Chronic Ink - Tattoo Shop Markham

First tattoo experience was amazing. Joanna tattooed me and was very flexible in giving me her opinion and different options, but in the end making sure that I got exactly what I wanted. All of the staff that I dealt with were very helpful and kind and it was overall and amazing experience. Would recommend this place to others!

Very enjoyable experience from start to finish. My artist, Lydia, was extremely receptive to a number of my ideas (even when they changed), and offered great feedback during the design process when it came to areas I wasn't familiar with. Sometimes, you have an idea in your mind, but you can't perfectly describe the image you are envisioning. There was always a feeling of a collaborative environment between myself and Lydia, and it felt like she was really working with me to create my piece. It was a no-pressure, friendly, inviting atmosphere. Getting the tattoo (or a portion of it, in my case) was also stress free, with breaks and check-ins from other staff to see how everything was going. Can't wait to come back.

I had my first tattoo done with Zeke and to say the experience was amazing would be an understatement!
I live 7 hours North of Markham and couldn't meet prior to the appointment so correspondence was done by email. The piece is very sentimental for me and she took my ideas and created exactly what I was hoping for, the design was perfect.
I was extremely nervous to have my first tattoo done, but upon arrival at the shop they were very welcoming and the atmosphere is not what I expected at all, it was so quiet and not the least bit intimidating.
Zeke is amazing!!! So nice, calming throughout the whole thing, and kept "checking in" to be sure I was ok, allowed me to break when I needed to and eat a million candies throughout the whole tattoo to calm my nerves. I am in love with my tattoo and Zeke's work is phenomenal!!
Thank you Zeke!!!

I got my nose pierced here by Courtney. I was expecting a good experience with her because she has a few good reviews on here, but she had a bit of an attitude which wasn’t fun. I saw another review about a piercer having a know-it-all attitude and I’m assuming that’s about her as well (I could be wrong) But everything else was great! Front staff were super nice, shop is clean, organized and located in a cool area, the drive there was so peaceful. If this piercers attitude was better I would have definitely given 5 stars. It’s pretty pricey, the piercing was $40 and jewelry (the cheapest one) was another $40. They DO use good quality jewelry though, so I was actually considering getting a nicer gold one that was $80 instead, considering it’s going to be in my nose for months until I could change it. But she made it seem like she would be going out of her way/it would inconvenience her if I changed my mind, so I stuck with the $40 one. It’s like she would have an attitude, try to be nice a second later to make up for the attitude she JUST had, then have the attitude all over again lmao. And this was ongoing for my whole visit. All in all, the piercing was done well, but considering how much customers pay I just wish she had an attitude check.

P.S get the spray they sell for piercings. Highly recommended.

I'm not quite sure where to start.... That place is just amazing! All the people there are very nice and easy going. From the day I had my consultation to the day I got my tattoo, it was all fantastic!
I got a great piece from Karen. Man, that woman is beyond talented. She's just incredible, her hands are very light/gentle. It was my first tattoo and I was VERY nervous, but she (and the rest of the shop) made me feel relaxed and I actually enjoyed my time there.
I HIGHLY recommend Chronic Ink and I will be back for another piece from Karen.