Includes a Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco, a Nacho Cheese DoritosĀ® Locos Tacos, a Crunchy Taco, and a medium fountain drink.
Been missing the Taco Bell $5 box since it was discontinued a few months ago. Stumbled across this today. Not as good of a deal as previous boxes, but $5 doesn't get you much these days.
I worked at both places when I was younger. Taco Bell meats are pre-cooked and the beans are rehydrated. You just place them in a water boiler, whereas Del Taco you have to cut and slice and actually prep the meat/cheese/beans. If you have a local Del Taco i'd recommend trying it out as well. Their hamburgers are great too.
The only thing they're discovering is how much they can get away with.
You get a regular taco... which has been around since the beginning of taco bell...
A doritos locos taco... Which has been around for 12 years...
And the new cantina taco... which... Is a chicken taco with... extras?
It's not a deal because the normally charge $3 for the cantina taco, that's outrageous.
This would be a deal at $2.50 or $3.
But at $5 with a drink that cost them virtually nothing is just an insult.
Even their regular tacos are over $2 each now, so this deal is still over 50% off their menu prices. And have you checked prices at all the other fast food places lately? Cantina taco seems like a different type of shell and the cheese on outside gives it a different experience than their normal tacos, so it actually seems reasonable at $3 when compared to their overpriced normal tacos. Mind games.
I actually like the cantina chicken soft taco better. It's really good with the new green sauce, too. @Jaggsta is right, the crispy taco shell can get really firm once they grill/fry it.
Agreed. Even with inflated prices, Chipotle is miles ahead in value. I'm amazed T Bell is still thriving. Is it because of ignorance?
It's because Taco Bell, like most fast food, is it's own category. Someone who craves McD isn't craving a good hamburger, they are craving a fast food burger. Sometimes I'm craving a fancy mexican restaurant, sometimes a local family-owned joint, sometimes a chain assembly line style (Chipotle, Bubbakoo, etc), but sometimes I just have a craving for taco bell.
And sometimes, it's just because it's the only thing open at 1am.
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You get a regular taco... which has been around since the beginning of taco bell...
A doritos locos taco... Which has been around for 12 years...
And the new cantina taco... which... Is a chicken taco with... extras?
It's not a deal because the normally charge $3 for the cantina taco, that's outrageous.
This would be a deal at $2.50 or $3.
But at $5 with a drink that cost them virtually nothing is just an insult.
This is a really solid deal on a few good items + drink.
And sometimes, it's just because it's the only thing open at 1am.
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Bussin or discussin
Their drinks make you pee.
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