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[edit] Protection

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I would like to request that this article granted semi-protection on a permanent basis from newly registered or unregistered users. This is due to a recent increase in vandalism, specifically it has been the target of several juvenile pranks over the past few months and has been needing constant watching.

Thank you,

Jerem43 21:28, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi there, I have requested a temporary semi-protection be placed on this article, if vandalism persists after the protection is lifted then a permanent one will be requested. For more info on page protection and requesting it please see WP:RFP
Go to WP:RFPP. Miranda 23:39, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] In Costa Rica

I can personally verify that Taco Bell exists in Costa Rica. It probably exists in many other latin american countries as well - anyone know where we might find a complete list?

Here is what I found at the taco bell site: There are currently more than 278 restaurants operating in Canada, Guam, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Asia, Europe, and the Philippines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.40.65.166 (talk) 17:24, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] baja blast in 2001?

even the moutain dew page says 2004. It has to be 2004, I never heard of it back in 2001 --Nytemunkey 00:30, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

" While Taco Bell denies the allegations, the United States Department of Labor has recently broken up five slave-rings with connections to Taco Bell. "

What kind of connections? This para is misleading due to its word choice, so I removed it. WhisperToMe 16:17, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Taco Bell in Montreal

I was reading through this article and it mentioned that Priszm Brandz is planning on opening a Taco Bell in Montreal, but I can't seem to find that info anywhere. Can anyone find the announcement for it?

Kurt C. 10:07pm, Aug. 13, 2006

[edit] Page needs some info on Chalupas

"Chalupa" redirects to this page (Taco Bell), but there is no mention of Chalupas here at all.

I removed the redirect, though there wasn't much of an article there to begin with. Note that Taco Bell is not the only place that sells chalupas. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 02:04, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

The page also needs a list of menu items, along with a brief description and history of the item. Some examples are the “Zesty Chicken Bowl” and “Grilled Stuffed Burrito”. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dr. Xeal (talk • contribs) 04:50, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

to the above: http://www.tacobell.com/menu/

i think that taco bell is the most discussting thing i ever tasted and with proper research i found some pretty disturbing things about this so called good food i think that the most discussting things about taco bell is that i have blood in the food —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.205.26.48 (talk • contribs) 21:15, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Zantigo Acquisiton

Taco Bell acquired the Faux-Mex restaurant chain Zantigo in 1986. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 205.213.111.51 (talk • contribs) 15:09, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Can't speak on the Zantigo acquisition, but the tidbit about the Chilito and its subsequent name change is entirely accurate.72.185.184.24 04:32, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

[edit] Style Food

I would like to ask if anyone else thinks that the food style "Mexican-related fast food" should be "Tex-Mex Cuisine style fast food. --Illnab1024 01:23, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Although many people think of Taco Bell as "Mexican food", almost all of the dishes they serve are either of Tex-Mex origins or are Taco Bell inventions. Even for the few dishes that have a Mexican origin, the Taco Bell versions are more Tex-Mex style than Mexican-style. Thus Tex-Mex is a much more accurate description without getting into long-winded details. BlankVerse 08:24, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Within the company, it is referred to as "Mexican inspired" fast food. I have never seen any official communication from the company regarding it an anything other.72.185.184.24 04:34, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

Taco Bell is not Mexican Style food, STOP!!!!! saying it's mexican food. Mexican Tacos are different. They made of torilla de Maíz, they have cebaza, lengua, buche, tripas, al pastor, anovada, and carne asada with salsa verde or salsa roja. but it not parallel to Taco Bell menu.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.127.232.54 (talk) 00:38, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Taco Bell in China

Taco Bell China is a Taco Bell franchise, but is a full-service Mexican grill serving things like Albóndigas, grilled salmon, ribs, braised ox tail, fajitas, and alcoholic drinks like Margarita and Corona Mexican beer.

It's so different from the general Taco Bell that it worths to be mentioned. Samuel Curtis 11:23, 12 March 2006 (UTC)


HELP NEEDED: I wanted to add the Chinese franchise to the article. But as I mentioned above, Taco Bell in China is not a fast food chain, but a full-service Mexican bar and grill. Hence, I wonder, if the general provisions about fast food in the overview paragraph and the infobox needed to be changed? Samuel Curtis 16:44, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

While not a fast food restaurant as we understand it, it IS still a Taco Bell Restaurant and does belong exactly where we see it.72.185.184.24 04:35, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

[edit] Third Dessert?

it's actually the fourth, chocotacos were also sold at least at some taco bells, and i believe some franchises still carry them, altho they aren't invented by the company. for the people who aren't familiar with the chocotaco, its an ice cream novelty in the shape of a taco, with wafflecone tacoshell, chocolate covering and icecream inside. Iamnobody2 11:37, 24 March 2006 (UTC)iamnobody2

[edit] Miscellaneous

I'm as culturally-sensitive as the next guy, but the word "costarricans" is slang. I'm not necessarily arguing for its exclusion, but maybe an explanatory parenthetical would help, such as "due to the fact that traditionally costarricans (people from Costa Rica) consider tacos what is known in Mexico as flautas." In the meantime, I'm fixing some style problems with that sentence, but leaving the word in. If anyone has a problem with this edit, please remember we are trying to inform, rather than exclude.

The new entry will read: "In 2003, Costa Rican Taco Bell franchises temporary marketed their tacos as "Tacos ticos," because for Costarricans, the word "taco" refers to what is known in Mexico as a flauta. ("Tico" and "Costarrican" are colloqial terms for natives of Costa Rica.) Drogue 06:56, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

==Meat "Grades"== The USDA does not "grade" meat on a letter scale, and why woul this apply to a foreign country? Also, speculation and rumor--especially without a source--shouldn't be here Jay 19:33, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yo quiero Taco Bell

In the article: "In the Spanish language, yo quiero means I want or I love."

I'm spanish, and I love Taco Bell is translated as Yo quiero a Taco Bell (the key is the a), and so the only mean for Yo quiero Taco Bello is I want Taco Bell.

Regards.

Anyway, it's hard to justify saying "Yo quiero a Taco Bell", since that makes Taco Bell a person; "I love Taco Bell" would actually be more like "Me encanta Taco Bell". Djcartwright 02:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Taco neck syndrome...

I don't remember exactly, but sometime between 95 and 98, taco bell launched an add campain where people would go to a doctors office or some such place, with their heads at a 90 degree angle. This was the result of them eating an incredible amount of taco bell tacos. As you should know, you tilt your head sideways to eat this. Shaq and some guy from the pistons participated in these commercials.


In the ads, Taco Neck Syndrome was identified by the acronym TNS, which is also an acronym for some type of neck disorder suffered by some number of people. I had heard it referred to as Turtle Neck Syndrome, but it was years ago and I don't really remember. In any case, Taco Bell was slapped with a lawsuit by the sufferers of TNS and promptly pulled the campaign.72.185.184.24 04:29, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

[edit] guacamoele or guacamole ??

I think it spelled guacamole not with the extra e, anyone else know for sure?--Sweety Rose 19:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Guacamole is the correct spelling.BJH72.185.184.24 04:36, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ryan Larsen's Taco Bell Adventures

Under misc. there is an entry regarding Ryan Larsen pissing on a floor. It doesn't appear noteworthy enough to be worth an encyclopedia entry, as there appear to be no newspaper accounts ("weird news" for instance) or corroboration and appears to be a vanity entry. I hesitate to delete it without checking with the community, however... --Frick898 06:25, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

It was unverified, unencyclopedic, vanity - at best. It's gone now. -GTBacchus(talk) 07:04, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Strip Clubs?!? and Lawsuit

I RV'ed that edit because the corp site does NOT list "strip clubs" as location for Taco Bells. [[1]]

Also the current Lawsuit section needs cleanup it is basically the USA Today copied. --Sweety Rose 21:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nacho and Dog

Where they really dropped in 1997?

[edit] Financial and Operating Review

The entire article feels very fluffy and focused on trivia. Can someone take a crack at adding some more information about the growth of the franchise, its profitability, competition, etc.

Tortilla22 15:26, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

At first glance, the numbers and statements appear to be reasonably accurate. I can make more info available shortly.72.185.184.24 04:37, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] PepsiCo

Can someone better elaborate on pepsico's hand in taco bell and what exactly happened in 1997 and what pepsico has to do with it now?--Nytemunkey 06:36, 10 September 2006 (UTC)


PepsiCo no longer has any say in Taco Bell or any of the three major restaurant brands in Yum Brands. In 1997, PepsiCo came to a decision to spin off their restaurant interests in an effort to focus on their soda/snack food business which was, and likely still is getting pummelled by Coca-Cola Corp. In 1998, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC were spun off into a brand new company called Tricon Global Restaurants with something like eight billion dollars in debt owed to PepsiCo. That debt has long since been paid off to the best of my knowledge and PepsiCo is nothing but a supplier of soft drinks to these restaurants.72.185.184.24 04:25, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH

Interestingly enough, the only influence Pepsi seems to have over our company(taco bell) anymore is the simple fact that we are under contract to them...seems to me we could make a lot of money if we could sell Coke stuff too...not that it's surprising, given the soda wars, lol.User:72.26.160.17 0440hrs 30 June 2007

[edit] Demolition Man

The initial Australian release also had Taco Bell changed to Pizza Hut

[edit] Taco Bell outside of Quebec

There were indeed Taco Bell locations outside of Quebec before 2006. I lived in Calgary prior to 2006 and there was at least two locations there that I know of. And they were built prior to 2006. One of the locations is in Westhills Shopping Centre. I discovered it soon after we had moved into our townhouse that we had purchased in 2004.

[edit] Listing on WP:MVP?

I am somewhat unexperienced in the depths of Wiki management, but this article seemed to be valdalized a bit too frequently. Is it prudent to list it under WP:MVP so that more sysops would notice? Currently I don't think I should request for protection, though-- no edit wars here. --Samuel Curtis-- TALK 15:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Relative to most of the articles at WP:MVP, the vandalism of the Taco Bell article is fairly light, and gets reverted fairly quickly. Also, the vandalism is typically just drive-by nonsense without repeat vandalism or serious legal issues such as libel.
If the vandalism gets any heavier, it might be worth proposing semi-protection of the article to prevent anonymous editors, but in my opinion, the vandalism would have to increase to three to four times as much as the current level to even warrant that. BlankVerse 01:31, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Taco Bell's second restaurant design picture

While the picture does portray the second Taco Bell building design, the sign above the door is for the more current design. Anyone have a picture of the second sign design?

[edit] Menu

Has the food at Taco Bell changed over the years. In the 80s I remember the Monster "Taco BellGrande" and the crispy "Taco Lite". I remember the beef being tastier, more like home cooked ground beef with a salty seasoning. Now it taste more like filler beef with a saucier seasoning. I also remember when Taco Bell experimented with a breakfast menu and when they really pushed bacon on their menu.Rhallanger 18:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)


Taco Bell has changed. From the beginning through the early 90's, Taco Bell ingredients were generally freshly prepared. Beef, chicken and steak were cooked in the store on a huge grill, taco shells were fried fresh every day, lettuce and cheese were shredded in the morning, tomatoes were diced and so on. The huge boost in sales and transactions which can largely be attributed to the 59, 79, 99 promotion necessitated a change in order for restaurants to be able to stock enough product to handle the business and still maintain their labor budgets. The food that is served now is precooked (preshredded, prediced, etc.) before it is shipped to the restaurants. Very little prep time is needed anymore. I think the mass production of Taco Bell ingredients has resulted in a loss of quality over the years. 72.185.184.24 04:42, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] International Stores Question

Hi, Trying to find some sort of info on Taco Bell's ventures outside of the US.

I live in the UK and had a number of stores near me several years ago, which suddenly dissapeared. Some became Wimpy and others became KFC's. But I can't find any info of what happened and if they still operate in Britain. Any help?

I remeber a Taco Bell in Tottenham Court Road, London during the 1980s. I heard the franchise wasn't intially so successfull in the UK (Mexican food was almost completely unknown in England at that point) but I'm not sure exactly when the plucg was pulled. Similarly Wendy's vanished from London around that time. There's a blog on this at http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/jjameson/entry/has_anyone_ever/ which mentions the rumour of the new store opening in Watford (I hope I'm allowed to include this link here) Zagubov 14:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Taco Bell has had very little international success due to the fact that Mexican food, and certainly Mexican INSPIRED food is virtually unknown outside of North America, unlike the products the other two brands sell, pizza and chicken which are famous throughout the world. The company expects to begin growing Taco Bell internationally this year, but the pace will be slow as the product has to be introduced to a world of people who have no concept of what it is all about.

[edit] E. coli in New Jersey

Recently there was an E. coli outbreak from a Taco Bell in South Plainfield, NJ. I think at least ten people are seriously ill. SeanMD80talk | contribs 22:32, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Why was the mention of New Jersey removed from the article? It's just stating New York now. Both New York AND New Jersey have closed down some of the Taco Bells from this outbreak. Eclipsed soul 04:32, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Not sure about the NJ one...the info in the wiki article made mention about Phili but there was no reference in the acutal news article about that...has anyone seen any other press about it? --Mikecraig 04:36, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I read somewhere that the problem is linked to the same company responsible for that spinach problem. Man, whomever is directly responsible should know to separate veggies from cattle feces. I will still eat at Taco Bell because I love the stuff! The Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Grilled Burrito is now my all-time favorite. -Amit

[edit] Temproary Semi-protection?

Vandalism increased in multiples after the suspected E.Coli incident; is it time to think about semi-protection for a short period. --Samuel Curtis-- TALK 17:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I fixed the vandalism and everything looks good now. Semi protection will make it harder for users to add information about the E.-coli incident and the article does need more information about it because it fails to mention that E.-coli was also found in Taco Bells in Long Island. Right now, the article is not up to date.

In the E. Coli section, it menctions a lettuce E. Coli break out over the summer. The break out to my knowledge effected spinach not lettuce. If anyone has more information please respond. Iwasmadetobreak 06:33, 9 December 2006 (UTC)


All of the food samples provided to the local health departments during the Taco Bell E.coli outbreak tested negative for the virus. The direct cause of the outbreak is not known, other than that it did originate in a Taco Bell restaurant.

[edit] Cutting off "Media Reference" section

I think the "Media References" section is too long and is pretty unencyclopedic. Taco Bell being one of the major fast food chains in the US, there would be an innumerable amount of references to it; and people would go on adding to it. We have to cut down this section leaving only the most importance ones, or just cut it correctly on the general media image of the chain, with references. --Samuel Curtis-- TALK 08:23, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

No matter what you do, people will insist on adding to the section. A better 'solution' may be to move the entire section to its own page. BlankVerse 12:19, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Is it worth to put on a seperate page containing nearly entirely unencyclopedic content...? --Samuel Curtis-- TALK 13:27, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Just as there was protracted battle against crappy substub elementary school articles that the school supporters have essentially won, I have a feeling that the next big battle on the Wikipedia may be trivia vs. no trivia proponents. The battle will be long and nasty with multiple RFCs filed, but in the end the trivia supporters will probably win. It's better to just 'hide' the trivia where the subpage can be filled with trivia and factoids and not clutter up the main article. BlankVerse 15:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Controversy

There is no mention in the article about how a few years back Mexican-Americans wanted to boycott Taco Bell over the use of the slogan, "Make a run for the border," because it was insulting to latinos. I clearly remember, because of the out cry by latino groups, Taco Bell changed their slogan. IG-2000 11:06, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Also in relation to this, a similar outcry was heard in regards to Taco Bell's use of the chihuahua back in the late 90's.

[edit] Contradicting culprits

The article states "At this time, green onions, also known as scallions, are thought to be the source of the problem. As of December 14, Shredded lettuce appears to be the likely source of problem [4]"

It's a bit confusing as it is now. I don't know enough about the situation to rewrite it properly, though. Prometheus-X303- 16:19, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

All of the food samples provided to the local health departments during the Taco Bell E.coli outbreak tested negative for the virus. The direct cause of the outbreak is not known, other than that it did originate in a Taco Bell restaurant. 72.185.184.24 04:49, 10 May 2007 (UTC)BJH


Actually the E.Coli was in the iceburg lettuce, Taco Bell had believed that it was in the green onions, as it was a few years prior to then. I was working for the company at that time, although the green onions that was affected were not directly related to Taco Bell, the green onions were temporarily removed to reduce consumer concern. During the New Jersey, New York incident, the green onions were thought to be affected, however after a lot of testing it was shown to be in the iceburg, which was not removed, therefore allowed more people to be hurt. In fact, the only food at Taco Bell or any restaurant that is the single most dangerous food is lettuce. It is a food that cannot be taken out of the danger zone (40 to 140 degrees) without ruining it. The company faced a serious judgement regarding the lack of action towards the icebur lettuce, but many if not most people are unaware of the fact that the lettuce was infected due to the economic impact it will cause to consumers of all restaurants. Demandalot 00:12, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Slogans

Are all those really Taco Bell slogans? Look at the KFC slogans. Souced, dated, and identified by country (for the most part) Shouldn't this list be like that?

I searched for Taca-taca-taca-taca-taca-taca Taco Bell!, and the only exact match I could find (that wasn't a copy of Wikipedia) was some off-beat post in a forum. Prometheus-X303- 16:36, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of Menu Items

There should be a page devoted to listing the items taco bell sells takethemud 00:43, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

UPDATE: I made one, it's accessible from the Taco Bell page.
What about menu discrepancies? For example, Fries Supreme are served at Canadian locations and some combos come with this. In the USA, there are no fries on the menu. Conversely, "Fire" sauce is available at US locations but only "Hot" sauce at Canadian sites. The 2 are not the same - in fact, Canada used to have fire sauce up to the mid-late 1990s. 24.57.195.9 01:10, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

This is true. There are menu variations in different parts of the country, and certainly in different parts of the world. In regards to the fire sauce availability, it only appeared in the US in 97. At what point did Taco Bell in Canada start offering it?72.185.184.24 04:51, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Current Events

I was wondering why this was labeled as a current event. meamemg 04:13, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Because of the E. Coli poisonings. The investigation is\was ongoing. Prometheus-X303- 14:29, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
As the templete inidcates that information should be "rapidly changing", and this content seems to be staying about the same for now (Haven't been any change to the ecoli information in at least 2 weeks, unless someone speaks up, I will remove the template. meamemg 22:59, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Current Promotional Item

I was realizing that this data is listed in the History section, perhaps we should give it it's own section elsewhere on the page? Current items don't really fit with History. --admiraljustin 19:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia section

This section doesn't make sense to me and is not cited. "There is Yakov Smirnoff joke - "There are no Taco Bells in Russia. They didn't like the slogan, 'Run for the border'." " Should this be included? Shaybear♥

[edit] menu section

The menu section is relatively incomplete. I know the previous article Taco Bell menu was deleted, but I think this section could have more details and other information than it does now. As a comparison, see the articles for other restaurants. FrozenPurpleCube 02:41, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Secret Menu?

There is a section about a secret menu that must be ordered from discreetly only at the drive through, that "scholars have confirmed". On the list are tequila and nachos galacticos. I'm removing the entire section. Rajb245 16:18, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please revert

The article should be reverted and locked. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chaostails1 (talk • contribs) 17:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Logo history

I don't think they've used the same logo from 1969-1999. If you look at commercials from the 1980s, they used an older logo, so the information about logo history might be incorrect. --PsychoJason 05:33, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't know that the same logo was used for 20+ years, but up until 1995 or so a very old logo was in use and can still be seen at some older locations, that being a stationary, yellow bell against a red mission style backdrop with green and orange bars along the bottom half of it. Usually seen on a brownish sign.

Yes, the one near my hometown still has the "classic" logo. Anyone know where we can find an image of that? WAVY 10 16:42, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Clarification: The signage on the actual building is the "classic" logo, while the sign has been changed to the current one for some time. WAVY 10 Fan 18:17, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Border Bell?

I remember someone telling me about an attempt to open higher-end "Border Bell" stores or something like that. Does anyone have any information on this? If so, it might be worth including in the article... Nate 02:49, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

In 12 years with the company, I have never heard anything of the sort. At this point in time, I would say the information you have is false.72.185.184.24 04:55, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Googling last time, I didn't find anything, but here's a few links to references:

...in any event, sounds like a failed experiment of little consequence, so other than here in talk it's probably not worth including in the article, but if anyone cares to, there are some references. Nate 21:53, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clean-up Tag

I put the tag because, for the logos, I saw that one part said the rainbow logo was 1969-1999, but then another part said it was changed to the current logo in 1995. Either it is an error, or it needs to be specified that the rainbow logo was used as a secondary logo from 1995-1999. Black Kat 20:19, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Talking Sauce Packets

I think a listing of talking sauce packets already fell into trivia...--Samuel CurtisShinichian-Hirokian-- TALK·CONTRIBS 14:50, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

I didn't think so. LOL, just trying to expand the article. Hope it stays! Hellswasteland 13:39, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sour Creme Controversy

Why is there no mention of the incident were some white guy jacked off in the Sour Creme? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.68.248.200 (talk) 21:21, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

  • That was just a clip from a 1980s Taco Bell commercial that can be viewed on www.retrojunk.com under the title "50 Ways To Leave Your Burger". That incident in the ad never actually happened. :) 65.34.126.252 19:40, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bottled Sauce

Why can't you buy Taco Bell's delicious sauce (easily the best there is) in stores? There are ready to assemble taco bell dinner meals, with some shells and seasoning and (presumably) sauce, but you can't just buy bottles of sauce!! WHY?

You can buy the sauce at stores. They only sell the mild and the hot, but it is available. I have seen it at safeway and albertsons, and a few smaller grocery stores. On a funny note, you can use fire sauce to clean pennies..when I worked graveyard at Taco Bell, we would get many dirty coins. Most were sticky, and we used hot soapy water to clean them, but by accident I found that you can use fire sauce. If you want to test it out.. get a dirty penny place half a packet of fire sauce on the surface and leave it there for at least five minutes.. longer is the dirt is thick. Afterwards, wash it with water, and the face of the penny will look brand new. LOL Demandalot 00:24, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Page Deleted

Why has Wikipedia deleted the page for Taco Bell? It's too notable not to have a page Doc Strange 13:57, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Some vandal blanked the page and got unchecked for 9 hours-- restored now. --Samuel di Curtisi di Salvadori 14:03, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
That's the thing, i guess. If it even looks official, no one notices. And nine hours unchecked? Is this some sort of record???? Doc Strange 21:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mascots

I was a manager at Taco Bell/KFC in 2000. as I recall there were two chiwawa mascots. The male of the two was named "Dinky" and the female, denoted only by the red and white polka-dot bow, was dubbed "Gidget." This is incorrect on the current site Tallon6352 22:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)John B. 7Jun2007Tallon6352 22:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Menu Changes

My local Taco Bell no longer carries the Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla. I don't see it on the website either.


Taco Bell used to have Extreme Nachos (it was a sort of 7-layer dip deal) and the Pocket Taco (it was a stuffed Pita pocket). This was back in the late 80s/early 90s. Both were my all time favorite menu items. Does anyone know how to ask Taco Bell to bring them back?Snoball (talk) 20:50, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

I do not see the Rancho Steak Burrito listed as one of the discontinued items. I live in New England, and it is not offered at any of the several locations in my area. Is it still available in other regions? (FUMBIE) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.192.190.149 (talk) 17:56, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Breakfast

I'm surprised not to see Taco Bell's breakfast menu mentioned at all. I'd personally be interested in their original breakfast menu, but at the very least the article should address that some Taco Bells serve breakfast to this day and also that in Fresno, CA and a couple other markets, Taco Bell recently tested a new breakfast menu (see http://www.foodfacts.info/blog/2007/04/taco-bell-test-markets-breakfast-menu.html for more info). The egg and cheese taco was amazing. I'm not sure if the test market is done yet; I came here hoping to find out. Kovu401 17:24, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

as far as i know taco bell breakfast hasn't been released to the public yet and is scheduled to be released sometime later this year as of 2008

[edit] Bacon Cheeseburger Burrito and Taco

I added these two items; I "think" the taco was "Supreme" but I can't recall. Both items were probably my favorite Taco Bell items ever, so I didn't want them left out. Kovu401 17:24, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Big Bell Value Menu Section is Subjective, and Misleading

Several statements in this section are personal and subjective:

"Despite Taco Bell's relatively cheap per-item pricing, it never had a true value menu until the mid-2000s."

"Also of note is that half of the menu is not truly new"

"The Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito recently replaced the Bean Burrito Especial"


For example what is a "true value menu"? It's in contrast to a menu that's intentionally not cost effective?

"Not truly new" somehow implies that some foodstuffs are entirely new. Perhaps. But most food and food preparation has a long history. "Not truly new" implies a non-existent standard of "newness" that's completely philosophical and subjective.

The idea, here, that something "replaces" something else is misleading and pointless. A washing machine actually replaces the function of a manual washboard. An apple does not "replace" an orange, which is what this section seems to be saying.

The section should be rewritten, or preferably, deleted. 71.198.183.159 02:27, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the statement that Taco Bell did not have a "real" value menu means they did not have a specific portion of their menu set aside as something designated a "Value Menu". Menu items do get replaced as older menu items, usually that are not selling well, get phased out and a new one is brought in to replace the old product, usually that tests better in consumer trials. The phrase that states that half the items placed on the value menu "were not new" means that instead of creating items specifically for the value menu, they transfered products from their existing menu to the value section of their menu.
Words like new and replaces are not subjective.
Examples include when Burger King replaced their BK Broiler sandwich with the Tender Grill sandwich, and when McDonald's replaced their Chicken McNuggets with reformulated ones. Ford replaced their 500 sedan with the Taurus sedan.
None of those statements are subjective.
- Jeremy (Jerem43 05:53, 13 October 2007 (UTC))
It does need some copy editing for prose, hopefully someone can get to it - Jeremy (Jerem43 19:38, 14 October 2007 (UTC))


[edit] Taco Bell and the he Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)

How come no one has included any information on the controversy regarding Taco bell and the CIW?

http://www.witherspoonsociety.org/taco_bell_boycott.htm

24.88.103.234 11:09, 23 October 2007 (UTC)Timothy

WHy don't you add this, then?--Samuel di Curtisi di Salvadori 12:43, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Free Taco offer?

Taco Bell is running a promotion giving out a free taco to anybody wanting one if a base is stolen during the 2007 MLB world series. Should this information be added to the article? http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fan_forum/tacobell/ STLocutus 16:02, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

No, it was a one day thing during Game 1 of the World series. No one stole a base that night. - Jeremy (Jerem43 16:19, 25 October 2007 (UTC)) The Boston Red Sox won, 12-1

Taco Bell (according to a Fox sportscaster) is offering a free taco if a base is stolen during ANY game throughout the world series. Wwelles14 00:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
From the official page (linked above):
"During any game of the 2007 World Series (the "Games"), currently scheduled for Wednesday,
October 24, 2007, Thursday, October 25, 2007, Saturday, October 27, Sunday, October 28, 2007,
Monday, October 29, 2007 (if necessary), Wednesday, October 31, 2007 (if necessary), Thursday,
November 1, 2007, (if necessary)"
There is also a note that if no bases are stolen in these games, the promotion will be reviewed and may be applied to future games. STLocutus 14:17, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
I was wrong. Still it is only a small promotion. Although, it could be used as part of an advertising cross-promotion section. Hint
- Jeremy (Jerem43 18:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC)) Red Sox won again, 2-1

[edit] previous limited time items

the chipotle grilled stuffed burrito should be added to that list as it is no longer offered~~ The 7-layer crunchwrap is also available in most parts of Ohio. It's listed on their "special menu" in their computer systems. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adorablepuppy (talk • contribs) 18:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Naval Station Rota

There is a statement listed in the trivia section regarding the United States Navy Naval Station Rota in Spain. It states that the only Taco Bell in Spain is on that base . . . this is a very notable statement, and should be included in this article.207.114.206.48 (talk) 05:42, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Discontinued Items - update

Mexi-fries were eliminated sometime in 2004. While available only in the Northwest, people still loudly lament mexi-fries' disappearance. The food item came as part of meals, or could be ordered as a side. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Facemcgee (talk • contribs) 20:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Taco Bell return to UK

Hi, this article doesn't seem to allow editing. Could the owner of the article please include the following information in the international section. Yum! has plans to launch a new trial of Taco Bell in the United Kingdom as one of its next projects. No dates for the trial have yet been set, but it's expected to follow closely on the success of the recent Mexico launch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.212.134.193 (talk) 05:35, 27 May 2008 (UTC)