Originally Posted by nkedel

Hardly ill-fated; you can still get 'em. Basically a taco, but in a fried gordita shell (itself basically a pita bread.)

There are also actual Mexican foods called chalupas and gorditas, of which the Taco Bell versions have only the most passing of relationships (as is true for most things on their menu that don't have entirely made-up names, like the "Enchirito")