The Consolidated "Taco Bell" thread
Apr 12, 2014, 12:32 pm
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Not if they've eaten the TB breakfast. Not good. 
I agree that they're trying to take McD's head-on. But they're going to lose that battle.
Nothing about it makes much sense.
IMO, they should just be offering the full menu from 7 AM, rather than messing with these off-the-wall items. That would be a differentiating entry into the AM market.
I agree that they're trying to take McD's head-on. But they're going to lose that battle.
Nothing about it makes much sense.
- The food is barely Mexican. Waffle taco? No chorizo? Heck, Whataburger's breakfast menu is more Mexican-themed than this dog's breakfast of choices.
- Logistically, I ended up having to wait 3-4 minutes for my food, where McDonald's can throw it at me as I'm pulling up to the second window.
- They have to staff for 7 AM openings from a crew that previously was oriented to working graveyard shifts.
IMO, they should just be offering the full menu from 7 AM, rather than messing with these off-the-wall items. That would be a differentiating entry into the AM market.
(2) If there are, i.e., 50 million visits for the product due to morbid curiosity, death wishes, and/or repeat happy customers and the average ticket is $4, even if the experiment is a "failure," it was not. It is not much different than Coke or Pepsi putting a horrible product out there, that countless millions try once or twice, and that shoves shelf space away from another product.
Apr 12, 2014, 7:38 pm
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(1) Taco Bell is not Mexican food. It is Taco Bell food. Most people know this well.
(2) If there are, i.e., 50 million visits for the product due to morbid curiosity, death wishes, and/or repeat happy customers and the average ticket is $4, even if the experiment is a "failure," it was not. It is not much different than Coke or Pepsi putting a horrible product out there, that countless millions try once or twice, and that shoves shelf space away from another product.
(2) If there are, i.e., 50 million visits for the product due to morbid curiosity, death wishes, and/or repeat happy customers and the average ticket is $4, even if the experiment is a "failure," it was not. It is not much different than Coke or Pepsi putting a horrible product out there, that countless millions try once or twice, and that shoves shelf space away from another product.
Jul 23, 2014, 7:29 am
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New Taco Bell Cantina Burrito
I didn't know TB revamped their cantina burrito until yesterday when I noticed the bag felt lighter 
They eliminated the rice and beans and added more meat for increased protein. It's about 40 % smaller than the old one but still the same price and only a few grams of fat less. Meh. I miss the old one.
They eliminated the rice and beans and added more meat for increased protein. It's about 40 % smaller than the old one but still the same price and only a few grams of fat less. Meh. I miss the old one.
Sep 15, 2015, 4:24 pm
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Chalupas and Beer? Taco Bell to Serve Alcohol
Beer and 99c bean burritos ! What more could you ask for .....
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Taco Bell wants to give you a buzz with your burrito, planning to open new “cantina” restaurants as it tries to compete with more upscale fast-casual joints.
The Irvine-based company said Tuesday that its new “urban” restaurants will serve alcohol and have open kitchens and a plethora of technology to streamline the ordering experience.
The first Taco Bell Cantina is set to open in Chicago next week, with the second debuting in San Francisco later this month.
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...915-story.html
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Taco Bell wants to give you a buzz with your burrito, planning to open new “cantina” restaurants as it tries to compete with more upscale fast-casual joints.
The Irvine-based company said Tuesday that its new “urban” restaurants will serve alcohol and have open kitchens and a plethora of technology to streamline the ordering experience.
The first Taco Bell Cantina is set to open in Chicago next week, with the second debuting in San Francisco later this month.
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...915-story.html
Sep 16, 2015, 1:10 am
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If you had read the article, you will have seen that there will be no Drive-Thru's. Many local regulations forbid open alcoholic beverages of any kind in a vehicle, so this would be a no-go.
If YUM! Brands decide to convert some of their current locations, they may find some local regulations would prevent them from doing so. Here in South Florida, no restaurants can serve any type of alcohol within a certain number of feet of a school or park.
Burger King has something like this on South Beach called the Whopper Bar, as it serves bottled beer along with a normal lunch menu. It's located in the tourist district and does not have a drive-thru.
If YUM! Brands decide to convert some of their current locations, they may find some local regulations would prevent them from doing so. Here in South Florida, no restaurants can serve any type of alcohol within a certain number of feet of a school or park.
Burger King has something like this on South Beach called the Whopper Bar, as it serves bottled beer along with a normal lunch menu. It's located in the tourist district and does not have a drive-thru.
Sep 16, 2015, 8:03 am
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When I lived in MD they allowed liquor stores to have drive thrus ... and in NVa other similar fast food places, like Moes, serves bottled beer.
... but as suggested, the rules are probably dizzying in how different they are from state to state, co to co, ... town to town
... but as suggested, the rules are probably dizzying in how different they are from state to state, co to co, ... town to town
Sep 16, 2015, 10:54 am
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I have to admit that the AM Crunchwrap is pretty tasty. It's simply a flat breakfast burrito...or basically a breakfast burrito made by someone too lazy to chop up anything.
Sep 16, 2015, 6:47 pm
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Sep 16, 2015, 7:22 pm
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Sep 17, 2015, 4:49 am
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Sep 17, 2015, 9:27 am
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Taco Bell's "Cantina" restaurants very much remind me of their "Border Grill" (or was it "Border Bell"?) experiment in the late 90s. They tried to latch on to the emerging trend of fast-casual restaurants. I'm not sure what Taco Bell considered its results to be, but from the outside it sure looked like a failure as the restaurant near me never seemed to have any business and was converted to a regular Taco Bell within a year or two.
Sep 17, 2015, 9:58 am
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On a related note, has anyone been to "U.S. Taco Co."?
Apparently, it's a spin-off from Taco Bell as they are both owned (I think) by the same company. It's in Huntington Beach, CA.
Apparently, it's a spin-off from Taco Bell as they are both owned (I think) by the same company. It's in Huntington Beach, CA.