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food review
So right there I did kind of this
semi
exaggerated
pullback with the finger wave
So that means you know, when I do that that signifies that we have a Taco Bell
Review that's coming up
now I
Know that plane noise that you're hearing is symbolizing perfectly what you're feeling right now in this very instant
You're saying
ReviewBrah
Why is there a KFC bag instead of a Taco Bell bag?
It's a KFC Taco Bell, but you know you can pretend that
Being the the quirky memester we all know that I am you could just say
Oh, I went to KFC and I swapped out the bag and I was messing around, you know
Just to just to throw you off this time around, you know, just to do it
but you know the truth is it's a KFC Taco Bell in this so why they gave me the bag that they gave
but either way
Will turn it like this. So now you can pretend that. It's just a a Taco Bell bag in disguise
But either way Taco Bell has brought back the double chalupa. It's back
It's here. I
Don't know if it's better than ever. It might be worse than ever, but maybe it's better than ever
We we have no clue. Maybe it is right
What is on it beef?
lettuce
tomato
Nacho cheese, sour cream and a three-cheese blend
For three dollars and forty nine cents. That's the price
The double chalupa now that we're originally going to give it a different name believe it or not because sometimes with various series
you know, they'll say whatever it's
The double chalupa the triple double crunch rap
You know, whatever blah blah blah supreme and so on and so forth. They were originally going to call this the double quadruple
Chalupa, and then to kind of make it like a little bit interactive, if you kind of plug it into the quadratic equation
And you run it through it'll come out as the double chalupa and they were gonna try to do that
But then they just settled on the double chalupa, but it's back. It's a chalupa
double the fun
double the flavor
We got it there
See now you can see that crushed fire sauce packet right there. So, you know, what's what's up?
Double Chalupa, there it's in the protective foil, you know precious cargo
Who knows why there it is though
Double
Chalupa, and you know what? I'm gonna do real quick. Well, I'm at it. I'm not gonna do any sort of edit
I want to get some more light right there where the said you can just see it better. So just excuse me real quick. Just
Do this
There we go, no see now you can see it
Slightly better there it is double chalupa right there
yeah, you can see you know what it always reminds me of is like a giant I
Don't know boat
Type of thing. You know what I mean that there it is. It's loaded with the topping loaded with flavor
And I'm gonna try it out for you. It's
Know it's there. I know about the structural integrity of it, but we'll try to eat it and you own this will be fun
You know what's in it? I know what's in it. We all know what's in it and
We'll see how it is
but
double chalupa
from Taco Bell
Going in
Let me just show you something real quick here
Sorry about this lighting but if you look at that
There's no meat there's there's nothing it's just
Toppings and that's it. There's no I just don't see any meat
which is
Disappointing, but it is what it is
I'll keep biting in but
That's disappointing
Let's try this angle here
I mean when I do these reviews if I like the item, I like it if I don't like it, I don't like it
So I just for being so
haphazard here but
You can see once again like for how big it is. There's like
There's barely any meat
And that's disappointing
right there like I
See a tiny little bit of meat right there and then you just have right here. This is the sour cream
right
That's just disappointing like I
Remember in the past right? I used to have a different viewpoint on Taco Bell. I was like if there's any of these
Toppings if there's any of this
nacho cheese or the sour cream
Right, I'm gonna be disappointed. I'm not gonna like it. I'm not gonna be a fan of it and
It's like a slop
Now I'm kind of like well, hey if it all blends together, it's okay. You can't judge a book by it's cover
it is what it is and
You know, it might not be the end of the world
I'm just disappointed this time around, you know, I don't care if there's a lot of sour cream or cheese or tomatoes or whatever
That's on it. As long as there's a sufficient amount of that seasoned beef to balance it all out
It's okay. It's not not a problem. But when you bite it in I know that you're getting is this slop?
with
Practically no meat in there, you know, I just kind of I get frustrated. I'm like what am I paying for? Exactly?
Because the whole point of the double chalupa is for it to have right double the seasoned beef
It's supposed to have more beef and then if it has more toppings to balance it out, whatever. That's fine
Right if it's made properly, it's supposed to blend together and taste good
But it just it irks me when I take a bite out of it and all I get is this
mouthful of toppings and you know
You know how it is some
You can see on the other end isn't much better
Not much. Beef to be seen there either
I'm just gonna go and take a bite out of here if it falls apart it falls apart
But I just want to see if there's any more beef anywhere else
I mean a little bit more at least but I'm disappointed, you know
Really messy of course
Doesn't taste all that bad but
that's not the point right the point is that
When there's an item
That's marketed based on portion size and
That's what the focus is
that's what
That's what's supposed to make you go out and get it. Right. That's what's supposed to make it more special then you know your regular
Standard chalupa, I'll get more beef
And maybe a little more of everything but especially the seasoned beef that's why I'm gonna pay a little more
Because that's what I intended to get
And then you get ripped off and I feel like there is even less meat in this then you would even get in the regular
Chalupa, how can you not be frustrated? Because you feel cheated you feel like you were ripped off
I'm really disappointed this time around quite frankly because
It's a sloppy mess, but that's how some items are
But again, it's one thing if that's what it is
you know, you can be ready for it and
Everything that you wanted is there and it tastes good right? It's no problem, but you get it
It's a disaster and then there's barely any meat in it. So it's extremely
lopsided and
It's drenched in the sour cream and the cheese and all of that and there's just almost no seasoned beef in any bite
To balance it out and give it that equilibrium. I mean, that's just a huge problem. So
Maybe it comes down to individual preparation, but I've been to many Taco Bell's
You know
And this is something that I notice that I see happening more and more
And I'm not attacking Taco Bell. I'm not saying your chain is terrible and I'm never gonna go
I like Taco Bell as a matter of fact, I'm rather fond of it. I've been going there more and more recently
But sometimes it's the preparation irks me when you know, the whole point is to make an item with more beef and so on
And then they drop the ball big time on it. And that's it's disappointing to me personally. So Taco Bell if you're,
if you're watching this if you are you are I
Just wish there was more consistency. That's all that I'm saying
Because when there's not it takes which should be a good item
I remember the first time I tried it I enjoyed it but the second time because the preparation was just so bad
I'm just really really disappointed and you know can make what's supposed to be a good item terrible. So that's a big problem
So because of this, I mean the one that I got I'll give it a three out of ten
again, very very disappointing
But if you get it, and maybe it's supposed to have the proper amount of beef
right
It'd probably be much better, you know, probably blend together
Well what bites I had the seasoned beef was they were okay, it's fine. Nothing bad, but
it's just
Look, it's just really disappointing. That's all that's that's all that I can say
I'll put a tiny bit of fire sauce on it
But won't make much of a difference because the fire sauce goes best with the beef
I'm just disappointed. It's supposed to be a good item something that I look forward to on the menu kind of like the triple-double Crunchwrap
Right, I like that because there's better portions and it balances out. This is what it's supposed to be and just
Poor execution can take a good thing and completely ruin it. So I'm disappointed, but you know what?
Your Taco Bell might not be the same again. I noticed this a lot but that doesn't mean that's how it's gonna be everywhere
So give it a shot if you want and then just keep your fingers crossed
That it'll have better preparation because when I went I was hoping for the best and unfortunately, they they drop the ball this time
so
Yeah, we'll see what happens going forward, but I'm just disappointed
That's all that I have for you. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm your host the report of the week. Thank you for watching
and yeah, just you know goes to show poor execution can take a good idea and
Make it quite bad. Thank you and take care