Best of 2000: Best Place To Be Pierced

Mastodon
4638 Mission Boulevard,
Pacific Beach
(858) 272-1188

Unlike tattoo parlors that do piercing as a sideline, this shop specializes in poking holes in places where God did not think holes necessary. The individual stations are hospital-clean and very private. Some hole-pokers play meditation music and offer aromatherapy; others do their work to a rock 'n' roll beat, but all are certified in health and safety techniques.