Velvet Taco

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2700 W. Seventh St., velvettaco.com

Taco purists may turn their noses up at Velvet Taco — and other gringo taquerias like Fuzzy's and Torchy's — but this West Seventh staple has two things going for it: Most of the food is made in-house, including the corn tortillas, and the restaurant keeps super-late hours, until 4 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Velvet Taco recently revamped its breakfast taco options, introducing several unusual choices. These include a chicken and waffle taco, made with chicken tenders, peppercorn gravy, green apple slaw, peppered bacon and red chile aioli, all served on a tortilla made out of French toast batter; a steak and egg option with grilled flank steak, eggs and hollandaise; and the Monte Cristo, made with honey ham, strawberry jam, Gruyere cheese, strawberry jalapeño salsa and, of course, powdered sugar. God bless Velvet Taco. 

Good to know: Breakfast tacos are available anytime.

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