Top 10 Highest Rated Tattoo Shops in Milwaukee
Milwaukee – Where the Beer Flows Like Wine – is a city known for many things, including its world-famous art museum; the country’s largest and longest music festival; its active arts community with theater groups, opera, and ballet; its renowned breweries; and tattoos!
So, with all this rich culture, it figures that that the Great City on a Great Lake is home not just to some of the world’s best brands, like Harley Davidson and MillerCoors, but it is also home to some really awesome tattoo shops.
Whether you are a collector looking for more quality ink from a clean and professional artist or are looking for a shop to help you commemorate Summerfest, we have taken a look at all of shops in and around the city (Racine, West Allis, and Waukesha have some pretty awesome shops as well, and are represented here!) and have listed the top 10 highest rated and reviewed establishments. Remember, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t other great shops, but these are the highest rated and reviewed shops online.
Read on to see the list and to read a little bit about each shop. If you have received a tattoo from one of these shops, please make sure to leave a comment below or register as a member (it’s free) to leave a review within the shop’s listing.
Custom Tattoo
Custom Tattoo
Located on the eastside at 1956 N. Farwell Ave., Custom Tattoo is a full-service tattoo shop specializing in custom work (makes sense, given the name!). This shop specializes in working with each client individually, from concept to completion, to provide a tattoo that is unique and designed specifically for you.
Owner/operator Greg Foster, a professional tattoo artist since 1996, has been published four times in international tattoo magazines and was awarded 1st Place for “Best Full Back Piece” at the 2006 Milwaukee Beer City tattoo convention. Custom Tattoo was also voted Best of Milwaukee’s “Best Tattoo Parlor” in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Co-owner Rebecca Stewart manages the shop and the website.
Custom Tattoo is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-8pm, and is closed on Sunday and Monday. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted.
Rockstar Tattoo & Co.
Rockstar Tattoo & Co.
Rockstar Tattoo & Co. is located at 2707 S. 108th St. in West Allis, and touts themselves as THE place to get rockstar treatment in an upscale environment. Rockstar offers thousands of ink ideas to choose from, and their their talented artists do everything: portraits, re-works, specialty custom designs, and more.
Owner Brock Steven, a resident artist of Milwaukee since 2004, wanted to set a new industry standard and has hand-picked a truly talented team of artists with amazing experience. Rockstar prides itself on its quality, cleanliness, and client satisfaction. Rockstar’s art has been featured in numerous magazines. Check them out to see why!
Rockstar is open 12-9pm, Tuesday – Saturday.
Brew City Tattoo
Brew City Tattoo
Located at 4637 S. 10th St. in the Omega Shopping Plaza, Brew City Tattoo is home to some of the area’s best and most experienced artists, each with 11-16 years. They won the Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee award for best tattoo shop in 2014.
Brew City opened in 2011 and offers full custom services in a wide range of styles. Choose one of their collection of over 10,000 pre-designed tattoos, or use them to inspire your own. Their artists are happy to discuss your ideas and give you a quote.
Brew City is open every day 12-5pm.
Skin Candy Tattoo, Inc.
Skin Candy Tattoo, Inc.
The Racine location of Skin Candy Tattoo, Inc., had too many great reviews to miss. Located at 5200 Washington Ave. #104, Skin Candy offers high-quality tattoo work and piercing with a unique, personalized experience in a spa-like environment. Get inked in one of their private rooms with flat-screen televisions.
Skin Candy is open Monday – Saturday, 12-9pm.
Twisted Tattoo Co.
Twisted Tattoo Co.
Twisted Tattoo Co. is located at 5130 W. Howard Ave. Open since 2009, they are a full custom tattoo and piercing studio. Twisted is open Monday – Saturday 12-9 pm. Visit Gina, Bo, Nando, Troy, to name a few!
Saints and Sinners Tattoo Co.
Saints and Sinners Tattoo Co.
Saints and Sinners Tattoo Co. provides “quality tattoos for the masses.” The third time is definitely the charm for Ken Fought, who learned from his prior shop ownership experiences to open a really awesome shop that does great work. And, he must be doing something right, based on all the great reviews. Truly “all saints have a past and all sinners have a future.”
You won’t find any flash here. Artists create original work for their customers, but they’re happy to work from any artwork you’d like to share.
Saints and Sinners is located at 1225 E. Brady St. and is open Monday – Saturday 2pm- midnight and Sunday 2-10pm.
Cutthroat Tattoo
Cutthroat Tattoo
Located in Milwaukee’s historic eastside, Cutthroat Tattoo was established in 2005. The shop’s award-winning and published tattoo artists offer over 40 years of combined experience, so you are sure to love your work and enjoy it for years to come.
Cutthroat prides itself on its service, so stop by to check them out! Adrian, Steve, and Harry won’t disappoint.
Cutthroat is located at 1415 East Brady St. and is open every day:
Monday – Appointments only
Tuesday – Thursday – 12-8pm
Friday – 11am-9pm
Sunday – 12-7pm
Waukesha Tattoo Company
Waukesha Tattoo Company
Waukesha Tattoo Company is another parlor not in Milwaukee proper that we just couldn’t ignore. Located at 463 W. Main St. in Waukesha, Waukesha Tattoo has been providing quality work since 2010 in an upscale yet comfortable environment. Come check out their award-winning artists George Wang, Barry Jaeger, Jason Vogt, Beata Krezalek, Leah Borgenhagen, and piercings by Kelly.
Waukesha Tattoo is open Monday – Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday 11am-9pm, and Saturday 10am-7pm. Calling ahead is recommended, but they will take walk-ins based on availability.
i ov thee dragon
i ov thee dragon tattoo
Located at 614 Sixth St., in Racine’s Wisconsin Arts District, i ov thee dragon hosts an 1800+ square foot facility with an open layout concept, providing a relaxed, gallery type atmosphere, with a ton of natural light.
Opened in 2003 by senior body piercer Johnathan Zbinden, i ov thee dragon boasts four awesome artists with a wide range of talents. Private stations are available, art covers the walls, and the shop has an integrated iTunes system and flat screen TV’s. i ov thee dragon has been voted Best of Racine County multiple times.
Adambomb Gallerie
Adambomb Gallerie
Adambomb Gallerie is located at 2028 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. The greatest compliment a client can give is coming back for more, and this shop’s clients seem to do just that. This is a solid, established shop with a ton of combined years of experience. Go see Adam and Josh and find out why this shop rounded out our list!
Adambomb is open Tuesday – Saturday 12-9pm by appointment only.
Spring 2015
March 29, 2015
Brew City is THEE best! Outstanding service, awesome artists, great atmosphere and super clean.