10/10 experience every time I visit the shop. First off the vibes in there are always great, and it is always super clean. The shop has to have some of the nicest front desk people of any tattoo place I’ve ever been to. My artist, Gerardo, is the real treasure though. He is amazing at what he does and always execute my vision perfectly. It’s ridiculously impressive honestly. He has mastered so many different styles of tattoos, so whatever you’re looking to get done you can definitely trust him to tattoo it flawlessly. I used to exclusively go to another artist until I met Gerardo. The first time I went to the shop was a super last minute decision. My friend and I had decided that afternoon that we wanted to get matching tattoos. Since we live in a generation of instant gratification, we obviously wanted to go get them done asap. So we called a few shops to see if they could take walk ins and lo and behold No Ka Oi graciously offered for us to come in that day. The second we introduce ourselves to Gerardo there was an instant vibe. He was so patient and made sure we got exactly what we wanted. It was such a great experience. He had me laughing so hard the entire time that I barely noticed the pain from my tattoo lol. From that moment forward I have strictly gone to Gerardo for all of my tats and will continue to only go to him, for as long as he is tattooing here in philly. I have gotten about 10 tattoos from him in the past 7 months because his work is seriously just that good! I get so many compliments on my tats and everyone always asks who my artist is. I have recommended so many people to go see Gerardo and if you’re reading this, go book with him asap!! I can guarantee you won’t regret it. Not only are you gonna love your new tat but you will also have such a good time getting it done with Gerardo. Here’s a few pictures of some of the work he’s done on me… I never thought I would be this grateful to walk into the shop on that random Thursday afternoon but here i am, rocking and loving all of my tattoos!