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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)



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|x | QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



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|For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002.

OR



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|o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

to
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Commission file no. 0-16191

DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

a California limited partnership


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)


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|California                                                         |  | 95-3852699                                 
|(State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification Number)
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|25521 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest,
    California              |  | 92630                                      
|(Address of principal executive
    offices)                       |  | (Zip Code)                                 

(949) 462-9300

(Registrants telephone number, including
area code)


Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past
90 days.  Yes x  No o



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|                           |                                                                                               |                               |  |  |  |  |  | 
|-------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |  |  |  |  |  | 
|                           |                                                                                               | BALANCE SHEETS               
|                           |                                                                                               | STATEMENTS OF INCOME         
|                           |                                                                                               | STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS     
|                           |                                                                                               | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|                           | Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|                           | Item 4. Controls and Procedures                                                              
|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
|                           | Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                     
|SIGNATURE                 
|EXHIBIT INDEX             
|EXHIBIT 99.1              
|EXHIBIT 99.2              
|EXHIBIT 99.3              



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INDEX

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|PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                    |  |             |    | 
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|Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                              |  |             |    | 
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|Balance Sheets at September 30, 2002 and
December 31, 2001 (Unaudited)                           |  |             | 3  | 
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|Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited) |  |             | 4  | 
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|Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)       |  |             | 5  | 
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|Notes to Financial Statements                                                                    |  |             | 6  | 
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|Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations    |  |             | 8  | 
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|Item 4. Controls and Procedures                                                                  |  |             | 11 | 
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|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION                                                                       |  |             |    | 
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|Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                         |  |             | 12 | 
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|SIGNATURE                                                                                        |  |             | 13 | 

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |           |         | 
|-------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------- | --------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------- | 
|                                 |                                 |                           |           | September 30, |         | December 31,
|                                 |                                 |                           |           | 2002          |         | 2001        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |             
|ASSETS                           |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|CURRENT ASSETS:                  |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 | Cash                            |                           | $         | 225,626       |         |              | $         | 210,853   |        
|                                 | Receivable from General Partner |                           |           | 55,442        |         |              |           | 56,139    |        
|                                 | Deposits                        |                           |           | 911           |         |              |           | 600       |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | Total current assets      |           |               | 281,979 |              |           |           | 267,592 | 
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost:
|                                 | Land and improvements           |                           |           | 1,852,482     |         |              |           | 1,852,482 |        
|                                 | Buildings and improvements      |                           |           | 1,013,134     |         |              |           | 1,013,134 |        
|                                 | Machinery and equipment         |                           |           | 1,136,026     |         |              |           | 1,136,026 |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 |                           | 4,001,642 |               |         |              | 4,001,642 |          
|                                 | Lessaccumulated depreciation   |                           |           | 1,880,232     |         |              |           | 1,847,403 |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 |                           | 2,121,410 |               |         |              | 2,154,239 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | $                         | 2,403,389 |               |         | $            | 2,421,831 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS EQUITY
|CURRENT LIABILITIES:             |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 | Payable to Limited Partners     |                           | $         | 55,490        |         |              | $         | 46,293    |        
|                                 | Accounts payable                |                           |           | 2,330         |         |              |           | 9,456     |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | Total current liabilities |           |               | 57,820  |              |           |           | 55,749  | 
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|PARTNERS EQUITY:                |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 | Limited Partners                |                           |           | 2,082,016     |         |              |           | 2,102,324 |        
|                                 | General Partner-Del Taco, Inc.  |                           |           | 263,553       |         |              |           | 263,758   |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 |                           | 2,345,569 |               |         |              | 2,366,082 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | $                         | 2,403,389 |               |         | $            | 2,421,831 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          

The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |         |         | 
|--------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------- | ------------------ | ------- | ----------------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ---- | ------- | ------- | ------- |  | ------- | ------- | ------- | 
|          |                                         |            |         | Three Months Ended |         | Nine Months Ended
|          |                                         |            |         | September 30,      |         | September 30,    
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                  
|          |                                         |            |         | 2002               |         | 2001              |         | 2002    |         | 2001
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |     
|REVENUES: |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          | Rent                                    |            | $       | 171,582            |         |                   | $       | 165,621 |         |      | $       | 498,581 |         |  | $       | 470,810 |        
|          | Interest                                |            |         | 728                |         |                   |         | 1,262   |         |      |         | 2,075   |         |  |         | 4,383   |        
|          | Other                                   |            |         | 625                |         |                   |         | 300     |         |      |         | 1,025   |         |  |         | 1,275   |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          |                                         |            | 172,935 |                    |         |                   | 167,183 |         |         |      | 501,681 |         |         |  | 476,468 |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|EXPENSES: |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          | General and administrative              |            |         | 6,945              |         |                   |         | 5,944   |         |      |         | 44,379  |         |  |         | 39,407  |        
|          | Depreciation                            |            |         | 10,943             |         |                   |         | 10,943  |         |      |         | 32,829  |         |  |         | 32,829  |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          |                                         |            | 17,888  |                    |         |                   | 16,887  |         |         |      | 77,208  |         |         |  | 72,236  |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          |                                         | Net income |         | $                  | 155,047 |                   |         | $       | 150,296 |      |         | $       | 424,473 |  |         | $       | 404,232 | 
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          | Net income per limited
partnership unit |            | $       | 17.54              |         |                   | $       | 17.00   |         |      | $       | 48.02   |         |  | $       | 45.73   |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        

The accompanying notes are an
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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |        |         | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------- | ------- | ---- | -------- | ------ | ------- | 
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          | Nine Months Ended
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          | September 30,    
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                  
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          | 2002              |         | 2001
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |     
|CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                             |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|Net income                                                                        |                                                              | $                                         | 424,473  |                   |         | $    | 404,232  |       
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities: |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                  | Depreciation                                                 |                                           |          | 32,829            |         |      |          | 32,829 |        
|                                                                                  | (Increase) decrease in receivable from General Partner       |                                           |          | 697               |         |      |          | (1,548 | )      
|                                                                                  | (Increase) decrease in deposits                              |                                           |          | (311              | )       |      |          | 276    |        
|                                                                                  | Increase in accounts payable and payable
to limited partners |                                           |          | 2,071             |         |      |          | 7,375  |        
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                  |                                                              | Net cash provided by operating activities |          |                   | 459,759 |      |          |        | 443,164 | 
|                                                                                 
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|CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                             |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|Cash distributions to partners                                                    |                                                              |                                           | (444,986 | )                 |         |      | (417,351 | )     
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|Net increase in cash                                                              |                                                              |                                           | 14,773   |                   |         |      | 25,813   |       
|Beginning cash balance                                                            |                                                              |                                           | 210,853  |                   |         |      | 190,915  |       
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|Ending cash balance                                                               |                                                              | $                                         | 225,626  |                   |         | $    | 216,728  |       
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       

The accompanying notes are an
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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

NOTE 1  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying financial statements, some of which are unaudited, have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Registrants
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) necessary to present fairly the partnerships financial position at
September 30, 2002, the results of operations and cash flows for the nine month
periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 have been included. Operating results
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31,
2002.

NOTE 2  NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT

Net income per limited partnership unit is based upon the weighted average
number of units outstanding during the periods presented, which amounted to
8,751 in 2002 and 2001.

Pursuant to the partnership agreement, annual partnership net income is
allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the limited
partners. A partnership net loss in any year will be allocated 24 percent to
the General Partner and 76 percent to the limited partners until the losses so
allocated equal income previously allocated. Any additional losses will be
allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the limited
partners. Partnership gains from any sale or refinancing will be allocated one
percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the limited partners until
allocated gains and profits equal losses. Additional gains will be allocated
24 percent to the General Partner and 76 percent to the limited partners.

NOTE 3  LEASING ACTIVITIES

The partnership leases certain properties for operation of restaurants to Del
Taco, Inc. on a triple net basis. The leases are for terms of 35 years
commencing with the completion of the restaurant facility located on each
property and require monthly rentals equal to 12 percent of the gross sales of
the restaurants. There is no minimum rental under any of the leases.

For the three months ended September 30, 2002, the five restaurants operated by
Del Taco, for which the partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited
sales of $1,193,337 and net income of $84,402 as compared to $1,144,128 and
$79,727 respectively, for the corresponding period in 2001. Net income by
restaurant includes charges for general and administrative expenses incurred in
connection with supervision of restaurant operations and interest expense. For
the three months ended September 30, 2002, the one restaurant operated by a Del
Taco franchisee, for which the partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales
of $236,510 as compared with $236,043 during the same period in 2001.

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  CONTINUED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

NOTE 3  LEASING ACTIVITIES  continued

For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the five restaurants operated by
Del Taco, for which the partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited
sales of $3,454,573 and net income of $234,601 as compared to $3,239,605 and
$211,059 respectively, for the corresponding period in 2001. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2002, the one restaurant operated by a Del Taco
franchisee, for which the partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales of
$700,267 as compared with $683,813 during the same period in 2001.

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Elkhorn
Boulevard restaurant in Sacramento, California reported unaudited net losses of
$2,709 and $6,037 as compared to unaudited net income of $4,481 and $13,091 for
the corresponding periods in 2001.

NOTE 4  TRANSACTIONS WITH DEL TACO

The receivable from General Partner consists primarily of rent accrued for the
month of September. The September rent receivable was collected on October 14,
2002.

Del Taco, Inc. serves in the capacity of general partner in other partnerships
which are engaged in the business of operating restaurants, and three other
partnerships which were formed for the purpose of acquiring real property in
California for construction of Mexican-American restaurants for lease under
long-term agreements to Del Taco, Inc. for operation under the Del Taco trade
name.

In addition, see Note 5 with respect to certain distributions to the General
Partner.

NOTE 5  DISTRIBUTIONS

On October 16, 2002, a distribution to the limited partners of $163,484, or
approximately $18.68 per limited partnership unit, was approved. Such
distribution was paid on October 24, 2002. The General Partner also received a
distribution of $1,651 with respect to its 1% partnership interest.

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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The partnership offered limited partnership units for sale between March 1983
and March 1984. 15% of the $4.375 million raised through sale of limited
partnership units was used to pay commissions to brokers and to reimburse the
General Partner for offering costs incurred. Approximately $4 million of the
remaining funds were used to acquire sites and build six restaurants.

The six restaurants leased to Del Taco make up almost all of the income
producing assets of the partnership. Therefore, the business of the
partnership is almost entirely dependent on the success of the Del Taco trade
name restaurants that lease the properties. The success of the restaurants is
dependent on a large variety of factors, including, but not limited to,
consumer demand and preference for fast food, in general, and for
Mexican-American food in particular.

Results of Operations

The partnership owns six properties that are under long-term lease to Del Taco
for restaurant operations (Del Taco, in turn, has subleased two of the
restaurants to Del Taco franchisees, one of which is affiliated with Del Taco).

The following table sets forth rental revenue earned by restaurant for the
year:

|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |      |   |         |         |  |   |        |         | 
|------------------------------------------ | ----- | - | ------------------ | ------- | ----------------- | - | ------ | ------- | ---- | - | ------- | ------- |  | - | ------ | ------- | 
|                                           |       |   | Three Months Ended |         | Nine Months Ended
|                                           |       |   | September 30,      |         | September 30,    
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                  
|                                           |       |   | 2002               |         | 2001              |   | 2002   |         | 2001
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |     
|Riverside Avenue, Rialto, CA               |       | $ | 27,194             |         |                   | $ | 25,177 |         |      | $ | 77,240  |         |  | $ | 69,651 |        
|Elden Avenue, Moreno Valley, CA            |       |   | 31,139             |         |                   |   | 28,457 |         |      |   | 90,892  |         |  |   | 78,915 |        
|Foothill Boulevard, La Verne, CA           |       |   | 36,393             |         |                   |   | 33,950 |         |      |   | 106,514 |         |  |   | 97,741 |        
|Baseline & Archibald, Rancho Cucamonga, CA |       |   | 28,381             |         |                   |   | 28,325 |         |      |   | 84,032  |         |  |   | 82,057 |        
|Elkhorn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA          |       |   | 18,137             |         |                   |   | 20,001 |         |      |   | 53,250  |         |  |   | 57,697 |        
|Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA         |       |   | 30,338             |         |                   |   | 29,711 |         |      |   | 86,653  |         |  |   | 84,749 |        
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |      |   |         |         |  |   |        |        
|                                           | Total |   | $                  | 171,582 |                   |   | $      | 165,621 |      |   | $       | 498,581 |  |   | $      | 470,810 | 
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |      |   |         |         |  |   |        |        

The partnership receives rental revenues equal to 12 percent of gross sales
from the restaurants. The partnership earned rental revenue of $171,582 during
the three month period ended September 30, 2002, which represents an increase
of $5,961 from 2001. The partnership earned rental revenue of $498,581 during
the nine month period ended September 30, 2002, which represents an increase of
$27,771 from 2001. The changes in rental revenue between 2001 and 2002 are
directly attributable to increases in sales levels at the restaurants under
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations  continued

The following table breaks down general and administrative expenses by type of
expense:

|                                                |  |                                  |        |      |  |  |        |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- |  |  | ------ | -
|                                                |  | Percentage of Total             
|                                                |  | General & Administrative Expense
|                                                |  |                                 
|                                                |  | Nine Months Ended               
|                                                |  | September 30,                   
|                                                |  |                                 
|                                                |  | 2002                             |        | 2001
|                                                |  |                                  |        |     
|Accounting fees                                 |  |                                  | 64.65  | %    |  |  | 65.79  | %
|Distribution of information
to Limited Partners |  |                                  | 35.35  |      |  |  | 34.21  |  
|                                                |  |                                  |        |      |  |  |        |  
|                                                |  |                                  | 100.00 | %    |  |  | 100.00 | %
|                                                |  |                                  |        |      |  |  |        |  

General and administrative costs for the nine month period ended September 30,
increased from 2001 to 2002 due to increased costs for income tax preparation,
annual audit fees and costs associated with leasing software.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2002, net income increased
$4,751 from 2001 to 2002 due to the increase in revenues of $ 5,752 which was
partially offset by the $1,001 increase in general and administrative expenses.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2002, net income increased by
$20,241 from 2001 to 2002 due to the increase in revenues of $25,213 which was
partially offset by the $4,972 increase in general and administrative expenses.

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121 and the
accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
30. It addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment of
long-lived assets to be disposed of. SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2001. Management adopted SFAS No. 144 on
January 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 did not have a material impact
on the Companys results of operations or financial condition.

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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations  continued

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated
with Exit or Disposal Activities (SFAS 146), which addresses financial
accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities
and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3 Liability
Recognition for Certain Employee Terminations Benefits and Other Costs to Exit
an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). SFAS 146
requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal
activity be recognized when the liability is incurred as opposed to the date of
an entitys commitment to an exit plan as required under EITF Issue No. 94-3.
SFAS 146 also requires that measurement of the liability associated with exit
or disposal activities be at fair value. SFAS 146 is effective for the Company
for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002.
The implementation of SFAS 146 is not expected to have a material impact on the
Companys financial statements.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures



|(a) |  | Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|   
|    |  | Within the 90 days prior to the date of this report, the Company
carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of the Companys management, including the
Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure
controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the
Companys disclosure controls and procedures are effective in
timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company
(including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in
the Companys periodic Securities and Exchange Commission Filings.
|   
|(b) |  | Changes in internal controls:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|   
|    |  | There were no significant changes in the Companys internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls
subsequent to the date of their evaluation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|   
|(c) |  | Asset-Backed issuers:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|    |  | Not applicable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION




Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



| | (a) |  | Exhibits
| | --- |  | --------

|     |  |                                                                                            
|---- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|99.1 |  | Kevin K. Moriartys Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|    
|    
|    
|    
|99.2 |  | Robert J. Terranos Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|    
|    
|    
|    
|99.3 |  | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                    



| | (b) |  | Reports                                                                                                  
| | --- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| |     |  | A Form 8-K was filed on July 31, 2002 to note a change in
registrants independent certifying accountant.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



| | DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I
(a California limited partnership)
Registrant
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | Del Taco, Inc.
General Partner
| | ------------------------------



|Date: November 14, 2002 | /s/ Robert J. Terrano
Robert J. Terrano
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX

|         |  |                                                                                            
|-------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibits |  | Description                                                                                
|         |  |                                                                                            
|99.1     |  | Kevin K. Moriartys Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|        
|        
|        
|        
|99.2     |  | Robert J. Terranos Certification Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|        
|        
|        
|        
|99.3     |  | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                    

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