I'm 30. Grew up eating Taco Bell. Didn't even try the food at Del Taco until a few years ago. Now I go to Del Taco almost weekly and I go to Taco Bell maybe once or twice a year. Del Taco simply has better food.
Exactly how it was for me. I grew up on Taco Bell (and Taco John's) but didn't get to try Del Taco til I was in my mid teens, and when I did I knew I'd found my favorite
The comparison : 1. Del Taco, put real pinto beans in the pot, soak overnight, add spices and beef tallow then cook the next day. 2. Taco bell , go to the shelf and get the bag of instant freeze dried rabbit food looking stuff, add hot water, stir and serve .
@@othgmark1they were not founded by the same man. Dick Naugle founded Naugles after he left working for Del Taco , which was founded by Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson
@sabasromo738 Yep l was told that years ago by a Naugles manager and while he was involved early he was not the founder of Del Taco. Both franchises were a large part of my college years and Del Taco is a place l still enjoy today.
Del Taco all day everyday. Been eating there for 30+ years. They used to be better with some better items but even still they are better then the Bell.
Agreed, even if I only rarely get them because we don't have one where I live...yet. So I have to travel south of where I live to experience their glory.
True... Hell, 20 years ago I used to joke with my buddies every time a Taco Bell commercial would come on, "It's the new Taco Bell 'Lettuce on the Bottom' taco..."
If you're ever driving through Barstow on your way to Vegas, stop by one their 3 "original" locations. They are so much better although maybe a tad more expensive, but with bigger portions
I loved Naugles when I was a teenager, and followed through with its transition to Del Taco. But when they started pulling out of Missouri, they really began conceding the entire mid-west region to Taco Bell. To this day, however, I still miss Naugles' big beef and cheese burrito--that was my favorite menu item.
Naugles menu was much more extensive than either Del Taco or Taco Bell. They actually used steak(carne asada) in their food(as well as ground beef). There's actually a few locations in the Orange County area of Southern California. I actually went to one last week in Stanton CA.
Taco Bell might be the bigger franchise...But almost every single thing on Del Taco's menu is BETTER food. Hell, I'd rather have a Jack in the Box taco than a Taco Bell one most days.
100% agree. It's not even close. Del Taco is worth going out of my way to enjoy. Taco Bell on my way everywhere is not worth stopping. Huge difference.
both are horrible. stick to your local taco truck that pack more flavor and have real ingredients. also taco bell uses paint thinner to make their sour cream look bright white. stay away from these fast food copycats.
Grew up in central California, and agreed, my friends and I have always preferred Del Taco. Better quality, and the menu just has better stuff. Sure, a ten-pack of Taco Bell's crunchy tacos is a guilty late-night intoxicated indulgence, but if I want tasty, filling, and satisfying food I was go for Del Taco's soft chicken tacos. When I was a poor college student, being able to get quality food inexpensively was a welcome relief on many levels. Also, the restaurants were just more inviting somehow, more natural light and a better color scheme, but that might just be the handful of locations I've been to
Del Taco's food quality is better but Taco Bell's selection is bigger. Del Taco may have less items on their menu but to me they taste better. Also it always seemed like there was something weird about Taco Bell's ground beef.
Adding french fries to every meal guarantees that you won't be hungry after you eat the main course. That's why I choose DelTaco over the 'Bell. But Mexican food at a local mom-and-pop is even better. In southern California, there's at least one Mexican restaurant in every shopping center.
Late night in SoCal it was either Del or Jack. You'd get like 6 🌮 for $3. Don't forget the Macho Sauce. They also use to have Macho fries which was a large drink cup full of fries. 🍟 Miss thoses days.
He still shows up at times at the Barstow location, specially the one by the Lenwood outlet mall Really cool guy, he will shake your hand and thank you for coming over if you make eye contact with him. Edit: after thinking about it for a few minutes, it's been a few years since I've seen him.
Lots of cool information. Thanks! One interesting tidbit you missed was that, for a while near the your 2000, those who ate inside Del Taco were served their meals on real plates and metal forks.
Del Taco is better than Taco Bell, always has been. Also, Del Taco has 13X fewer locations, but 3X the sales per location and Taco Bell is more successful? I'd rather have a Del Taco franchise.
@@Akkodha- I loved it when they had the mini churro shakes! Kind of bummed they got rid of the mini shakes, seems like Del Taco's been changing since Jack in the Box bought them
Used to work at a Del Taco. They had really great chicken, even better than a lot of sit down restaurants. One thing that put me off though, was the chemical we had to use to clean the grill. It smelled really weird and all the food cooked on it tasted funny for a while. P.S. Naugles actually had pretty good burgers!
@@cheetopendejo6660 Making beans was fun. Sliding that huge cauldron off the burner onto a handtruck, and then using a giant two handed masher to pulverize them!
Del Taco always have better food than Taco Bell. Even their burritos are bigger than Taco Bell's. They reduced the value menu prices even lower last time I went to one where you can get a simple Taco for 39 cents! I personally believe that food influencers tool the term "California Burrito" (a burrito with French fries in it) from Del Taco because they used to serve a Steak and Potato Combo Burrito where they used the French fries from their burgers as the "potato".
I guess it was in the late 80s when I moved from Texas to Atlanta and discovered Del Taco. Loved that place and the food. Moved back 4 years later and over time assumed Del Taco was out of business ... while Taco Bell continually got worse. Haven't gone to Taco Bell in 20 years ... we do have Taco Casa which is better; but nothing like Del Taco. Glad to hear they're still around. Thanks for the history.
Used to be a Del Taco shareholder before the jack in the box buyout, you knew something was coming, but to try to play around with the stock was foolish. Oh, those Barstow locations are excellent...food done well and quick.
I still have a glass Del Taco ashtray with the old orange sun logo I swiped as a kid in the 1970's. They eventually switched to cheap aluminum foil ashtrays until smoking was banned inside restaurants.
I grew up eating at Taco Bell and Taco John's. Didn't get to try Del Taco til i was in my mid teens, but once i did, i knew id found a favorite. Speaking of Taco John's, i look forward to that video sometime soon.
yea this female narrator is, no offense at all, certifiably better than the last one :D i much prefer the male one tho (the human not the "ai" garbage)
Del Taco is also in Southeastern VA with a location in Chesapeake, VA. It's a great option to Taco Bell. Always busy, so I hope they get some more locations in the area.
Wife and I did a blind taste test between Taco Bell and del taco tacos and del taco won. Love how much cheese they put on their tacos and also how soft their tortilla is. Taco Bell is about equal to lunch room food
Wish my del taco was still open late enough for me to stop by after work. I still like picking up an epic burrito for lunch before work, but if I want some tacos on the way home about midnight every night I have to settle for Taco Bell.
Their fish tacos are awesome! I wish they would start making a taco salad in a taco shell bowl instead of just trying to pass off loaded chips as a taco salad
I prefer Del Taco to Taco Bell but I miss two former offerings: the Crunchtada pizza and the availability of pepper cheese. The quesadilla with cheddar isn't very flavorful.
As a bay area native, the first time I even heard of del taco was in that one Blink 182 song 😅 and I never tried it until 2019. I'd have to cross a bridge to get to one where I am, but I like the beyond tacos & their fries are good.
I remember driving around SoCal the first time. We drove by the Taco Bell corporate headquarters in Irvine , but we noticed there were five times as many Del Taco looked as there were Taco Bell's. That says a lot. Also - Fish Tacos!!!
I'd k-, uh, maim, for a few Del Taco half-pound bean-and-cheese burritos with red sauce right now. The nearest Del Taco to me is something like an hour away.
Never heard of Del Taco til I moved to the northern ATL metro last year. There is a “Taco Hell” 5 mins away and I drive right past it to go to Del Taco in Woodstock or Kennesaw. Hated to see the one in Buford closed down earlier this year, but at least the two closest to my house are still open. It would be nice to have one in Canton or Alpharetta.
Here in Rochester NY we had Del Taco for like a year and a half and then they dropped all their Northeast locations. Just enough time to get addicted to it! I wish they'd come back
My del taco is one of the originals and is older than me. I'm 50. Banning,Ca. We had a naguals and ate there a lot as well as lived in Barstow and ate the one up there as well as the del tacos. Early 80's. They actually just closed ours in banning because we had the del taco.
In college, Huntsville TX, back in the early 80s, by best friend and roommate, a Hispanic from Uvalde, TX, and I used to hit Del Taco at least three times a week...usually late at night, just before closing. We both thought it so much better than Taco Bell, and Del Taco had a great salsa bar, which Taco Bell has never had. Plus, Del Taco made some pretty darned good burgers. Del Taco was my go to place, until....it disappeared from Texas in the mid-80s. I was very sad to see it go, and wish it would return nationwide. If Del Taco were to come to Maryland (where I now live), it would be my go-to place and Taco Bell would be totally forgotten.
The key to the biz of American versions of Mexican foods like tacos and burritos is sour cream. It gives them a juicier more interesting flavor even though people claim not to like sour cream.
Like Del Taco's nachos better than Taco Bell's. Also like that Del Taco serves burgers and fries(because sometimes you want a burger and a taco/etc, or you have someone with you who wants a burger). Otherwise, Taco Bell's better
The irony is Naugles is better than both Del Taco and Taco Bell. There's still 2 Naugles locations left in Southern California and while they are pricier than the other chains their portions and taste is better.
I've noticed the portion sizes dropped by quite a bit once Jack in the box took over. Really sucks especially when fast food in California is so expensive now. The one in Barstow and also the one by the alien jerky store on the way to Vegas always hook it up though.
How could you not reference the joke in the movie Demolition Man about how Taco Bell won the franchise wars? It alone survived. And now it was fancy high class eatin’ ! 😂
I live in the cesspool that is known as South Florida, so I had never been able to experience Del Taco until about a year ago for the first time. Del Taco is infinitely better than Taco Bell in every single way. Taco Bell needs to go. Their food turned to crap about 15 years ago and never recovered. Please bring Del Taco down here.
I'm from SoCal and I can tell you... Naugles was always better than Del and the Bell. Baker's out in the I.E. is better, too. But better doesn't always equals success.
I'm 30. Grew up eating Taco Bell. Didn't even try the food at Del Taco until a few years ago. Now I go to Del Taco almost weekly and I go to Taco Bell maybe once or twice a year. Del Taco simply has better food.
Exactly how it was for me. I grew up on Taco Bell (and Taco John's) but didn't get to try Del Taco til I was in my mid teens, and when I did I knew I'd found my favorite
The comparison :
1. Del Taco, put real pinto beans in the pot, soak overnight, add spices and beef tallow then cook the next day.
2. Taco bell , go to the shelf and get the bag of instant freeze dried rabbit food looking stuff, add hot water, stir and serve .
Del Taco's dollar menu helped sustain my college self lol
They had 39 cent tacos when I was at Nevada-Reno (2009-12). I will always associate Del Taco with those very fondly-remembered college days.
still use their coupons when I got one but yes, the value items are for the late night crave to not overfill the hunger.
Barstow looks nothing like the nice alpine back drop you used.
Come’on, Barstow. . . The city of trees!
Truth!!
I’m born and raised in Southern California Del Taco Rules.
Naugels was awesome too
Del Taco and Naugles were both founded by the same man. Naugles was many years later absorbed into Del Taco
I remember visiting Naugles, on my way home in Whittier California, after a late night returning from L.A.'s Palladium to see Deep Purple.
@ totally. It happened to our Naugels in Dana Point California
@@othgmark1they were not founded by the same man. Dick Naugle founded Naugles after he left working for Del Taco , which was founded by Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson
@sabasromo738 Yep l was told that years ago by a Naugles manager and while he was involved early he was not the founder of Del Taco. Both franchises were a large part of my college years and Del Taco is a place l still enjoy today.
Del Taco all day everyday. Been eating there for 30+ years. They used to be better with some better items but even still they are better then the Bell.
Agreed, even if I only rarely get them because we don't have one where I live...yet. So I have to travel south of where I live to experience their glory.
The burgers are surprisingly good.
"In which of the 50 ways would you like our 5 ingredients presented to you today?"
-Taco Bell 🌮🔔
😂
True... Hell, 20 years ago I used to joke with my buddies every time a Taco Bell commercial would come on, "It's the new Taco Bell 'Lettuce on the Bottom' taco..."
Kris, but that’s also true of sit-down Mexican Restaurants.
@@krisfrederick5001 That’s all Mexican food.
I feel this about most “Mexican” restaurants. I joke with friends telling them all you do is pick a shape you would like to order.
If you're ever driving through Barstow on your way to Vegas, stop by one their 3 "original" locations. They are so much better although maybe a tad more expensive, but with bigger portions
I loved Naugles when I was a teenager, and followed through with its transition to Del Taco. But when they started pulling out of Missouri, they really began conceding the entire mid-west region to Taco Bell. To this day, however, I still miss Naugles' big beef and cheese burrito--that was my favorite menu item.
Naugles menu was much more extensive than either Del Taco or Taco Bell. They actually used steak(carne asada) in their food(as well as ground beef).
There's actually a few locations in the Orange County area of Southern California. I actually went to one last week in Stanton CA.
Naugles made a comeback and has two shops in Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach. It tastes pretty close to the original Naugles of the 80s.
Del taco. To me it just tastes a lot better than Taco Bell.
Taco Bell might be the bigger franchise...But almost every single thing on Del Taco's menu is BETTER food. Hell, I'd rather have a Jack in the Box taco than a Taco Bell one most days.
100% agree. It's not even close. Del Taco is worth going out of my way to enjoy. Taco Bell on my way everywhere is not worth stopping. Huge difference.
Don’t forget way better quality of ingredients
Amen, TB’s Tacos…….SUCK!!!!!!
Agreed. Taco Bell scratches a very specific itch for me
You guys are crazy del taco is ass
The wild part is Del Taco is VASTLY superior to Taco Bell. It really shows how quality is not what people want
Del Taco is actually ranked higher than Taco Bell right now based off people’s votes
Not in my hood probably because the staff doesn't care
@@jeffreysmall8902 The only Del Taco I have ever been to (in Tulsa) sucks compared to Taco Bell.
Del Taco in Boise is really good.
I tried del taco for the first time a few weeks ago. It was very good and much better than taco bell.
One thing I'll always miss about SoCal is Del Taco. Someone bring them to Chicago.
We have them here in Detroit, it seems they skipped you guys over
It was one in the Chicagoland area in Oak Lawn. It closed in the early 2010's. I liked their tacos.
Del Taco quality is leaps and bounds ahead of Taco Bell. It is hard to understand why Taco Bell is more prevalent than Del Taco.
Because most Americans are being brainwashed
both are horrible. stick to your local taco truck that pack more flavor and have real ingredients. also taco bell uses paint thinner to make their sour cream look bright white. stay away from these fast food copycats.
Price, more than likely. Taco Bell may be trashy, but it's usually the cheapest fast food restaurant at any given point and time.
Because Taco Bell is better.
Price, mostly. Taco Bell still manages to be among the least expensive options for fast food, even though it comes at the cost of quality.
Grew up in central California, and agreed, my friends and I have always preferred Del Taco. Better quality, and the menu just has better stuff. Sure, a ten-pack of Taco Bell's crunchy tacos is a guilty late-night intoxicated indulgence, but if I want tasty, filling, and satisfying food I was go for Del Taco's soft chicken tacos. When I was a poor college student, being able to get quality food inexpensively was a welcome relief on many levels. Also, the restaurants were just more inviting somehow, more natural light and a better color scheme, but that might just be the handful of locations I've been to
Del Taco is one of the best fast food joints. Miles ahead of Taco Bell.
Finally the video I’ve been asking for
Del Taco may have a window of opportunity, Taco Bell’s service, food and prices have been terrible lately.
Del Taco usually has bad service too. The ones around me all died after Covid. Now I see why when they treat their employees so bad
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With the times now that definitely is more of a reality and it's harsh.
Not A Good Time For Restaurants. People Can't Afford To Eat Out Anymore
@@bobjohnson5934 So terribly true and also those places not like it once was in the video that's for sure.
Del Taco's food quality is better but Taco Bell's selection is bigger. Del Taco may have less items on their menu but to me they taste better. Also it always seemed like there was something weird about Taco Bell's ground beef.
lots of fillers in TB ground beef.
Taco Bell’s beef has silica sand mixed in as it helps act as a disinfectant. It also means a really gross texture and is really bad for your teeth.
Del Taco and El Pollo Loco are the two best California-based fast food chains.
Yeah i've Heard good things about El Pollo Loco.
I lived in CA and loved El Pollo Loco, moved to a state that doesn't have any and miss it so much.
Jimboys is good too
KNOT 🎉
In and out
Adding french fries to every meal guarantees that you won't be hungry after you eat the main course. That's why I choose DelTaco over the 'Bell. But Mexican food at a local mom-and-pop is even better. In southern California, there's at least one Mexican restaurant in every shopping center.
Late night in SoCal it was either Del or Jack. You'd get like 6 🌮 for $3. Don't forget the Macho Sauce. They also use to have Macho fries which was a large drink cup full of fries. 🍟 Miss thoses days.
I totally forgot about the big ass cup of fries. Good times...
lamo wtf is macho sauce? never heard of it from Del Taco.
All I know about this place is that they’ve got fre shavacado
I am amazed that good ol' Ed Hackbarth still manages to help those three branches he was granted even today
He still shows up at times at the Barstow location, specially the one by the Lenwood outlet mall
Really cool guy, he will shake your hand and thank you for coming over if you make eye contact with him.
Edit: after thinking about it for a few minutes, it's been a few years since I've seen him.
I prefer Del Taco. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy Taco Bell but I’ll gladly take Del Taco 9 out of 10 times over Taco Bell!
In the Northwest they both have to compete against Taco Time.
Taco Time is to the PNW what In N' Out is to California. If you're from there you love it. If you're not from there, it's overrated slop.
There’s no competition
We had a Naugles in my hometown (small St. Louis suburb). We loved that place. We had a lot of Del Tacos but they’re all gone now.
We had it in Belleville. It was so good!
Definitely would take del taco any day
Lots of cool information. Thanks! One interesting tidbit you missed was that, for a while near the your 2000, those who ate inside Del Taco were served their meals on real plates and metal forks.
Del Taco is way better than Taco Bell.
Del Taco also outperforms Taco Bell in places where both are located.
Incorrect opinion
Del Taco is better than Taco Bell, always has been. Also, Del Taco has 13X fewer locations, but 3X the sales per location and Taco Bell is more successful? I'd rather have a Del Taco franchise.
Their strawberry shakes are the freaking best
@@Akkodha- I loved it when they had the mini churro shakes! Kind of bummed they got rid of the mini shakes, seems like Del Taco's been changing since Jack in the Box bought them
We have a few Del Tacos near me in MI. I wish we had an El Pollo Loco.
Used to work at a Del Taco. They had really great chicken, even better than a lot of sit down restaurants. One thing that put me off though, was the chemical we had to use to clean the grill. It smelled really weird and all the food cooked on it tasted funny for a while. P.S. Naugles actually had pretty good burgers!
i LOVE that they cook their own beans in house.
@@cheetopendejo6660 Making beans was fun. Sliding that huge cauldron off the burner onto a handtruck, and then using a giant two handed masher to pulverize them!
When I worked at Naugles, we just threw ice on the grill and scraped everything off. It was perfectly clean after that.
@@majcrash I did that too, but they told me it would crack the grill, and made me stop.
Man, I wish we had these things in Canada
Del Taco always have better food than Taco Bell. Even their burritos are bigger than Taco Bell's. They reduced the value menu prices even lower last time I went to one where you can get a simple Taco for 39 cents! I personally believe that food influencers tool the term "California Burrito" (a burrito with French fries in it) from Del Taco because they used to serve a Steak and Potato Combo Burrito where they used the French fries from their burgers as the "potato".
Taco Bell is a total scam, they add about a teaspoon of meat into every burrito or taco they sell
Taco bell is bottom tier fast food. I said it
Thanks for the interesting video. I usually watch this channel when I am on my lunch break. Sadly, I did not have Del Taco today.
I once went to Taco Time, and it was far superior to Del or Bell. Wish there was one closer than 8 hours away, lol.
I live in Modesto, Ca. Nor Cal. 1.5 hours south of Sac and 1.5 hours East of SF.
Once that I tried Del Taco there was no turning back.
Would love to see a comparison between del Taco Taco Cabana Taco Bueno and Taco John as the underdog rivals to Taco Bell
I liked Taco Bueno in Tulsa.
...with Pup 'n Taco (California).
Del Taco is by far better than taco bell.
I guess it was in the late 80s when I moved from Texas to Atlanta and discovered Del Taco. Loved that place and the food. Moved back 4 years later and over time assumed Del Taco was out of business ... while Taco Bell continually got worse. Haven't gone to Taco Bell in 20 years ... we do have Taco Casa which is better; but nothing like Del Taco. Glad to hear they're still around. Thanks for the history.
4:15 FWIW, I used to eat at Naugle Burgers all the time. I loved the Double Naugle Burger with Cheese (kid of like an In-N-Out Double Double).
Love Del Taco. I grew up with Taco John's and Zantigo's in Minnesota. The rise and fall and rise story of Zantigo's is an amazing story btw.
Used to be a Del Taco shareholder before the jack in the box buyout, you knew something was coming, but to try to play around with the stock was foolish. Oh, those Barstow locations are excellent...food done well and quick.
I still have a glass Del Taco ashtray with the old orange sun logo I swiped as a kid in the 1970's. They eventually switched to cheap aluminum foil ashtrays until smoking was banned inside restaurants.
Hell yeah my first apartment had like five of them
I grew up eating at Taco Bell and Taco John's. Didn't get to try Del Taco til i was in my mid teens, but once i did, i knew id found a favorite. Speaking of Taco John's, i look forward to that video sometime soon.
This channel is comfort food. ❤
i love this narrator. she’s great.
yea this female narrator is, no offense at all, certifiably better than the last one :D
i much prefer the male one tho (the human not the "ai" garbage)
Del Taco is also in Southeastern VA with a location in Chesapeake, VA. It's a great option to Taco Bell. Always busy, so I hope they get some more locations in the area.
Interesting. I would like to try their food, but they seem to not have any locations in Kansas.
Wife and I did a blind taste test between Taco Bell and del taco tacos and del taco won. Love how much cheese they put on their tacos and also how soft their tortilla is. Taco Bell is about equal to lunch room food
*butterfly flaps wings* “Who want’s some Baja blast and nacho fries from Naugles tonight?”
A+ video!
LOVE IT! Awesome history!
Wish my del taco was still open late enough for me to stop by after work. I still like picking up an epic burrito for lunch before work, but if I want some tacos on the way home about midnight every night I have to settle for Taco Bell.
We had a Naugles in my city. Growing up, I probably ate there more often than Del Taco.
Naugles was better than Del Taco. Both were better than Taco Bell. All three are way worse than any local taqueria. Eat local, people.
I Remember Zantigo's In Columbus, Ohio. We Don't Have A Del Taco Near Us, But Would Give It A Try
@1:33 Oh gods how I miss those original Enchiritos.
I miss del taco. In the midwest they have taco Johns but it's not even close
Their fish tacos are awesome! I wish they would start making a taco salad in a taco shell bowl instead of just trying to pass off loaded chips as a taco salad
I prefer Del Taco to Taco Bell but I miss two former offerings: the Crunchtada pizza and the availability of pepper cheese. The quesadilla with cheddar isn't very flavorful.
As a bay area native, the first time I even heard of del taco was in that one Blink 182 song 😅 and I never tried it until 2019. I'd have to cross a bridge to get to one where I am, but I like the beyond tacos & their fries are good.
1. Local Street Taco Truck
2. Del Taco
3. All your favorite Mexican restaurants
…..
100. Taco Bell
Del taco is far and above Taco Bell and you won’t gets the shits
TRUE!!!
I remember driving around SoCal the first time. We drove by the Taco Bell corporate headquarters in Irvine , but we noticed there were five times as many Del Taco looked as there were Taco Bell's.
That says a lot.
Also - Fish Tacos!!!
I'd k-, uh, maim, for a few Del Taco half-pound bean-and-cheese burritos with red sauce right now. The nearest Del Taco to me is something like an hour away.
Last I checked, there was only one Del Taco in my home state of Tucson, AZ but more Taco Bell’s than even God could count!
Never heard of Del Taco til I moved to the northern ATL metro last year. There is a “Taco Hell” 5 mins away and I drive right past it to go to Del Taco in Woodstock or Kennesaw. Hated to see the one in Buford closed down earlier this year, but at least the two closest to my house are still open. It would be nice to have one in Canton or Alpharetta.
I’ve always hated del taco with a passion. I eat fast food a lot but I never EVER think of going to del taco. The tacos and food are complete ass
I grew up with a Del Taco almost literally around the corner from me. The manager working there has been there for over 40 years.
Shocked these two huge companies both started in the least populated areas of the high desert 😲
Here in Rochester NY we had Del Taco for like a year and a half and then they dropped all their Northeast locations. Just enough time to get addicted to it! I wish they'd come back
Tacos and Fries... thank you for coming to my Ted talk on why del taco is the superior taco franchise
I wish we had Del Taco in Mpls & St Paul MN. I really liked eating at them when I lived in Las Vegas for a few years back in the 1990's.
When a Taco Bell gains respect for its customers and for itself it evolves into a Del Taco
My del taco is one of the originals and is older than me. I'm 50. Banning,Ca. We had a naguals and ate there a lot as well as lived in Barstow and ate the one up there as well as the del tacos. Early 80's. They actually just closed ours in banning because we had the del taco.
Thanks for this! 🌮
In college, Huntsville TX, back in the early 80s, by best friend and roommate, a Hispanic from Uvalde, TX, and I used to hit Del Taco at least three times a week...usually late at night, just before closing. We both thought it so much better than Taco Bell, and Del Taco had a great salsa bar, which Taco Bell has never had. Plus, Del Taco made some pretty darned good burgers.
Del Taco was my go to place, until....it disappeared from Texas in the mid-80s. I was very sad to see it go, and wish it would return nationwide. If Del Taco were to come to Maryland (where I now live), it would be my go-to place and Taco Bell would be totally forgotten.
They had a Naugles right next to Bancroft JHS in LA. It was the place go.
The key to the biz of American versions of Mexican foods like tacos and burritos is sour cream. It gives them a juicier more interesting flavor even though people claim not to like sour cream.
How so?I never eat Tex-mex anything with sour cream,are you suggesting they mix sour cream into everything?
DT used to have a great little chicken taco for $.50. Loved those.
My first experience with a burrito was at Naugles in the SFV. A Super Macho Combo. You don't forget your first.😊
The Taco Bell's here in Grand Rapids Michigan are terrible. I'd welcome a Del Taco here
Like Del Taco's nachos better than Taco Bell's. Also like that Del Taco serves burgers and fries(because sometimes you want a burger and a taco/etc, or you have someone with you who wants a burger). Otherwise, Taco Bell's better
The irony is Naugles is better than both Del Taco and Taco Bell. There's still 2 Naugles locations left in Southern California and while they are pricier than the other chains their portions and taste is better.
That was the only way they could compete...better food.
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I love Del Taco. Been eating there since I was a yoot. Every time I travel, I miss Del Taco and it's the first place I eat when I get home.
I've noticed the portion sizes dropped by quite a bit once Jack in the box took over. Really sucks especially when fast food in California is so expensive now. The one in Barstow and also the one by the alien jerky store on the way to Vegas always hook it up though.
The girl in that old Del Taco ad has clearly never eaten a taco before in her life.
Man, I miss Del Taco in Texas. A real shame they pulled out of our market, but then again, Mexican/Tex-Mex is highly competitive here.
How could you not reference the joke in the movie Demolition Man about how Taco Bell won the franchise wars? It alone survived. And now it was fancy high class eatin’ ! 😂
I love Del Taco. ❤
Haven't had me some Del Taco in about a decade... 😢 (Moved to Delaware from California in 2016)
Still like Del Taco over Taco Bell.
I live in the cesspool that is known as South Florida, so I had never been able to experience Del Taco until about a year ago for the first time. Del Taco is infinitely better than Taco Bell in every single way. Taco Bell needs to go. Their food turned to crap about 15 years ago and never recovered. Please bring Del Taco down here.
I'm from SoCal and I can tell you... Naugles was always better than Del and the Bell. Baker's out in the I.E. is better, too. But better doesn't always equals success.
I'd like to see a food history video on taco tico