About Funhouse Tattoo
Two shops on Garnet Avenue, 27 years in Pacific Beach.
The shops
A Pacific Beach tattoo shop since 1999, and a second one across the street
Funhouse Tattoo opened at 1453 Garnet Ave in 1999, on the palm-lined stretch of Garnet Avenue a few blocks from the pier. The artists have changed over the years; the way we work has not: one artist per client, a free consultation first, a drawing you approve before anyone picks up a machine. In 2017 we opened Redemption Ink across the street at 1440 Garnet Ave as a second shop and a place for visiting artists to work when they come through San Diego.
It started as the Funhouse Tattoo Guesthouse and kept the idea: a rotating guest spot beside the resident crew, which it still has. Our partner studio Embellish PB handles piercing, microblading and tattoo removal, so when someone needs those we send them there. When a cover-up needs lightening first we coordinate the timing with them, so the new piece goes onto healed skin and both shops stay what they are: tattoo shops.
Standards
At a glance
- Open since
- 1999
- Shops
- Funhouse Tattoo · Redemption Ink
- Hours
- Sun–Thu 10 am–10 pm · Fri–Sat 11 am–11 pm
- Walk-ins
- Every day, both shops
- Consultation
- Free
- Google reviews
- 480 · 4.9 stars
Licensed, registered, and set up in front of you
Every artist is registered with the county health department, and both shops are licensed tattoo facilities. Needles and tubes are single-use and opened at your station; everything that touches you is disposable or sterilized.
You sign the release on our iPad, see the stencil placed before anything starts, and leave with written aftercare and the products to do it. If anything about a station looks wrong to you, ask; the artist will show you the sealed needle.
What we do
Services
Custom tattoos
Drawn for you after a free consultation, in the style you choose.
Cover-ups and reworks
New pieces designed over old ones, and faded work brought back.
Walk-ins
Smaller pieces and flash, every day, at the shop with a free chair.
Touch-ups
Small fixes after healing, and advice on keeping a tattoo bright.
Reviews
What people say after they heal
- 4.9
Rating on Google
- 480
Google reviews
- 1999
Opened on Garnet Avenue
- 2
Shops on Garnet Avenue
Outstanding detail on a heron tattoo from Leo! Called and they set me up with the best artist for the style I wanted. Super professional, very clean and love the tat.
Brett · Google Skott did a killer job on my tattoo and freshening up an old one! Off the bat had a great vibe, Skott was very professional and creative. Communication was also great.
Steven · Google We were recommended by a friend to see Arty - he is amazing, love coming to this shop! Did a great job for me & my daughter!
Kellie · Google
Questions people ask
Are Funhouse Tattoo and Redemption Ink the same business?
Same owners, two addresses facing each other on Garnet Avenue, and a roster that overlaps. Redemption Ink is also where guest artists work when they visit.
Do you pierce?
Piercing, microblading and tattoo removal are done by our partner Embellish PB. We tattoo.
Who are the owners?
Funhouse is owner-run and has been since 1999. Come in and say hello; the front desk can introduce you.
