Velvet Taco, in a converted Church’s Chicken at Central Expressway and North Henderson, is the latest trendy taco place in our neighborhood. It’s in a great location, with easy freeway access amid a hip neighborhood.

It’s already a hotspot, and there’s no hype here. Velvet Taco is really, really good.

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“Decadent” best describes their elotes:

Just look at that thing, overflowing with cream. Velvet taco does not keep a steaming container of cut corn back on the stove. They cut the corn off the cob to order. It’s major-league stuff.

There are 20 tacos at Velvet Taco, in the categories of chicken, vegetarian, pork, beef, fish and egg. Naturally, we ordered pig:

This is the house pulled pork taco, with thai basil, pineapple-habañero salsa and barbecue sauce ($3.75). The pork was delightful, perfectly moist, and even though the salsa is spicy, the Mexi-Asian flavors are wonderful.

There is a large beer and bottled soft drink selection, plus agave-sweetened fountain drinks.

Velvet Taco’s digs are really cool, with big communal tables and a long counter inside and a few tables outside. They encourage recycling, and they use all paper containers and recycled plastic forks.