We were staying at a hotel across the street and were looking for Mexican food. This is a fast food type of place but you choose your stuff...think like the Subway of Mexican food. I had 2 soft tacos with ground beef. They were good. Husband had loaded nachos with carnitas. A ton of food. The value was great. He said they were good. Two guys working the counter were friendly. Place was very clean. I would recommend and would come here again. read more

2 nice young men running the front counter on the evening of cinco de mayo food is always good. I've been to this location numerous times since they opened here always great read more

Say what you will about this place but I love it. It's my favorite fast food spot to get a burrito. I will actually crave them like a crack addict from time to time. Their chips aren't stale and the ingredients are always above average from other places. People seem to prefer Chipolte but not this girl. I'm a fan of the Baja burrito with chicken, usually toppings, jalapeños and the creamy Chipotle sauce. It's pretty great. The ambiance is your typical fast food style so nothing special. I just go for the food. read more

Looking at the old reviews, this place must of had a reroute of some sort! Their line is clean, all the employees are kind and helpful, and their food is the least from bland! Love this place! read more

Why do people not come here! This place is one of those that wouldn't be top of your list to go to, but once you come here, you realize how much you actually like it. The service is great. It's always really clean in here. This place is a cheaper chipotle. And their cups are waaayy better than chipotle. Seriously. Perfect texture. I am a super fan of the Baja bowl. Rice, black beans, chicken.... All the toppings. Chips, salsa, cheese, and a drink. Less than $14. Like what the heck!! Come get you some. A downside was that my chicken wasn't as hot as it should be. Definitely should be at a hotter temperature. read more

I think there is new management or something bc we tried Taco Del Mar again recently, and it was waaaayyyu better! We had nachos and Burritos, and they were both really good for a fast food place. The Shredded beef and pork were both given thumbs up by my teenagers. The service was friendly and expedient, and the food was at least the same level as the Mexican restaurant down the street but for far less money. read more

Horrible. Not sure how it's still open. Tastes like school cafeteria food. It's a bummer because it's a great location, sort of a waste.

Three stars for the food which wasn't out of this world but decent. Less than stellar service from the employee, who after my husband asked for our cups was sharply told "You didn't order drinks." Considering I heard him and he certainly did, a more appropriate response might have been "Sorry I didn't hear you order drinks." Then when a new transaction was rung up for one drink, my husband responded "two drinks." The employee's response was "Can you just do it" (meaning pay for the transaction for one beverage so she could then ring us up for a second drink). Three card swipes later, we had everything we ordered in the first place, plus some unnecessary sass which put a damper on the meal. Won't be back. read more

Delicious!!! Stopped here on our roadtrip and we missed the TDMs we used to have near us that all closed down. This place is yummy!! Was clean and friendly service!! read more

Food was horrible the service was bad and I waisted my money.I feel like I ate dog food.this one was on federal way.

This is the absolute worst Taco Del Mar I have ever been to. The service was unacceptable. I went with 4 others and we did not sit down with our food for probably 30 minutes. The food was not fresh and the guacamole was older than me. Rice was dry, fish was gross. The workers did not know what they were doing. I will never, ever come back. They should have paid me to eat there. read more

Taco Del Mar - Mexican Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Awful!! The service was horrible, the manager is super rude and looks and acts like shes on meth.. the food was terrible, brown lettuce, the chicken was soggy- i don't even understand how chicken can be soggy! I can deal with the attitudes if the food is at least decent but omg how are they open ? The rice and beans have zero flavor. Disgusting food I do not recommend eating here read more

Food is bland, staff was fairly rude. I had a stamp card that should've given me $5 off but the lady stamped past it and gave me a new card instead! Said nothing about it and just gave me my fully stamped card back to me.. I gave it to you because I wanted to use it.. why are you giving it back to me lol. I've never had that happen before! Go to taco bell it's way cheaper and 100x times better. This place needs new cooks and new staff, would give zero stars if I could. read more

Good service and good food. There were big portions. The guys were super nice to serve us even though they were closing as we came in. Not too salty. Not too greasy... it can be hard to find decent fast food sometimes. This was good and felt fresh read more

The food was good, as was the service. Great place to stop into on the way out of town. read more

Taco Del Mar - Mexican Near Me - Boise, Idaho

I wish I could give negative stars! This place was FILTHY!!! We walked in and there wasn't a clean table in the place and all the employees were standing around talking doing nothing behind the counter; nobody in the restaurant at noon on a Saturday. The floors had yuck all over them and needed to be swept. Nasty. With employees standing around doing nothing makes you wonder. My boyfriend said "be open minded". I asked for limes and the limes had something on them - see picture. GROSS!!! What I ordered came with sour cream and the employee was very upset when i made her actually put it on there and she barely put any, talk about stingy. Never go. read more

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I took my friend her for dinner for her birthday because it's one of her favorite spots, and i believe it just became mine as well! I couldn't decide between the shrimp tacos or the nachos! I'm very glad i decided with the nachos, they were so delicious and when i had asked for extra black olives the employee definitely gave me extra! :) I had an amazing time, and i still can't stop thinking of the nachos! Best dinner i've had in a while! read more

Taco Del Mar - Mexican Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Food wasn't good. Tasted like a young wife trying to make food. Sauce was tangy and tasted canned. Beans were thick and not much flavor... rice was fluffy but no flavor. Enchiladas had dry flour tortillas and guacamole was turning brown. I am from San Diego and have had a lot of Mexican food and I like american-Mexican and authentic... but this was neither. Spent over $21 for two people and didn't eat much. "Buyer's remorse" read more

OH MY GOD -- this place was so dirty!! As I'm sitting here looking at my food, I'm wondering if I'm going to be sick afterwards. First, the preparation line was disgusting, spilled sauce, lettuce leaves, tomatoes, etc. etc. She actually started building my food on top of old food on the counter, and couldn't even take the time to wipe it off! It was 4:30, no one was in there except me! A lot of the trays of food weren't covered, stuff looked old, dried out, not cared for. I said, "It looks like you were really busy today." She said, "No, not really." And one of her co-workers said, "She's just behind in her work." The co-worker was sweeping when I came in, and there was another woman on the phone that looked like a manager, but she wasn't doing anything. This place needs serious management immediately. I won't return, it was GROSS! read more

* I really wanted to give this place more stars, but it's really not all that. The main concern here is the cleanliness. There was debris on the floor by the garbage container, near the door. One server walked by it, going to the soda machine, but didn't sweep it up. * There was towel litter on the floor of the mens wash room, where I had to change my boy's diaper. By the way, I take all my diapers with me, when I leave a restaurant. And why did they have the washroom doors propped open with garbage cans? So others can watch? * The food is really pretty good when prepared right, and my burrito tasted fine. The preparation was .... lets just say it was different from how they do it at the Taco Del Mar on McMillan Road. The gal spread the rice, the beans, the meat, using her fingers. Okay its covered with plastic gloves, and she rolled the burrito with those same gloved hands, as you would expect. But seemed a little creepy. read more

Walked in the door and was greeted immediately. Restaurant was clean, fresh coat of paint and new ownership. Had a nice visit speaking with the new owner. Enjoyed the burrito and the taco salad very much! I'd say the quality food has improved as well! We will be back! read more

Awesome food, great staff. Appears new management has this place running better then ever!! 10/10 would recommend!

Didn't see this one coming...tucked away on the street side of a mini-mall, squirreled away between a bunch of corporate junk and an Albertson's, is this gem, slinging up very wonderfully portioned and tasty lunch offerings. You'd never, ever go there for dinner, unless you were a fool (not sure it's even open for dinner), but for lunch, this is hard to beat. Inexpensive, filling to just the right level and reasonably flavorful, if you need something quick, this place is in definite consideration, should you be in the area. I wouldn't drive to it as a destination or anything but they do a great job and wait staff is very attentive and it really makes the entire experience a highly pleasant one. This is a place that gets it, as far as lunch goes. read more

So I was in the neighborhood and decided to give this place another try.... hands down this place has the most rude help I have ever dealt with, and our food was cold, maybe the employees should worry about customer service Instead of hiding in the back on their phones and getting put out about helping customers. read more

Worst mexican food ever. Avoid this place like the clap. Cold, burnt steak on the taco salad. Tasteless sauce on a soft taco pretending to be an enchilada. Loud classic rock echoing off of the concrete floor. Dirty floor, dirty tables, ok service. Not worth the price. read more

Very disappointed. The worst was my wife finding a hair in her taco last night (5/27/14 21:30) and having the employee deny it was theirs. It's possible that it wasn't said employees. It could have been in the food prep station. They did not try to make us feel better (replacing the taco or refunding food). I also personally hate when owners of a TDM franchise are being cheap by only using one corn tortilla. A single tortilla once wet falls apart. I've also seen the portions of queso and chips getting much smaller. The men's bathroom light was out and the women's bathroom didn't have paper towels. We normally stop by here on our way back to Seattle. Can't promise that will ever happen again. read more

The grub was grubin and the service was spectacular good job tacos Del Mar. Found them in Hawaii so glad to see them in Boise. Had the wet Mondo burrito as always was really good read more

Hmm... We've been here in the past, convenient after soccer games, but we're disappointed today. Kids meal had a tiny burrito with 5.5 chips, with a side of what looked like melted velveta cheese product. The folks behind us ordered nachos, which was covered with this same orange melty cheese product... Where'd the real cheese go? read more

This should be negative stars-I go in and ask for a small bean burrito for a kid. I've never been to this place before but I'm traveling with kids and it was there! I should have turned around after seeing the old crusty / dry beans... anyhow, the kid pours water in the bean concoction and precedes to make the burrito. He asks me what kind of meat I want. I tell him again, just beans. That damn crusty a$$ thing was almost $6.00. They charged the same price as a biggo meat burrito? Are you kidding me? Don't waste your money. If you want fast nasty food, you could spend less and go to Taco Bell. read more

Service was friendly. I enjoyed a mondo burrito with chicken and black beans. Fills ya up! Been coming here for years. The food is consistently good. read more

I can't see why this place gets poor reviews. I had the Two-fer Tuesday Deal (2 tacos, rice and beans, 22oz drink for $5.99). The tacos were delicious. All the ingredients seemed fresh and well prepared. I had pork and shredded beef, both of which were tasty. The rice and beans were good as well. For the same price as a combo at Taco Bell, you're getting a decent, freshly prepared meal. The decor is a little goofy, but that's a non-issue in my book. The staff was friendly and personable when I went. I wish I could give Taco Del Mar 3.5 stars, but I'll give it 4 to offset some of the lower reviews. Bottom line: give it a try. I think you'll like it. read more

I don't know why this place gets bad reviews either. The owner and staff is friendly, we go here once a week at least and the fresh salsa is amazing. I would absolutely recommend it. read more

We love Taco Del Mar! We got hooked on it in Oregon, but unfortunately it seems the ones here differ from those in oregon. The food was good as usual, the fish for obvious reasons was not the same as in oregon, but the service was ridiculous. Your always on their time and they are super short and curt. read more

Nice to have you back. The food was great, and the new paint job added is a great touch. Thanks for the great service, Cameron!

I want to start this off with saying I love Taco Del Mar. I live where there aren't any, so when I was visiting a town that had one I was very excited! We stopped in right before our 6 hour drive home. The service at this particular location is awful. I ordered a fish burrito which is my usual order, and the staff told me they were out of fish. No big deal. I decided to order a shrimp burrito instead. As soon as I ordered something different, the employee threw fish, that apparently they didn't have, into the oven. Every other location I have been to, the fish was cooked at the time of ordering, so I know it does not take long to cook. Also the employee didn't even offer for me to wait for the fish to cook. I totally would have waited for it. One employee was very friendly and helpful to my husband, but the employee that helped me was not very nice and acted like she hated her job. So very disappointing! read more

I really wanted to like this place, because I am in that area often and it would be easier than driving to the other burrito places in Boise for me, but the food wasn't good. The rice was dry and there was hardly any chicken in my burrito. read more

worst place , should not even be considered a Mexican food Resturant.Example Buritto was $7.00 dollars pork was dry the beans and rice came from a steam plate you are better of going to Baja Fresh . the girls were more worried who there were texting then having good customer service i have worked in the resturant business and i would be asahmad to call this place mine, being oringnal from Southern California we need Rubio's or Wahoo's which both make there food fresh as you order there salsa bar is amazing and you get as much salsa as you want,not one our 2 handed to you.I well never spend another dime in this place they well be out of business soon read more

Nooooo! Terrible service..... Rude robotic actions by employees. Terrible food. Customer service was so poor. Beans are "revived" by girl behind counter pouring hot water on them. We threw oue meals out. Ewwww. So bad, don't waste your money. read more

No bueno. Cold pork, sauces with no flavor and soap dispenser not working. And hey, how bout not placing the giant table a foot and a half from the front doors. Good thing I wasn't in a wheelchair! read more

I'll be easy since this is the first real bad review I've ever left. The lady behind the counter had the most monotone "how can I help you" I have ever heard in my life but at least she greeted me. I'm from California and this was the closest place to my hotel on my visit to Boise. I asked her what she would recommend and she looked at me like I was crazy, so I rephrased: "what is your most famous meal here?" She mumbled some kind of burrito so I said lets do that! And she then asked me what kind of meat, I asked what they had and she again mumbled the options and all I heard was chicken and fish. I figured they can't screw up chicken so I chose that. Turns out their chicken looks like grey barbacoa. I almost walked away but I still waited to see what else she put in the burrito. By the time she got to the salsa and cheese...she swatted away flies and acted like it was no big deal. I almost walked out right then and there but I worked in the food industry as a teenager and I hated people like that so I stayed strong and paid the $7 and change. I decided to go to albertsons and got a huge bottle of champagne. I'm halfway through the bottle and I just ate the burrito. I couldn't finish it because it was simply too much. It was bearable and edible but definitely not worth $7, not even worth $3 if I'm being completely honest. I wish I could have a better review but this place is pretty damn terrible and I promised myself I would review everything while on vacation. So there is my honest truth. Hope it helps someone in the future because I screwed up going to this place on a whim and not checking yelp first. read more