Taco Time - Lethbridge

My husband and I walked from our hotel to this Taco Time for a quick dinner as neither of us were real hungry but needed a little something. We were welcomed with a big hello and a smile!! We ordered and our food was on...the tray and handed to us very quickly. We gathered the necessary items for the drink station and enjoyed our meal. Nothing fancy just good quick Mexican food. The restaurant was very clean with cute table clothes on each table which made it feel a little more homey than most fast food chains.

I never dreamed that I would eat dinner on Friday night in TacoTime, but after the 6 hours delay we experienced at Coutts while we try to get back to Canada, it was a welcome relief to get good tacos and even better deeds dead. The food was good and so was the service. It seems like a popular place for the locals.

In December 2021 my wife and I stayed in Lethbridge for a 2 night. We bought a meal in the above mentioned TacoTime. We were very disappointed by the soft tacos and the crustos we bought. The tacos had a very peculiar taste... they were cooked with wild salad and dry peels, even the crustos seemed to have been boiled in old oil and did not taste very well. We dried most meals. I visited the store and spoke to the manager at the service who explained that because of the flooding in BC they get their hamburger from another source that explains the difference in taste, but they could not explain why the crustos were not edible. On February 22, 2022 we visited the same TacoTime and the results were the same. I noticed that the tacos are prefabricated and microwaved to heat them, which could explain why they were dry, devastated and uneven tasting and not eating. The crusts were the same quality as before. I didn't complain this time. We often visit local TacoTime in Cranbrook and never had a bad meal.

From the first time I've dined to this original site over a decade ago, I was always impressed by the quality and value of this locally based chain. This location has not changed in all these years and is still so flawlessly clean...and pleasant Mexican-hearted as it was always. In addition, the staff is more adult than the average for local fast food places, so the service provided is much more attentive and professional than the usual boring teenagers to busy texting on their phones to pay any attention to the customer. I had taco salads in many Mexican restaurants around the Canadian west and none of them can make a candle to the one that is served in Taco Time (even if most of them charge over double). The fillings are more than sufficient and tasty and the Taco bowl is super light and crispy without a hint of oiliness. The three separate salsas also offer a delicious range from mild to very spicy. All in this original location is a winner all around!

Love the taco salad, very clean restuarant, fast food style, but much better than taco belle, always go to taco time vice taco bell.