Taco Bell has given us many delicious treats over the years. But not every menu item was a winner. Some failed so badly that even die-hard fans weren’t sad to see them go.
These items make us grateful for the current menu.
1. Bell Beefer
Essentially a taco in burger form. Taco Bell tried to compete with fast food burgers by stuffing taco meat onto a bun.
The soggy result confused customers who came for Mexican-inspired food, not sad burger knockoffs. Most people agreed: if you want a burger, go to a burger place!
2. Seafood Salad
Seafood from a taco place? What could go wrong? This 1980s creation featured shrimp, whitefish, and snow crab in a shell bowl. The fishy smell alone drove customers away.
Fast food seafood rarely works, and Taco Bell’s attempt proved why some food combinations should stay separate forever.
3. Waffle Taco
Breakfast meets identity crisis. A folded waffle holding scrambled eggs, sausage, and cheese tried too hard to be quirky. The waffle quickly turned soggy under the weight of its fillings.
Customers found themselves with sticky fingers and disappointment.
4. Fully Loaded Nachos
Served in a ridiculous cardboard box with three compartments, these nachos promised organization but delivered chaos. The hot ingredients made the box soggy while the cold ones warmed up.
Nobody wants to dig through cardboard flaps for the last bite of guacamole. Regular nachos on a plate work better!
5. Grilled Stuft Nacho
A triangle-shaped tortilla stuffed with beef, sour cream, and red strips. Sounds okay until you tried eating it. The awkward shape made it impossible to hold without filling spilling everywhere.
Most folks ended up wearing this nacho instead of eating it. Good riddance to this messy triangle disaster!
6. Enchirito
An enchilada-burrito hybrid covered in red sauce and three precisely placed olive slices. The strange presentation couldn’t hide that it was just a wet burrito.
The olives always slid off immediately. Why not just call it an enchilada? This identity-confused item rightfully faded into Taco Bell history.
7. Border Lights Menu
Taco Bell’s 1990s attempt at healthy eating flopped hard. These reduced-fat items removed everything that made Taco Bell taste good. The dry, bland results satisfied nobody.
Health-conscious customers went elsewhere. Taco Bell lovers wanted the real stuff. Nobody shed tears when this menu disappeared.
8. Blackjack Taco
A Halloween gimmick with a black taco shell that left customers with stained teeth, tongues, and fingers. The food dye had a weird chemical taste that overpowered everything else.
Plus, the social media photos of people’s black-stained mouths weren’t exactly appetizing. Some Halloween tricks should stay buried!
9. Volcano Menu
Items drenched in bright red “lava sauce” that was more about artificial color than actual flavor. The sauce stained everything it touched and didn’t deliver the promised heat.
Most spice lovers found it disappointingly mild. The volcanic eruption of complaints led to this menu’s extinction.
10. Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich
Two mediocre chocolate chip cookies with a glob of sugary frosting in between. The cookies were always stale, and the frosting was tooth-achingly sweet.
Taco Bell should stick to what they know. This dessert disaster left customers wondering why they didn’t just go to a proper bakery instead.
11. Taco Neck Syndrome Ads
Not a food item, but these bizarre commercials featuring people with permanently tilted heads from eating tacos sideways deserved cancellation. The ads were more disturbing than funny.
They made eating tacos look like a medical condition waiting to happen. Marketing fail that we’re glad disappeared from our TV screens!
12. Airheads Freeze
A frozen drink that tasted like liquified candy. The artificial flavor was overwhelming, and the bright colors looked radioactive. Brain freeze and sugar crash in one convenient cup!
Most adults found it sickeningly sweet. Even kids thought it was too much. Some flavor experiments should stay in the laboratory.
13. Chicken Caesar Grilled Stuft Burrito
Caesar salad has no business being inside a burrito. The warm chicken made the lettuce wilt, and the dressing turned soggy and gross when heated.
The flavors clashed terribly. Roman emperors and Mexican cuisine should never mix. This confused creation deserved its quick demise.
14. Kit Kat Chocoladilla
A quesadilla filled with melted Kit Kat pieces instead of cheese. The chocolate became a molten mess that oozed everywhere and burned mouths. The wafers lost all crispness.
It left a greasy chocolate film on fingers and faces. Some dessert experiments should never leave the test kitchen!
15. XXL Chalupa
A regular chalupa with triple the filling that was impossible to eat neatly. The oversized shell couldn’t contain the avalanche of ingredients that landed on laps, not in mouths.
Size isn’t everything. This monster proved that sometimes more is just more mess, not more enjoyment.
16. Cinnamon Crispas
Triangular fried tortilla chips dusted with cinnamon sugar. They cut the roof of your mouth while simultaneously causing cavities. The best of both worlds!
They were always stale by the time you got them. Cinnamon Twists are superior in every way. No tears were shed when these disappeared.
17. Zesty Chicken Border Bowl
A sad attempt at a healthy option featuring dry chicken pieces on bland rice. The “zesty” part was nowhere to be found. It always looked like cafeteria leftovers.
The plastic bowl it came in had more flavor than the food inside. This boring bowl mercifully disappeared without fanfare.