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It’s fair to say that Mexican food in London hasn’t always had the best reputation. But in recent years, that’s been flipped on its head thanks to a new wave of excellent taco joints like Sonora Taqueria in Stoke Newington and Homies on Donkeys in Leytonstone, to name just a few.
And now? The capital is about to become home to another taco eatery – this time from cult US chain Velvet Taco. In November, the restaurant will open its first-ever UK outlet at the former Shoryu Ramen restaurant in Broadgate Circle.
Velvet Taco is known for slinging out unusual tacos with a global twist. In the US, where it has over 50 branches in cities including Chicago and Austin, the menu includes wildcards like spicy tikka chicken, bacon smash burger and even fish and chips tacos. Sides, meanwhile, range from red curry coconut queso to brisket nachos. And of course, there's margaritas to wash it all down with.
Clay Dover, chief executive of Velvet Taco, told the Caterer: ‘Velvet Taco’s menu is inspired by flavours from around the world so London, known for its international food scene, was naturally at the top of our list for our first location outside of the US.
‘We’ve always been inspired by UK flavours and featured them on our menu, so to have our global debut in London feels like a real full circle moment.’
Last year, Velvet Taco announced that it would be opening its first UK restaurant slap bang in Picadilly Circus, though the site never came to be. This time, though, it looks like Londoners will finally be getting a taste.
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