Taco Bell

Coming from Washington DC this Taco Bell in Reston is like a beacon of light on a foggy day at sea. I don’t know what that means either. What I can say is Is these guys know how to assemble the food. I’m used to the look like someone sat on it and then threw it for a Hail Mary pass before dumping it in a bag look from Washington DC’s Taco Bell. The food, dare I say actually taste good and is in the right proportions. Easy to order and customize with their mobile app. One word of caution… do not order the Cinnabon donut bite concoction, it’s so greasy I felt I was eating a sugar covered sponge dipped in oil. Otherwise enjoy Taco Bell!

This Taco Bell ranks up there as the best for me out of all the Taco Bells in the Reston, Herndon, Sterling, Ashburn, and Leesburg areas.
The food has always been tasty and hot. (very important when eating at a fast food place, lol) most importantly, the staff is what sets this TB apart from the rest. They always get my order correct. It’s always fast service (drive-​thru or dine in) When I say extra sour cream, I get extra sour cream. If I ask for TONS of fire sauce in my bag in the drive-​thru, I get TONS of fire sauce. The customer service is the reason to come to this TB. By far, the best service around in the fast food scene.

Best customer service, and such a clean Taco Bell. They have surely raised the standard.

Not that anyone cares about the review scores of Taco Bells, but I must give credit where credit is due — they’ve expanded their late night hours and they honor nationally advertised pricing now.

Haven’t even to taco bell in a long time! When I heard they have a buscuit shelled chicken breakfast taco… I had to see it with my own eyes! The McDonald’s next door had a line through the lot and taco bell and no one. so that was nice! The women on the drive through was super friendly and very polite. I got a coffee and the chicken buscuit taco… the taco was actually really tasty! The bun is made entirely out of buscuit dough… light buttery and crisp! The chicken strip inside was also great– a nice coating fried to a golden color. They give you a side of spicy honey (missed it in my pic) but when poured on the taco it really made this thing hit it outta the park for me! This taco bell deff was above par for the average tbell!

I eat a whopping two things from Taco Bell and sadly (er fortunately, I guess depending on how you look at it) I will never come back to this location again.
Each time I have been I have encountered the same problem.
How can you serve a cheesy gordita crunch without melting the exterior cheese? And who wants gobs upon gobs of sour cream on their chalupa?
I should have taken pictures. Totally inedible.
And as far as fast food goes, it’s not particularly fast anyways.
Adiós Taco Bell!

For a Taco Bell, this is top notch.

This place has never disappointed me. I mostly order carryout but I have dined-​in couple of times. The parking gets tight during lunch time, but all the areas near metro station now have pretty much the same problem. The service is super fast, always get what I order (needed to say this because I have had weird experience with several other Taco Bell joints), and always with a smile. I even got recommendation on their new items by the store manager which was quite interesting. I am their loyal customer.

Who doesn’t love Taco Bell?! The new smothered burrito is amazing! This establishment was renovated a few years back and is probably the nicest/​cleanest Taco Bell I have ever visited. Also, if you haven’t checked out the Doritos locos tacos you are seriously missing out. It’s shameful how much I love Taco Bell.

So let’s end the discussion now … Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos are WAY better than Nacho Cheese.
This Taco Bell is just a couple of minutes from my work. There’s also a Pizza Hut and McDonald’s in this location, and the McDonald’s is ALWAYS packed. Even at, say, 2:30PM. But the Taco Bell is never crowded.
This usually gives me some pause for concern, but I have never had an issue at this Taco Bell. They get my tacos right every time. They don’t have a process built for speed like McDonald’s does, but they’re efficient and deliver.

I am not going to eat this garbage unless it is after midnight and that is when this one closes. I guess Cantina Bell is too high class for fourth meal. They also leave the drive in lights on and don’t post the hours there so you get to feel like a complete tool just sitting there. Probably would have been decent value for the food if it had been open.

I use to like this Taco Bell a lot.
Few years ago i came here for 3 months straight mon-​fri. Everyone was nice and friendly. But now it’s not so friendly there. Service is still fast but the people just don’t seem too happy about their job. Something must have changed in management… who knows. Let’s hope they were just having a bad day or something.
Anywho, for now I’ll probably be staying away from here at lunch even though I love Taco Bell. Sorry TBell, no hard feelings.

The new cantina tacos are sadly the closest thing I can get around here to California tacos, short of uninspiring attempts in my own kitchen. The carnitas was too mushy, and the chicken was surprisingly tastier than the steak. Lime wedge tucked into the outer foil flap, but really the heat and closed foil still steams the corn tortillas just shy of tearing. The hot TB hot sauce doesn’t do it justice, but the only better alternative would be to stop being lazy and buy real hot sauce to stock at home. Cilantro chopped pretty fine, and somehow some green onion got mixed into the onion dice. I’d get it again when I’ve got a late night craving for protein, but it’s cold comfort after having tasted the real deal.
⁰⁸⁄₂₆ update: not being told they’re out of onion and cilantro before I approach the pay window is kinda B.S.

Right up there with Fast Food Heaven off of route 28!
Gotta love that you have choices and so closeby (at least to me) for a quick heart clogging lunch. Please take note and either go before 11:30 am or after 1 pm because if you go during peak hours you’re gonna pay. long wait lines for the drive thru and if you get lucky you’ll get stuck in an intersection (either on Wiehle or between the thru way behind McDonald’s and trying to get to Taco Bell’s awkwardly positioned drive thru)
OH and you better know what you want to order at McDonald’s this one doesn’t play around. They have people outside taking speed orders to get you on your way. I recall once in the morning getting stuck behind some guy who didn’t know what he wanted literally took him 5 minutes or so to choose. It’s like really come on now, it’s McDonald’s you’re either getting an Egg McMuffin or Pancake Platter MOVE IT BUDDY!

It was a warm, sunny day in the surburban town of Reston, Virginia.
All was quiet and dandy as I was pulling out of the SLHS student parking lot. I had a get-​out-​of-​jail for free pass, aka the bright pink check-​out pass that you use to leave school for «doctor appointments»… «dentist appointments»… «severe cramps & PMS»… you know, so I was safe. I flashed the bright pink card out at Mr. Sampson who was monitoring the lot that day, got my a-​okay wave from him and was happily on my way… away from school.
I turned up the radio and the journey began.
: left on South Lakes Drive :
: left into South Lakes Shopping Center :
I parked. I got out of the car. I opened the trunk… and Antoine popped out. Yes. It’s true. I smuggled my friend Antoine in the trunk of my car so that he could skip out and come to lunch with me. Really though, could you blame us for wanting to get away from cafeteria food? I didn’t think so.
And so, our journey continued…
: left on South Lakes Drive :
: left on Sunrise Valley Drive :
: right on Wiehle Avenue :
The beautiful yellow arches indicating our glorious success was just ahead of us… oh yes, McDonalds was there to satisfy my double cheeseburger and medium french fries needs. Antoine, however, was craving something else… more along the lines of three supreme soft tacos covered in ungodly amounts of fire sauce. Well, look no further because Taco Bell is just around the corner! And for dessert… cinnamon sticks, you say? Pizza Hut’s right there too.
It was the lunch spots of all lunch spots back in high school… and the memories, they will forever live on. But I’ll be damned if the fifty pounds I probably gained from indulging here so much were to live on forever…
THANKS TO TRIMSPA, BABY!!!
Just kidding, just kidding.
:)