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Your A-List: Best Tattoo Parlor
Among the dozens of tattoo shops in Austin, Chris Trevino’s Perfection Tattoo garnered the most votes in this week’s Your A-List poll, taking home 20 percent of the vote.
As a high school kid in San Antonio, proprietor Trevino used to see kids in the punk scene with tattoos he admired, so he sought out the man responsible for the work, Perfection owner Bob Moreau. Conveniently, Moreau’s tattoo parlor was located in Trevino’s neighborhood, so when he was old enough, Trevino went to work as an apprentice in 1988.
In 1992, Trevino moved to Austin and took over ownership of the Austin location of Perfection, which had opened in 1978.
The 40 year-old Trevino has spent parts of the past decade traveling to Japan and training in the traditional art of irezumi, and solely dedicates his practice now to said artistry. However, with four employees (including Moreau) on hand at the shop, all with different specialties, Trevino assures me that his crew can handle just about any design you can come up with.
Others receiving votes
- Steadfast Tattoo, 13 percent
- Atomic, 10 percent
- Southside, 9 percent
- True Blue, 6 percent
- Diablo Rojo, 5 percent
- Rock of Ages, 5 percent
- Gully Cat, 4 percent
- River City, 4 percent
- Platinum Ink, 3 percent
- Resurrection, 3 percent
- Black Cat, 3 percent
- Triple Crown, 3 percent
- Ancient Ink, 3 percent
- Body Adorned, 2 percent
- Republic of Texas, 2 percent
- Eternally Bound, < 1 percent
- Golden Apple, < 1 percent
- Skingraver, < 1 percent
- Mad Dog, < 1 percent
- Amillion, < 1 percent
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By Miss Trixie
April 16, 2009 6:53 PM | Link to this
HOORAY CHRIS AND BOB!!! My first tattoo was done by Bob in February last year, and I fully intend to go back for more work.