Del Taco — Restaurant in Torrance

O.K., I'm either stupid (please...since you don't actually know me...and it's a rhetorical comment anyway...refrain from using negative rebuttals), or I am one of the many Americans who has unwittingly been addicted to convenience. That being said, I have to say that I've been to this Del Taco location several times over the last few years...one of my earlier experiences I had there would certainly make one think that yes, I AM stupid...or ignorant of my own and my children's health. But alas', I've been back and it was of course a huge mistake.

Today (12-3-2014) I purchased a vegi burrito and a large fries. No drink, since I at least got smart enough to stop drinking artificially colored, carbonated corn syrup...a certain ticket to acquiring yourself diabetes. Anyway...I digress. This is how it went: The vegi burrito's main ingredients were all slothed into the bottom of the burrito with the starting end full of ice berg lettus and a smidgen of scattered cheese here and there. Also...I actually HATE fast food tortillas anyway. Del Taco's, Taco Bell's etc. Yuck!

O.K., the large order of fries (eyes bigger than stomach...that's a major problem with why us Americans are so obese...yes, last year, my doctor told me that I was now officially in the category of the Obese! Since then, I've lost eighteen pounds and still taking them off...if not slowly) had to be the WORST container of fries I have ever had the displeasure of picking through to actually find one that was edible. They were over-cooked, stale, dry and totally worthless. Why...I wouldn't even offer them to a seagull or a pigeon or a begging sparrow. I ended up not eating them at all.

Fast food is NOT convenient! It's a ticket to an early grave...that is what it is. I will NEVER eat there ever again...that means ANY fast food joints of any kind. I was in a hurry and fell for the old fast food driveway. Not smart. Trader Joe's was only half a block away. I would have been better off grabbing one of their single serving salads. Much healthier. Next time.

I recommend that all human beings who want to live happy, healthy lives, avoid Del Taco and all other faster-poo-food...

While the food is good here, and the service is fine, the parking lot is small and tight, and the way it is laid out, if you go there to eat inside, and then afterwards, you want to exit on the south side onto Del Amo Blvd., it can be tricky since cars go into the drive-thru' from that very same driveway, and if the drive-thru' is really busy, cars are blocking the driveway, so that you have to wait to get out. Exiting the parking lot if you are not using the drive-thru' is very difficult at best, because the only other exit is onto Hawthorne Blvd., where traffic is always crazy so it takes quite a while to be able to actually pull out onto the street. Plus, negotiating backing your car up and positioning yourself to be able to exit is hard, because cars are entering the parking lot from Hawthorne Blvd. also.

It's not a good setup at all, especially in rush hour during the week! In general, if you are going to go there during peak hours, I suggest sticking to the drive-thru', rather than getting stuck inside the parking lot and wondering when you will ever be...

Their Mexican chopped chicken salad is very good. Their outdoor-access all-gender token-required restroom is not so good. It's hot, has no ventilation, and there are no paper towels. So if you don't bring your own, your hands will be even dirtier after washing your hands (from turning the vacancy sign, unlocking the bathroom door, and opening the restaurant door) before you have a chance to start on your first taco. Still, it was actually pretty clean...and their tacos aren't so bad. It's a shame they no longer keep the napkins out in the dining room though. Update: Not sure what happened here, but the service is EXTREMELY SLOW. And the last time I got what used to be my favorite salad, it was not good at all. This time, all I ordered were two mini strawberry shakes, it took six minutes. There was no one after me and the cashier who prepared the shakes...