Taco Bell

Did you know that Taco Bell has three different kinds of nachos? I didn't until I went there and realized that judging Taco Bell would take multiple visits. Sure I probably could have eaten them all in one sitting due to my incredible gorging abilities, but I didn't want to be that weird kid who orders all the nachos on the menu and then sits down by herself and takes pictures of all of them... Heh heh.

On my first visit I ordered the Volcano Nachos and the Nachos Supreme. I ate the Volcano Nachos first.

Don't let their somewhat appealing appearance deceive you! They were pretty gross. At $3.89 they were the most expensive nachos on the menu, and came with tortilla chips, refried beans, ground beef, nacho cheese, sour cream, jalapeños, and some kind of horrible mysterious mayo-based spicy sauce to seal the deal. At first I thought the "volcano sauce" was part of the nacho cheese, so I ate a dab of that as my first bite. NOT CHEESE! Probably if I had known it was mayo-sauce it wouldn't have been quite as gross, but it still had no place on my nachos. Plus there was almost as much spicy mayo as there was nacho cheese! These get an abysmal 25 out of 100 volcanoes.

Then came the Nachos Supreme:

The Nachos Supreme came with chips, refried beans, ground beef, nacho cheese, sour cream, and diced tomatoes. I thought these were pretty decent- just what I would expect from nachos from a fast food joint. I thought they needed more flavor, so I smothered them in Taco Bell fire hot sauce. Delicious! At only $2.19, these are a great option for a cheap nacho snack. I give them 85 out of 100 squirts of nacho cheese.

A couple days later a got the Nachos Bell Grande to go. Sorry there's no dramatic lighting like in the other pics:

The Nachos Bell Grande had all the same components as the Nachos Supreme, but were a little bigger. This made me think they would be about as delicious... not so! I guess whoever was making my nachos that day just wasn't feelin' it, or maybe I got there right before they were going to throw out some old ingredients. The sour cream was runny, the beef greasy, and the tomatoes mushy. Altogether it was a pretty disappointing experience. :( I guess that's the risk I take for eating nachos from a fast food chain not exactly known for the quality of it's ingredients. Hey, at least I'm only out $3.39. I give these nachos 25 out of 100 mechanically separated cow-bits. (JK, I'm sure they're not mechanically separated...right?)

To recap, Taco Bell's nachos can be pretty good - especially considering the price and convenience - if you stay away from strange sauces. Buyer beware, however: the quality control is about as high as the prices. Enjoy!