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Wow
Whenever I do one of these I am always
I'm almost bouncing out of my seat with just sheer excitement
You have to keep in mind though the world of food reviews
is a very crazy and oftentimes delicate thing, and
in this realm of food reviews there exists a certain pyramid, so to speak, of excitement and
There, you know there's always that base that baseline
And then there are some releases that I'm just I'm thrilled about and this is one of those things
The nacho fries from Taco Bell is probably my favorite thing on the menu to be quite honest
Aside from that feeling like the Baja blast. I'm glad they still have that but the nacho fries they've released some back in February
They had them on the menu for about a month or two and then they discontinued them.
Well, they're back, they're back and I hope that they're just as good if not better than ever and
fingers crossed on that
So I went over there. I got myself the nacho fries which costs I think a $1.49 this time around
They come
Then with the nacho fries
along with the nacho cheese
Okay, and then I got some stuff for me. I got a baja blast
Got a chalupa and all the fixings everything. But today we are focused
primarily anyway on the nacho fries
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fries of the review as the saying goes. They're Nacho Fries
Before we delve any deeper. I think a lot of us will sometimes wonder, "Well,
why do they call them nacho fries, you know?"
Right, like what's in a name?
That's a very important question and I actually have the answer for you. I looked into this
I spent a couple hours researching these fries so I can get to know them better than I know myself
These are called the nacho fries
Because in literal sense, they're not cho' fries. They're mine. I bought them and
That's why they're in my possession for the review
but you know, if you want to have your own fries, you can buy them from McDonald's, Taco Bell and
This also is what they call nacho cheese because it's
not cho' cheese, I they came with the fries so that I have it. It's my cheese.
All right
fries thicker cut
fried
seasoned with Mexican seasoning
Come with cheese dipping sauce. We'll try them out, I'll let you know, what it taste like and then we'll go from there
Nacho Fries from Taco Bell going in
Nacho fries
Na...Cho Fries
What a conundrum, huh crazy
What's in a name, right?
How'd they taste?
I am pleasantly, I don't know if I want to say surprised, because I kind of
What I had with this one. I had kind of a set of expectations
Because when I first tried these fries out back in February or so, I remember sitting there
I remember really enjoying them and then every subsequent time I'd end up going to Taco Bell
I would end up getting these fries with whatever it is that I would get
And every subsequent time, you know, I'd get these fries and they would be consistently good
So, of course when they took them away, I was devastated
But they're back and what I was really hoping for this time around, was I thinking to myself
I just hope that they're as good as the first time because the first time they were released
They did an excellent job with it. I mean for a taco place to branch out to fries which you know, they don't really specialize in
It's its either gonna go one of two ways
It's either gonna be really good, you know or not so much
and as I said
They hit the nail on the head the first time
So today I've just been kinda keeping my fingers crossed and I've just been hoping that they meet or exceed
Kind of the established standard and I'm very pleased to say that they meet and I believe they maintain the standards
Now these fries in my opinion, you know, I like they're a little thicker cut because you're kind of getting a little more
You know, they're not
Shoestring fries they're a little thicker and I think they kind of pack a, pack a more robust flavor so to speak
But they're pretty good. You know, they have a
Crunchy shell you can see that it is, you know firm. It has structural integrity.
I Imagine with enough of these you could probably even make a skyscraper!
Let's not put our money where our mouth is. Let's just say we hypothesized that to be a case
But you know, they have that structural integrity
they
You know, they're definitely they have that crispy crunch to it. And I always like the Mexican seasoning that goes on it
I don't think they've ever
Actually disclosed what is on you know, what what makes the the Mexican seasoned what it is?
And you know, I've been looking into that and a lot of people that haven't really figured it out
But it just it adds some nice flavor to it, you know
These fries are one of those things
Where the sauce in my opinion anyway is not mandatory
Like there are some things if you don't get the sauce with it
You know, you're you're not gonna make it through in one piece
That's all that I'm gonna say, you know some of those things no sauce.
No future
But with one of these I'll tell you it holds its own
You don't necessarily need the nacho cheese dipping sauce, but, I think it serves as a nice accompaniment
Anyway, is from what I remember the first time and if my memory stands, correct
Nothing has really changed too significantly. So I'll try it with the nacho cheese. I'll let you know my thoughts
Mhm
Yeah, the nacho-cheese
It's not something that is absolutely mandatory with this one
So you can, you can choose your fate you can say well
so I want to just
live, you know more safely
and eat the fries as they are or do I want to live on the edge and be the adrenaline junkie that I am and
consume these with the nacho cheese?
So you
can choose your fate when it when it comes down to this. The nacho cheese though, very creamy
So it really you know gets in there good. It blends in really well. It's just cheesy, you know?
Not much else to it. It's not really plasticky, I'm thankful to say. But it goes well
with the fries I mean it really blends together. It complements
It well goes really nice with the Mexican seasoning anyway, and that's one of those things
I think it's a good accompaniment to the fries. Not necessary.
But I am very pleased to say that the fries are just as good as they were the first time, you know.
They're definitely maintaining the standards so to speak and I think they just did a good job with this.
I'm always very happy whenever a place brings back a good old favorite item and you know
It's not too changed from the first time. So, you know, I think they realized they had a really good thing going
They're not gonna tweak it much and I think a lot of people myself included for sure will really appreciate that
Because I sure do. I'm very happy they brought it back and I'm happy that they did a good job with it, too.
So if you like them the first time you're gonna like it this time that I can guarantee you. Therefore out of 10
9.5 is my rating because I look very favorably upon them throughout their entire run and I continue to do so now
So yeah, I think it's just a good, you know a good all-around snack from Taco Bell
You can eat it anytime you want. They think perfectly it's actually kind of a nice, you know, late afternoon snack
So, you know once you're kind of winding down your day
Maybe it's like 4:20 p.m
You know the days coming to end, and you can just kind of loosen the tie go over to Taco Bell
Then just get some nacho fries and have a nice snack to finish the day off. Anyway. My conjecture
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