
  34. the whimsically fun and friendly atmosphere of the shop is as much a part of your tattooing experience as is being in the chair of one of the professional artists that make up the SCT family.
  35. Dave made the experience as comfortable as possible.
  36. Of course the pirate decor is awesome and Studio City Tattoo is just generally a great place to get a tattoo.
  37. Dave does a great job, wouldnt think of anyone else inking me, shop is insane, sterile and a great atmosphere.
  38. The staff is highly professional, the pirate ambience is unique and comfortable, and best of all, there's Illya, the brilliant artist who brought my design to life - his work is absolutely exquisite!
  39. This place was super clean and lots of fun.
  40. The people there are fantastic and the atmosphere is amazing.
  41. Great artists, great atmosphere!
  42. The pirate theme is great fun and sets a jolly mood for creative work to be done.
  43. Great location, friendly staff.
  44. What makes this an outstanding place is that it's not an intimidating atmosphere but you will be working with some of the top tattoo artists and piercing experts around.
  45. Totally love the shops atmosphere, great service both on phone for appointment and awsome work done by artist.
  46. Easy, clean, fun tatoos
  47. All the guys are cool and the atmosphere is awesome.
  48. They did AMAZING work on my tattoo, and the atmosphere is so unique and inviting.
  49. Studio City Tattoo has the best atmosphere for a tattoo shop.
  50. Absolutely love the atmosphere in the shop.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. You have to see the big headed fish!
  2. It has been 6 months and the tattoo still looks as fresh and beautiful as the first day.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Not only did I get a nice tattoo but the jewelry selection is amazing.
  2. Piercing is great, I love the huge selection of body jewelery.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. Very good experience, very awesome place.
  2. great place to hang while you decide what you want.
  3. Overall, this shop is a great place to get tattooed!
  4. The places I went for the previous tattooes were nice, but Studio City Tattoo if by far the best place I've gone for a tattoo and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
  5. Of course the pirate decor is awesome and Studio City Tattoo is just generally a great place to get a tattoo.
  6. had been looking around online for some good piercing places with reasonable prices and my sister found this place.
  7. This place is a good little place, right in the heart of
  8. had a hard time finding a good place in LA for piercings, but I loved this place.
  9. best tattoo place in town
  10. best place ever
  11. If you want a great tattoo or piercing then this is the place.
  12. great place to get a tattoo in LA
  13. If everyone wants to be the subject of a good experiment, this is the frcken place.
  14. Whether you want your first tattoo or are just continually succumbing to the addiction this is a great place to go to.
  15. What a great place youll love it its a way of life!
  16. This is a great place to get ink.
return potential
50.0% positive
  1. We agreed that I would come back and work on a full sleeve.
  2. My first tat was a great experience, I'll be back!
service
96.87999725341797% positive
  1. The staff was AMAZINGLY helpful and welcoming and the customers were more than happy to chat with me about their tattoo and piercing experiences.
  2. Amazing art, super clean shop and a staff of true buccaneers, all loyal before the mast, (and skilled with sharp objects behind it).
  3. It was inpeccably clean and the staff was awesome.
  4. not only is the establishment very clean, orderly, & wonderfully themed, but the staff is very pleasant, helpful & welcoming!
  5. The shop is really cool, but I was most impressed with the level of professionalism from the employees.
  6. Very clean and friendly environment.
  7. have to admit I was a bit apprehensive to have any work done, but after speaking with this shop I felt immediately at ease and the employees were super duper nice, very easy going and very helpful.
  8. also loved the atmosphere and the friendly people in this place.
  9. All are insanely talented artists who are friendly and helpful.
  10. They do amazing work and have a great staff.
  11. got a tattoo done by Mike while on vacation in LA (from Australia), the service was great and the tatt came out better than i could have hoped for!
  12. The shop is staffed by the most creative and capable people I have ever seen.
  13. was instantly put at ease; the surroundings and the staff were very friendly and inviting.
  14. they employees are extremely nice and make you feel very comfortable.
  15. The staff is highly professional, the pirate ambience is unique and comfortable, and best of all, there's Illya, the brilliant artist who brought my design to life - his work is absolutely exquisite!
  16. got my very first tattoo done with studio city in feb... the employees were all fantastic.
  17. This is what Illya does, and he and other creative people like him are so lucky to be able to affect people in that regard.
  18. All i can say is that I highly recommend, the staff is great as well as the talent.
  19. Really cool, amusing and friendly tattooists, had a great time!
  20. the atmosphere is a lot of fun, they played music i requested while i got my work done, EVERYONE was friendly, everyone was very professional and a lot of fun.
  21. I've recommend Mark to a ton of people!
  22. The shop itself is very clean, and the people were very helpful and nice.
  23. The artists are so talented, I've never seen a cleaner shop, everyone is so helpful and friendly!
  24. The shop is clean, energetic and all the artists are friendly and conversational.
  25. the workers are so friendly, that i felt right at home.
  26. The staff was great!
  27. Excellent staff, very friendly and informative, and awesome environment.
  28. would definitely recommend this place because theyre really friendly and the place is very clean.
  29. also a fun and interesting experience especially with the friendly and talented staff on hand.
  30. awesomely friendly people, mark and ryan are great!
  31. The staff was pleasant to work with and I had no problems at all with my tattoo healing.
  32. Sik work, cool people, great atmosphere !
  33. The entire staff is friendly and laid back, and the place was so clean!
  34. Totally professional, great atmosphere and very cool people.
  35. Great enviornment, friendly people, and a kick ass website.
  36. From its piratey theme to is friendly and helpfuly skilled crew, They're sure to make a mark on your map the second you walk in.
  37. Cool & friendly atmosphere.
  38. The people there are fantastic and the atmosphere is amazing.
  39. All the guys/staff there are really nice and helpful.
  40. The decor is imaginative and wonderful, the staff is helpful - they even help you with your design creation too!
  41. Now that is good customer service!
  42. Very clean shop, very friendly and helpful artists.
  43. First and foremost the staff is awesome.
  44. The coolest thing is that the staff was really nice and helpful, and I even learned something while I was there about why my organic jewelry was drying out.
  45. Noah and all the guys who work there are really friendly and down to earth.
  46. The staff was very friendly and helpful, they made me feel very comfortable and welcome.
  47. had original artwork that I wanted done and Todd was great in adapting some of the details to be "tattoo friendly
  48. checked them out and found that the artists were talented and friendly.
  49. The staff was super cool and friendly!
  50. Great location, friendly staff.
  51. The wait was not bad, the service is friendly, honest, and sans b.s. Mark hooked our asses up with our first tattoos and 2 days later we don't have any swelling, crusty stuff or regrets.
  52. friendly staff and just plain old awesome
  53. have consistantly recieved great and reliable service and quality.
  54. The place is very nice and the artists are friendly.
  55. Everyone in there is talented, though, and pretty friendly.
  56. The staff are seriously fantastic!
  57. The place is very clean, very and and everyone was friendly.
  58. often find myself stopping in, just to say hi to whoever is working, not just because they are nice and good people, but because they are my friends.
  59. Totally love the shops atmosphere, great service both on phone for appointment and awsome work done by artist.
  60. Everytime I come to the shop I am welcomed by the friendly staff and intrigued by the fascinating pirate memorabilia.
  61. friendly with no egotistical bad attitudes like most shops.
  62. Mark seemed really friendly and cool and the shop itself made both of us (relative tattoo virgins and generally straight-laced people) feel comfortable.
  63. Awesome service, Very busy-make an appt.,CLEAN place!
  64. the whimsically fun and friendly atmosphere of the shop is as much a part of your tattooing experience as is being in the chair of one of the professional artists that make up the SCT family.
  65. Awsome work, super cool people , Amazing jewelry and service.
  66. Personally, I don't think that there is a friendly staff at any tattoo shop in town.
  67. This is the only place I take my friends and mother to for tattoos or piercings very knowlegable staff, clean and friendly.
  68. Todd was so friendly!
  69. The place is so clean and the decor is great- I tell all my friends to check them out and many of them have and fell in love with it just like i did :) All of the staff is great and they know what they are talking about!
  70. The staff was friendly and helpful about any questions or concerns that I had before and after I got my tattoo.
  71. If youre looking for a place that knows what they are doing and has awsome friendly people with out an attitude deffinatly go to Studio City Tattoo and ask for Ryan!
  72. The shop has a really cool pirate theme layout that gives you something to focus on while needles stab you repeatably :) Everyone is really friendly and will make conversation, no ice breakers necessary.
  73. The staff is very professional and patient, and the facilities are immaculate.
  74. Well Ive been getting tattooed at Studio City Tattoo for more than 5 years, and I can not say enough great things about the people who work there and the amazing tattoos that I have gotten.
  75. Awesome staff.
  76. Everyone was so friendly and nice and the atmosphere was really intimate, unlike those tattoo shops where u feel like ur on display to an audience!
  77. He is great at what he does and has a friendly attitude.
  78. Every employee I've met there is very friendly.
  79. Todd was friendly, talented, quick and most of all precise.
  80. Shop was very clean, staff was very nice and informative, and piercing was painless.
value
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. Affordable prices and execellent work!
  2. had been looking around online for some good piercing places with reasonable prices and my sister found this place.
  3. Great artists at affordable prices
  4. Not INSANELY over priced like trendy shops like high voltage but just as good, if not better!
  5. The place is always clean, the prices are always fair, and the inventory of body jewelery is amazing!
  6. Piercing is great, I love the huge selection of body jewelery.
  7. Cheap, bad tattoos are cheap.
  8. Their prices are definitely reasonable for the work.
  9. The shop is worth going to, and if you want amazing ink, ask for Illya!
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. From the minute I walked in the door the experience was wonderful.
  2. Todd was friendly, talented, quick and most of all precise.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/22/11

Amazed and strongly recommending this place to everyone.

by ShelbyWinston

These guys at Studio City Tattoo are the most talented piercers and tattoo artists as well as the most polite people I've ever met in my life!

I go in there, so nervous I'm sweating, before all my tattoos. Somehow they find a way to make me laugh and completely calm down!

(Did I mention the entire shop is a pirate ship inside?

With an aquarium, painted sky sealing, and pirate attire all over, it's really amazing.)

All the guys in there are amazing artists!

I've had three tattoos and four piercings done there, and each without one problem!

I go to Steve White for my piercings and Mike Erwin for all my tattoos. I mean, everyone in there is great, but those two are the guys that have been the most friendly to me, from day 1!

I would recommend these guys among anyone else.

Great work, friendly staff, clean environment, and not to mention, A GREAT PRICE.

Good luck!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/20/11

Thanks for being on my cloud!

by 1sweetgirl

1st - SCT was the 4th place I checked on-line and by far the most intriguing web site - it really caught my attention. 2nd - all the reviews for the other places sucked. Very very negative reviews. 3rd - Ryan was so polite, professional, and helpful that I immediately knew this was the place. 4th - Slim was a sweetheart. I felt very comfortable and he was sooo on my cloud for my design. He is witty, intelligent, charming, and professional. He laughed at my jokes, which is huge to me. Finally, I love my tattoo, I wil be coming back later in the year to have a 1/2 back piece that I showed him and I can't wait.

If you even think of going anywhere else -you'll be deservedly walking the plank : )

Thanks Slim! Can't wait to see you again!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/26/11

Would Recommend!

by fisherderek

There are highly gifted artists, comfortable, and non-pretentions atmosphere. The work was great, looks amazing!! Can’t wait to go back for another one soon! Ask for jimmy he does awesome portraits.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/20/11

LOVE MY TATTOO

by cait49

This is my first tatoo. I love it! I did a water color first and then Willy, who also is a watercolorist, made a stencil. Willy did an amazing job - beautiful mixing of colors. I highly endorse his work and am seriously thinking of a 2nd tattoo.

and BTW, the studio itself is very clean, w/ comfortable chairs, and an interesting, cool vibe.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/21/11

amazing talent!

by xmann

I have been going here since 2006-I have yet to be disappointed! I had a tattoo on my leg that I have wanted covered up for sometime now-I walked into studio city tattoo and asked the guys to come up with a tribal theme. Willy stepped up to the plate and freehanded a design that blew me away!!! he was able to cover the old tat completely and I have had soooo many wow reactions to its beauty and bad a** look!! This place is the best--relaxed vibe-great tunes-talented staff for sure!!!! keep it up studio city tattoo!!

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  • very nice everyone
  • recommend mark
  • highly recommend todd
  • cool pirate theme
  • great customer service
  • best ryan
  • great tattoo artist
  • great piercing
  • great pirate decor
  • best piercer
  • very professional nick
  • awesome environment
  • great body art
  • professional attitude
  • implanted designs
  • very clean everything
  • awesome slim

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