Favorite Taco Bell Food Item

[BayBuck]

Honest question: Can virgins have placentas?

We are all born virgins with placentas.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

I thought about mentioning those as well: that lot was often too sketchy to even drive past safely once the sun went down.

That lot was only a block up from my place on the corner of College and 10th. I never felt safer!

 

[BUCKYLE]

The clear answer now is chicken quesalupa

 

[Dryden]

Six-Story Building Approved for South Campus Taco Bell Site

After many months of design reviews, Skip Weiler and David Ruma’s proposal to redevelop the Taco Bell site at 1525 North High Street was approved last night by the University Area Review Board. The new plan boasts a smaller unit and bed count, but retains the same number of parking spaces as the previous proposal.

The approved building will be six stories tall and will feature 95 apartments (containing 147 beds), a 116-space parking garage, and 7,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space, with a new Taco Bell taking up the southern corner. Two levels of the parking garage, which will be accessed from the alley, will be underground.

Entire articles: http://www.columbusunderground.com/south-campus-taco-bell-bw1

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/skull...le-jones-iconic-south-campus-taco-bell-closes

Campus apartment with a Taco Bell on the ground floor?

I'd still be paying off those student loans...

 

[ScriptOhio]

SOUTH CAMPUS TACO BELL RISES IN SHITTIER FORM. When we think "resurrection," we tend to think of people (or things) rising in a stronger form. That is not the case for the South Campus Taco Bell, which is set to be demolished for a mixed-use building that will feature apartments... and the latest new abomination out of Taco Bell's R&D department.

The Taco Bell located at 1525 North High Street in the South Campus area has recently closed, but it’s going to come back bigger and better than ever in 2017. The existing building will soon be demolished to make way for a new six-story apartment building, and while we already knew that the ground floor retail space would contain a new Taco Bell, we learned last week that it will actually be their first “Taco Bell Cantina” location in the Columbus area.

For those unfamiliar with the concept, Taco Bell launched its first two “Cantina” restaurants last year in San Francisco and Chicago, which feature a more modern design aesthetic and a simplified menu.

“These urban concept restaurants have five things in common that differentiate them from standard Taco Bell restaurants: décor, localized artwork, open kitchen layout, open plating and shareable menus,” explained Deborah Brand, VP of Development and Design at Taco Bell. “Additionally, Cantina restaurants may also serve alcoholic beverages, which can include beer, wine, sangria and twisted Freezes.”

Brand said that the first two stores have performed well thus far, and the company is excited to expand the concept to the Columbus market.

http://www.columbusunderground.com/taco-bell-cantina

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/skull...-week-pat-elflein-mike-thomas-marques-colston

 

[TDunk]

 

[CFPBuckeye]

Ah. One the the new menu items. This one was inspired by MC Hammer. Every Taco Bell Cantina Restaurantè also comes with an MC Hammer.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Off-campus Taco Bell returning to same spot this summer



Taco Bell is set to return to Ohio State by June at its former 10th Avenue and High Street location in the new apartment building, Luxe Belle. Credit: Jack Westerheide | Photo Editor

Taco Bell is set to return to Ohio State by June. While the off-campus location will remain at its former 10th Avenue and High Street location, it will look nothing like the previous free-standing restaurant.

The location will reside under a new apartment building, Luxe Belle, currently in the process of being built by Preferred Living. The restaurant will have modern design aspects and an updated menu as part of the fast food chain’s recent expansion to a new cantina-style restaurant.

Matthew Arthur, the location’s franchisee, said the idea to redo the off-campus Taco Bell came after developers approached him wanting to buy the land and change it. Arthur and his family decided to reach out and find a partner to help develop the land to continue operation of the restaurant.

“It’s a little bit of a hybrid because we are borrowing some design elements of the cantina because it’s an in-line unit, it won’t have a drive-thru and it’s going to be over 3,000 square feet,”
Arthur said.

While Taco Bell’s cantina restaurants have gained popularity for their addition of serving alcoholic drinks, this location will not do so.

“It’s the whole layer of operational complexity,” Arthur said on the reasoning behind the exemption of serving alcohol. “We’re currently trying to set up in a way that if we want to offer alcohol in the future, from a configuration standpoint, we will have have the ability to offer maybe limited beer and wine.”

Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2017/11/...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

[Dryden]

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-worl...WYhsnTQC_H60e9SP8I4K1VF99Dvhr1FkP0tRwxBjemY6I

Taco Bell bringing back Mexican Pizza (for good)

 

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Taco Bell bringing back Mexican Pizza (for good)

Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza temporarily pulled from menu again because it's selling out everywhere
BRETT MOLINA | USA TODAY
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2022/05/31/mexican-pizza-sold-out-taco-bell/7455889001/

It appears Mexican Pizza is off the Taco Bell menu. Again.

Weeks after bringing back the beloved item, Taco Bell said it's temporarily removing Mexican Pizza from its menu until the fall because of high demand.

Taco Bell cited one restaurant in California which sold more than 1,000 Mexican Pizzas in one day, and an order from a customer which included 180 Mexican Pizzas.

"While we’re currently selling out, for now, we’re working diligently with our restaurants and suppliers to get more back in the hands and stomachs of our biggest fans by this fall," said the fast food chain in a letter to fans Tuesday.

What is a Mexican Pizza?
The popular menu item meant to resemble a pizza features seasoned beef and refried beans between two tortilla shells with a "Mexican Pizza sauce," a three-cheese blend and diced tomatoes.

Why did Taco Bell remove it the first time?
A longtime staple on Taco Bell's menu, Mexican Pizza was among several items pulled in 2020 as the restaurant looked to streamline the foods it offered.

"We’re constantly evaluating ways to provide a more efficient restaurant experience, and have already begun to see progress from streamlining our menu," said Mike Grams, Taco Bell president and global chief operating officer, in a statement two years ago.

When did Mexican Pizza come back?
Taco Bell initially relaunched the Mexican Pizza on May 17 for users of the restaurant's app before making it available to everyone on May 19.

Why is Mexican Pizza so hard to find?
In its letter to fans, Taco Bell said demand for the Mexican Pizza was seven times what it was the last time they offered it. "We knew you loved the Mexican Pizza," said the restaurant chain. "We just didn’t know how many of you loved the Mexican Pizza."

The company said in a FAQ on its website the shortages were "unexpected" and occurred at various locations on a rolling basis.

When will Mexican Pizza come back?
Taco Bell said it expects to have the item as a permanent addition to its menus this fall.

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Jun 6, 2022 - Economy & Business
Taco Bell redefines the drive-thru with "Defy" restaurant
Kelly Tyko
https://www.axios.com/2022/06/06/taco-bell-defy-brooklyn-park-minnesota

Taco Bell's new “Defy” restaurant concept, which looks like a combo of The Jetsons and a fancy new bank, promises to deliver food to your car faster through vertical lifts that work similarly to tubes used by banks.

Driving the news: The first two-story Defy location with four drive-thru lanes opens Tuesday.

• The new franchise restaurant is in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and operated by Border Foods, which has close to 240 Taco Bell locations.
• Three of the drive-thru lanes are dedicated to mobile or delivery orders and the fourth is a traditional drive-thru.
• Mobile order customers scan a QR code they received when placing their orders and pull forward to receive their food.
• Food is delivered from the elevated kitchen above through a proprietary lift system developed by Minneapolis-based Vertical Works Inc.

Why it matters: The fast-food restaurant drive-thru and mobile ordering have both grown since the pandemic.

• From February 2020 through February 2022, digital orders grew by 117%, delivery orders by 116% and drive-thru orders increased by 20%, according to The NPD Group.
• According to the 2021 QSR magazine Drive Thru Study, the average total time on a fast-food line was 346 seconds but Taco Bell had the fastest time at 268 seconds.
• McDonald's and Chick-fil-A are among the fast-food restaurants with two drive-thru lanes for ordering at many locations, but in most cases, the lines merge with one location to pick up meals.
• A designated drive-thru line for mobile orders is the top consumer ask for future innovations, according to Bluedot's The State of What Feeds Us report.

There is no dining room in the first Taco Bell Defy restaurant. Photo: Taco Bell

What they're saying: Longtime Taco Bell franchisee Lee Engler, who is co-founder and CEO of Border Foods, said in an interview with Axios that the lifts remind him of The Jetsons and Star Trek with how food is delivered through the lifts.

• “We believe that it's the first one of its kind, definitely in the United States and we think maybe throughout the world, in terms of how we're moving the food from the kitchen down to the customer,” said Engler, who has operated Taco Bell franchise restaurants with his brother Jeff for 36 years.
• “There's just so many ways for this to solve problems in our business today,” Taco Bell President Mike Grams, who is also the brand's global chief operating officer, told Axios. “We're going all in on this one to get it as big as it can possibly be.”

What's next: Engler said a second Defy restaurant is planned to open next year as a rebuilt restaurant in Minnesota.

• “That will be the true test of what the throughput improvement is and answer some of the questions of the turn away factor.”
• Gram said the company is also looking to test the concept outside of Minnesota in the future.

With Taco Bell Defy, food is delivered to cars through lifts from the second-floor kitchen. Photo: Taco Bell

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One of my favorite rock bands,

 

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