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the screen at you just like that too i i don't know what that introduction is even getting to but
there you have it that's that's how i'm switching things up this time around a taco bell review
taco bell is one of those establishments these days that pumps out a lot of new items
and i mean obviously that's good for me it's a lot to try out sometimes i wish more places were kind
of as active as taco bell is but it is what it is there's still some new things coming out here and
there speaking of new items i know some people might be wondering uh upcoming videos hoping to
try out some items from arby's and maybe something from burger king too so just a little preview of
things to come today's review though is for the toasted cheddar chalupa from taco bell i believe
this item has been out before but it's always good to just check it out if they're bringing something
back see if they're maintaining the standards see if it's any good this time around etc so that's
exactly what i want to do tonight just want to try it out see how it is and uh go from there
here's what it's all about the toasted cheddar chalupa it's got six month aged cheddar cheese
on the chalupa shell as soon as you hear that your eyes are gonna widen and you're
gonna think to yourself wow this is premium stuff we're talking about and when you hear
about that aged cheddar cheese you start thinking this is artisan stuff right here
i i'm at a loss for words i don't know i i don't know where i was getting with that anyway
it also has seasoned beef inside so we have the shell right and
that's what it's all about the toasted cheddar inside we have seasoned beef
sour cream tomatoes lettuce and then that that stupid useless worthless fresh cheddar
right because it's all about that aged cheddar and then you just gotta you gotta settle for the
regular cheddar too that's inside price for this four dollars nineteen cents for the chalupa uh
you know i'm sorry cheddar you're all right well i don't know i haven't eaten it yet maybe it isn't
all right maybe it's got some real big problems we will find out though the toasted cheddar chalupa
from taco bell let's open it up and let's see what we have there it is comes in the chalupa holder
made just for this
taco bell and there's that aged cheddar wow think about it six months
i don't think you know when you think of things that are aged sometimes you'll think of fine
beverages etc but i don't think anything's ever been aged as long as six months
at least as far as i know i mean that's like and you know the way it goes that is unheard of
so taco bell they're going all out with this there's the seasoned beef and you can see the
lettuce and the fresh cheddar the tomato and i guess there's some sour cream mix in there
anyway like i said tonight's review just a pretty straightforward thing just to try it out see
what it's all about see if it still tastes good that's all that there really is to it so that's
exactly what i'm gonna do right now the toasted cheddar chalupa from taco bell it's going in
we'll take two more bites
just a cross section there
focus up
all in all it's not bad i i think as i think back to the previous times that they've had this item
i know that there was a time where i wasn't a fan of it and i think the main complaint that i had at
the time was that it was very greasy very oily but it seemed rather flavorless at least at that point
this time around actually it's not bad i think they've definitely this is one
of those items where taco bell i think they've improved on it and i could definitely see that
everything works nicely here i gotta say um i'm happy with it it tastes pretty good
i like the chalupa shell actually it's it seems less greasy than the last time i tried it out
which is a good development you could definitely taste that cheddar cheese though that's that's
really good to see um i like it has a little crunch to it as well which texturedly speaking
is very nice but it adds a nice touch very flavorful the seasoned beef as you could see
there's actually a decent amount of it this time around and that's good to see because i know taco
bell they kind of have issues with the portion sizes sometimes so the seasoned beef is good
that's actually fine this time around it's not like some sort of soggy mess it's actually
flavorful tastes pretty good the uh lettuce the tomato actually pretty fresh and crisp i gotta say
so far so good quality wise with the taco bell ingredients here not bad um the cheddar cheese
in the chalupa again just adds a little touch i think a lot of people like their cheese obviously
it's not going to be as flavorful as say the nacho cheese sauce that they have but it still
was a nice touch adds adds a bit to it and that sour cream is also a very nice addition to this
because otherwise without it again everything works nicely it tastes good but again you get
that kind of prevailing just kind of greasy flavor to it um which is obviously in that chalupa shell
the sour cream kind of counteracts that a little bit it balances everything out and um that really
is what ties it all together because sometimes you get these items where uh excuse me for a minute
needed a sip of water right there sometimes you get these items where there is that one
ingredient that just ties it all together and in this case it's the sour cream so i'd say if you
get this just make sure you get it with the sour cream because that's what kind of counteracts
again any excessive greasiness and um again that just it blends so nicely with everything
moderates everything out and uh honestly this makes for a pretty good a pretty good meal i'll
tell you that i think this is one of those items and sometimes you get this sometimes you don't uh
taco bell cause i remember again like in 2019 2020 when i tried this out i hated it and it seemed so
monotonous so um i think flavorless and i didn't enjoy it at all i think this is one of those times
where maybe they saw their mistakes and uh they realized that and then they improved their on
so definitely one of those times good to see that they did that though and uh i would definitely say
the 2022 version of the toasted let me make sure i get the name right the toasted cheddar chalupa way
better than how it was in the past so i think they did a good job on this item pretty affordable too
i think it says four dollars 19 cents and uh yeah i think it's good tastes good i enjoyed it and uh
i just say it's a solid item from taco bell and that's what you get sometimes you know it's hit
or miss sometimes you get these items that are just dreadful other times you get something that's
actually pretty good this is one of those times so i'll give it a thumbs up i enjoyed it yeah in
the end it's taco bell you're not you know don't expect um the best quality in the world but i
think if you're going to taco bell you understand that so you're not setting your sights super high
that said out of 10 i'm going to give this an 8.5 out of 10. pretty good pretty solid and uh
yeah all things considered for taco bell they did good on this one so if you want to get it
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