Last May I stopped for lunch at the Taco Bell at Kuykendall and 2920. This weekend I went to the one at Rayford and Kuykendall. Different food, but same very good experience. I have to say that Taco Bell is my favorite fast food chain in the neighborhood, which is saying something since my fast food preferences tend to burgers and chicken. But Taco Bell wins me over with competence and an innovative menu.
Gone are the Naked Chicken nuggets I had last time. In their place is the Naked Taco, but as funky as a scrambled egg taco shell sounds I didn't go for that this time. I had the Triple Melt Burrito combo, which has the aforementioned
burrito, a Dorito Loco taco, a regular taco, and some chalupas. They
upgraded my Baja Mountain Dew to a freeze for 50 cents, which is a good
deal. All told the meal really was a good deal, I got out of there
under six bucks. I usually spend $9 or $10 at Mickey D's, even.
I
had never gotten around to having a Dorito Loco taco, and I have missed
out. The combination goes together perfectly--Doritos and taco meat
were made for each other. The Dorito Loco taco was a franchise saver when it came out in 2012. Apparently it was pretty darn difficult to get that shell just right, and sadly the inventor died the following year. The regular taco was fine also. The Triple
Melt burrito was just OK, in my opinion--it's kind of squishy. Tastes
OK but eats like everything was in a blender together, even though it
doesn't look that way. The chalupas were nice and crisp, with plenty of cinnamon.
The service was competent and quick, and the place was clean, including the restroom. It succeeds in the best way fast food places can--nothing objectionable and I'd be glad to go back.
So that's two good fast food experiences in a row. If you want one thing done well, you can go to Raising Cane's. But if you want more choice and are OK with tacos, Taco Bell does a lot of things well.
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