On Friday, October 6, 2023 I placed a food order using my Taco Bell App and the Taco Pass that I had purchased earlier. The order was set to be picked up INSIDE of the Taco Bell located at 30500 AL-181 Spanish Fort, AL 36527. When I arrived, I parked as usual, and attempted to go inside the building to pick up my order, but the doors were locked. I then returned to my car and entered the drive thru line in an attempt to retrieve the order I had placed and paid for. When the young lady asked for my order, I explained that I had placed an App order to be picked up inside, but the dining room doors were all locked. Before she could answer me, another lady's voice (whom I now know was the Store Manager "K*******") broke in and yelled at me "Because we're short staffed!" Before I could say anything, she yelled at me again saying "Drive around!" So I proceeded to wait my turn in line. When I arrived at the drive thru pickup window, the young lady working the window said "the store manager is refusing to make your order". I asked why and she closed the window. A few minutes later the Store Manager "K" appeared at the window and said "You'll have to cancel your order!" I showed her that the App said my order was already completed and I could see no way of canceling it. She slammed the window shut and disappeared. A few minutes later she reappeared and yelled "You'll have to pull around and wait!" I told her that I was going on shift, as I am a RN and I did not have time to wait any longer since I had already been delayed more than 20 minutes. I requested that she give me the order that I had already placed and paid for or cancel it, so that I would not be charged for something I did not receive or she could refund me my money. She refused and then yelled "I'm calling the :Police!" and slammed the window again. A few minutes later, Officer J Foxe of the Spanish Fort Police Department responded and asked me what was going on. I relayed the previous account to him and he responded "Sir, this is not the first time we have had this same problem at this location. He then met with "K" and attempted to reason with her, but to no avail. During this time THREE other Police Officers also responded in two additional Police vehicles. After trying to reason with "K" a second time, Officer Foxe suggested that I contact Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters and let them know what had occurred. If this young lady "K" is in fact a Store Manger, she is ill equipped with the temperament required to act in a managerial capacity. Because of her inability to control her anger, demeanor and speech when dealing with the Public, she places Taco Bell in a very vulnerable position with each shift she is on duty. I now have a Taco Bell Taco Pass that I purchased in good faith that is unusable, for fear that if I returned to this location, my food would be altered or contaminated in some way as retaliation. I believe this employee needs to be disciplined for her actions and retrained into a role that requires little if any contact with the general public. I ask that Taco Bell Corp HQ look into this matter immediately and take the appropriate actions. I want my money refunded for the Taco Pass that is no longer usable as well as the order I placed and paid for on that day but did not receive. Taco Bell Corp HQ may contact the Spanish Fort Police Dept. to verify claims at any time. Officer J. Foxe relayed to me that any requests for information should reference CAD # 2023-013050. This young lady "K" diverted badly needed resources of the Spanish Fort Police Dept. away from real needs and emergencies in their jurisdiction in a juvenile temper tantrum and an effort to "punish" me for asking a simple question regarding the dining room doors being locked during normal business hours. It is childish behavior such as this that turns loyal customers away from your business. It costs the taxpayers hundreds of dollars to waste their time, effort and resources responding to frivolous complaints such as this. I have tried in good faith to reach out to Taco Bell for more than two weeks now on their Facebook, Twitter (X) and Instagram platform as well as their complaint form page on the Taco Bell website, but have had ZERO response. read more