I was in Vegas with a bunch of friends, all of us wanting to get tattoos. Well there's no end of options, but most of them seemed to fall into two categories. Either they just looked like total shit. Or they were inside casinos and super expensive.
The first place we went to ended up being inside a casino, which we didn't realize when we looked em up on Yelp. They wanted $300 for what should have been in the $80 range. We blew outta there.
Luckily we were referred to Massive Tattoo. It's not too far from the strip, but far enough to not be touristy at all. It's a totally legit and real shop.
They took good care of us. Their tattoo artists were friendly and professional and did a good job. They were also cool about letting us drink beer while we waited for our buddies to get tattoos. There's also a Roberto's, awesome Mexican joint, right around the corner.
When we got home, we realized that we'd lost a sweater. We called the shop to see if it was there, and it was, and they offered to mail it back to us in Brooklyn. And they did.
Can't say enough good things about this shop. If you are in Vegas and want to get a tattoo, this is the place to go.