Aftercare Café was launched to nourish tattoo artists who work long hours at Tattoo Plaza on Seaboard Street in Myrtle Beach, but it has evolved into a hot destination spot.

“There are 54 tattoo artists and 100 employees in this plaza,” Robert Lanz said on Dec. 18. He is a tattoo artist who owns Elite Ink Tattoos. “They work 12-hour shifts and eat all day long.”

Imagine what a restaurant would look like if three talented body artists were set loose to decorate it...