Nothing Sacred Tattoo

I had a great experience here. Todd was VERY professional and knowledgeable. He did a touch up on my tattoo while adding a piece to it and then walked me over to his other shop which is only a few blocks away to do my piercing. I would definitely recommend!!!

I have two tattoos from Nothing Sacred, both from Todd.
Todd is extremely professional, kind, and patient. He provides an environment of comfort and respect; the energy of Nothing Sacred is grounded and creative. I would recommend Todd to any person I know looking for high-​quality tattoos that will last as long as you do. Go there ASAP.

This place is awesome. Got my first tattoo here from Hector and just recently got my second one. Pretty badass shading skills and super chill staff. Highly highly recommend this place.

Hector is a cool dude. Good vibes. Ran into him while walking around downtown and spoke to him about a tattoo I wanted. He was able to help me out with what I wanted. What really caught my eye was his sacred geometry and linework. Very professional dude. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for an artist who will give you his full effort and attention to your tattoo. I have met a lot of artists. Professional artists. If you want an innovative artist who has a huge imagination and can LITERALLY create on your body what you see in your mind. This dude.

I wanted to get a simple numbers tattoo on my wrists (geographical coordinates) while I was in SD and I found Nothing Sacred Tattoo on Unilocal.This was the worst tattoo experience of my life by far. I was uncertain of the exact shade of brown I wanted and Todd quickly became very irritated by this. I ended up just using the brown straight of the bottle because he was making me so nervous. I should have been smart and walked out immediately. I was thinking, «Its just numbers and I’ve already chosen the font. How could any tattoo artist mess this up?» Man was I wrong. The thickness of the numbers is completely inconsistent and looks awful, two of the numbers are so close together they will inevitable fade into each other down the line, and the lines on the «W» look sloppy. On top of that, he charged me $ 65 for a bad tattoo that took all of 5 minutes to complete! I tried to avoid writing this Unilocal review as I hate complaining about bad service if I can avoid it, so I emailed him with a photo of the tattoo and asked if he could fix it the next time I’m in SD. He responded with the following:
«The thinner lines were part of the tapering of the font, but yea you are more than welcome to stop by and I’ll take care of it.»
That’s right! He blamed his mediocre work on the font I chose! There is no way I will be returning to this place ever. I will pay another artist more money to fix Todd’s work. I would recommend going to any tattoo shop over this one in SD.
Also, my girlfriend came with me and had a terrible experience as well. She’ll be writing her own review.

Todd and Hector are great! My husband and I went in to get couples tattoos on our honeymoon. They asked us in depth questions and gave us honest feedback about placement and fonts. They were very helpful. Even though they were small, simple tattoos, they made the experience fun. We were done before we knew it and we were both so happy with the outcome, thanks guys!

Very clean and mellow environment. It’s guaranteed you’ll have a good time, Todd and Hector are always cracking jokes. All of my work has been done by Hector. He is a very upbeat and positive person, and of course an absolute amazing artist. I come from Orange County, the drive is always worth it.

Todd was awesome! I messaged him about getting a tattoo and he got back to me within 24hours. When I went in to get my tattoo done, Todd made sure what I was getting was the right size and the placement was perfect. The whole energy of the place is respectful and clean. You can never go wrong with a guy that loves Star Wars and has a Buddha at the front door :) I give this place 5 stars for reasons listed above but mostly because my tattoo looks really great with attention to detail.

I made an appointment with Hector after reading all of the positive Unilocal reviews, and I wasn’t disappointed. Hector was very friendly and did a great job on my tattoos. I would definitely come to him again!

Todd is fucking hilarious. My wife and I got couple’s tattoos while we were in town and they turned out so adorable. He made her first tattoo experience super fun. We will definitely be back next time we’re in town. (Also, dude knows his food — he gave us a great restaurant recommendation.)
Highly, highly recommend Todd and Nothing Sacred Tattoo to everyone!

Todd was such and awesome and friendly person. Him and his apprentice made you feel right at home when you walk in and are hilarious. He made sure to make sure the tattoo fit perfect and kept me informed about what he was doing during my tattoo. Nothing Sacred Tattoo is a phenomenal place and I highly recommend it.

OMG! I couldn’t be any more happy with the service I received. I have a few tattoos so I generally am hesitant about trusting new artists, but Hector far exceeded my expectations. He was so friendly and it seemed like he genuinely cared about my experience. I went in with my own artwork, but his personal art is pretty dope too. He doesn’t have a heavy hand, which is always a plus. And the shop is pretty clean, which is hella important to me. I don’t even live in SD, but I’m gonna come back for sure!

If you’re looking for reasonable prices and quality work go to Hector Moreno. I’ve been getting work from him for years and travel all the way from OC to SD. that’s how worth it is. My favorite is my fathers portrait. To this day I can honestly say I’ve never seen better quality especially on something as delicate as a portrait!

So Hector gave me my ink. Totally professional. He tried his best to match the font of one of my older tats and even went into Photoshop to make it work. How awesome is that!!! While on the table, I decided to get the old tattoo touched up and he gladly obliged. I’m totally satisfied and if I come back to SD, I know who to call.

Todd is an amazing artist and a cool dude. He took me same day even without an appointment, though he does recommend them. His work was fast and clean. Overall it was an amazing experience :)

I should have known not to stay here from the beginning of my experience, But I did my research and all of the reviews on Unilocal were extremely positive.
We called a few weeks ahead of time and even communicated via Facebook and were told that they did not take appointments so to arrive early. They opened at Noon, so we arrived around 11:45. There was no one there, so we walked around a bit. Came back to find that there was no one there to open at Noon. Waited around outside and Hector finally arrived. He was nice and helpful to all of us, but was mainly communicating with my friend. Due to being my first tattoo I did not want to go first. Then Todd arrived. Pretty late, but hey, I guess you can do what you want when you own the place. He was short with us, treated us like stupid little «girls» (we are all over 30), who just wanted to get a tattoo from a book.
3 of us wanted simple tattoos. Nothing artsy. Nothing elaborate. A quick $ 60 for each one (shop minimum).
Hector started to tattoo my friend and was really nice and accommodating to her. Todd was rude to me, and made me feel rushed. I told him it was my first tattoo. He didn’t seem to care. Told him I was apprehensive. He didn’t seem to care. Laughed when I ask if he would stop if I needed to take a break. He said «this is only going to take 2 minutes if you just sit still and not move around.» All which was true, but was not what I was asking. He made me nervous and really uncomfortable. But this was something that I really wanted to do — and getting it done in San Diego also had meaning to me.
Props to Todd because it didn’t hurt much at all. One time I flinched and said «I’m sorry» and he said «I don’t care if you’re sorry or not. I’m not the one who had to live with it». Just rude and arrogant. Uncomfortable and unprofessional.
I love my tattoo because I love the location and I love what it stands for. I got a very tiny anchor, and it is not straight. The lines are not straight and it is not symmetrical. I am going to get it fixed locally in my area with a friend.
Todd also tattooed my friend — a matching tattoo to the other friend. They do not match. He didn’t listen to her requests and did his own thing. I know she is disappointed in it.
Hector was good. I think the experience would have been a great one had Todd not rolled into the shop that day. I also think that because we wanted trivial tiny tattoos I don’t think that Todd took them seriously. His artwork hanging on the walls is amazing. Too bad he can’t take enough pride in everything he does.

Most painless tattoo I have ever gotten. Best tattoo as well! I am recomending all my tatted friends to Todd! I will be going back!!! Super friendly too…

Fantastic group of people and great artists. I have two tattoos by Todd so far and I look forward to more! I had an idea for one, brought a rough idea and he did an amazing job of expanding on the idea and fitting it to my body (calf tattoo).
They even offered me pizza when they sent someone to bring dinner back.

I ran into Todd thinking he was someone else, years ago. We started talking about my dreams of Star Wars themed tattoos, told him my ideas, and he told me to stop by.
I did, then I stopped by again, and again, and again. I’ve brought some people in, and I continue to refer him to people that are interested in getting work done/​people that notice my tattoos and ask. I’m very happy with what I’ve gotten done by him. His dry sense of humor even helps ease the painful needlework… sort of!
No, but really, he’s very clean, professional, and is always willing to work with my silly tattoo ideas. Highly recommend!

Got a recommendation to check out Todd’s shop for my first tattoo. So we stopped by and spoke to Hector. Hector put us in touch with Todd and later we returned to the shop for a consult. Todd listened to what I wanted to get and assured me he was stoked to make it happen. A couple of days later I was looking at a sketch Todd put together that was so much better than anything I ever imagined.
Then the moment of truth, the needle…
Todd was great during the 3.5 hour session. He let me get up and walk around from time to time and kept the whole experience positive.
Great shop, very clean and professional.
Can’t wait to go back!