Not exactly sure what I thought the Triple Steak referred to when I saw the commercial. That’s a Cheesy Beefy Ricey Melt - and might as well be a Cheesy Beefy Sawdust Melt. Full disclosure: I’ve got a major aversion to Taco Bell rice stemming from my disappointment with the Cheesy Beefy Melt and how it turned out to be like one-third rice. That’s fine in a Grilled Stuft Burrito where quantity of fillings is what it’s about, but in any other case, Taco Bell rice adds zero. I mean, for a couple dollars more I could go to Chipotle.īesides, even though the Triple Steak Burrito’s “authentic” carne asada steak and fire-roasted salsa are pretty good, there’s Taco Bell rice in there. Yeah, one bite in, and I realized how wrong it is to pay $3.99 for anything at Taco Bell.

I was also excited to try the new Triple Steak Burrito, which looked way beyond the limits of awesome when I saw a commercial for it amidst drinking heroic amounts of beer at the Crawl For Cancer last Saturday.

Taco Bell, if you are going to call it a Volcano Taco, there better be Mt. Shaw’s Volcano Taco, however, was severely under-lavaed. Near as I can tell, it’s your standard Taco Bell crunchy taco in a red shell with one major difference - lava sauce, a kind of politely spicy nacho cheese. I’d been jonesing to try the Volcano Taco, and for 99¢ it wasn’t bad. Thwarted! Scrambling for a Plan B, we opted to hit Taco Bell before going on an expedition for BarQuest, the continuing search for a neighborhood bar worth hanging out at in my area of town. That’s what Dorsett said when he called Shaw and I on the way to this month’s Guys’ Night at Dos Hombres in Red Bridge, where they were supposed to have all-you-can-eat tacos on Tuesday nights. Here we celebrate the delicious memory of these discontinued Taco Bell items, but if crunchwraps and gorditas are not your idea of fast food heaven, there’s always Chipotle, Popeyes, and McDonald’s.“Looks like Dos Hombres is Closed Hombres.” These discontinued items are often dropped to make way for new, over-the-top dishes, but their impression on our hearts (and our bellies) will last forever. Some of Taco Bell’s most crispy tacos, experimental attention grabbers and iconic items are no longer with us.

Some concoctions, however, are more fleeting than others. Throughout Taco Bell’s illustrious history - it was founded in California in 1962 - it has urged the masses to think outside the bun, with a menu of cheesy, crunchy and downright ingenious mashups (a Dorito-flavored taco shell? a crunchy AND soft taco together in one?). Some of the most beloved discontinued Taco Bell items can still foster magical memories of simpler times and late night drive-through runs.

Of all the fast food and cheap eats spots out there, Taco Bell just might elicit the strongest reactions, and the most nostalgia for fast foods lost. Oh the humanity… whenever an item from a fast food menu is removed, loyal fans mourn the loss.

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