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                                                                                                  |                                                                                                            |
#+TBLFM: $3='(length (string-split $4 ","))
    • tetris11@lemmy.mlOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      28
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      28 days ago

      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.

        • tetris11@lemmy.mlOP
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          27 days ago

          Mexican food is good, I would say that Spanish food I’m more used to is still playing catchup!

    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      21
      ·
      28 days ago

      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
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        27 days 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
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      26 days 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

    • zelifcam@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      edit-2
      28 days ago

      If you’re still eating from there, then it shouldn’t be long now.

      I joke, but not really. You have to ask yourself, how is it possible that a little chicken, lettuce tomatoes with some sauce on a “tortillas” can make so many people sick.

      • Shiggles@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        4
        ·
        28 days ago

        how is it possible that chicken can get people sick

        Huh? Poultry is in the news for illness reasons all the time, lettuce comes up often too. Not saying it isn’t for scummy corner cutting reasons, but don’t act like taco bell is somehow the first chain to give someone food poisoning.

        • zelifcam@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          arrow-down
          4
          ·
          edit-2
          28 days ago

          don’t act like taco bell is somehow the first chain to give someone food poisoning.

          It’s one of the only chains with that reputation. It’s kinda of weird to brag about liking it so much but hey, you do you.

  • Makhno@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    37
    arrow-down
    6
    ·
    28 days ago

    Grilled cheese burrito with steak.

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

  • Paradachshund@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    21
    ·
    28 days ago

    So many people shaming OP in here 😅

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

  • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    ·
    edit-2
    28 days ago

    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.

    • EonNShadow@pawb.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      28 days ago

      Mmm MSG fries

      (Don’t get me wrong I like them too but let’s be honest here, they almost have as much MSG as KFC fries)

        • EonNShadow@pawb.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          28 days ago

          Nothing in the right quantity, I use it in my own cooking when I need more umami in a dish.

          There are old studies out there that said it was a problem ingredient (hence “no MSG” labels all over different foods), but those have been largely debunked due to racial bias.

          In excess, the MSG flavor tends to linger, which can be annoying sometimes.

  • PmMeFrogMemes@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    28 days 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

  • Tehhund@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    28 days ago

    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
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      28 days 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
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    28 days 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.

  • 10_0@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    16
    arrow-down
    8
    ·
    28 days ago

    Exit the taco bell and go to a nice resurant you’ll pay the same anyway

    • morgan423@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      28 days ago

      Exactly. Read the OP’s question in the title and immediately thought the answer is “Literally any other restaurant.”

  • NineMileTower@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    28 days 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.

  • acetanilide@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    28 days 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!