The Pittsburgh Tattoo Studio

Totally disappointment in how I was treated by the supposed owner.- believe his name was Randy. I call to pay, and discuss my appointment as I had a consultation the week before and was still unclear on what route we were going. As requested by the Artist, I emailed several pictures/ideas. She changed by appointment from 2 hours to 3 as we were unsure of what we were doing and she wanted to make sure there was enough time. When I called, I reviewed with the owner that I believe I was going smaller as I originally had booked and just asked if I could come at the time of my original appointment. He got very nasty, saying they booked 3 hours and now I want to come in later, so they can just sit there and wait for me and not go home! And proceeded to tell me that I said they forced me to change my appointment to 3 hours to didn't listen to my ideas. That IS NOT what I said!! We had idea's( as I had emailed per artist request) but nothing was decided on.) That he would just refund my money. I said that was not what I wanted and that I would come in at the changed appointment time. He said no he cancelled my appointment and was refunding my $. I asked to speak to the artist as I still wanted the tattoo and it depended on what the design was on where I would have it placed. He said are going to still pay for the 3 hours?! I said if that's what I have to do then I will. He said no, I no longer have an appointment and he refunded the money. I was very much looking forward to a tattoo from Amy in remembrance of my brother. Very disappointed on I was treated for no reason what so ever!!! Does anyone know the exact tattoo they are getting until they see the design?!?!

Got my first tattoo in celebration of my 60th birthday (Lady Justice, Scales of Justice, Rose Tattoo with my husband’s name, etc.) Got my second tattoo in celebration of my daughter. Amy is amazing! Tattoos hurt. Just accept that. But the pain was bearable and Amy is fast. Both took under 2 hours each. She took my designs to a new level. I would absolutely recommend Amy to anyone, and especially those who are getting their first tattoo.

Had a terrible experience getting my daughter’s ears pierced. The girl who did the piercing shook badly and took about 2 full minutes to pierce one earlobe and get the earring in. Had to watch my kid stay impaled on the needle while the piercer went across the room to get the earring then struggled to get it in. It was such a traumatizing experience that my kid refused to get the second ear pierced (and my partner and I weren’t going to let that happen again anyway). As we got ready to leave, she gave no aftercare instructions. We then tried to bring the matter to the attention of the shop owners so that no one would have to suffer the same experience, but were ignored and dismissed. Used to love getting tattoos here but never coming back again due to the incompetence and bad service.

Edited from a 5 star review. DO NOT GET A PIERCING HERE! Took my child to get her ears pierced and she left traumatized with only one ear pierced. The girl that did it was shaking so bad she could barely get the needle through and almost couldn't get the earring in. We had to remind her to put the back on the earring and were given no aftercare instructions. When questioned she said, "I have bad anxiety and my hands shake, it usually turns out okay." This is obviously not okay for someone in her profession. I tried unsuccessfully for two days to get ahold of an owner. When one finally called me back, he seemed annoyed and was rude. I have spent thousands of dollars at this shop on tattoos and will never spend another cent here.

Very professional

Had my first tattoo done this past week by Amy at The Pittsburgh Tattoo Studio. The environment, professionalism, and quality of work were top notch! I highly recommend, as I will be getting more work done there again in the very near future!

amy did an amazing job! she knew exactly the kind of design i wanted, already had a drawing whenever i arrived to my appointment and was very kind and down to earth! i definitely plan on seeing her again for more tattoos!

It had been a long time since I had received a tattoo, but Amy made it quick and easy. I love it! Thank you!

Brenda did an extraordinary job creating a very special tattoo for me. The image I gave her was far from perfect or clear and she did a great job at creating it and making it clear. This is the second piece of work I’ve had done at this tattoo shop. The place is immaculate. I appreciate they always have last-minute openings because I never plan far ahead and impulsively get these done! Extraordinary work and so awesome to work with.

Amy she did a really good job on the Godzilla tattoo & everyone there is really friendly and nice. Amy also did a great job on my Godzilla sleeve tattoo as well.