"Velvet Taco, the Dallas-based taco mini-chain which made its way into Austin in 2017, is opening a second local restaurant in the downtown area. It’ll be found at 522 Congress Avenue, Suite #100 within the Scarbrough Building, aiming to open on Monday, February 24, just before South by Southwest madness takes over downtown Austin. The downtown Austin Velvet Taco will offer the same menu and late-night hours. This means new-school tacos like Cuban pig, Kobe bacon burger, fish and chips, chicken and waffles, and hot tofu. Then there are sides like queso made with red curry and coconut, elotes, and slices of red velvet cake, as well as drinks such as margaritas. There’s also the Backdoor Chicken special, where people go to the backdoor of the restaurant to ask for the $20 meal with a whole slow-roasted rotisserie chicken, tortillas, and sides." - Nadia Chaudhury
