Theron's Marketplace — Restaurant in Redlands

2 stars because I got ripped off on April Fool's taco Tuesday. I went here on my lunch break Tuesday, April 1, 2025 and ordered two taco lunch specials at $7.99 each for two tacos and a fountain drink - as the standing sign right next to the ordering counter advertised. I was charged $21 and change. After receiving my order I couldn't figure out why my tax was so high on the order - did it include gratuity?? So I asked the cashier and she said the taco special was $9.99 now, that the price had just changed and they hadn't fixed the sign. She didn't offer to fix the discrepancy due to their negligence by refunding me the difference between the advertised price vs. actual charge. Fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice shame on me so I'm likely never going back due to this false advertising exoerience that broke my trust. 3 stars for atmosphere because the music was good at the time and the place was clean, though only half of the eating area was decorated. I didn't look for more use a restroom. The food overall is not anything above average anyways, but now it all costs at least a couple dollars more than it's advertised...

I wanted to give this place a fair review, so I came a few times before writing this. First, I'll say the staff is the best part of the business. Very friendly and nice. On the other hand, the food was forgettable. Tried the custard, flavored sodas, Hawaiian, and tacos. I think the best way to describe the food is "not bad", but also not great. The Hawaiian was very salty. The custard wasn't amazing. It actually tastes like banana even though I didn't order anything with banana (this was on two separate occasions). The tacos were just ok. I also found the food court concept here kind of confusing. You can apparently order from anywhere, but I only really saw staff in one location. So I wasn't sure if that was the preferred place to order or if the other places were closed? Maybe a sign as you walk in describing the process would help...I don't need to return, but if you haven't tried it, go for it. Others...

We came less than an hour before closing time, and it was pretty quiet. We ordered the beef Barbacoa garbage burrito and two tacos and flavored sodas. I got the butterscotch marshmallow root beer, and hubby got the orangesickle. There was only a hint of butterscotch in my soda and the orange kind of just tasted like an orange crush. The flavors would probably stand out more against just a plain soda water rather than an already strongly flavored soda. The burrito was packed but it was light on the guacamole and sour cream. I ordered a chocolate frozen custard which is called a concrete with marshmallow and cherries mixed in. They mixed up the cherries for strawberries and when I let him know they gave me extra cherries. We also got the Zack attack, which was really good. There's also a Hawaiian place in there and a sandwich shop I want to try. I would...