Taco Bell: Classic or Dud?

el pollo loco loses MAJOR hps (2d20+6) for no refried beans.

San Diego has the -berto's/-berta's family of mex-am chains... 3 rolled tacos with guacamole at 3am after a particularly draining physics lab was my pallid "real genius" episode.

Having joined the AF, however, and been privy to the joys of chow hall cuisine, I now find Taco Bell to be a welcome change of pace whenever I find myself in a position to grab three gorditas and whatever's new on the menu plus maybe a crispy taco or two and no I don't want a fucking Coke with that I have Miller High Life at home. I must admit that there are times when I find that nothing else but Taco Bell will hit the spot. That shit be quintessential to the American life. I bet Madonna hates Taco Bell. Well Madonna can stuff a baja chalupa all up in her ass.

Bought out by Carl's Jr. That should tell you all you need to know.

I think this is funny.
How about Baja Fresh, La Salsa (still around?), Wahoo, El Torito, Baja Grill? All upscale fast food chains. La Salsa was great the first few times I ate there, tho it seemed to get blander and more "processed" tasting later. I think there may still be one inside the local Fuddrucker's.

started by some thousand oaks church lady or something.

and eff poquito mas while you're at it. safe/"fresh"/bland suburban mexican food = no fun.

Don't know if that's still the case now (the Taco Bell is still there).

Taco Cabana? You know about that place?

*pauses*

Where are you, location-wise (aside from in your home, in some room, etc.)?

Wow. I thought for sure I'd be the only one clued in to Taco Cabana. They make good rice & (regular) beans and good corn tortillas, but that's about it. Still, it's way better than Taco Bell. ;)

(dleone is in Big D like me.)

That said, a Baja Fresh just opened up in my neighborhood, and -- sadly -- it probably outdoes most of the "true" Mexican dining establishments in this city already. (I like Baja Fresh, but I'd hesitate to call it "da BOMB" or anything)

Ned hinted at Thai Spice.. the kinda fast food Thai place in Orange County.. And I'll also mention Niki's, the kinda fast food Indian place in O.C. as well. All I'll say is: DON'T GO THERE! Unless you're a fan of culinary diseases.

Oh. my. god. I think even I forgot how to make those. (psst, starry, do you still have the recipe handy?)

I still want one.

However I can't access it cos the site is blocked. I can sum it up basically:

BOIL POTATOES
MASH potatoes with SPICES (cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne pepper, tabasco were the last things I put in a taco mix, I'm sure there was a bit more but can't recall) and loads of BUTTER
PUT IN TACO!

Just search on it you lazy git.

Speaking of fast food I've been told of a place in Stratford called something like Punjab King - looks exactly like McD's but when you go in it's filled with loads of indian food. The person who told me IS a complete and utter mentalist but I AM STILL GOING TO TRY IT.

I hate their cheese, and I don't like the chili sauce they use on enchiladas and tamales either. I way prefer Blue Goose or Uncle Julio's to Ojeda's.

ROFL

NO TACOS AT ALL!!!

Haha. Yup. Same here. I can't be bothered to eat at certain Taco Bells. Some are dirtier than others. One way to find out is by looking at the packets of hot sauce. They tend to be open, grungy, and leaking, and then you have yr forks covered up in crud. Still, the TB nearest to my house, has always been pretty um, *gulp* hygenic, I suppose. I mean, I grew up on the stuff, more or less (that's one hell of a disclaimer right there). Well, except for that one time when the toilets started flooding the whole joint and the sme...Tune in next time, kiddos!

TB at college gave me the shits bad though. That stuff was foul. And the fizzy drinks tasted like cotton candy from hell.

WHY TACO BELL WHY DON'T YOU DELIVER? I could, theoretically, ride my bike there. But it's a long ride, and my food would be cold by the time I got home (and eating it there is totally unacceptable.)

Total Dud: their cinammon twists. GROSSNESS.

(and really, Cabana is several leagues better than the other two, just for serving something that looks like real meat.)

i like cabana a lot but it's pricier and takes longer. i think my local tbell is open till 4am on the weekends.

All bow before Pancho's Mexican Buffet, though.

The worst was in New York, at a place promising "San Francisco, Mission-style" burritos; which they were somehow trying to do without offering pork or anything other than black beans. Fucking terrible!

Haha, was it in the East Village? My NYC claim of shame was going here very late one night around 2am with IAN JOHNSON AND JONATHAN WILLIAMS and paying $8 for a burrito claiming the above. What a racket.

ian. really. all at once?

2 bean burritos, no cheese, for me please.

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Ok, that'll be $16.07.
Out of $20?
Ok, $16.07's your change.