Dærick here... yeah we know the date for the post reads the 11th. Reviews will be a bit more timely going forward, just tell yourself these were so well thought out it took us this long to get our reviews in order to post. Or maybe we are just lazy, but personally I'm thinking it's more the former of the two. Without further ado, here is the review from last Friday, the 8th (and by the way, I apologize in advance for Tim. You'll see what I mean).
Location: Del Taco on Los Angeles Avenue (Yes, we went to Del! Why is everyone asking?)
Date: 5/8/09
Time: sometime between naptime and nature's call
Dærick's review:
Yeah yeah, I know... "Del Taco? Really?" Yes. Seriously. This whole reviewing idea was born from our routine of going to the chains and getting the same thing over and over, and Del Taco on Los Angeles Avenue (west side of town) definitely qualifies as 'routine' and 'over and over' for us. We practically have our own parking space and designated seats there. In any event, I digress. We're doing this review and you are going to read it and you are going to like it, and if I have to tell you again I will turn this thing around right now! Don't push me, I'll do it.
As far as interior ambiance goes, the place is decently clean and lit. Now you may be thinking "well, duh" but I'm telling you not to be hasty here. I've been to other Dels (one specifically here in Simi) that are not so well kept, so this is something worth pointing out. Now, I will say I have noticed over time that this specific Del has slowly phased out your ability to get napkins as needed, but that point isn't going in to my rating for the day. I'm just sayin'...
I ordered the regular chili fries with a Spicy Jack Quesadilla, with a drink. As with most fast food chains, the drinks are self serve and the standard fare (Coke products here). Let's focus on the food itself. The quesadilla is ok I suppose, if you remember you are in a fast food joint and are not expecting much. The "spicy jack" part is indeed jack cheese, but lacks a bit in the 'spicy' category. Even a gringo from Nebraska would have trouble calling this 'spicy', though that isn't to say it tastes bad. It simply doesn't come with any kick on its own, you have to add that if you want it. In this case, I did not add any. For the price, this isn't a terrible choice if you're on the run and and need to fill your stomach with something and rush back to work.
On to the chili cheese fries... now in general I kinda like Del's fries (for fast food), certainly over McD's skinny little potato bits. The 'chili' (or 'meat goo' as the case may be) is ladeled over a portion of fries, and can be hit or miss in terms of chili-to-fries ratio. This is important when choosing to eat chili cheese fries, and Del could stand to improve on this on the whole. In any event, today's ratio was decent so props there. The chili itself is the standard generic 'chili' that so many fast food places use, and really isn't what I would call a true chili. Then again, this is Del and I know what I am getting in to when I order here. I just want to be clear in case one of you dear readers have never been to a Del Taco and is basing the decision to go on this eloquent and in-depth review (God help you).
All in all it isn't bad, again taking in to account this isn't a fine dining experience. You're on your lunch break, you have only a little time, and Del is conveniently located for you. You don't want burgers today, and dammit you don't remember what that stupid doctor said about your cholestewhatzit anyway. This is one of my more favored places to kill a lunch when nothing else sounds right and I just want to walk in and walk out. This time around it cost me about $7.00 and maybe 2-3 months of artery life, which seems a fair trade in retrospect. On a scale of Brittany to Octomom I'm giving this a Bill O'Reilly because in the end I simply just don't care. It was Del Taco... duh! What did you expect?
Tim's review:
Sometimes, you have a lot of money to spend. Or, at least you have enough money to go get lunch where you want to go, rather than where you're kind of forced to go because you only have a little money. Today, we had a little money (conserving it for the poker game later tonight!), and so our choices (as we know them now) were limited to fast food places, pretty much. We decided to head to an old stand-by: Del Taco. We fed the beast.
When I go, I have a rather large selection of items I may end up getting on any given lunch here. I tend to like Del more than my communist partner, and I happen to think a lot of the things on the menu are pretty good. But, today I went with a simple choice: Classic Taco Combo, regular size, with an extra chicken soft taco. It's funny that they call them "classic" tacos, since they are new to Del, and bigger than the classic taco they have. Know this, Classic Tacos have about 7 times the meat than a classic taco has. But, they are only twice as expensive. So, there's a deal there. With the combo, you get two of those, fries and a drink. Add a chicken soft taco, and you get the whole smorgasbord for under $6.00. Not bad, compared to many other combos around the city.
Overall, the place is clean, has a kid's play area, and you get your food rather quickly (hence the term, fast food!), and on certain days, you can see a great cast of characters behind the counter. So, in closing, I give this 3 out of 4 pubes on the fast food bar of soap. You can certainly get a better lunch, but for the amount paid compared to what I got, it's a pretty good deal.
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