I was dying to get another tattoo, but wasn't too sure where I could go in the city. I came across Eddie's on Yelp and decided to do a walk in with my friend. Unfortunately I did not catch the name of the guy that helped me out at first, but he was kind enough to allow me to use his computer to do some extra research! Troy ultimately did my tattoo and I love it! He was super kind and easy to have a conversation with! I will definitely be back for more. Read Less

Killer shop! Was in town for the day and did a walk in with a friend. The guys were able to fit us in and we got worked on at the same time. Incredibly happy with the results and the atmosphere. Highly recommend Read Less

Went with a friend to  (talk) about getting my first Tattoo at Eddie's. Was greeted and talked to with the respect and given knowledge about what to expect. Before I knew it Jason (really good guy who made me feel extremely comfortable) was giving me a beautiful 3 color Philadelpha Eagles logo on my arm. I can't thank the whole gang there enough. Will see you soon for my second go around Read Less

Got a tattoo done by the older guy in the studio, while he warned me of possible blowout and I accepted that risk, what's not ok is how is scarred me because he went too deep.   Blowout is one thing 50% scar tissue on a wrist tat is UNACCEPTABLE! He said he'd been tattooing for years but let's let the pictures speak for themselves! Read Less

If I'm getting tattooed in Philly this is the only place I go. Once I find something I like I stick with it haha I only have personal experience with one artist (brad) but I have friends who have gone to the others. Everyone here does great work! Reasonably priced (i've been overcharged by many other artists at different shops) Clean shop. Very friendly environment, which meant alot to me when I started going here because in the past I've been to many different shops and the artists usually made me feel uncomfortable and stupid for the tattoo I wanted to get. I can't say enough good things about brad, he's made my tattoo dreams come true. Read Less

Wonderful experience! I had Sean Barry and he made me very comfortable and he didn't get upset when I was being picky. Very appreciative of having him as my artist I'll likely keep coming back to him as my regular artist! Read Less

Wonderful experience! I had Sean Barry and he made me very comfortable and he didn't get upset when I was being picky. Very appreciative of having him as my artist I'll likely keep coming back to him as my regular artist! Read Less

i was a walk in for my tattoo and they took me right away! sean did my tattoo and drew up exactly what i wanted. my tattoo came out amazing and i always get so many compliments. everyone working is super friendly and nice! i will definitely be back. Read Less

Troy did mine and husband's tattoo yesterday February 14 and they came out beautifully. My husband was so happy with his that we back today and he had Troy tattoo his other arm. Thank you Troy. Signed Mike and Betsy. Read Less

Sean Berry tattooed my husband and I for our anniversary and he was an absolute delight to work with. We live in Spokane so we had to plan our tattoos with Sean over email beforehand. The design was exactly what we hoped for! And he was just as sweet in person. Incredibly sociable to two out-of-towners, he made me feel so at ease. Our tattoos turned out just perfect. We're already planning our next trip to Philly for more tattoos from Sean! Read Less

When I first saw Chinatown Eddie's sign I expected a random, hole in the wall tourist trap, but my experience quickly changed going in. Troy my artist was incredibly helpful, patient, and great at holding conversation to distract you from when it gets rough, I'm confident I've found the shop that i'll be getting a majority, if not all my tattoos. Read Less

I received EXPERT care and consideration while sitting for my tattoo with Troy at this shop. The artist was kind, took my requests and suggestions regarding color and location, even though it was his design and vision. The shop was comfortable and beautiful and I ENJOYED my stay. I will definitely return for future tattoos and I recommend this shop to anyone looking for talented, professional, clean and courteous tattooing. Read Less

Such a lovely shop! Beautiful and clean. The tattoo I got was an idea brought about by a very fun day. A friend of mine who's been going there told Troy all the happenings of that day and he translated it into the most adorable drunken frog in a teacup!! I even deviated a tad from the original version and he knew exactly what I was going for and nailed it. Bonus, he was so fast! So go to Tattoo Eddies in Chinatown, see Troy and then go get yourself a delicious meal. Read Less

A girls weekend in Philly obviously had to include some spur of the moment tattoo time!  After a not so great first impression walking into another location, we headed here and had one of the best experiences possible for walk-up service.  Braden was great: drew up our 3 pieces, got us all in right away, and was super reasonable!  As someone who has worked as a receptionist for tattoo shops in the past, I would recommend this location without hesitation to someone looking to get great work while in Philly.  (Disclaimer: Obviously we lucked out given the fact we 1. didn't have appointments and 2. got small tattoos) Read Less

Troy is the best!This is a very clean, professional, and friendly shop.I couldn't be happier with the colorful, whimsical cat portrait Troy designed for me.  He took his time and even checked in about a week later to see how I'd healed. Read Less

I am so happy and excited to show off my new "cover up" tattoo that was done today by Sean. I had the original tattoo done elsewhere back in December 2014 at a parlor that changed staff over the years and that I had 2 other tattoos done many years ago. I knew what I wanted, had the design sample but it was not done correctly and gave me immediate scarring in one area. I was so very disappointed and embarrasses as it was on the back of my neck. I started researching for a tattoo parlor that could give me a cover up tattoo. I came across Eddie's in Chinatown and from their reviews and history I knew this had to be the place. I received excellent service from the time I first called and spoke to Brad, to when I walked in and met Nicki at the front counter to Sean who immediately came up to greet me and asked what they could do for me. The parlor environment is friendly and comfortable, it's very clean and sterile even down to the bathroom...a girl's gotta go! I am very happy with my new cover up tattoo. Sean gave me what I wanted, his advice and suggestions were on point and it came out beautifully. I highly recommend Philadelphia Eddie's and will definitely return when I am ready for my fourth tattoo. Thank you Sean! Read Less

I couldn't say better things about this shop. I moved here a few months ago and wanted to find a permanent tattoo place and artists and I did. Ozzy is awesome and a great artist. This shop is great, and very friendly. I will be coming back to see you guys again soon! Read Less

Heard about Eddie's thru their Friday the 13th events and thought I would check them out for a tattoo, after checking out MANY shops on South Street that were way overpriced. The first tattoo I got there was lettering on my hip done by David Steele. I LOVE it and it was about $100 cheaper than what the South street shops were quoting me.I was so happy with the tattoo I got two more from Dave. One was a cover up of a feather (it looks awesome and you can't even tell it's a cover up, not to mention other shops said they couldn't cover it up!)And finally I had Dave tattoo something in my dad's handwriting on my ribs. That one was tricky since I didn't have all the letters written, but I brought in what I had and Dave did such a great job imitating the writing, it looks just like my dad wrote it.I would definitely go back for any other work. Read Less

For my 20th birthday (last year in 2013) I flew to Philadelphia for a self indulgent birthday trip. I'd been wanting to get a tattoo for a long time and after finally deciding on a design and placement I did some research on tattoo shops near my hotel. I found a lot of positive reviews for this place and I had a friend who also highly recommended this place. I emailed the shop and corresponded back and forth with Sean before my trip to discuss what I wanted and a ballpark price.I'd made an appointment for noon of the day I flew into PHL but unfortunately I missed my flight and had to reschedule. Sean was very understanding and rescheduled my appointment for the following day which was very fitting as it was my actual birthday. I showed up 15 minutes early and Sean took me in immediately which I appreciated. My tattoo took about an hour and a half and I was charged $200. I was taken back a bit because the ballpark price he'd given me was closer to $100 but when looking at the end result it was definitely worth it! Read Less

I can't comment on their rates all the time (minus a star), but, I did go for their final Friday the 13th event this weekend. I've been putting off getting inked because of finances. I'm only working partime and my fiance is in a rough spot until next year due to some roadbumps we've hit. While planning our day, we both remembered they did this and figured,"Why not?"since we have been planning tats for a while. Our anniversary is actually May 13, 2012.After maybe a half hour or so wait which also included a very brief one after we did paperwork, we both have beautiful matching dice on our wrists representing fate, chance, and of course our date. (1+3) Forget our artist's name, but, he did a great job. The counter lady was also very professional. Would get work done here in the future. Read Less

I don't know of many tattoo shops that hold benefits, let alone benefits for organizations like Girls Rock Philly. How neat is that?? Last week, Troy Souders gave me a HUMONGOUS thigh piece and it is (for the most part) healed up. It took five hours and it's my first colorful/large tattoo. Five hours on a table is a long time, but Troy worked through it, telling me what was going on the whole time. He's the best, please review his portfolio, from the shop's website, available below. philadelphiaeddieschinat…HE HAS A CYBERMAN TATTOO IN THERE, Y'ALL. OH EM GEE. I've had strangers come up to me and ask if the tattoo is new and compliment the pastels, the shading, how things are positioned and so on and so forth.  It is easy to become evangelical about him, insisting that all of my friends  (and a lot of strangers) to seek him out. It's my hope that he becomes famous so that my leg can be in a museum one day.In adult yelpy seriousness, tattoos are what you make of them. You pay for what you get and if you don't research before hand you will end up with a gauche pink moon on the back of your neck at the ripe age of 19. The Internet said great things about Troy, my friends adore him and the shop girl told me about him being The Best. After hearing great things from friends, I was obviously stoked to get the tattoo. Getting to the shop and having (what could have been five VERY long hours) turn into a delightful series of conversations, with a wonderful person, it's obvious I need a new job to facilitate cover-ering up that pink moon. In addition to everything else that I want drawn on me. Read Less

So about a year ago, I ventured into South Street looking to get my 4th tattoo (all little and discrete), I was irritated by long waits and a terrible sketch of a quote I wanted.  So finally the stars aligned, I found the perfect quote, no wait, and a professional tattoo artist with no complaints of my simple quote and font style.  Paolo was professional, helpful and courteous.  He was probably a little disappointed he couldn't apply his own artistic styling to my quote, but he respected my request and even let me use their computer to find the font style I wanted.  Clean shop, cool art on the walls, and conveniently located in Chinatown, I got some grub right after :)It's been about a week and a half since I got it done and practically healed.Definitely recommended and if I have another itch, I would definitely go to Paolo! Read Less

This place is incredible. We tried to get a quote on a small sanskrit tattoo in Old City and South St. and they were all charging us 200+. At Eddies, we met Joe Leonard and he only charged us $80!!! He's honestly the nicest tattoo artist in the world and we'd recommend him to anyone. he did such a great job and he was so nice to talk to too. definitely would come here again. Read Less

I've had Joe Leonard do two pieces on me in the last year.  The first piece was a "Friday the 13th" special; it was a Devil's head and it came out great!The second piece was to tie in the Devil's head and a piece I already had further down on the same arm, I asked Joe to come up with an idea and within a week he was able to ink on the addition, the addition is still healing but I won't hesitate to return to Joe if I decide to fill in any of my bare skin in the future. Read Less

I have been seeing Braden at this shop for a little over a year now. He is absolutely wonderful, and an extremely talented artist. I am ecstatic with the work I have received, and will definitely continue to accumulate more! As for the staff and shop itself - extremely clean, and everyone is very courteous and friendly. I would say that the name alone speaks for itself. Prestigious, and professional. My go to shop indeed! Read Less

I have gotten almost all of my tattoos done by Brad here. I LOVE THEM! He's fantastic with coloring, and even did some freehand work on one of my tattoos (I changed my mind about something last minute and he just went with it so well!) my boyfriend also goes here and gets all of his black/grey tattoos done by Dave! Best place in this city. Read Less

I was really satisfied with this Tattoo Shop. I had no idea walking in what kind of atmosphere it would be. My usual tattoo shop is near Binghampton, NY. However, I had a tattoo in mind and a friend recommended me to Dave, one of the tattoo artists. He was awesome-thought he was really cool and respectful. He was the only artist there at the time, so I can't say much for anyone else that works there, but I will absolutely come back. He had the tattoo finished and bandaged within 30  minutes! Best of all, I'm really happy with the outcome. I will go back, absolutely! Read Less

I went in with an idea and braden laid the whole thing out beautifully. he added a bunch of little details that I didnt even mention, it was like he was reading my mind because it looked so good! Im going right back there to get another tat done as soon as I get some extra cash! Read Less

This was my second tat that I got a couple days ago. My daughter and my Goddaughter also got tats. Brad inked me and I'm lovin' it. I showed my beautiful art to two of my inked colleagues at work. They are on their way down to Brad as we speak. If you do not understand the ""culture"" of a tattoo shop and of the artists (as in one of the reviews I read before I decided on Eddie's), you might feel uncomfortable and you probably don't belong there anyway. If you are serious about your ink, Philadelphia Eddie's (and Brad) is where you need to go. I'm already planning my next design! Read Less

i won't judge the rest of them, but DO NOT get a tattoo from braden. he did a terrible job. first of all- he pretty much dissed the tattoo i wanted. and proceeded to put it a couple inches away from the spot i requested (yes after he the sticker in the correct place). i have never written a bad review in my life but i felt compelled to write this. I don't want anyone else to go through the disappointment that i had. Read Less

I met Dave at his booth at the Seattle Tattoo Expo. I went there hoping to pick someone to give me my first tattoo and was amazed at how many artists and ideas there were there. I was excited, but wanted to make sure I got just what I wanted for my first tattoo. Dave took a few ideas from what I said, drew up a design free hand and came up with exactly what I wanted on the first try. The design is great and the color is perfect. All my friends and family have been so blown away by how great the tattoo looks that they've (almost) forgotten to give me a hard time about getting a tattoo! I'm originally from Connecticut, so it was fun to get an east coast tattoo in Seattle! Read Less

Just got inked by Pat @ Philadelphia Eddie's and I am extremely satisfied. He is helping me to fix a poorly done tat & I have another appointment with him in 2 weeks, but I am so excited I think I am going to go in sooner!!! He did beautiful, free hand black & gray flowers/roses & it is beautiful. Pat is very talented & helpful along with the other guys in the shop. I trusted him completely & can't wait to finish it!!! Read Less

Eddie's Tattoo was great! I went with a friend of mine and we knew they closed at 8 but coming from Jersey we didn't get there until 7:30. They still took us and were very patient. Braden did my tattoo which was writing vertically on the side of my torso. The tattoo is phenomenal; the shading and cursive script are amazing. I am very picky (as anyone getting a tattoo should be, after all, they are permanent) and Braden was very friendly and patient through all my ""can you make it bigger? no, smaller. no, bigger. a little more left, a little higher up."" Personally, I have been very frustrated in the past with being treated rudely by tattoo artists, and it was so nice to not have to deal with that here. Also, the shop is very clean, and they check during the tattoo to see if you need a break or anything. I will go to Eddie's for all of my future tattoos. Read Less

I have only been to one place to get my tattoos, and that place is...Philadelphia Eddie's Tattoo. As far as I'm concerned, there is no other place to go to for a tattoo (other than Miami Ink's, from what I hear) than Philadelphia Eddie's. The artists that work there, Troy Timple, Bird, Charlie...they're all awesome. I definitely recommend that everybody go to Philadelphia Eddie's for a tattoo. And I would recommend to everyone that if you do go to Philadelphia Eddie's for a tattoo, definitely as for Troy. He has done three of my four tattoos. Read Less

I have been to 5 other artists (at other places) before going to Topper. Now, he is the only one I'll let work on me. He has skills. His pin-up girls are the best. His ""Asian Style"" and ""Old School"" work is beond comparison. I'll be back again. Read Less