Dining

Dallas News Local News Blog Schutze Ask a Mexican Buzz Archives Search Dallas Observer Flipbook Weekly Newsletter Get Mobile

ARCHIVES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Dallas Events Top Picks Submit an Event Events Newsletter Get Mobile Tickets Dallas Beer Festival

Dallas Music Music Blog Concert Calendar Dallas Nightlife Submit an Event Music Newsletter Get Mobile

ARCHIVES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Dallas Restaurants Food Blog Find a Restaurant Menus Happy Hours Deals Best Of Dining Newsletter Get Mobile Restaurant Ads

ARCHIVES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Dallas Arts Arts Blog Dallas Theater Arts Newsletter Get Mobile Entertainment Ads Arts & Eats

ARCHIVES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Dallas Movies Showtimes Dallas People Movie Trailers Film Festivals Film Newsletter Get Mobile Free Stuff

Things to do in Dallas 2012 2011 2010 2009 Best Of Newsletter Get Mobile Best Of Ads

Dallas Promotions Promotional Events Street Team Free Stuff Promotions Newsletter Get Mobile Deals Tickets

Dallas Classifieds Advertiser Index Deals Deals Newsletter Research Studies Virtual Career Fair

Velvet Taco's Not-So-Taqueria

Taco purists don't love this Henderson Avenue restaurant, but that doesn't stop the hungry masses.

A A A Comments (0) By Scott Reitz Thursday, Nov 8 2012

...continued from page 1

While the combinations are so noisy it's sometimes hard to figure out what you're eating, you can't fault the quality of the components or the preparation. Still, it's hard not to wonder what would happen if Franke practiced a little more restraint.

Velvet Taco used to have one of the best versions of elotes you could buy in Dallas, dressing grilled corn flecked with charred kernels with crema and queso and hot sauce. The ingredients work beautifully together, but lately the cooks are dousing the dish so heavily it eats like a cheesy bowl of soupy corn chowder.

Lori Bandi

Front to back: Mushroom, chicken and ahi tuna "tacos"

Location Info

Map

Velvet Taco

3012 N. Henderson Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206

Category: Restaurant > Mexican

Region: East Dallas & Lakewood

0 user reviews	Write A Review

Details

Velvet Taco

3012 N. Henderson Ave., 214-823-8358, velvettaco.com. 11 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-4 a.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-4 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-midnight Sunday. $

Tacos $3.25-$7.50

Elotes $3.50

Roasted potatoes $3.50

Red velvet cake $3

More About

If this reads like drunk food, though, you should note that lunch and dinner customers are almost as enthusiastic as the light-night crowds. Workers from nearby offices and neighborhood locals all wait in line to grab a taco and a beer or take a roast chicken, tortillas and two sides of corn home for a quick family meal.

Sales have consistently exceeded the projections Franke and his team used when considering the old Church's Chicken space for their new idea, and the group is looking at property for other locations. Love it or hate it, Velvet Taco isn't going anywhere.