Getting Tattooed on Melrose Avenue
Melrose Avenue is the densest tattoo strip in Los Angeles, and the practical questions people actually ask about it are parking, walk-ins and how a consultation works - not the history of the street.
KAZENTATTOO is at 7224 Melrose Ave, in the stretch west of La Brea, open daily from 12:00 to 20:00. There is no private lot: parking is street parking on Melrose and the surrounding residential blocks, plus paid lots nearby. Read the posted signs - this part of the city has street-cleaning and permit restrictions that change by block and by day.
Consultations can be done by text message, by phone, or in person at the studio; the front desk answers basic questions, and design decisions are made with the artist. Sessions themselves are long - usually 12:00 to 18:00, sometimes to 19:00, with breaks counted inside the session - so an appointment is a day, not an hour.
California law sets the age rules and the studio applies them without exception: 18 for tattooing, and 18 for piercing here as well. Consultations and sessions are held in English, Russian and Serbian. Payment is by credit or debit card, cash or Zelle.
Address: 7224 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Hours: daily, 12:00-20:00
Phone: (213) 393-7713
Parking: street parking on Melrose and nearby blocks, plus paid lots; no private lot
Languages: English, Russian, Serbian
Minimum age: 18 for tattoos and for piercings
Payment: credit and debit cards, cash, Zelle
Planning Your Visit
Age
We tattoo and pierce adults only - 18 and over, no exceptions. California law makes tattooing anyone under 18 a misdemeanour (Penal Code 653) and the Safe Body Art Act sets the same limit (Health and Safety Code 119302). The state does allow piercing a minor with a parent or guardian present, and bans nipple and genital piercing on minors outright, but our own rule is simply 18 and over.
Consultation
Free. Text us, call the studio, or come in - the front desk answers the practical questions and the artist takes the design ones.
Booking and deposit
A deposit secures your date and comes off the final price. Some artists take walk-ins for small work; large projects are booked with a specific artist and often months ahead. Guest artists from other states and countries work here through the year.
Sessions
A working day usually runs from noon to around 6pm, sometimes 7pm, with breaks; artists set their own pace and their own day.
Touch-ups
A touch-up after healing is free when the artist judges the piece needs one - they will tell you at the end of the session or when you send healed photos.
Languages
Russian, English and Serbian are spoken in the studio.
Finding us
7224 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles. Street parking on Melrose, plus a paid all-day lot across the road; the studio has no lot of its own. The entrance is on Melrose with no step, and the restroom is wheelchair accessible. Open 12pm to 8pm, seven days.
Payment
Credit and debit cards, cash, Zelle, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Standards
The studio works under the California Safe Body Art Act and Los Angeles County Public Health rules for body art.
Getting Tattooed on Melrose Avenue
Do you take walk-ins?
Contact the studio first - by phone, text or in person. Session days are long and are scheduled with a specific artist.
Where do I park on Melrose?
Street parking on Melrose and the residential blocks around it, plus paid lots in the area. Check the posted signs for street cleaning and permit hours.
How long is a session?
Usually 12:00 to 18:00, sometimes to 19:00, with breaks included. Plan for the day.
Can someone under 18 get tattooed with a parent present?
No. Under California law a client must be at least 18 to be offered or to receive a tattoo, and there is no parental-consent exception.