. . "0"^^ . . "0"^^ . "2016-10-26T00:00:00"^^ . "Since their opening, I've been to Empire a number of times with friends who've gotten tattoos and piercings done. I myself have had one tattoo done by Allan, and one piercing, an industrial, done by Paul. Paul is an excellent piercer and I honestly would not trust anyone else to pierce me. I was super nervous about my industrial because I've had bad experiences with cartilage piercings and almost never have a good healing experience, but Paul did a wonderful job, and I haven't had any issues since. This is probably the most painless piercing I have ever had, and I've had my cartilage pierced 5-6 different times, lobe pierced 6 different times, and my nose pierced once. I recommend Empire, especially for piercings, to everyone I know. All of the staff there are great and very friendly. I've always had a great experience, regardless of whether I was there for myself or to watch other people get things done."^^ . "5"^^ . "1"^^ .