Well wen I started getting tattoos there wer only 3 shops in pa fine line tattoo in Mount Oliver moose in penn hills and yinz in the rock's what ever happened to the og owners and artists the og owner and he had a artistic nick who work there back in the day the 2 wer and maybe still are the best tattoo artist maybe in the world

She forgot to mention that I was up till 5am because we had a house fire and lost everything, we tried to accommodate with a new date, but she was so self centered and have it that day!never once did she ask if everyone was ok or if I was ok from the fire,I was still in shock when they came in, but they didn't care,"just give us our deposit back and we'll go somewhere else. We did make it threw the fire ok, just list all our stuff

Island Avenue is a real tattoo shop! They are so professional and clean. Jim is the best tattoo artist in the area. He has done all of my tattoos and I wouldn't go anywhere else. His knowledge and years of experience shows in the quality of work that he does. If you want a tattoo that is done right the first time and is going to last go see the guys at Island Avenue Tattoo!

Horrible experience. Had an appointment for my daughter and myself , put a cash deposit down. Went there for our appointment and the shop has a sign on the door that they were closed for the day. Went in the next day employee had an attitude. Told us we had to reschedule or get our money back. Never got an appology. Needless to say we got our money back. DO NOT go there very unprofessional.

A few months ago I went to island ave to get my first tattoo. Id heard nothing but great things about the place so I was excited. I walked in with a picture of exactly what I wanted and when I showed coco she very rudely complained about how much they hate pictures. Iddont understand why its a very simple design no colors or anything. The tattoo artist however was very nice. That's really all this place had going for them. They charged me $120 for a small 2in long tat with no color. Which I didn't mind really because you get what you pay for. Unfortunately I payed for an extremely sloppy tattoo. It's just terrible. There's parts of my tat where he missed shading. And this is the first day I had my tattoo I saw this before I even had a chance to screw it up. I will not even go there to get it fixed. My advice is to not go there.

I had 4 tattoos done here they are the best around they are costly but you pay for good work, right.

I had recieved my very first tattoo here over 22 years ago by Craig, the best in Pittsburgh. I have had other tattoo's done through the years by other places who couldn't even compare to these guys, I needed some help recently with my piercing and decided not to go to any places near me that have very unprofessional people working for them who really dont know what they are doing but try to act like it. Coco is the bomb I must say, she surely did take care of it for me, her and her husband are very professional but to the point which is ok, they know what they are talking about so as far as I'm concerned this is the best place in town. for anyone who is new to getting tattoo's and piercings, Jim and Coco cater to cowards, they will make you feel very comfortable and relaxed during your visit as they did with me.

so today i got my first two tattoos at island ave. i was so excited after hearing such good things about this place. A week or so before today i went in to make an appointment and discuss what i wanted ( very simple small tattoos) coco was nice and she said that everything i wanted was fine and such. when i went in today JIm had totally changed things on me. making things bigger with way too much unnecessary extra details. Dont' get me wrong, he does great work and im very happy with my tattoos however he was very abrasive and went about it the wrong way. Here i am, a little 18 year old girl getting her first tattoos, nervous, anxious, etc. and all he could do was shoot down my ideas. He did give some professional advice on how and why something wouldnt look right because of the spot or such, and i heeded his advice. But he continued to push his opinons on me about what i should get and it really wasn't pleasant having a debate like this in front of a roomful of people. great work, clean and such. but no professional people skills whatsoever. im not one hundred percent sure id recommend this place to a good friend, i guess if youre willing to deal with alot of attitude for good work, then go for it

Went to Island Ave. Tattoo for my 5th tattoo - Had never been there before, went on a friends suggestion. The place is awesome - extremely CLEAN and the owner, Jim, is real cool - actually the entire staff is really friendly. He does beautiful work - clean lines and great color. (and he did it freehand! - liked that it was custom)

I would HIGHLY recommend Island Ave. Tattoo for all your tattoo and piercing needs - GREAT PLACE!!