Hold Fast Tattoo

Never been happier with an experience! I honestly would recommend this place 15/10. The studio is clean and ray is super talented. He worked me in as a walk in the same day, sketched my design quickly and efficiently, and was just an all around pleasant and kind person. The whole process only took an hour (did I mention I called the same day and he found a spot for me???) and it was just super enjoyable and painless. I wish I could give them 10 stars! Would definitely recommend coming to hold fast tattoo.

I am obsessed and in love with my new tattoo. I called around noon and was able to get in by 4 pm. I had it done today by Todd who helped me cover up an old one. He was able to adjust the proportions and the placement turned out perfect. He is such a talented artist and was a great person to talk to :) I was pretty nervous but I truly appreciate how he made me feel comfortable and the process went smoothly. I have a really low pain tolerance so needles make me dizzy, but the way he worked with me and talked to me made me feel safe and I felt great both during and after the whole thing! It was a laid back experience and it didn’t hurt like I expected. The style of this tattoo is so new and bold for me and it turned out amazing! Red is my favorite color and this 1000% matched my aesthetic! I have more tattoos planned and I will definitely be going back. Thank you so so much!

I love this place. They are Nice and professional and Matt my tattoo artist is amazinf. He is great at detail and colors.

I was a walk in and Ray took care of me right away. He made sure to take time with making sure I knew what I wanted and working out the details with me. My tattoo turned out amazing and very detailed (a bumble bee) and I could not be more happy with my first tattoo! Will definitely be coming here for possible future ones!

Craig is the man! Incredible artist, diligent worker, and straight up homie. He takes pride in his tattoos, always going above and beyond. The shop itself is clean and laid back. Very positive experience.

My friend and I went in today to get memorial tattoos and I couldnt be happier! Ive been getting tattoos for years and today was my friends first. Thank you Tony for replicating our mothers written words to a tee! Everything at this establishment is excellent! From customer service to sanitization A++ Top notch!

Great place! Friendly, honest, and high quality. These guys know what theyre doing, met a lady in the waiting lobby who drove an hour out of town To get her tattoo there. Recommend calling or scheduling an appointment. Annoying as it is, its just proof of their skill

So disappointed with my tattoo by Todd. I have two full sleeves and many other tattoos. This was my first time here, I wanted to get my little twin sisters names tattooed on my ankle (Mia & Meadow). I asked Todd multiple times if he can make sure the names are CLEAR to read & a little thick, not too thin. I showed him pics of some ideas of what I wanted and I asked him if he could sketch two different ones up. He seemed annoyed by that and instead just sketched one up. The sketch looked fine to me but mind you, Im not a tattoo artist, Todd on the other hand prided himself in being an artist for 25+ years so right away I thought I was in good hands, how hard can two names be right? Wrong.When he was finished I looked at it and I swear the a in Mia looked like an o and the a in Meadow still looks like a mix between a lowercase cursive s or o!! Right away I let him know this. He attempted to fix the a in Mia which he did an good job.... Now for Meadow, he was scared that it would look like a Q if he tried to do anything else to it! So basically it looks like Mia & Meodow/Mesdow (but in cursive). I have two names next to each other, both names have an A in them but the As look totally different from one another!!On top of that, he tried to basically blame me by saying it looks like how it did in the sketch I showed you... HES THE TATTOO ARTIST OF 25+ YEARS, HE SHOULD HAVE AN EYE FOR THESE THINGS!! If you cant get a name right, I think its time to find a new calling.Then he tells me AFTER we were done that he is cash only...Isnt that something that should have been told to me when I called to make the appointment, its 2019 who carries cash around?? Keep in mind it was pouring rain & pitch black outside... He hung on to my drivers license as I walked 20 minutes in the pouring rain to the nearest ATM. I gave him his money & left in tears, literally crying the whole way to another tattoo shop in San Mateo to show them. All the artists agreed that the A in Meadow doesnt look right at all. When I told them that this artist has been tattooing for over 25 years they were all in shock!Now I have to wait for this to heal to see if this is something that could either be fixed by another shop OR I will have to get laser tattoo removal!****BTW, I never signed any paperwork*****-- if I end up having to get laser removal, Todd will be the one paying for this. I already contacted my attorney and as much as I would hate to go this route, I should not have to be the one to pay another shop to fix someone elses work OR pay for the laser removal myself.Please take a look at the pictures. You can clearly tell the two names looks very different in not only the A but the clarity. I was going to surprise my 8 year old sisters with this on Thanksgiving... Now Meadow will ask me why Mias name looks better than hers & I know her feelings will be hurt as shes just a child & cant quite understand the artist did a sloppy job.He clearly knew I was upset and unhappy with the results and he offered NO solutions to help, not even a discount. As a business office manager, Todd handled this completely wrong. I would NOT recommend this shop to anyone.

I rolled the dice here first time on a tricky forearm tattoo, Tony did an excellent job, I’ve been back to him probably 5-6 times this past year or so, he is definitely a talented guy, works quickly and fair pricing.👍

After my 3rd visit with Jesico, also having the experience to watch other people get tattooed there by other technicians I know that Hold Fast RWC is:* Professional* Friendly* Clean* Safe* Reliable* Dope Tats* By dope I actually mean precise and professional attention to detail, making you look hella good.* Leave looking hella good.* Fast healing* Simple. No issues.Dont worry, no tattoo shop is perfect. Every place has its flaw.Unfortunately you will not hear Taylor Swift Playing at this parlor while you are getting tatted. Im sorry :(. If you really must listen to her you will probably be given permission to listen to your headphones.Have an awesome day!

Walked in one day with no appointment and was taken care of right away. The work they did was just incredible. Will return again for sure. Todd took great care of me.

Todd was amazing. He listened to me about the meaning behind my tattoo and took great care to capture it.Thank you for the great experience!

Clean and.quiet except for the bumping playlist. Lots of very experienced talent. Adam Skye is amazing with art nouveau work.

Had my first tattoo done by Craig and was blown away by the outcome! Unbelievable detail and creativity. Highly recommended!

Very professional tattoo artists ... Got my third tattoo at HOLD FAST tattoo ... From Todd ...

Super nice people...professional...great artists. Will be returning to get more ink!

Great artists, environment and location. All my ink is from here and I couldnt be happier with it.

Top notch facility with great artists. Highly recommended

Very clean place! Easygoing and friendly staff

Amazing shop full of amazing artists!

Best place quality tattoos

Good excellent