The Untold Truth Of Taco Bell

We all know when it’s time to make that late-night drive to Taco Bell. A trip to Taco Bell is one of those so-wrong-but-so-right urges in life that we just have to give into.

If you are going to indulge in a guilty culinary pleasure at 3 am, it better be on a Double Decker Taco, Beefy Melt Burrito, Cheesy Gordita Crunch, or Cheese Roll-Up. It doesn’t get any better than Taco Bell.

For all of you late-night Taco Bell patrons who want to know more about your favorite guilty pleasure delight, here is the untold truth about Taco Bell.

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The Taco Bell dog | 0:00
Welcome to Taco Bell Hotel | 1:44
The Doritos Locos Taco | 3:14
Taco Bell to the rescue | 5:20
The Batman movie promo | 6:12
Let's talk about beef | 7:13
Those vegetarian options | 8:24
Hot dogs and hamburgers? | 9:51
Pre-formed crunchy taco shells | 10:44
The first Taco Bell | 11:49

[MashedFood]

What's your favorite thing to grab at Taco Bell?

[leeonmyscreen]

I worked for Taco Bell in 1976, everything was made fresh, from scratch. The food was actually really good—fresh and tasty. Employees actually came up with the Burrito Supreme, and big sellers were the Enchrito and the Bell-Beefer. Also bring back black olives and green chives.

[dlsak]

I worked there in the 80's as well. I worked all the stations and different jobs there during my "tenure". Produce was brought in fresh every morning and was washed and then cut up on manually operated machines. Beef was fresh too and cooked in these big square pans with the special seasoning mixed with water throughout the day as needed. Cheese came in huge blocks which were then cut by hand with a wire and manually shredded. The refried beans were manually sorted out of 50 pound pounds to make sure there were no rocks in them and made in 2 huge pressure cookers with 2 big blocks of lard, an s-load of salt and hot water. Refried beans from taco bell back then were so creamy and delicious, unlike now. When done, we broke out a black and decker drill with a 3 foot long extension that had a chopping blade on the end and smoothed out the beans. Taco shells were all fried fresh every day and kept in a large warming cabinet. Nowadays, the meat comes precooked, the beans in cans, the produce already cut up, the cheese already shredded and the taco shells are already cooked. I can definitely tell that the taste and freshness nowadays is not even close to what it used to be. The only thing that has gone up is the price, not the quality. It is so sad to me. Here in Nor Cal, there's a small mom and pop chain that is very much like taco bell used to be, with everything fresh and it brings back memories of how freaking tasty Taco Bell used to be. The fall of a great one.

[creepincarl]

The old school commercials make me miss the 80s and 90s

[kamakaze]

Taco bell tacos tasted so much better back when they had the yellow wrapper.

[gphx]

I first visited a Taco Bell in the 70s. Worked at one in the 80s. My favorite for decades has been the combo (meat and beans) burrito with green sauce. They discontinued the combo but you could still get one by adding 'extra' meat to a bean burrito along with the green sauce. Then on my last visit they said the green sauce is gone for good. Congrats, Taco Bell, you managed to sever a faithful 45 year relationship.

[jessebarrett]

Dog has better career than most human actors....trainer complains about damage to career...lol

[brandonsavitski]

I was general manager at a Taco Bell in Louisiana from 1997 to 2001. Sunday's were always are slow days so I personally changed the price of our hard shell and soft shell tacos to half off 39 cents (43 cents after tax). People would show up and order them by the 100's. Increased our profits by the thousands. After I left the store a new owner purchased the store and did away with my idea and from what I heard the sales plummeted.

[Black_Adam]

Their food was more hearty and beefier before they went all corporate and sold out to Yum Brands.

[shibblesshalzabot]

This is basically a 13 minute commercial for Taco Bell.

[era]

I live in Long Beach California and we have the second oldest location here. Still going strong. 👍🏾

[Iota]

I had those Batman cups 😆😆. And when I worked at Taco Bell we used to make everything fresh.

[Sunset]

When I was young, I loved the Enchirito

[WalterWhyte]

RIP Gidget February 7 1994 - July 21 2009 😭

[wendyodell]

Yes, the chili cheese burrito! Now that's what I'm talking about 😋

[BrandonHanson]

When I saw the Taco Bell Hotel and Resort. I expected to see more toilets in rooms than beds.

[volvo]

i was pleasantly surprised with some of their breakfast features. what most people don’t know is that the full menu is available during breakfast hours, unlike their competitors - not any of that “breakfast until 10:30” nonsense.

[johnpicker]

I love Taco Bell The dog was classic. Also liked when Star Wars ep1 came out. They had the cup toppers and prizes on the cups.

[anthonyandhollyann]

I use to love the tacos at taco bell. It's like they changed their recipe. 80 to 90 was the best time to get them.

[leeonmyscreen]

Worked for TB in the 70's, everything was made fresh including the taco shells. The food tasted so good, not like it is today. I still eat at TB for sure but remembering the original taste and freshness, you would always "run for the border!"