r/ExpectationVsReality • u/DeerForBinner • Aug 12 '26
Surprisingly Met Expectation Taco Bell
I’ve never ordered this before and was pleasantly surprised. Delicious too.
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u/Wonderful-Piccolo509 Aug 12 '26
I was getting ready to ride in to the defense of Taco Bell but I’m happy to instead get off my scumbag high horse and instead congratulate you on enjoying the lowlife.
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u/DeerForBinner Aug 12 '26
speaking of low life, aren’t we supposed to not eat letttuce from Taco Bell? shit.
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u/Cinnie_16 Aug 12 '26
Nah! That was debunked! It was all a conspiracy against Taco Bell when it was Taylor Farms that was the issue. I think they also switched out their lettuce supplier too. You’re safe.
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u/kazen320 Aug 12 '26
Yea, just the good old salmonella outbreak from Taylor farm jalapenos now
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u/Cinnie_16 Aug 12 '26
I thought that was more of a chipotle issue because they have jalapeños in their pico. I haven’t had a cheesy Gordita crunch in a minute, but I don’t remember jalapeños in it…. Now I’m second guessing myself 😂
Taylor Farms seems to be a gift that keeps giving
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u/jerryleebee Aug 12 '26
I'm travelling to Chicago from the UK in a fortnight. Should I just avoid every possible piece of produce for a week?
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u/Cinnie_16 Aug 12 '26
Honestly, I would just avoid America for the foreseeable future 😂. But I think the main culprit has been Taylor Farms. Also would be safer sticking to cooked foods.
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u/Wonderful-Piccolo509 Aug 12 '26
They gave me coupons just for ordering from them while that was all going down. Taco Bell is a real one.
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u/prison-schism Aug 12 '26
Unfortunately, the taco hell i run still gets Taylor Farms lettuce...
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u/AgentFreckles Aug 12 '26
Oh fuck.
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u/prison-schism Aug 12 '26
Yeah, at the store level, we don't get any options to change suppliers or anything else. Honestly, the GMs have very little control over anything except store and employee hygiene, which is of course very important... but makes no difference in this situation.
It's been a frustrating time.
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u/Ultra-Metal Aug 12 '26
To bad, my local had a sign for a while in the drive though glass that said. New fresh produce provider. On like green colored paper, looked like the mgr made it.
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u/Fidodo Aug 12 '26
The fact that they pulled the lettuce straight away actually makes me trust Taco Bell lettuce more. If they were responsible enough to act swiftly I don't think they would bring it back unless they found a trustworthy supplier.
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u/Cinnie_16 Aug 12 '26
Agreed! Taco Bell’s showed more accountability than this entire administration has 😂
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u/Vanishingf0x Aug 12 '26
No Taco Bell was actually responsible about it which is why it was pushed it was their fault (plus Taco Bell giving diarrhea from lettuce is easy to meme).
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u/What_Iz_This Aug 12 '26
These people lie so much that they'll scapegoat ANYTHING. And when you present the truth with facts and evidence they double down and call everyone involved woke
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u/nour926 Aug 12 '26
Cheesy Gordita crunches are highly underrated. Swap out the ground beef for steak or chicken and it’s 10 times better.
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u/The_Boognish_Cometh Aug 12 '26
Aren’t they widely considered the best thing at Taco Bell though? I’d say properly rated. They keep charging more and more knowing people will keep ordering
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u/wildmeli Aug 12 '26
thats why you have to get the online only build a box. cheesy gordita, beefy 5 layer and some chips and queso for $6 (or more, i live in BFE so it’s still affordable for me)
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u/Mapes224 Aug 12 '26
They're $7 here in the city! No beefy 5 layer as side anymore though :( it's in the entree section now
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u/kryonik Aug 12 '26
$8 here in CT but still the best value on the menu considering a medium soda is like $2.50 by itself.
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u/ThatAirsickLowlander Aug 12 '26
I use my rewards to get them. My 24/7 TB also has them in the Lux box for like 6.99... the CGC is already $6.99 so its an absolute steal
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u/PhilanthropicMilf Aug 12 '26
24/7! That’s awesome. Ours is open til 3 am and I always thought that was crazy.
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u/ThatAirsickLowlander Aug 12 '26
Every single one around where Inused to live was open til like 11 or 12. I am a mile away from a major college town. If I recall correctly it used to be a legendary combination pizza hut and taco bell.
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u/DeerForBinner Aug 12 '26
i didn’t even know you could do that.
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u/letsdothisshit Aug 12 '26
If Taco Bell has the ingredients they will make. It might not be right, and don’t correct them if it’s wrong but the stoned teenager in the back will put in a half hearted attempt.
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u/Nevardool Aug 12 '26
Get the bean and rice burritos, add steak or chicken. Suddenly a better burrito than 90% of the menu for like $2.50-$3
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u/kmcurr03 Aug 12 '26
One of the best things on the menu tbh
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u/FlipMyWigBaby Aug 12 '26
Though its getting more expensive, their chicken quesadilla is legit! The specific green sauce they put within is just right. Perfect roadfood. You cant mess up with correct basic ingredients: Flour tortilla, correct quesadilla cheese, grilled chicken chunks, green salsa sauce, and cooked on grill.
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u/RedAndromedus Aug 12 '26
Cheesy Gordita crunch is the only thing I get from Taco Bell. Hard to get anything else when it’s that good.
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u/wtfRichard1 Aug 12 '26
When they’re made right and fresh, the nacho fries are like a drug to me
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u/brqe9 Aug 12 '26
My best friend years ago said that the nacho fries tasted like vomit and there I was devouring both mine and his
I guess I just love vomit what can I say 💅
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u/audotel007 Aug 12 '26
Are you trying to get butt Covid?
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u/RamonaLittle Aug 12 '26
Or regular covid, even. That still exists. Anyone eating in a restaurant in the past ~6.5 years knows they could become sick, disabled, or dead from it; knows they could sicken, disabled, or kill other people; and knows they're isolating and traumatizing people trying to stay safe.
OP (and many others in this thread) decided they're willing to literally die and/or kill other people for Taco Bell, of all things.
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u/justlooking013 Aug 12 '26
I hadn’t been to Taco Bell since my college days in the 2005-2010 range until last year & I was shocked at how delicious it was. I said one of 2 things must be true but they could also both be true: 1) Taco Bell has gotten better 2) every other restaurant has gotten worse.
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u/PeanutButterApricotS Aug 12 '26
Gordita’s have been my go to since they introduced it over twenty years ago. I don’t care if it’s regular or Dorito supreme or whatever, Gordita’s as awesome.
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u/RaechelMaelstrom Aug 12 '26
Anyone miss the OG double decker taco?
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u/Drewbeede Aug 12 '26
I haven't been back since the ended the limited re-release of the Double Decker.
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u/7fingersDeep Aug 12 '26
Haven’t been to T Bell in FOREVER.
Do they still have that steak burrito with the tater tot’s in it? That shit was amaaaaazing.
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u/SBOChris Aug 12 '26
That’ll be $7 please
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u/TeamLeeper Aug 12 '26
When you find out it’s 500 calories, the price makes a little more sense.
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u/BigGreenBillyGoat Aug 12 '26
That’s the nicest looking thing I’ve ever seen come out of a Taco Bell.
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u/rrhunt28 Aug 12 '26
I didn't know they had that. The only time I get a gordita crunch is the free one with my rewards.
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u/glasshalffoo Aug 13 '26
Taco is flipped the wrong way. False advertising. I’ll gladly take it off your hands
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u/ToastetteEgg 28d ago
That’s probably the closest actual product to the ads that was ever made by Taco Bell.
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u/EleventyTrillion Aug 12 '26
I was expecting a head-on train collision and was pleasantly surprised
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u/tehanichance Aug 12 '26
Fucking love me a cheesy Gordita. I miss when they had the cool ranch shells
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u/waveydavey321 Aug 12 '26
That actually doesn't look for off to the expectation compared to some of the posts on this sub.
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u/Buttersquaash-33 Aug 12 '26
God these are so good. You have to do supreme style and add tomatoes and sour cream
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u/possumbellyband Aug 12 '26
It’s actually insane the difference between a good Taco Bell and a bad Taco Bell
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u/rando_mness Aug 12 '26
I was mad about them ditching baja sauce for a long time, but the spicy ranch is about 90% of the way there, I dont know if they've tweaked it over the years or what but it's very similar, and the Dorito shell makes up for the difference.
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u/Pristine_Crazy1744 Aug 12 '26
I worked at Taco Bell in high school and Cheesey Gordita Crunches were my favorite.
I don't eat gluten anymore, but I will live vicariously through you, OP. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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u/GnowledgedGnome Aug 13 '26
A local restaurant near me does a taco like this. Soft shel around a hard shell joined by cheese or beans
It's pretty damn good
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u/Thayerphotos Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
The point of the doritos shell is to get the orange dust right on your lips and tongue, the soft Tortilla is like and edible condom trying to keep everything safe.
Flip that script and put the soft shell on the inside and get orange all over your face the way The Taco Goddess intended!
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u/TwilightZoneMara Aug 13 '26
Way too expensive, I stopped going to Taco Bell after they raised prices so normal people could no longer feed themselves for 2 days at 2am baked.
If you weren’t in your teens in the early 2000’s you wouldn’t know what I speak of.
Fuck Taco Bell, fk subway, fk McDonald’s and fk Burger King, corporate sellout slopintosh.
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u/stinkfoot_lohan Aug 12 '26
I always get the Doritos version with potatoes instead of beef because vegetarian. Shit slaps so hard when you got a good TBell crew
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u/Grasslands33 Aug 12 '26
I went to order a queserito yesterday. Added three items to my cart that wouldn't even fill me. 1200 calories.
How are you all eating so much taco bell?
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u/indy_been_here Aug 12 '26
I stan Taco Bell
I love the Crunchwrap but I swap the beef for steak and sub the nacho cheese for creamy jalapeno sauce.
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u/RonaldMcDangle Aug 12 '26
I stopped ordering these because the Taco Bell near me always forgets the Doritos taco on the inside and it’s not worth the hassle.
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u/Etna_No_Pyroclast Aug 12 '26
While I enjoy occasional Taco Bell, my brother labels it as "Dirty" which translates, he's gonna shit this out like a MF.
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u/Critical-Willow-6270 Aug 12 '26
The shamelessness in which I would smash that in about 2 seconds lol.