10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)
þ	QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from          to

Commission file no. 0-16191

DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

(A California limited partnership)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	95-3852699 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
25521 Commercentre Drive Lake Forest, California (Address of principal executive offices)	92630 (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 þ     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer þ Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s Form S-11 Registration Statement filed December 17, 1982 are incorporated by reference into Part IV of this report.

INDEX

DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

	PAGE NUMBER
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements		3
Condensed Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009		3
Condensed Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		4
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		5
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)		6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		9
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		11
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures		11
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits		12
SIGNATURE		13
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

	September 30,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash	$	236,421	$	218,535
Receivable from Del Taco LLC		63,449		63,552
Deposits		1,493		1,302
Total current assets		301,363		283,389
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Land and improvements		1,929,685		1,929,685
Buildings and improvements		1,013,134		1,013,134
Machinery and equipment		1,136,026		1,136,026
		4,078,845		4,078,845
Less—accumulated depreciation		2,156,642		2,134,931
		1,922,203		1,943,914
	$	2,223,566	$	2,227,303
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Payable to limited partners	$	43,886	$	39,926
Accounts payable		12,478		8,463
Total current liabilities		56,364		48,389
PARTNERS’ EQUITY:
Limited partners; 8,751 units outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009		1,905,433		1,917,028
General partner-Del Taco LLC		261,769		261,886
		2,167,202		2,178,914
	$	2,223,566	$	2,227,303

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
RENTAL REVENUES	$	193,287	$	189,683	$	559,141	$	549,799
EXPENSES:
General and administrative		11,914		13,140		58,561		63,052
Depreciation		7,237		7,237		21,711		21,711
		19,151		20,377		80,272		84,763
Operating income		174,136		169,306		478,869		465,036
OTHER INCOME:
Interest		67		64		192		207
Other		125		175		750		625
Net income	$	174,328	$	169,545	$	479,811	$	465,868
Net income per limited partnership unit (Note 2)	$	19.72	$	19.18	$	54.28	$	52.70
Number of units used in computing per unit amounts		8,751		8,751		8,751		8,751

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2010			2009
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	479,811		$	465,868
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		21,711			21,711
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivable from Del Taco LLC		103			(1,304	)
Deposits		(191	)		(258	)
Payable to limited partners		3,960			6,108
Accounts payable		4,015			8,977
Net cash provided by operating activities		509,409			501,102
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash distributions to partners		(491,523	)		(484,150	)
Net change in cash		17,886			16,952
Beginning cash balance		218,535			207,772
Ending cash balance	$	236,421		$	224,724

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

UNAUDITED

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for Del Taco Restaurant Properties I (the Partnership or the Company). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Partnership’s financial position at September 30, 2010, the results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010. Amounts related to disclosure of December 31, 2009 balances within these condensed financial statements were derived from the audited 2009 financial statements.

NOTE 2 — NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT

Net income per limited partnership unit is based on net income attributable to the limited partners (after 1% allocation to the general partner) using the weighted average number of units outstanding during the periods presented, which amounted to 8,751 in 2010 and 2009.

Pursuant to the partnership agreement, annual partnership net income is allocated one percent to Del Taco LLC, formerly known as Del Taco, Inc., (Del Taco or 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 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. The leases expire in the years 2019 to 2020. There is no minimum rental under any of the leases.

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — CONTINUED

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

UNAUDITED

NOTE 3 — LEASING ACTIVITIES — continued

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the five restaurants operated by Del Taco, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited sales of $1,367,465 and unaudited net income of $13,287 as compared to unaudited sales of $1,332,576 and unaudited net losses of $36,630 for the corresponding period in 2009. Net income or loss of each restaurant includes charges for general and administrative expenses incurred in connection with supervision of restaurant operations and interest expense and the decrease in net loss from the corresponding period of the prior year primarily relates to reduced interest charges due to a decrease in debt and related interest rate. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the one restaurant operated by a Del Taco franchisee, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales of $243,261 as compared with $248,119 during the same period in 2009.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the five restaurants operated by Del Taco, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited sales of $3,951,243 and unaudited net losses of $38,566 as compared to unaudited sales of $3,849,874 and unaudited net losses of $134,837 for the corresponding period in 2009. Net income or loss of each restaurant includes charges for general and administrative expenses incurred in connection with supervision of restaurant operations and interest expense and the decrease in net loss from the corresponding period of the prior year primarily relates to reduced interest charges due to a decrease in debt and related interest rate and an increase in restaurant revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the one restaurant operated by a Del Taco franchisee, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales of $708,261 as compared with $731,782 during the same period in 2009.

NOTE 4 — TRANSACTIONS WITH DEL TACO

The receivable from Del Taco consists primarily of rent accrued for the month of September 2010. The September rent receivable was collected in October 2010.

Del Taco 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 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

Total cash distributions declared and paid in January, April and July 2010 were $173,609, $145,555 and $172,359, respectively. On October 27, 2010, a distribution to the limited partners of $185,659, or approximately $21.22 per limited partnership unit, was declared. Such distribution was paid on November 3, 2010. The General Partner also received a distribution of $1,875 with respect to its 1% partnership interest in November 2010.

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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — CONTINUED

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

UNAUDITED

NOTE 6 — PAYABLE TO LIMITED PARTNERS

Payable to limited partners represents a reclassification from cash for distribution checks made to limited partners that have remained outstanding for six months or longer.

NOTE 7 — CONCENTRATION OF RISK

The six restaurants leased to Del Taco make up all of the income producing assets of the Partnership and contributed all of the Partnership’s rental revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Therefore, the business of the Partnership is entirely dependent on the success of the Del Taco trade name restaurants that lease the properties.

The Partnership maintains substantially all of its cash and cash equivalents at one major commercial bank. The Federal Depository Insurance Commission’s limit was $250,000 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Partnership had approximately $247,000 and $229,000, respectively, on deposit at one financial institution.

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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Del Taco Restaurant Properties I (the Partnership or the Company) offered limited partnership units for sale between March 1983 and March 1984. $4.375 million was raised through the sale of limited partnership units and used to acquire sites and build six restaurants and also to pay commissions to brokers and to reimburse Del Taco LLC (the General Partner or Del Taco) for offering costs incurred.

The six restaurants leased to Del Taco make up all of the income producing assets of the Partnership. Therefore, the business of the Partnership is 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, competition, 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 one of the restaurants to a Del Taco franchisee).

The following table sets forth rental revenue earned by restaurant for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
Riverside Avenue, Rialto, CA	$	31,878	$	29,514	$	90,029	$	84,834
Elden Avenue, Moreno Valley, CA		25,644		25,825		75,702		73,937
Foothill Boulevard, La Verne, CA		43,838		43,686		126,736		128,154
Baseline & Archibald, Rancho Cucamonga, CA		29,191		29,774		84,991		87,814
Elkhorn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA		28,011		25,329		79,526		73,790
Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA		34,725		35,555		102,157		101,270
Total	$	193,287	$	189,683	$	559,141	$	549,799

The Partnership receives rental revenues equal to 12 percent of gross sales from the restaurants. The Partnership earned rental revenue of $193,287 during the three month period ended September 30, 2010, which represents an increase of $3,604 from the corresponding period in 2009. The Partnership earned rental revenue of $559,141 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, which represents an increase of $9,342 from the corresponding period in 2009. The changes in rental revenues between 2009 and 2010 are directly attributable to changes in sales levels at the restaurants under lease due to local competitive and industry factors.

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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:

				Percent of Total
	General & Administrative Expense
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Accounting fees		59.60	%		41.77	%		71.30	%		67.40	%
Distribution of information to limited partners		40.40	%		58.23	%		28.70	%		32.60	%
		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%

General and administrative costs for the three month period ended September 30, 2010 decreased from the corresponding period in 2009 primarily due to decreased printing costs and bank charges, partially offset by increased accounting costs and software licensing fees. General and administrative costs for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 decreased from the corresponding period in 2009 primarily due to decreased printing costs and bank charges.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2010, net income increased by $4,783 from 2009 to 2010 due to the increase in revenues of $3,604 and the decrease in general and administrative expenses of $1,226 partially offset by the decrease in interest and other income of $47. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, net income increased by $13,943 from 2009 to 2010 due to the increase in revenues of $9,342, the increase in interest and other income of $110 and the decrease in general and administrative expenses of $4,491.

Significant Recent Accounting Pronouncements

None.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, as well as disclosures included elsewhere in this report on Form 10-Q are based upon the Partnership’s financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The Partnership believes the critical accounting policies that most impact the financial statements are described below. A summary of the significant accounting policies of the Partnership can be found in Note 1 to the Financial Statements which is included in the Partnership’s December 31, 2009 Form 10-K.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — continued

Revenue Recognition: Rental revenue is recognized based on 12 percent of gross sales of the restaurants for the corresponding period, and is earned at the point of sale.

Property and Equipment: Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives which are 20 years for land improvements, 35 years for buildings and improvements, and 10 years for machinery and equipment.

The Partnership accounts for property and equipment in accordance with authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that requires long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. In evaluating long-lived assets held for use, an impairment loss is recognized if the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying value of the asset. Once a determination has been made that an impairment loss should be recognized for long-lived assets, various assumptions and estimates are used to determine fair value including, among others, estimated costs of construction and development, recent sales of comparable properties and the opinions of fair value prepared by independent real estate appraisers. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

None.

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures:

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we 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 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 over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

(c) Asset-backed issuers:

Not applicable.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

There is no information required to be reported for any items under Part II, except as follows:

Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

31.1	Paul J. B. Murphy, III’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Steven L. Brake’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 LLC General Partner
Date: November 15, 2010	/s/ Steven L. Brake
	Steven L. Brake
	Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
31.1	Paul J. B. Murphy, III’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Steven L. Brake’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECURITIES
ACT RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul J. B. Murphy, III, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report (“report”) on Form 10-Q of Del Taco Restaurant Properties I;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)	Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 15, 2010	/s/ Paul J. B. Murphy, III
	Paul J. B. Murphy, III
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECURITIES
ACT RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Steven L. Brake, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report (“report”) on Form 10-Q of Del Taco Restaurant Properties I;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)	Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 15, 2010	/s/ Steven L. Brake
	Steven L. Brake
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
UNITED STATES CODE)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Del Taco Restaurant Properties I (the “Company” or “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

Date: November 15, 2010	/s/ Paul J. B. Murphy, III
	Paul J. B. Murphy, III
	Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 15, 2010	/s/ Steven L. Brake
	Steven L. Brake
	Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.