What is a Queso Crisp Taco? Taco Bell announces new items and old favorites back on the menu
On Tuesday, the company had its Live Más LIVE event, during which Taco Bell presented some of the new foods and drinks it has coming soon:
For the cheese heads, there's the Toasted Cheddar Street Chalupa with a layer of crispy cheese on the outside and a new Chile Lime Crema Sauce on the inside. Want more? Try the Queso Crisp Taco with a shell made entirely of crispy cheese
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Devoted fans of the Beefy Crunch Burrito with Flamin' Hot Fritos were excited to hear it's coming back, and this time with "Flamin' Hot" seasoning in the rice.
There was also good news for the Baja Blast devotees. A new flavor of the drink is coming out called Baja Blast Midnight highlighting a passion fruit burst. They are also looking at bringing back the Baja Blast Pie around Thanksgiving.
Another spin on a favorite is the Chicken Nuggets which will come back twice this year and offer a new Mike's Hot Honey Diablo Sauce. Similarly, Taco Bell will start offering Chicken Strips.
Then there's the Rolled Poblano Quesadilla with chicken, steak, and poblano peppers as well as the Grilled Cheese Burrito with Shredded Beef.
Remember the Decades Menu? They are planning to bring that one back too, but focused on menu items from the early 2000's and 2010's:
Chili Cheese Burrito
Caramel Apple Empanada
Doritos Locos Tacos
Double Decker
Seven Layer Burrito
During the event, Taco Bell introduced "Fan Style," a new function of the Taco Bell app. The concept is, if you tend to order something custom, you can save your custom dish in the app, name it, and share that customizations with others.
Users will also be rewarded for others ordering their customizations, but there are no details on how that will work.
Currently, Taco Bell's drink menu is largely limited to soft drinks. But the company is looking to change that with Live Más Café, a new model of beverage-focused restaurants featuring 30 drink possibility from dirty sodas and specialty coffees to Agua Refrescas and "Churro Chillers."
Currently there is only one in San Diego and the company did a pop-up during Live Más LIVE in New York.
Taco Bell's Chief Food Innovation Officer, Liz Matthews, previewed multiple dishes the company is testing out and could roll out to menus in the future. Here were a few we are looking forward to:
Brisket Taco: A taco featuring slow-roasted brisket, shredded cheese and purple cabbage.
Mexican Pizza Empanada: The cult classic Mexican Pizza inside of a flakey crispy empanada.
Mini Taco Salad: A bite-sized version of the classic taco salad.
Poutine Fries: Seasoned fries topped with slow-roasted pork, gravy, and cheese curds.
Salted Caramel & Toffee Cream Empanada Bite: A twist on the Caramel Apple Empanada with salted caramel and toffee cream.
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X and Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
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