Let me share with you my customer experience at this Taco Bell on Thursday, 2/20/25:
I place a mobile order, when to go through the drive thru to pick it up what was odd that girl didn't take my check in. No big deal. She read me my order back to me and has me pull up to second window.
At the second window she then lets me know they are out of Baja Bast zero, so I ask for a Diet Pepsi. Unfortunately, that soda line has more carbonation and less syrup so it's off. She already knows this so I just opt for a Pepsi Zero. This is not a big deal for me.
She then has me waits for my order and when she hand me my box out the window I was surprised it all fit in the box. I asked her if this was everything, I was told that's my order.
I pull out and drive around headed back to work. I check the box after I think how my order could fit in the box. Well it didn't because it wasn't my order. If I had only ordered a box combo I would have been chill about it however I didn't so I turn around.
I pull back up to this Taco Bell and the car that was behind me is still at the window. Okay, so maybe they know they gave me the wrong order since it was a three to four minute difference from when I left the drive thru.
I park and walk in. I waited until who looked like a manager to finish on the computer. The manager looked up and I said, I think I got the wrong order. The manager said, "yeah you did." Okay, so they know. The manager kind of looks at me like she didn't know what do. At the same moment a line cook comes from the line assess with a looking in my order up on the computer. I open my app to show them my order and it found a minute later. A this point, the manager says nothing to me! Not one word! This would have been a great opportunity to just apologize, right?
The line cook heads back to the line and gives the receipt with my order printed on it to the rest of the line. He comes back up and says, "they got it, they are working on it, have a good day," as he walks out. I see the same manager counting money from one of the drive thru drawers. Okay, I get it, it's 2 pm and you opened at 8 am, it's most likely a shift change.
I wait for my order to be corrected. It doesn't take long but I am waiting by the bar area in front of the counter. Still nothing from the manager, maybe she has a lot on her mind. An other line cook hands me my order, he asked if got my drink, I was a little salty when I said, "yes, but you're out of your diet soda situation." He asked, if I wanted the cup. I declined as I said, I got soda already. I asked is this everything, he says, yes. I leave saying, thanks.
I shit you not, I open the box and I am missing half my order. Okay, at this I am already upset, no one apologized and you made me feel like it was MY FAULT! My bad for ordering ahead. I feel bad for these people as there is a lost opportunity with me here.
I walk inside and yes, I am pissed. The manager looks as if she is ready to leave so I let them know my order is not correct, no one apologized to me, and they out of soda options of my choice. The manager, says, "how is your order wrong?" "Well, I missing part of my order first, I didn't even look at everything else." The manager again looks at me like she doesn't want to apologize, and says," he should've let us handle it." Meaning the line cook that looked up my order, who got my start, all while manager stood there and watched!
I am done at this point. I hand the box back and I ask for a refund. No way in hell, are you making this my fault because the manager didn't handle the situation. The manager stood there in awkward silence as the line cook retrieved my order from a computer. Wouldn't the manager take that moment and apologize first?? Wouldn't the manager go to a different computer right next to computer the line cook is on, take control of the situation, and help me?? Nope. This is completely common sense to me.
I ask for a refund. At this point, the situation is what it is and it at the point where everyone who works there now knows and grabs a different manager. This manager comes up and asks why I want a refund. The first manager, who is most likely a shift supervisor does communicate to the second manager. The shift supervisor says, I can have the box as it's still good. I understand that she believes "it's good," but don't.
As I leave with my refund, the second manager gets an attitude with me because I don't want to take the food. I am not taking the food because I don't trust anything about this situation and I don't want anything that has to do with this situation and this Taco Bell so why would I eat it. I see the problem with this location and it's pretty simple to fix. It's a shame, an awful attitude has a domino effect into workers, supplies, order accuracy, and customer experience. read more