Jester's Court Tattoos

Mark Patrick now works at Jester's Court Tattoos in South Side! Not only is this experienced artist talented but he is also dreamy!

My best friend and I decided to get matching tattoos to memorialize our love for Harry Potter the night of the last movie. Because this would be both of our first tattoos, we decided to do some heavy research. Her uncle highly recommended

i went here under the reccomendation of a good friend. i wanted to start a full sleeve. i met with michael patrick & had two sessions with him. i tried to contact him several times to schedule my next session. he didn't even have the

Sean did a tat for me and aside from a heavy hand he added shading that I didn't want or ask for nor was it mentioned or present on the sketch he drew up. I wouldn't have cared as he knows what looks best (as the artist) BUT it was grey shading behind relatively small black lettering (each letter is about the size of a dime), which made them very hard to read. I wasn't thrilled about something being added to my body forever w/o asking.

Michael Patrick had a very poor attitude as well. Short answers, very closed lipped, distracted and overall unwilling to elaborate on anything from art, price, process or availability - giving off a very unsure feeling to me about...well...everything.

Patrick proceeded to talk loudly to my artist during my tattoo session. In a supposedly sterile environment, it wasn't very reassuring to have him leaning over the cubical walls that separate artist spaces, have him coughing and listening to him speak of unprofessional personal things like relationship issues and smoking pot while minors are present. When you can smell and feel his breath (once again in a supposedly sterile environment) when he isn't the artist working on you, he's too close. I felt like he was talking through me to get to the artist working on me who seemingly just wanted to concentrate on the task at hand - the tattoo that I am paying and tipping for.

If I were to return, I wouldn't go to Sean (despite his many success) or Mike Patrick.

I have certainly been treated worse in other shops, but the overall feeling of "settling" is present.

These artists are settled, used to what they do, and do it fairly well and therefore little things that you become desensitized over time to, BUT are absolutely crucial for people entering your shop to see just isn't executed.

With a little self conciseness work and a little professionalism update, they could easily be the number one tatto shop in Pittsburgh.

Check out their portfolios, they are amazing1

I went there a few years back just to look to see if there was something that would catch my eye and while i was there looking around the two male employees were using horrible language and one of them went into the bathroom left the door open and when he was finished he didn't even wash his hands, needless to say i walked right out of there.

After being shafted at another shop (the artist didn't show), I ran to Jester's Court to see if they could squeeze me in for a tattoo. I got great service and was taken in the next day. I think it was obvious how upset I was to lose my first appointment (which I waited a week for). The best part is that my tattoo is even better than I imagined it would be. And, the work came in over $150 cheaper than the quote I got at the first shop.

Rick worked with me and was an awesome, helpful person. I'd recommend him to anyone.

(By the way, I was in the Etna shop for this, not the South Side.)

great tattoo shop michael patrick did a wonderful job with my tattoo and i would definitely go back there and recommend it to everyone.

I had a horrible experience at this tattoo shop. The "artist" rushed me through the entire process, and gave me pathetic excuse for a tattoo. It only took him about 3 minutes, and once it healed, parts had no color, the outline wasn't finished, and it looked a mess. I ended up going to American Tattoo in Vernoa to have it covered up and done correctly. Chris Roseone worked on it for about an hour and it came out beautifully and exactly how I wanted it. Do not go to Jester's Court. Waste of money and terrible work.