Clover Tattoo & Body Piercing

My best friend and I both decided to get a tattoo together and found this place. We went in and were immediately greeted and had a quick consult on the tattoo. We showed the artist (I think his name was Craig) and asked him to make some changes. He came back with something incredible and perfect. It had way more detail than the image we brought in. It came out better than we could have imagined. He was personal and professional, and I will definitely come back here for another.Plus, I definitely loved watching step brothers in the lobby, it made the experience even better!

I went in for a double eyebrow piercing. Ty was very thorough in process from start to finish. He ensured that I was happy with the placement and talked me through every step he took so there were no surprises. 10000/10 would go back again for future piercings. Thanks Ty!

Aaron does THE BEST work. He’s very friendly and I love coming here. I always feel at home. Thanks so much Aaron!!

Aaron did my soldiers cross with flag background and it looks amazing. I highly recommend him to anyone. The other staff is friendly as well.

My wife and I decided to get our first tattoo here and it was an awesome experience. Tristin was our tattoo artist and he was really awesome! Both tattoos turned out really nice and I love tristin’s work! The staffs at clover tattoos were really nice and some of them were pretty funny telling jokes. Looks like an awesome place to work and I would recommend clover tattoos to anyone. Tristin, thank you for an awesome tattoo experience!!!

Took my daughter in yesterday as a walk in to get her nose pierced. Ty was absolutely amazing and so patient with her. Very informative and knew exactly what to do to ease her nerves. Will be back in the future! 100% recommend Ty for any piercing needs!!!

Went in on a Sunday for new jewelry. I didn’t get the name of the gentleman who helped me (but he had large tunnels in his ears with gems in them) Thank you Sir for your help!

I went and got a piercing and tattoo. TY and Frankie were amazing. The piercing didnt hurt at all. Ty is outstanding at his job. Frankie has very gentle hands for a tattoo artist. 100000000% recommend.

My wife and I took our daughter there for her first tattoo and Frankie Sodapop was amazing. He did a great job at making her feel comfortable and walked her through the process. His artwork and attention to detail was great. We have already gave recommendations to several people and will be returning for additional work.

I actually had a cover up done. It was around a year ago I believe. Frankie was the one to do it. And he did amazing. It barely shows what was under and its one I actually like and appreciate. Very clean the tattoo and the shop. Everything done and touched was sterile. All the artists were nice. And the artist who did mine had talked to me and my sister the entire time and I couldnt of asked for any different wanna go back soon for another one.

Derek has done a couple of tattoos for me. He has such a light touch and lines are crisp and clear.

The only shop I called that accepted walk-ins for tattoos. They got my husband and my on the table quickly and did a great job on our tattoos.

Derek did an amazing job on my tattoo. He’s crazy talented. He was super nice and welcoming! Will definitely be back soon!

Frankie did my triples and rook piercing and was very quick and made sure I liked the placement. Prices were cheap and the only complain is there wasnt a piercer from noon-1pm so I was told to come back. But when I did come back, I was fit in right away. Everyone was super nice and would definitely come back!Update: rook was placed too shallow and had to take it out or it wouldn’t heal correctly, disappointing waste of time and money

Best piercing experience I’ve ever had! Ty made me feel super comfortable & was very friendly. It was quick & easy and he was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions. He also helped me figure out what would be the best choice for me & it looks great! Plus everyone in the shop was nice & welcoming. Will definitely be going back

I’ve never had a better experience at a shop other than clover, Derek has done a lot of my boyfriend and I’s tattoos and we have always had a great experience with him his work is amazing I prefer American traditional designs and he executes them perfectly every time. The other artists are amazing and super friendly as well. We recommend all of friends and family to Clover. The apprentice Tristen had recently done one of my tattoos and it turned out exactly how I wanted, all of the artists are very professional but still allow us to feel comfortable within the shop.

My daughter got her nose pierced on Friday and noticed that the piercing was no longer visible. So we walked in and spoke with Ty piercing today and he immediately was super friendly and very caring. Ty was so kind and explained what was happening with the piercing and took his time to make sure my daughter was ok. He removed the piercing as carefully as he could and he apologized and right away offered to fix this for free and said he was going to get my daughter the nose ring of her choice and asked what her favorite color was and let us know when to come back. I would highly recommend going to Ty for your next piercing.

Pretty good. My sister and I got matching tattoos and hers was done awesome. The guy that did mine was not so awesome and it was messed up a little. But over all everyone else in there was amazing!!!**Update** One year later, We took my other sister to get her matching tattoo and we went to Derek, who did my sisters very well. He did an amazing job on Megs as well! There was a guy doing a sleeve while we were there and it was fantastic! Check out their facebook page! We will go back again if we need a tattoo.

So we went here impulsively on Sunday to get a couple small tattoos. Quite honestly this was my worst tattoo experience. We had Derek. The line work was clean on my boyfriends. However the line work on mine was a tad janky. He was definitely going way too deep. It was far more painful than any other tattoo I’ve ever gotten, and both of ours are severely raised. He barely talked to us, which I suppose is just a personality thing. But personally I want to make conversation while I’m getting tattooed. After all he ended up charging us $120 each. For a very small tattoo. Personally I feel this is high for such small, simple pieces. Especially given I don’t feel the line work is up to standard for those rates. Overall this place is not for me and I wouldn’t return.

Aaron is one of the nicest and friendliest people you can meet. Super detailed and always professional. Has done multiple tattoos on my body and has not disappointed. Ive recommend him and this shop to multiple people and will continue to recommend it.

Very nice people and funny. What a blast it was last night. Took my wife to get a tattoo and Dereck blew it out of the park he took it out of the ball park with it. What a great place to get tattoos. Good job and we love it. See you guys soon for mine

Derek is AHMAZING! He has done 5 of my tattoos and is literally perfection every single time! I won’t go to anyone else! If you’re looking for a great artist, he is your guy.

They did my daughters nose piercing. It looks great. Friendly, professional staff. Definitely go here!

In my opinion Derek is one of the best tattoo artists I have ever seen. His attention to detail is absolutely amazing. I have 10 tattoos from him and will never get a tattoo from anyone else. If youre looking for a great tattoo experience stop in and see him.

I went in to get a tattoo from the apprentice at Clover, her price was unbeatable and quality was outstanding. The shop is super comfortable and relaxed with great seating areas and a huge TV with game systems. Always great music playing. If the apprentice can do this good of work I can only imagine what the guys who teach her can do. Highly recommend this spot.

I’ve gotten two tattoos here, one for fun, one with a ton of emotion involved as me and my sister got matching tattoos of our dads signature right after his passing, both times I was shown complete welcomeness. I have another appointment tomorrow, and many more to come.

I made an appointment to get a double conch piercing but since I am from out of state and was having troubles with Uber I was 25 minutes late. Alina was a sweetheart and still got me in. She walked me through the whole process and it was very quick. She is very professional and nice. Probably one of the best piercers I’ve had. 10/10

Love this place! Bobby does incredible work and is hands down my favorite artist. His shading is amazing and he does really well at making you comfortable while he’s working. Definitely can’t wait to go back to get more done!! 😊

Got a military star from Derek, which consisted of a circle and straight lines, both of which can be pretty hard. The circle and lines are perfect & the peice was positioned just right. We worked out the design together and it turned out really cool. Good experience, would recommend to others.

Walked in and had my nose peirced in a less then half hour. Friendly staff, clean, and a great price. Piercer was nice and made me comfortable. Informative and took great care of my little bleeding. Definitely would recommend.

The artists were super chill and their shop looked cool! I got my septum pierced here as a walk in. They were super quick and friendly. I 100% recommend

Bobby did my second tattoo. He has amazing talent and the end result was stunning. Bobby is good at make you feel comfortable and relaxed while he is doing your tattoo. I highly recommend going to Clover Tattoo & Body Piercing by Bobby. The pricing is very good as well!!

I went in as a walk in, in the evening and the guy who did my tattoo was super nice and easy to talk too. I love my tattoo so much it’s so cute and the line work is off the chain good. :) I’ll definitely be coming back for my next one!

Made appointment, walked in and was treated rudely by the gentleman that asked “what I needed”. Once with my tattoo artist there was absolutely no personality. Nothing was said to me during my tattoo or how to care for it afterwards. I won’t go back. With so many other artists out there - do your research & go elsewhere.

Ive gotten my last 5 tattoos done here with Derek. I have always been treated nicely. The artwork quality is awesome, the place is clean and I absolutely recommend it for any tattoo or piercing needs.

Got a tattoo done tonight by Aaron. Hes very friendly and funny I was totally comfortable around him! The rest of the staff seem super friendly. The shop is a very friendly and comfortable atmosphere they had an amazing couch btw super cozy lol Ill definitely have to be back for my tattoo tharpy.

I came in to make a quick jewelry purchase. No staff was in the lobby when I entered, but there were some customers waiting. I actually asked one of the customers if he was staff after a while, after I had thoroughly looked over the jewelry and picked out what I wanted in the case. He and the other customers had appeared to be waiting for a while.Whenever a staff member did enter the lobby, he made himself busy behind the counter instead of talking to the lobby of guests. He eventually informs one of the other customers that their piercer should be there soon and that he is sorry that the piercer is already about an hour late. I had to ask him for help to get my jewelry from the case but he was clearly unfamiliar with the layout of the case, their stock, and the product itself. When the piercer did eventually rush in, he was, finally, able to get my jewelry at the pace I expected when I walked in.Despite the delay, the jewelry is comfortable and seems of good quality. I will be returning here for future jewelry needs, but not on a tight schedule.

I had the absolute worst piercing experience I’ve ever dealt with today. I can’t even get ahold of the shop to find out this lady’s name, but she seriously messed up my ear.This “piercer” put the needle in my lobe incredibly wrong and had to re-do the whole piercing. After she stuck it through my ear a second time, and made me bleed all over, she completely ruined the earring that I came in with.She still charged me $50 after putting me through that. I am beyond upset, and as you can imagine, in pain. Don’t worry, I did not tip her, but like I said the shop will not answer me about a refund OR her name.DO NOT GET PIERCED AT CLOVER TATTOO 🤬🤬

Took my daughter to pierce her ears and couldnt have asked for more professionalism and amazing service. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone!

I called late at night and got an appointment for in the morning on kind of impulse. I got tattooed by Bobby and he is an amazing artist and is super friendly and was extremely welcoming. I’ll definitely be back for more work and recommending him.

Brought my daughter in for a belly button piercing 9 months ago. when arriving a couple guys were venting about other staff. There was no consultation about the piercing, the only question asked was what color she wanted the jewelry. I filled out no paperwork. The jewelry came out of a container full of other jewelry. When I got mine done the jewelry was in a sterile Seal. The lady touched everything (drawers and other surfaces) with her gloves on before touching my daughter. The chair was sitting straight up instead of lying down. so after the needle goes through she takes it out and try’s shoving the jewelry through. Minutes go by before she uses the needle again to get the top of jewelry through. Not happy with the experience at all. Would not recommend getting a piercing here and not going back. She did this to a 13 year old girl. Her belly button still bleeds from time to time.

Really clean place with laid back staff. Derek was my artist and he did quick, clean, quality work (novice opinion, as I was a first timer). I highly recommend for your next tattoo!

This was my first time at this shop, I didnt get the young lady piercers name but she was amazing! She was so quick and so nice. She knew exactly what she was doing and she was hands down just so incredible. I would highly recommend this place!! I would give this shop 10 stars if I could!

This shop is the best, every time I go there to get a tattoo it turns out great. 5 star shop and quality people. The artist I see his name is Derek and he does a great job on me and my girlfriend, this place rocks!

Honestly this was the best place to get pierced EVER. the guy was so so so nice and made me feel comfortable and was 100 percent honest. if you want a piercing or a tattoo definitely go here!

They are super nice and do an excellent job. If you’re looking to get piercings done here, then I definitely recommend. All the staff is super nice, careful and considerate of what they’re doing. 5/5 recommend!

Great environment and great artists. Personally wouldn’t go anywhere else for a tattoo. Derek is a badass artist as well as everyone else that tattoos at Clover.

Honestly the best tattoo and body piercing place I have ever been to I have multiple tattoos and had multiple piercings done here by Derek Baier hands down the best tattoo artist I have ever met he’s done almost all my work. If you are looking for a great place for a piercing or a great tattoo swing in to Derek he will take care of you!

Derek B. did an American tradition piece for me ❤️

Derek Baier did amazing work on my cat tattoo. Would come back again

I repeat dont get any piercings from Clover tattoo or Union station. I got mine in September and they were infected. Here it is January Im still going to the Drs weekly to make sure my skin dont fall off. Both places suck if youre gonna get a piercings go somewhere else

Wanted to get my lips on my boyfriends neck. It is already super faded and can barely tell it is even there. Also didnt line it up correctly at all. Seemed to be more worried about rushing to get it done then actually producing a good tattoo. I would not recommend them at all. Now I have to spend more money to get it fixed an done properly.... tattoos are permanent and they should really make sure they get it right and take their time to make it as perfect as they can get it.

Bobby does great work. He takes his time and makes sure it’s how you want it and precisely where you want it. Highly recommend him and the guys here. Great work. Definitely come back for more work.

Great shop! Love my tattoo

Excellent customer service. Derek listens to what you want and makes it a reality. Very professional! Highly recommend this studio. Everything is very clean and orderly. Will definitely be back!

VERY rude male tattoo artist. Ridiculed for tattoo choice. Talked smack to other artist about having to do the tattoo. Didnt listen to me at all and seemed inconvenienced by my sitting. Worst experience ever. Also claimed color was impossible without reason or even trying any color.

I went with a girlfriend to get her naval piercing. (65$) And the female peircer was very friendly, she was very educational. She made sure placement was okay, she let her pick the ring that was going in annnnnd WALAH and no issues. Just a good expirence.

Great experiences went with my daughters to get mother daughter tattoos, Henry was great. Very professional, nice people and would highly recommend their artistic abilities.

Booked an appointment with Aaron for yesterday at 5 pm when I got there the shop was closed NO ONE BOTHERED TO CALL TO CANCEL THE APPOINMENT THE MOST PROFESSIONAL THING THEY DID WAS NOT EVEN SHOW UP DEFINITELY WONT BRING MY BUISNESS BACK NOR WILL I RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GO HERE

Such a clean place! the piercer was super nice and seemed very professional, she did it very quick and easy, didn’t feel any pain or discomfort what so ever! definitely recommend this place.

Popped in around lunchtime and someone was literally sleeping on their couch! Cheap selection of jewelry but I needed something quick so it wouldn’t close and asked if someone could just put the jewelry in. Not even a piercer on staff and mentioned a sister shop close by. Perhaps let’s take off the body piercing tag here as it’s just a waste of time for people.

My wife and my self have gotten tattoos from this shop iv gotten 3 and my wife 1 and we love that they work with you and have great pricing. Get in and get them tattoos done youll love it there.

I did a walk-in and the guy kinda messed up my very simple tattoo but it’s no big deal. I’ve heard amazing things besides him (also messed up my friends a bit) but they are all very friendly and it’s overal a good place

I took my daughter their to get her bellybutton pierced. the piercer was just funny! very professional when he noticed she was nervous he had her laughing.

Best Tattoo place in Des Moines! Come down and See The Damian! Man has the best dot work in the Midwest! Dont get me started on his Mendalas!

Not so professional!!. Just got two arrows . The tattoos are not professional they couldn’tdraw a perfect line tho⚡️They just draw on ur hand with sketches and then draw with tattoo needle 🙏Highly not recommended

Bobby was my tattoo artist and did a GREAT job. Used him once before. Definitely recommend him and coming back. Ask for him.

I have been blessed to find this place! Knowledgeable kind and friendly staff make you feel right at home here. Every service Ive received they went above and beyond. 100% would recommend!

Ty is awesome! He made the piercing much more comfortable and fun. Loved the atmosphere of the place!!

A friend of mine went here for a tattoo, and the artist was incredibly rude to her the entire time, even making fun of the design she brought in. He made snide comments about the tattoo to his coworkers while she was sitting right there and refused to do the tattoo in color like she asked for.

My friend and I had a super great experience getting pierced (rook & helix). the piercer (I didn’t catch her name) was lovely and so patient with us, thank you!!

Had an amazing time! The artist was very nice and understanding and did a great job on my first tattoo!!

They messed up my very simple word tattoo. Black ink. Just a fee letters. Its sloppy .line work is squiggly theres smears of ink and lines where there should be curls. Uneven pigment. Not my moneys worth.

Bobby did a masterpiece on me, words can’t define how much I love his tattoo work, shop is very clean, friendly environment ,quote my price from the start and got done the time I was told.Definitely will be back,- DarrenB

Staff was super friendly,The guy who did my nose piercing was cool and he made me laugh to take away from the pinch lol.

Quality tattoos at a reasonable price, the artists here are laid back and super cool. Very good at their jobs

Amazing shop...... clean, comfortable and always great music playing while getting work done. Been 100% satisfied with the work Derek has done.

Great service really Friendly and great quality for a low price best tattoo shop in the state by far 👌

Hope helped my son and I through a very difficult time. She is knowledgeable with clear and precise information . I highly recommend her services.

My daughter got her septum pierced and it came out great and the piercer was super funny and nice.

Good, friendly experience, the tattoo artist did a great thorough job without taking forever, and was reasonably priced.

Awesome environment and artists!

Got a great tat done. Ill go back iiib a few weeks and get it finished. Highly recommend this place

Done a great job. I love my percing. Plus my tattoos that I got done there.

This place has a professional environment and the people are really chill and down to earth. When y’all come in make sure to talk to TRASH PANDA he’s one cool mother****£r!

Its very clean, and they were able to get me in the same day for my tattoo.

Got tatted by Charlie. My second tat from him. Always a good time. Seems to be a drama free environment which is nice.

Great place. All the artist were very social and welcoming. Love the vibe of the shop.

Showed up for my tattoo appointment, only to find out my artist was at a wedding.

Great experience! I will 100% be back! Im in need of some ink next!

TY, is awesome, super cool, made my previous piercing better!!! VERY creative!!!!!!!

Loved it!!really good service, really nice people. Chilled my nerves real fast

We had the best experience getting multiple piercings. I would recommend them.

Some of the best artists, tunes, and personalities the Des Moines area has to offer!

Awesome shop, friendly staff, clean environment. Everyone was fun, helpful, and accommodating!

Derek Baier is fast, friendly, professional, and talented.

Franks done all my tattoos. Love this place.

Derek is the man!! Great with shadows! This is my shop.

Aaron Rickabaugh is amazing. Shop is clean.

Great people and great artwork highly recommended!

Awesome work done. Great environment

Love my tattoo :)

Amazing work done by Derek and Frankie.

Went in for a piercing. Fast, clean and friending.

Very friendly staff, great work

Love the environment and music and art and ALL!

Love clover tattoo.

Darian is absolutely amazing

Nick is amazing artist!!!!

Great service and great people

Good service good art

Love Sami!

Nice