5 Ordering Tips For The Hands-Down Best Del Taco Burrito

Del Taco has been serving up tacos since 1964, just two years after the first Taco Bell opened its doors. Back then, Del Taco served 19-cent tacos and tostadas, along with a 24-cent cheeseburger. Online sources suggest that bean and cheese burritos were added to the menu by 1967. Just like today, they were served with either green or red sauce.

The green sauce and red sauce are two key elements that make a Del Taco burrito stand out from the crowd. The red sauce is a mild tomato-based sauce with chili peppers and spices, while the green sauce is made from green chilies and jalapeños. The green sauce appears to have more fans online, with many customers praising its slightly spicier flavor.

Between the regular and breakfast menus, Del Taco offers 16 burritos. That includes everything from the carnitas breakfast burrito and ½ lb bean and cheese burritos to the Epic Grilled Chicken Loaded Queso Burrito. There are plenty of ways to customize each one, too. Aside from red and green sauce, you can add ranch, secret sauce, pico de gallo, guacamole, queso, and sour cream. You also have options for spicy jack cheese, cabbage, lettuce, rice, bacon, beans, and a lot more. With all of those options, knowing the perfect way to customize your burrito can be a challenge. Don't worry, though. We've combed through social media and fan posts to come up with 5 of the best tips for ordering an amazing Del Taco burrito.

Go Bold is an option Del Taco offers when ordering any item. It's often referred to as a "secret menu" option, though it's not much of a secret when the app lets you choose it. You can make any burrito bold for an additional charge of about one dollar, depending on location. Doing so gets french fries and secret sauce added to your burrito.

Going bold doesn't just bulk up a burrito so it feels more like a full meal, it also gives the burrito a much-needed textural contrast. As delicious as a bean and cheese burrito is on its own, the texture is very one-note. Crispy fries are a perfect addition because they balance the burrito's softer ingredients and make it feel more like a chili cheese fry wrap. That's why we've recommended adding fries to burritos in the past.

Del Taco's secret sauce is a creamy, citrusy blend that adds a little tanginess to any burrito and pairs really well with the french fries. Combined with your choice of red or green sauce, refried beans, cheese, and protein, the Go Bold option elevates a burrito into a more complete and satisfying meal. Asking an employee to make your burrito Bold is all you need to get this upgrade. Well done fries add extra crunch, and you can ask for more or less secret sauce, too.

Ordering a burrito well done is not something you can do on Del Taco's website or through the app. You'd have to order it in person. It's a simple tweak, but fans of well-done burritos swear by it as one of the best upgrades you can get.

A well-done burrito is made like any other, but it's put on the press to grill the tortilla and make it crispier. The difference between a regular tortilla, which can be a little soft and limp, and a grilled tortilla, which has some crunch and toasted flavor, can really make a difference in the final product. Just think of the difference between eating a tortilla right out of a package and lightly toasting one in a pan at home when you're making your own tacos or burritos.

Another benefit of a well-done burrito is that the cheese inside melts more evenly. You may have noticed that when you get cheese in a regular burrito, especially if you go for extra cheese, some of it melts into the beans, but some of it will just be warm and stringy. And that's fine, but getting your burrito well done ensures the cheese is fully melted, which makes for a more ooey gooey experience. It also makes a delicious cheese pull more likely, and you can't go wrong with that.

The Stoner Burrito has a storied history at Del Taco, mostly due to the name, which the restaurant has never officially used for obvious reasons. Rumor has it that this burrito was invented in California, and it's similar to a fry-filled California burrito at other restaurants. The burrito was only acknowledged at certain Del Taco locations, while others were baffled by the description. It's a ½ lb bean and cheese burrito loaded with fries and secret sauce, plus your choice of red or green sauce.

Today you might recognize that as basically a Bold burrito, but Bold wasn't always an option. Early media reports of Bold-style options at Del Taco date back to 2014, but Redditors were asking about the rumored Stoner Burrito back in 2013. There is even a forum post from 2010 describing a Stoner Burrito at a local Del Taco. Back then, asking for fries on a burrito would get you a firm "no" from Del Taco employees. It's possible the Stoner Burrito began as a niche special order that took off and became so popular the chain adopted going Bold as an option to capitalize on it, without having to use a loaded term like "stoner."

There are just a few small differences between a Bold Burrito and a Stoner Burrito. One is that the Stoner Burrito is only a ½ lb bean and cheese burrito, while you can order anything Bold, even a quesadilla. The second difference is the additional sauce. Bold only comes with fries and secret sauce. You need the extra red or green sauce for a proper Stoner Burrito to get the full crispy, messy experience.

Tasting Table once picked the bean and cheese burrito with green sauce as the best tasting item on the whole Del Taco menu, so the Green Bean Machine has a reliable foundation. Beans and green sauce are always a good combo, but the Green Bean Machine ups the ante with scrambled eggs. Even though the name brings to mind images of green bean casserole, it's a breakfast burrito with no actual green beans.

You might be able to order this by name at certain Del Taco locations, but since it's another unofficial secret menu item that got its nickname from a blogger in 2009, you'll have better luck just describing what you want. Order an Egg & Cheese Burrito and ask for beans and green sauce to give you the "green" and "bean" part of the name.

Egg and cheese are hearty breakfast burrito staples, but the green sauce adds heat and a tangy contrast that balances those salty, savory ingredients. The beans also provide some textural contrast and a more earthy flavor and heartiness that makes your burrito feel like a full meal. For those who want even more texture, you better believe you can Go Bold with the Green Bean Machine and add fries and secret sauce, too. Or just get fries, since a breakfast burrito with potatoes is never a bad idea. You could also order bacon on it for about a dollar and cover all the breakfast bases.

Sometimes a simple customization is all you need to take a burrito to the next level. It doesn't need a clever nickname or a complicated list of additions and tweaks to make it something unusual. A lot of Del Taco fans find the best way to upgrade a burrito is just going hard with a few toppings. Extra cheese, extra onions, and extra sauce are some of the most popular choices across social media.

Extra green sauce still stands out as a favorite, but people do choose extra red sauce, sour cream, guacamole, or secret sauce, too. The point is to just get more sauce so your burrito gets a little messier and more flavorful. Depending on where you order from, extra sauce can mean a little or a lot. Since sauces have an upcharge, you may have better luck getting the sauciest burrito possible by ordering in person and having them add as much as you like while it's being made. Some people recommend ordering a side of green sauce rather than extra so you get a consistent amount.

Most Del Taco burritos don't come with onions, but you can add them for about 70 cents. They bring just the right amount of crunch, sharpness, and freshness to liven up any burrito on the Del Taco menu. Cheddar cheese or spicy jack cheese will cost you the same and add that unmistakable richness and melty creaminess that only cheese can bring to the table. Queso is a few cents more if you want to combine cheese and sauce to double down on each. Looking for more than burritos? We ranked popular items from Del Taco ranging from churros to burgers.