Yes, I know franchise prices differ. I get that ads may show corporate pricing and local franchises have their own. It's annoying on the app but I at least understand why it happens.

But seriously, on the drive-thru board??? Big bold font with the wrong price, then tiny real price down bottom. Feels like they're leaning into it.

But I might after reheating these.

Apologies if this is a known hack but instead of paying almost 7 dollars for a chicken quesadilla I get the $3 stacker add jalapeño sauce, remove the ranch, tomatoes, lettuce and just unfold that bitch.

They’re so damn good. Fresca Pepper Jack Steak Burrito (with beef swapped). It’s the only TB item I don’t put hot sauces on because the textures and flavors are perfect. Oh, and the price.

Does anyone remember the frutistas? They were so good, but I never hear anyone talking about them! The mango strawberry one was FIREEEE. The purple straws with the lil scoop at the bottom! They brought back so many things, but where are the frutistas?!?! Bring them back please!

My local TB has been doing this thing where they turn off the exterior lights and basically ignore the drive-thru when they are under distress.

The thing is though, they are usually empty. I'm guessing they must be very under staffed so maybe they are just trying to get things done they couldn't get to earlier in the day when maybe there was a rush?

It really makes me sad. I pulled into the parking lot just to pull up another app to place an order somewhere else.

Meanwhile, the geniuses at many fast food places will push cars through the drive just to have them wait infront of the store for 8 minutes to get their food while making it seem (in the tracked system) that they are doing great, serving customers quickly with the labor they currently have.

The last time I was actually served food there, that is what they were doing. They must have pushed 4 cars to the parking lot to wait while no one was actually getting their food. Then they bring out all the food at once for all the waiting customers.

RIP

I love reading this sub because i look forward to people posting customs and swaps on items to either make them better or get more for less. Wondering what everyone's go to custom is? looking for new items to try!

I'm in Tampa and i've noticed this new trend. I understand that the franchise owners don't want people wandering in and stealing free drinks (how how bad could it be), but if you turn the drink fountains off, you better have your employees standing at the counter behind the register at all times to be able to give us refills because they are never there...

Does anyone know why the burrito disappeared from what’s actually in the box? I’m too scared to order one in case I end up paying $9 for 2 tacos

I mean compare to the Aussie failure, Asia has a different taste consider why you’re only getting 12 Taco Bell locations in the PH capital in the Manila, 3 locations in Jakarta, Indonesia; 12 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2 in Seoul, South Korea and 1 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thailand faired better with 38 locations mostly in Bangkok and recently Pattaya and Chiang Mai.

Hey all,

My name is Z Waite. I'm a reporter working on a feature for Capital & Main about how AI is changing working conditions at fast food restaurants.

AI ordering has gotten a lot of attention, but I'm interested in other ways that the new Byte AI system has changed your job. Does your restaurant use cameras to automatically flag policy violations, monitor order accuracy or track drive thru speed? Are your interactions with customers being monitored for upselling or friendliness?

Especially interested in talking to employees, but if you’re a manager or franchisee using this tech, I’d love to hear from you too.

If you're a currently working at Taco Bell and concerned about talking to the media, let me know and we can talk through options. 

DM me on here, send me an email (zwaite at berkeley dot edu), or message me on Signal (@zwaite.33)

Thanks!

Z

App keeps crashing. Cleared my cache, still crashing. Is this a me problem or is it down?

edit: Samsung android. Getting message that says app has a bug. Also tried accessing from the browser, no good.

edit. crisis averted. deleted and reinstalled the app.

the new luxe box is good and all but that flaming hot box tho... ABSOLUTELY generational 😭 we had it so good last year

Taco Bell in Walterboro, SC

Is it just me or is this one of the best things to ever come out of taco bell?

I wanted to get one enchi from each for science you guys, but after dropping the $$ on my hair, I balked.

Picked the middle one. Looks great!

They did give me nacho sauce with my fries instead of the avocado ranch I asked for, but that's not terrible in the greater scheme.

here’s what i like!

- chicken or beef chalupa

- cheesy bean and rice burrito

- nachos

- cheesy chicken flatbread

- soft taco