4-17-25
The Order: 1 bean burrito add sour cream, 1 soft taco, and a large Baja Blast
The drive-thru experience was perfect. The taco was perfect. The beans were runny. I hate runny beans at Taco Bell. What are ‘beans’ at Taco Bell anyway? Add hot water to bean powder? I’ll Google it.
Ahh! They don’t use powdered beans; they use dehydrated beans.
Y’all put too much water in your beans. It’s refried beans, not bean soup. Sucks.
4-16-25
The Order: 1 bean burrito add sour cream, 1 soft taco, a large Baja Blast and a large Baja Blast Freeze
Today the order process was a call and response:
I’d like one bean burrito add sour cream,
ANYTHING ELSE?
yes, I’d also like a soft taco,
ANYTHING ELSE?
yes, I’d also like a large Baja Blast,
ANYTHING ELSE?
Why, yes! I’d also like a large Baja Blast Freeze,
ANYTHING ELSE?
No, that’s it.
ANY HOTSAUCE?
Yes, hot and mild please.
The food was great. The drinks were fab. The pushy, breathless cashier was a drag. ANYTHING ELSE? Rude too.
4-9-25
The Order: 1 Large Baja Blast, 1 large Wild Strawberry Freeze, 1 crunchwrap supreme, 1 bean burrito add sour cream, 1 soft taco, 1 caliente Chicken Burrito, 1 Steak Street Chalupa 2 pack, 1 Cinnabon 2 pack, and 1 Avocado Salsa, 1 Mild, 1 Hot, 1 Fire, 1 Diablo
The order was made indoors during a work lunch. Thanks Adam!
When we arrived, we mistakenly thought we could give our order to the cashier, but they have an ingenious system to educate customers. They ignored us until we decided to use the kiosk.
We didn’t get the Steak Street Chalupa 2 pack, but we did get a 2 pack of steak queso crunchwrap sliders. Since we were inside, it was easy to get up from our table after the chore of making sure we got everything we ordered and ask them for the correct item.
The Cinnabon was kind of dry and Adam did not like the chicken burrito. I don’t like the Taco Bell chicken. Overall, the food was good. They ignored our sauce order- only handing out the gated neon Avocado Salsa. We got our dine-in order in To Go bags but had to sherpa the sauce variety ourselves- in the end the giant bags did come in in handy. No clue how this place consistently runs out of mild sauce though.
All in all, I’d have my next work lunch here again.
4-7-25
The Order: 2 Doritos Locos Tacos, 1 bean burrito add sour cream, 1 large Baja Blast.
At the window, after they’d returned my card, they had both hands thrust forward. One hand held the bag, neatly rolled at the top and the other held both the large Baja Blast AND the straw. It’s rare the food is ready the moment I get to the window. I was putting my card in my wallet- I felt tempted to toss my card in the seat and hurry and grab the soda/straw or the rolled up bag of food, but I stuck to my guns. I was going to get my debit card back in my wallet before getting the food. I did.
At home I enjoyed my excellent bean burrito add sour cream. When I got to my first Doritos Locos Taco, my heart sunk. Sour cream?! On the taco? I loathe sour cream on tacos – something about the meat-lettuce-sour cream thing I cannot bear. Yuck. I set it aside and opened the second one. Sour cream?! On BOTH tacos? Ugh. I checked the receipt – maybe they thought I wanted sour cream on the tacos? Nope. Just 2 Doritos Locos Tacos. I don’t like sour cream on Taco Bell tacos. I can’t eat it.
Y’all stole 2 Doritos Locos Tacos from me. I paid for two tacos. Instead, I got 2 tacos I could not eat.
Y’all owe me 2.59 x 2. It’s a good thing for Taco Bell on Linder that I haven’t kept a record thus far of all the money stolen from me. But today, that changes.
4-6-25
The Order:
1 Mexican pizza, 1 bean burrito add sour cream, 1 soft taco and a large Baja Blast.
We don’t have any ice, is that okay?
Again?! The ice machine is broken again?!
We’re sorry. Is that okay?
It is not okay. This is ridiculous. Never mind, I say.
I pull around and get an idea. I’m going to go inside. I’m going to check and see if they have ice inside. The minute I walk in I can see that people are icing their drinks up. I can’t believe it. The DRIVE-THRU ice machine is broken – again.
There is now a two-tier system. Drive thru, no ice. Go inside? Ice for days.
I ordered at the counter: 1 Mexican pizza, 1 bean burrito add sour cream, 1 soft taco and a large Baja Blast.
I dined and rejoiced. My drink was icy and cold. The Mexican pizza was great. I got the sour cream I paid for in my burrito. The soft taco was great. Since I was inside, there were no sauce shenanigans – I simply browsed for the sauces I wanted. And iced my drink up recklessly.
The cashier was pleasant and kind. There was a lady sitting next to us that was talking about how her brother makes 25,000 dollars a month. We were so happy for him! There was a mentally challenged child (that’s my best guess per the slack jaw looks and the shrieking noises) that followed me to the drink station when I wanted a refill. When I was about to fill my cup with Baja Blast he shrieked and pointed at a drink I’d never seen before: Dragon Paradise Sparkling Tea. “Ty it” he said.
I ty’d a little but it tasted really bad. As I poured the tea out, he started to chant. “Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad!”
“Sure is,” I replied. I rinsed my cup before filling it up with ice and Baja Blast. I glanced around to see if anyone noticed my dangerous use of the ice, but only the moaning boy had seen me. He followed me back to our table and sat down on the bench next to me. As we left he handed me a tin star.
All in all, it was good to go inside. I got all the ice I could want. And a prize. And a new pal.
4-4-25
The Order:
1 Mexican pizza, 1 bean burrito add sour cream, 1 soft taco, and a large Baja Blast.
Pushed my luck and went again- this time for dinner. The ice machine is working again. I was asked if I wanted any taco sauce and I said “Hot and mild please.” The cashier handed me my food and said, “Sauce is in the bag.” I drove off immediately, like a fool. I regained my sanity around the corner and checked the bag. No sauce.
I drove back and there was no one in the drive-through. I cruised around to the window. I mean, they asked me if I wanted sauce. They declared sauce in the bag! Cashier opens the window. I say politely “May I have some hot and mild sauce please”
“Yes. And next time, don’t bypass the speaker.”
Copy that, Taco Bell on Linder. Copy, that.
4-4-25
Would you like any taco sauce with that today?
Yes. Hot and mild please!
We’re out of mild. But we’ve got fire.
Let’s discuss.
Firstly, they are out of mild sauce. I’ve never worked at a Taco Bell, but maybe someone who has can enlighten me. The sauce is a big pull for me. I use 5-6 packets per item. Why is it that sometimes they will give you two sauce packets no matter what you order? At first I was thinking that maybe employees who were miserly with taco sauce got a bonus check, but if that is true, how do you explain when they give you your food, and you peek in and see there is no sauce, and you ask “May I have some sauce please?” and the employee gives you two fistfuls? You know, when you ask for sauce and they are polite about it but the amount they give you feels aggressive?
If y’all stopped rage-saucing people, I bet you wouldn’t have ran out of mild sauce today.
Secondly, fire isn’t adjacent to mild.
4-3-25
The Order:
1 bean burrito add sour cream, 2 Locos Doritos Tacos
Still out of ice. Two days later, still out of ice. I ordered a large Baja Blast but then caught myself and asked: Do you have ice? No, they said. But we do have Baja Blast freezes. The items ordered were perfect! It’s sad to not get a cold Baja, but the food was on point!
4-2-25
The Order:
1 Mexican pizza, 1 large Baja Blast and 2 cheese roll-ups
Still out of ice??? They didn’t even say anything about it. Just straight handed me an iceless Baja Blast. I hate warm Baja Blast. I don’t want to pay 2.89 for a warm Baja Blast. Wasn’t even informed or given a choice. Enjoy your warm Baja Blast and go away. At this point I’ve already got my card back. It feels like a slap in the face.
4-1-25
The Order:
2 soft tacos, 2 bean burritos add sour cream
I love Baja Blast. I order a large, sit in the drive-thru, and by the time I get to the window and they hand me the drink, the ice is melted, and it tastes waterlogged. The line takes a while and my drink is always kinda warm with one cube. Today, I got smart. I ordered just the food, waited until the drive thru was empty and darted in while I was the only one. No warm soda for me today. I ordered a large Baja Blast.
They collected my money at the window and handed me a large Baja Blast – with no ice?
“Sorry the ice machine is broken. Have a nice day!”
3-31-25
The Order:
1 large Baja Blast, 1 Mexican pizza, no beef
My good friend suggested I try the Mexican pizza, vegetarian-style. I’m not a huge fan of the soy-beef at Taco Bell anyway – it was delicious! My Baja Blast was waterlogged, with only two teensy ice cubes floating on the top. 1 out of 2 today.
3-28-25
The Order:
1 soft taco, 1 bean burrito add sour cream and a large Baja Blast
We’re out of Baja Blast, but we have regular Mountain Dew. Is that okay?
Sure. (But between you and I, it’s not okay. It’s not like I ordered a ‘coke.’ Baja Blast is a signature drink, and a big reason why I want to go to Taco Bell. Not having your signature drink it’s kind of like not having mild sauce.) It was okay.