So I'm from Hell-A and I know my way around legit tattooing establishments. When I moved up here, in search of some new ink, I read reviews, got some suggestions from friends, and toured the shops in... Read More
So I'm from Hell-A and I know my way around legit tattooing establishments. When I moved up here, in search of some new ink, I read reviews, got some suggestions from friends, and toured the shops in Yuba Shitty. Everyone told me to go to grass valley, anyone worth anything would be booked up here and everything else was crap.I decided to see for myself and went into a few places. Some were rad, but not my style. Some were dirty looking and full of tweakers (no thanks), and one I went to with my mother-in-law for her tattoo (and they WAY overcharged her for really shitty work.. also no thanks). I finally stumbled upon Heart & Soul tattoo as the last place I was going to check out before I gave up and looked in Chico or Grass Valley. I walked in and was immediately greeted by Bobby, who would end up doing my tattoo, but I'm getting ahead of myself. I told him what I wanted and he showed me his work, and I liked his style, just what I had in mind. There wasn't anyone else in the shop when I went in, but it was clean and had a nice feel to it (trust your instincts on this one). He agreed to draw something up for me.He called me with my design on the day he said he would; I checked it out and loved it.I went in and got it done a few days later and I couldn't have had a better experience. He took his time and it shows in the detail. Even lines, great shading..This is my 6th tattoo, and the first big piece, and I am stoked with both the quality of the work and the experience. Great work, Bobby! Great artwork, quality line-work and I think I got a great price for the 5 hours that I was in there. Plus they put up with me dragging my kid with me.When I was getting inked, a few more tattoo artists and piercers came in and they all seemed pretty cool. I got my side piece done and now I'll be back for my sleeves. I am stoked I found a cool place to get work done. I can't comment on anyone else in the shop, but Bobby does great work.When you're reading reviews for tattoos, check out the pictures. It will tell you a lot. A saw someone raving about tattoos from another shop and had these shitty flower sleeves. It looked like it was done by a kid. The chick might have been stoked, but the work sucked. I'm glad I did my research because I'm super happy with my tat, and get a bunch of compliments. Read Less