Fu’s Custom Tattoos

My first tattoo and it was such an amazing experience! Mark was so great, my husband wants to get a tattoo here as well! Highly recommend !!!

I’ve been to Fu’s for all of my tattoos, both big and small. For ¾ I had Han’s do them (he’s a master at black and gray tattoos) and Jake did my other one. Whenever someone asks for a good shop to go to, I always recommend Fu’s.

I won’t go here ever again because of the poor service.
My friend also got work done the same day as me, and she was very dissatisfied with the outcome.
My recommendation is to be more responsive anytime a customer is having an issue with the service they’ve paid for.

Spent almost $ 300 on a custom tattoo I found online that I wanted. Quality is awful (spotty all over after it settled) and the tattoo artist acted like he was doing me a favor by doing it for me. Overpriced and wayyyy overrated tattoo studio. Would not go back and would not recommend to anyone. With a city the size of Charlotte, I am sure there are plenty of other places that can do a better job and also give you some service with a smile. Take my recommendation and go elsewhere.

Travis was excellent. Took his time sketching and making sure my friend and I got exactly what we wanted. He was sensitive to the pain and allowed for breaks as needed. I was very impressed with his professionalism and kind demeanor. Would most definitely recommend to any of my friends or family.

My girlfriend and I just had great experience with Travis at fu’s. We both experienced him listening to what we wanting, excution was excellent and place was pristine.

All I have to say is Hayley is very talented. I had a great experience here, you may need to be patient. I took me about 3 months to get in to see her, but was well worth the wait.

I’ve been going to Matt at Fu’s since before they moved to Noda. I have 5 pieces of artwork some new and some coverups, wouldn’t go anywhere else.
Great tattoo parlor, great artists and atmosphere. Don’t think you’ll walk-​in and get ink on the spot, it’s by appointment and they are busy because they are that good.
Highly recommend Fu’s.

Not only do they have some of the best tatoos artists in the city, they have an amazing piercing artist who uses only the finest quality peircings. No infections from nickel content or unclean instruments, no guns. Keith keeps a very clean environment. Fu’s Custom Tatoos also sports a beautiful art gallery that features a different artist about once a month. Definitely a hidden gem worth a stop even if you are not interested in body art!

I went in for a quick wrist tattoo. They were friendly and really nice. It was my first tattoo and i had an overall awesome experience. My tattoo artist, Matty, was really cool as well and very thorough with how it was going to be and how to care for it. I totally suggest going there! I’m very happy and will go back if I end up getting another.

I went here with a friend today on a whim to get her nose pierced. The piercing cost $ 25, which I think is inexpensive compared to other places I’ve been to. Keith, the guy that did the piercing, was friendly and patient with us. My friend said it hurt more than she anticipated, but I think Keith’s humor helped to make the whole process more bearable.
The atmosphere in this place was pretty appeasing for someone like myself who has a low tolerance for pain. I was actually almost tempted to get another piercing or even a tattoo myself!

Fu’s is awesome! There are many artists that specialize in different types of ink so choose your artist carefully. I stumbled upon a pretty great one there that is unfortunately moving however I’ve seen some pretty sick work from the others. There are 10 artists total and seem to always be booked. Walk-​ins are allowed but I urge you to make an appt. Everything is clean inside and friendly receptionist lady, whatever her official title is! Only negative is the space, need more seating room while you’re waiting, and a few of the artists seem a little cramped (but not bad!) There are no pics or slides of tattoos to browse from… why would u pick one off a sheet of paper that anyone else can get?! They are custom tattoos.

I’ve been here twice and my husband also had a piece done, all our work was by Christian so I can’t comment on the other artists in the studio. Great staff, nice work, very professional and easy to communicate.
The shop looks clean, always seems busy and booked in advance. I’ve heard good things about the other artists as well and will be back in the future!

I was visiting a pal in Charlotte for a few days and I had been itching for a new tattoo (or two.) I saw so much great body art all over Charlotte and every time I asked someone where they got it, the answer was always «Fu’s.»
My friend and I went in and left our names and a description of what we wanted and were told that if a slot opened up they’d call us. An hour and a half later I got the call to be there in 15 minutes. I arrived and met my AMAZING artist, Matty.
I showed Matty what I had in mind and he quickly threw together some sketches. He patiently did tweak after tweak to the designs until they were EXACTLY what I wanted.
He was awesomely hilarious and had a super laid back vibe but at the same time, he was very professional and trustworthy. He listened to my wishes and gave me exactly what I wanted and it barely hurt (ok it hurt like hell but he was so amusing that the pain was dulled.)
Matty has the brute masculinity of a viking raised by wolves. I promised him I would say that if he did a perfect job on my ink and he did so I said it but it’s also TOTALLY TRUE!
If you are in Charlotte and need a tattoo, GO SEE MATTY and tell him Callie from Cali sent you. He might get upset about Biggie but that’s his problem. ;)

I want to start out by saying how happy I am about my last three trips to fu’s tattoo. I am not the tattoo type, at 32 I got a late start on the tattoo wagon. Never the less, I did some research and came across this location. I was skeptical to the least. And I wasn’t sure about even getting one. But, when I arrived the lady at the front greeted me with great respect. She set me up with Nathan Fish. First look at him, I was intimated and nervous. I told Nathan about some ideas I had and he was very insightful. He helped me connect the dots and pull the idea out of my head and put it on paper. Needles to say it was better than I imagined. Nathan entrained my wife and I for 5 and a half hours. Shared great story’s about his children and his wonderful girlfriend. He made the both of us very welcomed and a experience we both enjoyed. Since then he has done two more tattoo’s. Without missing a beat, our conversation continued 4 hours later I had two more on my collection. «A friendship forged from ink, tears, good and painful moments.» I would say to anyone shopping for a place to get some ink. Fu’s is definitely an awesome place to go.
Ask for Nathan, and don’t let Sam at the door intimidate you. Lol Fu’s tattoos «A friendship forged from ink, tears, good and painful moments.»

Thank you Fu Tattoo for completely ruining my husbands tattoo. What was once two initials with a heart is now one big blob. If you can’t do a touch up on a customer you need to tell them. Awful. I will make sure to add a picture so everyone can see the work you clowns do.

I went here on the reccomendation of a friend. Went on Saturday, they are open late and accept walk-​ins, I called ahead to see about a wait and headed in. They were very busy with all different types of people getting pierced/tatt’ed. Excellent staff and the artist drew exactly what I wanted. If I was planning another tattoo I would definately head back.

Nathan Fish did my boyfriend’s tattoo and it turned out amazing. We were there for about 5 hours and had nothing short of a good time. We had no trouble setting up an appointment and consultation.
The fee was 100 $ an hour. We were booked at 1:00 and he didn’t start tattooing till 2:00, I believe another appointment went over, but we were out by 6:00p and only paid $ 300.
I suggest Fu’s to anyone looking to get a tattoo, there are photos of each artist’s style on their website.

So sorry to have to write this, but really bummed with my experience — mind you this is NOT a reflection of their work as I DID NOT get a tattoo, but this is strictly for their counter service.
Look I get it. it’s a tattoo parlor, they are not suppose to be all cheerful like at a Abercrombie or something, but when you approach the counter with questions regarding a custom tattoo, you should sound a bit interested, or not in their case. He made me feel like I was wasting his time. This is a permanent choice and confidence is required… oh and interest doesn’t hurt. It’s taken me four years to FINALLY decide what I want on my wrists/​hands, so I want someone to completely understand what it is and what it means… I also just wanted to know who can freehand and how long would it take and what it takes… like money down… etc.
Personal history: I was engaged to a tattoo artist/​shop owner for three years (hence the tattoos I do have), I use to hang at the parlor… I use to observe… And one thing the ex always did, was engage the customer (as did his staff). If they were too busy to sit and discuss the custom work, he’d ask for them to come back, but he never turned anyone away with a bad feeling… Well the rowdy drunks and such did get turned away.
Hell! Before I moved here, I was in East LA with my cousin at a tattoo parlor (where she and some of her friends got theirs) getting a consultation as he was very professional — the work this artist did and his shop came so highly recommended (not to mention famous ppl showing off his work) gave me the time of day… Too bad I didn’t quite know what I wanted then. But now I do.
Okay, back to Fu’s… You can’t judge a book by it’s cover, and I felt like I was just dealt that. My tattoos cannot be seen as before now, I was not able to display them at places I worked and with my clientele. The dude behind the counter just said, yeah we can do it and then told me to look at the books, wait I think you misunderstood me, I need an artist to custom draw my tattoo which will start from one wrist, joined at the thumbs and to the other wrist… yeah we can do it, check out the books…
Look, I’m sorry if I’m taking up your time dude and I know that you DON“T need my business as you ARE extremely busy, but there is no reason to be rude and uninterested. I obviously don’t «fit» the tattoo type gal (didn’t know there was actually one), but I love body art. I was so excited to first walk into that place, but now looking else where. He just looked at me like I was a joke…
I can’t stand poor customer service and I can’t stand being judged.
This is what ended my day… I went home and crawled back into bed. pulled the sheets over my head and went back to sleep. The South isn’t so nice…
And I know this review won’t matter, because they are a very busy shop and I see that the artists do great work and are extremely talented, but counter service is just that, service.
They do not accept AMEX just in case you care.

Replacing an unsuccessful print and framing shop on the corner of 35^th and North Davidson, tattoo artist and native Charlottean Joey Vernon has put together a shop full of phenomenal artist with Fu’s Custom Tattoo’s that has become one of the busiest businesses in the NoDa neighborhood in the last year.
The non-​inked can cringe and marvel at the artistry with the window booth on gallery crawls while fans of skin art can get tattooed in the open and social set up throughout the rest of the shop. Or they can swing in and scope out the adjacent Baku art gallery that houses some of the ink houses’ artists’ canvas works beyond the skin.
In my thirteen some odd years of being tattooed, and having sat for five different artist, this is one of the most laid back and social tattoo parlors that I have graced. It makes for a very comfortable setting during what can prove to be a somewhat uncomfortable experience.
Old school traditional, japanese, black work, et cetera. They have a stable of more than competent artist that can either translate the artwork you bring with you or create a one of a kind piece to last a lifetime.
I have sat with Matt Terry who is insanely good and look forward to having Joey work on me in the not too distant future…