Reviews of Modern Tattoo Ltd. and Museum of American Tattooing (Tattoo Shop)

Wizards of the Toast

Clean store with an amazing staff. Wayne did a great job and I couldn't have had a better experience.

Alex Chmielewski

Over priced and say they have to best high quality work around which is not the case simple as that I would not recommend them.

Dakotah Norton

i have over a dozen tattoos from more than 6 different states and countries and this place was by far the best and most professional experience i have had. i entered with some complicated scribbles on a post-it note and their artist turned it into exactly the concept i had envisioned.

Myles Nieze

Been going here for awhile love this place.

Gretchen Dockendorff

Fabulous top notch tattoo studio with impeccable artists!!! Badass experience and SPOTLESS environment

Jack Mosquera

Must see Cory did my son tattoo was so realistic well worth the money very clean and great service

Ric Glaubitz

Jason Boodion did a arm piece for me. My 5 th tat. Very happy and impressed with him and his professionalism. Everyone was very helpful and just generally good natured people. Had some laughs and a good time. Thank you so very much

Carmen Rodriguez

Had to get some of the tatoo re shaded but this is a great place

Donna Smith

I've gotten tat from Wayne and he's absolutely awesome. Kris did all my piercings and I have to say she is totally amazing. The staff definitely cares about you more than just a customers but takes you in as you're part of the family. Everytime I'm there there's nothing but laughter to the point we are in tears. I've being a customer for years and this is the only place that will ever get my business. Thank you to all the staff with taking the time out with me and showing me nothing but love. Donna

Tipsy Gypsy

Modern tattoo is an outstanding tattoo parlor. I have been constantly going back to Wayne for years. Some of the nicest staff you can meet in the field, they really care about their customers. Wayne took his time to get everything right with my ink, his dedication to the job is one other artists should admire. I went and got appraised for my chest piece at Liberty Tattoo, being quoted at 300-400. I ended up paying $100 at modern for the same work. Not only are their prices great, the work is suburb, and I have no complaints on a single piece they've done. Their premises is one of detail. With a nice lounge area, set with comfortable couches and a large tv with access to the remote, the vibe is one of relaxation. Their walls are plastered with stencils and designs dating back to the Second World War. As well, outside of every room is an iPad, where you can swipe through that artists portfolio. Modern Tattoo actually supplies free shuttle services to the Great Lake Naval base, and offers amazing prices to those who served in our Armed Forces. While this is an admirable service, going as far as downright kind, I would recommend to anyone who is seeking to get work done to call ahead and see how busy they are for that day. You may be stuck waiting awhile if they bring in a lot of Naval appointments. Other than that, Modern Tattoo is, in my opinion, the best parlor in the northern suburbs. I give them a full 5 star rating.

Caleb Cowen

Wouldnt recommend going here. My tattoo I got had very bad shading and undefined lines with no detail. The artist rushed through it not taking his time. the tattoo wasn't uneven or messed up in any way structurally, so it can be fixed with an artist that knows what he's doing. But the feeling I got from the place was that they didn't care as long as you paid.

Micheal Bane

This is the oldest and the worst shop ever. First off the owner Pops, has Hepatitis. I believe he shouldn't even have a license to tattoo! If the Health Dept. would do there research and check, they would be very surprised what in his shop. Not to mention all the out dated certificates of the shops artists. I would never want to expose myself to this atmosphere. I am just reporting it as i see it. Not to mention theres this old dusty dog running around.

Juan carlos Garcia

(Translated by Google) It is a place where there are professional people and they leave you satisfied with what you ask to tattoo (Original) Es un lugar donde hay personas profesionales y te dejan satisfecho con lo que pides tatuarte

Phinisia Thomas

Clean store. Polite staff. Jim did a great job!!!!

Maeson Hagstrom

Great tattoos and some of the nicest people

Danielle Pinon

Awesome tattoo parlor! The staff was super nice and the prices are incredibly reasonable. I got my 6th tattoo here and its by far my favorite parlor. I'll for sure be going back for my 7th!

Osvaldo Fajardo

Everyone at MODERN TATTOO is GREAT and PROFESSIONAL, will definitely recommend to friends.

Tommy Megallon

Must see to believe all artist there are incredible some guest spotting from other states n cities that are known talented freehand artist that tattoo worldwide at all the top shows with all different styles so if your looking for the place to get tattooed this is the place and dont forget to check out all the tattoo history thats there .

19.Legacy

These guys are amazing these are my first three tattoos done by Eric. I’m in the Navy and yes I have a chit

Bryan Mandujano

Got my nose piercing here, fast and easy. 10/10 great staff very clean

The Tee

Fun times new tattoo.

Angel Prater

Great experience will definitely go back!!!

Javonte Davis

It's alright place. They are kinda slow but that it's just tattoo places in general.

Bryce Stephenson

I've only been twice(so far), but it's a phenomenal experience. The service is amazing, the artists are characters of their own. And I wanna thank Quori Senyon and Eric Burger for my two tats

ACDCMANIA ALLDAYY

I've had all of my tattoos done here so far and they all turned out great

Simone Bridges

Love my nipple piercings

Korrie McKeen

I requested a very simple tattoo of link from legend of Zelda (literally just the outline of him) and said multiple times "just like the photo I provided please." The man that tattooed me completely ignored all my requests during the process to STOP adding random additives to the art, as it is legend of Zelda, and should really be only done one specific way. He ended up turning my tattoo of Link into a weird looking elf and I couldn't be more devastated. Not to mention the shading (which he unnecessarily added) is so wonky I'm completely embarrassed to have this on my body. He changed his entire outfit from simple SOLID GREEN and added stripes all over him! He changed the design in the middle of the tattoo, and I just cannot stress how mortified I am over this. DO NOT TRUST this shop. This should've been the simplest tattoo and now I've had it for two hours and am calling other shops hoping to have any luck in covering it up. Not to mention that I was sobbing throughout the last half of the tattoo since the artist had already butchered the design, and the artist continued to ignore my pleas to fix it and continued doing his own thing. This is my 15th tattoo, and I've never felt more violated and disrespected in a tattoo shop in my life.

Valentino Baielli

the best place for have a ART on the skin. thank you. Vaentino

Julie Baldwin

My son graduated from Navy bootcamp. My husband and I are so proud! We went to the tattoo shop, in honor of him and all service members! The tattoo artist Dustin did our tattoos! They are amazing!

Taryn Cystrunk

One of the best tattoo shops in the north burbs.

Mariah Yrigollen

I believe the guys name is Dave and he is very amazing I could not be happier thanks so much...price and time was great also highly recommended

Shaun Clark

Very nice place to get a tattoo and the atmosphere is absolutely wonderful!

Leon Congenie

I went in there checking if they are looking for an Artist and Talked to the staff they were awesome Super professional and very polite the shop looked very clean and sanitary and I love all the art they have on display one of the nicest shops I ever been in if our looking for a tattoo I would most definitely go check this place out!!

Justin Mordica

It's a great place

Mackenzie Hammel

I am so impressed! We came to Chicago for my little brothers graduation and decided to get tattoos and I'm so glad we ended up here. Eric did an amazing job at recreating my brothers tattoo to make a matching one for my dad and I. Everything was so clean and it was so nice to have a great conversation with Eric about any and everything! I will be sending people this way for tattoos

Stacey Simons

Nice place. Great museum displays. Worth the trip.

Michael Robley

Great work

Christopher Paredes

Eric did a great job on my tattoo, however I tried making an appointment with 2 artists who either never got back to me or stopped replying.

Jimmy

Went there through a recommendation from a friend and had my very first tattoo done by Jim. He was not only professional and dealt with my hate of needles but did an exceptional job on the tattoo and my nerves. Highly recommended by me, Jim and the staff there are all top tier in every aspect. Thank you!!! Much love, Jimmy- Midwest Director of Europrojektz

Kayleigh Hollihan

**BEWARE** My cousin in the US Navy got a tattoo from Brandon Mola this past weekend and it was completely mispelled. The tattoo was supposed to read "liberty before death, death before dishonor" and it reads "beeore". The stencil read correctly but Brandon messed it up and became incredibly hostile when confronted. **DO NOT get your tattoos here, they can't spell.