This location has received a lot of negative reviews in the past, but I'm posting a positive review now for 2026. We ate here in January 2nd at 11:30am and were really pleased with the food, service, and clean atmosphere. People are quick to post negativity, but effort should be given when a place like this does service and food right. This place should be shown more love (and not just because it's next to a Love's Gas Station). read more

Del Taco - Classic Del Taco - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

This Del Taco Location is absolutely horrid, I will tell everyone to stay far away from this location, right now. The service was horrible they were very slow and my order was sitting there for 5+ minutes, and they never asked for our food after it was sitting there for a long time. I went there 2 times to get something quick to eat and both times were trash. The first time I got a burger and fries, they were overcooked and burnt to the max, where you couldn't even finish them. My second time is the last time coming back to this location because they were so bad, they didn't ever care we were in a rush and they gave us a bad attitude. My Dad got a green burrito and the beans tasted weird, like really old beans that been sitting out for days, and the tortillas was not cooked all the way and it tasted disgusting. I got a Bacon Cheeseburger and Fries, and they were horrid my Bacon Cheeseburger was overcooked that it tasted like rubber and nothing, and the fries were so salty I could barely finish them without drinking water. I would never ever eat at this location again and if I were you I would tell everyone to turn back and run away from this place immediately. read more

A Five-Star Service Marvel!! This restaurant didn't just serve me a meal; they delivered a masterclass in customer care. Imagine a place where your dietary quirks are understood and respected with the kind of precision that feels like a VIP experience. That's exactly what I got. The server wasn't just attentive; she was a dietary guardian angel, turning a simple counter order into a personalized, top-tier experience. If you want to feel like the most valued guest in the room while you read more

Del Taco - She is absolutely incredible! Thank you for making my day so much brighter! - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

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Kids play place is permanently closed. Just drive a half mile down to the In-n-Out, your kids won't be disappointed.

Very disappointing experience at Del Taco. We came as a family of four, each of us had our own valid coupon for the "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" taco offer. According to the coupon, it clearly states "one coupon per person per visit." However, the staff refused to honor more than one coupon, even though we were four separate people trying to order individually. To make things worse, the employee ignored us and made no effort to explain or help. It felt very unprofessional and disrespectful. We left without ordering, extremely frustrated. If Del Taco promotes an offer, they should train their staff to follow the rules printed on the coupon and treat customers with basic courtesy. We won't be coming back to this location. read more

It was breakfast time so we ordered the breakfast rollers. They were filling and filled with egg and cheese. The only thing I didn't like about them was they had their mild sauce inside of the roller. I'd prefer to put my own sauce in it. We also got the hasbrown sticks. They were good and crispy. The place was cold. Much colder than loves, a bit too cold for comfort. The place was clean and inviting as a fast food joint can be. Customer Service was good. They patiently took our order as we read through the menu. I would come back again if I stopped at Loves for gas. read more

This is the worst NOBODY BUY FROM THIS DEL TACO!!!!!! Coming back from a trip back to cali me and my girl ordered chili cheese fries, tacos, and fries tasted old. And it gave us food poisoning throwing up all day sick. Do not purchase anything from here. We were very sick and didnt get to enjoy new years just stayed in bed.!!!!! read more

HAVE AGAIN: The mini-milkshake for $2.49 was a perfect, small size and pretty good. NOT HAVE AGAIN: The Beef burrito was ok, but the meat was not very tasty. Great price of two burritos for $8. read more

Absolutely sick this is nasty as all hell tortillas stale and old meat is horrendous taste old expired or from 3 days ago sitting out couldn't finish eating after 2 bites I got absolutely robbed and scammed here health inspector needs to come by not even 1 star read more

My last visit to this Del Taco was subpar and wanted to give them another shot. I ordered two regular tacos and 3 tostadas. The tacos had handfuls of cheese and a small amount of taco meat that was not that warm and didn't taste right. The tostadas looked ok but the beans were luke warm at best. Like they've been setting in pot on a shelf. I enjoy other Del Tacos, but this has to be the worst one. The health department needs to visit this place. Ran to the bathroom when I got home. read more

On two different occasions, the teams hustled to get customers through. Thank you for your efficiency! read more

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we decided to make the drive to santa nella for lunch, i ordered the 2 crunchy taco meal, it comes with fries & drink, my friends ordered 2 soft taco meals, del beef burrito, carne asada fries & caramel cheesecake bites, we all are happy with our decision to make the drive, salinas needs a del taco read more

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The crispy value tacos tasted funny. I ordered through the drive thru. The tacos looked great. But I took a big bite and it tasted strange. The ground beef had a strange flavor, to me it had hints of mint. Blah! My husband said the same thing, he spit his out. We also ordered fries. They were fried to a crispy crunch. They looked ok but so did the taco. I ate a couple of fries after taking the bite of the taco. They tasted fine. However, I couldn't enjoy them. My mind flashed to a fictional scene of me bent over on the roadside of Interstate 5 "loosing my lunch". So we tossed the bag of food and put this place on our no fly list. FYI - I'm writing this 5 hours after taking a bite of the taco. No ill effects yet. read more

Del Taco - Value taco. The ground beef had a strange flavor. Blah :-( - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

food was ok but the woman there are rude and it's not a good feeling when there talking about a person! and also talking about a persons weight i will never stop here agin as I'm travel traveling and happy I don't ever have to see these women agin ! Bad customer service ! read more

Went thru the drive thru. Get the usual #8 cali burrito with steak. Food is good it's there fountain drinks that are bad. They taste like a copper penny was placed in them. They have a metal taste. It's there filtration system need to be changed. Skip the drinks. Go elsewhere. read more

Tasted good again! I am a SUCKER for their sauce packets! I wish they'd give more is my only concern really. I just get a few bean and cheese burritos with red sauce but dang they hit the spot for me. read more

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What a terrific del taco that certainly needs based on the current 2 stars. This is a truck stop city so be aware that a little attitude is expected. Fries were super tasty and freshly cooked, same with chicken soft taco, which was really delicious and definitely generously bigger than any Los Angeles county del taco we've ever had. This stop is typical as you meander to your destination, which for us is the Bay Area, and this is a terrific stop! read more

Del Taco - Soft Grilled Chicken Taco - packed full of chicken and veggies! - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

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I think this is the first Del Taco you hit if you're driving from SF to LA and change from 580 to the 5 and doesn't require backtracking. It's about 1.5-2 hrs into your drive, so definitely stop, order yourself a Beyond Avo Taco & Beyond 8 Layer Veggie Burrito before heading onto the rest of your drive. Workers have always been nice, tables are cleaned with sauces stocked, outlets at every booth, and decently clean bathrooms in the convenience store next door. This is definitely always a stop for me when I'm driving to LA. Del Taco...y u not in SF/Bay Area??? read more

Play area looks like it is in great shape, but the girl behind the counter says they do not open it

If I could give it 0 stars I would. Probably the slowest service ever. Only two persons trying to service drive thru line and in store as well. After over 20 minutes after ordering a taco and tostada I unfortunately had to get a refund. read more

Great service at night. Good workers who are very helpful and nice. Staff is friendly and fast

Every time I go it gets worse. The chicken soft tacos today were super burnt, I don't understand how they feel okay serving it with how burnt some parts were read more

Del Taco - Chicken soft Taco - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

Fast service! No skimping on my usual, green bean and cheese with onions. The restrooms here are clean as well. read more

Del Taco - a hand holding a burrito - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

Food was absolutely disgusting. I stopped at this Del taco after driving from LA to San Francisco, I've never had a bad experience with Del taco food. But this location was absolutely disgusting. The taco shells were definitely expired. read more

No no no...I Should have listened to the reviews. I don't know what I was tasting or what I was eating. But this did not taste like Del Taco... We waited forever. Our food was cold by time we got back in the car and shorted us our food. read more

Always need my del taco fix when driving sf to la. Dependable and it helps that there's an attached gas station with restrooms. read more

Stood at counter with all staff ignoring us. Then my bill had small tear at corner and they refused to accept

Rude. Didn't say anything nice. Not hello. Not thank you. And when I asked to repeat something because I didn't hear her, she responded very rudely. The food was ok. We have choices as consumers- go somewhere else- we will from now on. read more

If I could give zero I would. Can't even order. Why? The staff is standing around confused refusing to take orders. The manager refuses to work cash register. They speak zero English when you can get someone to help. They are very rude when they try to talk to you. Pure lazy. Hell go to Taco Bell. At least they speak English and somewhat know what they are doing. read more

Skip this place! Just stopped here and food tasted like it was leftover from the night before. Dry taco meat, burger meat was burnt and bun was hard as a rock. Cost $25 for terrible food. read more

Asked for vegetarian beyond tacos in soft shell, was told they were sold out and offered beans. Instead we got meat in a hard shell and didn't notice until we were on the road and had taken a bite. read more

The store manager, Latina woman, was the rudest person I've met in years! I felt like I was irritating her by just placing an order. Date 2-16 2:45 pm. I actually just drove away after ordering from her. Ownership should do some consulting on how to treat people let alone customers. All of the other reviews with similar customer experiences are 100% true. And we're walking.... read more

Should've drove off/heeded the warning when we were asked to hold for 10 minutes, even though we were the only car in the drive-through @ Midnight on a Saturday... Placed our order: 1 grilled chicken burrito, 1 spicy chicken burrito, 3 fries, 4 tacos & 1 sprite, then pulled up to the window to pay. First thing we noticed? One of the female employees who was wearing an orange shirt w/ "Queso" plastered on the back (one of her arms sleeved) standing behind the drive-through attendant holding a personal tray/box of fries & NO MASK... She was hovering around the attendant, then picked up a bottle & her fries & headed towards the back. Was confused, considering there was a Del Taco sticker for "Merced County" posted on the drive-through window w/ check-marks stating how they've covered all bases in regards to COVID-19 for food handling/safety/sanitary measures, etc... (Obviously NOT the case). I reversed the car a bit to take a peek at the rest of the staff (particularly those tending to our order). There was one employee stationed @ the makeline table (gloved & masked), so all appeared ok... That was until the "maskless bandit," popped back out of the back room & then hovered/chatted in front of the food as it was being prepared. We watched her walking back/forth, back to the front again (eating fries & sipping on her drink), then disappeared again to the back room. The drive through attendant wrapped up the order (masked & gloved), though the last thing I wanted to do at this point was touch any of my food anyway (w/ the exception of the fries, which were piping hot). Hopped back onto Highway 5 & realized they had forgotten my Sprite & one of the fries, (but didn't feel like backtracking & waiting another 20 minutes or so to correct). $26 spent for basically 2 orders of fries, considering I dumped the tacos/burritos in the garbage as soon as we got home (didn't feel like taking any chances). Good thing I still had leftovers (Teriyaki chicken) in the fridge prior to our 1-day UCI trip w/ the oldest. Gave me enough energy to eat & write-up this horrendous experience @ the Santa Nella (Gustine, CA) Del Taco location... Do yourselves a huge favor (assuming your headed towards the direction of 580) & skip this location/area altogether & visit the next stop (clean/updated options) @ the Patterson exit... read more

Really liked the thick potatoey fries. Crunchy taco and cheese quesadilla were ok. Good place for a quick pit stop to grab food while on the road. read more

The meat in the tacos was gross. It didn't even taste like meat. The tacos barely had any filling at all. Would avoid at all costs. Wish they would give us our money back. read more

Their service seems to have taken a dive. The drive thru window seems to handle ONE and only ONE car at a time, before they take the next order. Today there were 2 cars ahead of me. It took over 10 minutes for me to get to the speaker to order. I was told to wait a minute. 9 minutes later, I was told the same thing. I told them to go to hell, backed up and left. Imagine, waiting 20 minutes, at 11:30 AM on a Monday, and not even get a chance to order. What the hell are they doing in there??? The service at this location used to be fantastic. Lupe never made me wait more than 2 minutes for a burrito. I suspect they hired some very incompetent new comers. Whatever, Del Taco is not worth the 10 mile drive from Los Banos now. I used to make the trip at least once a week. I'll try them again months from now. Hopefully the new help will have found new jobs elsewhere. read more

It was good fast food. It was correct order filled and nice service. Clean restaurant. Tables nice and orderly. Thx for this :)

We found a disgusting piece of paper crammed in our crunchy chicken taco (see picture). We will never return to this location. read more

Del Taco - This piece of dirty paper was found inside the crunchy taco - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

After waiting 10 minutes in the drive-through for someone to take my order I figured it was easier to back away and go elsewhere! For the last six weeks or so this place has been getting slower and slower and the employees act like they don't give a crap. I would say someone needs to talk to the manager but they are just as bad. It really needs a -2 stars but we don't have that option here. read more

We have stopped at this location for years on our way home. The quality has gone downhill but today was just gross. We asked for hot sauce to go with our meal and a handful of filthy packets were thrown on top of our fries. We ended up throwing the fries away and heading out, this was our last time visiting this location. read more

Del Taco - Hot sauce packets - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California