Food and Drink

Here’s when you can eat at Velvet Taco’s new South End location in Charlotte

Velvet Taco’s South End location opens at the end of May.
Velvet Taco’s South End location opens at the end of May.

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.
Every week, you’ll find a new taco to try at Velvet Taco.
Every week, you’ll find a new taco to try at Velvet Taco. Courtesy of Velvet Taco

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’s South End location opens at the end of May.
Velvet Taco’s South End location opens at the end of May. Velvet Taco

Velvet Taco

Location: 2170 Hawkins St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28203

Neighborhood: Brookhill/South End

Menu

Cuisine: tacos

Instagram: @velvettaco

Velvet Taco’s South End location opens at the end of May.
Velvet Taco’s South End location opens at the end of May. Courtesy of Velvet Taco
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