Author Topic: I want Taco Bell (Read 3673 times)

The Sceneman · « **on:** March 13, 2012, 05:53:38 AM »

Imagine living in a country without Taco Bell!

It sucks, I really want to try the shit. I will just get KFC or something tomorrow. Boo

There are a couple of mexican places here, but they are authentic and expensive. $15 for two tacos

benjipwns · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:01:30 AM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on March 13, 2012, 05:53:38 AM

Imagine living in a country without Taco Bell!

The only one in town shut down for a week when they tore down the old building and built a new one 70 feet to the north.

It was necessary, now the drive thru line no longer cuts through the middle of the parking lot making it impossible for anyone who parked to escape.

Diunx · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2012, 07:45:20 AM »

I can't imagine life without taco bell.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2012, 07:57:28 AM »

I can't imagine the bore without taco bell threads.

Momo · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:10:05 AM »

Imagine there's no tacos
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Reb · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:40:39 AM »

Holland has no Tacos Bells

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:44:16 AM »

How very low of them.

Reb · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:47:40 AM »

We only have watered-down fastfood.

Reb · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:47:58 AM »

Also, dykes.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2012, 09:11:56 AM »

Quote from: Rebiak on March 13, 2012, 08:40:39 AM

Holland has no Tacos Bells

Reb · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2012, 09:31:49 AM »

Brehvolution · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2012, 09:51:06 AM »

If only TB offered Corona or Dos Equis with their cuisine. It's the only thing that is keeping them from god tier.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:21:08 PM »

If you find yourself in England, try to sneak onto the US Air Force base at Lakenheath. They've got the only Taco Bell in Europe.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:23:54 PM »

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:25:49 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on March 13, 2012, 12:21:08 PM

If you find yourself in England, try to sneak onto the US Air Force base at Lakenheath. They've got the only Taco Bell in Europe.

I take that back!

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Cyprus
Taco Bell in CyprusA Taco Bell opened in Cyprus in December 2009 in Limassol at the MyMall. Further restaurants are planned to be opened within the next 18 months (probably also in Cyprus' capital Nicosia).[30]

GreeceGreece's first Taco Bell opened in Athens upon the grand opening of the newly constructed Athens Metro Mall on November 30, 2010.[31][32]

IcelandTaco Bell in Iceland is operated as a part of the KFC establishment in Hafnarfjörður, suburb of Reykjavík. It was established in late 2006, after the departure of the U.S. Navy from Naval Air Station Keflavik. A second location opened in the Ártúnshöfði part of Reykjavik in November 2008.[33] The Ártúnshöfði location is now closed, and replaced by a new location in the nearby area of Grafarholti (together with KFC). (update 07/2011)

IndiaIndia's first Taco Bell outlet opened at the Mantri Square mall, Bangalore.[34] Another outlet at the Gopalan Mall, Bangalore opened in February, 2011.

MexicoTaco Bell has attempted to enter the Mexican market twice. After a highly-publicised launch in Mexico City in 1992, all the restaurants were closed two years later. In September 2007, Taco Bell returned to Monterrey, this time promoting itself as selling American food, but closed in January 2010 due to low patronage.[35][36][37]

PhilippinesTaco Bell opened its first Philippine branch on October 30, 2004 at the Gateway Mall in Cubao, Quezon City. They now have one on the ground floor and one on the fourth floor in the food court at the Gateway Mall. They have also added another branch at the TriNoma mall in Quezon City. In November 2010, Taco bell will open its fourth branch at SM Seaside City Cebu at Cebu City on 2013.[38][dated info]

PolandThe first Polish Taco Bell store was opened in 1993. Following an aggressive campaign of expansion, Taco Bell's efforts soon withered, and the chain withdrew from Poland shortly thereafter.

SingaporeTaco Bell in Singapore existed for a number of years, mostly as combination stores with KFC such as the one that operated at the Funan Digital Life Mall, but in 2008, Taco Bell completely pulled out of Singapore.[39]

SpainThe first Taco Bell in Spain was opened at Naval Station Rota in 2004 and is available only to those authorized to access the naval base.[40] The first Taco Bell for the general public was opened in the Islazul Shopping Mall, Madrid, in December 2008.[41] Yum! Brands announced that it would open additional restaurants in Spain in early 2009 as part of a test trial for the European market.[42][43] A second location has now opened at the La Vaguada Shopping Mall, Madrid (03/2010). Another location recently opened at the Plaza Mayor shopping mall in Malaga, Spain.

South KoreaThere are currently two locations in Seoul, in the Itaewon and Hongdae districts, which attract the most foreigners and college students. The two branches opened in the summer of 2010, Itaewon's branch coming first. A Taco Bell had long been a presence at the U.S. Army's Yongsan Garrison, which is off-limits to non-military people, and for a time there was a tongue-in-cheek grassroots campaign by non-Korean, non-military foreigners in Seoul to get another Taco Bell location.[44]

United Arab EmiratesA Taco Bell opened in the United Arab Emirates in November 2008 in Dubai (home of the Burj Khalifa) at the Dubai Mall.[45]

Two more locations were opened at Mirdif City Centre and Deira City Centre in 2010.[citation needed] A fourth UAE location was also planned for Bawadi Mall in the city of Al Ain.

As of February 2012, the locations at Dubai Mall, Deira City Centre, and Mirdif City Centre have all closed.

United KingdomThe United Kingdom was the first European country with a Taco Bell, although it remains extremely difficult for UK inhabitants to patronise a store. In 1986, a location was opened in London on Coventry Street (between Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus) followed by a second location in Earls Court near the Earl's Court tube station. One other store opened in Uxbridge but all closed in the mid 1990s.[46] In 1994, the university food provider Compass announced plans to open stores in its university and college sites. However, only one store was opened in Birmingham University, no other stores were opened, and the Birmingham site is now closed.[47][48] There are 2 Taco Bell sites in the UK in operation at the Strategic Air Command and United States Air Force bases at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, but, commensurate with existing security controls, access is restricted to relevant service personnel.[49]

Yum! Brands announced that it is considering reopening Taco Bell locations in the United Kingdom as part of a large planned expansion into Europe, with trial outlets opening first in Spain in early 2009. Yum! is taking advantage of the recent recession which led to increasing sales at other fast food outlets; it also said that there is now a greater awareness of Mexican food in the UK and that it can be successful with improved menu offerings and marketing.[42][43] The first new store opened at the Lakeside Shopping Centre on June 28, 2010.[50] Taco Bell opened a second store in Basildon on November 29, 2010 and the third in the Manchester Arndale on November 7, 2011.

Other countriesTaco Bell is also present in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guam, Aruba, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and on AAFES military bases in Japan, Germany, Iraq, Guatemala[51], and El Salvador[52].

http://www.tacobelluk.co.uk/

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:44:26 PM »

Diunx · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2012, 01:54:35 PM »

I didn't know Taco Bell was this hard to get in the rest of the world! I feel privileged now.

Reb · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2012, 02:11:48 PM »

Withered and withdrew from Poland, sounds like Kosma post coitus.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2012, 04:20:55 PM »

Just saw this on my Facebook feed:

Reb · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2012, 04:47:25 PM »

Quote from: Count Drugula The Satanic on March 13, 2012, 04:34:44 PM

Saudi Arabia has one in Riyadh that I know of.

yeah, the one near the bowling alley.

pickle · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2012, 05:36:02 PM »

Slightly off-topic: Have you ever been to Voodoo (the New Orleans restaurant on Manners St.) Sceneman? It seems to have mixed reviews, but every time I'm in Wellington the most amazing smells are wafting out from under those big wooden doors.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:07:56 PM »

Quote from: Count Drugula The Satanic on March 13, 2012, 05:34:31 PM

How the fuck do you know this?

taco bell store locator?

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:31:35 PM »

Maybe overseas Taco Bells are all Taco Bell/Bowling alley food counter hybrids

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #23 on:** March 13, 2012, 07:28:08 PM »

I just like to think that the one single Taco Bell in all of Saudi Arabia is simply known to everyone as "that one next to the bowling alley".

"Hey, while I was on a business trip to Saudi Arabia, I ate at a Taco Bell."

"Oh sure, it's that one next to the bowling alley, right?"

Reb · « **Reply #24 on:** March 14, 2012, 02:18:04 AM »

Same with the bowling alley, but reversed.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #25 on:** March 14, 2012, 06:41:49 AM »

Quote from: pickle on March 13, 2012, 05:36:02 PM

Slightly off-topic: Have you ever been to Voodoo (the New Orleans restaurant on Manners St.) Sceneman? It seems to have mixed reviews, but every time I'm in Wellington the most amazing smells are wafting out from under those big wooden doors.

Nope, I havent been there yet unfortunately! My flatmate went there with his girlfriend and said the cuisine was totally legit. He's american and specialises in mexican and southern cooking, so his opinion is a good one.

It's one of the spots on my hitlist for when i get a job and can actually afford to eat out again.

I've also heard great things about Viva Mexico, on Left bank off Cuba. Actual Mexicans cook the food and everything. Expensive though, thats the place where 2 taco dinner is 15NZD. Apparently the fish tacos with salsa verde are to die for.

Sweet Mother's tacos are pretty average but their po-boys are decent and their hot wings and curly fries are great bar food. I mainly went there to drink beer as I had like 4 friends working there at the same time. Have you been there Pickle? It's a sort of Wellington institution. Can be very hard to get a table though.

pickle · « **Reply #26 on:** March 15, 2012, 02:25:17 AM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on March 14, 2012, 06:41:49 AM

Quote from: pickle on March 13, 2012, 05:36:02 PM
Slightly off-topic: Have you ever been to Voodoo (the New Orleans restaurant on Manners St.) Sceneman? It seems to have mixed reviews, but every time I'm in Wellington the most amazing smells are wafting out from under those big wooden doors.

Nope, I havent been there yet unfortunately! My flatmate went there with his girlfriend and said the cuisine was totally legit. He's american and specialises in mexican and southern cooking, so his opinion is a good one.

It's one of the spots on my hitlist for when i get a job and can actually afford to eat out again.

I've also heard great things about Viva Mexico, on Left bank off Cuba. Actual Mexicans cook the food and everything. Expensive though, thats the place where 2 taco dinner is 15NZD. Apparently the fish tacos with salsa verde are to die for.

Sweet Mother's tacos are pretty average but their po-boys are decent and their hot wings and curly fries are great bar food. I mainly went there to drink beer as I had like 4 friends working there at the same time. Have you been there Pickle? It's a sort of Wellington institution. Can be very hard to get a table though.

Nah I haven't been there, but thanks for the recommendations! I fucking love mexican food, so I'll def have to hit up Viva Mexico next time I'm there.

Diunx · « **Reply #27 on:** March 15, 2012, 07:47:05 AM »

So I went to taco bell last night and the cashier asked me if I wanted "the usual" I feel like I have achieve something with my life, I have an usual at taco bell :'(

tiesto · « **Reply #28 on:** March 15, 2012, 09:14:09 AM »

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South KoreaThere are currently two locations in Seoul, in the Itaewon and Hongdae districts, which attract the most foreigners and college students. The two branches opened in the summer of 2010, Itaewon's branch coming first. A Taco Bell had long been a presence at the U.S. Army's Yongsan Garrison, which is off-limits to non-military people, and for a time there was a tongue-in-cheek grassroots campaign by non-Korean, non-military foreigners in Seoul to get another Taco Bell location.[44]

This is amazing...

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #29 on:** March 15, 2012, 10:37:26 AM »

the only two taco bells in my immediate area are actually not very near my immediate area at all and they are both a block away from each other.

edit: so when you mention the taco bell in my area you can say "oh, you mean the one near the taco bell?"

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2012, 12:58:19 PM »

Quote from: Momo on March 13, 2012, 08:10:05 AM

Imagine

Imagine no tacos, layers of seven
It's easy if you try
No smell below us
Above us only Chicken Pot Pie
Imagine all the people living for fish-filet

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #31 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:30:39 PM »

gj giving Yoko song licensing ideas

The Sceneman · « **Reply #32 on:** March 17, 2012, 11:39:08 PM »

I'm preparing some fucked up cheesy beef bean n onion burritos at home, using imported american tortillas. I'm guessing these will be fairly authentic mexican junk food

The Sceneman · « **Reply #33 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:29:07 AM »

I'm currently obsessed with mexican food, gonna make these soon: http://deep-fried.food.com/recipe/taco-bell-chalupa-copycat-81138

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #34 on:** March 18, 2012, 03:38:29 PM »

Taco Bell is inedible, end of discussion.

Akala · « **Reply #35 on:** March 18, 2012, 03:54:01 PM »

I tried the dorito supreme one. unimpressive.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #36 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:10:29 PM »

I found the Dorito shells to be unimpressive. I can hardly taste a difference!

It's a shame that people here are hyping Taco Bell so much while it is in its decline. In college, for my cheat days, two chicken quesadillas (or one of those quesadillas was replaced with a chili cheese burrito), a beef grilled stuft burrito, and an XL Baja Blast was my Sunday dinner staple. Then last year, they got rid of the grilled stuft burrito and replaced it with a xxl grilled stuft burrito. It's too much burrito for me plus it has crap I hate in it, like guacamole. Then I saw they recently axed a lot of different burritos and tacos, like the chili cheese burrito, the cheesy bean and rice burrito, etc.

Even worse is that it seems like they water the drinks down. Baja Blast is fucking excellent when it is at its normal concentration. These days, regardless of location, I've been getting a lot of diluted Baja Blasts, which taste fucking terrible.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #37 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:13:31 PM »

I fucking HATE that Chalupas are now Supreme only. Chicken ones with nacho cheese were my go to Bell food.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #38 on:** March 18, 2012, 04:47:50 PM »

NACHO CHEESE CHALUPAS ARE KING

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #39 on:** March 18, 2012, 05:02:53 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on March 13, 2012, 09:11:56 AM

Quote from: Rebiak on March 13, 2012, 08:40:39 AM
Holland has no Tacos Bells

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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #40 on:** March 18, 2012, 05:22:09 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on March 18, 2012, 03:38:29 PM

Taco Bell is inedible, end of discussion.

shots fired

Positive Touch · « **Reply #41 on:** March 18, 2012, 06:10:18 PM »

Quote from: The Experiment on March 18, 2012, 04:10:29 PM

I found the Dorito shells to be unimpressive.

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plus it has crap I hate in it, like guacamole.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #42 on:** March 18, 2012, 06:30:42 PM »

Update: 7 layer burritos are still delicious, as is Baja Blast. Carry on.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #43 on:** March 19, 2012, 02:45:57 AM »

just made these seasoned beef burritos. I fried up some steak strips with onion, paprika, cumin and hot sauce.. I grilled some cheddar cheese onto the tortillas and topped the beef with jalapenos, sea salt and MAYONAISSE.

fucking delicious

naff · « **Reply #44 on:** March 19, 2012, 02:49:29 AM »

with that shoddy presentation and terrible photo it's pretty transparent what your goals are

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Human Snorenado · « **Reply #45 on:** March 19, 2012, 10:28:04 AM »

Fucking mayonaisse? REALLY?

You have never been whiter than you are right now, Scenester.

Mupepe · « **Reply #46 on:** March 19, 2012, 10:28:40 AM »

Diunx · « **Reply #47 on:** March 19, 2012, 02:00:27 PM »

Fuck you guys! I'm gonna try that!

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