Hartford County Tattoo

Professional and talented staff. Busy, but this is a sign of a good shop and artists.

My daughter and I got mother/daughter tattoos. I gave Johnny Chops an outline of what we wanted and a few basic ideas for color and he did an absolutely amazing job! This was my daughter's first tattoo so she was nervous but he made her feel so much at ease with the combination of professionalism and humor. We have had So Many compliments on the work and we are both extremely happy. I would recommend Johnny and Hartford County to anyone looking to get ink done.

This parlor has not only very skilled piercer's and tattoo artists but also employess who exude professionalism and excellence in their practice. I have had both my first tattoo here as well as multiple piercings and have found the parlor to be clean, well-run, organized as well as business oriented. Prices are very fair and never hidden. The artists are client focused and are very good at specializing their artistic view based on client needs and wants. Also the artists do thorough teaching for first time goers on piercing and tattoo care. Overall I've had a great experience with all the staff at Hartford County and am scheduled for another appointment within the next month with my personal favorite tattoo artist Izzy who beautifully drew up my first tattoo and made my first experience as comfortable as needles can be.

Had an awesome experience here. I got a tattoo and since then I referred 3 people who got tattoos and are extremely happy with them. Highly recommend this place for all your tattoo needs. Each artist is great and has their own specialty so I suggest you review their portfolio on the website before you pick one that is right for your tattoo.

Marco just did my tattoo last week. He did a thorough and phenomenal job! He exceeded my expectations. I'm telling everyone to go to HCT!

My wife had a tattoo done last November by Johnny V. She is extremely pleased and she is looking forward to showing it off now that it's warm weather. She liked the professional and friendly staff and artists at HCT.

We both waited until after we were 50 years old to get ink and we're very happy with the entire experience.

I’ve gotten several tattoos done here by Diamond Dave. The shop is kept clean and sanitized, and it’s a great place to get tatted.

The facility is clean. The staff are very nice, respectful, and can strike up a conversation easily. The artists are professionals that know exactly what they're doing. They take their time to get the piece perfect for you. The shop location is between a little mini Mart and a pizza restaurant so you can grab food during your long tattoo sessions. This is the only shop I will go to for my future tattoos

Overall average/disappointing experience. I got two small tattoos done by Johnny V on 7/18/19, and I was expecting to get some great quality work. They were my first ever, so I spent a lot of time researching to find a good artist and all of his photos on Instagram and elsewhere looked amazing. This made it even more devastating when I was not happy with my pieces just days after and I am certainly not happy now.

The first piece was a handwriting copy from a letter my dad wrote me years ago. At first, it looked great. However, after just 6 months, there are several weird bulges and a few lines that are way too heavy compared to the rest (although this is not a new development, they showed up months ago) but weirdly also a couple of lines (The center and bottom lines of the I) that are really faint and already have missing ink. I’ll be surprised if they last a year or two from now. The faint lines could of course be touched up, but the lack of consistency is frustrating.

I also got a stalk of wheat. This one is really problematic. First of all, there are supposed to be thread-like fibers coming out of the sides, and they are completely missing from the design. I didn’t notice this until the day after getting it so it’s partially my fault, but I told Johnny NUMEROUS times that they were a critical element to the design. Second, it’s not as curved as it was supposed to be. Third, there’s a particular seed (see day-of photo, yellow arrow) that for some reason is sticking out on an extra stalk and is weirdly small? Again, something I should have caught, but I was understandably hyped up on adrenaline and didn’t notice. Also, I have never in my life seen a stalk of wheat with a seed sticking out like that, mostly because wheat does not grow like that!!! For all the time it took (HOURS) for him to create this very simple design, an error like that is kind of ridiculous. Also, this tattoo is a blurry mess that looks terrible for only being 6 months old. There are also multiple spots of ink loss, although I am mainly frustrated with the severe ink bleeding. People regularly misidentify what it is.

In terms of the customer service, it was alright. I paid a little under $100 for the pair, which I consider to be a very fair price and is probably the reason my rating isn’t lower. Johnny V was a generally nice guy, but there were a few weird moments where he was really pushing me and especially my mom to talk about personal stuff relating to my dad’s death. One of the pieces was a memorial, so it was bound to come up, but he pushed really far and made it awkward at times.

Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this place or at least not Johnny V specifically. Again, I do acknowledge that some things were my fault, but I think that most of the issues I encountered were due to poor application. I can’t claim to be a tattoo expert by any means, but based on what I see and the additional research I’ve done, the results that I have gotten seem to be mostly a result of how it was done rather than something I did.

I cannot say enough good things about Hartford County Tattoo. I called without an appointment on a Saturday and asked if they take walk-ins. One of the artists made sure to ask every single person if they could fit me in and promised me someone would give me a call if they could. He took down my information and Johnny chops gave me a call just a few hours later. Everyone was so so so kind and extremely helpful. Johnny did a very special tattoo for me and I can't say enough how much I am in love with his work. He explained everything he was doing to me and answered all questions I had as well as being very easy to talk to during the process. I highly recommend both Johnny and Hartford County Tattoo and I will not get a tattoo anywhere else after my experience today.

Great place with an awesome environment. Very friendly staff and clean facility. Got my Daith piercing with Alexis. He was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions. I liked that he talked me through the process so that I was aware of what he was doing and in the middle he would hold a regular conversation so that there wasn’t an awkward silence. Thank you Alexis for a great experience will definitely come back to pierce my other ear.