Taco Time

I have not been to a Taco Time for many year, and probaly won’t again for several more years. The food was like microwave tacos, there was no differnce.

Let’s taco bout it. I am a taco, after all.
Well, I don’t eat a lot of junk food, and I gluten-​intolerant. So, when I need a meal on the go, I look for a Taco Time. I really have quite a Taco Time addiction. The best is the Mexi-​fries (winner for «Most Creative Re-​branding of Tater Tots). And their salsa is so tasty… I commented on it and the cashier told me that once a woman bought a small drink but instead filled it up with salsa and took it home. Considering they pride themselves on quality ingredients, I am not surprised. So I followed suit and brought home a few rammikins of salsa after my last visit. They went bad after just 3 days… I guess preservatives DO do something after all. So keep that in mind when ordering… fresh food should be eaten immediately. It also serves as a counterpoint to the McDonalds hamburger that hasn’t rotted in 2 years (
). What that means is, Taco Time is about as good as you’re gonna get in the «fast food» category.

We just moved here a couple of weeks ago, and our friends told us «Oh, you have to go to Taco Time!» We ended up going four times in 24 hours. Everything we ordered was fresh, delicous, and had crunchy, fresh vegetables. You’re going for drive-​through fast food, but what you get is truly at the top of the range.
Protip: Get the chicken soft taco and a side of their rice. Put the rice on top. Voila! Chicken soft taco with rice!

My boyfriend insisted we stop by taco time while we were visiting family in Washington, he Raved all week about their crunchy tacos. We finally stopped before we headed to the airport. This is by far one of the best fast food restaurants ever! We had a Chicken, a Beef and a bean taco, it was sooooooooo good. They are pretty decent size too, after just one I was pretty filled. The salsa was out of this world delicious, can’t wait to go back, wishing their was one here in San Diego. Washington is just that much cooler than us!

Good Taco Time — spacious and clean — and your standard Taco Time fare. I always get the chicken soft taco light — yum yum. Convenient location in North Bend!

In general, I’m not a big fan of most fast food. Sure, I’ll eat it, but not from preference. Taco Time sets themselves apart in several ways:
First, fresh locally sourced ingredients. If you stay away from the mexi-​fires and crusto’s, you get a reasonably healthy meal. Certainly a notch of the McD’s, BK’s and their ilk.
Second, Staffing & Customer Service: They are always well-​staffed and well-​trained. They all seem to know what their task is, and they integrate well with each other. When there are long lines, they move them through quickly, whether inside or drive-​thru. They are *always* pleasant and professional.
Third, a good selection of food. If you stop and check out the menu, you’ll find that it’s fairly broad and varied. In addition to the variations on the standard fare of tacos, burritos, etc., they’ve got a handful of salad and ‘bowl’ options, rice, white beans, chicken nuggets for the non-​taco loving kids, and a buncha other stuff. All made fresh to order.
A lot of this is specific to the one in North Bend, of which I’m particularly fond, but it applies to nearly every other Taco Time I’ve been to.

I eat lunch here often because the food is great, the prices are low and the staff is friendly. I have lost almost 50 pounds in the past two years eating soft bean burritos rather than sandwiches! The North Bend Taco Time Rocks!

HEALTHY ON THE GO MEAL. My kids and I go to Taco Time often. The food is great — made from tasty locally grown ingredients with a mild and flavorful spice blend. The store is always clean and the service is excellent. The drive-​through is quick. I’ve never had a mistake in my order. In-​store service is nice. Grab your drink, a number and sit down. Each meal is prepared to order. In a few minutes, the whole table is served by a friendly host.
I order the Chicken Big Time Mexi-​Burrito Meal and substitute the mexi-​fries (like tater tots) for an order of beans. The beans are not cooked in fat, so they’re better for you. But they also have sweet potato mexi-​fries. They have two of those new 120 flavor soda machines. The food is price similar to «comparable» upscale quick service restaurants — e.g. Qdoba, or Chipotle, etc. An adult or growing teenager can eat well for under $ 10.
But the reason I support this fast-​food chain above all others: it’s the most eco-​friendly fast food place that I know of. Every piece of garbage that Taco Time makes can be composted except for the plastic chili spoon and packets of sauce in metalized plastic packets. Their garbage cans are tiny. The rest of the cans are all compost bins. The burrito is wrapped in compostable paper. Sodas are filled in paper cups with a compostable corn plastic top and straw.
You have to be a repeat customer to appreciate the finer details. Their employees like their jobs, are happy to serve people and hold on to their jobs for a long time. I’m told they make on average ($ 11.00) an hour, which is well above Washington’s minimum wage ($ 9.32). In fact, that’s a living wage. This is the reason why I don’t shop across the street at the big M.
Real fresh ingredients means the best food.

Big fan of TT. Let down web service is slow. Order came out incorrect and received call from GM the following day for an apology. Nice.

Yep, after moving back to the northwest after nearly 10 years, have fallen back on the Taco Time bandwagon. This one is a little better than most, with good drive through service. They are kind of slow if you go in however; take away the word ‘fast” from fast food. Also, the taco salads aren’t what they used to be– really skimpy on actually items in the salad, way too much shredded lettuce.

My husband and I stopped at this Taco Time on our way back to home from Seattle. My experience with Taco Time is limited with the only other Taco Time I’ve eaten at being a location in Spokane.
This Taco Time appeared relatively new and the inside of the store was bright and fairly modern. We arrived at a VERY busy time so the line was almost out the door. Even though it was very busy the area around the condiments and garbage area was pretty well stocked and clean. The soda machine was down for maintenance (bummer) and we waited several minutes for our chance to order, but our food was up in a matter of minutes.
This location probably could have rated a five star, but: Taco Time is a little too expensive for fast food mexican. The food is good, but not awesome. I’d rather go to a real sit down restaurant with full service and pay a little more. Still, we could be a four star rating considering price, but the three star rating come down to PLANNING. This location had one of the most poorly planned entrance and egress from the parking area that I have ever experienced. We had difficulty making it into, and out of, the parking lot without being hit by oncoming traffic. Visibility is low and the proximity to a poorly timed traffic light, multiple other restaurants and retailers, and the narrowness of the entrance/​exit lanes gave me an anxiety attack. Granted, it was very busy that day, but until I have a better experience I am sticking to three stars.

Yum! Love taco time! It’s way better than the other fast food resturaunts but a little more expensive. I come here all the time and I’m addicted to my beef soft taco and mexi fries are so good and crispy! The ranch is amazing! The last time I went it was crazy busy but a girl named Olivia took my order and she seemed like a hard worker and knew exactly what she was doing!

This Taco Time is in a great location on the way to the pass. You can just pop off of I-​90, grab a taco, and jump back on. Despite the heavy flow of traffic in and out of this area, the lines are relatively short and the food comes out quickly. I’ve been to this Taco Time several times and I’ve never had any issues — orders are always correct.

So Taco Time is a new thing for me. I only came here bc my hun bun’s family lives close by. He loves this place and thinks it is amazing. So we come up to the window and he ordered a beef soft taco meal and I thought, oh that’s small, I guess I’ll do the same. To my utter amazement, these weren’t your normal tacos! They were what we call here in LA burritos! Or… the hugest taco I have ever seen!
It was super good. No sauce needed. The beef was flavored sooo well that the whole taco was perfect! I totally recommend Taco Time. They give you a ton of tater tots with your meal. Who doesn’t LOVE tater tots! I mean, really? haha!