Is Velvet Taco a good company to work for?

Velvet Taco has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 102 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Velvet Taco to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Velvet Taco have been left by employees working as Counter Server , Cashier and Manager .

Does Velvet Taco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Velvet Taco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Velvet Taco. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Velvet Taco?

41% of Velvet Taco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Velvet Taco 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Velvet Taco?

Manager (20) , Counter Server (15) , Cashier (13) , General Manager (7) , Server (4) , Line Cook (3) , Restaurant Manager (3) , Culinary Manager (2) , Director (2) , HOH Cook (2)

What are the pros of working at Velvet Taco according to real employee reviews?

"Free food that’s pretty much it" ((in 6 reviews)); "the coworkers were fun to hang with" ((in 3 reviews)); "I love the opportunity to work with a team that is passionate about food & people, where you feel like part of a family not just a number." ((in 3 reviews)); "Flexible Schedules" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Velvet Taco according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management" ((in 7 reviews)); "2 managers that only work mornings." ((in 5 reviews)); "Toxic Coworkers Don’t consider work life balance Short Staffed" ((in 5 reviews)); "Very long work hours no breaks" ((in 3 reviews)); "Management needs work and better communication" ((in 3 reviews))

What Velvet Taco locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Chicago , Dallas , Austin , San Antonio

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Velvet Taco reviews

3.5

41% would recommend to a friend

(100 total reviews)

Chris Schultz

Not enough data to show CEO approval

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Velvet Taco has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Velvet Taco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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100 reviews

4.0

Jun 8, 2022

Great job for being a restaurant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly staff, free food, flexible schedules

Cons

fast-paced, not much down times, dealing with some customers can be difficult

3.0

May 9, 2022

Velvet Taco

Line cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay and people are great!

Cons

The store hours can be draining.

2.0

Mar 30, 2022

good pay, low treatment of workers in chicago location

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, it was 17/hour for a prep cook and 16/hour for cashier

Cons

worked over 8 hour shifts and was never given a break, they paid some employed more than others for same positions, and seemed to take advantage of mostly having a younger staff that was not aware of this

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