I created a Yelp account specifically because this Taco Bell is so very bad and wanted to warn others. I know that any Taco Bell restaurant isn't exactly going to be fine dining, but this particular location is truly the worst. Don't even try to eat there during peak lunch and dinner hours unless you have at least an hour available. A few weeks ago I went in with my daughter around 2:30 pm on a Saturday. I placed my order before realizing that there were a bunch of unhappy-looking customers waiting for food, about a dozen total. They were so fed up that strangers were turning to each other and comparing wait times. One woman said she's been waiting for a half hour. In the meantime, one guy finally got his food, but he had to ask that it get bagged up because he was now late for work. Another guy then spoke up and asked for a refund, which I was considering doing as well. However, it took well over 5 minutes for the cashier to get the guy sorted out, so I figured I should just wait.
I finally got my food, open my tacos, and there is, I kid you not, literally 3 shreds of cheese on each taco, all three of which had badly broken shells. I'd had it and went back to the counter with my food, only to have to wait nearly 10 minutes just for an employee to return to the counter. I did ultimately get more cheese for my tacos, but I was treated like I was being a total weirdo for not being happy with the food.
Despite this and other negative experiences, I decided to give them another shot today. I stopped in 25 minutes before I needed to pick my daughter up at her bus stop across the street. I sat in the drive-through line for 10 minutes before the car that was at the speaker finally had their order taken. I then pulled forward, only to wait for 5+ minutes for my order to be taken. In the meantime, the drive through line didn't move forward at all, no one got food. I finally had to leave and go get my daughter. Then, like an idiot, I decided to try running in to the building to do my order inside instead. There were 3 people waiting for food, which didn't seem too bad initially. Then I stood there for almost 10 minutes before an employee finally walked by and said he'd be with me in a minute. A couple of minutes later, he came strolling back to casually wipe down the drink station before finally coming to take my order. In all this time, only two orders--one dine in and one drive through--were filled. It looked like there were four people working, which is really not enough for an average fast food joint at lunch time, and it didn't help that everyone seemed to be moving in slow motion. In the end, I asked the guy taking my order--a manager, I think--how long I'd have to wait for food. His guess was 10 minutes (which I seriously doubt they could have pulled off), so I said I just couldn't wait anymore and left.
I don't know that I blame any one employee for the issues at this place. Given how consistently understaffed and poorly run this location is, the issues likely start with the owner and/or management. In any event, as much as I don't like burgers and sometimes need a cheap meal on the go, I'll be avoiding this place in the future. read more