Here’s when you can eat at Velvet Taco’s new South End location in Charlotte
Get ready for 2 a.m. tacos, Charlotte. Adventurous taco restaurant Velvet Taco, already a huge hit at Optimist Hall and Park Road Shopping Center, will open its new South End location on May 30 — with late-night hours.
The South End location will be one of the taco chain’s largest restaurants so far, with interior space at 3,527 square feet (kitchen and dining room) and a 689 square foot patio, as well.
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WHAT TO ORDER: Velvet Taco serves over 20 different types of tacos on its menu, and all are inspired by global cuisine. A Weekly Taco Feature (WTF) is always worth considering, too. Expect unusual (to taco) ingredients such as:
basil leaves
grilled salmon
Kobe beef
fried paneer
crispy pepper jack corn grits and more.
SIDES: Don’t sleep on the restaurant’s sides, like:
Kick Ass Margaritas
Elote Corn
Red Velvet Cake and more.
HOURS:
Sunday - Wednesday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m.-midnight
Friday - Saturday: 11 a.m.-2 a.m.
[RELATED: Juniper Grill is open in Ballantyne — just in time for patio season.]
Velvet Taco
Location: 2170 Hawkins St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
Neighborhood: Brookhill/South End
Cuisine: tacos
Instagram: @velvettaco
