This past June ToNeTo Atlanta was first to report on a third Velvet Taco planned for metro Atlanta. We are pleased to share now that, the new restaurant, located in the new High Street project in Dunwoody, is slated to open July 1! Velvet Taco Dunwoody is situated in a 2,200 square foot corner space (100 Middle Street) along Perimeter Center Parkway, across from Perimeter Mall.
The High Street location, the chain's first "OTP," joins the company's original Atlanta outpost at Buckhead Market Place on West Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead which opened in 2019 and their second outpost at The Interlock along Howell Mill Road in West Midtown, which opened in 2021.
Hours for the Dunwoody Velvet Taco are not yet listed on the company's website but the existing Atlanta area units both feature late night hours throughout the week. The West Midtown and Buckhead locations opens at 11 am each day and are open until midnight Sunday-Wednesday and 1 a.m. on Thursday. The West Midtown Velvet Taco is open until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday with the Buckhead location open even later until 3 a.m.
Velvet Taco - which proudly promotes its restaurants as offering "tacos without borders" - features a wide variety of taco options including the Nashville hot tofu, Cuban pig, Kobe smash burger, fish 'n chip and the chicken & waffle, a brunch favorite that is served all day. The quick-serve restaurant also offers its version of loaded tots (tots with herb goat cheese, smoked cheddar, avocado crema, chile butter, peppered bacon, micro greens) and "Kick Ass" Margaritas, on the rocks or frozen, among other offerings.
The Dallas, Texas-based restaurant also features a "WTF" or Weekly Taco Feature, a rotating special taco that changes each week.
Clay Dover, President of Velvet Taco, told ToNeTo Atlanta in 2019 that the company is bullish on the Atlanta market and sees the opportunity for as many as eight Velvet Taco restaurants in metro Atlanta in the years to come.
At High Street, Velvet Taco joins previously announced eateries Agave Bandido, Cuddlefish, Nando's PERi PERi and Ben & Jerry’s, as well as new locations of Puttshack and The Hampton Social. Jaguar Bolera, a new "eatertainment" concept from Punch Bowl Social founder Robert Thompson, is also opening in the development, marking just the second location nationwide.
Phase 1 of High Street is expected to include 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, approximately 600 apartments, and approximately 90,000 square feet of new loft office space, all connected by a 3/4 acre public park. The overall project is 36 acres.
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