Dallas Taco chain coming to Lindsey Street

Aerial of the small building-and-parking parcel outlined in red at a Lindsey Street intersection, near homes and an existing retail strip.

Dallas-based Velvet Taco has filed a building permit to bring their first location to Oklahoma.

Vaquero Norman Partners, LP purchased the building at 1440 W Lindsey from SAB One Inc. for $1.1M. The former McAlister’s Deli was most recently Slice House Pizzeria before closing in 2020.

The owners filed a $650,000 permit to renovate the building.

Velvet Taco uses a fast-casual model serving street tacos made fresh with each order. Locations also serve beer and cocktail selections.

The company currently operates locations in Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Houston, TX; and San Antonio, TX with a location in Lubbock, TX opening soon.

Aerial overview of the W. Lindsey Street site outlined in red near Bethel Baptist Church, the Norman Police Investigation Center, and Homeland.

Street-level photo of the existing building on the site — the dark 'Slice House Pizzeria' building fronting Lindsey Street.

Exterior photo of an existing Velvet Taco location at dusk — a colorful restaurant with a bright-yellow canopy, a string-lit patio, and the Velvet Taco sign.