Welcome to Tried and True Tattoo. We are your full service custom tattoo shop offering award winning artists. We utilize hospital grade sterilization and are the only shop in San Luis Obispo County that is INSPECTED by the Health Department.

Tried and True Tattoo is located @ 1037 E. Grand Ave in Arroyo Grande, California. Tried and True is proud to be entering our fourth year of operation, and holding strong.

Tried and True is owned and maintained by Robert Pesina and Gary Ellsworth, both receiving training in cross contamination prevention annually. We do custom work and your ideas are more than just welcomed, they are essential. We pride ourselves in maintaining a complete custom tattoo shop with your best interest and vision in mind. You can contact each artist directly, by going to their "Artist Bio" page.

We will do our best to update our portfolios with our most recent work, so be sure to check back regularly. It is highly recommended that you stop in to make your appointments. It will be much easier for us to understand your concept and for you to get your point across in person. This will also help you in deciding who you would like to do your tattoo.