At first glance this isn't the prettiest tattoo parlor, and the guys running this place are very busy it seems. Also, they may be a bit understaffed - I do feel like they need a admin/organizational assistant. But aside from this, they have an AMAZING artist working there... I'm referring to Nick F (I have only experienced his work/tattoo, so I can't speak for the others). He was informative when discussing what it is I wanted and he was very straightforward about his pricing the whole time. I had to reschedule my appointment and he was accommodating - it was a chore getting him to the phone, but he's a busy artist and his style is beautiful and in high-demand right now, so understood. He made sure to look carefully at my inspiration photos - both at my consultation and again when I came in for the actual tattoo. Nick was responsive and gave his honest thoughts and discussed what I could expect as far as my price point was concerned. I am very big on people being upfront about pricing especially when it comes to tattoos, and he did amazing there I was never left questioning how much I was going to pay when it was all said and done.  On the day of the tattoo, if I could give Nick five stars for this alone I would. He was very sweet, and respectful (my tattoo was placed directly next to my breast, and he didn't make me feel uncomfortable at all). He was honest when I asked him if it was going to be painful - he said yep I'm not gonna lie it's one of the tougher areas to get work done. So, because of his honesty I was able to prepare myself when we finally sat down and got to work. He checked in on me from time to time and worked efficiently. He has a true gift, I'm telling you. Just beautiful work. He put on some music in the background so we weren't just listening to the sound of the needle vibrating on my flesh, so that was a plus and helped me to tune out the pain. I'm so happy with my tattoo, it's beautiful. Nick is a sweetheart, a talented artist, and I will definitely recommend people to him. Read Less

Thank you Christian! After a disappointing consultation at another location, I came to the West Babylon location and met Christian. He was kind and listened to what I had to say. He was accommodating and helped me design a beautiful tattoo to cover my old, distorted yin yang. The place is very clean. The tattoo is healing very well- no bleeding, no scabs after a week. I would recommend Christian and will definitely come back to this location. Read Less

Got my 10th Tattoo Lou's tattoo but it was my first one with Ghost. He was very knowledgeable, imaginative & professional. His finished product was impressive. Very nice guy. Had great easy flowing conversation while he was working. I highly recommend him!! Read Less

This past Friday I went in and was tattooed by Nick Fierro. I've been following his work for quite some time on social media so I was very excited to finally be tattooed by him. Nick was very professional and was quick to share ideas and tips with me, he definitely knows what he's talking about. These tattoos I got on my arm were very important to me as they were used to cover up some old self harm scars. It was incredibly relieving to feel no judgment whatsoever. The tattoos both cover the scars perfectly and the detail is absolutely stunning. One of the scars were quite large so to take extra precaution and make sure it would be covered fully Nick freehanded the tattoo directly on my arm in sharpie and then proceeded to tattoo it once I approved the design. Nick also shared with me that they have plans to move into a larger space soon so I am very excited to see it once I decide I'm ready for my next piece. I highly recommend this shop and Nick in particular, his minimum is a bit high at $250 but it is completely worth it! Tattoos will remain on your skin for the rest of your life so it is worth it to spend the extra money to ensure that it is a piece you will be proud of. Thank you Nick and Tattoo Lou's! Read Less

Saw Nick and he was amazing. All the artists at shop are super friendly and helpful! Nick did an amazing job with my tattoo and was able to draw up exactly what I wanted by me showing him a few pictures and an idea. Read Less

Place is great hands down Nick did another master piece on me yesterday highly recommended to anyone looking to get some ink...Very Happy from start to finish and will definitely be back for more ink!!! Read Less

The prerequisite of working at this tattoo shop is being obnoxiously rude. Every experience I've had here has left me feeling disrespected and upset. My last experience was by far the worst. I walked in and I was acknowledged with a very bad attitude, almost as if it was an inconvenience that we were there. While we were waiting to be pierced a women came in, early, for her tattoo appointment just wanting to clarify a few details and was given attitude by the piercer and then he just walked away while she was mid sentence. I then gave her information about another shop, and she thanked me and left. A few minutes before we went in to get pierced these two girls walked in, sat down and waited for a while while the people working there were doing who knows what, ignoring their potential customers. They also left. We finally got our piercing done and was only treated with respect when handing him a tip. If you're looking for a shop then Tattoo Lou's in the Bayshore mall has a well trained, kind staff and will answer any questions you have without any attitude. And with that said, that will be the last time I go here, also this place deserves 0 stars (and a good cleaning) Read Less

Poor customer service. They Would not honor a gift certificate because it was just past a year old. My wife knew that I wanted a tattoo of my kids name when He first started to write his name in kindergarten. She bought me a gift certificate for my birthday. A Few months after my kids started kindergarten and learned to write his name. I went for the tattoo and they would not take the gift-certificate because it was just past the year. The store manager called the owner. Owner would not budge. Poor business practice. Don't buy gift cards from here you will lose your money. Read Less

Ive gotten 2 tattoos here. Never had a problem. They came out great. My one tattoo could of been more artistic but I didn't oppose the original drawing. Very talented artist here. Appointments were readily available. This place is good in my book. Read Less

Very Unprofessional.5 stars for art! 1 star for being a descent human. We discuss I like all colors but red. Ok. 40 mins in he takes a break. I look and see 2 colors so far, green and what looks like red. So i say, is this red? He says no it's maroon. (Google maroon: 'brownish red') So i innocently say, oh...well it looks good anyways, i just thought maroon is dark red. So he looks at me like I'm crazy for thinking maroon is red. "this is stuff u need to tell me be4 the appointment" i did, finally he explains he's using a dark purple/pink based maroon, not a red based, see the ink and i say OH ok cool, All i needed was that explained to me, it looks redder cause my skin is sore. he takes his break and comes back and asks if I'm ready. i say yes! just 1 quick question. I love that purple out, do u think it would look good here (pointing to a spot) or would it not work there. I reassure him bc I feel a little awkward at this point. Nick, Im just asking ur opinion, i trust u, I'm just asking if U think it would look good there or not. He responds, well maybe, maybe i was going to put it there but I'm not even close to done. U need to trust me. then he literally says "if u wanna sit and 'nit pick' where i place every color we can do that and be here all night or u can let me do my job." At that point my anxiety kicked in hardcore. I felt the way he said that/the words he used just was plain rude. but me, being shy and caught off guard,didn't know what to say. So i go 'well, honestly i have anxiety and I just wanted ur opinion. I follow u on IG and trust u. I'm just wondering about the purple. i'm having a discussion with u not telling u it HAS to be that way. he responds 'well ur stressing me out, be right back' and he steps away to smoke his e-cig. (I'm stressing U out?!) he comes back a min later and starts (I just want this over with and done, I feel disrespected and nervous now). He does let me see it part way thru before its done to make sure its looking ok. Yep looks sick and i tell him! I leave pretty happy with the tattoo look, but feeling like crap. I give him the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe he's having bad day. sure doing this everyday he has to deal with shitty customers too.  i reach out for him: Hey, love the tattoo. Just wanted to say, Instead of leaving a bad review i felt it was more respectful to let you know that as a customer i felt uncomfortable and like u didn't want to explain anything to me, not sure if u are aware how i felt last night. (Thinking he'd say something like 'oh i had no idea, I'm sry u felt that way, I always want my customers to have a good experience/feel comfortable.) No, he says well u were asking so many questions and i repeated myself many times. u were telling me where u wanted every single color and it couldn't be done how u wanted. (never happened) Me: what r u talking about? i told u do ur thing and u did. I didn't pick any where ANY colors went. in the 2 1/2 hr appt the only 2 colors that came up was red or purple, what other color did u hear me say? (no answer) and it looked red, but u explained why. i was never upset. Also, i was asking your opinion about purple not telling u. He says well, lets just leave it at miscommunication. if u leave a bad review, i feel sorry for u. i did my job, u have a great coverup. have a nice day.So, he just got defensive. I repeated i said i was trying to be respectful and let u know a customer felt extremely uncomfortable INSTEAD of leaving a bad review. I love the tat but not the experience. He repeated 'again, lets just leave it at a miscommunication. u got a great tattoo and i did my job.'That shows even more; He didn't care how shitty he made me feel. He didn't respect I was nervous. He only cared he did a nice piece. U did ur job of being an artist, congrats dude. U are working on live HUMANS who have to have this on them for LIFE. Not respecting a (nervous) client enough to answer a FEW simple questions during a 2 1/2 hr session. I never felt so disrespected and uncomfortable in my life. A big part of getting a tattoo is the experience, the pain, the adrenaline; but after that 1st break all I wanted was for it to be done. I went in thinking I found my new tattoo guy and left feeling belittled and sad that this is the memory I will have to go along with the tattoo. Obviously I will NEVER be back or refer anyone here. Read Less

Very Unprofessional.5 stars for art! 1 star for being a descent human. We discuss I like all colors but red. Ok. 40 mins in he takes a break. I look and see 2 colors so far, green and what looks like red. So i say, is this red? He says no it's maroon. (Google maroon: 'brownish red') So i innocently say, oh...well it looks good anyways, i just thought maroon is dark red. So he looks at me like I'm crazy for thinking maroon is red. "this is stuff u need to tell me be4 the appointment" i did, finally he explains he's using a dark purple/pink based maroon, not a red based, see the ink and i say OH ok cool, All i needed was that explained to me, it looks redder cause my skin is sore. he takes his break and comes back and asks if I'm ready. i say yes! just 1 quick question. I love that purple out, do u think it would look good here (pointing to a spot) or would it not work there. I reassure him bc I feel a little awkward at this point. Nick, Im just asking ur opinion, i trust u, I'm just asking if U think it would look good there or not. He responds, well maybe, maybe i was going to put it there but I'm not even close to done. U need to trust me. then he literally says "if u wanna sit and 'nit pick' where i place every color we can do that and be here all night or u can let me do my job." At that point my anxiety kicked in hardcore. I felt the way he said that/the words he used just was plain rude. but me, being shy and caught off guard,didn't know what to say. So i go 'well, honestly i have anxiety and I just wanted ur opinion. I follow u on IG and trust u. I'm just wondering about the purple. i'm having a discussion with u not telling u it HAS to be that way. he responds 'well ur stressing me out, be right back' and he steps away to smoke his e-cig. (I'm stressing U out?!) he comes back a min later and starts (I just want this over with and done, I feel disrespected and nervous now). He does let me see it part way thru before its done to make sure its looking ok. Yep looks sick and i tell him! I leave pretty happy with the tattoo look, but feeling like crap. I give him the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe he's having bad day. sure doing this everyday he has to deal with shitty customers too.  i reach out for him: Hey, love the tattoo. Just wanted to say, Instead of leaving a bad review i felt it was more respectful to let you know that as a customer i felt uncomfortable and like u didn't want to explain anything to me, not sure if u are aware how i felt last night. (Thinking he'd say something like 'oh i had no idea, I'm sry u felt that way, I always want my customers to have a good experience/feel comfortable.) No, he says well u were asking so many questions and i repeated myself many times. u were telling me where u wanted every single color and it couldn't be done how u wanted. (never happened) Me: what r u talking about? i told u do ur thing and u did. I didn't pick any where ANY colors went. in the 2 1/2 hr appt the only 2 colors that came up was red or purple, what other color did u hear me say? (no answer) and it looked red, but u explained why. i was never upset. Also, i was asking your opinion about purple not telling u. He says well, lets just leave it at miscommunication. if u leave a bad review, i feel sorry for u. i did my job, u have a great coverup. have a nice day.So, he just got defensive. I repeated i said i was trying to be respectful and let u know a customer felt extremely uncomfortable INSTEAD of leaving a bad review. I love the tat but not the experience. He repeated 'again, lets just leave it at a miscommunication. u got a great tattoo and i did my job.'That shows even more; He didn't care how shitty he made me feel. He didn't respect I was nervous. He only cared he did a nice piece. U did ur job of being an artist, congrats dude. U are working on live HUMANS who have to have this on them for LIFE. Not respecting a (nervous) client enough to answer a FEW simple questions during a 2 1/2 hr session. I never felt so disrespected and uncomfortable in my life. A big part of getting a tattoo is the experience, the pain, the adrenaline; but after that 1st break all I wanted was for it to be done. I went in thinking I found my new tattoo guy and left feeling belittled and sad that this is the memory I will have to go along with the tattoo. Obviously I will NEVER be back or refer anyone here. Read Less

Nick did a great job with my piece. He has great talent and easy going personality. He made the whole process as painless as possible. I highly recommend everyone to see nick. People from queens the talent is worth the hour drive lol Read Less

Nick did an amazing job on my Edgar Allen Poe tattoo. It is absolutely amazing. I was happy with the shop, and friendly staff. I am 100% positive that I will be going back to Nick for any future tattoos. Read Less

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GO TO THE GUY THAT JUST STARTED THERE IN END OF MARCH/APRIL. He used to live in Las Vegas and just started with Tattoo Lou's. Unfortunately, I dont know his name, but he came over with himself, and his daughter who is his apprentice. To be honest, I'm not sure about the quality of his work -- we didn't get that far. He was exceedingly rude and nasty to the point where I felt threatened. My boyfriend and I had to leave the store. Details: I stopped in with my boyfriend to purchase a gift card for my moms birthday. Once we entered the store we asked the gentleman in the store if we could purchase a gift card, he explained how he did not know how to make a gift card, he was never taught, and told us that we had to wait until the other employee who was supposed to be there at the open got to the store. While we were waiting, I started a conversation with the employee asking how long he has been in the tattoo business, since he had only been with tattoo lous for a month-- it seemed like a good way to pass the time. He continued to say how he has been in the business for 20 years and his daughter is his apprentice. That was the end of the conversation. After waiting 15 minutes, we politely asked if he knew when the other employee would be coming in, as it was my birthday and we were in a rush. He began to get a aggressive towards us, telling us he does not know what else to tell us and we would just have to wait. I asked him if there was anyone he could call to ask how to process a gift card, whether it was his Manager, another location or if he could call the employee who was supposed to be there 15 minutes ago when he/she would be in, so we knew how long we would have to wait. He went on to show us a post-it note, getting more aggressive saying that this is his Manager's number and he never answers the phone so we are out of luck. He then approached me very aggressively and yelling at this point saying I accused him of not knowing how to tattoo because he did not know how to process a gift card, when all I did was start a conversation with the man to pass the time seeing his background since he was only with tattoo lous for a month. At this point the man was cursing at the both of us , yelling emphatically telling us to go to another store. Needless to say, we will not be going back to that store and won't be recommending anyone to this store either, as we have in the past. We went to the Tattoo Lou's in the Bayshore mall afterward and the woman at the desk there was very nice, as was the tattoo artist. Hope this helps anyone who is in the market for a new tattoo-- nobody should be spoken to that way. Read Less

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GO TO THE GUY THAT JUST STARTED THERE IN END OF MARCH/APRIL. He used to live in Las Vegas and just started with Tattoo Lou's. Unfortunately, I don't know his name, but he came over with himself, and his daughter who is his apprentice.To be honest, I'm not sure about the quality of his work -- we didn't get that far. He was exceedingly rude and nasty to the point where I felt threatened. My boyfriend and I had to leave the store. Details: I stopped in with my boyfriend to purchase a gift card for my moms birthday.  Once we entered the store we asked the gentleman in the store if we could purchase a gift card, he explained how he did not know how to make a gift card, he was never taught, and told us that we had to wait until the other employee who was supposed to be there at the open got to the store. While we were waiting, I started a conversation with the employee asking how long he has been in the tattoo business, since he had only been with tattoo lous for a month-- it seemed like a good way to pass the time.  He continued to say how he has been in the business for 20 years and his daughter is his apprentice.  That was the end of the conversation.  After waiting 15 minutes, we politely asked if he knew when the other employee would be coming in, as it was my birthday and we were in a rush.  He began to get a aggressive towards us, telling us he does not know what else to tell us and we would just have to wait.  I asked him if there was anyone he could call to ask how to process a gift card, whether it was his Manager, another location or if he could call the employee who was supposed to be there 15 minutes ago when he/she would be in, so we knew how long we would have to wait.  He went on to show us a post-it note, getting more aggressive saying that this is his Manager's number and he never answers the phone so we are out of luck.  He then approached me very aggressively and yelling at this point saying I accused him of not knowing how to tattoo because he did not know how to process a gift card, when all I did was start a conversation with the man to pass the time seeing his background since he was only with tattoo lous for a month.  At this point the man was cursing at the both of us , yelling emphatically telling us to go to another store. Needless to say, we will not be going back to that store and won't be recommending anyone to this store either, as we have in the past.  We went to the Tattoo Lou's in the Bayshore mall afterward and the woman at the desk there was very nice, as was the tattoo artist.  Hope this helps anyone who is in the market for a new tattoo-- nobody should be spoken to that way. Read Less

I got a tattoo done by Nick fierro. He drew up what would work for what and where I needed. Coloring was great, and I love my tattoo. He's a very talented guy, and versatile. Customer service, if that's the kind of thing you need to hear, I'll mention it. Very professional and attentive. Read Less

We brought my niece in to get a piercing and while the quality of the piercing was good, the customer service of the piercer was awful. The piercing was done by Summer, she complained that she was feeling nauseous and didn't want to do any piercing even tho we had called before arriving. She continuously rolled her eyes at myself and my niece, and in all honesty appeared to be on drugs, or in need of some. It was a really awkward situation, I have been to tattoo lous in selden for tattoos and piercing many times and have never felt uncomfortable, I will never go back to the Babylon shop. Read Less

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. I made an appt. for sat. 4th at2pm. I had set up a babysitter for the day at $12.00 hrs. for my husband and I to go down a get tattoos together. I walked into the shop, and they told me that the guy was not going to be in and that he will be there tomorrow, well that would not work becasue I had the babysitter for that day. They could not give me a reason why he did not showed up maybe sick or something worst. They way they said it was like it happens all the time with this guy. So this guy wasted our time, our money (paying for the babysitter) and the store really did not give a crap. Read Less

Hi Boy was I lucky I went to get tattoo one night they told me to come back the guy didnt show up then they showed me my drawing and couldnt remember what artist did it? then told me to come back tomorrow heres the real topper they tehn told me they lost the drawing and started to tattoo someone else in my appointment time. Thanks god I went to house of color and one of the girls there was courteous and helpful really listened to me and super great customer service ....tatto lous is horrid I was told not to go there in the first place.....they dont care about there people........ata lll Read Less

i just got some ink at tattoo lou's and it looks sick.... i wanted to get a tat for a while so i asked around and everyone said that tattoo lou's was the best... and boy they are!!!! the shop was so clean, which i had heard is a problem in other shops. if you want ink, you gotta head to tattoo lou's theyre the best! Read Less

I feel bad that the other commenter had such a bad experience, but my time at Tattoo Lou's was great. I went in for my first tattoo (a series of music notes on my foot), and needless to say, I was pretty nervous. Everyone made me feel really at ease - there was no sales pitch or anything - they just wanted to make sure that I was comfortable with what I was getting. I love my new tattoo, and it's healed perfectly as I followed the instructions they gave me when I left. I'm already starting to think about my next one! Also, my sister got her tragus pierced when I got my tattoo, and it came out great! Highly recommended. Read Less

i thought i would share my recent experience at a tattoo lous. i was butchered. i walked in to get a pretty basic mom on a heart tattoo. this ""artist"" should be ashamed for doing this to people. not only does the shading make no sense, most of the coloring was gouged in me repeatedly with a single needle until another artist questioned why they were not using something with multiple needles. i started to stop this artist half way through, but was assured that it will come together and i would be happy in the end. it has been 18 days and my arm stil hurts and some of the scabs are still there. after talking to a manager in another branch i was offered to come back and have it fixed by another artist (admission that the original couldnt do it if you ask me) then after asking around in another branch i was told by other employees that it is known and causing a ""controversy"" within the company. that they know this artist has no business giving you a tattoo, but can not fire them out of fear that one of their award winning artists who brings in $$$ will go with. instead they will allow you to get ugly painful tattoos and offer up the services of a better artist later. i have left out the artist name and branch so you can use any at your own risk. would you like to see some pics? copy and paste the link: change (DOT) to an actual dot www(DOT)s867.photobucket(DOT)com/albums/ab236/tattoo-lous/garbage%20tattoo/ Read Less