Taco Bell

Fresh! I can’t believe how delicious it was compared to most taco bells I’ve been to! Super friendly employees as well.

Whether you are headed to the mountains to go camping, or rushing back to Denver hoping to avoid the ski traffic, and you need a quick bite to eat, look no further than Taco Bell. Talk about putting the fast in fast food. Even when training a whole new staff, the service was excellent. Having a dispensary next door, there is no reason to suspect that every member of the staff stops by before their shift.
The drive thru experience was outstanding. I put it on par with repeatedly bringing your youngsters on It’s a Small World ride at Disney World. I knew it was going to be a special experience while I waited 5 minutes to speak with the person taking the order. Their soft drink selection was impressive. «Can I have a Dr Pepper?»
«Sorry we are out.»
«I’ll take an Orange Crush.»
«Sorry, unfortunately we are out of that too. Would you like a Pepsi?»
«Do you have anything without caffeine?»
«We have Sierra Mist, lemonade, and iced tea.»
«I’ll have a lemonade.»
«Sorry we don’t have that either, but I can give you an iced tea and lemonade mix.»
«Ok I’ll take it.»
«Can you please check the screen to make sure your order is correct?»
«Yeah, I asked for a half and half, and you put in a Sierra Mist.»
«Oh, I just pressed the wrong button. Don’t worry, we are out of Sierra Mist.»
With the order complete it was on to pay for the meal, and pick up the food. With a car in front, and a pickup truck behind me, I’m glad there was no secondary exit, because if the service were to be slow, you can enjoy being stuck in the drive thru lane.
Finally, after a very quick 15 minutes, we were face to face with the staff. I’ve had better conversations with a wall. «I ordered a number 3 with a half and half, and a number 6 with a Pepsi.»
«Um, what was that again?»
«A number 3.»
After a couple of minutes, «Here you go.»
«Can I get the half and half (that is right in front of you)?»
«Oh, yeah. Anything else?»
«And a number 6.»
After a little more time watching paint dry, «Here you go. Anything else?»
«Yeah that Pepsi right there?»
«Can you hold on? Here are your Gorditas.»
‘Yeah, I didn’t order them (but I’m sure the guy behind me won’t mind me taking his order, because what’s another 10 minutes when you’ve already been waiting 25?) Just give me the Pepsi and some napkins. Thanks.“
Back on the road. Ah, Taco Bell. Not the easiest thing to eat. Quite messy. I’m glad they forgot the napkins. Nothing quite like a greasy steering wheel.
Wrapping things up, the only negative thing I can say, at possibly the best Taco Bell franchise on the face of the planet, was I asked for no tomatoes on my tacos, and I got no tomatoes on my taco.
I hope this review has opened your eyes, and made you reconsider fast food. It gets a bad rep, but it really, really shouldn’t.