Del Taco

I still like this place. Probably eat here on average once every other week. The staff is ALWAYS friendly. Downgraded from 5 stars because sometimes this place isn’t on point with cleanliness or quality control. (Usually after a rush I’ve noticed.) Though to clarify that, I’ve never had a problem with the quality of freshness of the food. My comment is more directed to lack execution on the food. Have had some sloppily made items here from time to time. And for cleanlinrss, sometimes the lobby will be trashed when I want to dine in.
Overall, I like this place and will continue to patronize regularly

We each ordered the Epic Grilled Chicken Avocado Burrito, no beans. The chicken tasted as if it was a left over from last week, odd color, dry and tasteless. We had the exact same order 2 months ago and everything looked and tasted fresh.
Well we each only had a bite or two of our burritos and said they tasted off. Not 1 hour later both of us were feeling slightly nauseous. Two hours after only a few bites we were both quite sick.
I do believe we both contracted food poisoning. Needless to say we will never return to this or any other Del Taco.

The place wasn’t that busy when I arrived, and it appears the lady who normally would be preparing the food had a little time to clean, only reason it was obvious the broom was leaning against the cooler in the back and debris was on the floor.
That wasn’t the big issue, the big issue is they use these blue nitrile gloves for food preparation and employees get pretty complacent by going from doing stuff around the kitchen (sweeping) and when a food order comes in they just go from one task to the next.
I made a comment to the lady at the register and asked if the person preparing the food was going to be changing her gloves because it was quite obvious the food preparer was the only one in the back area of the food prep area, you would have thought the next step would have been for the food preparer to «CHANGE» her gloves but that didn’t happen.
I took the food without further complaint and sat down and contemplated eating it but as I sat there I opted to throw it In the trash and go down to the In-​and-​Out burger.
The thing about going inside versus just through drive-​thru you get a true perspective on how much some employees that work in the food industry don’t really care if you could get sick eating the food they prepare for you…

Sure it’s fast food but I wanted to give a review to one particular lady who was working the drive-​through today. Even though I had a difficult order due to some pretty particular specifications regarding avocado she was very patient and made it all happen. Then when we got up to the window she let us know that she was playing quality control and the fries were not up to her standards. She let us know it would be just a moment and it was just barely a minute when she came back with our hot fresh fries and let us know that she had «upgraded» us to a medium from a small due to the wait.
This was far better customer service than I have experienced at many fancier establishments that claim «superior quality».

I liked this better than some reviews but maybe because some people are expecting too much out of fast food. The options are exactly what me and hubs Want and it was far fresher than taco bell.

Typical del taco everything is good no complaints restroom and everywhere else is clean only thing only would give tiny cup for water

NEVER AGAIN! The lady with the horrible voice took my order. She then took my payment. After giving me my change, she walked over and started preparing my food. Never washed her hands. Never put on gloves. GROSS! In between wrapping my tacos she was even rubbing her head and pushing her hair out of her face. Then right back to my food with bare hands.

They were fast and the food was hot the fries were hot AND salty YAY!!! overall great job. I just had a hard time understanding the drivethru lady!!!

My friend and I come here like once a week. Love the chicken fajita burrito, he orders soft beef tacos. He’s not much of an eater but he loves ordering them. The manager there is quick to fix any issues. This location was a lot better experience than the other Carson City location by far.

Coming from So Cal where there’s a del taco on every corner I start reminiscing high school days and decide to come in to get a quick bite. (Fish tacos, chicken soft tacos or veggie burritos with del scorcho).
But even though it’s a fast food place they need need to SLOW down. I’ve never had an issue with any del taco (including this one) until my last visit. Apparently having more than 2 customers in line and a car in the drive thru put them in a frantic rush to push food out quickly without any quality control. I received something I didn’t order. It happens, and the cashier quickly fixed the error but the women assembling food were SO frazzled and overwhelmed that I felt bad and awkward for even asking them to remake it. I could almost taste their hurriedly put together frustration and then I felt bad for eating my burrito. No more fast food for me.

Actually wasn’t bad for a fast food place. The tacos were fresh with fresh cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. Meat to veg ratio wasn’t bad. A bit greasy tho but comparable to Taco Bell. The strawberry lemonade was really good and had fresh pieces of strawberry in it. When the next fast food attack strikes I will be back to try other menu items.

This place is REALLY hit or miss. I’ve come here and had great service, received delicious food very quickly, and been very pleased… I think the cheap menu items ($ 0.75 bean & cheese burritos) are a pretty good value, though not robust like the more expensive burritos.
I’ve also been here and received the wrong order, or only part of my order, or been charged for things I didn’t order, or received cold or stale food, or had phenomenally slow service, or dealt with obnoxious staff… And, more than once, all of this on the same visit. Sadly, the last few visits have all fallen in the latter category, and the good experiences seem to be happening less frequently.
My advice: Don’t go late at night on weeknights. Yes, they’re open when other places aren’t, but the late-​night staff seems to be the source of at least most of my problems with this place. When I come at lunch or early evening, I’m always happy.
There is a woman with a very distinctive nasal voice who works late nights on weeknights. If you drive thru and hear her voice – LEAVE. She is the only employee who has messed up my order, but she does it almost every single visit. She also asks the same questions repeatedly because she’s not paying enough attention – hence, the wrong orders.

Just bad, bad, bad. Abnormally poor quality food, seriously. Everything tastes frozen… and then, improperly thawed. The fries (fries?) were an odd assortment of hot, cold, crisp, soggy and chewy. YUM? The chicken burrito tasted like it was packaged and reheated. The tacos are stale and processed-​tasting. I really don’t even want to waste anymore time on this place. The only reason I bothered to go this far is because I saw someone posting a 5 star review on my «local places» feed. Really, 5 stars? I have to ask: Have you ever eaten real, fresh, correctly prepared food before? Obviously not. Besides never going back to this low-​quality «Mexican» fast food fiasco, posting this review is all I could think to do to balance out that other ludicrous, probably planted, review. Simply put: this place is exceptionably bad, even for fast food. Honestly, just the absolute lowest quality imaginable. I will never eat there again.

Del Taco never disappoints my taste buds, but my guts are usually less than thrilled. Lol friendly staff, fast service.

I forgot I came here, that’s how bad it was. Nice enough staff, but the fast food itself left a lot to be desired. The tacos had barely any meat in it. The hard taco shell fell apart when I picked it up. The salsa sauce was nondescript.
I came, I tried, I disliked.

Del Taco is better than Taco Bell we all know that! Good fries, real cheese in their quesidelias and good tacos!

The people were friendly, and this place is cheap. They have a great edge being the only fast food in the little shopping area unless you head to McDonald’s inside Wal-​mart. The restrooms were clean, the eating area was clean. The food came out fast. All in all not a bad place to stop for a snack.

I do know the employees here but I have been eating here for a while and the quality is always good. Everything is fresh from the chicken To the steak to the seafood and beans. They hand smash all. their freshly cooked beans and you can
the taste they are better than the canned beans. The price is good for the quality and for fast. food its really.good. The dining room is usually clean but when its busy it can be dirty but its understandable if you have everr worked in any type of.restauarant.

We’ve never eaten here, but we had some coupons, so we decided to give it a try. Right away, we got off on the wrong foot.
The coupons clearly indicated «1 coupon per customer per visit». So, since there were two of us, we figured we could use both coupons. The person at the register told us «No, the two of you can only use 1 coupon per visit.» So, we split our order: my wife ordered and used one coupon, then I ordered and used the other coupon. Dumb.
Without the coupons, 2 burritos + 1 quesadilla + 1 small soda + tax = $ 12.20. Not exactly cheap for fast food.
Then I noticed that the cashier – the woman that had just waited on us, handling money, touching the cash register, etc. – WAS MAKING OUR BURRITOS. This involved her bare hands touching lettuce, tomatoes, the tortilla, and so on. She didn’t even have the token wimpy plastic gloves. Then I started to wonder: did she wash her hands between the cash register and the kitchen area? I definitely did NOT see her wash her hands, if she did so.
I don’t think we’ll be back.

You would think all Del Taco’s are the same, but this one stands out. Clean, friendly, and excellent food. Maybe they have a different supplier than the California Del Taco’s ???