Overall a basic Del Taco with upgraded exterior & interior styling. But with all the basic combo meals & options. Interior was "clean-ish," but that was probably just a quick sweep every 3-4 hours. The food took awhile to get (drive through was quicker) but was hot & good tasting, and packaged as expected. Everything orderwise was done with kiosk & credit card- so don't expect much from the servers except "Here's your order." read more

Del Taco - Fish Taco with Guac & large soda. - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

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We've passed so many of these places on our long road trip. We finally happened upon one while we were ready for a meal. We ordered at the kiosk but had staff offer to help us, which was nice, because they were busy. We ordered one burrito each, plus shared an order of beans and an order of guacamole and churros. Turned out that the burritos were huge! Much larger than expected. All the food was so good and we left after more of a main meal than just a snack. The whole thing cost us a little over 20.00, because we had our own water as beverage. The place is very clean and bright and the staff is very friendly and helpful. We're glad we stopped in. read more

My family and I stopped by Del Taco on our way out of Joshua Tree and was pleasantly surprised by our experience. Going to a fast food restaurant, one could agree that expectations would be fairly low overall. So when the worker there went out of his way to serve my family and make sure we were good, we were pleasantly surprised. He even struck up a nice long conversation with us. Food overall is what you'd expect, but loved the charm of this location and its worker. read more

This restaurant is emblematic of the issues that come up when you have employees processing orders on a screen and don't bother to talk customer to understand how the restaurant scewed up an order. I placed an online order for pickup about an hour later. A few minutes after I placed the order, I got a text message saying my order was ready for pickup. That was about 1 hour early. I called the store twice, letting the phone ring 10-20 times each time. No one bothered to answer the phone, so I drove to the store. At the store, the first person I talked to (headset lady) barely listened to what I said before she walked to the pickup area, grabbed my order and threw it out. She then told a cook to make my order all over again. It was still no where near 5 pm. I stood there waving my arms to try to talk to someone again. Another lady walked up, talked to me for 10 seconds, then just turned around and walked away. She didn't try to help at all. Headset lady came back and wanted to know if I wanted my order now or 5 pm. If I had said 5 pm, either they were going to throw out the 2nd meal they were working on, or I was gonna get an ice cold meal at 5 pm. I opted to take the meal at that point. Once the meal was ready, headset lady (who by now clearly had an attitude), asked me if I wanted my bag sealed up? I had no idea what she was talking about so I said I didn't care. Headset lady put my order into a plastic bag, put it onto the counter and immediately turned around and walked away. No thank you. No apology for how they made my order early. No apology or explanation for anything. No customer service. I ended up calling and complaining to Del Taco corporate. I get to wait to see if they will make an offer to makeup for the poor customer service at this franchise location. read more

So I'm a Del Taco connoisseur. This location is subpar. While I know that the kiosks hadn't worked for me for Del Taco rewards, I was told that I had to use it. I went through this with the person in charge and she discovered it didn't work. Order took ~ 15 minute wait. When we got the food, there was a missing item. They did make it right away. The bean and cheese burrito was awful. Beans were dry and lukewarm. read more

Slow service. Tiny portions. Nearly inedible food. I'd always thought that a taco was a taco and you couldn't really mess them up, Del Taco proved me wrong. About all I can say positive is that it was open. But is you like soggy tortillas and runny filling that pours out of the tortilla this is the place for you! read more

Food is the same at any other location of course, but the service here is a little sad. The employees are super slow, and pretty much just ignore you standing at the counter for minutes as they walk by and talk amongst themselves before they're ready to acknowledge you. read more

Of the Mexican fast food chains, Del Taco is probably my favorite, followed by El Pollo Loco. That's because the menu at El Pollo Loco has changed and isn't as amenable to a snacking type meal. The menu has changed a little at this chain, too. I no longer visit Taco Bell. It's not that I dislike it as much as I don't care for the uniform Taco Bell taste across its menu items. Many Del Tacos start with a 4 stars with me. This one in Twentynine Palms was just a little flatter all the way around. The service was fine. The food was okay. I ate in. The eating area was clean, but dated and not that inviting. There appeared to be a covered outdoor seating area that was reachable from the dining room, but that door was locked. That was too bad because it was a beautiful day with mild temperatures. I could see myself returning to this Del Taco if in the area and seeking a quick fill up of reasonably priced fast food and I also happen to be craving Mexican food. However, I think I would opt for the drive-through over dining in. read more

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So after watching Grace & Frankie, I really wanted to stop here when I saw one. TLDR: stick to Taco Bell, it's much better. We got a bunch of stuff. I don't remember what all it was and it's not worth looking up. Some quesadilla tacos, a burrito, a quesadilla, a roller, a shake, churros. It was all pretty forgettable and would fall low on my fast food list. The service was awful. There were two people in front of us and we waited 25 minutes to order. Then someone asked how they could help me and while I was mid sentence in my order they just walked away without a word. Go somewhere else. read more

Del Taco - Below average fast food - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

Only came by for a snack, they made a mistake and gave my order to another person but they were very apologetic and remade my order right away. Good service overall and clean environment inside the location. Ordered one del taco combo meal and it was like any other fast-food taco spot, decent tasting at best. read more

Del Taco - Del Taco Combo Meal - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

New to the area. My order wasn't even wrapped up properly and the food tasted so bad that I gave it to the dog. Never have I experienced such awful food at any other Del Taco around So Cal. It looked like a 2 year old wrapped my tacos up, and because they were barely wrapped, everything inside the tacos fell to the bottom of the bag. My order was so terrible that I felt compelled to call corporate and complain. I told them out of every Del Taco I've been to around Southern California, this is the only one where I've had such bad tasting food and nothing was wrapped up. I said idk what's going on here, but corporate needs to go in and evaluate this location - it's that terrible. WORST del taco I've ever been to around SoCal read more

13 dollars for 2 chicken tacos and fries tacos were thrown in bags and fell apart what a dump for a new place same loser staff. what do you expect for 29 palms people . and $20.00 a hour. never again read more

EDIT: waited 40 minutes for my order (jokes on me?). Guy gave my order to the wrong car. Finally received my order, it was wrong and tacos were exploded inside the bag. It takes a lot to break this Del Taco die hard, but the time has come. I'm done with these idiots. read more

Del Taco - A pathetically small order of chili cheese fries - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

This is my favorite Mexican fast food place and I wish there was locations near me. We stopped here after a full morning at the park. Most people were in the drive thru line but we walked in and got our food to go. I ended up getting the fish tacos, shrimp tacos, a snack quesadilla, and the strawberry sprite. The hubby got a burrito combo meal with two extra hard shell tacos. We took the food back to our Airbnb and enjoyed. The seafood tacos was part of an ongoing deal - the fish ones were 2 for $5 and the shrimp ones were 2 for $6. I preferred the shrimp ones over the fish ones. It had more flavor, in my opinion. Also the fish ones were a bit spicy, which isn't my cup of tea. The snack quesadilla was great. I'm a huge fan of Del Taco's quesadillas. If I didn't get 4 tacos, I would've gotten their chicken quesadilla, which is my all time favorite thing to get there. The strawberry sprite was not bubbly - very flat. I wonder if they mis-served me and gave me the strawberry lemonade instead. The receipt said strawberry sprite though. I usually prefer the lemonade but I think they serve it with the diet lemonade here. I had a bite of the burrito and the tacos and they were fine. The crinkle cut fries are pretty solid too. You can get good fast food here for a good value. read more

Unacceptable, cheap, lazy . Half of any Chkn quesadilla from any Del Taco I've been to in 50 yrs. Send vouchers read more

Del Taco - What is this? Unacceptable lazy . Looks like half the filling of a chicken quesadilla from any Del Taco I've ever been to in 50 years. - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

I wish I could give them a five star because I absolutely love Del Taco!! The tacos are so much better than Taco Bell any day of the week. I try to eat here at least twice when I'm in California. The food is beyond delicious for a fast food chain. I'm not sure what was going on this year but every time we went though drive thru there was a problem. They were nice and fixed the problem with ease but it's still annoying because it is a waste of time. Hopefully they got back to 5 stars!!!! read more

Came here because it was right next to the Motel 6 I was staying at and I've never tried Del Taco before. But tell me how in the 600ft from door to door my food was cold? Not even room temp cold, chilled cold. Not to mention they put the taco salad in sideways and didn't give me a fork. I don't expect much, I mean I was staying at a Motel 6, but come on! read more

Del Taco - Stuck in the bag sideways with no fork - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

Idk why people can't seem to understand that no tomato means no tomato asked multiple times and they still gave us tomatoes on soft tacos of all things read more

Took 45 minutes to get two quesadillas and a burger... Which the burger tasted frozen and not very good at all. The beans were also subpar.

Got a snack size quesadilla and there was literal black flakes all in it from the pan and no the tortilla wasn't burnt.

Slow slow cold slow cold beans cold slow slow slow! I lived here 3 months and around the corner from Resturant. I've been there twice and I love del taco before in Palmsprings! read more

I'm not sure if this del taco is under new management or what but I live in Joshua tree and there is another del taco closer but I will drive my happy ass over to this one for the soul fact they are one of the best. I've had them a few times now and they are just better than other del tacos. The fish tacos was not all gloopy with sauce like other locations they always put the right amount and don't skimp on the cabbage. I've gotten a salad, some tacos, nachos etc. from this location and it's just better you can tell someone is putting real work in the kitchen to not only deliver quality fast food but great presentation! Good job guy y'all changed my opinion on del taco! read more

Wish I could give it less stars. This place makes Taco Bell look like authentic fine Mexican food dining. Food was obviously old and reheated. The shredded cheese was slimy and the once earlier melted cheese was more like a frisbee now. Terrible terrible terrible.... Stay away from this place read more

The manager was openly rude to staff, asking why customers were still coming in. Every time I've been here, the orders take a rediculously long time to come out. read more

Usually never have a problem. But tonight the tortillas weren't cook, I ordered 4 tacos fish and shrimp the corn tortillas were cold and raw. Pretty disappointed. read more

Del Taco - Del Taco this evening - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

The food was great but the service and warmth provided by Nia was phenomenal. We left feeling like family.

I online ordered , went through the drive thru- made the mistake of NOT checking my bag (my bad!) - got back to my motel and find that I have no fries :( really the only thing I wanted was my WELL DONE crinkle cut fries. So I went back - the lady at the drive thru tell me "They're in the bottom of your bag" --- which they were not- anyways- went through and they did give me a medium fry instead of small. The staff is really friendly. The food was actually cooked well- I haven't done Del Taco much when I did live here but it was ALWAYS the go to for my buddies after the bar. They do have tostadas , now chicken and avocado ones also which looked pretty good. I just noticed they had burgers too! I did grab a 2 piece order of the caramel cheesecake Desert flautas. They're milkshakes are always on point and I did see they have new ones available! Churro milkshake and a dulce de leche. May have to actually stop and try that! So I guess the only complaint I have is that they did not give me my complete order which was pretty much 2 out of 4 times when I lived in 29 for a few years. read more

The service was very quick. But a lady was mad at the drive thru employee because we ordered a shake, but it was not put on the ticket but the employee still rang me up and I paid of course. I heard the lady in the black shirt tell him " don't do add ons at the window, don't do add ons, next time you do an add on I'll write you up! We have the next three orders already ready" I was shocked for the employee that atmosphere is not productive by any means if that is how she consistently talks to employees. read more

Business is in a constant sorry state of operations. Wether it is employee shortage, out of stock on cups, drink flavors are out, a dining room that closes at 3pm or there in inability to take order outside of door dash / mobile they can really only be counted on to be a non functioning company. Owner should really consider management change to get Infront of this enduring negative trend. They are reliably unreliable. read more

This place is a joke I had to give one stars waiting for 20 minutes for two items left my food out on the table for some hashbrowns to cook for 10 minutes and then she wanted to charge me $.50 for one ranch I've waited here for that long to get treated like that only two people working here go down the street don't waste your money here or your time I wish I could talk to the owner of this place and let him know if he's in my mind read more

I have been coming to this Del Taco for a long time. It was usually the best Del Taco around. Latley, I have noticed quite a few things have been "off." Small items forgotten, price increases, directions not followed and the like. I understand that with covid, many people are struggling and there are a few changes. Today I ordered a half pound green burrito and a medium drink. $4.40 seems awfully steep for a cheap burrito and a drink that was mostly ice but times are tough, I get it. After getting my food, I had to stop in the parking lot. I could tell by the weight of the bag that something was wrong. Half of the burrito was flat and the other half was just...gone. It was just a snack and I was going to let it go but there have been around a half dozen times that they forgot my chips and cheese, or a burrito or cinnamon twists within the last 6 months or so. I decided to go inside to make sure I didn't get a kids burrito or some new value burrito. I will say, the worker was never rude to me but was not willing to help either. She explained that the burrito was the normal size and there was not a small/kids burrito. I asked her to feel how light my bag was and she told me that it was against policy to touch food and didn't offer anything further. It bugged me because I have eaten probably around 600 del taco burritos in my life, perhaps more and I know how big they usually are. At times, it seems there is even too much beans and cheese and I need to toothpaste-squeeze it around so it doesn't explode. I couldn't let it go so I wrapped it back up and weighed it when I got home. Sure enough, it was right under 6 ounces. (The attached picture came out on a slight angle but it was a hair under 6 when you read it straight on) perhaps this was a waste of time for such a petty thing but I eat, on the average, approximately 1 green burrito a week. In a year, this would add up to 104 ounces of burrito advertised that I didn't receive. I am not a mathematician but that adds up to about 17 bucks and change a year that Del taco is shorting me. There are times when their food doesn't look like the picture or they get a little skimpy with the fries but the name of the item is a "Half Pound Green Burrito." Not a "6 ounce Burrito", not a "pretty big burrito" or even an "almost half pound burrito." If you are going to put a unit of measurement or weight on an item, it really needs to be truthfull and at least somewhat accurate. I am just one person, if you add up the customers that eat there more than I do, that is a large sum. I don't know if I have the time to start a class action lawsuit and it would probably be a wasted effort but something needs to be done. Out of all the things in this horrible world, few things were consistent. Del taco burritos are no longer one of them. On a side note, I spoke to an ex employee that knew me as a regular customer and was told about some bullying and other things that have gone on there about a month ago. That had nothing to do with my visit today but perhaps it speaks of the character that this location has. It is disturbing to me that I am this worked up over a cheap burrito and some of my review was facetious and slightly tounge in cheek but the principle of it really ruined my day. I know Del taco doesn't give a crap but they lost a customer for sure. read more

Del Taco - Flat and without substance - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

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Got food poisoning from eating here. The health department should inspect their food handling procedures.

First time visiting a Del Taco (we're from the east coast) and we had such a good experience here. Food is really good and fresh. The service was excellent and quick! Awesome that they are open late too! read more

This is the 2nd time I have asked for something and it gets forgotten or the lady doesn't hear me. So annoying to get home and find out.

I was driving through decided to order a Frisco chicken bowl. I got about 3 miles down the road and discovered I had not been given a fork. I turned around and drove back to Del Taco. It was the same girl who gave me my food I told her that I needed a fork I couldn't eat it with my fingers. Her comment back to me was "Sometimes you gotta get creative" I just drove off but I was thinking sometimes you just gotta do your job! read more

I would give this place 5 stars because they're so nice but nothing is more gross that seeing employees without gloves. Please have your employees wear gloves or I'll have to report it to the proper people next time. This is the 5th time I've seen no gloves and dirty fingernails. Aside from that I appreciate the kindness from employees. read more

If your website says you open at 7am that's what time the doors should open. A lot of people traveling and rely on info to be correct on websites read more

Oh Del Taco, how I miss you and your breakfast menu! With your steak & egg burrito and bacon & egg quesadilla. For a fast food joint, I found nothing that comforted me more in the early mornings than you during my stay at 2-9! In the drive-thru... waiting... drooling... for that smokin... hot... piece... of... burrito. I pay homage to the Del Taco Gods and repent for my sins of even thinking *GASP* of going to Taco Bell! Please forgive me! read more

This Del Taco was the closest food place I could find while on my road trip. I haven't had Del Taco in years and was kind of craving some bean and cheese burritos, so it was good that it was near me. I ordered nachos, chicken quesadillas, burritos, chicken tacos, and they were all so delicious! Everything came out quick and hot, and nothing I ordered was missing. The service was great as well. read more

Del Taco - Nachos! - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California

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Had the beyond epic Cali burrito, ''twas amazing, we've had bad experiences with Del Taco at other locations but this one blew them all out of the water as the order was all correct and fast! Lisa was very friendly! read more

Del Taco - Mexican Near Me - Twentynine Palms, California