Del Taco

fast and friendly service every time I drive through!!!

Del Taco is a fast food chain that serves American style Mexican cuisine. It has been serving delicious American style Mexican cuisine since Ed Hackbarth opened the first Del Taco in Yermo, California just east of Barstow on September 16, 1964. Fifty years later, if you were to drive approximately 140 miles from the first Del Taco up I-​15, then east on I-​215, and north on Pecos Road there is a Del Taco that keeps the name going strong. I will share my experiences at this location.
This Del Taco is located at the busy Green Valley crossroads of Pecos Road and Windmill Parkway. I often drive by it. However, it was hiking that led me inside the building. This very Del Taco is also a hop and a skip from the Pittman Wash Trail. As a matter of fact, the large parking lot it shares with other businesses is where I separated from my car for a couple of hours. After hiking the Pittman Wash Trail I thanked Del Taco for the complimentary trailhead parking by making it my choice for the post-​hike dinner.
Del Taco is more than just tacos. They serve a fantastic cheeseburger that is severely underrated. I walked inside the building expecting to order their mutant cheeseburger, take a picture then spread the word about it in my Unilocal review. That didn’t happen. If I had visited on any day but Taco Tuesday this would be a different review. There on the door was the advertisement announcing three tacos for $ 1.29 on Tuesday from 3 to 11 P.M. I’d celebrate Taco Tuesday and add a small Coke and medium fries that added up to less than a $ 5 bill.
The man working at the counter was friendly. He greeted me and was the first impression of this location. My second impression was the cleanliness of the large restaurant. This is the first Del Taco where I saw the Taco sauces and ketchup packets stored on little plates on every table.
Immediately after ordering I took my small soda cup to the Coke fountain. The deal with Del Taco drink sizes is they are Big. Here small means medium and large means super sized. This isn’t one of the fast food restaurants where a small cup is a step above a water cup. The fountains where you fill the cups are Coke products including Coke Zero.
Around five minutes later, I’d pick up the food. The three hard shell tacos were tasty and filling. I topped them off with the Del Inferno sauce. As far as spiciness 2 stars. With the three tacos, I’d enjoy the crinkle cut fries. The fries were good, however, in my opinion Nathan’s Famous is the King of crinkle cut fries.
I enjoyed Taco Tuesday so much that I returned to this location a couple of Tuesdays later. It’s that good that I just might return here at a later Taco Tuesday.

Normally I’m not one for fast food but I decided to stop in here on my lunch break to re-​experience the Mexican-​American fusion chain of my childhood. I was not disappointed.
When I first walked into the store, I was greeted by a friendly and cheery guy behind the counter — Clark was on his nametag — and he took my order attentively. He seemed to be very customer-​service oriented and interested in the overall quality of my lunch break. I could tell he really cared. One of the nicest people I’ve seen in a restaurant, fast food or otherwise.
I ordered two half pound bean burritos — bold, of course, where they add their signature crinkle fries and that oh-​so-​mysterious secret sauce I’m always craving — and I received my food within minutes. Hot and delicious as always, it was truly a treat to eat here.
While the food is similar to any other Del Taco location due to their standardisation, I can say that this store is set apart by the amazing staff. They all seem to be genuinely nice people and they are both service oriented and friendly. A really top-​notch team of professionals that I’ve seen unparalleled in my dining experience. I think it was just as good to interact with them as it was to enjoy my food; they truly made my day.
Store is incredibly clean and well-​kept. Seems to be like a flagship store, the décor is modern but incredibly clean, and I can tell the store is exceptionally well-​maintained.
Clark, and the rest of the Del Taco staff at this store, thank you for defining my eating experience. I’ll definitely be coming back regularly.

Del will feed you for dirt cheap and it’s much cleaner than eating taco bell, doesn’t make you feel sick and regretful hours later haha. We like to hit this up when we need something quick and cheap.

Everything I’ve tried here was gross. The regular tacos are just normal. The fish taco was disgusting I thought I was gonna throw up. Gave it to my mom and she hated it. I’m glad there’s other places around because I’m never going here again.

Love DT and this location is one of the greatest. Not just clean but really friendly people.

Since its in my neighborhood, I am fast food hopping lol

You know, I don’t think I will usually review fast food franchises but this Del Taco gets an exception in a good way. No matter what time I pop in, nor what time of line there is in front of me, I can get my food in less than 5 minutes it seems, always hot and they always ask if I want hot sauce.
It’s sad to say but it’s a level of service rarely seen from fast food chains. So, I give it 5 stars as this particular Del Taco seems well run, and has been for all the years I have lived up the street from it. Great job and keep up the good work.

I love going to this place because it’s cheap good food. Were talking fast food here, so don’t think that 4 stars means this is gourmet dining… it’s clearly not. But, for the money and the amount of food, you can’t go wrong. I love the double beef double cheese tacos, and the macho nachos are awesome. Way more cheese on the tacos here than Taco Bell. Overall pretty good food, nothing special about the service because it’s fast food what do you expect.