The Surprising History of Taco Bell

Weird History Food is heading for the border for the history of Taco Bell. Everyone's favorite late-night drive-thru destination, Taco Bell had some humble beginnings starting in Southern California. Get your order ready because we are getting some Taco Bell to go. We would like 6 soft taco supremes, please.
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[@Nonsensehat]

The entire world making jokes about Taco Bell giving you digestion problems always made me feel like I was going crazy. In my experience, Taco Bell is by far the least likely fast food joint to upset my stomach. My friends just laugh at me when I say that and I feel like Ralphie on Santa’s lap in a Christmas Story as they mock me. I’ll assume any likes on this comment imply that you agree with me and are much appreciated. It will make me feel less insane.

[@Jakek200]

TBH same here especially since most fast food places base their meals around sandwiches, bread and breaded fried products which don't get along with my stomach so Taco Bell tacos are always a safe bet for me if I have to eat fast food.

[@RinnyMiqo]

100% agree with you and i worked for em xD. Tbh its really the beans that upset some people, that and sometimes the beef. Depends on their digestive system. Haven't had anyone have issues in our restrooms either and i had to clean those things.. so idk where it even came from xD. TacoBell is the only thing i could eat for months as my only meal for the day without having issues so, theres that too

[@CancelledMcCree]

You aren’t crazy I just had some lol. Typically sonic will mess me up lol

[@kindbud]

the joke and stereotypes come from white people unable to handle beans. Most white people don't eat real Mexican food so when they eat taco bell, the fiber gives them movements. It mainly comes from the mid west and east coast people who don't have real Mexican food.

[@indigoenergygamer4350]

Sonic will have me on the bathroom a few times the next day. McDonalds will absolutely destroy my stomach. But Taco Bell never really messes with me. In fact, I have to eat a whole lot of it with diablo sauce to actually make my stomach upset. But, I guess that would apply for any food items really.

[@maryaltshuller885]

I rarely eat fast food but my favorite menu item at Taco Bell is the Nacho Belle Grande. My late husband who came from the former USSR told me that the joke over there was which fast food restaurant wasn't invited to open over there - Taco Bell - because they once had a tag line that said "Run for the border", and Soviet authorities didn't want their citizens getting any ideas about running for the borders over there.

[@ArtimusDragon]

I'm sorry about your husband, but his story made me chuckle.

[@tonyfourpaws4511]

The Nacho bell grande used to be my favorite years ago before they stop using green onions because of the E-COLI issue back in the 90's. I also remember the chips and cheese being better quality. Now I frequently make my own at home. Seasoned ground beef refried beans tomatoes, green onions and jalapenos on a bed of warmed yellow corn tortilla chips and the ONLY salsa con queso you should EVER use... TOSTITOS brand salsa con queso.

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

The borders had 10 foot tall cyclone fences with electric barbed wire at the top. A border guard patrol vehicle came by every hour. They had to be sure no one escaped the gulags.

[@Licensed_To_Chill]

Not a Taco Bell story, but my mother and aunt were also from the former Soviet Union. When they were young girls, they were among the first customers to wait in line for the opening of the first Moscow McDonald's in 1990. Customer service was never really a thing in the Soviet Union, so the Russian managers and supervisors who had been hired to work at McDonald's and learned about greeting customers were obsessed with getting it right. On Day 1, they would correct workers if they didn't smile and say exactly what they were supposed to. My mom and aunt joked that after they moved to the States, they didn't ever get quite that good of customer service at McDonald's ever again!

[@Rick_King]

@@tonyfourpaws4511 And they also used to have black olives on the Nacho Bell Grande!

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Even though I live somewhere that I can get authentic Mexican tacos, I still crave me some Taco Bell sometimes.

[@JTguitarlessons]

This is a dumb comment. Even if you can make burgers at home, everyone still craves McDonald's at times.

[@riner9]

Good TexMex is better than any 'Authentic Mexican' I've ever had and been to Mexico several times.

[@HookedonChronics]

Same, live in California but it makes more sense when you realize Taco Bell isn't really competing with real Mexican food, it's something different to me. Taco Bell is good for what it is and no one should go there thinking its actual Mexican food. It's stoner American Mexican essentially lol

[@jasminelopez9711]

Same I’m Mexican can have it whenever but I crave a Doritos loco and Baja blast any day

[@iseytheteethsnake6290]

@@riner9 bruh you really like greasy yellow BRI’ISH cheese and salty gravy corn less? And I doubt you ever went to Mexico at all!

[@Icy-nee-san]

God bless taco bell. For years this was the closest thing to Mexican food I could get in my area. Also the $1 beef burrito kept me fed all through high school and college.

[@izyco80]

The Mexican I feel sorry this was what you were introduced to as Mexican food.

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

We never heard of Mexican food until Taco Bell came to town. Now, there is Mexican food on every corner and in between. We eat some about once a year.

[@NobleWolf33]

@@izyco80stfu geez it’s American inspired. Don’t have a stick up ur Ahole

[@TDoubleYu]

@@izyco80in America, what do you expect exactly? Other cultures would have to expand

[@michaelcoulter1725]

Don't forget the meximelts those were and still are the bomb and Taco Bell still has meximelts

[@Machtimus]

I'd like to see a weird history food for Bojangles. Great work as always

[@TGD_B]

I live in California and I went to see family in North Carolina. Was the highlight of my trip the Bojangles hash browns??? Maybe

[@Ukraine2011]

@@TGD_B. I live now in Jacksonville NC. And see alot of Bojangels down here

[@karlingram8471]

@@Ukraine2011 me too

[@adamtrogdon959]

It's Bo time!

[@karlingram8471]

@@adamtrogdon959 Cajun filet biscuits

[@ProfHoff]

What a perfect video for Super Bowl Sunday. This channel is still CRAZY underrated and always delivers straight banger after banger video.

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

Agreed. I'm one of those nuts who can't eat anything without watching a documentary about it, if it exists.

[@ryproar11]

The fact I am at a Taco Bell watching the history of Taco Bell is beyond meta at this point. 😂

[@JackContraband]

Embrace the meta! Embrace the Bell!

[@starkravinglad8099]

You'd probably enjoy wearing a hat on a hat

[@aaronaxvig]

What about the Doritos Locos Tacos chips? Chips inspired by a taco which was itself inspired by chips... which were inspired by nachos. Also was expecting some info on the semi-exclusivity of Baja Blast.

[@CantonGirl1981]

Thank you Glen Bell for making my life exponentially better. 🙌🌮

[@DHawkBeats]

Facts

[@Marc-n5e]

Stoopid gringo

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Drunk at 3AM? That explains why so many comedians mention it

[@rohan750]

So it’s always open late in the states? They recently opened 2 shops in the whole of Melbourne but I’m not sure if it’s open late.

[@tylerhorn3712]

Taco bell is good morning after drinking food. It's all ground up for you, like a soup wrapped in an underdone cracker. Not sure about while your drinking though.

[@ThePatMan42069]

4th meal baby

[@ksnndnfr6101]

@@rohan750 I've never had taco bell and never will coz we got Guzman y Gomez lol

[@rohan750]

@@ksnndnfr6101 its so similar though!

[@dawng.8836]

I worked at Taco Bell in the mid 80's. We did all our own cooking. Nothing came pre-done The beef was 100,%

[@Mohagrus]

not any more its only 88% beef the rest is filler

[@MichaelReidOttawa]

I still remember once arriving at work one morning, smelling the most foul smell about 1/4 mile from the franchise I worked at. A coworker, had forgotten to fill the pressure cookers with water. He turned them on with Dry Beans, Lard and Salt only! What a mess. 😂😂😂

[@pamelamays4186]

My favorite Taco Bell menu item is the long lost Bell Beefer. It was Taco Bell's spin on the Sloppy Joe. Here in my city abandoned Taco Bell restaurant buildings have been repurposed as independent taco shops. One has even been converted into a car insurance business.

[@Hybris51129]

In my area just about all of the old buildings got converted into payday loans type places.

[@amberfaulk4975]

Two I can think of has either been a taco place, a wing place, a subway or little caesars

[@bonsai108]

Del taco has a secret menu item with a taco served in a bun instead of shell.

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

One here is now an abandoned Mexican restaurant building.

[@Missle1001]

When I went down to Michoacán, Mexico and showed my family what a Taco Bell taco 🌮 looks like, it was as foreign to them as fortune cookies are foreign to the Chinese!

[@sarahprince2412]

Simple, Taco Bell is NOT real Mexican food. That’s why it’s foreign to them.

[@0047sssss]

Taco Bell is a bland and pale imitation of tacos, that's why it failed twice in Mexico

[@BillHicks420]

Speaking from a gastronomical stand-point, Taco Bell isn't "Mexican food", but closer to "tex-mex".

[@Missle1001]

Still delicious!

[@wiikends]

Try giving them Korean "Mexican food". That's even more foreign

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

This was a really good video, Weird History! Speaking of tacos, everyone knows about Jack In The Box's [in]famous tacos, but not enough talk about the history of the restaurant. While Jack was always the mascot [except in the 80s], it wasn't until the 1970s that he became a full-fledged character. He also had a group of friends: Onion Ring Thing, Hamburgermeister, Small Fry, Secret Sauce Agent, and The Shakes [a milkshake band]. They were called the Jack In The Box Bunch and had a TON of merch during the 70s. The most popular were the bendable buddies. Another tidbit: the JITB Bunch were voiced by Paul Winchell, better known as Tigger from Winnie The Pooh. Honestly, Jack In The Box's history in general is interesting [ it was briefly renamed Monterey Jack's in the 80s], but I find not enough people talk about Jack In The Box's 70s characters and ads. Also, they roasted Mcdonald's before Wendy's did [with the Watch Out Mcdonald's slogan]. I'm a 2000s person but I've always prefered 1970s/1980s/1990s commercials, which is how I found out about various advertising mascots.

[@funnytreeproductions6218]

For me it just depends on what I order lol

[@JustinSpakable]

Jeez. Touch grass, buddy

[@WOOTMAN24]

this sounds fake asf LOL

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

I don't remember JIB in the 70s. We were too poor to eat out, and we didn't have a TV.

[@zach7193]

Well, this is truly something. Fascinating, informative, interesting, and loved by everyone.

[@chaseman94]

Two items I wish Taco Bell would bring back are the XXL Nachos and the Caramel Apple Empanada.

[@TDoubleYu]

Man, I miss the Caramel Apple Empanadas 😢

[@rockduck2210]

Carmel apple empanada was the best

[@44kryth]

The Mexican Pizza is my favorite item! Sounds like Taco Bell brought it back!

[@jcam5]

They did recently. It was supposed to be for a limited time, like the McRib, but customers demand brought it back as a regular item.

[@stephenm8725]

that they did because I'm having it right now

[@dameneko]

I miss the Taco Bell enchirito -- a fast food burrito mojado. When I was little they even put little olive slices on top. Those were the days.

[@tommyebay]

I heard they brought that back for a few weeks several months ago.... and I missed out!!!!

[@MinuteMan1999]

Actually broke down and hit a Taco Bell drive thru just a few days ago. Figured I'd get my old favorite from back in the day, the natcho bell grande. Flavor was pretty much what I remembered but the portion had shrunk way down and the price was way up. Another victim of "shrinkflation"!

[@charleybarley939]

Bidenflation. Along those lines, I noticed you can now order a taco with "extra beef." So they are upcharging for an common ingredient which they are reducing.

[@Game_Hero]

@@charleybarley939 is that the new version of "thanks Obama"?

[@goctexas1444]

Yeah brics and all the money printing by the fed are destroying our currency

[@LiterallyAna]

I thought you meant that your car broke down and rammed a drive thru with it lmao

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

@@LiterallyAnasame

[@krisfrederick5001]

I still can't believe Taco Bell tried to open in Mexico. That's like drawing with crayons on a Denny's menu in Leonardo Da Vinci's living room.

[@MichaelReidOttawa]

Or like Dominos opening up in Naples 😂

[@kennethdueck5609]

Or even a Little Caesars at the Vatican lol

[@justinharvie8126]

My favorite menu item from Taco Bell WAS the XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito. Those things were awesome and filled my stomach for 5 to 6 bucks. Now if I go there, I usually get the Chipotle Ranch Grilled Chicken Burrito. Usually 3-4 of them.

[@humanitiestheproblem]

Obesity. Either you got it or you're like 8 feet tall.

[@princesskristan]

They need to bring that burrito back. It was so good

[@redline1916]

@@princesskristan they won't

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

Does it cost a fortune?

[@justinharvie8126]

@@MichaelTheophilus906 Nope, here in NJ they are like 2.79 each.

[@lisamartin3612]

Love the Johnnycash reference. Worked at Canada Trust at the time. It took us a long time after the name changed to stop saying things like " have to load Johnny" or " have to balance Johnny."

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

This is the best video about Taco Bell I have seen on KZbin. It covers all of the major points regarding Taco Bell's heritage, business operations, and the culture surrounding it. If you are not eating Taco Bell right now, I highly suggest going to Taco Bell and ordering something, then coming back to eat it while watching this video about Taco Bell. I am eating taco Bell Right now as I watch this. I like Taco Bell.

[@IanPunter]

Not quite. Bell first worked for del taco !!! For ed hackbarth in the desert around barstow.

[@TheFlock83]

I know people don’t think about fast food when trying to lose weight, but I actually lost about 80lbs eating their bean burritos everyday. Very thankful for what Taco Bell did for me. Also it never upset my stomach eating there every day, I don’t know where that rumor came from

[@pistachiodisguisey911]

They’re stuff tends to be way lighter than most things from a burger joint, plus a lot of gluten free options with the corn shell tacos

[@ethangregg702]

😮😢😂

[@jaswin5994]

Get that protein

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

When food only stays in you for a few hours, you will lose weight.

[@gllyflower]

I agree! People who actually look at the nutritional information for various fast food places will be surprised, I think. KFC original recipe chicken? Mostly CHICKEN. Taco Bell? Mostly meat and veggies. The sodium will get you every time everywhere, but in terms of nutritional content...way better than a big mac slathered in sauce for sure...

[@TR47]

One aspect of the original taco is it was just an alternate method of selling a burger, inspired by Mexican street food. That's why it contains ground beef, lettuce, tomato and cheddar, none of which appear in a real Mexican taco.

[@kijekuyo9494]

Well, except for the tomato in the form of pico de gallo, but otherwise totally agree.

[@elobservadorobservante1605]

lettuce and tomato do sometimes

[@charlesswedenburg9449]

What appears in a real Mexican taco?

[@waldo1967]

1990's Taco Bell was the best. They sold 6-pack tacos for under 5 bucks.🌮🔔

[@someoneoncesaid6978]

I'm old enough to remember when the tacos were twice the size that they are now. If the trend keeps up, you'll be able to fit four in the palm of your hand by the end of the decade.

[@XXXXX8]

"They were twice the size when I was half as big"

[@someoneoncesaid6978]

@@XXXXX8 - They were twice the size when I was in my 20's, so yeah, half as big _around_.

[@packertai1]

I remember the Chihuahu! He was so cute! I had three plushies of him and every time you squeezed him he said” Yo quiero Taco Bell!” Loved it every time! 😂

[@riner9]

those plushy toys were racist

[@mikesiciliano210]

"A stuffed animal is racist" 🤣

[@riner9]

@@mikesiciliano210 that stuffed animal makes a mockery of the latinx community and their culture you bigot

[@mikesiciliano210]

@@riner9 All it says is "I want taco bell" 😂. What makes a mockery of the community is the made-up term "Latinx"

[@riner9]

@@mikesiciliano210 that's why I use it

[@NickTarterOKC]

The Liberty Bell thing was hilarious. I still laugh about that, especially all of the people who actually took it seriously. That is the real joke. 😂

[@DonderNashawk]

Call me crazy: but the wings there are actually amazing. Also the toasted cheddar chalupa is the best limited item, should be permanent

[@Vexreal_]

The tasted cheddar chalupa is good asf but its a pain to fry. it sticks to the fry basket reaaaaally bad

[@iwatchyoutube6539]

There are no wings lol? What country do you live in homie? Dude up in indonacistan talking about wings at taco bell. Those definitely weren't chicken wings lol, dude was eatin the new bat wing chalupa.

[@Vexreal_]

@@iwatchyoutube6539 there definitely are wings at US taco bells

[@mattmorgan881]

@@iwatchyoutube6539 Wings came out for a limited time but sold out fast a while back, and now they are back this year. They are good but overpriced, like 5 tiny wings for $6. But they may be there for good now because YUM owns Taco Bell and KFC, and KFC just took wings off their menu.

[@jernigan007]

i got the wings, just to try them. 5 wings $8. super small, very tasty, will never buy them again

[@marilynalvarez9951]

Another excellent video, thank you so much. I visited that original Taco Bell on Firestone in Downey, sadly it's no longer there, but "El Taco" is still in Downey on Florence Ave.

[@marilynalvarez9951]

@shannonjeffers6416 Oh that's awesome, I didn't know, thanks for the info. 😁

[@profoundwanderer1441]

Still have every Taco Bell dog, in the wrapper, still functional. 😂 Last time I checked, they're still not worth squat.

[@jbauern57]

Taco Bell also had a BELL BEEFER. The Bell Beefer was essentially a taco in burger form, with taco meat, diced onions, shredded lettuce and mild sauce. It was served up from the '70s to the mid-'90s, and made a brief return in 2012 to certain stores.

[@BlkMagickGaia3]

I worked as a Mgr at Taco Bell for about 4 yrs in my early 20s. When I 1st started, we cooked and seasoned the ground beef. About halfway thru, we started getting the boil bags of the precooked/preseasoned meat. We also cut and cooked the nacho chips, taco shells , pizza shells, salad bowls and cinnamon twists. Good times. Lol

[@tessbaur9156]

My family is vegetarian and I have been a vegetarian my whole life and growing up Taco Bell was literally the only fast food place in my area where we could get a full meal

[@riner9]

is your cat vegan

[@tessbaur9156]

@@riner9 Well considering that I myself am not even a vegan, it would be pretty weird if I forced a carnivorous animal to be vegan.

[@Rick_King]

I love Taco Bell! While my wife was in the hospital, I was eating at Taco Bell almost every day. But she's well now, and cooking again, and that's even better than the Bell!

[@vanellopemint]

I remember going to Taco Bell regularly in the mid/late 70's. There were three Fred Meyers shopping centers in Salem, and each had a Taco Bell right nearby. Back then, they had a very limited menu -- taco, green sauce burrito, red sauce burrito, and a few other things, but my mom liked the first three because they were each 33 cents. We were allowed $1 each; plus a drink, she could buy lunch for herself and three kids for very little money. ^_^ It's kind of amazing how simple Taco Bell was back then, and how it developed into the crazy menu that they have had for the last 20-30 years.

[@bridaw8557]

Me too. I feel old and do remember it being good because they only had a few items. It was better and in high school it was good for after high school senior proms 😂

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

Three Fred Meyers in Salem in the 70s? There must have been one on every block.

[@missylou725]

I've been in love with TB since I was a teen. I've never had any digestion issues with it. Heck, I just had some a couple days ago. I'm excited that a Taco Bell is coming to the area I moved to finally!

[@katherineshimkus9511]

Crunch Wrap Supreme. Oh my God, it’s literally the best thing on the menu. Here in my area, we have a combination Taco Bell and KFC. It’s small but it’s really good!

[@JimmyMidnite]

The greatest prank Taco Bell ever pulled wasn’t the Liberty Bell “purchase” but trying to put a Taco Bell in Mexico.

[@Alphawolf2017]

Dunno if you guys ever did Arby's, but if you haven't, I know it's gotta have a great history!

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

Sad history.

[@alexandercampbell7903]

I lived in Mexico (including Monterrey) and was told thar Taco Bell was banned there. Many Mexicans feel insulted by the gringo taco. The negative effect of TB (not tuberculosis) on Mexican food is that the chain takes real names of Mexican foods and then recreates some similar tasting abomination that does not resemble the real food. Most Americans (and Canadians) don't know what a real chalupa, gordita or quesadilla is. Most people around the world thinks that the quesadilla (thanks to Taco Bell) is cheese melted between tortillas when it is more like a stretched footlong taco filled with meat, veggies, cheese and topped with squash flowers. I lived in Monterey; and ate at every mall food court in that City; and I don't think that Dairy Queen exists in thar City anymore. I probably walked by the location where it used to stand.

[@alukuhito]

I used to love getting 7-layer burritoes - cheap, filling, and relatively healthy. Then I moved away to a country without Taco Bells.

[@13blackcatzzz]

They discontinued them!! 😭

[@dhollongstreet4725]

Taco Bell Crunch Wrap. Give me give me give me give me. Has to be the most brilliant food item they have ever come up with.

[@nathanstroud2223]

2:37 I was getting ready to say a true all-in-one would include Long John Silver's and A&W too, but Wikipedia says those brands were both sold off in way back in 2011, which I wasn't aware of until just now. It's a shame, because I would've loved to have seen that monstrosity of a fast food restaurant. It would be like a standalone food court sans mall.

[@mightybk]

Also when Taco Bell first opened in my neighborhood, on the menu board, they included a pronunciation key after each item that my friends and I thought was hysterical. Things like: Burrito (burr--EE-toe). They also had an item that was basically a sloppy joe (tie to that previous video) but with their taco meat on it. It was called the Bell Beefer. I ordered it once almost on a dare and could barely order it without laughing. It wasn't around long, probably because they were wasting too many hamburger buns. And finally -- no mention of the Taco Salad? That was around for a long time, because if you put the word "salad" on it, it must be healthier, right? Basically the same ingredients as everything else but in a large almost open clamshell taco shell. They briefly tried a seafood taco salad that didn't last long at all. Then there was the discontinuation and return of the Mexican Pizza. Again, you could easily do a second video on Taco Bell to cover all of these things and others.

[@mightybk]

Not sure why it's putting a line through part of my post by the way...

[@cuntinue]

Thats not a big bad beefer...

[@jcam5]

Taco Bell was my fast food in my youth. I was mad when they removed the Mexican Pizza the first time.

[@rffrice]

I hear how much people love the Mexican pizza, what exactly is so good about it? I don’t understand the hype it just looks like a weird tostada

[@jcam5]

@@rffrice you're right, it is technically a tostada but I think people like the novelty of it as Taco Bell tends to experiment more with their menu compared to other fast food chains.

[@mikethemechanic7395]

I stopped going after they got rid of the Meximelt 😢

[@princesskristan]

I just had it last week! My favorite thing is a crunchwrap supreme or a grilled steak burrito. Drink wise I love the Cinnabon delight iced coffee or the Baja Blast slushie

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

Do burritos have beans in them?

[@princesskristan]

@@MichaelTheophilus906 It depends on which one you get

[@mikeks8181]

Back in The Late 80's and Early 90's! Taco Bell had The 10 For 10$ in a Box! Soft or Hard Tacos! Heading home from work or the bar? At Late Night? Would hit the Spot when home and even for Breakfast the next morning! I Have Always Since early 80's after Visiting Mexico, preferred the Soft Shell! Thanks For Sharing This Video

[@thaisstone5192]

That was good fun to watch! I can't say I have a favorite item; they have so many options I try something different every time when I want some of their food.

[@ChristophersRants]

I had a few different versions of that dog as toys when you squeeze him, he talked.

[@MahoganyBlack]

That Taco Bell chihuahua was the best ad thing in the 90’s! 😭

[@cinemalights2625]

Taco Bell is my favorite fast food joint and its history makes me cherish it even more.

[@DinoPwn]

YES FINALLY! I have been asking for a Taco bell video since the creation of this channel. Now lets see if they cover alll the menu items like I asked for ;) Edit: they didn't cover the menu items (the stuff that makes Taco Bell nostalgic), but it was a good video none the less

[@ViniciusGraf]

This channel is pure gold

[@arokh72]

I'm glad to see Taco Bell is finally making a come back here in Australia. They tired about 20 odd years, under the Tricon branding, by joining with KFC. It failed and Taco Bell exited the market only a year or so later. I feel the pricing and limited menu didn't help either. They seem to be doing better now and are expanding their stores, but it's been a slow expansion, a smart move IMO.

[@Christopher-ii6tr]

Do they use Kangaroo meat or Wombat meat? Perhaps the Tasmanian devil. Sir would you like to try our new bush tucker taco?

[@SpaceCadet45s]

My favorite has to be the chalupa and the Baja Blast. Those things hit the spot after a night of partying.

[@marvinshenk]

I grew up in Virginia. We didn't get Taco Bell until the late 80's. When it first opened, the drive thru line was blocks long. After a couple years it was just another fast food place. I do love Taco Bell though.

[@McMuphen]

Favorite menu items, Double Decker, Cheesy Gordita Crunch, spicy Doritos locos tacos, and gotta love a classic soft and crunchy taco

[@edgerj5186]

I use to get LAVA sauce on a 5 layer burrito everyday for lunch. Really lava sauce on anything they had. That sauce was my crack, and caramel apple empanada to finish the meal. I don’t eat there anymore but if they brought it back, I’d have to get my fix every day again.

[@spelunking4444]

Prices now actually drive me AWAY! $10 used to get you a bag full of food(enough to feed a small army)FULL and with change to spare! This generation is missing out on the meaning of true value. Poor kids:*(

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

The Mexican Pizza is my favorite menu item!!!

[@Multifire]

RIP Taco Kid. Gone, but not forgotten.

[@willcorg1979]

In 1998 when I was 19 years old I worked graveyard shift for a new Texaco gas station in Fairview, Oregon on the weekends. They had an A&W and Taco Bell built into the station. In order to get more hours, the manager offered me a position with the Taco Bell section… needless to say I lasted one day before I quit. However, I learned a few things… EVERYTHING came in sealed plastic bags. So on my graveyard shift I drank unlimited A&W root beer on tap. Also, I may have taken a bag of Taco Bell meat and Nacho Cheese home with me. My girlfriend and all our friends couldn’t eat it all in a week and the rest pretty much went to waste. It took me about 5 years before I’d eat Taco Bell again.

[@Becauseimme]

San Bernardino invented fast food, even though it’s a trashed city it still has beautiful parts.

[@2Laze]

The Doritos Locos Taco 100% would've bought them some time in Mexico, I ate nothing but those for like 2 weeks when they 1st came out ahah

[@RonnieGreher]

It makes absolutely no sense that the chihuahua ads were everywhere, well known, and had no impact on sales. I still think of those ads, decades later. Drop the chalupa. Yes put it down

[@kevinduke8928]

Please do Fazoli’s. Often wondered how they started.

[@noahname6695]

I’m sorry. I was a Taco Bell employee in the late 1970s. That beef was real beef. Locally sourced and weighed before and after cooking to guarantee its fat content. Only thing added was a spice packet Taco Bell branded. Pinto beans in bags. Cooked I pressure cookers with salt lard and water. Taco shells were fried onsite daily. My first job there. All the produce was sliced and diced on site. Even the cheese was in 40lb blocks. Locally sourced and grated daily on site. That poor Hobart ran day and night keeping everything stocked.

[@azychals]

The most impressive thing about this video is the Descendents I don't wanna grow up mug at 10:21. One of my favorite bands.

[@stephenm8725]

"I like food / food tastes good..."

[@piperthirtytwo]

0:34 one of my all time fav movies. i saw a foreign version where it was pizza hut(also owned by PepsiCo) instead of taco bell in the movie

[@annrodriguez2891]

I work there as a manager..Taco Bell owns late night....off the charts!!!You would have to experience it to understand

[@ShameerRavji]

Thx for the vid. Love Taco Bell and is my 2nd fav fast food place after McDonald's.

[@bridaw8557]

Taco Bell in the 1980s was still ok for late night food. Even better as a young kid in the ‘70s. Wow I’m over the hill

[@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425]

Fast Food Nation praised Taco Bell. What they remarked about that was so crazy is that it costs fractions of a penny for them to be so much better than the other fast food places with their beef.

[@joshuaalvino5900]

Let’s see some history of In ‘n’ Out Burger! Love these!

[@hallallahfivedallah1845]

The Beefy 5-layer has been a guilty pleasure of mine for so many years.

[@seandonica8520]

I live in the Chicagoland area and when the Bulls were killing it in the 90s Taco Bell sold a Bulls burrito. I don’t remember much from it, other than it contained rice. But I do remember loving them.

[@twoodbeats]

The all time best item they had was the shredded chicken burrito, it had rice in it. I think it was like a buck at one point. Best item on the menu and they just took it away, they discontinued it in like 2010 or 2011, something like that

[@mixemyth]

I remember back in the '90's a chihuahua that was left alone in a car with the engine left on managed to place the car into drive, right into the windows of a Taco Bell. Also I really miss their tator tots, deep-fried and salty, they were the best!

[@AquaMar1na2]

When I lived in Japan, I seriously missed Mexican food and Taco Bell badly.

[@hollywood739]

I feel the same thing for taco Bell as I do for Jack-in-the-Box. When it’s 2 AM and I’m either drunk or High …

[@beeleo]

Great video. Lot's of fun to watch. You get my subscription.

[@mrburns805]

I literally just ordered Taco Bell on DoorDash and this video came up

[@knightjedi666]

The best Taco Bell reference ever still belongs to Dr. Byron Orpheus.

[@AE1OU]

10:55 when it comes to Guantanamo bay in movies, the Harold and Kumar movie always comes to mind instead of tom cruise's one. Maybe this channel can make a video on Guantanamo bay's famous cockmeat sandwiches 🤣

[@lelanddyer9461]

The Doritos Locos Tacos are perhaps the pinnacle of man's achievements until we cure cancer or something.

[@HowardErnestoCabrera]

YOOO!!! Shout-out to the NASA scientist with a Descendents mug @ 10:20. Absolute legend!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@12thMandalorian]

A history of McDonald's Happy Meal Toys would be an intriguing watch!

[@Spartan77]

The 7 Layer Burrito is my fave; it has been my comfort food after many of night of alcohol indulgence. Back in da day.

[@terrigaines1812]

My favorite Taco Bell items are the Fiesta Potatoes, the Nacho Fries, the Cinnamon Twists, and the sadly discontinued Grilled Stuft Chicken Burrito. I also really loved the Mexican Pizza.

[@williamezechel6023]

I was disappointed you didn't get the Godzilla ad in there " here lizard lizard lizard. I think I'm going to need a bigger box ".

[@lulujaramillo5538]

can you please do cookout which is really popular in the south !!

[@kenbobca]

You're making me HUNGRY! Love your videos.

[@spddiesel]

A Taco Bell in Mexico sounds about as smart as putting an Olive Garden in Italy. Or anywhere, for that matter...

[@wickedshit78]

absolutely not😊

[@justtv1164]

@8:50 you can see Johhny Knoxville from Jackass in a Taco Bell commercial before his big break. That's history!

[@charlesbullghost5491]

Very sadly taco bell closed in my neighborhood were I live. My miss going there an on ordering some delicious 😋 taco 🔔 bell food.

[@rolandbrouwer]

1:06 Also San Bernardino, just like McDonald's!! Must be the ultimate place to start a fast food company.

[@Phoenix-MX1]

Tacos, the official food of SPACE. As a mexican, I couldn't be more proud.

[@olajuwonspears9448]

That taco bell Batman cup is definitely still in circulation lmao