Laguna Tattoo in Laguna Beach is very good. Most of the artists have been there for many years. Steve has been there forever. I have several tats, all from their studio.
Here is a link
http://www.lagunatattoo.com/
That is funny... This is the place I received my first tattoo circa 1997. I know one or two of them went on to either open their own shops or are now co-owners at other shops. My current tattoo artists started there.