Feelings on Taco Bell?

[ElboRuum]

[Radical Activist]

1. Once in a while

I get this overwhelming craving for it and I'll eat it every day for a week or so. Then I leave it alone for another couple of months. I'm a Binge Beller.

[Ariana Celeste]

2. It was once like crack to me

The only reason I don't eat it all the time now is because I have no vehicular transportation. :P

[Deja Q]

3. I'd rather eat what they serve on "Fear Factor"

:puke:

[Taverner]

4. It's interesting to see the combos of fat and salt you can make

Fat and salt shaped like a taco...fat and salt shaped like a burrito...whee!!

[Left Is Write]

5. Other: I haven't had Taco Bell in over 6 years.

[lildreamer316]

6. The savior of us when we are broke.

The amount of food you can get for $10 is wonderful.

[u4ic]

7. I've never eaten there, ever

:shrug:

[edbermac]

8. I once worked for Jack In The Box, which was owned by Ralston-Purina!

The cat food people....

Think about that while you're digesting...

:puke:

[JVS]

55. Jack Tacos are great and cheap!

[AllegroRondo]

79. "how many should I get?" -- "thirty!"

"dude! thats what I was thinking!"

[trof]

9. Take a pass on the scallions.

Word to the wise.
;-)

[BarenakedLady]

10. Well

They do have a bean burrito that I can eat, so I have gone there on occasion. But for a vegetarian that is my only option there usually (unless they have some new thing I'm not aware of).

[Flaxbee]

14. I've heard that Dennis Kucinich, Congressman Extraordinaire and

vegetarian, also eats at Taco Bell. I actually get cravings for their bean burritos on occasion - yum. I figure a little extra bacteria now and then is good for my constitution... ;-)

Seriously, though - as a vegetarian 99% of the time, that's really the only fast food place I'll go to, unless I just want fries from McDonald's.

[BarenakedLady]

15. Burger King does have a Veggie Whopper

That's pretty decent. You can get it with or without cheese.

[Flaxbee]

19. yeah, that's right... I forget about it b/c there's no BK in my tiny

little burg here in western NC. And I know this is paranoid and probably totally irrational, but I feel that the veggie burger is probably so rarely ordered that whomever makes it resents it and spits on it or something. Yes, weird. Those AREN'T the kind of extra bacteria I want in my food. A few roach parts, OK. Random spittle, no.

[BarenakedLady]

23. Oh why did you have to say that....

Geeeez.

blech....

I'm hoping my local BK Lounge doesn't feel that way. as little as I frequent them anyway.

[Flaxbee]

29. I'm sorry. Truly, I am.

I still order them when I remember they have veggie burgers, am near a BK and want some lunch...

It's just that whenever a menu option seems to me infrequently ordered, I imagine the burger sitting under the lamp forever, or worse.

Really, I do apologize. I shouldn't inflict my paranoia on anyone else, and I really didn't mean to diminish your enjoyment of them.

:hide:

[jmowreader]

51. Veggie Whopper: World's Worst Advertised Sandwich

The Veggie Whopper itself may have been fine. I don't know. But the point-of-purchase signage sucked. "Try One Next Time!"

That's almost as good as "Free Breakfast Tomorrow!"

What's wrong with "Try One Today!"?

[LeftyMom]

53. It's not vegan though, it has egg and dairy in the pattie.

I thing initially it was vegan and then they reformulated it.

[LeftyMom]

52. The bean burrito is vegan if you order it w/o cheese.

Sometimes out in the hinterlands there's not much else to get if you're not set up to prepare yourself a meal.

I hate break this to you, McDonald's fries are not veg, they have beef fat in them.

[BarenakedLady]

56. Yeah I know

Sucks doesn't it?

[LeftyMom]

58. Yep.

We have in and out burger here and their fries are definitely vegan (ingredients: potatoes, veg. oil, salt) and not fried with anything else, but I realize most places don't have them. If you have Sonic I'm told their tater tots or whatever are veg.

[Lisa0825]

59. Taco salad, hold the meat.

Probably a quarter of the menu can be made without meat, or subbing beans for meat... nachos supreme hold the beef.. it has chips, beans, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, etc. I think they also have a cheese quesadilla now.

[Blue-Jay]

11. Taco Bell = YUM!

No, it's not "Mexican" food.
No, it's not very healthy.
Yes, I know that if I track the money, it'll lead to some Republican donations.
Yes, it's "fast food".

But fuck all that stuff. It's yummy once a month or so. Especially at 3:00 AM. Oh, and load up on the "fire" sauce.

[Redstone]

17. Good to hear someone just say "Hey, I like it." There SHOULD be some things we do

just because we like to do them, and damn the politics / consequences.

I'm that way with cheesesteak hoagies. I don't give a damn how loudly my arteries slam shut after eating one.

Redstone

[Blue-Jay]

18. absolutely!

What the hell, I love White Castle too. (on rare occasions)

[tridim]

32. No joke, I made gooey butter cake last night

Yes, it's gooey because it's loaded with fat, it's basically butter, cream cheese, eggs and sugar. It's sinful and gut busting, but soooo delicious.

Here's the recipe if anyone's interested:
http://explorestlouis.com/visitors/gooeyButter.asp

I eat Taco Bell about 6 times a year.. Nacho Supreme, Taco Supreme and a Mexi-Melt. Yummy!

[oberliner]

35. Did you choose the word "YUM" on purpose?

Since that is the company that owns Taco Bell

[terrya]

62. Agreed.

Yes, I read "Fast Food Nation". Yes, I know that Taco Bell and McDonald's and Wendy's are all bad for me. Yes, they're all evil corporations dispensing unhealthy crap.

But once in a while, a visit to Taco Bell is ok. And once in a while, I have to have a Big Mac. Have to.

[badgerpup]

76. If you're not a vegetarian, but you ARE short on cash...

...a couple of the chili-cheese burritos with onions will do wonders for a grumbly tummy.
You have to ask them to put the onions in, though. They're not made with them unless you ask for them specifically, but the onions go very nicely with the chili-cheese flavors.

[begin_within]

12. At least they don't use lard in their beans. Their beans are vegetarian if you

ask them to skip the cheese. Their refried beans are actually pretty good - I've had much worse refried beans from other places.

[Nickster]

13. Owwwwie! My heinie is still smoking from the last time I ate there! ACK! n/t

[S n o w b a l l]

31. You must have a very sensitive heiney...

Heiney on..."apply directly to the heiney"...I can see it now.

[Redstone]

16. We eat there once an year when we go to Vermont; we always stop at the

KFC/Taco Bell in Greenfield, MA for lunch. It's a tradition.

I have a couple of Gorditas, and I like them.

Redstone

[Pool Hall Ace]

20. Every so often I simply must have some Nachos Bel Grande.

I've tried other Mexican restaurants in the area, but so far they're pretty lackluster.

[Guava Jelly]

21. I ate taco bell almost everyday for at least a year

All it did for me was make me fat as a
well fat guy

[NewWaveChick1981]

22. The only thing I'll actually eat from Taco Bell is a taco salad.

:yoiks: My husband eats there frequently, though. The ones around here always fuck up orders, though. One time, about ten years ago, my husband threatened to drive up to the window and instead of ordering, just say, "Here's ten dollars. Just give me a bag of food." :rofl: If they'd told him they don't do that, he was going to counter with, "Why not? All the other times I come here, that's what happens. I don't get what I order!" Not long after that, they came up with the Variety Pack or whatever it was, and guess what? It was $10 for a bag of food. :P

[jus_the_facts]

24. They're shitin' chihuahua's out there....I ain't goin'....

YO QUIERO TACO BELL?! :evilgrin:

[Redstone]

34. I'm laughing to the point of tears, here.

I'll grant that I'm really tired, but that's still damn funny.

Redstone

[jus_the_facts]

67. Glad I could make ya laugh RS.....

....made my day to have done so!! :hi: :D

[Redstone]

71. And do not think for one second that I don't appreciate it.

Redstone

[jus_the_facts]

81. Not even for a fraction of a second...

...all the best to you and yours!!

[S n o w b a l l]

25. Well hey if you're on Weight Watchers...

A taco is actually a lower point food. If you're craving junk food, it's one of the better things to eat. Living in LA for many yrs I know real Mexican food but, I still think Taco Bell tacos are good. Just don't get one of those burritos wrapped in a Gordita wrapped in a crunchy shell wrapped in another Gordita.

[bullwinkle428]

26. For a real alternative, try Panchero's - I stopped there today for lunch

and had the giant big-ass steak burrito...I think that's how they list it on the menu! Anyway, they press their tortillas from a raw lump of dough on a griddle when you place your order, and the meat and veggies are always fresh.

http://www.pancheros.com/

[Kali]

28. yeahbut...

that sounds more like Mexican fast food. Taco Bell is ...well just Taco Bell. As long as you aren't fooling yourself, it isn't that bad. I like the plain cheap hard tacos add onions. As long as they haven't been overfilled with the meat-like substance and the shells are less than a decade old, they're pretty good munching.


Oh and whoever mentioned the fire sauce - I like a good hot salsa in real Mexican life, but for this joint, the mild actually has better flavor.

[Initech]

27. I dont even want to think about what their ground beef is made out of...

:puke:

[begin_within]

40. Here's a weird story...

A high school friend of mine (back in the mid-1970s) worked at a Taco Bell in southern California. She said the "beef" arrived as a white powder, to which they added water, and somehow it turned into "ground beef" or some strange equivalent of it. I never found out what was really in it. It's probably something else today.

[SmileyBoy]

46. This

[DainBramaged]

30. Two super deluxe burritos, I'm feeling it, I got the jones back

[Xithras]

33. Lol! I really did eat there the day after the E-Coli warning!

I was jonesing for a Steak Grilled Stuft burrito with green sauce. Nummy :9

My first real job was folding burritos at Taco Bell for $4.25 an hour. To this very day the smell of Cinnamon Twists make me nauseous, but I'm an absolute addict when it comes to their burritos. What I REALLY miss are my ultimate Enchiritos. When I worked there I used to make these monster Enchiritos using the big burrito tortillas, and I've always missed them. The little ones that they normally sell just aren't filling, and they cost too much to buy several of them.

[Redstone]

36. The strange thing about Taco Bell is that it's the ONLY place in the world

where items that incorporate beef are LESS expensive than items that include chicken.

Why do you suppose that is? I'd rather not think too deeply about it myself...

Redstone

[astral]

37. Well, I voted it'll give ya cancer, but . . .

I did used to order from one when it was near, sometimes. I am truly scared to death of ground beef and not too sure chicken is safe either, so stuff without the meat I figure is okay now & then long as i got lots hot sauce. . . .

Thankfully that's not an option anymore and I do my occasional nacho cravings at home now, a little safer, I'd say!

[Kali]

57. except the latest food scareya story is the green onions

:crazy:

[SmileyBoy]

38. I'd eat it for the rest of my life if I had a choice.

LOOOOOOVE those Cheesy Bean and Rice burritos!!!!!!

[oberliner]

39. Three Words

Seven Layer Burrito

[begin_within]

41. Those are pretty good - and vegetarian if you ask them to omit the cheese and sour cream

[oberliner]

42. Although that would make it a five layer burrito

But still tasty!

[begin_within]

43. Maybe you could ask them for 2 layers of beans and 2 guac

Although their guacamole is terrible.

[SmileyBoy]

44. You mean "vegan".

Cheez and sour cream are perfectly fine for the average vegetarian.

Vegans=:puke:

[Lisa0825]

60. Maybe I am confused....

I thought vegetarians could eat dairy, and that vegans don't?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

61. Nope, you're right. nt

[Maddy McCall]

45. Shit in a shell.

You couldn't tie me down and force feed me that nasty crap.

*shudder*

[Not_Giving_Up]

47. I only eat there when I need a good cleansing of my colon

In less than an hour, the cleansing begins!

[SmileyBoy]

48. Strangely, it doesn't clean my colon.

Arby's does that job.:D

[petronius]

49. Haven't been there for years, but those $0.49 soft tacos were a godsend

back in hgh school. Not Mexican food by any stretch, but pretty tasty for what it is. I'm not deliberately avoiding them, but I seem to recall that they were at the forefront of some pretty abusive treatment of migrant workers in the Florida tomato fields; I'd probably research that first if I got a hankering for some TB...

[Broken_Hero]

50. other...

Its...eh, bleh...average, don't ever crave it, but if its the only thing around, I'll eat there...

[riderinthestorm]

54. The Mexicans at my barn say the TB bean burritos are pretty close to the real deal

We've ordered a sack of them (at .89 each I honestly think these are some of the best lunch deals around) when someone brings in a batch of homemade menudo for lunch and had a veritable mexican feast. I never have asked them about any of the other stuff at Taco Bell, I'd guess it gets pretty far away from authentic the farther away from the bean burritos you get.

:shrug:

When I've literally been down to the last buck, it's always either a Taco Bell bean burrito or a Wendy's baked potato. As a vegetarian, these are pretty good cheap alternatives.

[deucemagnet]

63. Meh. I'll eat it in a pinch.

I've been spoiled by Mighty Taco.



www.mightytaco.com

[Cannikin]

64. Its great late at night when you've been out on a long night of drinking.

[hyphenate]

65. I try to avoid most Mexican food

here in Worcester. Moe's Southwest Grill is okay, though, and I get a craving for it now and then. I'm just waiting until El Pollo Loco franchises reach Mass., because it's the only fast food Mexican (other than Moe's) that I completely and totally miss here........

[GOPisEvil]

66. I live in Texas. Why bother with Taco Bell?

I can get REAL Mexican fast food, made with better ingredients. For example: http://www.changos.com/

[Kali]

68. 'cause Taco Bell isn't Mexican.

It's ... Taco Bell. Just like velveeta isn't cheese, but sometimes you just hafta, ya know?

[kedrys]

69. Other: when it's 2 in the morning in Coral Springs, FL

in the dead of the holiday season and everything else is closed, THEY are open.

That's about it. Don't go near the place any other time. :D

[flvegan]

70. Never eaten there in my life, and I detest their parent company.

I do, however, see the draw of a taco sack at 2am.

[Dastard Stepchild]

72. I know it is crap, BUT....

When I am in the middle of nowhere, it is the one place I can go where I can get a vegan meal (bean burrito, no cheese). So I give Taco Bell a pass and heartily welcome its sign from a distance.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

73. great avatar for a taco bell poll.

[pitohui]

74. voted other, haven't eaten there in a decade or more

they used to have a competitor called taco tico MUCH better food, alas tico changed their recipe and still didn't overtake the bell

the best thing about the bell was the cute commercials they used to have with the chihuahua

so i can't fairly vote on food i don't eat, i'm sure it's fine and well priced it is just not something i ever do as we are not fast fooders (hate to brag but i'm a fine short order cook)

[AwakeAtLast]

75. I used to work there and I can still eat it every so often

so it can't be that bad. I did learn enough to ask for NO GREEN ONIONS however. Those things would never keep not matter what you did, and that was over ten years ago.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

77. crispy tacos!!

I like their crispy tacos with NO tomatoes and NO hot sauce. They are mild enough that I can feel like I'm eating mexican without worrying about burning my mouth. And the sour cream helps dilute it.

The caramel apple empanadas are yummy!!!!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

78. Cat food. n/t

[azmouse]

80. All fast food sucks.

:puke:

[youthere]

82. I haven't eaten there in ages..the Presbyterian Church boycotts them..

(PCUSA) for their labor practices.

Check it out:
http://www.ncccusa.org/poverty/Stories-Listening-1-TacoBell.htm

McDonald's has been added to the boycott recently.