I have been meaning to write this review for some time now. But they are incredible! We used them at our home for our rehearsal dinner and they were a hit! Not only was the food out of this world, they had a professional set up, were on time, all of my guests loved them and they were a pleasure to work with. They responded to all my inquiries and there were a lot since I was planning a small wedding. I couldn't give them more of an applause. They even wrapped up the extra food for us and were nothing but very nice people. Thank you for making my families southern California taco fantasy come to life, I have recommended them to all my friends and will definitely use them again when hosting a party. Oh and their prices are very reasonable. Thank you again! read more

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. THEY WILL NEVER SHOW UP. What a great way to ruin a party when the food doesn't come! We called Tony he said that he would check on it and call us back. We attempted to call him back many times from multi numbers he never picked up. We called him this morning he was very rude and told me wife "did you just call me to give me shit?" And hung up on her. Are you kidding me what kind of business is this? Why is he still in business???? He told us that he doesn't use contracts and his text is as good as a contract and he gave us a 7 question form over the form. We answered all that. He even yelped his own page saying that people are trying to ruin his business. No buddy you ruining your own business start taking more responsibility for this things you are not doing. If you want to make this up cater a free event for all the people that you screwed over. At least have the common sense if you don't want the business tell people you are booked. And if you don't have good communications with your employees or ex wife do something about it and changed the people that are working at your business. read more

I've actually had Party Times Tacos at both large corporate events and a wedding reception. Both times had great tacos and service. - I would recommend these guys for a fun / stomach stuffing event. - The line moves, but it can get long and a bit slow.. - Plenty of tacos!! Tip - you can ask for 4, so you better do it because the line is kinda slow. - You can get as many tacos as you like. - Don't skimp out on the salsas and veg that they provide with your tacos. - You can have them make quesadillas for you if you're not into meat. read more

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I wish i could give them ZERO STARS!! Have no clue how and why this business is still in business?!? Absolutely terrible food poisoning experience, with ZERO responsibility from the owner Tony, do yourself a favor and don't trust these guys read more

ZERO STARS!! DO NOT EVER USE THIS COMPANY FOR YOUR EVENTS! THEY WILL NOT SHOW! I didn't even read the reviews and I should have!! Please get these people out of business by not using them-don't recommend them, just throw their card away. We literally confirmed our party the day before for 50 people and they did not show up and left us with no food and we quickly had to call some other restaurant to serve some food to our hungry guests. What a shame. And we've used this company 4 years ago, well they definitely won't get our service AGAIN! And we will make sure that no one of our friends or family will use them too!! read more

I was hesitant to give a bad review but it seems I'm not alone with my experience. Caterers showed up the week before the event. When I called to let the office know, he confirmed they would be there the following weekend. THEY NEVER SHOWED UP! 30 minutes past when they were supposed to arrive, I called the company. He remembered who I was but gave me another number to call, who I find out is now his ex wife. Why couldn't he do this for us while I'm hosting 50 people? She never answered and has yet to call back. When we called Tony again, he told me there were 7 parties that day, like this was my problem. He told us "don't put pressure on me, put pressure on her.". We asked what he could do to help, and he just kept rambling. Needless to say, do not use them. It's happened before, happened to us and will likely happen to you. Luckily El Napalito in Encinitas hooked us up within an hour of our call. Lifesaver! Thank goodness for actual professionals! Here is Tony's response to my Google review: Response from the owner43 minutes ago Why would you say such a lie like this? When my people showed up a week early yes that was a mistake that we did make I called you and apologize that is when you told me do not come on the 28th to my party if this is what your services like. I told you I was sorry and we would bring all fresh meat and vegetables and you insisted on saying no. So that is the reason we didn't show up on the 28th. I don't want to say you're a liar but you're not telling the truth. Obviously you already have another Taco Company that did your party. I hope it was good for you but we were not a no-show as you mentioned. I hope you don't carry this into a long dragged-out discussion. It's just plain and simple we did come there a week early why would we not come the following week? One other point Lucy is not my ex-wife she is my wife. It's true we are separated but that has nothing to do with our business. Sincerely, Tony manager of Party Time tacos. Lucy is the owner. Now you have all the facts and I believe you should apologize. read more

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Great experience! We just threw a fundraising event last Saturday with over 100 people and we wanted a great tasting, affordable meal that offered vegetarian options. After a lot of research, I found Lucy's Party Time Tacos. Tony offers a monthly open house so that people interested in trying the food before booking can give them a whirl. Although we had already booked, I still went to the open house and got to meet Tony, Lucy, and their crew as well as Tracy, the frozen drink lady. Everyone there is great - they all work so well together and you can tell Tony and Lucy care about and have a great relationship with their employees. At the tasting, we confirmed that the food was on-point and it was helpful to know what sort of fixins to expect on the day of our event. Lucy and a co-worker (Elizabeth, I think?) worked our event on Saturday at the dog park in La Mesa. They were on-time, cooked up a great meal, provided great friendly service, and we still had an abundance of food to take home and enjoy after the event! Everyone commented about how great the food was. I'm not a vegetarian, but Tony really hyped up the vegetarian tacos over the phone and at the tasting, so I was sure to try them at our event. OMG! They were great!!! -And, having the veggie option which serves 35 really cut our food costs down, too! I am very happy that I saw beyond some of the bad Yelp reviews and gave them a chance, because I was not disappointed! I would definitely come back to Lucy and Tony for future personal and professional events I'm planning! THANK YOU ALL! read more

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We hired Party Time Tacos for our wedding in March 2012. My dad found them online and did the initial corresponding with Tony, getting a price quote along with what would be available on the menu. My mum and I went down to San Diego for an open tasting to see what the food was like. They set up a canopy at the top of the driveway and had a spread of all the meats, vegetables, rice, guacamole, salsas and tortillas available. There was even a margarita machine. Tony was there, mingling, while Lucy, the chef, made sure everyone was getting fed. The food was solid so we hired them. Corresponding with Tony over email was a little difficult because I would ask questions and get only partial answers, but whenever we spoke on the phone I was able to get everything sorted out. Party Time Tacos arrived on time, set up and started cooking on schedule. The total charge for quesadillas for the cocktail hour, chips, salsa and guacamole, and all the tacos, rice and beans for just under 100 people came to $635. For wedding catering, the price was reasonable. I didn't eat much at my wedding but from what I understand, the food was a hit! read more

We had them cater our sons 1st bday party! Food was delicious and so much toppings I love it! Grilled green onions, radishes, cilantro, lime yummy variety of salsas, guacamole (chunky with a bunch of avocados pieces) yummy!!! Tortilla chips were soooo good. Oh! And flour quesadillas!!! Soooo good! The only only only thing was the chicken was a tiny tiny bit salty but other than that everything was amazing! The staff who came wanted to be referred as the two white girls lol so there you go. They were both friendly and nice always had plenty of food to serve. Lastly, the leftovers! We got to keep and there was tons! Almost a whole tray of chicken and carne left with ALL the side items and over 5 dozen corn tortillas! Score! We will definitely have them in the future! read more

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I cannot say enough wonderful things about Tony and Party Time Tacos! From start to finish their service was amazing. I hired Party time for a large youth event and they were a hit! They came early to set up, cooked the most delicious meal and left us with tons of leftovers for the kids to take home and enjoy later. Hands down my favorite taqueria! read more

Horrible company they Simply don't show up so if you're planning on taking a gamble and ruining your party then be my guest and call them other wise take my advice and call someone else. This owner should be ashamed of himself for offering garbage service. read more

Just read this business reply to my post. PLEASE read it, it is very telling in regards of their lack of customer-service skills: no clear communication, inability to use positive language, no persuasion at all, no conflict-resolution abilities and lack of empathy. Do you want to do business with this company??? You better understand this business culture and business model BEFORE engaging with them. read more

Don't recommend them at all. The food was blend...not as authentic, and after we paid them and included the tip the lady comes back to us pretty much to tell us that we didn't tip them enough. She had some damn nerve! Unprofessional! Oh we only had 2 of them that came not sure if that's the norm but anyways. Don't use them. You'll regret it. read more

Never showed up to our party had multi confirmations from Tony please go else where do NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Always blaming other people

At first I thought they were great, affordable and delicious. We had them cater a friends 50th birthday and all went smoothly. Then I hired them to cater my small staff party at my house, THEY NEVER SHOWED UP!!!! I was left explaining to my guests after 6 phone calls and 3 hours with no food, that I would have to order emergency take-out food! Thank goodness for Brant at Costa Azul in Coronado, he saved the day with a large to-go order, that I picked up in the middle of my party! Did I get an apology, explanation, even a phone call, explaining the screw-up from the owner at Party Time Tacos,? NO! I had even recommended them to 2 of my friends, that were about to use them for their parties....yikes! So glad, I could save them from this bad business practice. A simple phone was all I wanted, instead I got nothing! read more

My friend/co-worker used Party Time Tacos for her intimate wedding reception of 100 people. The food is delicious and the customer service of the staff of 2 people that were there was wonderful but I have to ding a few stars for making the guests wait soo long! I don't know if it was my friend's fault for not hiring more staff to help speed the flow along but when you have only 2 people manning the food for a reception of 100, you are going to get hungry, anxious guests. Hungry, anxious, and anticipating guests is definitely what happened that evening. Its a good thing that there were other things to keep our minds occupied. I would definitely use this service for more casual affairs as I said the food is delicious and the personality of the staff very professional and personable, read more

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Hi Marcello- Just wanted to let you know the service and quality of food we received today was probably the worst we have ever encountered. 1. The food was def' mediocre, so much for fresh meat. The meat was cooked, frozen then brought out in bags and warmed up on a propane grill 2. Staff "young girl" was so unprofessional. I was asking where the mulitas were? She pointed to a small bag of cheese and said this is all they brought. So no mulitas. Literally, 40 min into the party guacamole ran out. Again she gave me a too bad attitude and said the guests ate it all. I asked her why wasn't she serving it on the tacos if she saw it was going to fast? In lieu of standing there with an irritated face. I explained we paid for 55 people and only 45 people showed up. There was no seasoned grilled onions, jalapenos. 3. didn't have what you specified specifically in our email 4. when voicing my concern and asking questions so my guests would not hear. The "young" girl was facing towards them getting attitude letting everyone know what was going on. Needless, to say I hired a caterer to be able to enjoy our party and not worry. Turned out to be quite the opposite. I had guests coming up to me offering to run to the store to purchase cheese and guacamole for our party since they had heard the conversation. Very disappointed and false advertisement. I am a professional and I always stand by my word and I expect the same of others. I sent an email to you the evening of the party and waited 2 days for a reply before posted a review. I am still waiting. We will make your party with great tasting tacos that you will remember for a long time and so will your guest . WE ARE EXCITED TO SERVE YOU AND YOUR 55 guests . SERVICE TIME 3 & 1/2 hours includes 1 HOUR SET-UP TIME . all you can eat service we always have meat. carne asada ( beef )= SEASONED TO PERFECTION adobada ( pork )= MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH pollo ( chicken )= FLAVORS OF OLD MEXICO salsas RED (mild) and GREEN (hot) home made for real Mexican taste !!! JALAPENOS & yellow peppers & green onions...GRILLED & SEASONED condiments, radishes, guacamole..cilantro.. diced onions..limes.. Mexican rice and beans... (LUCY COOKS WITH OUT LARD) ;-) lucy's fresh Pico de Gallo & fresh home made Mexican chips included HAND MADE QUESADILLAS & MULITAS included read more

STAY AWAY!!!! Terrible quality!!! Stay away from this people. I ordered Taco party for my kids party last weekend and is not fair!!! the food was cold, they got there earlier and started to cook the meats almost an hour earlier of the scheduled time. by the time they started serving almost everything was cold. The meat was tasteless and the sauces were even worse. They promised grilled peppers and onions.... and delivered kind of dried fajitas... They sell a professional service and delivered an amateur poor service. when i called they said they had 19 other parties to attend. ( is it my fault?? that's why they sent a novice to cook for 100 people??? ) If you want a mediocre catering service go ahead and call them. I will escalate the claim with the BBB and will also get written statements from all the guests that were at the party, who got upset stomach. I believe in fairness and this is not. I called Lucy and tried to explain, but they refused to believe, She said my wife was a liar and extremely rude because she did not like to hear the food was bad. They said we were complaining because we wanted to get money back!!!??? :-0 I will make sure i spread the word and make sure the right person gets involved to find a fair solution. S T A Y A W A Y !!!! read more

More like Zero stars. This review is solely based the booking of this company, not the food BECAUSE THEY NEVER SHOWED UP. My mother booked Party time Tacos for our joint baby shower in March 2015. She filled out the form on their website and talked to Tony twice about exactly what food was included and how much to order for a party of 100 guests. Our shower was on a Saturday and she had spoke to Tony on the Thursday before about the reservation. Saturday came and Party Time Tacos failed to show up. When we called Tony, he seemed confused and had no recollection of our reservation. We had to forward him emails to jog his memory and after a couple of phone calls back and forth, he finally admitted that they had lost the reservation or double booked. In an email, he apologized and wrote "send me the bill for the pizza". (which we had ordered in panic to feed all of our guests). When my husband called Tony a couple days later about where to send the pizza receipt, he was furious claiming that my mom had never followed the procedure and that he wasn't going to pay for it. Tony was upset, cursing and told him that his lawyer would be speaking to us if we took him to small claims. My husband told him he was acting ridiculous, then out of desperation Tony yelled well i'm gong to sue you for elder abuse. My husband asked how, and Tony responded with "because you're upsetting me". Not sure how old Tony is but crazy enough to claim elder abuse as an excuse. read more

I would have given them 5 stars if it weren't for this mishap that happened during my sons 1st birthday party... In all fairness two parties are to blame not just Party time Tacos. The event coordinator of another party is the other person to blame. So thats why I was nice and gave them 2 stars (instead of 1).... Food- 4 stars Service- 1 star I wanted to have enough tacos to serve at least 100 people. I still had other types of food that was served, but people really enjoy having a taco cart so I decided to give this place a try since it was only $500 for 100 people for chicken, beef, pork AND rice and beans... The cheapest company I've worked with! Planning, contacting and booking them were easy. I was pretty impressed at how easy it was actually... I've used several other companies before and the other companies were either hard to contact or hard to understand...."poquito ingles.." If you get my drift. I called them, spoke to the owner who then directed me to email him with all the details. So I emailed him and confirmation was made. No deposit needed. And there was also no invoice....which made me nervous. I called them two weeks before and the owner again assured me they would be there at the specified time. The day of the party, I saw two ladies that looked like they would be from a taco catering company come out of the parking lot and walk up to another party. I saw the coordinator talk to them and they began setting up there. I thought nothing of it assuming the gazebo next to us also hired a taco cart. 30 minutes after Party Time tacos said they would be there, they were no where to be found! I asked my husband to call the main number. According to my husband the person who answered the phone sounded overwhelmed and disorganized and didn't know which staff was where. This person told my husband that they had 10 parties that day but didn't know who was where. DISORGANIZED! Frustrated my husband told the guy to figure it out and call back ASAP. I was upset but glad i had a back up plan and that wasn't the only food for my guests that were already there and hungry. It turns out the two ladies I saw earlier were from Party Time Tacos and began setting up at the WRONG party because the other coordinator claimed them saying "yes, you need to set up here..." The inexperienced coordinator (I wish I knew her name) received a call from the actual caterer that was hired, saying they were running late. Confused, she stated that they were already there. Oops she claimed the wrong caterer at my expense. The good thing was no one was at the other party yet so no food was eaten from my order. The coordinator then informed the ladies of party time tacos of the mishap. I'm assuming they called the main office and the guys told them my husband was looking for them. So they went looking for us...1.5 hours after they were suppose to be at our party! So all they did was drag the stuff over and began serving my guests. Since we didn't make a big deal about it in front of my guests, no one really new what happened. Again good thing I had another buffet line of food to keep my guests happy. The ladies of Party Time Tacos should have confirmed the name of the party with the person who actually hired them. They should of looked for me. What they did was say "is this the party that hired a taco caterer?" And the coordinator (excuse my language...a dumb blonde) should of been smart enough to know which company her client hired. The ladies were wearing aprons that said Party Time Tacos for heavens sake! For the lost time in the beginning, they did not stay extra. My mom who offered to pay for the caterer gave them a nice tip before I could tell her not to give them one... They should of not accepted it in my opinion. So even though their price was great and the food was good (not outstanding, but good) I will not be recommending this caterer. I'll stick to the other companies that I've used in the past that were more expensive but more reliable... read more

I'm sorry Tony, but you are wrong again. You seem to have me mixed up again! You did send me that email, once, not twice, which I did respond to, which you did send me a confirmation email back, to which I have uploaded a screenshot to this yelp review. It seems you and your company have poor organizational skills, and this time it was me and my party that paid for it. Better luck to the next person who tries to reserve a party with you. Thanks for your time. read more

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A true discrace. We contracted them to provide food for 50 person paty. They stood us up. They did I not show. They left us without food. They were contacted twice before the actual party date and confirmed that they would be there. When we spoke to them on monday, the owner cursed at us and hung up the phone. Please stay away from this awful vender. read more

Lucy's just catered lunch for a work event. It was pretty good! They made us street tacos. The fish (tilapia) tacos were pretty tasty, the steak ones were nothing to write home about, but the chicken tacos were excellent! The rice was very good, too, and I'm not usually a big fan of rice. They had great pico, guac, quesadillas, and salsa. I know this isn't the usual review, since they set up outside, so they couldn't be rated on ambience or the same service you would get at a restaurant. But the servers were efficient and nice, and other people working in the background made sure the food was always refilled. Wish I could have some of their chicken and fish tacos right now! read more

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY. If I could give a zero star rating, I would. They never showed up to the event! We all waited for them hungry and happy to celebrate my brother's graduation, then they were a COMPLETE NO-SHOW. If you want to let down 100 hungry and happy people then call party time tacos for your invisible tacos. read more

My cousin graduated and told us a taco truck was going to be there afterwards at his house. For some reason, they didn't show up even though they were booked far in advanced. The owner had a shouting match with my cousin - curse words and all! What kind of business is this - seriously. It's ridiculous - don't EVER support this business! read more

Food was delicious, it's hard to pinpoint which was my favorite taco because all of them taste great! The people who worked there were very nice as I got seconds. Overall, Food A+++ read more

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Party Time Tacos was the main attraction at my son's graduation party!! The staff was absolutely stellar in all areas and when Tony and Lucy assured me I would be happy with the amount of food per person, they were RIGHT. And then they left EVERYTHING not eaten during the party - Wow!! Absolutely amazing job Party Time Tacos. Thank you for making my son's wish come true - amazing carne asada tacos (and so much more!!) for his graduation party!! read more

We had a family reunion scheduled with this business and we tried to confirm.They did not return any of our calls. Did not know if we need to make other arrangements. Left several messages. This guy representing Party Time tacos finally calls day of event only to be rude to our family member. His response is they may or may not show up. Don't do business with them. Never came. If i can give a zero I would. Don't waste your time. read more

Excellent. Toni's son, Paul? Arrived right on time he was courteous and professional. He set everything up on his own and got right to work. Just like their website states they brought 3 kinds of meat, all the fixings and even plates and utensils. The taco bar was a hit and the tacos were delicious. The quesadillas were a hit with the kids. I would definitely use them again and many of my friends asked for his info. At the end, he packaged all the left overs before leaving. Good job! read more

Excellent all around. Party Time Tacos catered my promotion party for 125 people at my home. Tony was very responsive and easy to work with. The staff arrived early, had everything set up and running when the guests started arriving. Food was delicious! Universally complimented. My east-coast guests couldn't say enough good things - they were wishing they could find a similar catering service in DC! Five stars - well deserved. Will DEFINITELY use them again. read more

Party Time Tacos catered my housewarming party. I give them 3.5 stars. I contacted them via email to see if they were available the day of my party & the responded so quick! The day of my party, they showed up an hour late & they tried to leave early. We told them we paid for a certain amount of hours so they stayed longer. The food was pretty good...just a little too salty. The prices for food & service was really good! I was happy the tacos came with rice, beans, pollo, carne asada & adobada along with all the fixings, plates & utensils. The best was I got to keep all the leftovers, which was A LOT! We fed a lot of family & friends for the next several days. read more

Do not do business with them! We had made reservations almost 2 weeks before my son's graduation and they did confirm the reservations. A week before we wanted to reconfirm but only returned our call the day of the graduation after we sent several texts and calls. When we finally got in touch with them they were rude and unprofessional!!!! They even said "If we come, we come! If not, look for somebody else!" This is one hour before my son's graduation! Worst business ever! RUDE!!!! read more

Just finished a wedding with them as the caterer. The taco bar was fresh, tasty, and more than enough for everyone. There is not a lot of razzle-dazzle or entertainment (if this is your thing, I can recommend Applebees for your wedding: something with levels of flair). The focus was on good, fresh food, and these guys delivered. read more

Party Time Tacos and the frozen margarita machine from ezpourdrinks.com were a party hit. They served 50 people for my 40th bday party and the food was incredible, the cook and server were the nicest people and took the best care of my guests, everyone kept saying how great the food was, and the price was great too. You have to get the margarita machine too from ezpourdrinks.com we went through 10 gallons of margaritas in 6 hours. Best time ever, and we will be using them both soon. read more

We had them for my promotion on June 3rd, they showed up early, served great food, the server was very professional, we would seek them again for parties in the future. read more

I emailed Party Time Tacos on a Monday to see if they were available for the Friday that same week. It was a pretty busy weekend since most people have their Halloween parties the weekend before actual Halloween (which happened to be the same weekend of my party) so I was kind of pushing my luck with trying to book anyone last minute. Luckily they were available. I always got a fast reply via email. Tony Margott was very helpful & nice. He booked my party of 35 people with a reasonable price & I was set to go! I believe it was his 2 sons that arrived to cater my party. They are very nice and professional. They were very attentive to my guests, they set up and cleaned up quickly and they packed up all left over food very efficiently. Overall it was a very good experience, the food, service & communication was great! Thanks! read more

As usual Party Time Tacos did not disappoint!! I booked them for my Mom's retirement party and wow!!! There was soooooo much food even after guests got seconds and thirds!! Everything was hot and fresh!! Simply delicious!! I'll always use and recommend Party Time Tacos!!! They're the best in town!!! read more

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DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!!!! If there was a negative star option I would give it to party time tacos. They never even showed up to the party we had with 150 guests. Apparently there is no communication between the owners because I called & emailed to confirm our date & even talked with Tony the week before to make sure everything was good to go & he told me it was all set& they would arrive at 11am. The day of our party no one showed up!!! I called & talked to Lucy & she told me they had no paper work or anything that I was in their books for a scheduled event. I will NEVER recommend this company to anyone & go out of my way to make sure no one ever uses them for catering!!!! read more

Found this company on yelp and after reading the reviews I booked right away. I booked for 30-35 people and had 45 show and still had plenty of food for everyone to get stuffed and left overs. The young man that came to cater showed up on time, very professional, set up/served/cleaned up perfectly. I even had a guest who had several questions about ingredients due to food allergies and he was very courteous and helpful. All this and at a great price. Would give my highest recommendations as well as be a returning customer. read more

Did not show up to an event that was planned and arranged far in advance. Bad communication and service, in my opinion.