Taco Bell

This is my favorite location here in west Albuquerque and the soft tacos, crunchy tacos, & chicken quesadilla are good and services are very friendly. :)

A run for the border was in order. So drop the Chalupa and read!
I grew up on eating TB as a kid in the early 70’s so I still got a soft spot for her in my heart. So from time to time I hit a TB to see what’s new and eat like a kid again.
So I went to try some new TB offerings. And I would have made Glen Bell proud!
FOOD ORDERED:
Enchirito …
Chicken Soft Taco …
Big Meal box … Includes Doritos Taco, Burrito Supreme, Beef Taco
FOOD TASTE:
Enchirito … Still my all time fav, but I miss the black olives and onions (ask for them)4****Stars
Chicken Soft Taco … Not a bad $ 1.29 choice, add green sauce 3.5***Stars
Hot Sauce
Big Meal box … The standout here is the Doritos Taco with its full bodied taste and its own holster to make sure it stays intact. www​.yelp​.com/​b​i​z​_​p​h​o​t​o​s​/​t​a​c​o​-​b​e​l​l​-​a​l​b​u​q​u​e​r​q​u​e​-​1​2​?​s​e​l​e​c​t​=​H​l​a​i​G​2​X​f​I​Z​t​0​7​x​B​O​_​W​Z​k​c​w​#​H​l​a​i​G​2​X​f​I​Z​t​0​7​x​B​O​_​WZkcw 4****Stars.
Taco & Burrito Supreme 3*** Stars
But did you know that Taco Bell was the base of a much larger fast food tree?
Founder Glen Bell started up much like several other of the big chains with a hot dog stand Bell’s Drive In, in San Bernardino the home of the MCDONALD Brothers who’s started a year later. He almost left the business in 1956 selling his stand, but quickly started another selling hot dogs but this time he added chili dogs. The chili would later morph in to the taco sauce of today. He was one to experiment and soon was selling tacos with his pre– made shells, the first to do so.
The tacos took off fast. Soon he was ready for the then named Taco Tia #2 in Barstow. So he promised young Ed Hackbarth that he would eventually lease the stand to him if he would move out to Barstow and run it. Ed took over the stand, and later was to build many more as the founder of DEL TACO.
The Tacos took off fast and Glen added 3 more in San Bernardino, Redlands, the next 2 years. But when Glen’s partner Ed was not in favor of expanding Taco Tia into Los Angeles, Glen sold him his interest in the restaurants. And about that time he talked John Galardi a friend into venturing out on his own and Glen’s wife Martha Bell, provided a name for the new enterprise, «DER WEINERSCHNITZEL,» and helped John develop the menu.
Starting over once again in 1958 Glen partnered up with others to form the EL TACO chain, it was very successful with its flagship in Long beach and 7 more opening within 9 months. But Glen wasn’t satisfied and sold the EL TACO’s to his partners in 1962.
He then went on to open the first TACO BELL in Downey. He sold 40 shares for $ 100ea to family and soon was opening more restaurants and in 1969 the shares were split 30 000 to 1 as TACO BELL went public. It continued to prosper and grow and by 1978 the store had amassed to a whopping 868. It was at this time that Bell sold the business to PEPSI CO who later added PIZZA HUT and KFC to spinoff GLOBAL FOODS later to become YUM FOODS a company worth billions.
FUN FACTOIDS:
*In 1977 the first international T. B. opens in Guam.
*1984 T. B. replaces its original mission-​style restaurants. Drive-​thru windows are also installed. I liked the old ones!
*1992 T. B. responds to the needs of the ravaged, riot-​torn Los Angeles by building and re-​opening one unit in only 14 hours!
*1995 T. B. introduced its new multi-​spot advertising campaign featuring the popular talking Chihuahua, and
was born.
* 2001 Everyone in the U.S. will receive a free taco if the Mir space station hits a floating Taco Target placed in the South Pacific Ocean.
* 2003 T. B.‘s «Taco Poll» correctly predicts Arnold Schwarzenegger as the winner of California Gubernatorial recall election.
* T. B. becoming the «Official Quick Service Restaurant» of Major League Baseball in June 2004.
* 2009, T. B. signed a deal with Billy Mays to shoot infomercial-​style commercials for the chain. His unexpected death canceled those plans.
* July 21, 2009, Gidget, the Chihuahua featured in T. B. ads, was euthanized after suffering a stroke. She was 15 years old.
*January 17, 2010, founder Glen Bell passed away. He was 86 years old.
* Nearly 150 million people see a T. B. commercial once a week — more than half the US population.
*Over 2 billion tacos and 1 billion burritos of all varieties are served in T. B. restaurants each year
* The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Canada are the only countries where T. B. offers French fries.
This spot is open late!
Yup I’m in