SADU is exquisite. i mean like, make me go back and re-evaluate all my other reviews amazing. first of all the venue is the SHIAT...totally sensous decor and environment. incense burning, velvety, vampy...tribal meets 'boutique". very clean. totally extraordinary jewelry choices. corinna (i think that was her name) was a gem. YOU WANT TO BE PIERCED BY THIS WOMAN. its a shame when someone who's warm, thoughtful, service oriented and non-judgemental stands out as special but hey, those are the times we live in. PLUS her piercings were beautiful =).
i looked this place up on yelp since i was in from out of town..and it far exceeded my expectations. there was none of that gruff..."i'm cooler than you are" vibe that you get in some places. she was working alone so i had to wait maybe 15 minutes to be seen while other people made purchases and got advice, and someone came in during the set up for my piercings so there was a bit of an interruption there but i wasn't in a hurry and it was SUCH a comfortable setting that it honestly didn't bother me. she seemed so devoted and knowledgeable about her craft that i felt completely relaxed. i don't know if i'll be getting any more piercings but if i do, i wish there was a place like this in chicago.