Make It Sick Tattoo 6310 East McKinley Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98404

"Just wanting to share my experience because it is still bothering me months later. I decided last minute that I wanted to get a tattoo for my birthday and chose this shop because I thought it looked cute and cool. I ended up being in the shop for almost 3 hours just getting this tattoo on my hand and another small one on my arm. In the middle of my session, the artist took a smoke break and asked if I wanted to join. Completely unprofessional and ridiculous. A few days after, my hand tattoo was super itchy, painful and swollen. I have a lot of other tattoos and I knew that it was not normal for it to heal that way so I went to the doctor and they confirmed that I had a STAPH INFECTION from my tattoo. I had to take antibiotics for 2 weeks. I contacted the shop about it and they did nothing. And not only did my tattoo get infected, but it was also done very poorly. Half of the small details completely flaked off. I paid $200 PLUS multiple doctors visits and medicine for a huge inconvenience. Worst tattoo experience ever."

"i absolutely love this shop. the vibe of the whole place is amazing. they got a pet lizard named tater tot who loves everyone. my artist, Tyson, is amazing to say the least. great guy just to hang around and talk with if you just need it. he's also an amazing artist. me and him are working on a nordic sleeve right now and he is doing an amazing job with planning and bouncing ideas off me for it. he has an awesome creative mind and it’s been cool to see his tattooing evolve since my first visit to the shop. highly recommend, if i could give it more stars i would."

"Update: I have gotten 6 more piercings from here and they kill it every time! Tyson did the double snug, anti-rook and gauged my septum all in one session and it was a great time with a super experienced and professional piercer. Cannot recommend them enough! This was a spontaneous session for me and such an awesome tattoo experience! Cody was great, made sure everything was exactly how I liked it and adjusted accordingly, and made sure I was doing good the whole time. The shop was sick, good music, with awesome art! 100/10 would recommend, go check them out!!"