A Fast Food Experience So Competent I Felt Obligated to Report It People usually only review fast food places when their order is wrong, their fries are cold, or somebody forgot they asked for "NO SOUR CREAM" like it was a legally binding contract. So I like leaving reviews when a place actually does its job well, because honestly, that's the real experience most people are going to have. I stopped at this Del Taco while driving from Phoenix to LA. I needed three things: food, speed, and a restroom that didn't look like the set of a crime documentary. This place delivered on all three. You order from a kiosk, but the employees were all friendly and helpful. The restaurant itself was surprisingly clean for a middle-of-nowhere highway Del Taco. Even the bathrooms were solid, they're outside and locked for customers only, which is honestly fair considering highway traffic can turn restrooms into humanitarian disasters. The food actually looked like the pictures on the menu, which already puts this location in the Fast Food Hall of Respectability. Fries were fresh, the fry container was actually filled up instead of being 40% existential disappointment, and the soda had carbonation instead of tasting like sad brown water. Best of all, we got in and out quickly and back on the road with zero issues. Sometimes the highest compliment you can give a road trip fast food stop is: "Everything worked exactly like it was supposed to." This Del Taco nailed it. read more

Del Taco - Outdoor bathrooms, have to order and ask employee to press a button to unlock which was fine. Restrooms were clean. - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Palms, California

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We stopped by Friday night about 7 pm I think. It was drive thru only. My 2 Del crunchy tacos were great. Very full and wonderful. My adult daughter tried the new birria street tacos and said they were nasty. Del taco is my favorite food. So I was happy! read more

As good as any fast food Americanized taco chain store gets. The grilled chicken was soggy and less than appetizing but still edible. The beef Del Tacos were exactly what I'd imagined - no different than Taco Bell's standard beef crunchy taco except I will say, Del Taco is far more generous with the toppings. The fries were something else tho. Super crispy, perfectly salted, unique side dish for a taco place that oddly hit just right. read more

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Great food and service. Portions are great! Clean. Will be stopping again. Hakuna Matata read more

Del Taco - Del Taco - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Palms, California

We live in Arizona now so when we see Del Taco in California or wherever we're going we always stop we always stop love their half pound green burrito and their tacos are very good we stopped at the one at Palm Desert very fast order and the staff was really nice read more

Del Taco - a close up of a sign on a building - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Palms, California

Terrible experience, eat at any location but this one. Went through the drive thru and the person taking the order got it all wrong. We repeated ourselves many times, and he didn't know how to correctly charge things (2 for 7$ burritos) specifically said no sauce on the burger etc Get to the pickup window and not only does it take longer than normal but when we get to the parking lot to check everything it's cold and wrong. Cold fries, burger completely wrong and no fork.. I walk in to the restaurant lobby to have this fixed and not one of the workers even addressed me. The shift manager Daniel Lopez just eyeballed me. The person who took the order started to argue with me/got combative. I eventually just asked for my money back and the name of the person who took the order as he had no name tag and I planned on calling corporate. He refused to give it to me and so did the shift manager. Don't waste your money at this location. Extremely rude!!!! read more

I don't work here , I was made to use a kiosk that took twice as long had I just used the drive through

OMG the slowest drive through in history. 17 minutes for four cars. Get to the window no one there four two more minutes, and then the food was ice cold. But even with cvhipping the ice off my food, it was still warmer than the greeting of the staff. Unreal... read more

Del Taco - Drive through 9am - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Palms, California

I decided to walk in and not do drive-through and it was a mistake. It took a long time for them to take my order and then for the food to come out. All focus is on getting the drive-through taken care of before a walk in. I did have the chicken Carbon taco and it tasted fantastic. I would highly recommend this taco to anyone. I'll try to do drive-through again next time so I can get halfway decent customer service. read more

Del Taco - the inside of a del taco restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Palms, California

Looks like they added ordering kiosks. All 5 people we saw order had to have the worker come out and do it. For me, he couldn't even find the taco salad using the screen. He finally just gave up and used the real counter. Last time ever coming here if they only will use kiosks. I'm read more

I was completely shocked when I found out that I was only allowed ONE salsa packet PER taco!!!! How this business is still open is beyond me?!?! I asked again because I couldn't believe my ears and the lady behind the counter just pointed to a sign where this was protocol. Normally I would have argued on how this was possible, but after seeing many videos of people arguing at fast food restaurants I just walked away and left my food there even though I had already paid for it, refusing to eat the way THEY wanted me too. The only comfort I felt walking away is that this establishment will soon go under and even though it is PROBABLY not their fault. These fast food workers will lose their jobs sooner than later. S.M.D. Del Taco read more

Hit this Del up a couple months ago. I swung by the drive thru scene and grabbed some avocado beyond tacos to-go. Which by the way is prolly not the easiest thing to eat while driving in the car lol My food came out quick and I was on the freeway in no time. This location is pretty convenient because it is right off the freeway. My tacos were made well and they did soft tacos instead of hard like I requested. All good in the desert hood lol I will be coming back. Especially since I drive back and forth on this freeway for work. read more

Just a few seconds off the 10 Heading out into the desert Next to Carl's Jr./Green Burrito and In n Out Oh Del Taco, how your warm bean burrito satisfies my hunger. Packet after packet of sauce and some nice cool water. I am rejuvenated and ready to take on the 10 again. read more

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Out of fires. How are you out of fries. That's all I went for and they're out. 2-14-23 at 1:13am Needs better management if you're running out of things. Will never waste my time here read more

I am a big Del Taco fan and I am always stopping at different locations when I am traveling for work. I just finish having lunch and the food just tasted better and fresher at this location! The beans, ground turkey, and the other ingredients tasted delicious. The dining area was clean, the staff was friendly and efficient, and I really enjoyed my lunch! read more

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This is the best del taco location I've ever been to in my life. Whoever is working the drive thru on Friday May 3rd at 11pm is goated with the sauce. Immediately greeted and took my order upon drive thru arrival and gave us the hottest freshest food I've ever gotten at a fast food restaurant God bless you read more

The service is friendly and helpful. The tacos are delicious and they are very generous with the amount of meat and toppings they put into each taco! I do wish they had a regular nacho cheese. read more

We were traveling through after Christmas and saw this Del Taco. Sometimes when we're on the road I get hungry for some greens. I ordered their taco salad. It was delicious. The greens were crunchy and even the avocados fresh. The staff was super friendly and the place clean. There was a little goof with getting my order together. The salad was done but the other part of it not seen so there was a little longer wait than expected but all was good. We would definitely return. read more

Outstanding service! On a Thursday afternoon I stopped in to let Claudio know I needed 15 breakfast burritos the following morning at 5:30 a.m. The following morning I came through precisely at 5:30 a.m. and everything was hot and ready to go! The gentleman that gave me my order was very polite and appreciative! Thank you all!!! read more

DANIEL, the "manager" would not replace my messed up order from the day before. This is because someone didn't do they're job and write my name down on the manager Desk. Daniel the manger first agreed to compensate my order with a refund as discussed. Then when I pulled up for 2) $1 bean and cheese burritos, and 2) chocolate shakes. He said I owed him $12 dollars. Was rude as could be and it ended with him spitting in my shake before trying to hand it to me. This kid has some issues, isn't manager material, and if he can't make it at desk taco then maybe he should try selling his brown cheerio instead. read more

It sure seems like I've been eating at a lot of fast food places lately. Always in a hurry and don't have time to stop for a longer break. Well, if that's the case and you're headed from LA to Phoenix, this is a good place to stop for a Double Del or some soft chicken tacos. Why only 3 stars? Well, for a place that's almost in the middle of nothing (for that part of town, right off of Bob Hope and across the highway from a casino), there seems to be a number of homeless people wondering around the businesses here. Note that it's not just a Del Taco issue, it's the other places at this exit. Don't get me wrong, I'm not heartless but I think it can discourage families from stopping in if they don't feel comfortable. Hence, they lose a star more so for the outside environment than the restaurant. That being said, the bathrooms are outside and you need a token to use at least one of them. That lost another star. If it's 110 in the summer and I need to stop somewhere to eat and use the restroom, I'd like a bathroom inside the restaurant. But, the food is on point for a Del Taco, the staff is friendly and seem to get along which I believe helps to make better food. So, if it's not raining, not 110 outside and you're in the mood for something from the Del Taco menu, give it a shot. Enjoy! read more

Super friendly workers and quick. Also, the best thing is, their portions are bigger than any other Del Taco's I've been to. What a much needed surprise. Thank you read more

Disgusting! They have customers ordering inside with their restrooms closed! People pulling in off the freeway on the way to the river and stop to go potty and grab a bite. Last evening while sitting in the parking lot eating my In & Out a truck with 4 passengers pulls up next to me. They all hop out and go to the door, signs say no public restrooms! So guess what they did, walked around back behind some bushes next to the drive thru and did their business! They then went inside and got food! Touched the doorknobs, ordered and paid. No hand-washing! How could they? No public restroom! This is disgraceful and you should be shut down or at least given a hefty fine. Next message will be to the health department! read more

Very clean very nice and the food quality was amazing. The manager here today on 6/8/21 is great, I can tell she has a great crew and she loves her job. Good read more

Received empty tacos. Return and explained to manager. Manager says "we'll what's the problem!" Very rudely. At that point I told her to look at the tacos, she didn't even look at them and explain they gave me the wrong order. She knew she gave me the wrong order and still acted like she had no clue why returned. At that point I politely said I just give me a refund. Then had to repeat that to her multiple times until she gave me my refund. She Handed me my card and receipt. She shut the window and walked away. No have a nice day, no sorry or anything. Just a cold shoulder after recovering the wrong food. Had to read my receipt to verify I was a return since the person helping me walked away. There's another del taco near me, so I'll be going there. I've been coming to this location for 20 plus years read more

This Del Taco is within walking distance to my home. What a mistake to come here for early dinner in 11/17/19 at 2:15 P. This is the THIRD time we have gone for Double Del Cheeseburgers. All THREE times the buns have been chokingly DRY! Dryer than the sand the restaurants sit on. I didn't eat at the facility. I brought the burgers home. They were bought with a coupon. No fries. No drinks. I understand this is a taco place, but if you can't serve up FRESH buns for an item on your menu, why bother to advertise them? If you can't keep the buns fresh how about buttering them and throw them on the flat top? No wonder I never see very many people's cars in the parking lot, even though you are in the 10 freeway. Next time I have a coupon for a Double Del I'll either rip it up, drive to the location off WASHINGTON and the 10, OR.....GO NEXT DOOR TO IN & OUT WHERE I HAVE NEVER EVER EVER been served a DRY sandwich. Bye bye. I won't be back. read more

Del Taco - 5 Stars Doordash, Grubhub and Postmates - 0 Stars Del Taco's always great! I used to sneak out of my jr high school to go to lunch at the Del Taco on 40th St in San Bernardino in 1970! I'll bet that if they tested me they'd find out that I'm about 60-75% del Taco. Love their original tacos, mild sauce and burritos with green sauce. Now with this coronavirus I try ordering delivery to my house which is about 1 mile from del Taco. I get the order confirmation, "Thank You!" "We're making your food!" "Door Dash or Posemates" or whomever "are gonna deliver your order!" But they rarely do. Del Tacos doing their job! I bet Del Taco is getting sick of making delivery orders just to have them "system cancelled" because there's no delivery people available. And all the while Im getting smoke blown up my tata with all these text messages, "Oh so- n-so, your GrubHub driver is on his way to the restaurant!" and "Oh so-n-so your Postmates driver is picking up your food now and double checking....blah blah blah!" Bullllllsheeee-it! Cuz after I been out to the end of the driveway to look up and down the street trying to see if there's a car driving around real slow, looking lost because my food is 20 minutes later that what THEY specified, my phone receives a "You Del Taco order has been cancelled" text! Are you flippin SERIOUS??? Then what were all those status reports from Grub Hub for? How much food is Del Taco having to throw in the dumpster because of these lame delivery services? I usually spend $4 or $5 at del Taco and Postmates and Doordash are cancelling $25 orders I've placed! Sometimes 2 in a row! If they don't have any drivers available why dont they let the restaurants know so customers aren't wasting time placing orders they'll never get? Because they're greedy bastids that's why and they MIGHT have a driver when the order is ready and Grubub does't give a flip about what del Taco or I am going through. Then I still have to go get my money back! Doordash likes to reply with, "Sorry we can't compensate for that" when I call to tell them that half my order was missing. Postmates sticks a sticker sealing the bags closed that claim "Double checked for freshness and accuracy!" When the delivery is over an hour since I placed the order and I know del Taco can prepare any sized order in like a minute an a half! So none of its fresh and besides, nothing in the bags are anything even close to what I ordered! del Taco's the greatest but Grubhub, Doordash and Postmates are all totally WORTHLESS! The picture is one of the orders I never got! read more

Del Taco - My del Taco order that Grubhub, Postmates and Doordash never delivered. - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Palms, California

Ugh what was I thinking! Really depressing store by I10. Service terribly slow .Tacos I really couldn't eat them that's how bad they were. Burrito very blah no flavor I have never been before so I thought Id try Mistake . Taco bell and jack in the box soooo much better read more

Hector did a great job with his great customer service, and the food was fresh one of the best del tacos hands down...

I've been to this location twice. Both times the beans in my burrito had a weird taste to them. Both times, I was asked to pull around to the front and wait for my food. This last time, I was asked if I wanted hot sauce, I said yes and he asked how many. I told him 5. Once I left and got to my destination to eat, I realized I got ONE packet of hot sauce. How someone can mess up and only give me one, is beyond me. read more

We didn't mean to come here but missed Lulu California Bistro. It's just fine. Note: chicken taco and crunchy beef taco on buck menu TINY. But that's a good thing as we're going to Chompie's for dinner. Fab Jewish deli in Scottsdale. Fast. Clean but old-looking tables. A fine road trip cheap bite. read more

Not too many late night options in this area so we were stoked to find this. Excellent and friendly service! Order was correct and speedy. This Del Taco rocks! read more

I come here often, always fast and friendly. Love Taco Night on Tuesday and Thursday. Its Del Taco cant go wrong! read more

Del tacos now days are hit and miss. This one was great. Tortillas where very soft and fresh. Tacos had plenty of meat and cheese. Fast service and great food. Definitely coming back. read more

The lady working the drive through when I went was soo nice. Gave us fresh fries and had a great attitude.

Keep driving. One of the dirtiest ones we've ever visited . Worker with salsa boxes on counter. Said something about not being open even tho sign says open 24 hrs. Food cold,ordered for in and tossed us our bags over the boxes on counter. Really remarkably depressingly sad. read more

I've been coming to this Del Taco for years, usually just through the drive through. Today, we went inside because we had a larger group. The manager immediately told us there was a 30 minute time limit. He was very rude and didn't give any explanation. We were trying to have a fun lunch for my nephew's birthday, but we ended up feeling rushed. I have never heard of a restaurant giving customers a time limit. Thanks Del Taco for making your paying customers unwanted! I will not come back here again. read more

Del Taco - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Palms, California

This is hands down thee best Del Taco in the Coachella Valley!!! The food is made very well in very big portions, I was extremely pleased with the accuracy and time my order was made in. The staff is very friendly and are more than happy to help you with anything you ask for/about. The Drive-Thru is very easy to hear and understand from both ends.The dinner tables were all clean, the floors were spotless, sauce packets always stacked, fountain drink station well organized, and the menu was close up enough to see. Haven't seen a better Del Taco in the Coachella Valley coming from someone who practically only eats there. 10/10 read more

Very nice and clean. Great service. Very clean restooms. One of the best Del Tacos I've been to.

Food tastes OK, but service here (especially drive through experience) is a little slow in our visits.