Del Taco

Average tacos, except their seasonal shrimp tacos are pretty good with a wedge of lime. Had their epic burrito with chicken, avocado, black beans, rice, etc. not too bad but they out most of the ingredients on one side or the other when you’re eating the burrito and not evenly spread out. Their nacho cheese and chips are better tasting than their other national chain competitors, but the worst thing dark taco has on their menu is crinkle cut soggy fries in their combo meal. Isn’t this a fast food Mexican place? Give us tortilla chips instead! Maybe it’s just me?!! The new chopped Mexican chicken salad isn’t too bad. Plenty of seating and tables inside. Parking isn’t the greatest outside in this mall area. Drinks are decent size for the price.

This review is specifically for this Del Taco. Unfortunately, there are no more del tacos in my area but I was in SoCal and passed by this location so I had to eat here. Big mistake! First of all, I waited in the drive thru for, no joke, 20 minutes just for the first car to get their one bag of food. It was ridiculous! Then when I received my order, a cheese quesadilla and two tacos, it was disgusting! The main reason I love Del Taco was because of their delicious cheese quesadillas. This quesadilla had runny cheese that was so gross looking and the taco meat tasted and smelled like dog food. Good thing they got rid of them, I guess, if this is the quality they’ve sunk to.

There are not many words needed. This Del Taco should be erased from existence. The management is incompetent, the staff does not give a flying flock.

Sister and I needed a quick bite to eat, I remember eating at Del Taco before and thought this place would be suffice. We ordered from the drive-​thru and the service was okay. We ordered some hard shell chicken tacos and they tasted pretty good. The bad thing about the food was stale taco shells. Ew.

They take credit cards now. Apparently that is a really big deal — the last time I was going here on the reg, I was too young to have credit cards, so I didn’t even realize it was a problem.
Del Taco is the best, and if you don’t agree, then poo poo to you! Crunchtada for a dollar? SOLD. They also have the best hot sauces of any fast food taco place. Pro tip: Use one pack of mild (for flavor) and one pack of inferno (for spice).
I always order an extra small red bean and cheese burrito for the road. You never know when you’ll get hungry, and they keep well.

After showing me the amazing winter wonderland light display, I really wanted to repay Schoolteacher with a nice romantic dinner. Unfortunately, I only had twenty dollars in my checking account. So we ended up at this Del Taco for a late dinner. I had remembered in our conversations her expressing a fond affection for their grilled chicken tacos. So the location wasn’t completely chosen out of my cheapness.
After walking around all night, I really had to use the restroom. So, we both used the restrooms. FYI: The men’s room was as clean as was expected. We returned to the counter, and she informed me of her dinner desires. I then turned to the girl behind the counter, and prepared to fulfill them.
Since it was chicken taco night, I asked for nine chicken tacos. Three are only $ 2.09 on Thursdays! I also requested a side of fries. Medium? Yes, medium. Ooooh… I’ve wanted to try these cheesy popper thingies for some time now. Let’s splurge and get them. The six order, we’ll share. Also, we’d like a regular sized drink for the lady. Girl behind the counter gave me the total and order number. I was going to slide into payday Friday with six dollars to my name. Score.
Schoolteacher took her cup, and went over to fill it at the fountain machine. A torrent of ice dropped from the machine. Upon hearing it, girl behind counter apologized for that. Schoolteacher and I walked over to a clean, well lit table, and sat down for a moment or two. We were discussing which of the houses we’d seen that night was our favorite when our number was called. I went up to retrieve our order, and we then dug in to our bountiful chicken taco feast.
The food was as good as I’ve come to expect from Del Taco. We had an assortment of hot sauce packets in a basket on our table, and we both partook of them. On a side note, Del Taco inferno sauce isn’t nearly as inferno as I’d been lead to believe. We were both full when we left.
Good job Del Taco. You concluded date night successfully.

Wow I have never had worse service, they served my incomplete order on a paper plate let alone the wait in the drive through was like I was actually sitting down at a restaurant waiting for food will not be coming back.

They now take credit cards! Still the same great food and service. Rachel is still here. Whoever the owner is… your business is managed extremely well by Rachel and keeps me coming back.

For a fast food restaurant, it’s pretty good. No real complaints other than the rinky-​dink crappy parking lot.

First time visiting a del taco and could not believe how clean the restaurant was or how fresh the food was. Nothing like Taco Bell. Menu was large and food quality and quantity was sufficient. Bathrooms were clean. Staff was polite and brought our food out to us. Seemed to me they get good business because they were packed!

I was hungry. It was after 2am. I was in Santa Clarita. All roads lead to Del Taco in this scenario. I could have just gotten a taco and satiated my quest for food, but that big bad California burrito-​like bombshell was plastered all over the place taunting me. I caved and I’m surprised at how pretty legit and down right delicious it was (editor’s note: I was stone sober). Also, fountain cherry coke wins me over every time!

Del Taco is still my go-​to gringa taco place, and it now accepts credit. I am increasing my star rating because they have fixed my reason for rating the place down. The Del Beef burrito is still my favorite simple item here. Thank you for accepting credit cards and joining the 21^st century!

Nothing fancy, just quick grub, but the 1 $ iced coffee is worth the trip.

I suggest you come in and order at the counter. The blank look on the cashier’s face is hilarious. You wonder if they are androids.
Anything with the Macho prefix means it’s bigger than the regular.
I like the macho nachos. Hot fake cheese and ground beef on top of corn chips hits the spot. I like to let it soak for a few minutes so the chips are hot and soggy with cheese.
The fries are crinkle cut so you know they’re machine processed to perfection. It’s not on the menu but you can ask them to throw some shredded cheese on top. Give it a minute to melt and boom: cheese fries. Your arteries will thank you.
All kidding aside, this location has improved. Give them a second chance. Check out their Buck and Under menu (try saying that thee times).

Hot food, beefy burrito, quick preparation. Not cold inside, but what the hey, it’s 100 degrees outside. Manager was helpful and professional. I enjoyed my meal.

Got a hair in my quesadilla and the rest of my food was cold. I’m all about Del Taco but this was the worst I ever had. No credit card and a fee for using ATM, really?

Everything is great at this spot except for the fact that they don’t accept debit and credit cards. You have to pay with cash or you have to used this lame ATM machine they have that looks like an adding machine. Then, you don’t get the cash, you get a receipt that you have to take to the register and they then use that and refund you the difference. Really? It’s 2012 people!!!
How hard is it to accept cards like the rest of the civilized world?
If they had a good POS system, I’d give them a 5-​star but I hate carrying cash and hate that ATM machine!!! Please get the system updated!

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The food tastes like ex-​soviet Russian MRE’s got drowned in a pool of deer urine that got jumped by a rabies infested midget with dandruff and a mean sinus infection.
If that isn’t reason enough not to visit this Mexicali junkyard, the fact that the only way they take Debit cards is to spend $ 20? Outrageous debit card fees? Oh really, I didn’t know this street corner was in Somalia.
I think I’d rather get black hawk downed then get stuck at this joke of a restaurant/​check into cash joint.

Dear Del Taco:
Back in February 2009, Lance G foretold of his trip to Del Taco. He warned that, because you didn’t take Credit Cards, you swiped it as a Debit and charged an additional $ 3.50 in fees.
It’s now August 2011, and YOU GUYS STILL DON’T TAKE CREDIT CARDS???
Until you finally do decide to move into the light, please have the decency to mention to the Debit Card user that they’ll be paying an additional $ 3.50 in fees, that the $ 5 combo is really $ 8.50, and the $ 1 coke is actually closer to $ 5.
XOXO
Someone in the 21^st century (Methinks not)
Rating: 1 star
UPDATE: As of April 2013, this Del Taco now takes credit cards. Good job!
New rating: 4 stars (I’m a fan)

Sad disappointment here. They are stuck in a time warp-​no credit or debit cards accepted here. You can use the conveniently located ATM machine if you must otherwise you are SOL.
I ordered their fish tacos, one was good and one was soggy. EWW!
The hubby ordered one of their beefy burritos and it had crystallized pieces of meat in it. No thank you. He felt wrong the rest of the night.
I was excited to bring the husband since he had never been before, hopefully when we get back down south they can redeem themselves some how. This was a bad first impression for the mister.