Destroy Ink Tattoo
About this parlor
Tucked into the Houston, TX, Destroy Ink Tattoo has built a deep bench of reviews around japanese, traditional, and lettering work. The shop currently averages 5.0 across 300 reviews, which is near-perfect for a shop of its size. Walk-in availability isn't published — call ahead to confirm whether they're taking same-day appointments.
Destroy Ink Tattoo is a Houston-based studio with professional, friendly, and talented artists, including an award-winning artist and the shop owner, Xian, specializing in traditional Japanese tattoos. They offer a welcoming, clean, and hygienic environment and excel at custom designs and placements.
Good to know before you book
- Traditional pieces tend to be quoted by piece, not hourly. Ask for flash sheets if you want a same-week appointment.
- Larger Japanese pieces are usually booked across multiple sittings — plan for at least two visits.
- Realism and portrait work depends heavily on reference quality — clean, well-lit source photos make the biggest difference.
- Walk-in availability isn't always posted online — a quick phone call is the fastest way to know if they can fit you in today.
- Calendars tend to book several weeks out — reach out as early as possible if you have a target date.
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I’ve been seeing Xian (shop owner) for a few years now and love his work. Best traditional Japanese artist in Houston! Once he opened his own shop, I had to come back to see him and get a back piece done. All the artists here are super friendly and very professional. Highly recommend.
Amazing experience! Destroy Ink is a great shop with very knowledgeable and talented award winning tattoo artists. The shop is very welcoming, clean, artists are very friendly, and it has a great vibe overall. The hygiene is impecable. I worked with Mark on my piece, and I was very pleased with the end result. Mark was very attentive and provided great insight when working on the design and placement of my tattoo. I recommend this place to everyone. I look forward to getting my next tattoos here.
We each came with our own designs. Xian was our artist. Went above and beyond all of our expectations. Helped us choose different sizes, angles, and gave advice for first tattoo that my daughter made herself. He double checked spelling and placement of all words. All around best tattoo shop I've ever been to. We will be back.
Location
1417 Richmond Ave Suite A, Houston, TX 77006, USA
