10/19/09

Great Place

by jenrummy

I am new to the area and I wanted to cover an old tattoo and they did an excellent job! Any new tattoos I get will be from them.

• Pros: friendly and wise
• Cons: none

08/01/09

Ask for Royce

by haytayGEN1213

My sister and I wanted to get a special sister's tattoo..We weren't exactly sure what we wanted and Royce was so helpful. He took the time to draw up several designs until we found the perfect one. He made our visit really special and he put us totally at ease. He was very funny too! I would highly recommend Royce and Southside tattoo for your next or first tat. You will not be disappointed and I will for sure be going back for my future work.

• Pros: very talented and extremely helpful
• Cons: none

06/10/09

Great Tattoo Shop

by mikem67

This was my first tattoo and I wanted to find an artist that I really felt comfortable with. After reading numerous reviews, I decided to contact Bart at Southside Tattoo. I really enjoyed talking to Bart and working with him on a cool cross design. The whole experience from design to skin was first class. Cool tattoo, very little discomfort, great ink, and great conversation. I would highly recommend Bart and Southside Tattoo.

• Pros: Cool Atmosphere, Clean, Friendly, Talented Artists
• Cons: none

05/19/09

Dedicated atrtists and friendly shop!

by colinpearson

I recently moved to Austin and began searching out a shop to get my next piece done at. I only have two and wanted the next one to be over the top. Southside came up over and over again when I'd stop nicely-inked folks around town and ask where they got their work.

This is one of the first shops I've been into where EVERYone in their is cool. There's no on scowling at your non-sleeved out arms asking you where all your ink is. The guys in there are friendly, receptive and honest with their opinions about what will and will not work. Between myself, my wife and three friends, we've gotten five tattoos by three artists and all have turned out great.

This is not some flash shop, so it would be best to stop in and talk to the guys. There is some flash and various artwork on the wall for inspiration but this places thrives on the custom jobs. Some of them may be booked months in advance due to demand for such masterful work, but there's likely someone on any given day that can take walk-ins.

And it should go without saying, but the shop is clean. You will be leaving with a nice new tat, not scabies :)

(And without detracting from any other artist, I've got to recommend the only one I've personally seen - Michael Norris - the rest of the folks in there are all highly talented, but he just HOOKED ME UP with the start to a great piece)

EXCELLENT SHOP!

• Pros: Definitely the best shop I've ever been too.
• Cons: none

03/22/09

Best Shop In Texas. HANDS DOWN!!!

by mkling777

Southside has a great team of artists assembled and they ALL produce some amazing work. I had mine done by royce, and he did a fantastic job. he took my drawings and made somethin 10x better than what i had. No question about it...Southside Tattoo is the hot-spot and i wont consider going anywhere else for my next tattoos.

• Pros: talented artisits, location, prices, friendly, clean
• Cons: parking on south congress

03/09/09

FAN-F*#@ING-TASTIC

by sciencegal

Southside is AWESOME! In specific, Royce is the fattest, sickist, most ridiculously talented artist. The half-sleeve he designed and drew on my arm is about 2 million times more beautiful and artistic and completely incredible than I had ever imagined. I have received numerous enthusiastic compliments from everyone, including those "non-tattoo types". (not that compliments from others really matter). Anyway, I highly recommend Royce to anyone interested in a unique and artistic piece. Also, he is very cool and easy to sit and b.s. with during the process. My first session lasted abou 3 hours, and he was totally cool the whole time. I go back in 2 days to get the color done, and I cannot wait to see the final product! I know it will be amazing.

• Pros: atmosphere, price, people
• Cons: none

02/17/09

Love my tatts

by shoni

All the reviews are right! I went and got two separate tattoos yesterday and Jack was very helpful. He made sure the tattoo design was something I really wanted, by doing my drawing over and over until it was to the point where I liked it. You can tell these people really care about their clients, and I will be back for all my future tattoos.

• Cons: Busy shop! It took 3 days before I could get in.

01/26/09

Extremely talented artists

by aeok

The one thing I knew I wanted to do when visiting my brother in Austin was to get my first tattoo. Although I have wanted one for a long time, I didn't have a specific idea of what I wanted. I knew I wanted it more on the tribal side and for it to mean something to me but ultimately I wanted a piece of art. My brother said that South Side was the place to go. After looking at the website, Bart was my artist with his cool Pacific Fusion tattoos. Bart was able to channel my vague interests and comments into a vision for an awesome tattoo. He created a piece that was so much more beautiful than I could have hoped. I am totally in love with my tattoo! Now I understand why people want to go back for more.

01/16/09

Best tattoo shop in Austin

by RandBoyd

I recently had a tattoo done by Royce, and have received numerous compliments from friends & family.

Southside is a great shop, very professional & I will be back.

12/27/08

thinking about getting a tattoo?? This is def. the place!!

by babev

Don't waste your time looking for tattoo studios in the Austin area, Southside Tattoo is the best place ever! I was thinking about getting a new tattoo and after reading some awesome reviews bout this place, I decided to give it a try... and it was just the perfect choice! Everybody is so nice there! I got my tattoo done by Chris. From the very first minute I got into the studio, he made me feel so comfortable!. He was so sweet and friendly all the time and of course, he did an awesome job on the 2 tattoos I got, I love them!

The studio itself is really cool, the tattoo artists are the nicest ever and they are just great at what they do!

I totally recommend this tattoo studio!

• Pros: everything!
• Cons: nothing!