Taco Bell — Restaurant in Carpinteria

If Taco Bell is supposed to “Live Más,” this location is barely alive. No breakfast? No exclusive items? It’s like they found a time capsule from 1998 and decided, “Yep, this is good enough.” Want the new Taco Bell chicken nuggets? Too bad. Craving a Crunchwrap Supreme for breakfast? Not here, friend. In fact, if it’s something even mildly exciting on the menu, they’ll somehow horribly prepare it—or just plain not serve it.

And the taco shells? Let’s talk about those. Stale, broken, and so thin they practically disintegrate before you take the first bite. It’s like their motto is “why serve one taco when we can break it into three pieces for you?” Pro tip: bring a spoon because you’ll basically be eating taco salad.

As for the staff, they’re not here for your happiness or even basic human decency. Eye contact? A smile? Forget it. You’re lucky if they acknowledge your existence long enough to mutter, “What do you want?” It’s like they were hired exclusively for their ability to look annoyed at all times.

All in all, this place is less Taco Bell and more Taco Hell. Avoid at all costs unless you’re into stale shells, shattered dreams, and the cold, unwelcoming embrace...

Food was standard taco bell. We got what we expected. Kids did not like it at all. It was their first visit. It is missing a star just because it is taco bell and not much has changed in quality or flavor since the mid 90s. Just new inventions like a giant cheezit. Including a giant cheezit in your menu says volumes about the food served and a corporation trying to survive. Imagine the ideas in corporate with trained chefs developing the giant cheezit menu items. It probably was the same as hotdog stuffed pizza crust, and pasta bread bowls. This is the kind of stuff that makes Jamie Oliver cry in his sleep. Overall the food was what it was. Staff was friendly, bathroom and restaurant clean. Side note: The last taco bell i visited (thousand oaks) someone had smeared several bean burritos all over the bathroom walls. No tortillas. I tell myself it was bean burritos, I know it wasn't. This was about 11 years ago. I did not order the bean burrito this time, so I can't comment on that. My courage to return to taco bell was...

I've ordered many times and received wrong items more times that I can count so it makes you wonder what's going on but if u actually go in and observe staff, it's clear that even the longer term employees don't have proper training. However my biggest concern is that the employees appear to be required to wear gloves while working and I don't see any policy in place about changing gloves. I have witnessed employees use the register then go back to making food as well as opening the door to the dining area with their gloved hand and fill drinks pressing the buttons on the sea machine that all the customers have used and then returning to preparing food with those same gloves. Disgusting. I can't imagine what's going on out of eye view. Never...