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I've just been introduced to Taco Bell. What should I be trying? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by tetris11@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've moved back to my country of birth and Taco Bell seems to be a thing here now.

I've tried the quesadillas and the crunch supreme and it's been... life changing.

What else should I be trying?

Edit: Recommendations so Far

| Item                   | Type       | # | Users                                                                                                             | Variants                                                                                                   |
|------------------------+------------+---+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Burrito                | Burrito    | 9 | EstraDoll, NineMileTower, whotookkarl, ZombiFrancis, Makhno, ashok36, CalcProgrammer1, Zahille7, nullboi          | 5 layer / Crunchy / Supreme / Cantina Chicken / Bean & Rice / Cheesy / Grilled cheese / with steak / Beefy |
| Gordita                | Gordita    | 1 | PrincessLeiasCat                                                                                                  |                                                                                                            |
| Chalupa                | Chalupa    | 7 | Tehhund, JusticeForPorygon, ducklingone, roux, Mesa, zod000, some_guy                                             | deep fried Gordita / supreme beef                                                                          |
| Cinnamon twists!       | Dessert    | 1 | Leeks                                                                                                             |                                                                                                            |
| Baja Blast             | Drink      | 4 | acetanilide, Shiggles, NineMileTower, Zahille7                                                                    |                                                                                                            |
| Chicken flatbread melt | Flatbread  | 1 | CalcProgrammer1                                                                                                   |                                                                                                            |
| Fries                  | Fries      | 3 | roux, Lettuce eat lettuce, HubertManne                                                                            | Nacho / potatoes?                                                                                          |
| Value menu Hero        | Menu       | 1 | EstraDoll                                                                                                         |                                                                                                            |
| Breakfast Menu         | Menu       | 3 | Florn, TheRealKuni, HubertManne                                                                                   |                                                                                                            |
| Mexican Pizza          | Pizza      | 2 | ducklingone, ouRKaoS                                                                                              |                                                                                                            |
| Quesadillas            | Quesadilla | 6 | acetanilide, Shiggles, CalcProgrammer1, propter_hog, PrincessLeiasCat, whotookkarl                                | Cantina Chicken                                                                                            |
| Sauce                  | Sauce      | 6 | AquaTofana, Tehhund, CalcProgrammer1, anon6789, ashok36, ouRKaoS                                                  | Diablo / Fire / Green                                                                                      |
| Soft tacos             | Taco       | 4 | Kit, Tehhund, ZombiFrancis, whotookkarl                                                                           | Basic beef / Potato                                                                                        |
| Tacos                  | Taco       | 2 | PmMeFrogMemes, fluxion                                                                                            | Double-decker / Doritos locos /                                                                            |
| Cheesy Gordita Crunch  | Taco       | 4 | PmMeFrogMemes, databender, NineMileTower, teawrecks                                                               |                                                                                                            |
| Crunch Wrap Supreme    | Wrap       | 8 | Lettuce eat lettuce, CalcProgrammer1, NineMileTower, queermunist, AquaTofana, ZombiFrancis, anon6789, HubertManne | Breakfast / black bean / Supreme                                                                           |
| Pintos and cheese      | Side       | 1 | PrincessLeiasCat                                                                                                  |                                                                                                            |
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[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 1 month ago (3 children)

True Mexican food from an actual restaurant. For your health.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

When I visit the US I do this exclusively from family-owned restaurants, hence why I've never tried Taco Bell.

But very few exist here, and none within delivery distance from me.

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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's a completely different genre of food. That's like someone saying "I like ring pops" and telling them "you should get an actual diamond ring, much higher quality".

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Maybe not the best parallel but a good point nonetheless.

A more apt comparison might be:

"What's the best all-beef hot dog I can buy at my local supermarket?"

"Ugh! OMG! Don't do that to yourself! Why would you even want to bother with eating beef if that's the shit you're going to put in your body?! Just get some Japanese A5 Wagyu ribeye and thank me later!"

[–] Bremmy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Mexicans love Taco Bell though. (Am half Mexican) And it's probably the healthiest of the fast foods. Plus, OP asked about what to eat at Taco Bell, so your reply isn't helpful

[–] Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The haters can claw my baja blast and my cantina chicken quesadillas from my cold, dead hands.

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[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Grilled cheese burrito with steak.

Fuck the nay-sayers in this thread. They're just miserable/have IBS

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[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 21 points 1 month ago

So many people shaming OP in here 😅

They never said they eat it all the time. Calm down everyone; let them enjoy themselves.

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

If you eat meat, the breakfast crunch wrap supreme is made by angels.

If Taco Bell ever releases a Breakfast crunch wrap supreme with impossible sausage, I will eat it 5 days a week and balloon to 400 pounds.

when they are available, the nacho fries are incredible also.

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[–] databender@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Cheesy gordita crunch

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[–] PmMeFrogMemes@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

probably goes without saying, but Doritos locos tacos. if you really want to violate your senses you can order a cheesy gordita crunch with a Doritos locos shell

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The black bean crunchwrap supreme can be made vegan if you order it fresco!

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[–] Tehhund@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Chalupas (I think these are basically the same as their gorditas but with a fried shell)

And honestly their regular, basic beef soft tacos are pretty good, especially with some fire sauce (or whatever your preferred level of spice is).

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Fucking chalupas. I've tried to recreate the dough at home but they come out far more like actual bread than the pancake like texture they have.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

The crunchwrap supreme and burrito supreme I think encompasses the whole menu of flavor from Taco Bell.

But for me, who remembers multiple tacos for 99 cents from Taco Bell: their basic and unmodified tacos with hot sauce is the only thing I need from Taco Bell.

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Crunchwrap Supreme and drench it in Diablo Sauce with every bite!

Its my go to order!

[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

The quesadillas. Again. And again.

I can't stop eating them. I prefer their quesadillas over authentic ones tbh. It's the sauce! And the baja blast!

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Try everything. Why the hell not? Cheesy Gordita Crunch, Crunchwrap, and Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrrito are the best. Baja Blast is the real deal.

Also, here comes the baby boomer diarrhea jokes. Every time Taco Bell is mentioned, it's the same joke. I don't even think it's NOT that funny, but it's just the same joke over and over.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A bidet

[–] andrew_s@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey! This guy doesn't know about the three seashells!

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[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Better food.

[–] Leeks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Cinnamon twists!

Crunchy, sweet, pleasantly dry!

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Their veg options are some of the better ones in fast food if they haven't jacked up their prices around you. Potato taco, cheese quesadilla, bean and rice burrito are all good enough options for fast food

[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You can swap out meat for beans on any of their items. Taco bell is the best fast food option for vegetarian folks

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Definitely the Mexican Pizza. Drizzle w/ at least 2 packets of your preferred sauce (Diablo for me), and enjoy!

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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Double Beefy Crunch Burrito. If it's made right, goddamn those hit the spot every time.

Other than that, try a Baja Blast freeze if they have them.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago

Chalupas are delicious.

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Cheesy bean and rice burrito. Value menu hero

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

A bidet.

But seriously - you and others already mentioned the quesadillas, so I’ll add pintos and cheese as a side.

It’s just beans and cheese and their sauce in a little bowl but it’s good.

Also, do they still have meximelts? Can’t remember if they did away with them or not. Oh and gorditas.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

Cheesy Gordita Crunch

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Have you tried explosive diarrhea? You will.

[–] nullboi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Five. Layer. Burrito.

[–] roux@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Try not eating taco bell.

But on the real, anything with a chalupa shell(deep fried gordita/flatbread) just elevates stuff there. Neither their gordita or chalupa are traditional in any sense of the word but fried bread is so good imo.

If you can get their potatoes when they are absolutely fresh, they are fire but if they've been sitting for any amount of time, the just taste like breaded cardboard.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Crunchwrap, either the breakfast one or the lunch/dinner one. If hard pressed, I'd say the breakfast one is better.

I don't like the Baja Blast personally, but you should try it as I think it's the only place you can get it.

Diablo sauce I think tastes like a spiced ketchup or BBQ sauce, too sweet for me, but the girlfriend loves it.

Those are the most unique items to me.

[–] ashok36@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Cantina chicken burrito with the green sauce in the packet. It's better than you'd get at most of the fake Mexican chain restaurants in my city. Not as good as the authentic places but the price can't be beat.

[–] Duckling5746@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

Ooh baby. Try next the chalupa and Mexican pizza

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Try obtaining a Time Machine so that you can experience the menu from when it was good.

The Grilled Stuft Burrito, Grilled Stuft Nacho, the volcano burrito and lava sauce, the 1/2 lb cheesy potato burrito, the enchirito, the loaded grillers, the double layer taco, the chilito.

So many good menu items lost to time

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[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

I'd argue you already tried the best two things, but maybe give the Chalupa a try as those are pretty good from what i remember.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Some of my favorites:

Chicken flatbread melt (like a taco but with a fluffy flatbread instead of a tortilla)
Beefy 5 layer burrito
Cantina Chicken Quesadilla
Breakfast Crunchwrap (preferably steak)

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Supreme beef chalupas.

My saying, as it relates to Taco Bell, is: "It's shit, but it's good shit."

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They have the new cantina chicken menu, but I haven't tried it yet. Looks good, though.

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Something about a simple Double-decker Taco does it for me, but I'm not sure it's a regular menu item anymore

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 1 month ago

nacho fries. I don't do fast food much now but man the crunchwrap with nacho fries or a breakfast crunchwrap. Oh always get the tacos and breakfast stuff fresca style. Basically on anything that does not rely on the cheese or sauce for flavor which is not a whole lot.

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