and life is all about leaving something behind  

isn't it over the course of 50 years in business  taco bell has said hola and adios to many menu  

items over the decades well get ready to  feel nostalgic and probably a little hungry  

because we're counting down the top 10 taco  bell items you can't order anymore you know  

what we're talking about maybe but i can't serve  you something you don't even know the name of  

the truly fickle nature of nacho fries site  where'd you get that nacho fries are one of the  

most popular menu items at taco bell that are no  longer served anymore well sort of the thing about  

nacho fries is they are incredibly high in demand  but for some reason keep getting cut from the menu

someone needs to teach taco bell basic high  school economics all of that to say that if you  

can't order your beloved nacho fries this month  that may not be the case next month or even in a  

week's time like your favorite musician who says  good night and walks off stage nacho fries always  

seem to come back for an encore initially launched  in 2018 nacho fries were immediately successful  

although previously on the menu at taco bells  around the world u.s patrons begged for the nacho  

fries to come to america and they did the fries  themselves have been specially designed to hold  

just about the perfect amount of sick nacho  cheese sauce without the fry breaking or falling  

now that's epic engineering fries have been  crinkled curled waffled but they've never been  

nachos the tandem doritos cool ranch and fiery  tacos apparently when taco bell removed these  

items from the menu they had to break it to their  customers gently giving context to the eliminatory  

decision taco bell said in a press release have  you ever had that moment where you just want to  

chop all your hair off buy new clothes and get a  fresh new start and then they proceeded to make  

the big reveal by saying well we kind of did a  thing the cool ranch doritos locos tacos and the  

fiery doritos locos tacos were two beloved fan  favorites that can sadly no longer be purchased  

how does that feel ginny unfortunately for the  many fans of the variety tacos at taco bell  

in 2019 the restaurant decided to remove both  items and refocus on the original doritos  

locos taco featuring the traditional nacho cheese  dorito flavor say it ain't so for anyone seriously  

missing these amazing tacos here's a little  suggestion for you until the bell hopefully  

decides to bring them back for good homemade  nachos are phenomenal when the regular tortilla  

chips are replaced with doritos of any kind so why  not try cool ranch nachos at home this will give  

us something to snack on while waiting patiently  for the return of the ultimate taco bell food we  

can no longer order very uncomfortable situation  you are making this uncomfortable todd the  

surprising blackjack taco black dog black taco and  one of their most popular promotional campaigns of  

all time in 2009 taco bell famously launched one  of their most memorable discontinued menu items  

just in time for halloween aka spooky season the  blackjack taco is incredibly recognizable as its  

main distinguishing feature was actually a dark  black taco shell inside the shell were the common  

hard shell taco ingredients including the shredded  cheese blend beef etc in addition it also included  

taco bell's classic baja sauce which kicked up  the flavor profile significantly while many of  

the menu items listed have made brief returns due  to their wild popularity be prepared because this  

menu item may not be returning anytime soon well  yeah i'm sad one of the biggest complaints about  

the blackjack taco well we don't know how to  say this we're just going to say it supposedly  

the food dye and the taco shell itself has the  unpleasant side effect of changing the color of  

well customers poop customers had commented on how  their waist was suddenly a bright shade of green  

perhaps this halloween promo ended up being way  more of a trick than a treat and definitely way  

scarier well i got an idea you mind if  i use your bathroom to do number two  

the departure of the mexican pizza i used to love  these when i used to go to taco bell so here's a  

mexican pizza removed from the menu in november of  2020 the mexican pizza itself is easily one of the  

most outrageous menu items ever created by taco  bell this crazy lunch or dinner option includes  

two flour tortillas that have been crisped and  act as the pizza dough and a base layer for the  

toppings between the two tortillas lies classic  taco bell beef and beans the entire dish is  

then coated in a layer of cheese before being  topped with tomatoes and sour cream delicious

truthfully the mexican pizza really resembles a  sort of reconstructed quesadilla more than a pizza  

unfortunately the mexican pizza will be another  disappointment added to the list during the year  

that was 2020. with the rise of drive-through  service and takeout orders restaurants like  

taco bell have had to scale back their menus to  only offer the fastest and most popular items  

although mexican pizza has been a fan fave for  years it's time-consuming nature as well as its  

inconvenient method of consumption meant that the  mexican pizza was unfortunately an easy target you  

are the weakest link goodbye trevor you are the  weakest link goodbye the taco bell encharito is  

gone gone tell me why this absolute beast of  a taco bell legend got its name authentically  

the story goes that apparently one taco bell  employee witnessed enchilada burritos being sold  

somewhere when he returned to headquarters with  his discovery the brand began to play with the  

recipe and branding ideas and bam the encharito  was born this massive meal was met with almost  

instant success due to its phenomenal value and  mouth-watering taste the encharito is actually  

one of taco bell's oldest menu items having  originally launched in the 1960s at its debut  

the dish featured a tortilla stuffed with beef  beans or frijoles and onions the meal was then  

wrapped like a burrito and covered in loads  of taco bell red sauce cheese and three black  

olives with optional sour cream oh my gosh guys  this is so good although the item was relatively  

successful it was oddly removed from the menu in  1993. supposedly this was done because customers  

would not stop harassing employees to make this  meal secret menu style eventually it returned to  

the menu in a scaled-down format before finally  being laid to rest in 2013. to this day people  

are still talking about the encharito online  it seems like the love for the encharito may  

die harder than even the dish itself taco bell  the disappearance of the volcano taco all right  

with the removal of the volcano taco from the taco  bell menu in one fell swoop two beloved menu items  

were taken from customers talk about an eruption  a rather disruption both the volcano taco with  

its fiery red shell as well as the lava sauce  the hot sauce that made it so spicy and popular  

were beloved by fans for their intense heat and  flavor taco bell even advertised this taco as the  

spiciest to ever be served in their restaurants  and possibly anywhere to begin with this taco  

started with a flaming hot red shell that was the  base of this hot and fiery meal the taco fillings  

themselves were fairly standard focusing on  the classic ingredients for any taco bell  

hard shell taco seasoned beef tomato lettuce and  shredded cheese someone's got the cheese fix again  

the main flavor booster for this taco came from  the inclusion of the mystical lava sauce that  

fans are still craving to this day this sauce was  supposedly a cheese-based hot sauce that took the  

volcano taco from fun to fearsome according to one  reviewer if you like the heat this was certainly  

the taco bell taco for you as it delivers some  seriously unexpected fireworks kind of like an  

impromptu independence day celebration taking  place in your mouth do you think taco bell needs  

to bring this back definitely the lava sauce the  supremely popular nachos supreme i'm about to eat  

nachos it's the greatest moment of my life nachos  are probably one of the most iconic americanized  

mexican foods and possibly the most craved one  whether it's a plate for sharing with friends at  

a bar homemade nachos on game day or just a lunch  for one nothing can beat the great taste of nachos  

they hit all the right notes so many will be  surprised to know that another one of taco bell's  

most recently discontinued menu items also happens  to be one of the most classic say it isn't so well  

yes it is so the nachos supreme have long been  considered the ultimate side dish at taco bell  

as of 2020 many may have noticed the american  menu making some major changes as they refocus  

the brand on the main menu items cheese these  nachos this rebrand almost entirely has removed  

side dishes from the menu nacho supreme was simply  the most ultimate of all these sides to face the  

chopping block taco bell started out with their  classic nacho chips and loaded them up with spicy  

taco bell seasoned beef delicious creamy nacho  cheese sauce sour cream and diced tomatoes this  

menu item is now a distant memory of the past but  there are bound to be exciting advancements from  

taco bell just around the corner let's not forget  taco bell is one of the ultimate restaurants  

when it comes to promotional and creative menu  items so they will not disappoint their fan base  

you can count on that that's my notch the  popular seven-layer burrito that is no more  

what if this could change to the world a burrito  yeah unfortunately as american fans are well aware  

in july of 2020 one of the most iconic menu  items the seven layer burrito was removed  

from the taco bell menu indefinitely oh the  injustice due to the constantly changing  

economic and dining climate taco bell like  many other fast food restaurants had to sadly  

remodel themselves and their menus to better serve  their loyal customers breakfast burrito saturday  

in order to stay afloat more intricate menu  items like ones with seven layers of ingredients  

needed to be removed from menu boards womp womp  as many taco bell connoisseurs will remember this  

beautiful burrito was packed full of beans rice  cheese sour cream guac lettuce and tomatoes yum  

galore it was also available in beef chicken and  steak varieties for those who needed an even extra  

layer of meat to feel truly satisfied andy this  was delicious double the fun double decker taco  

that's totally tacos as one of the more tame  additions to the list the double decker taco  

focused more on the basic menu ingredients and  value over the addition of exciting new flavors  

or toppings the traditional item started as a  classic hard shell taco complete with taco bell  

ground beef lettuce and shredded cheese steal a  game steal up then in order to create the double  

decker layer the entire taco is wrapped in a  soft shell taco with a thin layer of refried  

beans separating the two the double decker was  originally introduced to the market in 1995 when  

shaquille o'neal and hakeem elijahwan introduced  it in an advertising campaign after finally being  

retired in 2019 the double-decker taco remains one  of the most beloved taco bell items of all time

dreamy vegetarian spicy tostada i totally want  one the spicy tostada was every vegetarian's  

dream taco bell item kind of like the  brad pitt or halle berry of food orders  

added as a value menu item perfect for vegetarian  customization it featured a crunchy tostada shell  

slathered in refried beans lettuce tomato cheese  red sauce and chipotle sauce all right that sounds  

good that sounds good it offered up a feeling of  freshness in comparison to some of the potentially  

more soggy menu items like burritos however  considering taco bell is refocusing towards an  

easier menu it was only a matter of time before  the spicy tostada was removed for this very reason  

much to the dismay of vegetarians while  the tostada was a relatively easy menu item  

its messy assembly and time-consuming nature were  too much for the fast food chain and it was time  

for the crunchy treat to retire just as with the  rest of the items on this list the time has come  

for us to move on and look forward to new taco  bell experiences with plant-based diets on the  

rise who knows maybe we'll get to enjoy a new  veggie burrito in the future here's hopin would  

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