Taco Bell

Not as good as I remember.
I used to drive to Bellingham just to go to the Taco Bell off Exit 255. In those days, there weren’t (m)any Taco Bells in the Lower Mainland. But, I don’t remember the food tasting as bland and being as small as they are now. I used to spend $ 10 and walk away stuffed. Now, I’d need to spend $ 25.
The problem that Taco Bell faces now is that there is a proliferation of authentic restaurants serving spicier, tastier and even cheaper Mexican food. There is also fast-​food competition from Taco Luis which makes burritos that are twice as large for much less money.

If I could give this place a negative rating, I would give it a negative 5.
The order took 20 minutes for our food. When we started eating, we realized we had no napkins, and the napkins were behind the counter. Took an extra 10 minutes for napkins to be given because the staff does not pay attention to the front counter.
The same happened to another customer, who waited 15 minutes for his food and another 10 minutes for napkins.
Their pop machine was out of order in the front, and the pop from the other machine was flat. When trying to ask for a refill, I was ignored by the front counter staff. She looked at me and pointedly ignored the fact that I had been standing there for 10 minutes, my boyfriend got mad so he went up to complain and he got help right away.
There were 4 people working, one who seemed to be the manager, and 3 other staff who seemed to be flitting from the front to the back. Bad management and bad service. Stay at the front to help customers, if you’re supposed to be at the front.
Do not go here if you can go to another place to eat. The food was OK, but the service was the worst. Never coming back.

Why is the Taco Bell portion of the menu stuck way off to the right, behind the pop cooler where you can’t read the Arial 10 font text?
The service & food is «good» (hey, we’re talking fast food here), but I can’t read the far end of the menu.

Today I ate meat for the first time in 15 years. Did I want to eat meat? Nope, I sure didn’t. But I got beef in my burrito, when I had asked for bean. Even after having a discussion with the dude behind the counter about how I’m vegetarian, and if the beans are not vegetarian that I wouldn’t order it (some places put a meat stock to make it taste better).
I was assured the beans were meat free.
Beef however, is not meat free.
Now, if there had been a line up, I could see the order getting confused, but I was the only one there.
Either way, I still would have been pissed, because I ATE some of it.
He apologized, out of duty, not cuz he actually cared I could tell, and made a new one, but there is still part of a dead creature in my stomach.
Won’t be going back there any time ever again.

This is a 3 star review ONLY BECAUSE I LOVE TACO BELL. Unfortunately, this is the slowest location I’ve ever been to. Generally I’m waiting about 10 – 20 minutes for food, and most of the time; I am the only person there! What could possibly take them that long to make a burrito, 2 tacos and a churro ?!
Okay, I’d give the store 4 stars if that was the case, because the food is delicious. But I had to deduct 1 star for the manager. Several times I go there, and I see the manager (a taller brown guy) yelling at his employees really rudely. He one time picked up a bowl and said «which of you idiots left this a your station ?» An employee said «sorry, I forgot.» And the manager interrupted «know your station» and threw the bowl.
If you are the manager and you are reading this… Your employees don’t get paid enough to put up with your asshole attitude, if they do something wrong then you politely remind them. There is never a time when you need to embarrass them in front of co workers and customers. If you don’t have the patience to be more professional and have more respect for your hard working employees, resign. If I see this type of behaviour again, I WILL go as far as reporting you to HQ, and with my professional past. (AM for the source, Owner and Operator of a successful business, sales associate AND former McDonalds Worker) I assure you that something will be done about it.
Sorry about the rant, just thought I’d stick up for the hard working and (unfortunately) underpaid employees from their bully manager.
–Adam Gullason
Owner & Operator, Up ‘n’ Adam Web Design

Did not ask if we wanted chicken or beef. Gave us beef & we wanted chicken. Slowest service I’ve seen in a loooong time. Talked to other people while taking my order. Just dreadful. Won’t go back.

Ok lets get one thing straight, I LOVE Taco Bell in the US, its probably my favourite fast food joint (along with Jack in the box).
However TB in Canada is a different story. Why does my crunch wrap supereme taste like a donair? why is there so little filling, but so much bread. Why does the tortilla taste like lavaash instead of tortilla? Why do they not carry «FIRE» sauce, the only have «HOT»… unacceptable.
Tried this location twice, this is not Taco Bell, some weird canadian version of it.

Taco Bell = hell
Yes it’s cheap but in my gordita came out a nice long black hair. I went back to the counter and the worker said are you sure you didn’t put it there… y response was «honey, I have blonde hair…» never again will I go there again! They looked at me like I put on a wig or something! Change the parking lot and speed bumps while you’re at it!

An open letter of love to Taco Bell:
I knew of you for so long, and over the years we shared those curious glances, but I resisted your temptation. Then my flatmate told me of how if you existed in Ireland her love of you would lead to her eventual morbid obesity, and I had to try you.
At first I walk in shyly, not even knowing what you had to offer aside from a standard taco, but your menu was divine. What caught my eye was your cheese gordita, and then was when the real attraction sparked, so I ordered.
I sat down in your clean seating area, and I must say, it was love at first bite. You showed me everything I was missing over the years of eating only my normal homemade tacos — a hard taco, covered in more cheese and and flat bread? It was messy to eat, and I felt dirty yet strangely satisfied after the gordita was done.
Then I had your Original Taco, and I usually don’t do two rounds but to you I couldn’t say no. Then I had your Cinnamon Twists and they were lovely.
Oh Taco Bell, my Mexican Mistress, how could I have waited so long? You will now lead to my eventual down fall my my need to run an extra 30 minutes a day… but I am yours.