I haven't had Taco Bell in years, and now I remember why, lol. I recently had the Beef Crunchwrap Supreme and it was mostly tortilla shell, sour cream, and lettuce. Where's the beef? Lol. Look at my picture, looks nothing like the advertisement.
Ottawa does not have many Taco Bell locations, I think we only have 3. This one is a free standing store combined with a KFC.
So as a kid, Taco Bell was my first exposure to "Mexican food" (yeah, I know, Taco Bell is not real Mexican food, hence the quotation marks), and my second exposure was Dainty "Mexican Rice" you know, the rice in a can, that you get at the grocery store, haha. Taco Bell was kind of all I knew when it came to tacos and I enjoyed it for what it was. But now that I've had real Mexican food, much better Tex-Mex, and all sorts of tacos, authentic and fusion, I can't say that Taco Bell is all that tasty. However, it reminds me of my youth, and that counts for something in my books (rightly so or not), so 3 stars, even though the taste is closer to 1.5-2 stars.
I really only ate Taco Bell recently because my brother ordered from them through UberEats, as UberEats was having a buy one get one free special and he had some special offers on top of that. My brother is super sweet and often gets food for our family, which I am appreciative of, regardless of the actual taste of the food :)
He got 12 (!) Beef Crunchwrap Supreme. This actual item is newer and not from my childhood, but the mushy ground beef and the other "Taco Bell" flavours it had were, haha. So first off, there was so little beef. I literally had bites with absolutely no meat. The meat was so little to begin with and it was not evenly distributed. Way too much sour cream for my liking. I mostly tasted sour cream, tortilla wrapping and lettuce. The regular price for these Beef Crunchwraps Supreme is $5.49 each. If I had paid that, I would have been miffed. Even at $2.75 each, I wasn't thrilled (even though technically, my brother paid for it). I think I'll pass on this item in the future.
If I am truthful with my own feelings, I'd say that if I want some fast food Mexican, I would personally much rather go to one of the other chains like Chipotle, Mucho Burrito or Bar Burrito (I would not go to Quesada though, my experiences with the food there have not been good, lol). The only thing that would draw me to Taco Bell is nostalgia, which depending on the day, may win out or not.
This location is in a plaza. The parking lot is a bit chaotic, but there's free parking. read more