Love my Elephant tattoo will be seeing Cookieman @ Island City tattoo very soon for more ink.

The place does not look the best but they do great work. Andy was my artist. Does great work and he has a very light touch. Would definitely recommend this place to any one looking to get inked

Great experience. Xavier is excellent for nose piercings and really appreciated the tattoo quote from Cookieman! I will definitely return for a tattoo. Thanks Island City Tattoos!

The workers are cool and make you feel comfortable. Very talented and makes your ideas come true.

Cookieman is the best! Book him for airbrushing and tattoos

I did a walk in and ended up with Anthony. I had a screenshot on my phone that he managed to turn into an AMAZING little tattoo and the price was unbelievable! I’ll be coming back for more work and will always be seeing Anthony for it! Definitely check them out, and I included my own tattoo pics for you to see exactly what I mean.

Awesome experience! Andy is great!

Dope shop! The artist Meka is super legit, her pieces are amazing and vibrant and she is super chill. Great artists and good vibes!

Artist cancelled 3 appointments 45 minutes before appointment. Said she was not in the area and she had stuff to do so we were gonna just have to reschedule. Totally unprofessional and a waist of my time. My previous experience here was excellent. Ray is a good artist and a great person. I guess everyone cant be great.

Donald is the most beautiful tattoo artist ever just a sweetie pie and he knows his way around the tattoo shop masterpiece

My boyfriend got a nice tattoo here. The area was little “wrong side of town but they took good care of us!”

Good customer service. Love my tattoo done by cookieman77 good job😊

A second review because this is my 3rd visit to Ray (and counting.). I’m compelled to do another review because when your guy is top notch, you want everybody to know. Siring this sitting Ray brought a 19 year old tattoo to life; it’s now version Ray.0!I asked him to take his creative license and ‘Ray it out’ for me. Yes, book the appointment in advance people! You will love the result.

People are so friendly and the work done is amazing. You must check out the walls. If they are still running a special make sure to get your appointment. A diamond in the rough. State flower tattoo and mascot.

Andy was amazing. He was quick and Im in love with my new ink.

Great Tattoo shop. Excellent customer service. Donald, is a 5 star tattoo artist.

Tattoo on my forearm by Andy its was dope highly recommended

House the artist. Very cool dude take his time and do his work. Definitely would recommend. Very talented artist.

Shop owners/ employees were late for my appointment and someone else’s.However, the quality of my piercing experience was good. Zay was very communicative and professional.I do recommend this shop.1 week update: my piercing fell out and Zay was willing to meet me before shop hours to get my piercing in before I had to work. Quality service!

Great service.

Always happy with their work

I went here to get my first tattoo. This is the best tattoo spot in Bmore. I have been here twice and Ray has always hooked me up. He is very detailed in all of his work and his finishing product proves it. I have recommended this place for years and will always be a customer. They take walk ins if it’s not busy but it’s best to always schedule an appointment.

Great exp. Great artist Ray & even better person - I’ve been going to him for 6 months now. All artist here do great work

Well I will be coming back meka done my tattoo and Im so inlove with her work she was very patient with me and my son the first day and yesterday was better I love her work and Im glad I found a new artist to get it done Ill be back love.

Awesome work! Great staff with friendly and very helpful tattoo artists

Cause of covid by appointment only

Ray is amazing, hands down. Both my partner and I have gotten half sleeves from him and are very pleased with the quality and price of the work as well as the experience overall. He has multiple streaming services if you want to just zone out to TV, but hes a great conversationalist too. The two of us already have more tattoos in mind, and theres no question well be returning here to get them done.

I always get my tattoos done by Cookieman. Hes great when it comes to bringing your art to life.

House is the best. My husband and I. All together. He did 9 tattoos. I highly recommend this place. They make you feel like your family. Ask for HOUSE.

Ray is out of this world talented. I will always travel just for him to do my work no matter which state I live in!!! He has done some of my cover ups and they have turned into brand new looking pieces. I just got a matching tat with my daughter and the work was amazing. He is the best of the best!!!

Nice, friendly, and quick service with VERY reasonable prices. Black owned and you can book appointments online and pay ahead. I am definitely going back for another soon!!

All of them are fantastic, been going for Years! Keep up the good work fellas.

Andy took his time. He was personable.

Donald is an awesome artist and brought my vision to life

This is where I get all my tattoos from. Ray is absolutely amazing. I am super indecisive about the tattoos I want to get, and he always gets my ideas and puts them together cohesively. Great prices. I always have a ton of fun when I visit.

Great!!! Ray was very pleasant & did an amazing job!! I highly recommend him.Great price book ur next tatt with Ray @Island City Tattoos!

Ray has done a total of 12 of my tattoos. He is wonderful! The shop is very clean & has great prices. Ray will take the time to put together ideas and make sure the tattoo is really what you want. I recommend Ray to anyone looking for a good tattoo.

Thanks Cookie, Greatly Appreciate it!!! I Love My Tattoo!!! Thought I’d give you a “Shout Out” !! Keep up the great work. Until we meet again...

Professional and fast! This is my 3rd tatt within 3 wks. Next appt already made! Leg sleeve in progress!

Zwade is amazing! I love my tattoo I got from him and definitely will be going back! He is awesome and highly recommend them all! Very professional and really good! Also very clean and you can certainly expect great service!

All the artist are great but I stick with Cook. He is my favorite of them all. Anyone looking to get some art work this is the place to go. And yes the prices are reasonable

I was just there and Ray was Amazing. My friend and I just walked in and got 2 tattoos each and he was super nice and speedy. The tattoos are really detailed as well. I will definitely be coming back soon! Thanks Ray!

Very knowledgeable individual. Clean, aseptic settings. Very caring individuals. I was very nervous and I felt ok after Ray calmed me down.

Excellent customer service and professional assistance and atmosphere! I would recommend to others definitely! House is a awesome artist!

House has been my go to artist for years. Excellent work always. Excellent conversation while inflicting pain, LOL. Excellent atmosphere!!

No response when I called

Nice place

Jon is the best and easy to talk to when that pain hits. This is my spot and I am never leaving...NEVER. The work is amazing and I feel great about showing amazing artwork to the public.

Ray is amazing very professional as well as extremely talented! He was able to bring my vision to life with my Tattoo. I was referred by a friend ended up with a sleeve and several other pieces from Ray I will continue to support! Thank you so much

Went for a lip piercing and it was quick and easy. Didnt take more than 15 mins. I love it there

Chillz is the best cant wait till my next session

I had a phenomenal experience. I went in to get my nose pierced and a tattoo and Ray did a great job on both. I will definitely be back!

House the tatoo artist was prompt, patient and very talented

The prices are great and the work is wonderful (depending on the artist) but of course, there are many many many flaws. I got two out of three of my tattoos done here; they were both done in the same session. I gave the artist a tip that he was genuinely surprised about (I see why now) and then attempted to get another “appointment” with him a few weeks later via Instagram. I was not able to make the “appointment” because I overslept due to just getting off work a couple hours before. Fast forward to Thursday (over a month later) and I contact the artist again to see if I could get the tattoo done for Friday (6/29). We speak on the phone and confirmed I could come in at 1. I get to the shop just a couple minutes before 1 just to be told that 1. He did not even know how I made the “appointment” or remembered the damn “appointment” (I literally spoke TO HIM ON THE PHONE THE NIGHT BEFORE) and 2. That someone else made an “appointment” via their website but he was confused as to how that even happened because apparently you can’t book appointments 24 hours or less in advance on their website. So his conclusion was that he push back MY appointment and cater to the other customer. Cool. Then I go to the waiting area in the back and he asks what I wanted to get (again, all discussed the night before) and then he remembers who I was. After that he proceeds to do the other customers tattoo and completely disregards me during the fact. I waited till about 2pm and left. I am completely dissatisfied, I do not live in Baltimore; I in fact live almost a hour away. I wasted gas and time just to not get what I wanted! That was my mistake and I won’t be coming here again. Work on y’all customer service and take “appointments” made serious, thanks.

Ray did an awesome job on covering some tattoos that I had for 30 years. He did me an awesome Japanese Hannya mask half sleeve. Hell of a nice person and very talented, and gave me a very reasonable price.Going back to get the rest of my arm sleeved. I definitely recommend this establishment highly. Berniemac!!!

Island city tattoos is now my new favorite tattoo shop. Ray was amazing and my tat is exactly what I wanted!! I would recommend anyone go here, I know I will be going back!!

Got my nose pierced here. Great price and staff was friendly and helpful.

Ray did an amazing job with my custom piece. Funny, down to earth, and takes pride in his work. Thanks again!

Excellent work ! Ray is so talented and down to earth !!!! I really wont go anywhere else or to anyone else ... Hes done the last five tattoos Ive gotten and never let me down. Best shop in Baltimore 😁

I love Ray. He is the only one I let Tat me.

Theyre amazing! They took my friend and myself last minute. Their prices are amazing!!

Very professional 👌😉. Got a consult on what I wanted. Going back to get my tattoo. I love the price I was quoted too

Best burners in bmore.... Tats last 4 ever

Great professional service. Work is impeccable.

Been co.e here for about 14 yrs now love their work no need to go any where else

Im not gonna lie, if you were not paying attention, you would drive right by it. but for those lucky people who know where it is, i am sure that like me, they loved it! they do an excellent job with their tattoos, i have 5 going on 6 and i can not help but to continuously go back, even if just to socialize....

This wasnt my first tattoo but my first time going there.The tattoo artist Derrick Rhodes, very talented artist took very good care of me. Very sterile. Little to no pain for a tattoo that took 2 1/2 hours. I will be returning soon. Thanks!

I got my tattoo done by CHILLZ yesterday and I absolutely love it! The whole time I was there I felt nothing but good vibes. I’ll be back in two weeks!

@inkbychillz Professional, Welcoming. Very talented. Im a cry baby and he has alot of patience Lol. Everyone in the shop is also welcoming.

Always friendly guys and great work

Been coming here for years!! One of the best places to get Ink 😜💯

I went there in 2009 to get my second tattoo and have been going back ever since. Excellent work with reasonable prices and very laidback staff!

Love Rays work, been going to him when he was on Garrison Blvd. When people ask my about my tattoo I always tell the Ray at Island City is the man to go to. I had to add to my review Ray and Cookieman are great artists they do great work and make you feel so comfortable.

Made an appt yesterday for a consultation today. The place is closed, website says by appt only on Mondays. Well I set up an appt, they clearly dont regard this at all. Bad for business. I wasted time and gas to come to this place.

Great. Ray does all my tattoos. Been going there for about 8 years

Ray did my touch up. Fast and was a great price. Cant wait to do my next.

Made an appointment.... show up for the appointment and no one to answer the door... No one answers the phone....I dont care how good their art is... their customer service is poor. I drove a long distance to get there for no one to be there... Im very very livid.

Ray helped me modify my current idea to perfection! Chill personality took my mind off of the tattooing pain and he has Netflix! Talk about binge watching and catching up on some old shows!

Have been there on 3 different occasions to get tattoo work completed. Donald CookieMan is the best!

Ive been going to Ray for almost 20 years. We just figured that out today! LOL! I love his work! Just love it! Thanks Ray!!!!!

I Love This Place!!!!!! Awesome Artist... S/O to My Brother Cookieman and Ray😘

Got all three of my tattoos here by house. Great artist in my opinion, fair prices

I love and live for andy

Great Service... And Cookie (Donald) is one of the best. Ask for him

Ive been seeing Ray for at least 10 years..he is a true artist in every sense of the word..hes very thorough and reasonable..I dont go anywhere else😆

Island Tattoos I would recommend to anyone. Ray is the man he improvised with color on cover up and vision . If I could give him more STARS I would and he’s about his business . Real Talk

I had an appointment yesterday with Andy, got there and he wasn’t there. Appointment was at 130 could not wait for him pass the scheduled time and requested a refund to which I have not received or got any follow up on. 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

They were professionally and welcoming. I would definitely recommend them.

Great service, one Particular artist, Ray, was able to give me exactly what I wanted, like exactly. No error.

Ray was Awesome!!!! I was soo excited since Ive seen some of his work already, and he didnt let me down...

Cool artist and atmosphere.Reasonable prices for decent work.

Artist used really cheap ink on me. Im not happy with the price i paid for the quality of the work or condition of the place

Great artist,amazing environment.

Clean, courteous, good customer service, great artistry.

I went over a month ago to go see Ray, I saw some work he had done on someone and she highly recomened him to me. He was nothign but professional and polite. I was over an hour late.It is true that the surroundings do look a little stechy but never judge a book by its cover,. Everyone was super cool and VERY professional. I have never seen a tattoo shop so crowded and busy with repeat clientele.I like it that people drive by, go ahead.. Let those of us that utilize them keep coming back!!!

Chillz did an amazing job! I will 100% be back!

Cookie was awesome. Very friendly and talked to me to distract me from the pain.

I went today to get my second tattoo . before I went I googled it and saw so many great reviews for the tatoo artist name Ray so thats exactly who I went too. Best decision ever he was so nice, and down to earth and funny. He brought my picture to life adding his own colors and really made it pop. He even made me feel comfortable by having Netflix there telling me watch whatever I want. We were in there geeking off the Dave Chapelle special. Overall I had a amazing experience. And he is def my new tatoo artist!

5 very talented artists that work at the shop and some of the best ink work in Baltimore city

Ya man they one of the best in baltimore check em out