what's going on everyone welcome or welcome back to the channel it's Ian K where today i'm over
at taco bell to take a look at their latest promo that's got a very familiar name but obviously this
one looks just a little different and of course i'll explain so stay tuned because we're going to
be going in on both versions of this quote-unquote all-new cantina crispy chicken taco now available
in both chipotle and avocado ranch welcome to peep this out reviews with Ian K stay frosty
oh taco bell it's old as new again it's gotta be the longest running joke ever because whenever i
review the new items that you guys have over here nine times out of ten it's gonna be using six or
seven of the main ingredients that i've always checked out here over the years and honestly
with the exception of the chicken this is actually feeling a little new so without further ado feast
your eyes on what they're calling the cantina crispy chicken tacos over here and honestly the
presentation is looking pretty good guys of course taco bell goodness that familiar flour tortilla
action but it's what's on the inside that counts right so let's take a look at what's on the inside
in this case what we've got is a lot of really tasty taco bell goodness on display for you guys
starting off with the actual chicken itself on the inside of this warm flour tortilla you're
going to find a tortilla chip coated chicken that they've had in the past here obviously fried up
to a crispy golden brown and of course it's topped off with lettuce tomatoes and cheese and with this
version we've got avocado ranch so definitely a nice combination and the avocado ranch is always a
nice addition to the food over here guys very very nice on this one for sure moving on to the next
one we've got the exact same ingredients with the exception of the sauce so of course the tortilla
chip chicken on the inside fried up to a crispy golden brown once again and naturally topped off
with lettuce tomatoes and cheese and in this case creamy chipotle sauce for a little bit of kick so
very nice in terms of the presentation guys again it's very familiar taco bell goodness and like i
said what's old is new again so let's not waste any more time on these let's get into them yeah
i can't really hate on them too much regardless of how many times they've recycled these ingredients
but when it comes to the chicken that's really the newest thing in this because the tortilla
chip chicken that they have on this one is really something that's actually very special very unique
to taco bell and i've reviewed all versions of this take a look at that playlist that's
popping up on your screen here right now a lot of the good stuff from back in the test market days
to all the variations up until right now so very excited to give this a go let's try the avocado
ranch version first and again really loving the combination of that goodness on the inside here
we'll go for a couple of bites of each and then we'll see exactly how new this really is hang on
mmm that chicken is the highlight right there
yeah that chicken is a major highlight with this one guys i mean you'd expect that with the outer
coating being tortilla chip based of course with the light mexican spices and all the stuff that
it's got in general but with the cantina name i was kind of expecting something along the
lines of the crispy melt taco that they had not that long ago that cantina crispy melt goodness
a lot of cheesy goodness with that fried outer shell that was really really tasty but with this
it's cantina in name only but at the same time very nice in terms of the overall quality of
the chicken and of course with all the stuff on the inside of this one the avocado ranch
is a pretty amazing situation and all the other things that you're seeing here with the cheese
the tomatoes the lettuce it's definitely doing a nice job adding additional flavor overall
but even still with that upscale cantina name this one is kind of smacking still of a value
menu item so it's got that flare to it even though the quality of the chicken is better
i see why the premium may be there in terms of the price but for me this really shouldn't be
above like a buck fifty two bucks tops to be honest guys because it really does feel like
value menu let's go for one more bite on this one and of course we'll get into that creamy
chipotle because i really want to get into that one but this is still pretty tasty guys not bad
yeah this is kind of a been there done that situation right now guys and like i said with
the familiar flavors of taco bell i'm okay with what i've got here right now aside from the price
being a little bit more than i think it should be but the quality of what you're getting overall
is pretty tasty i just think this needs to be just a little less expensive but still
that tortilla chip goodness of the chicken is really shining on this one not bad
all right and as for the creamy chipotle variant again a very familiar situation here
as a focus is in lots of creamy chipotle sauce you can kind of see on the top over
there this one looks like it had a little bit more across the board of everything so
very excited to give this one a shot let's see how different it really is hopefully
okay well the sauce is different same thing well just like the other the star of the show
of course is going to be the chicken and in this case the combination of the chipotle
sauce to go along with that tortilla chip outer goodness on top of the light spicing
of the chicken itself and again what you've got here is a pretty solid long chicken tender
essentially with all of that goodness all the same stuff on the inside of this one
no difference with the exception of the sauce the creamy chipotle is pretty nice
i still favor the avocado ranch i just think that's just more of a creamier type of flavor even
though they're calling this one creamy chipotle it's very nice overall but like i said again
value pricing is what these need to be at guys this is just a regular taco but again i think i
see the reason why it's up there is because of the premium of the type of chicken i get that but at
the same time i think taco bell can drop the price on this one just a little bit so yeah pretty tasty
combination of the goodness the very familiar goodness that you know over here at taco bell and
again with the quality of the chicken being what it is that's really the main highlight with this
one i'm really digging the overall presentation and naturally the creamy chipotle is absolutely
delivering so let's go for one more bite we'll wrap this review up with the rating coming up
next but guys not bad for what this is although i do think it's a little bit of a lazy promo
considering this is really nothing special to be honest guys nothing special at all one more bite
well i guess you more or less get what you pay for and even though this one does feel a little
bit more expensive than it needs to be the quality is very tasty it's that vintage taco bell flavor
you're getting with all the condiments that are on this but with that chicken being the premium
highlight of this one for sure that tortilla chipped outer coating goes pretty nicely with any
of the sauces that you put on this and honestly guys that really is the standout as it should be
definitely a very tasty item either way and i am glad to have checked this one out
regardless of the price point order ahead and pick yours up at our contactless drive-through
all right i know i know i'm really harping on the price point with this one but guys with
everything going up in price across the board in every industry out there right now you really got
to come with it if you're going to be charging anything over 2 or $2.50 for something like that or
at least close to that price point especially for fast food but still i'm glad to have checked that
out and depending upon your sauce of choice it's easily something pretty tasty to try and
i have a feeling many of you are going to so overall i think i'm going to give this one a
double rating because it's really the same product the only difference is the sauce that you choose
some people may like avocado some people may like creamy chipotle one better than the other
for me personally i like the ranch but overall i'm gonna have to give these quote unquote new
cantina crispy chicken tacos over here at taco bell just an okay 7 out of 10 again it's
all the same stuff that you know and love from taco bell in this case the return of a fairly
recent new item they've added to the menu every so often the tortilla chip coating on the outside
of that chicken is pretty amazing and all the versions i've done in the past it's been the same
this is just another variation of that with some very familiar sauces but still it's done pretty
well all right so i've got one simple question for you out of these two versions if you've tried both
of them which is your personal favorite and why drop those comments down below and definitely
let me know and with that this is Ian K closing out another high quality foodie feature for you
here on peep this out reviews bringing you brand new content every single week here on my channel
so while you stay tuned for that next review coming real soon in the meantime stay frosty yup i can't hate
on you too much taco bell i mean aside from the price point it's still pretty delicious either
way i just wish i got a little bit more for the money that's all i'm saying still pretty solid
alright guys until next time i'll talk to you soon hey thanks for checking out another one of
my reviews but just in case you didn't see the one before this one you can find it right up over here
along what i think youtube's going to recommend for you to check out as well as always i think
you'll find something like in both of them and i'll definitely catch you in the next one see ya