Taco Bell breakfast has arrived in Bayside, New York!
As you can see I have sampled some of the items they had- since I'm not really a sausage person these are all of the bacon variety.
First I started with their AM Grilled Taco - Bacon.
This is a very light item, I mean physically, it didn't weigh much at all. It only costs a $1. It has scrambled egg, bacon, and cheese. The bacon had a smokey taste to me. It was really more of bacon bits than actual bacon and I wouldn't call it crispy. That said, it was still good. The closest exiting fast food breakfast Item I could compare it to is a Dunkin Donuts Wake Up Wrap with Bacon- but they have real strips of bacon.
Next I wanted to try the Hashbrown.
It's what you'd expect- seems to be a bit larger than a McDonalds hashbrown and possibly flatter. It has its expected share of grease. Took the opportunity to try their morning "Salsa de Sol" condiment specifically intended for their breakfast foods. It wasn't bad but I don't usually put salsa on my Taco Bell and this wasn't going to change me over.
Next was the much anticipated Waffle Taco- clearly the star of the breakfast lineup.
Unlike all the other entries wrapped in paper this had its own box. They include a small syrup so you could put it on if you waned but I'm not really a syrup person either. It had the familiar bacon, egg, and cheese of the grilled taco but a bit more. The waffle was thick enough to be effective but not too thick. It was tasty overall. There was no noticeable syrup taste like with McDonald's McGriddles which was fine with me.
The last item I tried this morning was the AM Crunchwrap Bacon.
If the Waffle Taco is the star the Crunchwrap is the work-horse. Available in bacon, sausage, or steak it also has all other breakfast favorites like egg, cheese, and hashbrowns all in a sealed, easy to eat tortilla.
The Crunchwrap was by far the heftiest of the Breakfast selections I tried- I considered it heavier than expected whereas everything else was lighter than I expected. One Crunchwrap is probably going to go a long way to filling up most people- add a side like a hashbrown or grilled AM taco and you have a solid breakfast for well under $5.
I didn't try the Breakfast Burrito because I was more than full at this point but it also had some mass to it- not as much as the Crunchwrap but it is priced less accordingly.
Overall I enjoyed all the items available- I would say their quality is comparable to the breakfast offering of the other big Fast Food places. Where the Taco Bell breakfast really shines right now is in price. $1 for grilled tacos, $1.60 for burritos, $2 and change for the crunchwrap- it was all very reasonable. Although breakfast foods tend to be cheaper at all places I'd venture to guess you're getting well more for your dollar at Taco Bell than McDonalds, at least for now. Remains to be seen if prices will go up- perhaps these prices are just to get us hooked?
Time will tell.
In terms of improvement I would hope one day they migrate to actual crispy bacon strips instead of these bacon bits.
As you can see I have sampled some of the items they had- since I'm not really a sausage person these are all of the bacon variety.
First I started with their AM Grilled Taco - Bacon.
This is a very light item, I mean physically, it didn't weigh much at all. It only costs a $1. It has scrambled egg, bacon, and cheese. The bacon had a smokey taste to me. It was really more of bacon bits than actual bacon and I wouldn't call it crispy. That said, it was still good. The closest exiting fast food breakfast Item I could compare it to is a Dunkin Donuts Wake Up Wrap with Bacon- but they have real strips of bacon.
Next I wanted to try the Hashbrown.
It's what you'd expect- seems to be a bit larger than a McDonalds hashbrown and possibly flatter. It has its expected share of grease. Took the opportunity to try their morning "Salsa de Sol" condiment specifically intended for their breakfast foods. It wasn't bad but I don't usually put salsa on my Taco Bell and this wasn't going to change me over.
Next was the much anticipated Waffle Taco- clearly the star of the breakfast lineup.
Unlike all the other entries wrapped in paper this had its own box. They include a small syrup so you could put it on if you waned but I'm not really a syrup person either. It had the familiar bacon, egg, and cheese of the grilled taco but a bit more. The waffle was thick enough to be effective but not too thick. It was tasty overall. There was no noticeable syrup taste like with McDonald's McGriddles which was fine with me.
The last item I tried this morning was the AM Crunchwrap Bacon.
If the Waffle Taco is the star the Crunchwrap is the work-horse. Available in bacon, sausage, or steak it also has all other breakfast favorites like egg, cheese, and hashbrowns all in a sealed, easy to eat tortilla.
The Crunchwrap was by far the heftiest of the Breakfast selections I tried- I considered it heavier than expected whereas everything else was lighter than I expected. One Crunchwrap is probably going to go a long way to filling up most people- add a side like a hashbrown or grilled AM taco and you have a solid breakfast for well under $5.
I didn't try the Breakfast Burrito because I was more than full at this point but it also had some mass to it- not as much as the Crunchwrap but it is priced less accordingly.
Overall I enjoyed all the items available- I would say their quality is comparable to the breakfast offering of the other big Fast Food places. Where the Taco Bell breakfast really shines right now is in price. $1 for grilled tacos, $1.60 for burritos, $2 and change for the crunchwrap- it was all very reasonable. Although breakfast foods tend to be cheaper at all places I'd venture to guess you're getting well more for your dollar at Taco Bell than McDonalds, at least for now. Remains to be seen if prices will go up- perhaps these prices are just to get us hooked?
Time will tell.
In terms of improvement I would hope one day they migrate to actual crispy bacon strips instead of these bacon bits.
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