Velvet Taco opening in Rockwall is kind of actually the most effective factor that’s occurred to me in months. Y’all don’t even perceive the satisfaction I felt when biting into my beloved picnic rooster taco, reunited after six lengthy years. As a few of my longtime readers know, I lived in Fort Value for 9 magical years and through that point my favourite spot was Velvet Taco. I practically crashed my automobile after I first noticed the VT signal go up in my city!
I acquired to preview the menu right this moment and was delighted to see all of my favorites on the menu. I can’t stress sufficient: these are the most effective tacos in DFW. Fingers down. No contest. I might hardly comprise my pleasure driving to lunch right this moment. I used to be happy as punch to lastly introduce my mother to my favourite tacos!
The workers greeted us so warmly. All of them appeared so excited to be there! One of many managers defined that it’s a wholly from-scratch restaurant. They even make their scrumptious avocado crema in home.
Queso Blanco
Velvet Taco’s Queso Blanco has salsa verde, Velvet Taco warmth sauce, charred tomato salsa, cilantro, and blue corn chips. They’re not kidding once they say “warmth sauce” – it’s SPICY! You’ll be able to dip round it or combine it collectively for a brilliant spicy queso.
Picnic Hen Taco
This was all the time my order of alternative on the OG Velvet Taco on West seventh! This superb taco has rotisserie rooster, avocado crema, honey-dijon potato salad, crispy rooster pores and skin, and cilantro in a flour tortilla. It’s the crispy rooster pores and skin that does it for me.
Cuban Pig
The Cuban Pig, photographed above with the Picnic Hen has gruyere cheese, slow-roasted pulled pork, queso blanco, honey ham, peppered bacon, grain mustard, and home brined pickles in a crisp flour tortilla. I’m captivated with gruyere and also you definitely don’t see it sufficient in tacos! Can we make this a motion?!
Rotisserie Hen
The Rotisserie Hen taco has loopy moist rooster smothered with queso blanco and topped with roasted corn pico, charred tomato poblano salsa, and cilantro on a corn tortilla. It’s gluten free and packed stuffed with taste!
Crisp Tots
My favourite menu merchandise may simply be the tater tots. At a taco place?! I’m telling you, they’re a should. These are usually not your common tater tots. They’ve herb goat cheese, smoked cheddar, avocado crema, chile butter, peppered bacon, micro greens, and a farm contemporary egg on high. Oh my phrase. I can’t inform you what number of instances I’ve sat round dreaming about these tots wishing Velvet Taco would come to Rockwall. Goals do come true, because it seems.
Crimson Velvet Cake
Save room for dessert! I all the time thought it was so intelligent that Velvet Taco sells one dessert and one dessert solely: Crimson Velvet Cake. You realize I like a theme! The purple velvet cake is moist, thick, and smothered with cajeta on high.
Whereas Velvet Taco was as soon as upon a time distinctive to my beloved Fort Value, it’s now expanded throughout Texas and past and I for one am grateful. Velvet Taco Rockwall opens on Monday, February twentieth. See if there’s a Velvet Taco close to you right here.
Completely satisfied consuming,
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