fast food review: Del Taco fish taco

[Tacoma]

For a long time I have heard of this "fish taco" from Del Taco, but there was no Del Taco in my travels. If there are a bunch that have been there forever in Salt Lake, I don't know about them.

The Del Taco here was moved to Lake Point, about 1/2 a mile from the exit. I was hungry so I pulled in for a fish taco. Southern Californians I've known have raved about them. The fish taco consists of some fried fish, cabbage, tomatoes, and secret sauce, with a tasty tortilla.

I do not eat "secret sauce", under any circumstances. I can't stand mayonnaise either, and I suspect there was some of that in the secret part of the sauce.. so I passed, and substituted lettuce for the cabbage.

I unwrapped my tacos, and noted with some surprised glee that they include a lime slice with them. Win! I ripped open my packet of Del Inferno sauce (with jalapenos as the 3rd ingredient, hooray), squeezed the lime, and took a bite.

MMMMMM MMMM, delicious! So much better than Taco Bell, and pretty damn good compared to.. well, anything good. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was tasty, filling, and $1.79-- about the price of a grilled steak soft taco from Taco Bell. The lime added that bit of extra tastiness that I find lacking in most commercial food, and the fish was a good, dense fish that didn't mush into nothing-- though I'll admit that it wasn't a super flavorful fish.

I will make an effort to find Del Tacos from now own when I'm hungry around lunchtime.

88 Tacoma points for a tasty, filling, lime-drenched fish taco

 

[bryson]

Tacoma, you are a fish taco.

 

[spaggyroe]

<----- this guy, and someone who enjoys fast food fish, have nothing in common.

With that being said, I definitely enjoy the Del Taco carnita's taco.
It's small, so you'll need a couple of em.

 

[kkemp]

That's the first I've heard anyone complement Del Taco. There is one a few blocks from where I work. I've never gone there because everyone at works says its horrible. Now you got me curious. I love fish tacos. I just don't if I can muster up the courage to go there.

 

[Tacoma]

Tacoma, you are a fish taco.

If there was a Del Taco closer to me, I certainly would be.

I don't know if I just got lucky or not, having zero prior experience w/DelTaco, but that was a damn tasty fish taco. I will not vouch for the entire chain just yet.

 

[I Lean]

I don't mind Del Taco. Better than Taco Bell, and usually cheaper too. Fish tacos scare me for some reason though.....

 

[rockdog]

Fish taco's from Dell Taco are very tasty. It took me a long time to muster the guts to try one. They are great. So are the Del carbon chicken tacos.

 

[EROK81?]

That's the first I've heard anyone complement Del Taco. There is one a few blocks from where I work. I've never gone there because everyone at works says its horrible. Now you got me curious. I love fish tacos. I just don't if I can muster up the courage to go there.

That's pretty funny. I don't know a single person that doesn't like del taco. I could eat there everyday.:-\

 

[rockdog]

That's pretty funny. I don't know a single person that doesn't like del taco. I could eat there everyday.:-\

Me too!!

 

[jeep-N-montero]

Try Rubio's, they have Fish Taco Tuesdays and they are only $1.25 if I remember correctly. I have never been to a Del Taco and been at least 5 years since I set foot inside a Taco Hell, but love the food at Rubio's and Beto's! I am a food snob and don't eat fast food, but mostly because diabetes runs in my family and I tend to eat healthier to help avoid that worry.

As for the sauce that most places use on fish tacos, it's mostly a mix of sour cream and mayonnaise with a bit of chili and lime mixed in. I have made it before.

 

[I Lean]

Uh....Beto's is fast food, and not typically very healthy. (good stuff, just not good for you)

 

[Tacoma]

I nearly died from bad mayo once, so it is forever stricken from my food now.. except for the occasional thin smear on BLT's.

 

[bobmed]

In the Navy in the 70's on west pacific cruises there was something we referred to as "fish tacos".

I still wouldn't want to eat one

 

[Cody]

Del Taco was my staple food group for years.

If you think the fish taco is good (and for **** sakes, if you think B*to's is good) then you need to have a bacon egg quesadilla with no green sauce from Del Taco. It's just plain amazing.

 

[Tacoma]

In the Navy in the 70's on west pacific cruises there was something we referred to as "fish tacos".

I still wouldn't want to eat one

Bob, this is a family-friendly website. I didn't make any jokes about that, but you're not making it easy.

Del Taco was my staple food group for years.

If you think the fish taco is good (and for **** sakes, if you think B*to's is good) then you need to have a bacon egg quesadilla with no green sauce from Del Taco. It's just plain amazing.

That looked very appetizing and honestly, I stood there for about 30 seconds thinking about it. But I've been holding out for the Del Taco fish taco for years, so I had little choice. Consider the BEQ my next purchase.

 

[Cody]

Also, hands down the best fish taco's in Utah (that I've had, and I've had a lot) come from Lone Star on about 2500 E. and Ft. Union. They are especially tasty when they have swordfish or mahi mahi.

 

[Tacoma]

OMG, that sounds like Heaven on a tortilla! Thanks for the info. I will DEFINITELY check that out.

 

[Jedisdead]

Taco Tuesday every Tuesday for at least two years.

 

[redXJ]

love the del!

 

[gijohn40]

I was so happy to see them build a new Del Taco just down the road from here! I love their food and would drive to riverdale to get some...

Tacoma, there is a del taco on 5600 w and about 3000 s if you're in that area...