Taco Time

Love this Taco Time! Drive thru is perfect (other one in Federal Way is walk in only) and food is ready pretty quickly, people are friendly, never had any errors with my orders.

Taco Time is one of the better fast food situations, and it’s very different in Seattle than it is in ID, UT and NV. So if you’re new here and you had Taco Time in one of those states, you will be in for a treat on the good differences in the menu.
This location is more expensive than other ones in the area, so I won’t be coming back here. I’ll stick to other ones if I’m in the mood for them. Also, the cashier was not happy to be at work and wouldn’t even look at me.
The food is good, and I like the chicken burrito. Also a fan of the small ice.

This location is 10−20% more expensive than other Taco Times with smaller portions. Will drive further to support less greed.

I eat at this taco time on a regular basis and have never been disappointed! The store manager here is aware of her customer experience and ensures her team delivers to that expectation. It’s always clean and the employees are very friendly. Thanks for setting the pace where other should be!

When it comes to fast food mexican restaurants, Taco Time is my all time favorite! A fixture in the Pacific Northwest for longer than I’ve been alive, they keep their quality standards high across the board.
The ingredients are as locally sourced as they can be and they even have a nice revolving seasonal menu. In the summer months when romaine lettuce is bountiful, they offer a chicken caesar salad or a chicken caesar burrito. Both of which are a little on the pricy side but delicious just the same. Now that fall has taken over and the air is chilly, try their white corn chowder with or without chicken. It’s sure to warm you up fast. If that’s not hot enough for you, they make their own salsas and hot sauce and they’ve added a new set of burritos to the menu that are here to stay. The crisp chicken habanero and the regular chicken habanero. They have that spicy kick that you’re looking for.
This location is pretty much brand new and I opted to drive over here on this visit because the location that is closer to my house was not only swamped but it’s also hard to get to and even harder to find parking. The store is nice and it wasn’t crowded at all. I hope it stays that way. They have raised their prices a bit over the last couple of months and if they are shrinking portion sizes at the same time, I will be very disappointed.
One thing that I love about Taco Time is there commitment to the environment. They were one of the first and only restaurants to start separating their trash into recycling, composting and plain garbage. They’ve even gone so far as to supply nearly 100% biodegradable materials so that you can compost almost all of it instead of it going to a landfill. They are probably the only restaurant doing so south of the Sodo district too. Now if they could make the opening to the compost bins a little bigger than a football, I could actually get the trash in the bin and not all over the floor.
Taco Time boasts that they don’t use scales or weigh out their ingredients. Instead, they prepare your meal based on a recipe and this shows. Some employees get the recipe just right while others are very liberal with the ingredients and then others hold back a bit. If I’ve ever had a problem with a Taco Time location, it would be my portion size or the treatment from the employees but even when those are bad, the food is still amazing!
Give Taco Time a try and you’ll see.
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It’s been a long time since I’ve visited a Taco time. I was pretty impressed with the clean interior. The food was good and the workers there were friendly enough to offer a request for a sauce to eat with my meal for free. The only reason I gave this place 4 stars was because the burritos I ordered was kind of expensive compared to before. But overall, clean place, delicious food, it’s a steal! Also, if you order to dine there, they’ll bring the food to your seat.

Had the most terrible experience at this location! The service was excruciatingly slow because the older lady cashier didn’t know what she was doing and she was hard on hearing (took 15 mins to get to the pick up window, with only ONE car in front of me). They didn’t get my order correct so I went inside to correct it and get hot sauce (that they forgot to put inside my bag) and I was confronted by this very unpleasant man with tattoos all over his neck and face who rudely and sarcastically told me to «take a walk with him» and that the hot sauce was just around the counter. Literally worst food experience ever and I don’t count on going back to this location anymore.

Major issues ever since it opened. I’ve only had good service once, and that time I still had to go back to get my receipt. Tonight was the last straw and I won’t be returning to this location.
My husband stopped by to get dinner on his way home. When he arrived and I started unpacking dinner. I thought it was strange my tots weren’t in a carton like normal… Then I opened my bag of tots. If my bag weren’t buried under the rest of the food, I would’ve thought my husband ate them on the way home. But no. I had 9 tots… 9. Unacceptable.

I am also really glad to have a Taco Time close to where I live in Federal Way. I was there last night, and asked for my food to be prepared a certain way, and it was good, but not correct. I called and the manager was very nice, and said I can come back today and they will remake my order. I will continue to eat there often. Thanks Jodi.
It’s the next day… writing a follow up. I went through the drive through tonight, and the manager, Jodi remembered my name from the day before, and told me to pull up to the window. They replaced my order and gave me an ice water. Some of the best customer service I have ever had. I recommend this Taco Time for anybody in the Federal Way area, for anybody that wants some great TT food.

So happy to have a Taco Time in the South end of Federal Way. My favorite is combo #2 Crisp Bean Burrito. Make sure to ask for a side of ranch/​sip sauce, it’s a yummy treat.
This location is clean, modern and has nice patio/​picnic tables outside to enjoy on a nice day.

Well, everyone seems to be trying to eat healthy these days although realistically we all have times when we need to make a quick stop and give in to fast food.
This Taco Time is beautiful. Possibly because it’s so new, but nevertheless it was very well done. The drive thru is a nice option and it surprised me because I haven’t seen a Taco Time with a drive thru before.
The food was the same, sinfully delicious and satisfying as usual. I like that there is a lighter portion meal option and menu options that are 350 calories or less.
What really stood out to me and motivated me to review was the service. The women working the drive thru were friendly and took extra time to double check that the order was correct. When I asked for extra hot sauce she responded «Sure! How many would you like?» What a nice change compared to the usual handful thrown into the bag. These days it’s hard to come across good customer service especially in a drive thru. I appreciated this nice change so much and next time I give in to a Taco Time craving I will be back to this specific location even though it isn’t the closest to my house.

Below is my original review — they started out great buy have seem to be getting worse. Last night is and example — three of us ordered and one sat down while I was paying. I asked for the senior discount and she was unable to put it in and then realized she was not authorized on that register — really!!! Now she had to void the entire transaction and start over on the other register — while forgetting parts of our order.
Finally the food arrived — the mexi fries were COLD — not a little but a lot. We took them back and they did replace them
Last time the Taco Burger was the thinnest I have seen. Remember the old joke -«How did you find the meat» — «Oh I moved a small slice of cheese and there it was» LOL. I have been ordering Taco Burgers since the late 1960’s — so I know how they should be made. Again — I complained and they replaced it.
This has been typical — perhaps we all need to stay on the road for another 5 minutes and go to the one in Milton. They at least have trained their employees.
I am not sure why we needed another Taco Time this close to the Milton one (probably to pick up the traffic heading to Home Depot and Costco) — but it is here and we are going. :)
It is a stand alone building with plenty of parking and a very nice and comfortable restaurant. The service has been great — we have probably gone already 5+ times and I would say it is consistent with the best of the Taco Times — note we have been going to Taco Time since 1968 and so we should have a comparison.
The food is consistent with the Taco Time standards and I have loved Taco Burgers for over 40 years — not changed much in all that time — the food — not me — I have improved.