Cyclops Tattoo

Jason is a true professional. He said all the right things during a tattooing process that can be stressful, yet rewarding. His work is remarkable and attention to detail seems to come second nature to him.
I got my first rib tattoo from Jason. He gave me a price estimate for about 2 hours of work. He was extremely efficient. The actual tattoo ultimately took less than 1.5 hours. For an artist of Jason’s caliber, his fees are very reasonable.
I had a great time!

Just five months after my first tattoo I returned to Jason Stein for my second. Simpler design of a rose and leaves on my forearm, but drawn out just as I wanted and executed perfectly in one 2 hour session. Jason has a deft hand — gets all the details down in a surprisingly fast amount of time. Tattoo is pretty much healed after just two weeks. I’m super stoked and will definitely be back for more. Thanks again Jason!

Jason Stein is a tattoo genius.
I didn’t need to make any changes to the design or placement. Everything came out perfectly. I still have to go back to finish the fill but I’m so confident everything will go as well as it did today, I’m postng this review before seeing the final product.

Cecily is such an amazing tattoo artist. Went to get a fix done to an existing tattoo and she couldn’t have done a better job!

This is a really overdue review, due to my work schedule times get crazy, nonetheless I would like to take this opportunity to give a great review on Mr Jason Stein one of the most awesome tattoo artist I’ve ever met, this man has envision and sees it before you could even think it, I recently went to Mr stein to cover up some tattoos that were holding me back in life, not only did he do a great job covering them, he made it seem as if they never even existed on my skin! That is true talent at its best, this man not only gave me a great tattoo, he gave me my life back in a sense, Thank you ever so much keep up the talent.
Regards, John E.

I can’t stop staring at my new tattoo by Cicely. Several months ago, I had script on my left forearm done by her and loved it. I wasn’t exactly ready for my next piece at the time, although I knew I wanted some floral work done. She is easy to work with, from start to finish. I’m so happy with it and plan to return for some cover up work as well. Thanks Cicely!

Of the half dozen or so shops I’ve received ink from, Cyclops is easily the best in terms of overall experience. Cicily works thoughtfully, and provided some great last-​minute touches that really tightened up the images, and she even came in $ 100 lower than her initial estimate! I would certainly return to Cicily for more work.

Sweet Cecily was a dream to work with. She combined all of my scattered ideas and photos into one gorgeous design. Beautiful work and great conversation.

I cannot thank Jason enough. I emailed him an idea I had for a cover up tattoo on my forearm to ask him if he thought it was possible. He emailed me back in a timely manor and said it was very possible and to come in for a consult. I did just that and immediately booked an appointment with him.
When I had my first session I already fell in love with the tattoo but after completing the second session today I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. He turned an old SF stamp like tattoo on my arm into a BEAUTIFUL, full of color, vibrant, tattoo if a peacock feather and roses. I am so pleased with the service I received from Jason at Cyclops Tattoo and everything about my experience. I highly, HIGHLY recommend him for any tattoo you have in mind. Beautifully executed and a pleasant environment. Thank you again Jason, I will be returning in the near future for more beautiful work from you.

I sent Jason a design I had in mind and we made an appointment. I immediately felt welcome walking in. He is incredibly friendly and easy to talk to!
I learned this shop has been around since the late 90’s. Their professionalism and confidence shows why they have been in business for so long. Cecily was super sweet to me as well.
Jason laid the design out for me (completely nailed it on stencil!), went over a few points, and we began shortly after that.
The work came out perfectly. He is extremely talented, patient, and trustworthy. I will definitely be coming back.
Thank you, Jason!

I literally cannot recommend this shop enough!
I was referred to them by my hair stylist when I mentioned that I was interested in finding a female artist for my next tattoo. She directed me to Sweet Cecily at Cyclops and all it took was an email and a quick consultation and I was set up to get tattooed by her in record time!
As the many other positive reviews say, both Cecily and Jason are super nice, super approachable and totally non-​judgmental. This, in my experience, is not a very common combination in tattoo artists and one that cannot be valued highly enough.
When I went in to get my work done by Cecily, there was another girl there being tattooed by Jason and we were having so much fun chatting and sharing stories that I was actually disappointed when the gun went off for the final time and Cecily told me I was done.
I could not be happier with my tattoo. It is just black outline, but required a lot of niggly little details and Cecily executed it perfectly. I will absolutely be returning to this shop for my next tattoo and will be recommending it to everyone I know in the meantime.

Jason did a floral piece on my shoulder and I am more than pleased with the results. After a few emails and a consultation, he drew up something unique to what I wanted and it was spot on. He gets booked months in advance so it’s best that you make an appt as soon as you are certain of what you want. The coloring and shading of my flowers are bright and impressive! I’ve received many compliments. Not to mention it healed very nicely which is an added bonus. I would definitely come back if I decide to get something else done.

I will keep on returning to cyclops tattoo
Extremely happy with artwork
Matt

Talk about long overdue review… I went to Jason years ago, recommended to me by a friend, it was my second tattoo but I was nervous (my first experience in NYC hadn’t been great). From the moment I met Jason, he put me totally at ease and I became super excited. He made me feel totally comfortable for this little text-​only tattoo I wanted, he even improved on the lettering itself. Every single time I look at it, I smile. There’s a reason every single review about you guys is so fantastic.
I’ve recently moved to LA and started to search for an artist here to do my next tat, ‘cuz I thought I should get it done by an artist in my new town… but, after much searching and reading, I realize my first instinct was correct: Go with the professionals you know and trust. I DO hope I can get IN to Jason, because I know how popular he is! But he’s also worth the wait.

THIS REVIEW IS SO HARD TO WRITE! Ugh, no idea where to begin…
I was on the hunt to get a new tattoo and was on the hunt for someone who wowed me as well as had a style that suited mine. A second objective for me which may sound trivial to some was to find someone friendly and someone I could feel comfortable and at ease with.
Foraging through Unilocal and sorting through endless reviews, I cam across Cyclops Tattoo and the work of Jason Stein and Cicely Daniher. I found both had impressive work and almost every review mentioned how either artist was very receptive and easy going to work with.
I saw a piece by Jason related to what I wanted and was like «damn that looks frickin’ amazing» and decided to work with him. I don’t live in SF and worked with him via email explaining what I wanted. While it wasn’t a complicated piece, I was nervous as I hadn’t seen the design til I walked in for my appointment. The design was what I wanted (and more) and I felt at ease (which can be hard when you’re extremely ticklish) when he began his work.
There was an apprentice (pupil, associate, etc), and partway through he began explaining certain techniques to her. Not only did I feel even more confident in his ability but I also learned something new! And he was just as easy going and patient with her as a teacher.
After roughly an hour and a half my piece was finished and voila! I fell in love (still am) with it as soon as I saw it. I was giddy (in my head I was literally saying OMG over and over again) and it came out better than I imagined. It was worth every penny and I found it to be very reasonably priced. His lining, shading/​coloring, attention to detail is AMAZING. I will definitely come back for future pieces from him.
ALSO, Cicely is just as awesome. She was working on another girl’s thigh tattoo while I was there and it came it out beautifully!
Both are truly talented and friendly. Maybe friendly is overrated but I personally think nice gets you a lot further than talent.
In summary… I recommend them to anybody/​everybody!

I searched for months for a tattoo artist that I liked to do my tattoo for me. I didn’t want to be one of those people whose first tattoo was something crappy and cheap. Everyone I looked at had pretty much the same style and if they were decent they cost a fortune. I found Cyclops Tattoo here on Unilocal and decided to get a tattoo from Cicely since it looked like she did a wide variety of styles and if i wanted to come back for a different tattoo it looked like she’d have no problem giving me what I want. I ended up getting a penguin (Tuxedo Sam, for those of you who know that character) with an anchor. It turned out soooo good. I can’t imagine going anywhere else for my next tattoo. She was super fast (under an hour) and people can’t believe what a good price I got for the quality of work she did.

I almost don’t want to write this review, since Jason already books out pretty far in advance, but I can’t help myself. When I find something or someone truly amazing I feel the need to share it with all of you.
I am the type of person who gets a tattoo idea in my mind and then I quietly stew over it for a couple of years, all the while searching the internets for the artist that I believe can translate the image in my head into an image on my body. If you are going to be insanely picky over anything, a tattoo and a tattoo artist is really the place to do it. What other product are you going to carry around with you for the rest of your life? I wanted a peacock on my leg. I wanted it to be realistic, and rich with deep colors. And almost all of the artists that I had found used a more cartoon or classic tattoo style for their art.
Then I found Jason. After looking at the pictures on his website I knew that he was the guy for me. We met up for a consult and I was comfortable with the idea that he was going to do an amazing job. And the next time we met to get my tattoo started he proved me completely correct. Over 2 sessions, and 5 and a half hours my peacock came to life. Jason is fast, efficient, and fun to hang out with while he’s stabbing you repeatedly with needles.
The shop itself is tiny since there are only the two artists that work there, but it is packed with the most random chachkis that anyone could hope to stare at for hours on end. My personal favorite is the duck with the bling. The shop isn’t in the most pleasant part of town, but once you’re inside it doesn’t matter. Just be careful not to park in the loading zones outside. Stupid SF parking control! lol
Everyone I know is impressed with my tattoo, and I have since recommended him to many other people, 3 of which I know are now loyal customers of his, as am I. I have since gone back to him for 2 other tattoos, and I have 2 more that I am thinking of getting, one of which I think I’m actually going to make an appointment with him for once I am done with this review.
So there’s my review… now please don’t completely inundate him and make it impossible for me to get my last 2 pieces done by him! =)

Normally I try to stick to reviewing restaurants on Unilocal,but my experience here was so fantastic, I was left with little choice.
Coming from a recommendation from a friend, I emailed Jason to setup a time to come in, figuring I’d have my Outlook open and book something the following week. Uh no, he notified me that he’d love to help, but was booked for the next 2 months. I told him I was on a bit of a schedule and to let me know if he had a cancellation. A week later, he had one, I jumped at it, and we started talking about the design.
I flooded him with pictures of the symbol, and my ideas. My favorite was a version that had been done with a brush with deep brush stroke lines. I dismissed it as I figured it would not come out well in ink. He completely disagreed and in fact said it was the only one he really liked. During the visit he drew it with an actual brush, and after a few size tweaks we were off and running. As I was laying face down, I couldn’t see the action, but my lady who wanted to go and watch, said he was something to watch. Especially the parts with the brush work.
If I get a third, there is absolutely no one else I would let do it.
Could not recommend this place higher, and I have heard his partner is equally as good.

As a loyal Unilocal user, I used this trusty site and came across this tattoo shop. I was pretty blown away at the number of great reviews it recieved, so I decided to check out the shop for myself.
The shop is very is small and intimate, and was not like your typical tattoo shop. It’s filled with trinkets and interesting items all over the place, so you have a bunch of things to distract you while you sit there trying to get your mind of the tattoo pain.
Walking into the shop, the artist I talked to was Jason. He was very kind, professional and straight to the point. I was immediately impressed with his work and scheduled an appointment with him, and so did my boyfriend. Unfortunately, both Jason and the other artist Sweet Cicely are booked 40 days in advanced, but we were willing to wait.
After 40 days of anticipation, we finally came in for our first sessions. When I saw the sketch of my tattoo, it was almost exactly how invisioned it, but even better. We started my outline, and for as large and intricate as it was, he got through it FAST. Not only is he a quick worker, but the quality of the tattoo looks like he took his sweet time. I’m very satisfied, and it’s only my first session!
After a lunch break, it was my boyfriend’s turn to begin his first session of about 4 sessions. He is getting a very intricate piece and based on the size of the tattoo, I thought we were going to be there for hours but to my surprise, Jason busted out the outline in 1.5 hours. After the outline was complete, we realized that the tattoo was a mirror image from what my boyfriend originally wanted but I guess it was half of our fault because all 3 of us didn’t realize it was backwards until it was done. However, the piece was soo impressive and well done, that the whole backwards thing, didn’t even phase my boyfriend’s reaction. He loves the new ink already.
We left the first sessions very satisfied, and we’re very impatient to go back for session 2 in April!
The shop rate of $ 150/​hour intimidated me at first, but I really want to emphasize that the quality is so worth the money spent. Not to mention, that this rate is comparable to other shops, but Jason works so fast, you’ll end up saving money!
I really recommend anyone to go to Cyclops Tattoo! They really do live up to their reviews here on Unilocal

My review for Cyclops Tattoo is way overdue. A couple years ago, I presented my concept for my tattoo to Jason Stein and a few weeks after that consult (like a previous reviewer has stated, there is a reason why this place is booked solid all the time — their work is truly worth the wait), I returned to see what he had come up with, and it was really impressive and EXACTLY what I was looking for. I knew from the start that when I’d get a tattoo, I did not want flash from a wall and wanted something that was custom and one-​of-​a-​kind. When I saw Jason’s portfolio on their website prior to my initial visit, I felt confident that he was going to be the artist that would be able to come up with the style that I was looking for.
One thing I remember him telling me about the initial size of the tattoo that I had wanted was that he felt it was small and that I should get it bigger and how from his personal experience, most people always regret getting it too small, afterwards, but hardly ever regret getting it big. So I trusted what he said, and to this day, almost two years later — I do not regret my decision at all. Jason is very cool and his work is simply amazing and will seriously blow you away — truly beautiful and he has REAL talent. I recommend anyone thinking of getting a tattoo to go and check out Cyclops. It was my first time getting a tattoo and I’m so glad that I came here and am really happy with the awesome and professional work done by Jason!