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[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

Taco Bell is fucking ridiculous now. A single grilled cheese burrito on its own is over $10. The other burritos are 3 to 4 bucks as well. The entire point of Taco Bell is that it's supposed to be cheap garbage food you order at 1AM on a weekend after smoking a bowl, and that's no longer feasible. Now it's expensive garbage food. Nevermind that they also got rid of half the menu.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm lucky that I live in a town with about 2 billion taco trucks that are all insanely better and cheaper than Taco Bell. Plus, Taco Bell tastes like a Midwestern white lady's version of Mexican food, which made it easy to avoid even when it wasn't so expensive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Taco Bell <<<<< Taco truck with zero Google reviews

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

We have a fantastic one nearby in a rundown parking lot that makes their own "crunch wrap supreme" with your choice of meat for $10. These things are probably 5x the volume and density of the Taco Bell version and you don't have to get Taco Bells shitty Ortega taco seasoned ground beef.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I can't imagine living in a town without real Mexican food. We have taco trucks and authentic fast food style Mexican spots where I'm at too.

Nothing that Taco Bell has ever made comes close to the quality of a random shady looking taco truck.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

$10? Where? They're $4.79 here by me in Chicago.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Southern Ontario. It's in CAD.

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The only thing worth getting is the $6 cravings box that is only available through the app.

[–] IMongoose 4 points 6 months ago

It's $8 where I'm at now. They do have a special taco Tuesday box for 5-6 now though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

The only good deal for Taco Bell is taco Tuesday deal. 5 dollars for 3 tacos and a drink. They got a build your own box that's a good deal too, but everything else is so expensive.

Shit Wendy's used to have good mobile deals and now they are mostly trash. That new CEO that wanted surge pricing on burgers is fucking up everything with Wendy's for me.

I'm at a place where the local Mexican restaurant has better dinner deals Mon-Thurs than any fast food around me. Depending on the day it's like $7-$10. I just gotta watch my drinking there.

[–] Boop2133 2 points 6 months ago

I just get the build your own meal for like $5 and get a crunch wrap supreme 4 layer burrito or whatever and nachos and a drink. Idk why someone would bother paying that much for fast food

[–] LordCrom 2 points 6 months ago

Went there recently, plain bean burrito used to cost me 1.29...now it's 2.85 AND they now charge extra .20 if you want extra onions.

Crazy prices now.

I miss Taco Viva