A Taco Bell finally opened up where I liv, and we are going to go try it tonight. What should I try and what should I avoid?
Of course I know I should try another restaurant and avoid Taco Bell, that’s too obvious, but what is life without a little Adventure.
Get quantity over quality (many small tacos)
I did consider getting the party pack, but I wasn’t ten taco hungry tonight.
😄 Hope you enjoyed what you got!
Live mas
Have you ever had real Mexican food? Taco Bell is a not a good introduction.
What makes you think that because they’ve never had Taco Bell they’ve never had Mexican food at all?
Honestly? Just their basic tacos. Maybe the Doritos version if they still have those. But just get a couple of the hard tacos with some Fire sauce. If you like those, you may like other things on the menu; if you don’t, you probably won’t like any of it. They’re Taco Bell distilled.
If they have it (not all locations do), the chili cheese burrito.
…and a mexican pizza. Luckily the store by me has both in vast quantities. I’m only good for 1 or the other, every few months. I’m trying to cut out ulcer causing foods.
Mexican pizza is my anchor menu choice - everything else is just sides. So glad they brought it back.
Lies. No longer exists post covid
I got one last week… Sorry you can’t get it anymore.
I beg to differ:
Crunch wrap supreme.
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You live at your office?
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Sorry to hear that. I hope you get to sleep next to your wife and dogs soon.
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This and the mini Cinnabon balls, holy shit
First two comments is my usual order. I can feel the validation washing over me.
“Taco Testicles”
This, OP. If you’re going to do this to yourself, at least do it right.
Crunch wrap, sub chicken for beef. I love that thing.
This is the correct answer
Taco Bell is a unique style of crap that’s pretty good. I’d go for the classics: a beef taco and a bean burrito. Maybe a bowl of pinto beans. Everything needs to be covered in the packets of hot sauce. The hot and fire are the only good ones (I’m going by memories from the 90s btw).
This is the answer. It’s only remarkable if you can’t quickly get tacos anywhere else. It’s kind of its own thing, though and it sort of hits the spot sometimes.
If I actually want Tex-Mex fast food, living in Texas I’d usually take any of the following before Taco Bell:
- Taco Bueno
- Taco Casa
- Taco Cabana
- Rosa’s Cantina
- Taco Delite
There is another taco place in town, but its absolute ass. Tbell was about on parr with a store bought taco kit, and I’m ok with that.
Imagine you recommend anything but Diablo sauce. Are you serious? Why would you even go to Taco Bell?
I haven’t eaten at Taco Bell in at least 10 years and I don’t think they had Diablo Sauce then.
Diablo sauce is gross, though. It’s really no hotter than Fire (and neither is very hot) but it tries to do something smoky and citrusy or some shit, and being Taco Bell, they can’t pull it off. Better to just go with the tomato and vinegar and powdered jalapeno in whichever concentration level they can handle.
I’ve never found an acceptable substitute for their nacho cheese sauce (sure it’s probably basically plastic. But it’s plastic I crave) or the chalupa shells. Nothing is close to either of those.
I’m a big quesarito fan, but I’m basically happy with my own of that.
Steak grilled cheese burrito
Cheesy Gordita Crunch and Crunchwrap Supreme.
I’m also a fan of the Beefy Five-Layer Burrito positively smothered in Fire sauce.
Cheesey Gordita Crunch with the Doritos Locos taco inside!
I’m also a fan of the Beefy Five-Layer Burrito positively smothered in Fire sauce.
I don’t know if it’s everywhere, but the Diablo sauce has a better flavor in my opinion. I am a sucker for the Beefy Five-Layer Burrito though.
I haven’t been able to find Diablo sauce in the past few years.
Maybe it’s a regional thing? The one closest to me has had it for as long as I can remember. Was actually just there on Tuesday and got some.
5-layer, sub beef for potatoes. So good.
Yesssssss thissss!!!
Cheesy Gordita Crunch is the correct answer, but probably best to also try basic items just for comparison.
I remember the dark days when the Cheesy Gordita Crunch was a limited time offer and it kept going away and coming back. I would always go A LOT when it showed back up. So glad it seems to be a stable staple now.
Oh! And fwiw - they actually sell the Fiesta sauce in some grocery stores now… that is one of the key ingredients that makes it so good. That sauce goes well on/in so many things.
Beef chalupa
I like the doritos tacos
I’m partial to the beefy 5 layer burrito and the cheesy bean and rice burrito.
All I get at Taco Bell any more is the steak power bowl and the cheese potatoes. The bowl is basically just a deconstructed burrito and the cheesy potatoes are cubed, fried potatoes covered in nacho cheese and sour cream.
Their French fries are also hella good; they’re like their own kind of cheese dust covered fry. But the cheese potatoes are just better
Ive definitely had way worse fries.
My boyfriend is a Taco Bell fanatic. I asked him and he told me “a grilled cheese burrito, a crunchwrap supreme, and nacho fries if they have them”. Enjoy!
Appreciate the recommendation.
I didn’t realize lemmy was popular enough to bother advertising on yet.
Crunch wrap & fries supreme (🇨🇦)
The fries supreme are just a shadow of their former self though, 20 years ago they were the best fast food item you could get
