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It is also occasionally a wedding venue.
For those who demand synchronous proof of low expectations to commit.
Nothing wrong with repurposing Taco Bells as wedding bells.
How economical is your local Taco Bell?
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Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#272Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have wondered how true this is: 1) Covid caused a huge reduction in business. 2) Businesses charged more per person to sustain themselves. 3) Post-Covid people are buying less due to the higher prices so its sticky. My local Qdoba is so expensive I won't eat there any more, but a few people do. What would happen if they dropped prices significantly and advertised that to bring people back? I don't know... There are…
MBAs aren't that stupid. Either they make more money by selling less at a higher price (consider, a 20% increase in price might be a 50% increase in profit), or they are sowing losses for tax purposes.
Might you know whether Red Lobster's now-prior management had MBA's?
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#273Surprising that the legendary Taco Bell in Pacifica isn’t the most expensive one, though it is close. It has a fireplace, it serves margaritas, and it has a walk-up window for hungry surfers. https://californiaisforadventure.com/pacifica-taco-bell/
And, critically, with the high volume they're able to keep supplies fresh and staff well-trained. Taco bell is still just salty, fatty fast-food, but that one is top-tier (locations right off major interstates in well-lot towns tend to have better food too). The vast majority of locations are worse -- bad burrito folding, sloppy ingredient measuring, stale tortillas, crusty beans, .... I think the public sentiment wo…
> top-tier
my sample size is small, but I've found it far from top tier
(I would put Five Guys and Shake Shack as top tier fast food, and In-N-Out except for their fries).
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
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I don't get this joke. I eat Taco Bell occasionally and it's fine on my gut. I don't order the meat, though. Usually I'm getting a black bean crunch wrap with guac instead of nacho cheese.
I'm with you but it's a common enough sentiment that there's probably something to it, and I recall friends having issues over the years. For these people at best it's painful gas and at worst is [worse], so there is a large group of people who can't digest a particular common Taco Bell ingredient well. I've seen speculation about undiagnosed lactose intolerance but frankly Taco Bell doesn't use that much cheese on t…
I wonder if it's undiagnosed gallbladder issues too.
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#275Taco Bell had felt pretty expensive for many years now. But there is just no alternative so I’m not too surprised they were able to pull it off.
Chipotle Tacos are much better IMO. You can get 2 Tacos for about $8-$9 on West Coast.
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#276Surprising that the legendary Taco Bell in Pacifica isn’t the most expensive one, though it is close. It has a fireplace, it serves margaritas, and it has a walk-up window for hungry surfers. https://californiaisforadventure.com/pacifica-taco-bell/
My wife and I go sometimes. They also serve beer. There is also a pretty good Panda Express right there you can grab takeout from and Park in the beach parking lot. There is another Taco Bell cantina right near our apartment near oracle park. They have really good prices for alcohol compared to the surrounding bars.
The only issue with that Cantina is it has a really crap crowd and the quality is mixed on their prep.
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#277This is great. Wish list: expand this or make separate website to track prices for Chipotle, Chick-Fil-A, In-N-Outs, McDonalds and other fast food chains.
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#278Earlier quoted context omitted.
My wife and I go sometimes. They also serve beer. There is also a pretty good Panda Express right there you can grab takeout from and Park in the beach parking lot. There is another Taco Bell cantina right near our apartment near oracle park. They have really good prices for alcohol compared to the surrounding bars.
The only issue with that Cantina is it has a really crap crowd and the quality is mixed on their prep.
I'm curious what kind of crowd one looks for at a Taco Bell bar?
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#279Surprising that the legendary Taco Bell in Pacifica isn’t the most expensive one, though it is close. It has a fireplace, it serves margaritas, and it has a walk-up window for hungry surfers. https://californiaisforadventure.com/pacifica-taco-bell/
I totally forgot about this Taco Bell. I used to go there with my dad in the late 80's/early 90's (I grew up in that area).
I don't recall them selling alcohol in those days (I was also much too young to drink then) but it was pretty cool even back then.
Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?
#280Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't get this joke. I eat Taco Bell occasionally and it's fine on my gut. I don't order the meat, though. Usually I'm getting a black bean crunch wrap with guac instead of nacho cheese.
I'm with you but it's a common enough sentiment that there's probably something to it, and I recall friends having issues over the years. For these people at best it's painful gas and at worst is [worse], so there is a large group of people who can't digest a particular common Taco Bell ingredient well. I've seen speculation about undiagnosed lactose intolerance but frankly Taco Bell doesn't use that much cheese on t…
I haven't had taco bell in a couple of decades, but I used to have issues with the beef shortly after eating there (so probably not bacteria) but no issues with chicken. I suspect my body was not used to the grease, and that taco bell had particularly greasy beef.