in the futuristic film demolition man taco bell was apparently the only
restaurant left standing after the franchise wars
if that were indeed the case it surely wasn't because of the items on this
list check out the top 10 most outrageous taco bell menu items of all
time quesalupa dr casey and no thanks
if you watch the 2016 super bowl you may have remembered seeing an
advertisement for taco bell's cheesy quesalupa
advertised as the first ever combo of a quesadilla and a chalupa
the quesalupa featured a rather nondescript filling
of lettuce sour cream tomatoes seasoned beef
and cheddar cheese the real crazy factor comes in when you take a look at the
quesalupa's shell two tortillas that have been deep fried
and shaped like a chalupa shell then stuffed full of pepper jack cheese
the choice to use pepper jack instead of regular cheese inside the shell
stands out adding an extra kick to what would otherwise be a plain tasting meal
though many love to indulge in this artery-clogging
yet delicious menu edition the quesalupa was discontinued despite
it being one of the most famous and desired items on taco bell's
menu the discontinuation of the quesalupa
brought about a lot of disappointment from consumers
who assumed that the hype surrounding the quesaloopa
and its huge ad campaigns would have kept it around a little longer
it's hard to understand why the quesalupa was discontinued after
so much excitement but we can only hope that taco bell will try to bring back
this cheesy champion sometime soon
come back and cerrito here's the big enchurita
as the name suggests taco bell's encharito was a combination of two
iconic mexican foods that are also found on their menu
an enchilada and a burrito this now discontinued menu item consists of a
soft flour tortilla filled with beef beans
and onions topped with a heap of cheddar
cheese and drenched in red sauce the composition is simple but messy
which is great for those who want to indulge in a lunch of epic proportions
though we're pretty used to fast food chains combining different words to name
their wacky new foods the encharito was actually the first item on taco bell's
menu with a name that did not directly refer to mexican
cuisine though the origins of who came up with the encharito are widely
speculated it was introduced to taco bell's menu in
the 1970s and actually remained there until it was
discontinued in 1993. however customers continued to order the
encharito even after its disappearance which prompted taco bell to bring it
back to life in 1999. once again it stayed on the
menu all the way until 2013 when the
smothered burrito came on the scene long time fans of the encharito may
still be able to order it though some websites have said that you can
still order this item if you ask for it by name at your local
taco bell when i saw ariana grande on the program
i thought that was a new something at taco bell
cheetos burrito kind of i'm like a cheeto you can't eat just one the
cheetos burrito was pretty much the same as any other with lots of cheese
rice and meat however the rest of the burrito was not
considering that the main gimmick of this burrito was the inclusion of
cheetos inside that flour tortilla the test run of the cheetos burrito
occurred in 2016 which just so happens to be the same year in
which burger king introduced their mac and cheetos bites to their menu with
this in mind it seems like the cheetos burrito was taco
bell's response to burger king's mac and cheetos
though we still have the doritos locos tacos to tide us over when we're craving
that extra bit of cheese the cheetos burrito will still hold a
special place in our hearts as a short-lived legend should we tell
them or more they'll figure it out french toast
chalupa a chalupa and a toaster ever wanted
breakfast but with a fun taco bell twist the french toast chalupa
was a way for taco bell to add to their menu item without losing their identity
as a mexican themed restaurant the french toast chalupa was introduced
to dayton ohio customers in 2018 and featured scrambled eggs and the
customer's choice of bacon or sausage tucked inside a shell made of
french toast sprinkled with cinnamon and served with
a side of maple syrup for dipping though it isn't as cheesy or
ridiculously unhealthy as some of the other entries on this list
the french toast chalupa's outrageousness comes in how taco bell
somehow managed to frankenstein two very different types of food
mexican and classic american breakfast food
into something that actually seems desirable and convenient for customers
the shell being made of french toast makes the chalupa easy to carry around
and eat on the go especially if you opt to drizzle the
maple syrup on top of the egg and sausage interior
though some of taco bell's combinations may
seem questionable the french toast chalupa was a smart move on their part
as it incorporated the breakfast food people
crave while sticking to its roots as a tex-mex fast
food chain you can have both jalapeno popper
quesarito slam on baby flame on
spicy food lovers rejoiced when taco bell announced that they would be
introducing a special version of a jalapeno popper into
some north carolina taco bell franchises in 2016.
though jalapeno poppers were already pretty good on their own
taco bell took it to the next level when they decided to make the bold decision
to combine a jalapeno popper into their established quesarito format
taco bell's new jalapeno popper quesarito made
waves online as being the potential next big thing for people who wanted to spice
up their meal a little more although it was mentioned
in countless online news articles and reviewed by
several youtube channels the jalapeno popper quesarito
never seemed to take off as there hasn't been a mention of it
anywhere for a few years now despite it being
a completely outrageous take on the jalapeno popper
it's hard to deny how in character it was for taco bell to take it to such
new and cheesy heights that's what i'm talking about nacho fries
taco bell's nacho fries which were introduced originally in west virginia
and california in 2018 finally went nationwide in 2019. the nacho fries are
pretty unassuming upon first glance until you realize that they're not like
your average fast food french fries these little guys
are smothered in what taco bell vaguely describes as
bold mexican seasoning and are dipped not into ketchup but melted nacho cheese
you can also get a supreme version if you're feeling particularly
indulgent which comes with beef fresh salsa
and sour cream although the fries may seem pretty wild
at first glance they actually make a lot of sense
the fries have the taste of nachos with the portability
of any fast food side dish not only that but it was only a matter of time
until taco bell took on the idea of themed fries
with burger king trying their hand at chicken fries and
dunkin donuts coming out with sweet and delicious donut fries in past
years taco bell definitely had their work cut out for them
in terms of keeping up with their fast food competition
burrito airheads mystery freeze the truth comes out she's a total
airhead if you grew up in the 90s or early 2000s
and remember eating airheads you'll know all about the mystery flavor
which was encased in equally vague silver packaging and had a
taste that you couldn't really decipher until you chewed on it for a while it
was a source of endless fun and entertainment for kids and taco bell
brought it to their menu in 2016 as a way for us to relive some of our
favorite childhood memories the airheads mystery
freeze received a lot of attention upon its release
with lots of people on social media expressing how excited they were to
discover what the mystery flavor would be what
makes this menu item outrageous isn't its composition as a frozen slushie
seen as that's been done a million times before
but rather the fact that the flavors would likely need to be switched out
every so often to keep the mystery alive this could have been the reason why the
air heads mystery freeze was replaced with the arguably
less outrageous airheads blue raspberry freeze in 2017
but it seems like we'll never know the answer to the mysterious
disappearance of the mystery freeze we'll never know sir kitkat chocodia
call me a kitkat bar because i'm already broken
at first glance the kit choco dia sounds pretty appetizing a flower tortilla
stuffed with chocolatey wafery kitkat bars making for a melty
and delicious dessert sure the name may be a bit of a stretch
on the word quesadilla but what can you expect from a fast food
chain trying to come out with a new and unique dessert
however the promo pictures for the kitkat chocodia make it look
like the stuff of nightmares with the melty wafer chocolate looking more like
spoiled meat than a tasty treat it falls into the
uncanny valley of trying to be mexican food but instead
ends up looking painfully similar to the stuff we were all forced to eat at our
elementary school's cafeteria luckily the kitkat chocodia was only
ever released in wisconsin taco bell locations it doesn't seem to
have taken off as there are no online news sources that cite the kit
kat chocodia going nationwide for now you're probably better off
sticking to those tried and true cinnabon delights
if you're going to order dessert dessert is three desserts
naked chicken chips 23 chips so 2 300 if you thought the nacho fries were
weird taco bell's naked chicken chips take it one step further
upon first glance these just look like deep fried
triangles that can be dipped into nacho cheese however the chips themselves are
actually made of fried chicken though definitely outlandish in their
construction these chicken chips actually seem pretty convenient with the
triangles being easily dippable with one hand you'd
definitely be able to munch on these while in the car
or if you wanted to share with a friend originally introduced in 2017
the naked chicken chips were introduced as a nod to the naked chicken chalupa
which was an item that had fried chicken as the shell instead of
the traditional crunchy shell that exists on many
taco bell menu items though the naked chicken chalupa amassed its own cult
following and gained a great reputation among taco
bell super fans the naked chicken chips gained notoriety
on their own for being a simple yet delicious snack
however both of these menu items have been discontinued since their original
releases there have been petitions to bring back
the naked chicken chips and add them to taco bell's menu permanently
fire cracker burrito like eating a firecracker
with a name like that you know this menu item is going to pop out from the rest
in the firecracker burritos case the crazy part came with the optional
popping spices you could order along with this
seemingly average burrito the popping spices could be poured into the burrito
resulting in a very tangible explosion of flavor
if you've ever had pop rocks this was essentially the same concept
except these bad boys tasted like cayenne pepper
instead of watermelon or strawberry though some people may argue that adding
cayenne directly into a burrito could potentially make it too spicy
reviewers of the firecracker burrito report that the popping crystals have
more of a sweet spicy flavor with a name like
firecracker the main customers of this item are
bound to be people who can handle spice if taco bell were able to make these
crystals taste super spicy the gimmick of the firecracker burrito
would only be amplified it still appears to be on a
few californian taco bell menus as of 2020 though
so this odd and exciting burrito must have proven to be a success
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