I have gotten two tattoos here. I am very pleased with how they turned out!! The artists I had were friendly, accomodating, and skilled. I am honestly glad I decided to go here and have my own experience, instead of listening to all the negative reviews. I have several friends that come here to get their ink and raved about it. The prices can't be beat. I am taking my son in soon to get his first ink. I also will be getting more from here! It IS worth the drive from Grand Rapids! Read Less

Took my daughter age 4 to get her ears pierced.  John was amazing with her as well as explaining everything to me.  I would recommend zink and John to every mom that is nervous about having your daughters ears pierced.  They are the best. Read Less

This places brings you back in time. Feels like you're 15 getting a tattoo is someone basement. Unprofessional. The workers are always eating at they're stations, the owner is always reading comics and always some high ass teens playing video games one the couch.. not to mention, it makes Zeeland look horrible!!! Read Less

Well you get what you pay for. This shop is like the weird kid in school that sold cheap weed to the middle schoolers.. There's always a reason and a catch to their deals. If you're 18 to 20and don't care what it looks like go ahead and get their $20 flavor of the month deal but a reputable shop does t have to keep giving stuff away for free... Read Less

Z.ink provides such an amazing environment to get a tattoo. The staff is very helpful and kind. There are amazing artists at Z.ink that could make your next tattoo idea come to life. John is my personal favorite. He is an amazing artist, and just an amazing soul. He makes you feel comfortable and he is very professional. My friends and I love going there because we know we will be well taken care of. Read Less

I went last week to get a tattoo that had a lot of meaning and I am not very happy with it. First I just found out that the person that gave me my tattoo is an apprentice, I should have been told before hand if I felt comfortable with that. My flower that I got is nothing like the picture I gave them and some of the lettering is not exactly like my moms that I also provided. I don't feel that the tattoo I received was worth the 180.00 because now I have to pay more to get it fixed. My tattoo is also still very sore and swollen I have never had that issue for this long. I feel she went to deep or has a heavy hand. Very disappointed because this tattoo like my others has a lot of meaning. I should have just went to my original tattooist that does an awesome job, but I was trying somewhere closer...big mistake! Read Less

I LOVED my experience at Z. Ink. They were really kind and welcoming. The building was clean. I came with my friend who had to bring her 2.5 year old and they were so understanding! Here's a play area with toys, coloring and Netflix. They all came and talked with us and made us feel so comfortable. I got a forget me not flower tattoo behind my ear.  i had gone to a few other places to get quotes, and other places said it was too small or wanted to charge a crazy amount. The artists at Z Ink were super willing to do it for a reasonable price, and even gave me a discount when i told them it was for my mother who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I could go on and on about how much i love this place and all of the people, but I'll leave you with this: I'll be going back to get the rest of my tattoos here. I have no interest in going anywhere else. It was well worth the drive from Grand Rapids Read Less

My experience did go like all of these other people. I walked in wanted to get a small tattoo and asked how much it was going to be. I had gone previously and asked they said $30ish. So they told me if I get it in the arm $40 and the hand $30 I wanted for almost two hours waiting and after all that waiting they asked me again what I wanted to get and stuff i told them and they said $50 and the guy that had told me $30 Just was like are you paying with a card or cash. They could of saved me time .... gas... I live in Hamilton so it’s not right around the corner but no instead they were just all chatting and laughing and couldn’t have told me earlier. Read Less

I couldn’t have picked a better place than Z.ink to take my daughter for her first tattoo! The staff is not only incredibly kind and professional but the entire place puts you at ease the moment you walk in the door! The shop is clean and comfortable and you leave with awesome work! Can’t wait to go back! Read Less

A great atmosphere and felt very comfortable. Everyone was kind- especially the owner. John did a great job on my mom, brother, and my tattoo. Not expensive and they have great deals. Also, if you’re not that creative - they have a great team of artist that will help out! Will be visiting again soon. Read Less

I went here to get two small tattoos on my fingers as well as my nose pierced all at once. My friend went with me and also planned on getting a tattoo, once she stepped in the store she had a bad feeling (go figure) and backed out. I however, couldn't resist the low prices and gave it a chance. My mistake. I handed over my printed out design that I was very particular about and it ended up in Raul's hands. He very quickly traced over the image and the lines looked terrible and for some reason I just thought he would use it "as a guide" and the real thing would be much straighter. Wrong again. The lines of my design were wonky and uneven, I was embarrassed of my new tattoo. I contacted the shop and luckily they got me in with John who did his best to clean it up a bit for me, which I'm thankful for. Unfortunately for me, I got my nose pierced during the time frame that they had violated health codes. I received a letter in the mail this month (February) from the Michigan Ottawa Department of Public Health stating that "their autoclave, a device used for the sterilization of piercing equipment, was not functioning at the required standard for quality and safety. ... If you received a piercing service which included the use of forceps or clamps, the equipment used may have been exposed to potentially hazardous blood or body fluids and not properly sterilized." Which did not make me feel great about the rest of the shop or my new modifications. My friend went this month to get some ear piercings done because they were running another deal (probably to get people back in their door.) I informed her of the letter I had received from the department of health and she figured it would have to be "safe" now since they are up and running again. She took her chances and once again was disappointed. We walked into the shop and again Raul was her piercer, she stated the placement of her piercings and the girl behind the counter asked Raul if that was something he could do? He replied with, "maybe" very dryly, which we honestly could not tell if it was a joke or not and had concerns if he could actually do the piercings properly or not. The girl responded with "That's just Raul." We sat down and discussed if this was a big enough red flag or not and my friend ended up filling out the paperwork. Once we were in the piercing area my friend again stated the piercing that she wanted and Raul marked her up, she took the final look and it was nowhere near the piercing sight she had asked for..and he began to tell her how every chart on the internet is different and what she was asking for was not the name of what she actually wanted. At this point I was ready to up and leave but her money was already locked in (payment + tip, because they make you pay it all beforehand.) He finally got the location correct and ends up stabbing himself with the piercing needle.........he then tells us how he normally only does that 1-2 times a year but just this year he has already done it 4 times..................It was one hell of an experience, there's plenty more I could say but I'll just leave it with, we are never going back there, you get what you pay for. Read Less

I had heard a lot of bad things about this place so I advised my boyfriend against going to get his first tattoo here. Against my better judgement he rebelled and in my opinion, he's paying the price. He's happy for now, only reason I give it two stars. Read Less

This place is, for lack of a better word, pathetic. Instead of focusing on their own art (which is awful btw), they would rather rip another artists work while promoting their own. Do yourselves a favor by NOT visiting this establishment and save yourselves the heartache. Instead, go see Matt Maldonado at Pure Addictions tattoo in Beechwood. Gotten some great work done by him. Read Less

I got my new ink done by Raul yesterday and I am so beyond thrilled with how well it turned out! This one has a lot of meaning for me so it was important to me and I can not stress enough how awesome he did with it! I would definitely recommend Raul and the shop for your tattoo needs! Read Less

Its 4/20/17 and got my tattoo in memory of my dad & brother today. Pretty pleased with it. Needs some touching up but this place is awesomely friendly and greatly welcomed my son and my friends daughter who are both 3! Raul was SO nice to share his lunch with the kids! I'll be back here for sure to see Raul for my next Tattoo! Thanks Z ink!! Read Less

I have gotten multiple tattoos done by Fred and all of my work is "BANGING"! Also got peirced and looks amazing. All the shops I have been to across the USA I always feel the most comfortable in a shop with "My Artist Fred"!!! Cover ups, fixing others work, or just creating something new I am always satisfied and then some with the end results. The price for everything tattoos and piercings is reasonable. I highly recommend going here for any tattoos or piercings you are thinking of getting! Read Less

I just went and got mine done with a friend. Hers turned out great. Mine is barely legible. The artist told me it was because I wanted it so small; however I've seen plenty of other smaller tattoos that were easy to read and didn't look like a child's handwriting. I also feel they should've mentioned that the size would be hard to do before beginning the tattoo. They also should've mentioned that white ink (which I originally wanted) wouldn't work in the size, but that wasn't mentioned until after the tattoo was started either. Long story short, I plan to get it removed, and I won't be coming here ever again. Read Less

Terrible service. It really seemed like they hadn't ever pierced a nose before since it took two people and over 30 minutes with my boyfriend cringing because they kept shoving the taper through his nose (fives times to be exact). I would NOT recommend this shop under any circumstances for anything. They should NOT consider themselves piercers WHAT SO EVER. Everything was so incredibly unprofessional. Read Less

I"m giving my review cause I went for a piercing. The staff were polite and acknowledged me the moment I walked in. Fred and I have a running business relationship for years. Cool, chill, respectful as always. Clean & sterile work area and informative so don't be afraid to ask questions. Read Less