Big Easy Tattoo & Company

This place was gutted by a fire on Canal Street just before Mardi Gras 2016.
I got my first tat there in the summer 2015, and was very happy with it.

If you plan to visit New Orleans and want to get a tattoo I HIGHLY recommend going to Big Easy Tattoo and asking for Tony. My friend wanted a tattoo to represent his trip to New Orleans so we stopped by Big Easy Tattoo and at first glance it’s not much to look at and the store is slightly empty. However, you are not in a tattoo shop for how the space looks you are there for how the tattoos look and Tony surpasses expectations with his art and cleanliness of his tools and workspace. His lines are clean and precise, his shading is impecable, and his attention to detail is impressive. All things that I consider to be very highly sought after traits that you want in someone who is a tattoo artist. My friend went back in for another tattoo, that he wanted for quite some time, before we left because of Tony’s work. Personally, I dont have tattoos and I probably won’t get one, but after seeing Tony’s art and talent a small part of me considered it.

Truly terrible service. The tattoo artist tried to charge a final price of $ 120 for Roman numeral numbers in the inside of a finger. He first stated $ 80 then $ 100. What a joke. The facility is run down and unclean! Would not recommend unless you like being overcharged with the possibility of getting an infection

Had a great experience! Went in the day before to check out the shop. Sent Tony a pic of what I wanted and he had it drawn up and ready the next day. Took us right in and did an AMAZING job on the tattoo. Tony is friendly, calm, professional, and light with his hands. Shop is clean. I would definitely recommend this parlor and would love to come back!

Ok so closest Tattoo parlor to Bourbon, on a major street (Canal), sounds perfect right? In town, wanted to get a couple tattoos, they quote me make copies of my ID and have me sign all the documents, but when I go to pay they say cash only! Seriously? Who in 2015 doesn’t have a credit card machine?! So annoyed and mad that I walked out and went to another tattoo parlor. Place was dead, and minimal designs to choose from, should’ve known!

I’m giving this place 5 stars because it’s clean, the workers give proper and very detailed instructions, and it’s very professional.
When you go to places like this I usually compare them to shops down by the village where the workers just up the prices and don’t care about your body once you leave their shop. NOT HERE! The piercer who did my cousin’s boobs went step by step through everything. He was so patient and thorough I was completely surprised. He made her so comfortable (because she was scared out her ass), and he even provided his card to her to call him if she has any issues in the future.
Nothing beats great customer service!

Really disappointed. Came in at 2 pm made an appointment for the same day at 9 pm AND left a deposit. Got there at 9 pm and Tony said he had taken someone else but would get to us in 30 minutes. Left and came back at 9:40 pm and waited until 10. Tony was still doing someone else’s tattoos. They didn’t want to give me a refund for the deposit even though I no longer wanted to wait. They kept the deposit and I still left disappointed as fuck. Really sucks! Thanks for the sucky service.

Stopped in yesterday because my husband and I were both wanting new tats. Tony was our artist, and did an awesome job. My husband had an existing outline of his family crest on his back that Tony finished beautifully with shading and color. I had a picture of a fleur-​de-​lis and an idea of what I wanted, and Tony came up with an amazing original design for me. He was super cool, had a light hand, and stayed well past closing time to complete both pieces. I’ve been looking for a new artist for a while, and even though I don’t live in NOLA, I know I found my guy! Luckily, we make frequent to the Big Easy, and now I’ll be making frequent trips to Big Easy Tattoo! Thanks, Tony!

What a great experience! I didn’t get anything too complex but was impressed that my artist Daniel listened to my idea and created exactly what I had in mind! The shop was clean, the staff friendly and I couldn’t be happier with the result!

I got my ear pierced last week, I waited for couple of days to allow them to heal before I write my review.
The girl who did my piercing is very friendly, and she was patient enough to write down the directions to take care of the new piercing. I love the experience there! Everything is very well organized in the shop, even the magazines are sorted neatly. Would definitely recommend to my friend!

Came here while in town for Essence. I already had my nose pierced and it had healed so I was looking for a hoop. The guy who was there was a tattoo artist and the piercer was away at lunch. I asked for a hoop and he went and found a random one and sold to me for $ 10. He told me I could put it in myself. Silly me got excited and purchased it and walked out of the store. A strange feeling set in and I began to look at it. It seemed to big to go through my piercing. So we went back. When we came back in the piercer was there and she offered to exchange and put it in for me if I waited around. It took her about 10 minutes to get it in. While I was there I overheard her offering free services to someone because she was ‘new at this and it would help her get experience while giving the customer a discount’. I’m guessing you can imagine the look of horror on my face, right? Yeah. It was my fault though. In trying to be so anxious to get it I failed to do half as much research as I did for my initial piercing. Now it looks great and all but in order to get it in, she had to bend the metal with some pliers while it was in my nose. Yeah, it was no fun sitting there clenched up hoping this woman didn’t rip my piercing. It was a bit snug at first but now its fine. Only thing is with the way she did it, I’m now unable to turn it in my nose and have to go see if I need it repierced, as it may have closed up on the inside between the two ends of the hoop. I don’t regret the ring because it was what I wanted, but I should’ve found someone and somewhere else. Mind you this inexperienced piercer was the only one available in the shop –_​– Again, my fault for being anxious. Learn from me please.