Really good tattoo place you tell them what you want they do it exactly how you want it the really nice they give you pretty good deals as well I'd recommend this place for anyone he even touched up my Pac-Man and made it look way better very good place to go it was hard for me to find a good place to go to but I can fully trust this place a hundred percent Read Less

Amazing customer service! Very approachable employees, relaxing fun atmosphere and affordable pricing!! I've been going to Stephen there for years, his line work, shading and all around artistry work is impressive and would not disappoint anyone. Will never go anywhere else! Read Less

My husband went in for a consult on Veterans Day and I wanted to get my tongue pierced. I explained and made it clear how I wanted my piercing done. The guy that did it, didn't seem to know what he was doing. Didn't seem like the process was sterile at all.. ON TOP of that..during the process of piercing my tongue, he didn't know to guide me so I can sit where he can make the piercing straight. He had to be guided ALSO it's been 3 months now and my piercing is still crooked. Not where I had asked it to be. WILL NOT go back for any other service. Read Less

Came in for something small and Omar was super nice and accomodating. He just did a small initial for me but I really love it and would come back in again for something larger from him. Shop minimum is $50 which I find to be extremely fair as well. :) Read Less

Screwed up not only on my piercing but my friends too. Made my ear look like i have cauliflower ear. Didnt listen when i said not to put the bar that high so yet again a waste of money. Last time ill recommend them to anyone Read Less

Service was great, Omar took the extra time and put in the effort to make sure the design was correct. Finished tattoo was beautiful, he did a great job. I recommend this place if you are looking to get some new ink done. They are not too pricey and they do a wonderful job. Read Less

I have a two month old daith piercing that had become infected. I was told this place was really great so I stopped in to see what could be done. There were three tattoo artists hard at work but they stopped what they were doing to answer my questions and were vey helpful. Even the customers getting tattoos were vey nice. I was asked if I have metal allergies, I do to gold and various others, and he continued to let me know mine had nickel in it and that was probably what was making it irritated. He told me where to get two others that I wouldn't be allergic to and to come back and he would help. Only took me about 20min to get to the mall and find the place(also very nice!). Went back and he stopped whay he was doing and changed out my piercing (omg hurt more than getting it done!!). Would highly recommend them for anything. Their art being done on the other customers was beautiful.Read Less

Made an appointment and ended up waiting almost 2 hours past my time because the guy took a walk in and didn't bother to call and give me a heads up. My tattoos were super simple, but the lines still ended up looking jagged and the coverage is blotchy. Unprofessional and not particularly talented. I'm not very upset with the result, but I would never go there again. I would urge others to choose a better shop, especially if you are looking to get a larger piece. You get what you pay for. Read Less

Got my tattoo done by Omar a few months back and I'm in love with it. He did an excellent job on it and I have many more tattoos planned that I will go back to him for. I have referred a few close friends of mine to him and intend to continue to do so. Read Less

Went in to watch my girlfriend get her tattoo done by Minori and ended up getting a tattoo by Omar awesome experience super cool and friendly employees 100% recommend will be going back to start half sleeve soon �� Read Less

I love coming to Columbia tattoo! Omar is always up for any challenge I bring his way and I always leave extremely please. His work is phenomenal! If you're ever needing anything done tattoo wise he's the guy to go to! Read Less

I literally have watched the shop manager stop piercing and answer the shop phone with bloody gloves on. I have watched multiple employees clean their bare hands and necks with medical grade sanitation wipes which clearly state on their packaging they are carcinogenic and should only be handled with gloved hands. This shop charges people to teach them to tattoo and dumps them out into the city, over saturating the tattoo industry here in the Vancouver/Portland area with half assed dummies who learned from other half assed dummies. This shop is GARBAGE and I wish there were stricter regulation here in Vancouver from our state so they would shut this place down. Read Less

Columbia tattoo is garbage, I would never recommend to anyone. First off I went in months ago with my best friend we both got a simple black and white cat ying/yang. I have been calling to try to get Omar to touch up my arm because it looks like crap! But unfortunately our schedules do not work, I work when he is at the shop and every time I call to see if he is there and he isn't. I come in today because I'm tired of calling them! And they're refusing to fix it without me paying. Here's my question? Why would I give you more money to fuck up my arm. Worst customer service ever, and now I'm stuck with a shitty tattoo forever because of you guys. I really appreciate it. Read Less

Steve is an amazing tattoo artist!! He creates exactly what you are after and has a great vision if you need help pulling your ideas together! I keep going back and as long as he's there, I'll never go anywhere else!! Read Less

I will start off with the good(ish):The deal to bring in your own or select one from the shop in the size of a 2x2 was ideally awesome, however it caused the artists to move slower. The price 31 for that is amazing and 13 for a certain piercing, a total steal.HOWEVER,It took 7 hours from the time that we checked in at 12:47! I was the 13th person on the list with my group. There was a total of 20 getting tattooed that entire day and 13 getting pierced, they would do the piercings in between tattoos. People who came in at 4 got their piercings down before we were even called back for tattoos. My group was the fastest to go it seems. I got called in the middle of my tattoo for my piercing so he circled me to come back and finished the piercings and then finally got to the last person on our group. Coming from another tattoo shop who has their shit together and can get through over 400 people during the same amount of time we spent at Columbia. Some getting multiple too. They turned away more people which they could have easily gotten in to earn money.In all reality with how they did their Friday the 13th, they greatly lost money. Read Less

Steve does BEAUTIFUL work! He did my floral tattoo on my arm and I've received tons of compliments on it. Then he did matching geometric cat tattoos on both my friend and I. The price is more than fair and all of my tattoos have healed wonderfully. He is easy to talk with and makes you feel very comfortable. I recommend him to everyone (: Read Less

I have gone to Omar twice now regarding my nose piercing. Both times, he has been extremely patient, and I highly recommend him. He bends over backwards to accommodate you, I am a forever customer! Seriously, you need to go to him, you won't be disappointed! Read Less

Steven does great work. Did two large peices for my husband and 1 tiny one for me. Looks great and he has gotten many compliments. Made lots of people laugh with mine. Wish shop was a little nicer with seating and environment, especially when AC was broken over the summer. Read Less

I just got my nose pierced. He was super nice and patient with me. I bled a bunch because I'm a natural bleeder. He got me a bunch of towels just in case. He waited until I was nice and calmed down. There was only a slight prick and a sting, then it was done. I'd recommend this place.Read Less

I am beyond over the moon! Steven is amazing! We asked him to finish up my husbands tattoo that a sketchy artist did at another shop that will remain nameless... Steven blew this tattoo out of the park! It doesn't even look like the same tattoo! Needless to say we are both happier than words and will be coming to Steven for any tattoos and will be recommending him to everyone we know considering a tattoo! Thank you so much for doing such an amazing job!! Read Less

DO NOT GO HERE! I went with my friends because one of my friends just got her nose pierced here so I thought I would give this place a shot. We all wanted to get a type ear piercing each. At first I wanted to get the rook piercing on your ear. The guy first of all wasn't very friendly. He said I don't do that type of piercing so I decided to get my cartilage pierced. Both my friends piercing were fine except mine. After a week I decided to get my ear check out by a different piercing shop to get a seconded opinion. I was experiencing more swelling and pain than my friend who got the same piercing as me. I understand each person heals and reacts to piercing differently. I still wanted a seconded opinion and I am so glad I did. Columbia Tattoo and Piercing uses illegal earrings that aren't legal in Oregon also the after care instructions are completely incorrect. My piercing was pierced crooked. The guy who checked out my piercing said that if I had waited 2 more weeks I would have had to get my earring I got from Columbia Tattoo surgically removed because of the illegal earring. I did get this earring taken out and placed another in. My swelling and pain in my ear decrease almost immediately. I will NEVER be going here ever again. I hope this place get's shut down. Read Less

I had my nipples pierced today by Steven. I was little nervous because the last time I had it done it was a painful horrible experience. ( not sure why I took them out). Steven is very professional quick and almost completely painless. He did a great job and I highly recommend him! Read Less

Just finished my family history tattoo with Steven... He is an AMAZING artist and everyone in the shop is really good and really cool and very professional through the whole process.. I will recommend them to anyone who wants a tattoo!!!! Very good price too!!!! Read Less

I have had several friends go to Steven at Columbia Tattoo to get their work done.  Every time has been a marvelous experience.  I went with one of my friends to get her name tattooed on her foot (not a great place for a beginner), but Steven was very professional and did a great job.  No one has had any issues or complications after his work, and everything healed well.  If my sister wouldn't kick my butt if I got a tattoo, I would definitely get it done by Steven.  He also has a great tattoo and art portfolio.. if you are looking for some original work on something you want done, I'm sure he would be happy to sketch something up for you. Read Less

It's a small shop, I feel the atmosphere could be a bit better. The staff was not overly friendly but they weren't unfriendly either. It could have been because they were busy, which is a good sign. I wound up getting my tattoo here and it turned out great. The tattoo artist did great work and gave me a great price. I really enjoyed seeing the artists personal work on the walls as well. Read Less

Columbia Tattoo is a great place to get your tattoos. I received my first tatt from Omar which turned out great, there after I have gotten 8 more that I have had Steven do. Steven has also done tattoos for all 3 of my daughters. I felt very comfortable there and the guys are awesome. To let you all know this is an older building so it is not going to look like the Hilton, so if you are getting a Tattoo to brag about what it looks like inside then you won't want to go there but if you are looking for great work than this is the place for you. So,.. this so called lady, we will just call her Z, if it was that dirty why stay to get anything done or even want to go back? Also to Z the pics inside the room where they do the Tattoos are drawn up special for there clients, then they hang them to show the work they have done and perhaps someone would get some ideas from them. I know, because these guys have drawn up all 9 of mine and they are amazing .They do have the first room as you walk in, that does have your typical pictures hanging and on poster boards.to give a person ideas that are not sure what they want. Walk ins welcome and they answer all calls, they may not always take messages because they could be in the middle of tattooing, but they will let you know when the person you are looking for will be in. thank -you for the great art you have drawn up for me and the awesome colors you came up with.....  Robbin T Read Less

I only went here as a favor to a friend of mine. Her friend Tasha Zuniga is an apprentice here and needed volunteers when she started working on actual people. First of all, the shop is dirty. The floors were covered in grime and the ceiling fan directly above the chair I sat in while getting worked on had large swaths of dust and spider webs hanging from it. The place wasn't sanitary, let alone sterile. Second, rather than being the kind of professional shop that encourages individuality in body art, this one caters to sheep with no imagination. The walls are packed with panels full of the same flash you can find if you type "common boring tattoos" into Google. In fact there was a computer in the "waiting room" that offered almost that very service. But hey if you want to get a Kanji tramp stamp that you think says "Peace and Love" but actually says "Pork Fried Rice," who am I to judge?Lastly, regarding Tasha specifically. She's a flake. No way to get ahold of her except email. I even tried calling the shop and the guy who answered said he couldn't leave her a message. Our first sitting was 3 hours and all she did was the outline of a pretty simple piece that is smaller than the palm of my hand. I know students work slow, so I cut her some slack. But when I got called into work and had to reschedule our second session, when she was supposed to fix some lines that weren't clean and do the shading, things went way south. One month and two emails later she still did not get back to me. She did, just today, post in a Facebook group dedicated to finding her volunteers. When I confronted her there, she banned me from the group. Yay for professionalism!So, now I have the embarrassing task of going to my regular guy and asking him to fix Tasha's lines and do her shading. But, at least I know his shop is clean. Read Less

Went to Columbia tattoo yesterday and had an awesome experience.  Steve was very nice, did an AMAZING job, and was totally cool with us having my baby there.  They have a nice big lobby where I was able to throw down a blanket and some toys to keep my baby entertained.  Their prices are totally reasonable, and their work is all awesome.  I will definitely be going back for any future tattoos and piercings! Read Less

Walked into this place about 7pm on a Saturday night with my mom who is looking to get her 1st tattoo. There was 1 employee sitting in back. I assume he was a tattoo artist but unsure as he only said hi after I did. That was the extent of our conversation. My mom and I spent about 20 minutes looking around and never once did he get off his ass to see if there was an questions we had. Not how I'd run a business. We will do business with someone who wants it. Read Less

Could not be happier!  Allan was amazing from start to finish.  Gave me much, much more than I expected at a unexpectedly low price.  Awestruck at the outcome for my first big piece - a Kwan Yin - but owe it all to Allan's artistic styling.  Everyone at the shop is friendly and the pics of past tattoos are incredible. I'll definitely be back! Read Less

I got my tongue pierced here for a very reasonable price, and it was good quality too. the over all charge was $30. I looked into a lot of places, and they all were charging from 40 to 70. I havent got any tattoos here, and their sample artwork is not all that great, but ive seen their work on my friend who will not go anywhere else. she has 3 tattoos by them and they all look beautiful. Read Less

Easy to get in, and the work done by Steve was great.I'm not an artist, and trying to describe the concept of what I wanted was a bit difficult for me, but he totally "got it" and gave me exactly what I was looking for. Fantastic intuition, and skills. Good to know someone with his talent is "local" here in Vanburbia. Read Less

Omar gave me, my mom, and two siblings ankh tattoos on the same day, and they were all very high-quality. I followed the aftercare instructions, and my tattoo healed nicely. I live in Oregon, but I am going in tomorrow to see if Omar is available to give me and my brother another tattoo (his birthday present) while I am here visiting. Read Less

I got a tattoo from Omar on friday...awesome job, thanks. Exactly what I wanted. Taking my Granddaughter in for her first one next Friday. I can't thank you enough, professional, clean and friendly :-) I will be coming back for more. Read Less

This was my first tattoo and my partners third. Alan did an awesome job and was so friendly. If I get another tattoo, he'll definitely be the one doing it. My partner has already picked out her next one. Thanks for a wonderful first time experience, Alan. Read Less

I went to Columbia Tattoo because my sister had gotten a baby phat cat just like mine and I paid double what she paid here in Portland and hers looked better then mine. I went to Living Art and they were so rude and did the tattoo the wrong color and then tried to blame me for their mistake. I've been to mant tattoo shops and Alan and his guys are the nicest most talented people I have ever met. My tattoo is beautiful. I got a shoulder piece just like Kim Saigh's on the cover of the October issue of TATTOO magazine. She's from LA ink. This is a perfect place for tattoo virgins. They are wonderful people. Thanks Alan I am beautiful. Brenda from Gresham,Oregon Read Less

i love my fairy on my back that i got in august. dragonfly wanted $400 and alan did it masterfully for only $200 and did it right away and took only 3 and a half hours. nice professional gentleman. my tat is sooooooo beatifull i hate to wear any clothes over it. Read Less