Don't go there for piercings!! I went there about two weeks ago to get my conch pierced. Kayla was rude. She didn't ask me how I was or even hello. She just told me where to sit and if I like her placement of my piercing. After she was done she didn't even bother telling me after care instructions which I believe is a safety issue. She put the conch earring soo tight my skin was actually starting to grow around it. I didn't bother to go back since her service was disappointing. People go to get piercings and tattoos for the experience and she definitely ruined my experience. Read Less

In December my sister &I got pierced together. Guy at the front desk (who is always super sweet and smiling) went to get Kayla (the piercer) and don't expect her to greet you. My sister & I were excited about getting pierced but all we could talk about when we left was how rude the piercer was. Whatever, I didn't adjust well to my nose piercing in the end. I had 2 bumps in 2 months. I'd catch it with my nail when washing my face, it'd get caught in my bath towel, etc. So I went back to the parlor to have it safely removed so I didn't hurt my nose again removing it myself. Kayla looked at me like I was an idiot for not taking it out on my own. She looked at it and said, "you have a little bump there" and told me to have a seat. She put on some gloves and then YANKED the thing out and handed it to me. Swear to god all she said to me tonight was "you have a little bump there" and "have a good night." My sister came with to ask Kayla to show her how to change her stud properly and we left. I mean, why serve the public if you have a bad attitude? We ONLY went back because they don't charge for what we went in for haha seriously, get pierced somewhere else!!!! Read Less

I recieved a tragus piercing here over two years ago, I went with my mom and I had a great experience. The piercer gave me a lot of information (because that was my first piercing that wasn't done at Claire's) and was nice to me and my mom. About 6 months later I tried to change the earring to a labret instead of a screw and failed to get it out, leaving my ear swollen and red. I tried several times, but couldn't get it out. I waited till a year later, when I was sure my piercing was completely healed to try and get it changed by the same piercer. When I walked in, she was working the front desk also and seemed very inconvenienced to change my earring. She too, couldn't get my earring out and told me to just cut it with metal cutters. Two years later, I finally got that earring out with metal cutters. My biggest problem, though, and why I left 3 stars is when I tried to get my doubles pierced by the same lady 6 months ago. When I walked in to get them pierced, she again came off as kind of irritated and rude. When it was my turn to get the piercing done she told me to just go to the room without walking me to it or showing me where to go. I was left there for about 10-15 minutes before she made it in there to set up for the piercing. I told her that my piercing was infected so they were really tender and that's why I waited a couple more weeks to change them out. She said, "what do you mean infected" I said that my ears were red, swollen, bleeding--- she cut me off and said, "that's a normal part of the healing process they weren't infected because if they were you'd be in the hospital right now" with some attitude. She didn't let me finish because my ears were also full of puss and leaking fluid before I came to get it changed out.... Since I didn't get a piercing for  a couple years I asked questions and asked about tattoos also. She made me feel stupid for asking questions and quickly tried to get me out of the shop. After I handed her a tip, she seemed to change and told me I could come back with any questions or if I need the earrings changed out. My last straw though, was when I went to get my double piercings changed out because I couldn't change them myself after several times trying. When I came up to check in and told her I only needed to get the earrings out, she automatically said, "did you even TRY to take it out?" With some attitude and it made me feel stupid. I asked her if she thought my jewelry I brought was okay and she said, "well it is pretty small" I told her I'd be happy to come back with different earrings, but she told me to lay down so she can just change it. She only LOOSENED my earrings, told me I can change my own earrings, and left the room... my ears were bleeding and I was struggling to get my earrings in, she came back to the room some time later and said, "are you almost done?" I just said yes and left. Hours later, those earrings ripped right through my ears while I slept one of them I had to pull out the other side of my ear leaving a bloody mess and now I have my doubles closed. I do not recommend getting a piercing here because the ONLY person that does piercings does not care. Read Less

I came here a few days ago to get my triple earlobes pierced. The wait was short and the environment was very clean. When the piercer brought me back she cleaned off my ear, made a dot with sharpie, and asked if it was ok. I was not able to pick the jewelry that I was pierced with. I have many other piercings and can generally anticipate the pain level. For some reason this piercing hurt way worse than any other cartilage I've had pierced prior. I don't know if this was the piercer's technique or it just so happened to be a fragile spot on my ear?? Then the piercer just sent me away. She didn't clean my ears after or anything which I thought was odd. It was also $50 to get that done which is kind of steep. I got home to find out she pierced me through a larger vein on my left side and now the piercing just gushes blood whenever it pleases. I've never had this experience with piercings and the other side isn't reacting the same, so I know she did something wrong to the left. I will not be coming back here for piercings and will continue going to Wolf's Fine Line. It's cheaper, the people are more personable and genuine, and they have good piercing techniques. 2 stars because the shop was clean, well kept, and the people were helpful. -3 stars because I'm bleeding excessively. Read Less

I came in wanting my navel pierced. Kayla looked at it for about 2 seconds and said "I can't pierce that, you have a half outie" then stood by the door and said "sorry, have a good night" She did not even bother offering an inverse navel piercing. She was very short and quite frankly rude. Not surprised as I have read other reviews on how she rude. I do not recommend! Glad I left and found a better parlor with FRIENDLY piercers who make clients feel welcomed. Read Less

Their piercer had no pep in her step, it took forever to get back in the room, finally got back there then she took another 10 mins because she was talking with another employee just BSing nothing important.Finally she came in the room, no hellos or how are you's... she didn't offer any information like what gauge or if there were any options of jewelry to pierce with... nope just sit down and where do you want it. After that she didn't offer any after care instructions... I had to ask her if they have that and she said if you want it I can give it to you! I asked all the questions. If I had not had previous piercings I would have not known what to ask .Funny they have signs every where talking about your attitude won't be tolerated and what not but their own employees can act rude and that's A-OK!??  Noooo!!Also, was planning on that visit to book some tattoo appointments but the whole atmosphere was not cool! BLASTING loud music with all profanity... I cuss but damn this is your business, be professional ... not cool! Read Less

Both of us had a tattoo done by Brendan who was recommended by family.What a nice piece of art did he place on our bodies.From design to finish, all was extremely professional.It was my wives first one and Brendan made sure she was as comfortable as possible and it worked out perfect.For me my third, an 5 hour one turned out exactly as hoped!It's difficult to find a good and trust worthy Tattoo artist as you surrender your body to him but we surely have found ours and will recommend him to everybody and come back for future tattoos. Read Less

My friend and I went here to get our double helix done by Kayla about a month ago. She really didn't seem interested in piercing us and did not make the experience good. She was very rude and did not explain anything, she didn't even tell us when the needle was going to go through. My friends ear was bleeding all over her hair, and she just left it and said "oh you can wash it later". Later on I went to get more piercings at a different parlor and my piercer told me that my double helix was pierced wrong, the angles were incorrect causing it to not heal properly. Along with the healing process, we never got any after care information from her. I can say we will not be coming back. Read Less

I've been tattooed and pierced in several places throughout the country and I've come to realize that two of the worst experiences I've had were here at The Constable. I got my daith pierced here in 2016. The piercing itself went as expected, except I wasn't given any aftercare instructions aside from a verbal "don't mess with the jewelry and make sure you clean it twice a day." Super helpful. I was also never told what gauge or metal type was used. Also, a few days after the piercing, one of the balls of the curved barbell (think septum jewelry) came unscrewed, this was unsettling as I did not "mess with the jewelry" as directed.I reluctantly returned to get a small tattoo with a friend in late-2017. We chose to come here after nearby shops were booked up and we were mere walk-in clients. Given the size and lack of detail that our tattoos required, we expected to be in there for MAYBE forty minutes. Instead, it took nearly two hours. Our artist was very unprofessional and distracted by literally everything. At one point, he answered the phone during my friend's tattoo. Presumably, the caller asked if the shop could accommodate a walk-in, he said yes, but that he would be doing the tattoo, and he was an apprentice. Interesting. He never told my friend and I that he was an apprentice. Given the fact that he was putting something permanent on our bodies, this would've been an important thing to tell us. Another thing that irked me was the overall decor of the shop. Immediately upon entering, you're greeted with an overwhelming amount of NRA and Thin Blue Line paraphernalia. Regardless of how you feel about either organization and their message, it is agreeable that this is a questionable design theme for a business, especially one with such a broad clientele. Read Less

I am return customer from several years ago with Brendan, and he did not disappoint. He is an amazing artist, as are all the others in this fabulous shop. I wanted a lotus flower, so I gave him some picture ideas and he brought that cision to life. I LOVE it! The shop stays super busy for a reason! Always professional,  clean, and excellent customer service.  Highly recommed! Read Less

Chadd has been the best artist I have worked with in the past 5 years of getting tattooed. I make the 2.5 hour drive down from Indiana just to get some work done by him. Stoked to get some more work done by him soon. 5 stars all day. Read Less

Bobby Link seems like the most underrated artist in the shop! I didn't see him mentioned on the website and he is stationed in the back, but this guy is an artist!. My daughter got some work done by him before he was at Constable. This was my second time with him and both times he did exactly what I was looking for. I still have more to do and can't wait to see how the finished piece turns out! Read Less

From the girl that pierced me to the guy that tattooed me, horrible service. Never coming back again. Everything was rushed (even though we booked the appointment) the guy didn't even care what I was saying/wanted he just automatically started tattooing. The girl was extremely rude, no after care instructions, didn't get to pick a piercing and she got impatient bc my nose wouldn't stop bleeding... they are in need of some new employees. Read Less

I went to Kayla for a nose piercing and the piercing itself was fine, but she was quite rude and dismissive. It was like she wanted us out of there. Horrible customer service. I was told by a friend of mine that you're supposed to get an aftercare card and I wasn't given anything.  I even asked about the jewelry I wanted, which was a hoop, and was told I couldn't do that. The same friend of mine went to the constable when they had a different piercer there and was able to get a hoop.   I actually had no choice in the jewelry she gave me. She never actually told me what size the jewelry is either. The only reason this wasn't a one star review is that the placement of the piercing is good and I'll like it better when I get the jewelry I want. Definitely will never go back, horrible experience! Read Less

Came here for the $13 piercings on friday the 13th. Although i realize it was a long day, i feel lied to. My friend and I both came in for septum piercings. After waiting for 3.5 hours, my friend was able to get one, while i was turned away. I was told that "some people are just unable to get one". All my friends told me this isn't the case, and online I found that nobody has experienced this. I feel like it comes down to a lack of experience, and I feel as though if I went to a place more experienced, the job would have been done. I heard bad stuff about Constable Piercings before, but having experienced it first hand, I will not be coming back. Read Less

Mikey did matching tattoos on my brother and myself last month. They were very special tattoos to honor our two brothers that passed away. We had to wait a little while but once my Mikey got started he was able to finish us up pretty quickly. I absolutely love my new tattoo and would go back in a heartbeat. Very professional and clean shop. Lots of cool things to look at while you're waiting. Read Less

I recommend this place. I live in Wheaton and drove all the way to this place to get my ears pierced. I already had my first lobes done. Even the front customer service was great and very helpful, the woman who did the piercing was named Kayla. She was very sterile and make sure I left happy and pricing was very affordable. Read Less

I have come here for a few piercings. Both walk ins. The receptionist was very short and I had to ask to receive a greeting and get some paperwork. The piercer was not personable at all. Didn’t ask questions just wanted to be in and out. I got a cartilage piercing my first time and a nose piercing the second time. I have other piercings and tattoos so this isn’t my first rodeo. I was satisfied with the cleanliness and procedure they did for my piercing but the jewelry put in is very plain and irritated my cartilage (I asked for other options and that was all they had). Once I was done she walked out of the room and I expected her to come back as they always do with aftercare instructions. (Not that I needed them but if you go to a piercer they will ALWAYS go over it again). She came back and looked confused and told me I can pay up front and leave. Everyone was very to them self and although they may be experienced piercers this is not a place to go for a decent experience receiving a piercing. Especially if it is your first one. Read Less

Got a Tragus piercing there with my sister, who got a cartilage piercing (the piercer used the same kind of earring for both piercings) The girl who did them was super rude and had zero skills at being personable. The only time she was even remotely nice was when I gave her a nice tip. My sister got a tattoo that day and her artist was annoying as hell. Just super rude people. Gives you the atmosphere of that "better than everyone else" clique that no one could deal with in high school. There's really no need for it. It's unnecessary. Read Less

Honestly I heard really good thing's about this place from friends and a few family member's.So for starters I was quoted a price for my whole sleeve to be done and let's say it's not even half way done and I put in just about what I was quoted for the whole tattoo..Anyways the Artist switched the direction of the tattoo because (he said it would flow better) and I just went with it.So what's done of my sleeve has shotty lines,some of the tattoo wasn't colored in all the way,the artist drew a line through the belly of my design and most of all, the main reason why the direction of my tattoo was switched the opposite way,was because I have a cover-up that should've been covered all the way and you can clearly see my cover up still. I could go to the artist and ask him to fix these thing's,but after all the mistakes that were made I don't even want him working on my piece anymore. I hope you have better luck then I did. Read Less

Good tattoo, mediocre service. Everyone seemed cocky and were not very personable at all. Felt like a high school clique masquerading as a business. Art is not bad at all but a good shop is about so much more than that. Read Less

Justin is arguably one of the best tattoo artist around. Efficient, artistic and a quality job. Brought a design in and requested some changes, he listened, made the changes to my liking and went to it. The place is clean and well maintained, hygiene is a priority. I highly recommend Constable and Justin for your tattoos needs Read Less

I don't normally leave reviews but i feel like i need to. I called today to ask a few questions about piercings. The girl on the phone was so rude and unprofessional that as soon as i hung up the phone i decided i will never step foot into this place. I know the girl i talked to on the phone has nothing to do with the employees( and they are probably great) but when this is the first person you talk to, and you get talked to like an idiot- it was enough to make me leave a review and never go there. Read Less

Usually I’d love the Constable, my friend got two side pieces done there in August and they were both amazing ! We went to the same artist to get ink yesterday, which we thought was a great idea. For my friends tattoo he took two hours to design it and then rushed the rest of her tattoo after his next appointment came in and complained about him being behind. I let him draw with sharpie on me to get the idea before I let him free hand basically this entire design on me. Not only did he rush the entire process of my tattoo after taking 3 total hours on my friends, he was sloppy with his work on mine. There’s parts of the tattoo where you can see he went outside of the outline. So not only did he rush my tattoo all to hell and beat the life out of my skin, he also charged more than he quoted ? With my friend I understand ? But mine he drew with sharpie on and made it bigger then he originally said ? All in all I will never go back to this artist, and everyone I’ve talked to has agreed that they’ll never go there again after hearing what happened to us yesterday. Read Less

Worst peircing experience. She didn't ask me any questions about placement for my conch piercing and didn't even mark it for me to approve of where it was going. She just peirced me with no warning! Then walked out of the room with gloves on and didn't change them before touching my ear again. To top it off, I had no say in what jewelry went into my ear. I gave constable a chance and will never be back. I'm taking my new piercing out and going to a fine line tattoo to have them do it right. Read Less

I 100% recommend this place! They are super clean & have an amazing staff! Even though I was only tattooed by one artist there! Which was Chadd! 100% recommend him also! All the artists at the shop made me feel welcome and were very open to conversations! Which is great! I really felt like I was at home! I will definitely be getting my next tattoos there! Read Less

RACIST! I would never adjust the way I treat a person just because of their skin color, NEVER. So for me to walk in  greeting a person asking them how they are doing and for them to reply what's up with a flat affect and hostile tone was very upsetting. And just to be sure that my greeting was heard I politely greeted the woman again only to receive the same response this time asking me what do I want as if I'm a pest. I then replied I don't want anything....Racism springs from ignorance....#Open up your mind Constable and maybe not every person in there was a racist but they aren't any better for sitting in silence as their peer exhibited such hatred. Read Less

In regards to my experience with getting my nose pierced by Kayla, me and my aunt both went in and got the same thing. For starters, the customer service was terrible. Once she finished both our piercings, she did not inform us with the proper after care and the healing time. After a couple days with the piercing, it got ripped out of my nose by my towel. The actual nose stud was very complicated to put back in so I went back to see if she could show me how to properly put it back in. She then gave me an attitude, put the stud back in very roughly, and didnt even show me how to put it in and sent me on my way. Poor customer service and definitely not going back. Read Less

Justin is arguably one of the best tattoo artist around. Efficient, artistic and quality job. Brought a design in and requested some changes, he listened, made the changes to my liking and went to it. The place is clean and well maintained, hygiene is a priority. I highly recommend Constable and Justin for your tattoos needs Read Less

I LOVE this place. I've been a long time client with Kyle and his work is more than amazing. All of the artists there are so talented and great! Everyone there is super friendly and welcoming. I'd never recommend any other place since constable is the place to go for a great tattoo or piercing ! Read Less

The Constable Tattoo parlor and its amazing and talented staff are always fun, professional and friendly! I’ve been here for multiple times for multiple reasons. I’ve always had awesome service and received top notch work. Kyle has a gentle hand when it comes to being tattooed. He is attentive to his clients requests and extremely talented! Kayla is an amazing piercer and has pierced myself and my daughter multiple times. She is meticulous in her preparation and procedure. I have always been impressed with this place and will be coming back for years to come. Thank you to each and every artist and staff here for all they do. This is an exemplary shop and you will not be disappointed in any of their services! Read Less

This, cost $150. Wasn't told the price until afterwards. I told the artist I wanted this tattoo done for my father who passed: and he completely took advantage of us. Tattoo is crooked and looks like I've had it for 20 years, done 2 months ago, took only 10-15 minutes to complete. This should have NEVER costed above the shop minimum (come to find out is only $60) this jerk (chad) ripped us off then wants to charge $60 for a touch up! NO shop charges for a touchup! I've been tattooed throughout the country and never have been charged for a touchup: don't let this shop fool you. This is NOT tattoo etiquette! And to think I went to this establishment because they support law enforcement and my boyfriends a deputy. Ill take my business elsewhere. If you want to be completely ripped off, go here!Photo of what I'm talking about in the photos. Prepared to be baffled! Read Less

Brendan Heneghan is your guy.  I never thought i would ever get a tattoo. Then my Oma passed away and I felt the need to do something permanent to remember her. It took me a long time to commit to my choice and Brendan was so helpful in the selection and design. He took his time and really helped me to think about what I was really doing. He placed the design 4 different times before we decided on what to do. He was ultra concerned about getting it right. Then it was an education. He showed me every step of how things are done. He went over his infection control protocol with me he showed me how careful and serious he takes sterility. Then he walked me through Four HOURS of the process and it was no way near as bad as I thought it was going to be. He gave me a treasure that reminds me everyday of a woman that was so important to me. It is so cool and a work of OLD SCHOOL classic art. Brendan thank you for your skill and kindness. forever grateful. Read Less

I've gone here twice now for two tattoos by Chadd, he just recently started here as a permanent artist. He's super personable, responds to emails very quickly and does a great job. Now that he's a permanent artist I won't be going anywhere else! His custom drawings are incredibly impressive, he has serious talent! Read Less

If a customer calls to book an appointment the first thing you say to them shouldn't be "How hard is it to come in?" Especially when the previous night we were denied since there wasn't an opening and were given a card to call and book an appointment.  Shitty and rude staff. Read Less

Brendan is an INCREDIBLE tattoo artist! I was originally scheduled to come in the same week his son was born, so instead of pushing my appointment back, he moved it up to make sure I got in before he had to take off. He tattooed both myself and my brother in the same day. Both of our tattoos came out stunning--people still ask me about mine all of the time! Brendan listened to what I wanted and was able to create an original piece of art based off a design I brought in. The tattoo is a reminder of the strength of the women in my family, and Brendan's art fully exemplifies that strength. I can't wait to get another tattoo by him! Read Less

You get what you pay for... Crooked piercing, cheap jewelry. So although the price is nice take into consideration you'll have to take your piercing elsewhere to get redone by a better piercer and possibly even a doctor for antibiotics from the infectection (and before you tell me I didn't take care/clean properly I have several piercings that have healed just fine and have never had a problem until I decided to give this place a try) oh and when you call to have the piercer check the healing of your piercing you're told "Piercings are walk in only" and get hung up on and then when you call back to confirm the piercer is in today you're told "Yep walk in only" and hung up on yet again but when you drive all the way to the Constable (the same day I called twice) I'm told that the piercer isn't in today.... Wish I would've been told that on the phone before I wasted my time driving out there. Read Less

Chadd blew my mind with his creativity and artistic talents!! He ran with some ideas and came up with a masterpiece capturing my inner soul. Everyone working there was friendly and the shop had a great vibe. I will be coming back soon. Read Less

i recently went to constable to get a conch piercing. i thought i did my research in finding out that kayla was a highly qualified piercer. i was really happy with my piercing, however, it hurt way too much for a couple days after. i was told to clean with sailene solution and the jewelry put in was a thick barbell. i went out of town a few days later and popped in another tattoo shop to replace the ball on the back of my earring that had fallen off. the piercer at this new place informed me that i was on the border of an ear infection and that the piercing was too close to a particular vein connected to the brain. in addition, the piercing was diagonal and the jewelry was made of nickel- you should always have titanium. also, the barbell gauge was too thick and sea salt water is what cleans it- not sailene solution (only a lubricant). this new piercer, of 11 years and many certification classes, also informed me that anyone with a minor certification can be qualified to pierce at a shop. however, one should turn away from a place as soon as sailene is mentioned- a red flag that the piercer is underqualified. in conclusion, do not make the same mistake as me, and find another tattoo shop for your piercings. Read Less

About a week ago I got a tattoo done by Josh, this was my first tattoo. He was super nice and funny and made me feel less nervous. I emailed him about two weeks before but he never relied which already caught me off guard because I asked questions in the email. At my appointment before I started I asked him how much my tattoo would be and he said like 150-175. Which had me shocked because I wanted an 8 letter quote in all black on my ribs so it seemed expensive. But he said he could make the font smaller and thinner to make it cheaper and he said it would be around 125 then so I agreed and he did that which was great of him. And it looks great. It was fast and under 20 minutes. But then he charged me 150 for it. When he told me it was gonna be 125. I was so like in shock and confused I didn't say anything, I paid and left and then later I emailed him about it and of course he didn't answer. I was way over charged. The place is clean and the people are nice but the pricing is ridiculous and way to much. Read Less

Clean, professional, this parlor definitely lives up to its excellent reputation. I asked friends and even strangers for years, where would you recommend getting pierced for the first time? Overwhelmingly positive responses about The Constable. I went on my 21st birthday to get my septum pierced, a gift from my boyfriend. It was only $30, including the jewelry. My piercer, Kayla, warned me about the risks of piercing your septum, asked first if my job would require me to flip it up and hide it, and gave me instructions on how to clean it. She was quick, clean, and accurate in her piercing. My only complaint would be that I didn't get any physical copy of the aftercare instructions, so I've just been going off of what I think she said. Overall a great experience though. I'd happily go back. Read Less

I heard a lot of good reviews from friends about this place so when my friend wanted to get a nostril piercing I wanted to come along and check it out. It felt chaotic from the second we stepped in, and the choice of decor was very uncomfortable. I don't want to get political where it's not necessary, but it was very...extra. I felt weird about it immediately.When it came time for my friend to get pierced, she wasn't allowed to pick her jewelry (which is my favorite part of the process, personally) and wasn't explained what metals or post she'd be getting. It was all very quick, and if I remember right I don't think my friend's nose was cleaned on the inside or outside beforehand, and she was wearing makeup.The piecing room also looked a bit dirty. Fake flowers are cute and all, but they aren't sanitary. The room they had was also extremely small.All in all I hope my friend's piercing heals well, because that would suck if it didn't. But she said she won't be returning, and me and my partner won't be getting anything done here. Read Less

My family and I come here for everything, big or small. I have had several piercings over the years and I would have to say that Kayla does some of the best work I've seen. My most recent piercing is doing well and healing nicely! When friends are looking to get a new tattoo or piercing, I always recommend this place. Read Less

I got my Hamsa tattoo in September by Justin. Amazing shop. Great people! Always friendly and hilarious. Tattoo took around 2 hours but it felt much shorter due to the great conversation with staff. Couldn't have asked for a better experience. I will definitely be going back to get tattooed again. Read Less

My place!I got a few buddys around the US I work with.Kyle has a great shop, great artists, and they all do great work.Kyle is my go to for cover ups.  Ill post a few hes done.For anyone and this goes for all shops. Stop blaming the artist or shop for a bad healing tattoo. Thats on YOU. Most likely usuing WAY to much ointment to heal it or the wrong stuff.KEY TIP: DONT USE ANYTHING. DRY HEAL IT.It will heal just fine!I have my whole body covered and NEVER once had an "infection" or "bad healing" tattoo from any artist I'veworked with.Dont blame others for how you treat it.Anywho come stop by for awesome piercings and great work!Kyle is the man. Read Less

Well I got work brendan did for about the last year and probably over 1000 bucks worth of tattoos. Their was a few things that happend that made me stop coming here. On my birthday I got a tattoo of a derringer. He told me to come in at 12:30. I show up and he is just starting to tattoo someone else. So a hour and a half later he finishes and starts to draw up my tattoo (which later he found a picture off google images and used clip art). So 2:00 rolls around and I finally sit down and he tattoos me for 15 minutes then tells me he is hungry then goes to beggars pizza and leaves me sitting in his chair for 20 minutes. I finally leave at almost 4:00. For something he picked off the Internet i didnt think it would take 3 and a half hours. Just recently I got a nautical star on my wrist and a flower on my elbow (which he took the flower off google images again). A few days afterwards the star was healing weird so I sent him a picture and asked what he thought. He said "thats fucked up man definitely didnt do anything different than i normally do". I have screenshots of him saying that and admitting he takes things off google images. Send me your email and I will send them to you if you want to see for yourself. The last 3 visits to him i have been asking him to touch up a couple things and their was always an excuse or we didnt have time. Well i asked to come in specifically for a touch up and he tells me something about my immune system because of my star healing weird. Then when I tell him I will have someone else do it then I am the bad guy. Well i found someone new to tattoo me and already went over what brendan never wanted to touch up. Read Less

My mom, aunt, cousin ,and I decided to get matching tattoos to celebrate a particular milestone in our lives. We were so excited and spent a really long time researching exactly what we wanted. My cousin emailed Josh and gave him an extremely detailed breakdown of the tattoo we wanted (we wanted 'warrior' with a semicolon instead of the 'i' and an arrow with a feather underneath), including the font we wanted for the text and the exact arrow.We went into the shop yesterday with an appointment, excited to see what Josh had ready for us. When we walked in, he stared at us and said "So...who's getting tattooed again?" Immediately, I was put off by this lack of preparation, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he was still trying to get everything set up.We told him that we were all getting tattoos done, and he said "okay, so what are you getting?" Really.I shot my cousin a look and she pulled up her email and showed everything to him, to which he remembered that he'd gotten that email. He then opened Photoshop and started selecting computer fonts for the tattoo. I was livid at this point. He had made zero preparation for us and began to treat us like an inconvenience rather than actual clients. He then did something I have never in my life seen a tattoo artist do: he googled 'arrow tattoos', grabbed on off of Google Images, and put it into Photoshop. Then he upped the contrast and removed the image's background and acted like this was what we wanted. SOMEONE ELSE'S TATTOO FROM GOOGLE IMAGES. My aunt started telling him that, per the very clear email's instructions, we wanted the feather towards the back of the arrow. He grabbed the feather with the cursor, flipped it upside down, and put it on top of the arrow. I felt like I was on a camera show. What was happening? It was at this point I pulled my family outside and said there was no way I was letting this person tattoo me. It looked like Microsoft Word clip art. He had zero sketches prepared, no ideas of his own, and he told us that the feather was 'way too complicated' (it wasn't, I can assure you. I will post a photo of what we wanted after this review if I can). We had correspondence proving exactly what we wanted and how to go about it, and he acted like we had walked in and requested massive, intricate tattoos with no appointment.I went back in to get our IDs and said "Thank you, but we're going to go with another artist." He threw his hands up in the air and said "I don't understand." I said "this is the most under prepared session I've ever been to, and we (my cousin and I) both have tattoos. You were trying to give us something we didn't ask for, and we outlined it so clearly in the email." He looked at me like I was crazy and said "Well, I guess I don't even know what to say to you." I could not believe he was giving me attitude instead of trying to rectify the situation. I said "Okay thanks, bye" and we walked out.I think what baffled me too was there was another tattoo artist (a woman with dark hair) listening to us instead of tattooing someone else, and she offered no help, suggestions, or information. I don't know if this isn't a team environment, but every tattoo shop I've been too has had a welcoming, kind vibe. This place had rifles on the wall, NRA posters and gun magazines, and something that nearly made me walk out: a "Blue Lives Matter" plaque. No one ever smiled or treated us with respect. I not only will never go there again, I will explicitly tell others to go somewhere else. One of the most appalling experiences I've ever had. Read Less

I came in for my daith piercing and Kayla was so AWESOME!!!! She walked me through step by step and the piercing turned out GREAT! I have suffered from migraines for years, taking medications to prevent and during a migraine. I actually had a headache when I came in for my piercing and as soon as Kayla pierced my daith the headache was gone! I have not had a headache or migraine since my piercing (I do still take my preventative medicine)! I have my life back!!!! Thank you Kayla!!!! Read Less

I got two pieces done by Brendan. One was a cover up. Now let me first say, his American Traditional work is outstanding. Easily the most heavy handed artist out of the 8 or so I've been to, but it pays off. Colors look great, everything pops unlike any of my other pieces. Now the reason I'm only giving 3 stars, I went into the shop looking to get 2 things covered up. We discussed some possibilities, and set a few appointments later in the month, and his recommendation is that we would email ideas back and forth. Well there was really no correspondence, he acknowledged my first email but didn't send back any ideas or drawings like we had discussed . On my first appointment, it was 100% obvious that he didn't remember me or the pictures I had sent by email, nor did he remember that I was doing another cover up like a week later. When it came time to do the second cover up (a more complicated one), he didn't have any ideas or drawings done, which I had anticipated happening so I just went with another idea I had for a non-cover up. Like I said, his work is great and I'm happy with what I got, but the business/customer service side is lacking. I would definitely recommend for one-off pieces, but not for something that requires a lot of planning. Also, the shop doesn't have bandages. You walk out with paper towels taped to you. That seems like poor practice to me. Overall it's a decent shop but it could use some refining. Read Less

A review for Brendan is long over due. When I first started looking to start my traditional sleeve I had done a ton of research on artists. When it came down to it, no one had such clean cleans, and beautiful colors like Brendan did. So I decided he needed to do the work.I had moved out of plainfield, and set my new home in San Diego. I always remembered Brendan's tattoos. So everytime I came home to visit, I had to stop at the shop and add a new piece. He was always flexible and accommodating to my crazy traveling schedule. After a while Brendan became more than an artist, he became my friend.I still stop by the shop everytime I'm in town, and I still get compliments everyday on how amazing my traditional pieces are, even from other artists.If you need a good family man to brighten up your skin, and also give you a good conversation, well then Brendan's the man for you. Read Less

One of the most professional and welcoming shops around. I got a piece done by Justin after picking his artwork. Turns out he was the newbie. He did a fantastic job on my tattoo and the entire experience was great! I would definitely return for another piece. Read Less

I found my new tattoo home..moved out here 6 months ago..was time for a new tattoo went to a few places not feeling it..walked in here knew it was the place..very clean ..professional...staff is the best...Lori make a few changes on my design I wanted and rocked it..thank you guys so much...I would trust any one of the artists here.. You will understand if you go to this shop.. Read Less

I got a cover up done here a year or so ago by Kyle and while it looked fine and better than what I had before (still not perfect in some ways) the new tattoo now raises up and gets itchy sometimes. I guess I might be allergic to whatever ink they use here? I have many other tattoos and they don't ever itch badly for no reason. I doubt I'll be back since I don't want anymore permanently itchy tattoos. Read Less

I've had 11 tattoos done by Kyle (the owner) over the years and I have to say that each experience is better than the last. I've gone to many other artists at other shops and nobody even remotely stacks up to the level of talent this guy possess. He can take the most JACKED up tattoo (and I've had plenty) and turn it into something amazing that I am proud to wear. The 3 "fixes" I've had him do so far are so much better than I even dreamed. I'm not very creative myself but I know when I have a basic concept he will turn anything into an amazing tattoo. My whole family goes to him now and every single tattoo or re-work of old tattoos that Kyle does blows my mind every single time. I've seen nothing but amazing work come from the other artists in the shop as well. Their portfolios speak for themselves. Read Less

I travel all the way from Logan Square in Chicago to come here! Kyle is wonderful. He's informative & extremely talented. The first time I came here & spoke with him, I gave him some details on what I wanted... What he ended up creating was beyond words and way better than I could have ever imagined. I feel completely comfortable giving him some information & letting him go crazy with the piece and it always ends up unique and way better than I had in mind. Everyone in the shop is friendly and down to earth. The space is super cool, I love everything hanging up. I feel very comfortable here and plan to  continue patronizing for many years to come! I'm very surprised by all the negative reviews. 5 stars, hands down. Read Less

I went here to get my Tragus and my cartilage. Not knowing much about piercings I got them and was happy. Looking back I know how dumb I was because not only was it externally threaded but the balls on the back of each piercing fell off within days and was impossible to put back on. I got my nose pierced a year later with no difficulties that I remember. I just recently got my daith pierced by a new women piercer. I thought everything was fine but it was always sore and swollen with discharge. The ball on the back of this earring also fell off. I waited two months and decided to finally take out the piercing and let it heal. I learned it was not pierced correctly so I'm waiting for it to heal to then get it redone. Read Less

I hate leaving negative reviews, but I feel after my experience here, something must be said. I reluctantly decided to have a couple piercings done here, simply because they are cheaper. BIG MISTAKE!!! Let me just say, you get what you pay for.Their piercer seemed nice enough at first, but was extremely unprofessional in practice. I should have just walked out, but because I had a friend with, I decided to go through with getting pierced here. First of all, their shitty piercing chair is BROKEN. This was casually mentioned AFTER I sat down and the whole chair tipped over sending me against the wall, and almost onto the floor. I brushed it off at the time, but the more I think about it the more disturbing I find it. They are aware their equipment is defective, yet proceed to pierce people without warning anyway. I sincerely hope nobody loses an eye sitting on their broken table.  I came there to get an eyebrow and nose piercing, and to have jewelry put back in my tragus piercings.  Almost got a dermal, but decided against it, thank God.  Mind you, I've had multiple piercings done and multiple tattoos, so I'm not stupid about what is and isn't supposed to go on in a shop. The whole time I was picking out jewelry, she kept dropping things on the floor, and didn't seem to care one bit.  I did see her open the package for the needle, but I think she used the same damn needle for both my piercings, and I know she didn't change her gloves in between the two. (I was informed by my friend afterwards, since I wasn't in a position to see) That is disgusting, and not proper procedure at all. She did my nose piercing first, which seemed fine...until the piercing fell out of my nose 4 days later. I have to be extremely careful now so I don't lose the whole thing until I can get some jewelry that isn't cheap garbage. I'm guessing she used the wrong gauge, because proper piercings shouldn't just fall out.Next was my eyebrow. Again, I've had all these piercings before,  so I knew what to expect, EXCEPT SHE PIERCED FROM THE TOP DOWN AND PIERCED MY FUCKING CHEEK TOO!!!!! She obviously knew she did it, as I mentioned it, then proceeded to wipe the blood from my cheek with a qtip, no apology, NOTHING. The actual eyebrow piercing itself was ok.Next was the tragus jewelry placement, which wasn't bad. I'm glad she got the jewelry in as it had been out for a while.  Too bad that jewelry fell apart yesterday (top fell out while driving) That's why I waited so long to post this. I was trying to be nice and give her the benefit of the doubt, but literally EVERY aspect of this piercing has been fucked up. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!!! Really wish I could get my money back, because now I have to pay even more to replace their shoddy work.DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND STAY AWAY. THE "CHEAP" DEALS ARE NOT WORTH IT IF YOU HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN LATER!!!!!! Read Less

I went here to get a cover up on my wrist and palm area. Justin was my artist and did a awesome job with my tattoo and the coloring. He also was great dealing with me in so much pain. I would recommend him to anyone! He's a badass Read Less

I've been inside The Constable twice. The first time me and two friends went inside and wanted to ask the price quotes for some tattoos we wanted. The inside of the parlour is very nice, but all the tattoo stations are out in the open, so no privacy really while getting tattooed. First of all, they were very busy. Which was understandable, due to the fact it was a Saturday evening. But the people who were greeting everyone were quite rude, and seemed like they wanted to get you out as soon as possible. They only had two artists working which is extremely understaffed in my opinion. Well we finally got our quotes and it was extremely expensive, so we left and went to A Thin Line which is very close, and had an amazing tattoo experience. The second time I went to The Constable I was hoping my opinion would change. I wanted to get a septum piercing, and A Thin Line didn't have a piercer at the time. So me and my friend went in to get our piercings. It wasn't busy at all, and in fact many of the artists were sitting around doing nothing. But even when we walked in, there was no one else besides one person getting tattooed but we stood there at the front for a long time before we were even greeted. Once we where we had to fill out paper work, which didn't take long. But when we finished we stood around for like 10 minutes waiting for someone to come take care of us again. At this point there was an awkward vibe in the atmosphere, mostly because as a customer I felt ignored and unvalued. The piercer did a nice job and was very professional about hygiene and proper piercing and I loved my septum piercing which is the only reason this place is getting 2 stars instead of 1. I don't think I'll be returning honestly, getting tattooed and pierced should be a fun experience and one of the best parts is connecting with the artist and socializing. The Constable was awkward and though the tattoos I've seen come out of there are nice, the artists seem like they know it and are kinda full of themselves. Read Less

Hands down best tattoo shop I've ever been to.So far I've only been tattooed by Kyle and all I can say is HOLY CRAP this guy is awesome.Seriously. In every way.From start to finish the whole experience was simply great. Kyle was excellent to work with and was incredibly accommodating and really worked to make my idea come to life as best as possible.And boy did it come together. I really couldn't have possibly pictured it coming out any better which means a lot considering the personal significance.That said my next piece will be done by Brenden followed by another by Kyle.I love this shop and after one visit I can say for sure that this is the only place I'll be going for work so long as I live in the Chicago area. Read Less