Tatu Tattoo
Chicago, IL 60622-2147
Phone: (773) 772-8288
- Directions:
- El: Blue Line to Damen; bus: 9 to North Ave; 72 to Wood St
- Specialties:
- Tattoo
- Best of Citysearch:
- Tattoo/Piercing 2007, Tattoo/Piercing 2007
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 12pm-12am (12pm-10pm for piercing), Fri-Sat 12pm-2am (12pm-12am for piercing)
Editorial Review for Tatu Tattoo – by Forestter Cobalt
In Short
Tatu is the only storefront tattoo parlor on this very trendy section of North Avenue. The atmosphere is casual--customers can watch you grimace in pain, while artists banter with each other about upcoming conventions and the like while working on your body art. Purple-and-white walls are covered with a mix of painted wood cut-outs of old-school tattoo design icons, old-school flash and more. This shop embraces old-school artistry while keeping in tune with modern trends.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You goYou don't need an appointment here, unless you're planning something big or need one of the artists to help you out. This is a good bet if you live in the neighborhood and want a spur-of-the-moment tattoo, given all the private and appointment-only studios nearby.
User Reviews for Tatu Tattoo
04/10/2008 Posted by southendbro
I consider a tattoo a very personal experience. Tatu was very nonchalant in their interaction. It was hi, look at the book, come back later. Nobody showed any desire to want to actually perform the service. I left there went to Jade Dragon (per everybody's recommendation), walked in and there was the service I desired. I wouldn't let tatu paint my garage, let alone my body.
Pros: Clean
Cons: Everything else
02/23/2008 Posted by 615butterfly
I came into Chicago from tennessee and thought i would get a tattoo.. I have four already and thought it was time for a new one. So we checked on this website and read the reviews and thought that it sounded like a great place to go. Well we waited 3 and a half hours and still no one was ready to do our tattoos. I thought that was absolutely ridiculuos. Maybe if it was really busy or something it would have made some sense. There was like 6 people there and only one doing a tattoo. Plus one chick was really rude. Needless to say, im a leaving chicago with no tattoo because they told me the wait was 30 minutes and i had to wait that plus three hours. That's all i had to say. Thanks.
Pros: None
Cons: Everything
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