JesseEwiak
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To me, there's actual Mexican food _and_ Taco Bell. To me, they're two separate food groups. There are days when I want a random taco from a truck that may or may not pass local food ordinances and some days I want a Chalupa.
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Taco Bell testing fast-casual concept restaurant "U.S. Taco Co." to take on Chipotle
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To me, there's actual Mexican food _and_ Taco Bell. To me, they're two separate food groups. There are days when I want a random taco from a truck that may or may not pass local food ordinances and some days I want a Chalupa.
Wedges prepared like that, with a side of fresh aioli and salsa. Buddy, you don't even know.
i don't know why this is so hard for people to understand
Food sounds interesting, but that name and logo are just awful.
Haha - that's perfect; it really does.
Haha - that's perfect; it really does.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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United States Taco Corporation and Urban Taproom
sounds inviting
Although a horchata milkshake with booze would be good.
sounds inviting
Although a horchata milkshake with booze would be good.
Droopaloop
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I had a friend in college who was Mexican, and he said the exact same thing. "You don't go to Taco Bell because you want Mexican food; you go to Taco Bell because you want Taco Bell." It's a vice.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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Exactly how I see it also.
The description sounds horrible but the photo isn't bad at all. It actually looks good. But the items sort of clash and really don't fit. I mean, a taco with fries and a shake, together? That's odd. They all look good on their own but together it is apparent there is a conflict in creative vision. They're doing too much and trying to cater to too many people. That rarely ever works. Focus on one thing and one demographic and do it exceptionally well. I do like the logo though.
I like Chipotle. I don't know what they could do differently besides the beer tap but I'm interested.
I still haven't figured that one out.
I still haven't figured that one out.
TUROK
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Holy shit... Are the majority of people who write stuff for Buzzfeed recreational paint chip eaters? That list is so fucked it makes Ava Devine say "damn."They never were.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/conzpreti/dishes-that-are-not-really-mexican
Real mexican looks like this.
They just pour a bunch of organs and shit in a bowl and eat it. But Americans would find those good parts gross for some reason.
The Real Abed
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I'm still waiting for President Schwarzeneggar.
Ha ha.
I'm used to spicy food though, so it wouldn't be that way for me. Not that this would actually be spicy. However, I feel like mixing those weird ass alcoholic drinks with tacos and fries would be a recipe for stomach pains.
When it said they were making a Chipotle competitor I was thinking just send me a check for $300 million and I'll shoot you back a letter about how you're new restaurant failed, TB.
The names generic as hell but I'll admit the food/drinks look good and the descriptions sounded nice.
Strange that they'd put their two test locations in about as tough a market as I imagine there is in the US.
The names generic as hell but I'll admit the food/drinks look good and the descriptions sounded nice.
Strange that they'd put their two test locations in about as tough a market as I imagine there is in the US.
donkey show
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At central Mexico there're tacos de canasta (these ones have potatoe, beans and beef)
Oh man, I've had these ones before. Soooooooo good. My dad used to rave about these when he lived in Mexico for a bit.
Robot Pants
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OH my god this thread is making me so hungry.
I'd eat it.
I'd eat all of it.
Even Ava Devine.
Especially Ava Devine.
I'd eat it.
I'd eat all of it.
Even Ava Devine.
Especially Ava Devine.
Yeah, and say if it were to expand to other places like Seattle for example, we also have Taco Del Mar, and a ton of mom and pop Mexican food places that are great, as well as a billion taco trucks. It'd be tough for them here.
So they are going to offer real tacos now? wow!
That's not real...a real taco would be a double corn tortilla.
at first it looked like a corn tortilla. now I'm not so sure
tastier, better quality, but healthier? I guess less trans fat or something. I'm actually curious how the two compare. Something tells me a 3lb burrito that can make stomachs explode and nations tumble isn't exactly healthy
3lb is an exaggeration, they're about 20oz. when fully loaded.
entremet
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The Chipotles I go to have Tequila Margaritas.
acheron_xl
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The logo looks like something that would grace a Guy Fieri joint.
sixteen-bit
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I hope they keep the silly Taco Bell naming conventions.
Well, you get to pick what you want in the burrito (or whether it's a bowl/salad), so you can definitely get a healthy meal there. I usually get a burrito bowl, get only one of sour cream/cheese, and have a water instead of a soft drink.
Lots of people would say that the more sustainable food at Chipotle is healthier than the mass-produced Taco Bell stuff even if the calories/nutrition numbers are the same.
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I just want cilantro and mushrooms as an option. It kills me that chipotle doesn't have either of them (except for unnoticeable bits of cilantro in the rice).
BundysFeet
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No thanks. Until the product itself isn't shit like Taco Bell not going. Its like going to Walmart to by all natural and organic food. Sorry, I'm going to Whole Foods or Trader Joes first. Taco Bell, improve your shitty product. If I can buy a taco at the local Korean taco joint for $2.50 that tastes 10x as good as yours and that doesn't make me shit an hour later then you can open up a location with better product and charge a bit more too.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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That's the point of testing. If they're successful there, the heartland will fall like uncouth dominoes.
FelixOrion
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I would too after Taco Bell.
JesseEwiak
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Also, from the description, this restaurant sounds more like a competitor to Chili's/Applebee's/etc. style restaurants than to Chiptole or Qdoba who have pretty simple menus, just with better quality than Taco Bell.
You obviously don't get the entire point of Taco Bell.
It looks like its smiling at me.
GodParticle
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I ate at taco bell today for the first time in years and...never again. The only thing I ever ate there was their chicken soft taco and now it's fucking disgusting
Baraka in the White House
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LOL at "urban taproom."
It looks like it just got done telling a joke and is waiting for me to laugh.
It looks like it just got done telling a joke and is waiting for me to laugh.
out0v0rder
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IT BEGINS:
omg and Wesley Snipes got out of prison too!
PaperFlame
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ooo I can't wait to try this out!!
sixteen-bit
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IT BEGINS:
In some territories this film was released in, this was a Pizza Hut instead.
Ask for extra cilantro. I have never been turned down.
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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It's like the corporate version of a room full monkeys with typewriters. Get a room full of suits and tell them to come up with a fresh, hip name. This is the best they could come up with.
I just imagine some Taco Bell intern thinking "what would Guy Fieri do?" and this is the unfortunate result
Delta Assault
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Urban Taproom sounds like the douchiest thing ever.
And why are they offering cereal in a jar of milk?
And why are they offering cereal in a jar of milk?
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