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

This was the worst Del Taco experience I have ever had. We waited forever for our food. I ordered the veggie Fresca bowl. They gave me a slice of brown and rotted avocado, wilted lettuce and no rice (it comes with cilantro rice). Unfortunately, I opened it after we got back on the highway. Just had to throw it out. They should be really embarrassed. If they didn't have rice or a fresh avocado they should have just changed my order. read more

When I went only two ladies were working, a bit of a wait, but they did an excellent job. They need a bonus for showing up to work during a pandemic, while other people are sitting at home, and choosing not to work. People in the comments below need to have more patience and understand that a lot of food places are short staffed & they're doing the best they can. Let all show a little more kindness and compassion:) read more

I never mind the drive up and down the I-5. There's a ton of stuff to do if you know the right places to stop. And, of course, there's Del Taco all along the way! This particular location is fast and the food is pretty consistent. (I always only order the crunchy tacos so it's hard to mess that up!) Customer service is usually nice as well. Looking forward to my next visit already. read more

Del Taco - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

My employer requires me to fuel at the truck stop. I usually never go into the restaurant. But I was very hungry. Never again. Same rude b!tch manager. Charged me 40 cents for a sprinkling of onions. Prices are going up. Can't help that. But she could show some gratitude. Or just be polite. read more

Stopped here for a snack and to let the kids play in the middle of a long drive--- but the play area is so dirty, it is almost becoming a hazard. The location is perfect, but it would sure be nice if they could either clean up even a little or leave out Clorox wipes and the parents would do it for them!! The food itself seemed spot-on but there is a strange old-water kind of scent to the place. So maybe the whole restaurant needs a good scrub-down? We may or may not stop here again. read more

Del Taco - This is the underside of the netting under the playarea! :( - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

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25 min stuck in the drive thru for a taco. Smh. What in the heck are they doing in there? Still sitting here as I write this. Finally got to the window, and wow, they are working nonstop back there! For goodness sake, hire some staff! Ridiculous. Ok, gtg, the woman at the window just opened it, stared blankly at me, and after a LONG moment, asked me if I ordered. I'm at the pay/pick up window, lol. I told her my order, and she asked if I've paid yet! I'be never been more scared to get my food before. The horror, these people are making my meal. read more

I usually love Del Taco but they charged me almost FOUR dollars for a water cup. They said there was a charge and I thought they meant like .50, as other de tacos have done. Nope. I would have gone next door to the gas station and gotten a water bottle for cheaper than that. I'm pissed. read more

I was initially impressed when I saw that this place had an option for beyond meat as a burrito ingredient. What a pleasant surprise! The pictures on the menu made the beyond meat burritos look delicious so I ordered two beyond meat burritos ($6.99 each). What I got were two sad-looking burritos that were thin, and only about two-thirds full. Something off a dollar menu, not $7 burritos. I couldn't taste (or see) the presence of the beyond meat and I left hungry and disappointed. read more

Dirty and in need of repair. Food was okay, but the dining room was filthy and needing repair . No one had done a lobby check in a while. Tables were DIRTY, floor needed to be swept. The walls were dirty and the paneling was dinged up in many places and was missing in other places. The garbage cans had veneer missing. Really run down looking restaurant. There was hardly anyone in the restaurant, so sweeping and wiping tables would not have made anyone have to wait any longer for food. I get that it was the 4th of July weekend, but that doesn't excuse not sweeping and wiping tables. Dirty is not okay. Neither is that level of disrepair. read more

Del Taco - DIRTY AND NEEDING REPAIR - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

Came here 10.30 on a tuesday. Got my food in 2 minutes. Nice clean empty dining area with a kids play pen. Inside the loves station. Open 24 hrs inside and out read more

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Buyer beware!!! Like all things along the freeway, prices are rather inflated. Before I go any further, I want to commend the staff for prompt service and providing a pleasant experience but, I can't in all honesty give this store higher ratings because of their pricing. I ordered 3 items, 2- The Del Tacos which typically cost $1.49/ea, here they cost a cool $2.19/ea. The final item I bought was a 1/2lb bean and cheese burrito. Regular price is about $1.09 but here was $2.19. So my meal that typically costs less than $5.00 cost over $7.00. So, next time in the area I think I'm going to pass on Del Taco, Gustine. read more

It's a Del Taco. Attached to a gas station. I went inside to stretch and walk around. Decided to order a taco to keep the sugar flowing on my long road trip. It was good. Really? Do you expect more from a Del Taco at a travel stop in the (seemingly) middle of nowhere? If you were expecting the best that ever was, I'm sorry to disappoint, but if you don't go in expecting the Ritz, you'll be good to go. read more

Super slow service and after a long wait you get old food; my burger bun was stale, the fish taco was nasty and the fries were cold too. Even the drink machine couldn't do its job and gave me a disgusting syrup mix that some might try to justify is Coca Cola. read more

I hope I never have to eat at a del taco every again! Just taste gross to me and not good at all read more

Food was ok, quesadilla was missing the cheese, potatoes/steak burrito had burn/old meat at the bottom. They had a sign up on drinks available because soda machine was out of service, too bad 3 out of the 4 things listed were extra charge except for the "unsweetened ice tea". The lack of good customer service was obvious too, seemed annoyed at anything you would ask for. Other than the cashier Maria nobody seemed to care to give a smile out for nothing. Will not be stopping here again. read more

I'd give zero stars if I could. I got food poisoning here and spent all night running to the bathroom

I come here often when traveling cus I love Del Taco. But this establishment seems to have poor management or training. My orders are always wrong, coupons not redeemed properly,, and this last trip all the above and waited in a long line for the cashier to let someone cut in front of us? For a busy establishment, they lack organization and all over the place. read more

I think this is the first Del Taco I have eaten in, as best I can recall. And I picked Gustine, California? Where the hell is Gustine? Well, it is right next to Santa Nella. And the Korean War memorial. No kidding. Didn't have time to check that out, but should have done it. It wasn't obviously sticking out amidst the fast food and gasoline signs, or I would have jumped in to take a look. This is off highway I-5 when you are tripping down the great San Joaquin valley, most likely on your way between LA and SF or Sacto. It is part of the Love's travel stop center, and near the Del Oro Hotel, just off the interstate. (The Del Oro has a great old Spanish California mission appearance) and there is a Danish windmill nearby which locates Andersen's famous Pea Soup, you know, like the main one down in Buellton, near San Luis Obispo and Solvang. Not haveing time to hit those interesting tourist spots here in the thriving metroplois of Gustine, we chose Del Taco for a road trip snack.. They have some unusual items not found at Taco Hell or other chains. Like deep fried Jalapeño rings. And fish tacos. (Is the plural of Taco spelled Tacoes, or Tacos? ) And they also have every hispanic county fair attendee in California, Texas and Arizona (and New Mexico, and parts of Colorado, and it is spreading) favorite dessert...... Churros! Yup, 99 cent churros. Not the long ones at the county fair (or Sea World, Six Flags, etc....they're popping up everywhere now!) for $3, but the same deep fried dough and sugar on about half the length. I think I will "run FROM the border" and Taco Hell and try another Del Taco in the future. read more

They make good churros here for only 99 cents. Pretty cool for the most part. Located inside the Love's station. A weird thing though is that they put their hot sauces in a small cup on each table instead of a big bin with the other condiments. An annoying thing is that you have to ask the cashier for more napkins. They don't put those out in the open. Buenos churros! read more

An easy off route 5 and you can get gas at the time. As good as chain Mexican Food gets. Fast service and a good alternative to greasy burgers. Open on Christmas with limited hours, open usually 24 hours. read more

When you're making a five hour road trip from LA to the Bay, not all of your food choices are going to be wise ones. I was making a late night return to the Bay, pulled off to get some petrol, and made the mistake of walking into this Del Taco. Yeah, the one next to Pea Soup Anderson's, you know the one I'm talking about. It's about one in the morning. Del is empty with the exception of two employees. One who is lolly-gagging at the counter oblivious of customers, and the other who has just finished mopping the kitchen floor and who is now shoving her ungloved (and fresh from mopping) hands into a five gallon drum of jalapenos. A couple guys walk in behind me as I'm perusing the menu...I grab the cashier's attention and proceed to order. Me: Yeah, I'll take the #4 combo with a Coke. Her: Chicken soft taco combo? The chicken is extra. Me: I'm sorry, what? Her: Chicken is extra. Me: Ummm...what do you mean extra? It's called a chicken soft taco combo right? Her: Chicken is extra. Me: [aggravated] LOOK AT THE MENU, IT'S A PICTURE OF A CHICKEN SOFT TACO. Her: [blank look on her face] Chicken is extra. Do you want it or not? Guys behind me: Excuse me, uh...we're not with him! read more

I came in here today to get some breakfast store number 0972 and the cashier her name is Maria I swore that she was lucifers daughter she was extremely rude she took my order like if she was doing me a favor then as soon as my order was ready she just threw the bag on the counter I will definitely never come back here again and when I walked out I spoke to the manager from the loves truck-stop and I told him about her and he told me that a lot of customers complain about her all the time but loves truck stop is not affiliated with Dell taco so that's a good thing if management is reading this please let her go no questions asked she's jeopardizing your business making the company look bad aggravating the customers. read more

I normally like Del Taco, but this location is not that great! The service and quality is sometimes great and other days it's not. Last night I ordered two beyond meat tacos and 1 8 layer beyond burrito all three without cheese and sour cream in the burrito! And guess what, they all came with cheese and sour cream! I cannot eat dairy due to stomach issues. I always have to scrape it off with a spoon lol. On top of that, the store manager is rude. Few times she worked the drive thru, she treats people like shit!!! This location is gotta step it up or else they will lose business. read more

Stay away!! Way over priced. It is out in the middle of nowhere. Plus, Maria is rude with no sense of humor.

The meat seemed a bit dry, but they give you fries instead of chip which is better i think. The place is clean and they have a playground if you have any kids. They have TVs and the football game is on so thats good. The food here is ok but i would rather go to a Taco Bell if i want some fast food tacos, but if i want some straight up bombass tacos ill just stop by a mexican restaurant/taco truck read more

Del Taco - They have a playground....not alot of places have those anymore - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

We stopped here on our way back to LA from Napa. This was one of the only places for miles to come, so we needed fuel for our car and our bodies. I know this is not the best thing to eat and I usually don't like fast food to begin with, but Del Taco anytime is good. It reminds me of college years and needing a midnight snack to keep us going through midterms and finals. As for this Del Taco in particular, it is one of the biggest Del Tacos I've ever been to! They even have a play area for kids! The reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is that the bathroom (shared with the gas station) is disgusting! I know it's a gas station and fast food joint but there can be some sanitation! read more

If you're coming from southern cali to northern cali or vice versa and tell yourself you next pit stop will be a Del Taco...take note that it's in GUSTINE, also Santa Nella, basically stop when you see Pea Soup Anderson's. It's just nice to go to familiar places when on road trips with friends. Del Taco is basically the same everywhere you go. Many times we spent here laughing a storm up in the early/late hours...disturbing the workers...and other travelers. Worth it. read more

Not sure whats going on here the last 6 months or so. I have stopped there 3 times in the last 5 or 6 months and the food is not very good.specifically the chicken. I have always loved del taco,i never eat at taco bell. Looks like i wont be stopping there again. read more

Cute Del Taco Employee - w4w - (Gustine) Your name tag said "Letty" but I don't think that's a real name. I drove through the drive through twice. The second time I was wearing a hat. You laughed, but you didn't like, make a big deal about it. I really liked that. I thought we might have had something except I said NO SOUR CREAM, Letty. JESUS. two stars. read more

Quite possibly the oddest fast food experience I have ever had. To start, there is a large flashing sign in the window that says "drive thru open 27/7", however when we pulled up to the drive thru at 8:30pm someone told us the drive thru was closed over the intercom. When we went inside and ordered we were then told that they were out of chips, guacamole, and salsa (mind you this is a place that most options include at least one of those items). We then waited half an hour for our food as we watched the three people working mix up and mess up almost every order before ours and ours because they didn't seem to know the recipes for any of the items (we listened as one worker would read each item to a coworker and, yet, still they somehow would mess it up and have to remake it when each person came up to grab their order and brought up the mistake - it took them three tries on ours). And while we waited for our order the tv was streaming q anon propaganda ads and interviews with extreme right wing politicians, we noticed a big sign discussing how del taco only called out customers by their names as the person taking orders ironically told each guest we will call your number when it's ready, and watched as guests around us continued to get angrier at how overly long and inefficient everything was run. My husband and I honestly left this place laughing at the shear surreal oddity of it all. Definitely will make an effort to never come back to this del taco again when driving highway 5. read more

hurray for del taco on the way to LA! its right at that point where i start to get hungry, because i decided not eat before i left (specifically so that i could eat at del taco on the way). it almost makes the drive down the 5 not suck. stick to the basics and you will be cool. dont get all adventurous and start ordering things with chicken or fish or else you are likely to be disappointed. crunchy taco. bean and cheese burrito. quesadilla. french fries. thats what you get here. read more

One of my guilty pleasures is to eat their deluxe taco salads. I LOVE how this location has each of their hot sauces in the large pumps!!!!!!! I thought that was funny. read more

I'll never understand why I love subpar Mexican fast food so much, but when you've been on the road for 5 and a half hours coming from Irvine, 4 chicken soft tacos (or even a quesadilla) and a side of small fries hits the spot. I was spoiled having many Del Tacos in my area in Irvine, but its scarce to find them in the Bay. honestly, I'd take this over Taco Bell. Chicken soft tacos were barely over a buck, but they're worth it. It may give you the runs the next morning, but its worth it... sorta haha. FYI if you need a better idea of where this is, its next to the Andersen's Pea Soup restaurant with the big ass windmill. Cheerio. read more

If I closed my eyes and you didn't tell me where I was eating I would have guess Taco Bell however, there were french fries served with my burrito and taco...and they serve milkshakes too...that must mean Del Taco! Honestly not bad for fast food. This location is in the middle of nowhere but this is an alternative to all the major chains. Good tasting gut busting food. read more

Del Taco - Tacos Near Me - Gustine, California

I grew up with Del Taco being in SoCal. When I moved to NorCal I was bummed to find out that there are not many around where I live. So I jumped at the chance to eat here when I was driving across the state at a rest stop. I'm not sure if the feeling I had before was just from being use to it but I have to say it was not really what I remembered. I felt like the food was all mostly tasteless and not great quality even for fast food. Next time I'd probably go elsewhere. read more

A few buddies and I were returning from Lake Tahoe from a snowboarding trip and we were craving Del Taco. Let's face it, this place is next to a gas station at Love's. The place is sketchy with the bikers and truckers coming in and out. There's even a place to shower here for a small fee....and it probably has a Gloryhole. The chicken soft tacos weren't really soft and somewhat hard but overall the food is okay but maybe that's because it's in the middle of butt fucked Egypt. read more

Over priced 2 classic chicken burritos with sour cream elsewhere 2 for 5.00. Here 2 for 7.29 and sour cream .60 extra per burrito. Bad attitude and sub par quality. Never again. Time to stop over charging truck drivers. read more

Stopped in at 2:30 AM so I wasn't expecting much from a Del Taco inside of a gas station. However to my surprise the place was fantastic. I walked in and it was spotlessly clean. The two female associates were very very nice, and my food was outstanding. I wish all Del Tacos were this good. 5 stars for sure!! read more