Reviews of Funky Rooster Tattoo and Art Gallery (Tattoo Shop)

Kyle Mohr

Love this place! I was very nervous about getting my first tattoo. But the staff here were great in walking me through it and making it a comfortable experience. A big thanks to Jose Manuel for doing a great job and helping me calm down when I was nervous. The blonde woman at the front counter (sorry I forgot your name!) was also very kind and helpful! Thank you for making my first tattoo experience an enjoyable one. This is a great place and I'll definitely be coming back! :)

DOUG PHILLIPS

Best place ever, Manny did a great job on my first session of my cover up tattoo. Definitely recommended!!!

Brenda Perez

I loved my 1st time here, great people, sanitary, and super kind and professional.

Martin J. Lajewski

Unable to make any kind of appointment... Walk-ins welcome!!!

John Norwood

Awesome place and Amy did an amazing job on my tattoo

Kristiana Bonomo

Love this place! Seriously, such a good shop, with friendly artists that produce great work.

Melliza Malabanan

I hold Funky Rooster and their staff close to my heart. Even though they don't know me personally, I love the place. The atmosphere is so welcoming and not as intimidating as other places out there. Their prices are great and reasonable. I got my first tattoo with Josue, who is super chill and a super talented artist. All of the tattoo artists here are great at what they do and I always tell all my friends and family about it. I've brought my brother with me and he's gotten a couple of tattoos done here as well. We both love coming here and will continue to until we get our fill, and our friends and family get theirs.

Craig Richard

Artist TOTALLY messed up on my tattoo, which was also overpriced btw. I should have just gone somewhere else, but it was the only place I could go to at the time. Now I paid too much money for a tattoo that is very visibly messed up.

Veronica

Was there for Houston fundraiser and got me a Nessie. Will be coming in to finish the rest of my sleeve.

Diana “DJVlogs” Jacobo

Went in about a month ago for my first tattoo with Josue and he was so kind(even though i was very ticklish) and helped me relax. Can't wait to come in for my second session! Definitely will always come here for my tattoos!

Max Tenison

Great environment! Great artists! Walked in and got taken care of and did a great job!

Thomas Schael

The people here are fantastic. It is truly a shop full of artists. There is zero intimidation factor. My son got a tattoo there a few months back and is setting up an appointment for his next one already. Highly recommended.

stefan keir

This is a great place! I called ahead and they scheduled me a time to meet with Amy Porter. At our first meet, we went over what ideas I had and what ideas she had. It was a great collaborative experience. After emailing each other a few times, we got a final tattoo drawn up. I had a more elaborate tattoo (a penguin in a golf cart next to a sign) and it took 3 sessions to finish up. We stopped early one day as it was draining for me (coloring is rough!). Amy was super understanding and encouraged to not push myself. She was also super easy to talk to since we are both big nerds. The shop itself is super clean and open. Everyone that worked there is super nice and friendly. I am already planning that my next tattoo will be at this shop!

Croslow Bruce

This place is amazing! The artists are extremely talented and they treat all customers, new ones and regulars, like family. I'll definitely be back there for more ink.

Humberto Corona

Funky rooster is the friendliest place to visit they make you feel welcomed and part of their little family definitely recommend

Varonique Encarnacion

Friendly fast professional awesome environment and honestly a handsome staff i even lost my ball and they replaced it love will go back soon so as i figure out what to pierce lol

myeseniarodrigues Baptista

I spoke to a girl on the phone. she asked me to send her the design I wanted and she told me that you couldn't that day I wanted. I asked her what when I could and never answered me

Victoria Marshall

Love this place! So professional and friendly. Thanks Manny for an amazing tattoo! ❤️

Austin W

This place is awesome! From my consultation to when I walked out the door with my new tattoo it was a great experience. Staff was super helpful, professional and friendly. Sam did beyond amazing work on my tattoo and was great to chat with. Couldn't be happier with the work she did! I'm definitely coming back for future tats and highly recommend scheduling an appointment here for your next tattoo!

Scott Maki

Great tattoo shop with very friendly and helpful staff. Paige did an excellent job on my two newest tattoos.

Sammy

This whole place is a vibe!! Even with covid it was super easy to set an appointment and get a tattoo done right away. I had Sam she did a GREAT job and made me feel super comfortable while I was in her chair. am SUPER happy will my new tatt????❤ I will definitely recommend this place to everyone I know and DO NOT plan on going anywhere else for my tatts!!!!

Juan Camilo Arevalo

Awesome tattoos

Diane Schael

Best tattoo place around. Friendly people who work with you to get the art you want

Tequilaa Bob

Daughter turned me on to the Rooster and I must say that I wasn't disappointed. Found the staff to friendly and talented. Josue far exceeded my expectations couldn't be happier. Will be going back. Thanks guy's

taylor dohlen

10/10 love this shop, the people are always friendly and welcoming, full of creativity and passion. I have been tattooed by Paige a handful of times and love them all! Highly suggest checking them out for your next tattoo adventure ????

PAT GRONEMAN

Very friendly and awesome artists

Nate G

Worked with Paige today after being recommended by a friend. She did amazing work. The shop is clean and sterile. Its also got a friendly and fun vibe to it and everyone was upbeat and easy to talk to! Would recommend it to anyone from first tattoo or 20th. Also got to see Jose work on a new client who was getting his first tattoo and he was very patient and understanding.

na na

not sure if they do piercings or not. called in to ask, staff seemed ok.

Ozzy

Absolutely love there work! I came here once before I now live in Rockford and before in Chicago and drove to Elgin just to get tattoed! A must try for any one that loves tattoos

Jose Lopez

Quality, professionalism, experience,.....They know and love what they do.

JEN JEN LOVE

To expensive

M VZ

I LOVE coming to Funky Rooster to get tattooed. The gallery is beautiful, the shop is well maintained, and all of the artists are really good at what they do. The artists all have their own styles, so it’s easy to find something you’ll like!

Felix Chagolla

I work there

Saima I

Jenna is amazing!!! She did this beautifully!

Lathier Brown, Jr.

Great Prices, Great Service (Paige was amazing) and most importantly of all the place is super clean. 10/10 definitely going back.

erick merlo

(Translated) I recommend this place to anyone very good dedicated and professional artists I have done 3 tattoos with them and I will finish doing my whole arm excellent hygiene and attention (Original) Recomiendo este lugar a cualquier persona muy buenos artistas dedicados y profesionales me he hecho 3 tatuajes con ellos y terminaré de hacer todo mi brazo excelente higiene y atención

Nat Tillie

Such a nice place. Great work

Matthew Mcmurry

Booking.. First yes.. Then no.

David Kosy

great space and cool artists!

Dave Moreno

5/5. Best tattoo place I’ve ever been to. Amy and Sarah are the great.

Yuliya Habib

Great staff, enjoyable food, delicious coffee!

Cathy Sundal

I love Sarah, Manny and all the artists here. Sarah is my go to. Amazing work by all the artists and the vibe is unreal. One of my feel good spots.

Ryan Santillan

Amy did an amazing job!! I will definitely be back for more work done

Juan Rodriguez

This place is awesome and so affordable.

Ashia Walker

It's a chill professional environment.

George Laegeler

Manny was great

Kayla Collins

Got my first tattoo of a watercolor tree on my forearm here from Paige Hudon and I absolutely love it. I scheduled a consultation with her and showed her some ideas as well as explained what I wanted. She has a fun and colorful style - you can definitely trust her with your ideas. Her design was absolutely perfect. She had a great eye for size and placement on my arm. Everyone at the shop made sure I was comfortable and had all my questions answered. The result is more amazing than I could've imagined! They also gave good aftercare instructions and made sure I knew I could call or stop in with any questions that come up. So glad I got my first tattoo here!!!

Kelin Ramirez

LOVE THIS PLACE, IT'S CLEAN AND PEOPLE TREAT U REALLY NICE. ALL PROFESSIONALS... HAVE DONE ALL OF MY TATTOOS THERE WITH JOSE MANUEL.

Candice Smith

Don't let the little shop fool you, this place packs a lot of talent with affordable prices. Been going here for over 2 years now. Can't imagine going anywhere else. Sarah and Manny are awesome!

Cesilio Acosta

Great Staff and Amazing Artist

Jeremy Garza

Absolutely love this shop! All are very professional and welcoming, Sam did an amazing job and was great to chat with! Overall quality of the tattoo was beyond perfect! I would highly recommend this shop to anyone!

Shauna Thompson

I highly recommend this shop. I went in today to get two small tattoos done; one on my forearm and another on my foot. Sean was my artist and did a fantastic job! The people are all very kind, it is a fun and relaxing environment! The prices are great too, very reasonable! l will definitely be back!

Jason LeBlanc

Clean and professional. Fair prices with outstanding artists. I will definitely return.

anthony q

Alex killed It! My rose tattoos are perfecto! I highly recommend this shop to anyone! Good vibes thru out the whole shop!

Brad Wildermuth

Don't go anywhere but the Funky Rooster.All artist are awesome!! You won't be disappointed.????

Kevin Tudor

I want to thank the entire team at funky rooster, especially Manny and Sarah for helping me create a tattoo in memory of my daughter who didn't get a chance at life. I love the tat and will be back for more!

Diem Nguyen

The shop is really beautiful and full of art! Parking is easy and Sam is my go to artist now!

gabriel villar

Excellent place! Excellent people!!! Sean did my military tattoo and he knocked it out the park. To all my Brothers at Arms this is the place to go for that special tat...

Mike Dubay

Went to get simple initials and the guy that’s been tattooing for 12 years!! made my ”G” a backwards ”e” terrible experience!! not to mention it was my first tattoo smh he should of paid me!

Sue Meyers

I came to Funky Rooster for my first tattoo. I chose Sarah, since I wanted a dog/cat design to honor all my 4-legged kids. I wanted a “Vintage” style tattoo. Sarah spent time with me and gave me several options. She made me feel relaxed, and was extremely professional. I absolutely “love, love “ my tattoo! It’s exactly what I expected and she even added funky retro colors to make it really vintage. I highly recommend this place and I’m getting ready for my second tattoo ???? This place is very clean, very professional and very reasonably priced.

Jessica Schildgen

Love this place! Paige did a fantastic job on my tattoo and she was very personable! Thank you all! See you shortly for tattoo #2!

Ramona Ramirez

(Translated) very professional in their work I loved the tattoo the place is very clean and they are very kind I recommend it (Original) muy profesionales en su trabajo me encanto el tatuaje el lugar es muy limpió y ellos son muy amables te lo recomiendo

Joanna Castro

Best experience I've had with a tattoo shop. The shop is warm and inviting. They have original artwork (mainly large canvas paintings) hung up all over their walls, of which, all were for sale. I went in for a consultation on a Saturday and they had a sketch drawn up for me in 6 days. It was a colorful, traditional chestpiece drawn up by Sean Kim. They require a $50, non-refundable, deposit for any consultations that lead into an original sketch. The following Saturday, I came in relatively early, (12:30), and started my session with Sean. He was polite and extremely professional. He completed my Tattoo in 4 hours. Really great price for a really great piece.

miriam ortega

I just want to start off by saying that everyone in the work place is very nice, however Manny the artist that did my tattoo wasn’t as nice , I went in for a consultation to explain what I wanted & even showed him a picture of what I wanted done, after I spoke to Manny he walked outside to talk to somebody else making me feel like I wasn’t important enough. All he said before walking away was “it will be around 4 hours , and it will be $150 an hour” & I was definitely fine with that. So I scheduled my appointment and paid my deposit. When I walked in for my appointment the nice lady in the front desk told me to fill out some papers and then it was show time , unfortunately even when I was done with filling out the paper work Manny came to me and showed me something completely different on what I wanted!! I was definitely not satisfied to say the least

Eddie James

Went there on Jan. 4th for my appointment with Manny at 5:30.... First tattoo done in 9 years first in Elgin.. It was the second shop i went into that day looking for a tattoo in memory of my Dad... Sarah was very helpful with trying to get me in asap and talking to Manny that day, made me realize this was the place to get it done... Checked other places around the area n in Lake County. But knew in my mind this is the place for sure. Sarah is amazing and Manny did a great job and heck so good i actually fell asleep... 5 stars isn't enough for this place.... I will always recommend Funky ????. Sarah is awesome.. Manny is da man.. Even Paige was awesome as well... Thank all 3 of ya for the best experience ever.. I WILL BE BACK!!!!

BigGuy88

Made an appointment with Manny a week out. I told the person who answered that my daughter and I wanted to get something to celebrate her 21st birthday. Let them know we liked the Avengers, Día de los Muertos and the play Hamilton. Also made it clear we were open to any suggestions. Show up today and tell Manny the same thing and he ask if we have anything as reference. Hello... I just gave you four references. He doesn't bother to show us anything he's done before or as an "artist" give us any ideas. Either this guy is the worst salesman ever or he’s so busy he feels he doesn’t need any new clients. If I could give zero stars I would. This place is garbage!

Norma Romero

The best tattoo shop ever, workers are so friendly!

maggie scanlan

Got a piece from sam and it turned out AMAZING

Kimberley Skrzypek

My daughter and I just walked in asking questions re a mother daughter tattoo. Both our first. Sweetest woman at the front desk set up appointment that afternoon with Manny. Manny was more than patient with us! He was awesome, made our first tattoo experience relaxing and painless. The entire experience was awesome. We both want to go back! Great place ,great people, great tattoos! ! Thank you !

Jamie Chlopek

Great experience at Funky Rooster. Got matching tattoo with my daughter. Fast and friendly.

Heather Vahl

Manny is an extremely talented artist, I highly recommend him to do any tattoos. He did beautiful work on my tattoos!

Webdev pro

was looking for someone to brush up my ink.

roberto calo

Great price good service

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Super friendly vibes!!

David Schnell

The place is clean and the artists are really good and friendly. Highly recommend for a bomb tattoo or a dope piece of art.

Marleiny Filpo

Me and my two sisters went in to get matching tattoo. Something small and simple but loved Funky Rooster Studios. Sarah was awesome and sweet and helped us pick out the sizes and placement that we wanted. Jose did all of our Roman numeral tattoos and he did a wonderful job. He was also awesome and great throughout the whole process. We all had nothing but great things to say, and definitely recommend.

Susan Garrett

Great place, clean,friendly staff that makes you feel at ease

Paulina Kuras

I walked in to get my first tattoo. Paige and the other lady (sorry we didn’t catch her name :( )took care of me right away even though paige had an appointment in the next half hour. I got a small wrist tattoo so it wasn’t going to take a long time and they didn’t want me to wait an hour. They were both very informative and made me feel comfortable. I walked out within 20 mins, very happy so I highly recommend!

Claire Nolan

This place is great. The staff was so friendly. It was such a welcoming environment. Paige is great!!!! She gave me my favorite tattoo yet. Thank you guys ????

Julie Murkowski

Sarah did an amazing job. I wanted sunflowers on my foot and she created exactly what I wanted. She was very patient and gentle. It turned out amazing. Shop was very clean and all the artists seemed very nice. Will definitely get another one there.

John Abreu

Been here multiple times, one of the coolest shops I’ve been to. The atmosphere and crew are all awesome. They meet my needs and every artist is so unique.

Tavo A Morales

Very friendly and proffessional. Will definitely get another one. Got mine done by Alex

Lucy Perez

Clean, professional, beautiful job, felt very comfortable.. Beautiful artwork on display

jose napoles

The best shop !!!!

Bettina LeBlanc

Haven't gotten a tatoo there yet, but I've looked and the work they do is amazing! Such great detail and colors!

Amina Amdeen

I got my first tattoo here and I am glad I did! I got so many compliments on how nice and detailed and beautiful it looks, so I'm happy overall. Paige did a great job at explaining everything and making sure I was involved in the process. We also had nice conversations and got to know each other, so that made the process less painful and more enjoyable. I would recommend this parlor in a heartbeat and will for sure come again for my next piece.

Nicole

Not happy with this place. Without going into full detail the guy could not give full detail when asked questions. He also interrupted me while I was talking. I had to call another tattoo place that are very good and well known to get accurate information and did NOT interrupted me. Would never recommend this place to anyone.

sharkie6973

Tried to get a Tattoo there. Tried to give a smaller local shop my Business. The first artist I was working with ended up not working any longer at the shop before my scheduled appointment. The second Artist called in with “possible” Covid exposure an hour before my appointment.i was then giving the option to wait another week or so or just take a refund on my deposit, the shop Personal seem very uninterested in working with me from the beginning, so I decided to take the refund and go elsewhere.” To many bad turns for such a short distance”. It’s a shame too because I was very excited about getting this medium size, very easy tattoo.

Alicia Solorzano

This place is amazing! Everyone is extremely friendly. The artwork and decor definitely caught my attention! It's also very clean. The experience was great. I love how they took their time and I LOVE my tattoo. I will definitely be coming back for more.

DENICE LOVES

This is the first tattoo shop that the front desk associate/owner and tattoo artists are actually nice! Their customer service is the reason why I decided to stick with them. I have been working with Manny and he is a true artist. Not done with my back piece yet but I am already sooooo happy with it.! If your sick of those rude tattoo shops come here. They are so professional! Thanks guys!

V G

I heard a saying that went "cheap tattoos aren't good, good tattoos aren't cheap", but unfortunately, the tattoos at Funky Rooster are neither good nor cheap. My tattoo was very overpriced for the quality I received and ultimately did not give me what I wanted. I was charged $400 for a substandard tattoo. It was overall an immensely stressful and disappointing experience. I would highly recommended you go to another tattoo shop.

Emmy

I love this shop! I can’t say enough good things about my experiences here getting tattooed. Manny is awesome, professional and really cares about what he’s putting on your skin. He’s given me exactly what I hoped for both times and I can’t wait to continue my sleeve with him in the near future. Sarah is a doll! She is always checking on the clients and makes sure everyone is always comfortable. Absolutely love her, and her artwork is beautiful. Just an amazing shop full of really talented artists. I researched for months for an artist that I thought could do justice to the idea I had for my sleeve and I’m very grateful I found Funky Rooster.