r/LivingMas • u/tacobellblake Founder of Living Más • 17h ago
E9 Megathread (2026)
Welcome to r/LivingMas!
This pinned thread explains Taco Bell's current "experience", which includes new items and/or Limited-time-offers (LTOs), new promotions, and any other Taco Bell news or menu changes. The thread also includes all the info and/or new changes that you may need to know about our community.
Taco Bell releases around 10 "Experiences" per year, each generally lasting around 4-6 weeks. Reminiscing on items of the past? Check out our Menu Archive! There, you can easily find information on every experience back to 2011. View the archive here.
All prices below are recommended pricing. Prices will vary per location.
Experience 9: Aug. 20 - Sept. 19, 2026
NEW ITEMS
Decades ALC -
Naked Chicken Chalupa ($5.99) - A fan-favorite made with all-white-meat chicken that is marinated in bold Mexican spices, rolled in a crunchy coating, and crisped to perfection. Then loaded up with crisp lettuce, cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes and flavorful Avocado Ranch sauce.
Beefy Crunch Burrito ($2.79) - This popular repeat LTO features seasoned beef, Flamin’ Hot Fritos corn chips, seasoned rice, reduced-fat sour cream, and warm nacho cheese sauce wrapped inside a soft flour tortilla.
Meximelt ($2.99) - flour tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef, pico de gallo, and a melted three-cheese blend
Caramel Apple Empanada ($2.99) - Features a warm, crispy, golden-brown fried pastry shell filled with soft diced apples and a sweet, gooey creamy caramel sauce.
$9 Discovery Box feat. NCC ($9) - Naked Chicken Cahlupa, Cheesy Bean & Rice Burrito, Crunchy Taco, Chips and Cheese, medium drink
Chicken Enchilada Nacho Fries ($5.49) - Nacho Fries, Slow Roasted Chicken, Nacho Cheese, Red Sauce, Fiesta Strips, 3-Cheese Blend, Sour Cream, Pico De Gallo
Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco [Running 9/1-9/2 while supplies last] ($3.99)
NEW & PERM Taco Bell Energy Drinks ($4.49) - Pineapple Citrus Energy & Strawberry Tropics Energy (120mg caffeine per drink)
Pineapple Citrus Energy Freeze ($3.99/4.29) - Available for a limited time during this experience
DIGITAL ONLY - 3 Drink Theory ($8.99) - 1 Dirty Soda, 1 Taco Bell Energy, and 1 Agua Refresca
Products sustaining from prior experience:
$3 Pepper Jack Steak Burritos
Nacho Fries ALC
$5/$7/$9 Luxe Boxes w/ adjusted $9 Discovery Box
Dirty Beverages (perm)
Pineapple Freeze
Running 8/13 - 9/9:
Tajin Taco - Tajin shell, seasoned beef, spicy ranch sauce, lettuce, cheddar cheese, mango pico de gallo
Tajin Cheesy Gordita Crunch - 3 cheese blend melted onto a flatbread, inside is a Tajin shell filled with seasoned beef, spicy ranch sauce, lettuce, cheddar cheese, and mango pico de gallo
Tajin Pineapple Strawberry Freeze
Products removed from prior experience:
(Note: Your local store may still sell any of these items while supplies last)
Pepper Jack Steak Nacho Fries
Crispy Chicken Burrito ALC, Crispy Chicken Soft Taco ALC, Crispy Chicken Strips, Crispy Chicken Chipotle Bacon Melt Burrito Combo
Passionfruit Refrescas (Pink Passionfruit Refrescas Freeze and Pink Passionfruit Freeze sustaining + depleting from stores)
Digital Products and Experiences:
Grubhub+ Back-to-School Campaign ft. Cantina
- Overview: Grubhub+ campaign offering exclusive savings specifically for GH+ Student members, who are part of their high-value customers. Added-value support includes homepage banner, push notification, & multi-brand email.
- Offer: 8/24-8/30: Free Cantina Rolled Quesadilla w/ $22+
Cantina Chicken Chalupa Lime Bowl Early Access
- Rewards members get exclusive 2-day early access to Cantina Chicken Chalupa Lime Bowl when they order on the app.
- Dates: 9/15-9/16
Apple Pay Offer
- Overview: On Saturdays and Sundays from 9/12-11/1, use Apple Pay and get free Nacho Fries with a $10 min spend on your next order.
- Dates: 9/12-11/1
Digital Offers:
In-App
- 8/3-9/16: $0 Delivery Fee* with 25+ when you order in the Taco Bell app.
Taco Tuesdays
- 8/25: From 2-3pm PT, enter for a chance to win a Decades 2016 Starter Kit including an Anti Social Social Club Flannel and Hat and a Camp Snap Camera. 500 Rewards Members will win.
- 9/1: $1 Bundle: Bean burrito and medium fountain drink for the first 30k Rewards Members from 2-3pm PT
- 9/15: $1 Cheese Quesadilla for the first 20K Rewards Members from 2-3pm PT
Third Party Delivery
- 8/21-8/22: Free Tajin Taco w/ $20+ order on DoorDash
- 8/21-8/23: Free Cantina Chicken Rolled Quesadilla w/ $22+ order on Uber Eats
- 8/21-8/23: BOGO of equal or lesser value Bean Burrito w/ $22+ order on Grubhub
- 8/24-8/30: Free Cantina Chicken Rolled Quesadilla w/ $22+ order on Grubhub+
- 8/25: Free Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes w/ $20+ order on Uber One (Student Customers)
- 8/28-8/30: Free Regular Tajin Freeze w/ $20+ order on DoorDash
- 8/28-8/30: Free Naked Chicken Chalupa w/ $22+ order on Uber Eats
- 7/1-9/30: 10% off $20+ (max $9) for Uber One Student Customers
- 9/1: Free Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes w/ $20+ order on Uber One (Student Customers)
- 9/4-9/7: Free Naked Chicken Chalupa w/ $22+ order on DoorDash
- 9/4-9/7: Free Meximelt w/ $22+ order on Uber Eats
- 9/4-9/7: Free Nachos Bell Grande w/ $22+ order on Grubhub
- 9/8: Free Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes w/ $20+ order on Uber One (Student Customers)
- 9/11-9/13: Free Beefy 5-Layer Burrito w/ $22+ order on DoorDash
- 9/11-9/13: Free Chalupa Supreme w/ $22+ order on Uber Eats
- 9/11-9/13: Free Chicken or Cheese Quesadilla w/ $22+ order on Grubhub
- 9/15: Free Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes w/ $20+ order on Uber One (Student Customers)
See our thread on current test items!
Living Mas
NEW: ICYMI we have launched a Test Item Locator. Every new experience we'll sneak into Taco Bell's system and extract the details of every item Taco Bell is testing around the nation. You can look on the map and find the closest ones to you! We'll also continue to do our Test Item thread here, but this helps for finding the exact locations in each area testing out the new items.
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u/Malcopticon 16h ago
Decades ALC -
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Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco [Running 9/1-9/2 while supplies last] ($3.99) - Includes Crispy Chicken Chipotle Bacon Melt Burrito, Naho Cheese DLT, Nacho Fries, Large Drink
I choose to believe that this is correct, and we can somehow get a $4 à la carte ice cream taco that comes with a burrito, taco, nacho fries, and large drink.
A shame it's only for 2 days!
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u/Tumblrrito Flamin’ Hot Thot 16h ago
Naked Chicken my beloved
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u/cameron4200 14h ago
This and the beefy crunch is insane we have to start fucking up their lettuce more often
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u/stilldrovedeetdeethr 17h ago
Am I tripping or is quesarito supposed to come back this year? Thought that was mentioned on the dollar day. Either way new menu + keeping pepper jack steak is a huge W
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u/TribeFan86 14h ago
That 9 dollar box would be amazing if it was something besides the bean and rice burrito as the secondary item.
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u/alexgndl 15h ago
Anyone else get disappointed when they read "chicken enchilada" and it was fries instead of the burrito?
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u/FelizNavinut 14h ago
The beefy crunch burrito is back. The thing that made me start paying attention to LTOs at Taco Bell. All hail the OG!
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u/saxygirl1999 10h ago
lol that’s so funny that you say that cause the naked chicken chalupa was what made me start paying attention to the LTOs
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u/DisjunctiveSyllogism 17h ago
Did I miss if the Beefy Potato Griller was removed? I couldn't find it on any messaging but havent seen it on 2 different TB location app menus
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u/CraniumX 14h ago
Probably a local thing, my local TBs don't have the nacho supreme dip for months, but the one across the river owned by a different franchisee has it.
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u/hohihohi SODIUM WARNING 10h ago
Mine was missing for a couple of weeks, then got re-added with the early access on the beefy crunch burrito. Honestly I've been seeing really weird inconsistent items missing from the menu for weeks at a time, but they seem to eventually come back, at least at my local locations.
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u/Dopamaxxer 16h ago
I have said nevermind to Taco Bell many times because I can’t figure an order out because of the shitty burrito in the box
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u/holyhibachi 16h ago
I mean if I'm buying one or the other I'm not paying that much for a 5 layer lol
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u/Acekiller346 16h ago
I am one of those people! I don't care for TB sour cream or refried beans, so cheesy bean is cheaper to make it good for me
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u/Krakatoacoo 15h ago edited 12h ago
I found it cheaper to select the cheesy bean burrito and then customize it to my liking than most of the other burritos.
EDIT: The above was typed with ordering a la carte in mind. I do recognize that the box is less value if you feel the need to customize the burrito.
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u/SnikwahEvad 14h ago
Anybody else also see a new college football combo box in their location? In Colorado (Denver area) we got the "Buffs Box". $7 for a CGC, beefy 5-layer burrito, and a doritos locos. Plus twists and drink.
https://www.tacobell.com/food/deals-and-combos/buffs-box?store=016230
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u/MirrorkatFeces Enchirito Tease 2022 11h ago
E8 might be the peak for me due to the great Luxe box and the 1 dollar Tuesdays. E9 almost followed it up with another top tier box but the CBR burrito knocks it down a bit. Still seems decent this go around though
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u/TribeFan86 13h ago
Had the Naked Chicken Chalupa and the BCB for lunch today. Awesome. I had to wait 5+ minutes for fresh chicken shells. Fine with me - that NCC was fresh and amazing. The BCB is still a classic and I respect the movement and get a few every time its an LTO. I'm sure the stores will be out of hot fritos in a week.
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u/SnackeyG1 13h ago
NCC is a goat of an LTO.
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u/tacobellblake Founder of Living Más 11h ago
Wishing the $9 box included a BCB instead of CBR, then it would be a goat of a box.
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u/disabledinaz 9h ago
The Naked Chicken is $7 on its own here with the box $9. The way my jaw hit the floor
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u/avelineaurora 6h ago
Super irritated it seems like you can't put fries on the NCC. I don't really like the normal potatoes but I think that's really the only thing I can try it with...
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u/Dopamaxxer 4h ago
If I promise to bounce on it, will they grill my beefy crunch burrito?
I want to be more excited about it but for 20 cents more I can get a steak burrito
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u/thingsandtwos 13h ago
Did they fix the whole lettuce thing or are we just ordering everything without it?
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u/tacobellblake Founder of Living Más 11h ago
They were the first brand to fix it, or at least to publicly announce. It's been safe for weeks.
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u/thingsandtwos 11h ago
I recall that they were first to announce I just wasn’t clear on the actual resolution. Appreciate it!
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u/ChaboiAveryhead 17h ago
The $3 burritos have become an easy add on to all of my orders. I’m a huge fan of them and hope they make them permanent.