Taco Del Mar

**two star fast food**
The food is more bland than taco bell (it’s possible). Three times more expensive than Taco Bell. Their locations might as well be in Iowa; as they are not convenient to get to. The logical question would be ‘why did I come here?’ I had a groupon which made the prices more fitting. I couldn’t see willingly paying full price for this bland and flavorless food. So why the two stars one may wonder? Service was excellent; but service alone can’t carry more than two stars in my opinion. I will most likely not return. There are too many tasty taco/​burrito places to conveniently and economically choose from in Boise, rather than waste my calorie count here.

Service was great but the food, yuck! Coming from Tucson I’m afraid I’ll be too critical of Mexican food but I think if i got prepackaged rice, refried beans, it would have had more flavor. I felt like i was eating plain tortilla. No, Mexican food is seasoned, not bland. Put more garlic, cumin and chili powder, along with salt please!

I wish I could do 4.5 stars. Taco Del Mar doesn’t quite deserve that though, so let me break it down:
Review of Taco Del Mar (in General): 4 stars. It’s a little pricier than most similar places, but the food is much higher quality. I really recommend the «Get Wet» option, where for a small extra fee they put enchilada sauce and cheese on your burrito — it is amazing. It’s that enchilada sauce that got me and most of my friends hooked on this place. And every day there is a special — go on Monday for double punch day, and get double the punches on your stamp card; it’ll help offset the slightly too expensive price. The major reason why TDM gets ⁴⁄₅ stars is because they charge extra for everything. Want sour cream? That’s extra. Want guac? That’s extra. Want enchilada sauce? Extra.
For their prices, they could easily include these things. Or at least only charge if people wanted extra.
Review of this specific store: 5 stars. This particular Eagle location has been a regular visit for me over the last 3 – 4 years, and they’ve always been wonderful. Kind and helpful staff, spotless and clean, quick service, and they work hard to make sure you’re taken care of. If you’re trying to find a Taco Del Mar in the area to go to… choose this one.

The very first time we came here, we were excited because they had «shrimp» listed on the window as one of the proteins. But they didn’t have any, and they no longer offered it. Dad & I have been here a few times since and typically get the mondo burritos. Their pulled pork is nice, but the fish is really lame.
Our last mondo (which is LARGE) burrito had only two skimpy pieces of fish in it. The two identical pieces of fish were obviously processed frozen things from god-​knows-​where. They weren’t hot and weren’t heated for our burrito either.
They charge $ 1 extra for sour cream and/​or guacamole. Other places charge extra for guac, too, so that’s not a huge surprise. But sour cream? One thing we like at other burrito places is the corn salsa, but that isn’t available here either.
Service is pretty friendly and the restrooms are nice. The interior is fun and beachy — even has a palm frond-​covered umbrella inside. We’ll go again if we have a coupon. Otherwise, we’ll probably just go home for lunch.