03-07-2013, 03:20 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos Debut
The day is here! Anyone have one of these yet? I haven't been hungry enough yet to eat the 5-6 of these I'll need to write a proper review. I will update late once I've done that. I refuse to order them any other way but "supreme" so if there are some sour cream haters out there, your input on the regulars is welcome.
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03-07-2013, 03:29 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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They actually came out yesterday for real "fans" (Untitled Document)
Nonetheless, I've yet to try, but am hoping to rectify that this evening. And I believe we're on the same page about the sour cream. It makes the taco. |
03-07-2013, 04:30 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Sour cream hater here. I'm also a Taco Bell hater quite frankly since it is garbage cleverly rearranged as food. But with that said I do enjoy punishing myself sometimes for some awful reason so I'll probably try one of these and shamefully sorta excited about it too.
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03-07-2013, 04:58 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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WTF I was at Taco Bell yesterday for the sole reason that I had spent all day thinking about the CRDLT debut today, and as a result wanted Taco Bell in general. I'm going now. I'll be back with a review soon.
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03-07-2013, 06:25 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Here it is:
It's possible that I may have hyped myself up too much for this. It was pretty good but I wouldn't say amazing. It basically tasted like a slightly saltier version of a regular Doritos Locos Taco. I could only really taste the cool ranch on certain bites. I also was a little pissed because I went during a slow time and they still managed to half-ass the taco construction. I small pile of cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce only in the middle of the taco is just lazy. It should be spread out evenly. Have some fucking pride. |
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03-08-2013, 12:16 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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Fuck you, Repug. Go save a tree or something.
My experience is similar: The taco was, on the whole, not terribly different than the original Doritos Locos. I did notice that my lips and fingers tasted markedly different, though. This was pleasant, but not enough to flip my shit. On the whole, I probably prefer it to the former, but not quite to the point that I prefer to prefer it. I wanted to like it more than I do. Contrary to your experience, mine was perhaps the best-constructed taco from my local Taco Bell that I've had in recent memory. I ordered a single taco, and the heft was astounding--to the point where it actually greased out of the bottom of the shell by the time I got around to eating it. Ample beef, lettuce, and, most of all, sour cream. A perfect taco. All in all, it's good. It's very good. And I'm happy it exists. But it's not quite a revolution, and, as such, it isn't quite as good as I would have hoped. |
03-08-2013, 10:34 AM | #11 (permalink) |
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After my years of partying, I can only seem to snag Taco Bell maybe once a year. I ate it so much in my early 20's, I can't do it anymore. I might try this taco, but I would prefer grabbing 2 chicken tacos and a bean plate from my local taco truck!
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03-08-2013, 03:31 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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I had a doritos taco not too long ago and I was hoping for better. I'd be pretty excited to try this one next time I'm home. Looks delicious. I really love Taco Bell.
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03-08-2013, 03:37 PM | #13 (permalink) | |
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Oh and I didn't mean to say that my taco was particularly lacking in ingredients, more that it was all just piled in the same spot in the middle. Like they made it in some insane taco construction speed race where quality of placement matters little. | |
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03-08-2013, 11:39 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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omnomnom cardboard with salad
So they put the same kind of powder that they put on crisps on the taco or is the meat mix different from regular taco bell tacos? I tried to make nachos with doritos and found the coating overpowering, can't see it being any better on a taco unless it's to disguise poor meat quality. +1 for sour cream |
03-09-2013, 01:39 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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Lol, crisps. I think the key to eating these things is to use the sleeve as a utensil. I hypothesize that the bulk of the cool ranch seasoning will stay on the taco that way. It is an untested theory at this point, but I've already had Taco Bell twice this week so should probably wait a bit. Gaz you only had one, you can probably try again.
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03-11-2013, 01:05 AM | #19 (permalink) |
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I've enjoyed the taco twice more since the initial post. The first time I was piss drunk and do not remember, so I cannot comment. F3lix did the same, though. Do you have any comment, sir?
The second was ice cold from my refrigerator the next afternoon. Cold Taco Bell used to be a pleasure of mine, but, recently, it's fallen out of my repertoire--almost like it's god damned disgusting or something. Nonetheless, I gave my drunkenly-chilled tacos a whirl the next day and, to my surprise, they were pretty good. I was very cognizant of my finger placement during the eating and I'm not entirely sure it helped a bit, but I did thoroughly enjoy the taco. I think it was simply because my expectations were tempered and, rather than expecting unicorn blood, I simply expected a good-tasting taco--exactly what I got. The shell really came through, and I enjoyed the experience. |
03-11-2013, 01:42 AM | #20 (permalink) |
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Something about that packaging makes me think of a realized version of Hollywood's vision of the future. Doesn't that taco look like something Marty McFly would have eaten in Back to the Future 2?
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03-15-2013, 01:39 PM | #23 (permalink) |
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Yesterday I finally got around to round 2 of the CRDLT trials. It was actually better this time. While Gaz' experience differs a bit, I found that using the sleeve to keep the Cool Ranchiness on the shell seemed to work pretty well. I definitely had a much more enjoyable experience this time. I think I'll be adding one of these to my order from now on. On a related note, I love this guy:
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