At urging of San Antonio musician, Velvet Taco adding memorials from local artists at former Tacoland site Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 2:54 PM click to enlarge Sanford Nowlin San Antonio s second Velvet Taco, located at the site of revered underground music venue Taco Land, will open later this month. After a nudge from a San Antonio musician and label owner, the Velvet Taco restaurant at the former Tacoland site will include memorials to the beloved music venue s late owner, Ram Ayala, by artists who were regulars there. Velvet Taco revamped design plans for the Pearl-area eatery after Jeff Smith, owner of SA s SausTex Records, emailed in January and urged the Dallas-based chain to scrap a mural it plan