Holiday Gift Guide: Del Taco Carne Asada Review and Giveaway!

'Tis the season of gifts and giving! So how about you stick a Del Taco gift card into someone's stocking? I love Del Taco, it's my favorite fast food restaurant. The food is reasonably prices and very, very delicious. Perfect for late night snacks or just food whenever. Now though, Del Taco is beefing up its menu with brand new FRESH-grilled Carne Asada Steak! Available today, the new premium protein has hit the grill in each restaurants’ working kitchen and served up in four new craveable menu items.

They've added these delicious additions to the menu:
· Carne Asada Street Taco: freshly grilled carne asada steak topped with Del Taco’s new roasted chile salsa, sliced avocado, chopped onions and cilantro served in two warm corn tortillas

 · Epic Carne Asada Burrito: 4.5 ounces of freshly grilled carne asada steak made with handmade pico de gallo salsa, guacamole, pinto beans slow-cooked from scratch and rice wrapped in a warm flour tortilla

 · Carne Asada Combo Burrito: freshly grilled carne asada steak topped with fresh grated cheddar cheese, pinto beans slow-cooked from scratch and red sauce served in a warm tortilla

 · Carne Asada Fries: freshly grilled carne asada steak, diced tomatoes, guacamole and Del Taco secret sauce served on crinkle-cut French fries

I'm all about burritos and eating a lot so I tried the Epic Carne Asada Burrito. It was huge and delicious. I actually couldn't finish all of it but the rest made a great snack before bedtime. Super satisfying and delicious I'm really excited to try the fries too because I love loaded fries, but decided to wait til next time to try them out.


Overall, Del Taco definitely doesn't disappoint again, check them out you won't be disappointed!

Buy It! Head on over to Del Taco's website and get a coupon where you can get a free small drink with the purchase of a salad!

Win It! THREE winners will receive a $5 Gift Card from Del Taco!

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Del Taco's New Ensaladas Review and Giveaway!

You guys know I love Del Taco. It's my go-to fast food place because it's reasonably priced and so delicious. They always come out with so many great new items too to improve their already stellar menu. Most recently they've added some delicious handcrafted ensaladas. They're made with fresh and quality ingredients and packed with bold flavors like hand-made pico de gallo salsa, seasoned black beans and they even threw in some bacon.

Del Taco introduced three new ensaladas: 

- Chicken Bacon Avocado Salad: features freshly grilled marinated chicken, fresh sliced Hass avocado, crispy hand-chopped bacon, handmade pico de gallo salsa, chopped cilantro, and fresh house-made tortilla chips atop a mix of fresh crisp romaine and iceberg lettuce. Served with new cilantro pepita ranch dressing and only 590 calories.

- Mexican Chopped Chicken Salad: include a fresh blend of romaine and iceberg lettuce topped with fresh sliced Hass avocado, handmade pico de gallo salsa, chopped cilantro, fresh house-made tortilla chips, spicy jack cheese, seasoned black beans and freshly grilled marinated chicken. Served with salsa casera and only 510 calories.

- Signature Taco Salad: features seasoned beef, freshly sliced Hass avocado, handmade pico de gallo salsa, cheddar cheese freshly grated from 40-pound blocks, chopped cilantro, seasoned black beans, fresh house-made tortilla chips and real sour cream on a mix of fresh crisp romaine and iceberg lettuce. Served with salsa casera and only 540 calories.

I really liked the Mexican Chopped Chicken Salad. To be honest, I don't eat meat but I gave the chicken to my friend and she enjoyed it. I like the variety in the salad. I love black beans and avocado and will eat anything if those two are in it. They salads were a nice size too and pretty filling.

I am extremely happy that they're adding salads to their menu because I am a huge salad person and love them.

Overall, Del Taco definitely doesn't disappoint again, check them out you won't be disappointed!

Buy It! Head on over to Del Taco's website and get a coupon where you can get a free small drink with the purchase of a salad!

Win It! THREE winners will receive a $5 Gift Card from Del Taco!

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Del Taco New Fresco Bowls and Fresh Avocado Review!

I have a serious guilty pleasure with Del Taco. Guess it isn't guilty since I'm openly admitting it. It's great though, I prefer it to Taco Bell because I feel like it has more variety. Even now with their new fresco bowls. 

The new menu items include:
Pollo Asada Avocado Bowl – quality grilled chicken, fresh sliced avocado, seasoned black beans, fresca lime rice, handmade pico de gallo salsa and fresh diced onions.

Green Chile Chicken Avocado Bowl – quality grilled chicken, fresh sliced avocado, seasoned black beans, fresca lime rice, handmade pico de gallo salsa and fresh diced onions.

Avocado Veggie Bowl – loaded with fresh sliced avocado, handmade pico de gallo salsa, seasoned black beans, fresh diced onions and fresca lime rice.

I tried their avocado veggie bowl because I'm vegetarian (pesctarian technically, that's why I love DT because of their fish and shrimp tacos). I loved it. It's difficult finding healthy food choices when you lead a busy life so that's why some people get lazy and eat a lot of fast food. At least Del Taco is taking steps into adding healthier selections to their menu like these bowls.

Also now, Add Fresh Avocado to Any Item: One or three slices of fresh Hass avocado. One slice priced at 30 cents, three slices for 90 cents. Del Taco’s partnership with the California Avocado Commission is a part of the company’s UnFreshing Believable campaign designed to spotlight its dedication to providing quality, delicious, made-to-order menu items with freshly-prepared ingredients at an unbelievable price.

The veggie bowl was delicious, it had everything that I love: avocados, black beans, and delicious lime rice that was just a great kick of flavor. This bowl is 460 calories which is a little hefty but considering it has good fats like avocados and protein like black beans I'd say it's one of the better decisions to make at Del Taco and for $4 you really can't go wrong.

Overall, I loved this bowl and definitely plan on getting more in the future. Try it out you won't be disappointed!

 Buy It! Head on over to your local Del Taco! They're out now!

Del Taco's Turkey Tacos Review!

I'm not a huge fan of fast food, we all know they're all not the best for you and "Super Size Me" has scarred me for life from eating all McDonald's. But...there are some exceptions and guilty pleasures. My main fast food vice? Del Taco, hands down. Any place where I can get delicious fish tacos for under $2 is a win for me.

I'd like to think of Del Taco as the more reasonably priced, healthier Taco Bell. Some of you may disagree, but with their latest edition of Turkey Tacos, they're definitely taking some steps in the right, healthier direction.

Their turkey tacos are made with Jennie O ground turkey. It has a great blend of spices that gives it that same great taco taste but with 33% less fat than beef. I's only 150 calories, too! Del Taco is also the only fast food place to offer lean, seasoned, ground turkey as an option.

I was a bit hesitant with the turkey tacos, as I am not a fan of turkey in general, but honestly there was not much of a taste difference. They tasted so good that I completely forgot to take a photo of them until I ate them both. (I had two soft tacos, in case you were wondering).

Don't get me wrong, they still don't beat Del Taco's fish tacos (I AM OBSESSED, okay?!) but they're a great alternative when you're not in the mood for seafood.

Overall, I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed them and definitely recommend checking them out. Especially if you're craving fast food but still want to try the healthiest alternative, these are perfect for you!

Buy It! Head on over to your local Del Taco! They're out now! Also head on over to their website to get a coupon for a FREE turkey taco!