I'm done with Taco Bell

[ex13F]

In my earlier post I meant that the food served in just about any restaurant (New Mexican) was terrific. I never ate at a franchise Mexican fast food place when I lived in The Land of Entrapment. When you ordered your food they would ask "Red or green?" meaning what type of chili sauce you wanted. I liked some of both so I would answer "Christmas."

 

[crstrode]

I'm done with Taco Bell

Good!
More for me! (-:

 

[Redington Slim]

That's why we call it "Taco Hell"! I live on the US/Mexico border so I have lots of choices to have real Mexican food. I also eat in Mexico sometimes. The food is always good but gotta avoid the water. I think the people in Mexico have a tougher stomach than any of us, LOL!

 

[Cofaler]

I swore off Toxic Hell many, many years ago and won't eat there under any circumstances. That pretty much goes for ANY fast food place that has 'taco' in the name. I do love Mexican food, and eat a lot of it.

 

[eveled]

It was good when it was cheap. Now it costs too much for what it is.

I had my gal bladder removed after it tried to kill me. Since then eating almost anything can trigger a bowel movement. Taco Bell is no worse than anything else.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Holy smokes why do you think there have been a zillion Taco Bell jokes about the "next day anal suppression fire" over the past several decades? Sheesh!

DelTaco in CA.

Ahhh Del Taco.....I was a Taco Bell junkie on the east coast. When I got stationed in San Diego I didn't trust the Mexican joints and found Del Taco much better than Del Taco....but then, I was convinced to try Roberto's......and I was hooked! Probably ate there M-F at least once. Went there for lunch every chance I got, typically six shredded beef tacos. When I got off work I went through the Roberto's drive through to grab a chicken burrito w/two cups of hot sauce for the ride home.

ROBERTO's was THE BEST!!! I know a member that will chime in when he sees this!

 

[wproct]

We have a Taco Bell and a Taco John's. Taco John's was always my favorite. My wife didn't like it as much as me so I would go mostly there by myself but she would occasionally go with me. Then after Covid it went down hill badly. There is a Monterray's Mexican restaurant about 30 miles from us and it is quite good. Clean, fast service, and good food. When we get a hankering that's where we head.

 

[Yaworski]

It was good when it was cheap. Now it costs too much for what it is.

Most, if not all, fast food has gotten expensive. However, as I tell my customers, we live in a time when a pick up truck costs $90,000.

 

[eveled]

Most, if not all, fast food has gotten expensive. However, as I tell my customers, we live in a time when a pick up truck costs $90,000.

I get your point, but a new pickup truck comes with air bags, navigation, blue tooth, smart screens etc. All things not available 25 years ago.

A taco is the same thing its always been.

But I understand costs have risen. I don’t eat out often anymore. I just bought a big Stanley lunch box to replace my paper bag.

 

[Chief 101]

I actually used to like the food from Taco Bell, especially the "Taco Salad" which they no longer offer. But last night, after not eating anything from Taco Bell for several years, I gave in and bought their advertised $7 basket of various items (tacos, burrito, chips and cheese and more). It wasn't bad, but not as good as I had remembered. But today I am paying the price for eating that food. Maybe my system just doesnt work as well as it used to, but I am convinced that there is no more Taco Bell in my future.

I remember dining at a tacobell 30-40 years ago....didn't taste like food to me, only time I have ever been to one...

 

[nrobe50]

What did you expect???????

 

[Yaworski]

I get your point, but a new pickup truck comes with air bags, navigation, blue tooth, smart screens etc. All things not available 25 years ago.

Ok, how about we live in a world where middle class women will spend $1,000 on a purse that they'll only use for a year. A purse, is like a taco in that it hasn't changed.

 

[GasGuzzler]

The original luster of Taco Bell left us long ago ... eating on the cheap. Not so any more and real food doesn't cost much additional.

In the early '90's I ate 50 tacos in one month to earn the Rocky and Bullwinkle T-shirt. I still have it.

 

[Yaworski]

I've found that the Happy Hour menu at many restaurants is cheaper than fast food.

$15 an hour will do that to fast food prices.

 

[jules]

Just once. I don't know how anyone can eat that crap.

 

[MaxMan]

I actually used to like the food from Taco Bell, especially the "Taco Salad" which they no longer offer. But last night, after not eating anything from Taco Bell for several years, I gave in and bought their advertised $7 basket of various items (tacos, burrito, chips and cheese and more). It wasn't bad, but not as good as I had remembered. But today I am paying the price for eating that food. Maybe my system just doesnt work as well as it used to, but I am convinced that there is no more Taco Bell in my future.

I usually ask for pictures, but not this time.

 

[ProfessorWes]

Taco Bell and Subway aren't nearly as good as they were even a few years ago, IMO. And for the prices, there's plenty of alternatives. Same goes for McDonald's, sadly.

 

[Watertender]

The original luster of Taco Bell left us long ago ... eating on the cheap. Not so any more and real food doesn't cost much additional.

In the early '90's I ate 50 tacos in one month to earn the Rocky and Bullwinkle T-shirt. I still have it.

Do you still have the matching underwear from that same month with the skid marks and blowout hole???!!!!

 

[375hh1973]

Damn, now I want some TB!

Will probably hit one for lunch now. Couple of burrito supremes and maybe one of those stop sign lookin things.

Best part about TB is they have Mountain Dew Baja Blast in the fountain machine.

 

[RC44Mag]

Chow down at Taco Bell about once or twice a year. Just need that fix on rare occasions.

 

[41Dude]

Well you're ignored.

I own three Glocks. I should ignore him also

 

[rupert]

Was never a TB fan until they introduced the taco salad,that was good,when they dropped it off the menu I quit going,unfortunately most all the fast food places here suffer from staff shortages and lack of common sense new hires that can’t count,

 

[tazbigdog]

Stopped eating Taco Bell just before they had issues. Salmonella, Hep B, etc. Haven’t been back.

 

[Larryburford]

We call it Taco Blow Out

 

[steveodtw]

I used to eat TB quite a bit. Then they slowly removed everything I like from the menu. After having not been there for a while my wife wanted to go, so we went in. The bill absolutely shocked me. TB used to be a cheap place for a quick bite. As stated above it is now cheaper to go to a lot of much better places for equal or less. In MI we have "Coneys" small diner type places everywhere. Some a really good, all are better than TB, most cheaper.

When I worked downtown Detroit years ago, I was privileged to work in the Lafayette Bldg., which housed both the Lafayette and American Coney Island restaurants. Put away a lot of Coney dogs back then. Lafayette Bldg was torn down to make a park. Both Coney's are still there as Detroit icons.

Dan, did you ever eat the big Burrito at Tony's in Birch Run? Kinda like eating a football.

 

[trebor44]

TB has long been known as 'taco hell'!

 

[black1970]

I really liked the TB Border Wrap. Wish they would bring it back.

 

[Armybrat]

Tried an Encherito at a local TB in 1995.
Got food poisoning and was blowing from both ends for the next 12 hours.
No gracias.
Dairy Queen (franchises owned by Mayfield) serves a decent crispy taco.

 

[Dan in MI]

When I worked downtown Detroit years ago, I was privileged to work in the Lafayette Bldg., which housed both the Lafayette and American Coney Island restaurants. Put away a lot of Coney dogs back then. Lafayette Bldg was torn down to make a park. Both Coney's are still there as Detroit icons.

Dan, did you ever eat the big Burrito at Tony's in Birch Run? Kinda like eating a football.

Never been to Tony's. I should have back when I could eat that much. No chance now.

 

[jav]

One of the few good things about living in San Francisco is the number of really good Mexican restaurants and fast food places. Bull's-Eye has it right.

I totally agree living in northern cal the Mexican food is the best forget Taco Bell