Taco Bell Is Officially America's Favorite 'Mexican Restaurant'

[yallerdawg]

By Sam Blum at: https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/taco-bell-americas-favorite-mexican-restaurant


Perhaps there's no better marriage than America and a quesadilla stuffed with Kit Kats. That certainly seems to be the case, given a new Harris Poll EquiTrend Study, which determined that the most cherished Mexican restaurant in the United States is Taco Bell.

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Taco Bell led the charge not because it serves authentic and fresh Mexican cuisine -- it definitely doesn't -- but because of the brand's tendency to create wild stunt foods that stoners love. As Amir Kanpurwala, the director of the survey, said: "Taco Bell’s marketing is ubiquitous so it wasn’t surprising to me that they came out on top this year. It’s not so much that Moe’s or Chipotle are falling off the map. Taco Bell has just been a stronger brand as of late, as demonstrated by the strong familiarity and consideration marks.”


"Dude. It's a taco made out of a fried egg! Dude!"




Chipotle, while still a wildly popular brand with its own share of cultish fans, has suffered remarkably in recent years, due to its sluggish recovery from a series of food borne illness outbreaks in 2015 that tarnished its public image.

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But please just remember <stoners> that it's not actually Mexican food.


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[RandySF]

1. I haven't been there since 1994.

When I got food poisoning.

[yallerdawg]

2. Over the years, I have found that...

"Hot," "Fire," and "Diablo" sauce is fatal to e coli and salmonella bacteria.

But "South Park's" late, great Billy Mays had a solution for everything!

[cloudbase]

3. I can't understand how they can stay in business

here in Houston, where good mom-and-pop stuff abounds.

[yallerdawg]

4. After November 2016...

I don't understand anything!

[Hoyt]

5. Hate to say it, their plain beef burritos are pretty good. I'd rather go in a good

restaurant, but sometimes just don’t feel like it.

I hardly ever complain, but about 10 years ago, TB took plain ole beef burritos off the menu. You had to get them stuffed with all kind of crud, which I hate. I called the corporate offices and not to long afterwards they changed their mind. I guess a lot of folks complained.

Now I’m hungry.

[yallerdawg]

7. Do you think saying "Time to make a run for the border..."

would trigger some kind of surveillance these days?

[Hoyt]

8. True.

[democratisphere]

6. There must be no accounting for taste with stoners.

Worst so-called Mexican food I ever ate.

[yallerdawg]

9. This is my favorite late night order item!

Every employee is grinnin' and wavin' at me when I leave!

[democratisphere]

12. Mucho munchies!

[Docreed2003]

10. I mean...you can't beat a Doritos Loco Taco, lol

Just saying!

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. If I want Mexican fast food, I go to Taco Cabana n/t

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[yallerdawg]

13. There's always one lurking around, isn't there?

"Connoisseurs of fine dining" are so insufferable!

[Cartoonist]

14. Best for the money

When I only had a couple of bucks for my daily meal, a couple of burritos did the job. I will always be grateful to them for keeping me alive during those hard days.

[Kajun Gal]

15. Wish they'd bring back the Bellburger!

[USALiberal]

16. I love Taco Bell! nt

[left-of-center2012]

17. I like Taco Bell's Burrito Supreme

[LeftInTX]

23. I do too and I live in San Antonio

I like all the tomatoes, sour cream, cheese etc. I don't think burritos are even "real" Mexican food, but that burrito supreme is light and filling.

[Aristus]

18. The area where I live has a very large Hispanic population, with many hailing from Mexico.

I can get excellent real Mexican food without having to drive very far.

Wasting my money at Taco Bell would be a sin...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. Same here in Chicago.

I have 4 taquerias within a 3 block radius and a Taco Bell about 5 blocks away. How Taco Bell (or Dominos or Papa Johns) stays in business is a mystery to me.

[progressoid]

20. The crew that shingled our house were Mexicans immigrants.

Their "boss" bought them lunch from...wait for it... Taco Bell.

[Aristus]

21. "This is Messkin food, right? 'N' you guys are Messkins, right? You'll love this stuff then!"

Maybe they'll end up dropping him off somebody's roof...

[OilemFirchen]

22. Some years ago, I had a Mexican co-worker.

She would travel home three or four times a year. Each visit, upon her return, she'd head straight for Taco Bell. Her explanation: "I don't know what it is, but I looooove it!".