I had been wondering why there were always cars parked at the Taco Bell on Whitney Way/Odana Road each morning as I drove by. Well, I recently saw this commercial and it all became clear:
I have to say, Taco Bell does a pretty mean breakfast. I’d still rank it behind McDonald’s, but it’s certainly better than Burger King’s and Arby’s. Everything is pretty cheap, too. I ordered essentially everything on the breakfast menu, and it came to a total of $13.88.
Here’s a rundown of the new menu, which is served as early as 6:30 a.m.
- Breakfast burrito ($1.69 with sausage or bacon; also a steak burrito). This was a pretty average burrito filled with meat (barely any bacon), eggs and cheese. It desperately needed something else, like tomatoes, onions and/or green peppers, to liven it up–in other words, it needed to be more like McDonald’s breakfast burrito.
- A.M. grilled taco ($1 with bacon or sausage) was the worst of all the breakfast items. It’s pretty much the breakfast burrito pressed into a taco. Thank goodness for Taco Bell’s fire sauce.
- Cinnabon Delights (2-, 4- or 12-pack). These moist, cinnamon sugar balls are dangerously delicious. You could easily polish off a 12-pack, only to then realize you just consumed 930 calories, 53 grams of fat and 104 grams of carbs.
- Premium hot coffee ($1.49). I was surprised by how good this coffee was. I hate to admit it, but it’s as good as the coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts.
- Hash brown ($1). Crisp and firm, just the way I like it. The flavor reminded me of the potato oles at Taco John’s, minus the seasoning.
- Waffle taco ($1.99 with bacon or sausage). It was odd how bland this taco was, especially the waffle, but then I poured in the accompanying syrup, and suddenly the taco became alive.
- A.M. crunch wrap ($2.69 with bacon or sausage, $2.99 with steak). Taco Bell simply stuck a hash brown into its A.M. grilled taco and added seasoning, and those two upgrades made this into my favorite item on the breakfast menu.
- Sausage flatbread melt ($1). I thought this was a good value. Both the sausage and flatbread were tasty, although it seemed like it needed more filling.
Tags: fast food
