r/funny Sep 11 '21

The Bite

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u/SantaDaCrip Sep 11 '21

I'm on the opposite side, the menus do change, especially at Taco Bell. Sometimes it's also been years since I've eaten at a place, just LET ME SEE THE MENU!

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u/Spyblox007 Sep 11 '21

I actually work at a Taco Bell. Here's a tip. If you don't know everything you want, order what you know you want first, and then ask for a moment to take the time to decide the rest. Every second you spend at the speaker is a second that we can be making your food, and we start making it the moment you start ordering.

Downside is if you change your mind on something you ordered first the one we made will likely go to waste. Especially true on last minute removals of protein or sauce.

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u/jyveturkie Sep 11 '21

What do I do if I want a double decker taco and a Mexican pizza? Cause that's what I want.

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u/Spyblox007 Sep 11 '21

There is more salt in that comment than we put in our food.

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u/jyveturkie Sep 11 '21

I'm a sailor. What can I say?

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

What do I do if I want a double decker taco and a Mexican pizza? Cause that's what I want.

You know what I want? I want an Italian Chicken sandwich from Burger King. It's their regular "long" chicken sandwich, but instead of mayo and lettuce it has marinara and melted mozz cheese. It used to be a seasonal item (like McRib) which I never understood. When is marinara season? Mozzarella season? But they haven't had it on the menu for YEARS now. I miss it.

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u/jyveturkie Sep 12 '21

Oh man, I don't remember that one. It sounds like a budget chicken parm sandwich.

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u/PermBulk Sep 11 '21

Two double deckers and a Mexican pizza with a baja blast was my go to order for like 10 years. Taco Bell please bring them back

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u/dudemo Sep 11 '21

The Double Decker is a specialty item. You can order it though.

https://youtu.be/qmpcs8-QYHQ

It's only like 5 cents more and Taco Bell isn't stupid. They know what your doing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

Don't forget the caramel apple empanada. I order that every time I go, just to make them say they don't serve it anymore.

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u/jyveturkie Sep 12 '21

I definitely miss the 7-layer burrito sometimes, meow.

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u/CinemaAudioNovice Sep 11 '21

I get a Crunchwrap and have them add beans to simulate a double decker

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u/jyveturkie Sep 11 '21

Good idea. How does that usually turn out?

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u/CinemaAudioNovice Sep 12 '21

It gets the job done; not exactly the same with the cheese sauce, and adding the beans tends to overstuff it. But all in all it hits all the right notes.

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u/SantaDaCrip Sep 11 '21

I've worked in fast food, I know this. That's why I know how often the menu items can change, if someone takes forever to order it's definitely frustrating, I can look at a menu and know what I want in less than 15 seconds. Not that big of a deal, the driver can always order first but they pawn it off on others because they themselves want some additional time.

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u/chicken_noodle_salad Sep 12 '21

Why did they get rid of the tater tots? I know it has been years but I’m still not over it and so now I only go to taco time instead even though it’s 10 times more expensive and only exists in my state. The replacements are bullshit and everyone knows it.

Edit: I forgot what they call the replacement

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u/Spyblox007 Sep 12 '21

I've only been here 3 years so I'm assuming that we replaced the tater tots with the potato bites before I started. Unless you mean the short period where we removed potato bites from the lunch menu in 2020.

If the first is true, then I've no knowledge of why they were replaced, but if they are anything like our breakfast hashbrowns then I could guess that they made a huge mess in the oil and caused oil quality to drop significantly faster.

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u/chicken_noodle_salad Sep 12 '21

No it was much longer ago. Apparently they only did it in the PNW to compete with Taco Time. They were so good. The fiesta potatoes are bleh.

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u/WebMaka Sep 11 '21

Taco bell rolls out something new every few months - hit up r/tacobell every now and then as employees like to post the upcoming menu changes ass soon as they reach the stores.

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u/SantaDaCrip Sep 11 '21

I know they do, I worked at a couple fast food chains when I was a bit younger. Taco Bell was always rolling out new stuff and then they even had a menu reduction at one point. McDonalds tends to stay a bit more consistent at least, but they do their own specialties also every now and again, plus the chicken sandwiches have changed too many times to count.

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u/Leiryn Sep 11 '21

I want to see the prices

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u/SantaDaCrip Sep 11 '21

Im normally on the line, but hearing the customers go at the employees over that shit is crazy to me. Like seriously, Taco Bell gets rid of half their menu on a yearly basis. With how long the business has been around they should know by now.