Ok first off, best shop in town, clean and bright and every time I come here I am impressed by the upgrades John makes investing in his shop.  The whole krew is professional and make it fun to get tattooed yet you know they take themselves very serious and show you respect as a client.   I think people have lost the connection with showing respect to their artist because they have easy access to tattoo studios and for some reason think artists owe them something.    I've been getting tattooed by John over ten years and he has always treated me fair and the work by all the artists and Beth the piercer is nothing less than 5 stars.  If you go into a business with a bad attitude you can't truly expect an artist to be thrilled to tattoo you and the fact you don't need an appointment makes the highest quality tattooing accessible to your community you should at the very least leave the expectations and bad attitude at the door.  I've gotten only the best quality work from Revelation and no poor review will ever change my mind.    Don't expect your artist to show you respect until you show them respect. Read Less

Was able to walk right in and we were greeted by the shop manager who really got us with the right artist to do the work we wanted.The only suggestion I would make would be to the artist herself. She was not very social and didn't seem like she wanted to be there. However her work was really good and looked great. Read Less

Kevin helped me and my wife and he was awesome. He was very chill and does amazing work. Overall a great experience and we would come back to Kevin for future tattoos, even though he’s never seen Stand By Me. Read Less

If you want to get piercings this is the place to go. I got my nipples pierced by Beth and she was great!!! Very professional. She explained everything as far as aftercare. It didn't hurt at all. Just a little sting and the procedure was so fast! Thanks Beth! Read Less

I walked in and was not acknowledged for a solid 15 minutes. Finally someone asked me if I needed something. I said I wanted a tattoo. I sat there for 1 1/2 hours waiting and finally it was my turn. I overheard a guy who had an appointment for a specific artist and the artist walked up to him and said "idk who told you I was available but I'm booked. I'll find someone else for you". My tattoo turned out great.... the artist went beyond what my idea and sketch were but I guess it turned out just as well. I would go back here but they seriously need a receptionist or office lady because there seems to be no organization. But I think some quality tattoos are done here. Read Less

The tattoo that I got was really nice— I love it. The artist did a great job. But he was extremely rude the entire time I was there. Never told me his name. When he was showing me the design, he was on the phone. When he wanted me to come to the back, he just yelled “hey! Girl!” I was getting a tattoo on my hip, and after he asked me if I had bikini bottoms to wear (I didn’t) he blantantly told me I wasn’t prepared. I accidentally smudged the stencil while laying down, and he acted like I was ruining his life. The entire tattoo process he barely made conversation, except to tell my friend and I to never have kids because “they ruin your life” and are “a death sentence.” Okay? Thanks? After I paid he said that if I ever want more tattoos, to come back. I don’t think so. Read Less

I love their work. Went there for my first tattoo & they were very nice & helpful. I also went & saw Melissa a few years ago for my belly button piercing & she was amazing! She made me feel so comfortable when I was so nervous. I heard she passed away a few months ago :(. She was such a sweet lady. The only thing I didn’t like were the prices. I felt like it was over priced. Read Less

I went to get my belly button pierced and it was the best service I have ever had with a piercing. By far! I see these terrible reviews about the piercer and they must be way wrong because I have never met such a nice piercer. She walked me through step by step how to clean my piercing and over made sure I had a great experience. This place is amazing. Couldn’t be happier Read Less

Might be great for tattoos but do not get a piercing. My sister and I went and had our ears pierced in April and by August after not healing and even changing the jewelry she took hers out. Mine has never healed no matter what I did. I haven’t slept on my ear in almost a year, I even changed the jewelry. When I went in to my local parlor they said that it was odd it had not healed yet. After looking at the area and the jewelry he stated that the jewelry had been less quality than he’d originally thought just by glance and then once he changed the jewelry he stated the position was a little different so it may be in a way that it just won’t heal. I didn’t think so at the time so I kept with it. I finally found out a few weeks ago that my sister took hers out since it wouldn’t heal either (she didn’t want to tell me) so after everything the local parlor told me to do and it didn’t help, I finally decided to take the jewelry out. (I had to have the same gentleman remove it since I was not able to do so). It was a waste of a year full of torture. I really wanted to keep the piercing. Read Less

Has to be the best shop around. Very clean, good prices and great artisits. Far better work than I've recieved from any previous shop I've been to in the past. At this point I've had 2, my wife has had 2, my daughter has had 2 and my son in law has had 1 from Revalation. If you're in the market for some ink, there is only one choice. Come see Revalation. Read Less

I have had some work done in the past, am not covered, and they have always been very nice to me. I get my tattoos done my John Monk I would recommend Revelation Tattoo to anyone. Thanks John Monk, love your work, and your shop, it's very nice and clean. Read Less

Dudes are rude as hell and apparently don't want to do a quick 30 minute tat when they are open for another hour and a half, especially when there's no one in your shop and two of you "working". Just because you don't like the tattoo doesn't mean you should be a dick... Read Less

My friend and I made an appointment last week so we could get tattoos together while she was in town. First of all, we couldn't get them together because there was only 1 guy available(not what we requested). Then while asking us what we wanted he was very critical of MY OPINION ON MY TATTOO! He sighed when we expressed concerns and made us feel stupid for wanting what we wanted. My friend ended up saying screw it and didn't get hers because the guy was soooooo rude! Then lastly he charged me triple of what I normally pay my regular artists, it was only 2 inches in diameter. I didn't pay that much for half of arm! Sooo, just don't do it. Read Less

Got my first tattoo there along with my wife and it looked good then and it still looks great. Our daughters have also gotten tattoos there and they are also done with great skill. Will tell anyone looking to get one to go here and if I ever decide on another one I'll be back. Read Less

I just got my second tattoo with Revelation and I couldn't be happier! When I walked in, I was helped by John Monk in less than 5 minutes (I did not have an appointment). He did an amazing job, and was so attentive to what I wanted. He even offered suggestions to make my tattoo look even better than I had imagined! Thank you for great service and for my beautiful tattoo! Read Less

Reasonable prices, good care and quality service. From receiving customers till end of the session, everything is awesome quality. If you ever like to get a tattoo, I strongly recommend this place. And especially, Ben. Five stars for his work. Read Less

Great experience for my first tattoo with Rich tonight. He was very professional and gave input on location, size, and care and reapplied the stencil several times until we were both happy. He quoted a price and actually adjusted it down after because it didn't take as long as he thought. Felt very welcomed even as a newbie. Would definitely recommend. Read Less

I came in for my second tatoo. I heard a lot of great things about them and seen their work but if your not covered they treat you different. I was disappointed. My color is inconsistent. When I said something about it...they artist seemed totally pissed off . I wasn't putting you down . I feel like I was overcharged and the quality. Hmmm. It was just a simple tatoo that I've wanted for months. Thw artist never even told me his name. I felt like an inconvenience to him. I've been in customer service for 25 yrs and it was not the best or worst experience here. Read Less

Well worth the wait. Walk ins available. Every artist is more than capable to handle anything you could want. Ben knocked out an amazing tattoo. I found myself back the next day to get a spectacular tattoo from jesse. Safe to say i believe that i have found the shop i will keep going back to. Read Less

Jesse did a tattoo for my son. I was worried how it would turn out. But he is a true artist. He came up with a cool concept design and executed it with finesse. I couldnt have been more happy with the results. And he was really reasonable priced. Honestly i think he should have charged more for all the time spent. So we tipped him big. And he deserved every bit of it. We will be back. Read Less

It took me 3 years or more for me to decide what I wanted. I worked with Rhett whom has been there more than 10 years. After multiple iterations with minor tweaks I was a real pain that demanded perfection. Rhett was patient and accommodating. He was able to sketch the image that was locked in my head. Then he worked hard to make sure I was comfortable and relaxed for my first tattoo. After some simple care instructions and a big tip I was out the door, and I couldn't be happier. Read Less

This place is beyond amazing John monk is hands down the best tattoo artist I've ever seen and met the shop is spotless clean like a dr off and the staff at revelation tattoo are super friendly and helpful I can say enough good things about john monk and his art skills and personality go here !!!! Revelation is the best!!!!! Read Less

I was referred by a friend who gets all of his amazing work done here by Brent. They're pretty good on taking walk-ins, listening to your ideas, and give their professional input. The shop itself has a rad look. I ended up seeing Ben for my mine and he was really great! I love my tattoo. He was patient when showing me options and sizes. Another friend of mine saw Jesse. He was super cool and also very talented. Had good input and ideas. The tattoo turned out excellent! I ende...d up chatting with owner, John, and he was awesome and so is his work. As I figured, all the artists have to go through him before being hired and he only hires talented people. They're kinda scary when you first walk in, � but trust me when I say they're all really cool and know what they're doing. See More Read Less

My sister & I stopped in earlier in the day from when we got them done & was helped with getting an idea very quickly. We found that we were able to get what we wanted that day. I had previous obligations for a couple hours which was why we didn't start right away. When we came back, we didn't wait too long before we were both with artists, who had been working on/finishing up on other patrons. She had a touch up & a new one tattoo done by Rhett. She was super pleased by his work. I got two new ones on the same arm by Ben. I loved the draw up & work done on me. Definitely plan to get future tattoos done here. Read Less

Good tattoo but sat down got something really small. The minimum is 60 which was fair for what I had gotten but they decided to charge me 100 for something that took 3 minutes. If you want a good tattoo but shitty pricing then go there. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone. They just seem like they only care about money. Read Less

We went here only because the shop I've always gone to (A1) wasnt available to do the specific tattoo we had in mind. A good friend recommended Revelation. We were greeted by an artist when we walked in who was busy with someone, but friendly. The only plus side was someone was available to do it right there. I quickly realized why he was available.....Hasone was completely rude and condescending, then turns around and charges nearly double everyone else around for poor quality work. He's very snippy, didnt attempt making conversation until conveniently it was time to pay. I've heard wonderful things about the other artists there, but this guy ruined it for them all, we will never go back. Read Less

This shop is one of the best shops I have been to. The team is super professional, willing to work with your ideas and make them come to life better than you had imagined. You get what you pay for at this shop, quality. Come check them out! Read Less

We went in to get an industrial piercing. Called ahead for price, $40.  Get there, the lady pierced her ear and tells me $80! WTF! I gave the lady a $10 tip because she was very calm and understanding doing the piercing on a 16 year old. But as I tell other people about my experience they're telling me I got ripped off! I asked about getting a finger tatooed $100! Did they see me coming and say here she comes double the price! We won't go back. Too pricy and they doubled the price for us. I called that day and got the price. The lady said $40 per hole. Really? Read Less

So today I went to John Monks' Revelation Tattoo. I would have to say, out of all my tats, my new tattoo was great. The colors were great, The lines were clean, the service was amazing. These guys really know what they are doing. So if you were wanting a new tattoo, You really need to check out Revelation Tattoo. Their very affordable, and VERY , VERY professional. Read Less

My girlfriends and I went to Kansas City and we decided to get Tattoos. With so many Tattoo places in KC , Everyone caught saying Go to "John Monks' Revelation Tattoo". So when we walked in, the manager there helped us thur the whole process.Picking out all our crazy tattoos. We loved the service, Artists and the shop is so fancy. Diffentely the best place I've ever been. Next time I'm in KC. We WILL be getting another Tattoo. Thanks John Monks' Revelation Tattoo KC! We love you , the girls in Dallas! Read Less

Last weekend I got the best tattoo @ John Monks' Revelation Tattoo, its off North Oak and 72 street. John Monk did my tattoo himself. He was very professional , Opened everything in front of me and I was so relaxed by the time he started. It was 2 hours smooth sailing. It my Tat was done I was Way impressed. Thanks John Monks' .... I like he is the best in the Kansas City Area. Read Less

I've just left John Monks Revelation Tattoo shop and I must say I not only got the BEST tattoo EVER , the customer service was above and beyond anything I received from other shops when I was loooking around. I was greeted by the owner John Monk , who was not only very professional but also has a way of making you feel extremely comfortable and uhm..... I guess like family !!!!! It was a great atmosphere and I will be telling EVERYONE!!!! this is THE SHOP. Read Less

I have gotten a number of tattoos @ John Monks Revelation Tattoo. I absolutley loved the shop and it was so clean. They did everything by the book. The artists are so nice and carefull. I loved this shop so much so that send All my friends to John Monks Revelation Tattoo. Located right in the northland off 72nd and North Oak , They have appt time or walk ins. I have also checked them out on facebook @ Revelation Tattoo KC. I highly recomend this shop to EVERYONE. Check them out. Read Less

Man this place is poppin ! I came in last week to get my ears pierced and it went pretty fast , I was in the shop for about 30 mins. John Monks Revelations Tattoo is the best place to get Tattoos and Piercings......Period! Read Less

John Monks Revelation is hands down the BEST tattoo shop in the northland ! I recently had my nose pierced by Melissa the piercing artist, and had such a great experience I will be going back this week for my tattoo . Read Less

As a ongoing customer of John Monks' Revelation Tattoo for many years, I have gotten all my tattoos done by John himself. Everytime I go into the shop and I am treated like family. John does such a great job on my tattoos and I keep come back for more. With 60%of my body cover in his Art I have a great time showing them all off. John Monk has made a great name for himself in Kansas City and Im right with him. If you have received any work here leave your feedback. I'm sure they are alll GREAT. Read Less

I had the BEST experience at John Monks Revelation!!!! I went in for my first body piercing ever and the girl who did my piercing was FABULOUS!!!!! She made me feel so comfortable , everyone in shop was so friendly and helpful. I will be telling everyone this is the place to be. Read Less

I saw all the review on Yellow pages about John Monks' Revelation Tattoo and had to write mine. They are pretty good guys their. John Monk and his artists are very professional. I had a back Tattoo done there and its still has great color after the many sessions of laying there. It turned out great. I posted it on my Facebook acct got many "Likes". Thanks John Monk and HIs shop for the Great job well done. In Kansas City, MO Read Less

I'm sitting in the shop @ John Monks' Revelation Tattoo shop , getting my Nose pierced right now. This girl really do know whats up. I had to wait about 10-15 mins and i was in with the piercing Artist Melissa. She was wonderful. She knew i was a bit scared but about 5 mins later ...it was done and I am so happy. It looks really good. Totally worth it. You Rock John Monks' Revelation Tattoo! Read Less

JOHN MONKS REVELATION TATTOO is a professional and friendly shop. I have had 3 tats done at this shop. I own my own business and like the way John Monk runs a tight ship. Everyone is friendly, customers going over ideas for their dream tattoo have lots of resources. There is no TV playing, no music blaring, no distractions from me as the customer. Ink is a permanent thing and I want mine to be the best. I want the focus on me and that is what I got. Clean and nice shop. Beverages available. My tattoo was a 3 hour deal and never once did I see anything but satisfied customers and happy people. JOHN MONK is a very talented artist. This shop has it all, cloths, jewelry, piercing and painting along with excellent tattoos. JOHN MONK has been doing tats for 20 years and has taught many of the artist in KC. Melissa is the receptionist, she has a beautiful smile and is able to answer any questions. JOHN MONK is the only artist to use. Read Less

Read all the reviews online and it Seemed like a good place. Went in a met with a woman that seemed to be a manager and she was very friendly. However, when I said I wanted my tattoo she instantly hooked me up with an artists without asking about my design or seeing his portfolio. I then met with the artist for a whapping 2 min While he was tattooing someone else and he vaugly glanced at my work and said he could do it. But I researched him online and read more reviews and he seemed like a good artists. Well, Rhett may be a good artist but it seemed like he didn't give a sh** about my tattoo. I told him it was my first time and her offered no reassurance or kind words, didn't explain the process to me, and was rude to my friend. Granted everything was clean but while he was working other coworkers in the shop were distracting him by having him look at Facebook posts and whatknot. Maybe when management is there the customer service is better but it wasn't good when I went it. Also I had to run my own card on the credit card machine because for some unknown reason Rhett didn't know how! He also wasn't prepared for me even though I had an appointment and made me wait while he smoked a cigarette. my tattoo came out decent but I'm going to go get it touched up by Irumez and all get my piercing there. Not a horrible experience but I would not recommend Rhett as my artists of choice. Read Less

Madison Monk is the BEST: Uber friendly, down-to-earth, and super sweet, she talked me through a piercing and made me feel completely at ease. And, they're the cheapest around. How freakin' sweet is that? If I find more things to pierce, it's done by Madison from now on. Read Less

Went to JOHN MONK specifically and was very pleased with the outcome. REVELATIONS is a classy place for a tattoo shop clean and organized and the staff very polite and friendly. Came in with somewhat of an idea of what I wanted and JOHN MONK added his own twist can't wait til it's finished THANKS JOHN MONK & REVELATIONS Elise Read Less

I had my 'HOOD' piercing done here. Shawn did the piercing for me; he was RESPECTFUL and VERY professional. He spent time going over after care with me and what to expect ect. The shop was VERY clean and the other staff there was GREAT as well. I have no other piercings or tattoo's and no plans for any. IF I change my mind I will return here and plan to buy the jewelry for the one I do have. If your thinking of having work done go in and check them out! Read Less

My first time getting inked. Had visited/talked with a few other local places a year ago and I was put off by all of them. Some places made me feel intimidated or that the concept I liked wasn't do-able and one place even made me feel like the noobie I was, which made me mad and uncomfortable. So I put off my tattoo for over a year. I recently found a new concept I wanted. I found Revelation online and liked what I saw. Then a week ago we went for a visit. We were greeted by the owner John who gave me a quote right off the bat, told me it was a cool concept and said one of his guys could do it right then. We decided to hold off but we came back a few days later and got set up with Beau. Their office manager is a woman and she sat back there with us the whole time chatting away. I don't know if she did it intentionally, but eventho my hubs was with me, it was nice to have a woman in there too. Beau was incredibly friendly, polite and drew my concept out wonderfully the first time. I'll request him for my future work for sure! Not really sure I'd go anywhere else, these guys are top notch! Clean facility, low key, super friendly un-itimidating staff!  Please get your tats & piercings done here! Read Less

I am a fiercely loyal tattooee. My ink has been done at one place, by one artist, in one city. I no longer live in that city and that particular artist is going to be... shall we say, indisposed, for five to ten, so it's been awhile since my last tattoo.  This makes me sad and needs to be rectified.The first time I went to Revelation Tattoo, the fiancé and I talked to one of their staff and were... whelmed would be the word. Their art is dinstinctive and beautiful and Aubrey was helpful, though he did look at me like I had gangrene on my nose when I explained one of my ideas. But when, as per his instructions, I emailed the shop with the design I want, I got... crickets. I struck them off the list.We went to the KC Tattoo Convention this weekend, hoping to talk to a bunch of shops at once. I failed to realize that this would be like Pavlov's dogs for me - I stepped in the door, heard that oh-so-familiar buzz and got all kinds of jazzed. I didn't have a pic of the art I really want with me, so I was willing to settle for a small hand tattoo I have been pondering instead. They probably could have tatted me with a picture of poop and I would have been okay with it, I wanted new body art so badly.I (rather pitifully, in retrospect) roamed from shop to shop, trying to find someone who would do hand work on me and couldn't seem to find anyone willing to step up. I wasn't surprised, as hand work is verboten to some tattoo artists. (They degrade faster, and are usually more intricate since the designs tend to be smaller.) Still, I was getting frustrated - too much hemming and hawing and not enough needles puncturing my skin.Finally, we stopped by Revelation Tattoos' booth. The guy we talked to (unfortunately, I didn't catch his name) was heavenly awesomeness rolled up into a colorful shell. He explained that NO ONE was going to take the time to sketch out a tiny little finger tattoo at a convention. It would take too much time, for too little payoff. Wait... that actually made sense to me, more so than the other reasons I was getting from other shops. I told him about the email and he told me he would personally make sure that I received follow up when things had calmed down. They'd been prepping for the convention and my email had probably gotten lost in the shuffle. He then looked at my glazed eyes and cautioned me to wait on it a bit, take my idea to an artist and have someone sketch it out.Yes, mistakes were made. But honesty, accountability AND the ability to reality check my highly excitable self? What a revelation. Oh, Revelation Tattoo, you totally have my business. I, and my ring finger, thank you. Read Less