Taco Time Northwest is a family-run business headquartered in Renton, Wash. Originally founded by Frank Tonkin Sr. in 1962 the Tonkin family has been instrumental in the management of the company since the beginning. With 79 locations in the Puget Sound region, Taco Time Northwest offers the ultimate quick service experience featuring tacos, burritos and specialty side items prepared fresh daily and made to order.
Longtime Mexican fast-food chain serving tacos, crisp burritos & kids’ meals in simple surrounds. Based on 696 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Drive-through ✔️ No delivery

Address:
3405 172nd St NE, Arlington, WA 98223
Phone: (360) 653-1335
Website:
Hours
| Wednesday |
10 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday |
10 AM–10 PM |
| Friday |
10 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday |
10 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday |
10 AM–10 PM |
| Monday |
10 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday |
10 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Bret Warren
I was hungry while approaching I-5 North, so I turned into the last possible parking lot before the highway to find something to eat. I’d never been to Taco Time NW before, so I decided to try it. I was surprised by some of the taco ingredients (pinto beans and ranch dressing, for example), but I decided to give their tacos a try. The ranch was surprisingly decent. I enjoyed the tater tots that were served on the side. Some people might find them too salty, but I’m not one of them. I love salty food.
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Leo West
Date visited 3/30/2023
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Paul Allen
Came here for my wife, as she had a craving. I just decided to go ahead & bite the bullet. To give you a full perspective, I am doing this review from our bathroom. No need to say Any More! Every Time!
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J Nunn
I have to say, this particular Taco Time location is excellent. I’m a huge fan of their soft tacos, and every time I’ve visited, the food quality has been consistent. I can’t recommend this place enough if you’re craving some seriously delicious food served with genuine care.
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Joyce M
Jeff took our order and he was great! We don’t have Taco Time where we live, and he was very helpful. He was also just a friendly, upbeat guy. I could hear him cheerfully greeting other customers, while we ate.
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Dasher Reviews
Waited 7 minutes being ignored. 5 employees ignored me, 3 made direct eye contact with me. I see the order I’m waiting on just sitting on the counter. Not a single employee said a word to me until the front counter person came out from the back. They weren’t super busy, not even relatively busy.
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Casey Bowers – Windermere Real Estate
Oh my gosh – my fast-food favorite! Unfortunately not available in Spokane.
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Kay
I called before I arrived to make sure the dining room was open. When I arrived a guy took my order. He seemed agitated and was maybe having a bad day. I took a picture of the menu so I could post it with my review. He was giving me an evil stare and I showed him that I was just taking a picture of the menu and that he wasn’t in it. Then I was about to take a picture of their dining room and he told me that they don’t allow that. I said I usually try to put a picture on for the business. He said, “most establishments don’t allow pictures!” Okay….weird…most businesses are happy to get pictures and reviews in my experience but whatever. I deleted the other pictures and will only post pictures of my food. Every single table was dirty. I think he was trying to smooth things over as he was following me around sweeping up the dining room and he said for me to move a table closed sign to another table and use one of the clean closed tables. I did, but I feel like he should have. That table wasn’t clean either. It would have taken an employee about 3 minutes to hit all the tables with a rag. The food tasted good which is why this is 2 stars instead of 1. The name on the receipt was Kurt. A very off-putting individual. I do enjoy the food at taco time and will continue to frequent the other locations.
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Maroot Nanakul
Update: October 9, 2022
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Samtha Newton
I will not be back to this establishment, very rude workers! The lady at the counter was upset she didn’t have the change in the drawer asked if I had a smaller bill than a 20 dollar bill ?? What happened to customer service, I also asked for extra chips which I didn’t get the guy that was preparing our food when called my number I walked up and asked if I could have a salsa with great huff & puff he got one with the most rudest face I’ve seen, truly if your not happy in your job or wanting to server customers… Do the public a favor get a new job… unprofessional people at huis location… VERY SAD. It’s June 7 th my coworker wanted to get a beef soft burrito I walked in to this establishment again to see the sane rude worker( Trish) is the name on the name tag, I was told it would be a minute before I could order wait for this same rude worker to huff and uff as Tish approached the counter to take my order not only to fit me off mid sentence in ordering but too also have to audacity to ask if that was it again I said No it’s to go handed tish the 20 dollar bill to have my changed laid on the counter and my receipt pushed towards me…. I guess TISH has a problem with women!! I watched as I waited for the food to be prepared and a man approached the counter how her demeanor changed as in hello how May I help you …. As I watched she even went to the extent to try and punch in his Debt card numbers without any hesitation and than say politely it’s not working is there another card you have to use, I can only assure you TISH has No attitude nor huff puffy towards men but certainly has an issue with women. Maybe TISH NEEDS TO BE RETRAINED in customer service!!! I can only imagine what might the young woman feel there with TISH MRS ATTITUDEY JUDY I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE HER AS A WORKER IN MY ESTABLISHMENT!!!!!!!!!
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