Taco Bell

I had to wait a little for the food but it was so worth it. Amazing as usual Taco Bell, amazing as usual.

The food is, or will be when it reopens, the same as every other Taco Bell. This is not a review of food.
I live across the street from this Taco Bell. Last year they ripped this location out of the ground so they could build a new Taco Bell. In the process of demolition they popped the freon on a large industrial a/​c unit, possibly on purpose. They cut down most of the trees on the block, so they can put in a new sidewalk and plant «new» trees.
On a personal level, they have been driving my wife and I slowly insane with their construction/​demolition noises that have been going on since last September.
If anyone knows the location of the person that owns this Taco Bell, I’d like to spend the next year hammering in front of their house at 6am.

When I lived in Goose Hollow for ten years, I ate at this Taco Bell outlet perhaps two or three times. At one time they had shamed me out loud for not knowing they only took cash and not debit or credit cards. I could have scooted across the street to US Bank and gotten cash, but I was so furious that I made them keep their food. Later on they did decide to start accepting debit and credit cards and I did eat there a couple of more times, but the customer service was still pretty sketchy, i.e. they were about as friendly as unhappy rattle snakes. If I had been a Unilocaler at the time, I think they would have gotten one star.
I was back in the neighborhood this afternoon and a crazy longing for the Taco Bell Burrito Supreme and a taco overcame me — one of my fave combos from back in high school. I abandoned all my reluctance and entered into the rattle snake den to feed my longing and craving. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that the former rattle snake den has been remodeled a bit and looks much better and had some newer and nicer employees.
I was greeted pleasantly and even chatted with by a most personable counter person. She made sure my order was correct and knew where I could pick it up. She and the kitchen staff had excellent communication and seemed to get along well and work as a team. When things weren’t busy at the counter, this nice woman came out and wiped down tables and talked with all the customers. Everyone responded well and seemed to genuinely like her. I hope they know they have a gem in this woman. What a difference! I enjoyed my food as I always do when needing to feed the craving.
It’s really likely I might not eat Taco Bell for awhile; it’s not something I can eat often, strictly an occasional treat. What’s important here is the difference in behavior I’ve seen and will certainly have positive things to say in the future. Customers don’t often see this kind of improvement in a former problem location of an old favorite, but I’m very pleased to have noted it in this review, and hope that you might consider stopping by if in need a run for the border.

This Taco Bell surprised me with their speedy and diligent service. The location I’ve known longest has lost their A game and usually takes over 20 minutes for my simple order. Our $ 35 dollar — two tab order was all correct in less than ten. Restored my faith in 4^th meal.

I love Taco Bell– but have had numerous bad experiences at this location.
They rarely get my order right and the customer service is terrible. The bigger, brunette girl who I have seen working in the evenings has been incredibly rude every time I have come in.
I didn’t realize you had to ask for napkins.
I also didn’t realize asking for an ice water (in addition to my $ 25 worth of food) would be worthy of a death glare.
This place is pretty appalling. We make a point to avoid this Taco Bell.

Rude service. Took forever even at eight at night. Asked for sauce, which I didn’t get. Also didn’t get my burrito that was ordered… Twice.

Its Taco Bell you know what you are in for.
was on my way home and was hungry so I stopped at this location. good service. place was busy.

roll over beethoven! best mexican food i’ve ever had!

I love Taco Bell, but I had a particularly frustrating experience at this location. My friends and I had a desperate case of the munchies and decided to try and get there in time before closing. We arrived triumphantly at 10:45 (the indoor seating area closes at 11), but to our dismay the doors were already locked. The employees clearly saw us out there but they refused to let us in. What doesn’t make sense is that the drive through stays open much later, so it’s not like the employees were in a hurry to leave or anything, I don’t see why they had to lock their doors fifteen minutes early. We tried walking through the drive through, but of course that didn’t work either. It was a very sad walk back home :(

Oh hell yeah, sometimes I gotta have honest to Jeebus JUNK food. Taco Bell fits the bill nicely.
I’m rather annoyed that this Taco Bell is no longer open 24 hours. Sometimes on drunken Saturday nights, one must have a couple Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch Doritos Crunchy Taco Supremes, ya know?
I’m terribly disappointed when Taco Bell is closed at 4AM and I have to resort to slumming it at McDonald’s a few blocks away.
Ah, but when our hours mesh and I get my Taco Bell fix, all is right with the world.
Review # 113 — PDXYelp 100 challenge

Friendly enough, but its a crap shoot guessing whether or not they’ll get your requests right. I like volcano burritos without sour cream. It fucks with me. The record is now ³⁄₉ in getting it right. Feeling like I was fast becoming the idiot in this exchange, I moved on to plain crunchy tacos, the three taco meal. They gave me tacos supreme. WTF? They just have this obsession with sour cream and fucking up. But, again, it’s fast food. How much can you expect?

How the fvck am I the Duke at a Taco Bell? That’s so embarrassing!
Nevertheless, it doesn’t change the proven fact that running for the border at the end of a night of binge drinking does wonders. Or doesn’t. Depending on your colon, I suppose.
My most favorite combo meal is the #5. Or is it the #4? Whatever the fvck is the one that has the two chalupas plus a side of taco. And it comes with what seems like a five-​gallon fountain drink, which, because of my high-​blood pressure (what?!) almost always ends up being Sprite or 7Up or whatever it is that’s not caffeinated. Anyway, that’s my favorite combo.
I tell ya, eating a combo meal #5 (or #4 or whatever) helps to ease my stomach when it’s filled with gin, tonic, and whatever else it was that I decided to let slide down my gullet on any given night. And I eat that sht up like it was going out of style within minutes. I mean, literally, I can eat one of those meal combos in like two minutes. I’m that good.
And the employees at this Taco Bell don’t really care about your socioeconomic standing when you either walk in their «restaurant» or sidle up to their drive thru window for some cheap «Mexican food.» I’m sure they’re just happy people are still clamoring for their «beef.»
Bottom line is that I am no connoisseur of Mexican cuisine, and can’t ascertain authenticity even if you paid me. Therefore, Taco Bell is alright by me. Any night of the week, I can eat any of those combos. Just as long as it comes with a side of taco. Because life would be pointless otherwise.

Omg WTF!
Don’t worry folks, I’m not rating TB food, we all know it’s cheap & delicious…
I’m rating my terrible experiance at this particular location.
NO BUENO!
The girl behind the counter was SO RUDE!!! I effing hate that! I won’t bore you with my rant & rave but it is just unbelievable this woman still has a job! (Or I guess that’s why she can only find one at Taco Bell.?)
Anyway, there’s plenty of TB’s in Portland & plently of great, cheap Mexican-​ish style resturants too, so don’t bother with this place.
As Craig Ferguson would say, «What a shite-​heap.»

Did you know this Taco Bell location gets consistent 100% scores on their Multnomah County Health Inspections?
I’ve only ever been inside about five times in 12 years. Drive-​thru is the key!
Ten years ago, a friend and I used to sit on the sidelines of the drivethru after a night of bar/​club hopping. 2:30am, drunk and hungry. We’d wait for someone game enough to drive us through, since walk-​ups are a no-​no.
Yes, Taco Bell is IT for post-​drinking yummy-​tummy lining. Most basic items can be made vegetarian (say, «Minus meat, plus beans»). I stick to my fav’s, a 7-​Layer Burrito and a Tostada. Sometimes a Crunchwrap – though, I overdid that phase. Those things are hefty enough to bludgeon someone to death, let alone put you on the ground at the end of the night.
Beware of the long drive-​through line that threatens to shut down Burnside close to last call. True, you won’t remember what you put in. But that really is not the point.
All good things here… and get extra hot sauce packets. FIRE!

Sorry. Anyone who gives me a chalupa at 2am in the morning and I am drunk as f***…
Five stars all the way.
Commandments of Taco Bell:
1) Don’t expect creativity
2) Always get sour cream
3) Eat with Fire Sauce
4) If you think you might want two… get three
5) Crunchy tacos and chalupas are ambrosia for a drunk

It’s Taco Bell. You won’t be surprised. The tacos aren’t creative. They don’t challenge the palate. But they don’t disappoint. No they don’t serve fancy ingredients. If you want that, don’t expect to be able to drive through in your car. You’ll have to actually use some energy to get out of your car. Walk in, sit down, order, wait, ponder, sigh, tap your fingers, chat with a friend, and then maybe eat. At Taco Bell you drive up, you talk, you drive a littler further, some money is exchanged, goods are transfered, and you drive away.
The End.
By Me.
Age 26.

I don’t eat fast food much well. let me rephrase that… I’m trying not to eat fast food as much, but when I do, Taco Bell will do it right for me.
I only had $ 2 left in my checking account until payday, my stomach was cranky and all I could do was surrender myself to the God of fast food.
I walked to the counter and ordered one Chicken burrito for $ 0.89 and one Cheesy fiesta Potatoes for $ 0.89. Surprisingly, they tasted delicious. I was surprised, I like the chicken burrito. Usually I’m always leaning towards the beef and red meat, but today chicken made me happy.
I was thrilled that I only spent $ 1.78 and pretty much I had $ 0.22 to spare until payday. Thank God, payday is only two days away.
I luv ya, Taco Bell. Please don’t change, I like you just the way you are… cheap and delicious.

Note to self: if in doubt of hunger, eat crunchy taco first. Chicken soft taco heats up much better than crunchy one!
So, Sam often delivers lunch from here to my work. It’s a pretty sweet deal for us — I email Sam our orders and he brings us a tasty fast food meal! Plus I get to have lunch with my hubs (that’s a pretty big plus).
Taco Bell is what it is. For me, it’s food that will fill you up quickly and cheaply. The free chalupas from the Blazers when they score over 100 points are particularly nice because (1) they’re free, and (2) they remind me of the fun I had watching the Blazers score 100+ points.
For lunch from here I usually get a chicken soft taco and a crunchy taco. This is an attempt to pretend to be more healthy. If I’m hungrier I’ll get the old college standard[1] or I’ll add on their cheesy potato things. If I’m not so hungry, I save my chicken soft taco for later and it heats up in the microwave quite nicely. Today, I tried to save, and then reheat, the crunchy taco instead — bad idea (hence the note-​to-​self). I was not impressed by the volcano taco, by the way.
What makes this Taco Bell stand out is that they always include a moist towelette and a mint along with the various sauces, receipt and plea for us to take their survey and win. My question is why only one moist towelette? I think there was only one time last year that we got 2… and we’re usually getting food for 2 – 4 people! Do they think Sam is eating 3 crunchy tacos, a chicken soft taco, a double decker taco, nachos and a cheesy beefy burrito all by himself? Really? He’s not a very big guy, nor does he have a tape worm.
So, it’s not usually the best lunch of my week, but the coworkers are happy to have a cheap lunch of reliable (not great, but reliable) quality delivered. Thanks to you, Sam!
[1] My college standard order was a Mexican Pizza with no beans and a crunchy taco. This was only achieved if mosborne would agree to drive my carless self there. Thanks, mosborne!

«What do you mean we can’t go through the drive thru without a car!!!»
Ahhhhhhh drunken stumbling meets drunken eating. Ain’t it grand? I’ll say it is!
Honestly, there is no reason to ever eat at a Taco Hell unless you are wasted. Not just lightly buzzed, but shit-​howdied wasted drunk. I say this because if you aren’t in that state of being, you will realize how disgarsting the food really is.
I also should add that if you do decide to partake in the nastiness that is Taco Hell and you’re staying in a hotel, destroy the evidence before morning because there is nothing worse than waking up with a hangover to the smell of 6 hour old Taco Hell.
Blegh.

Welcome young Unilocaler’snappers, to a West Burnside tale. To a whole new world of Unilocaling. To a tale worth telling.
Today as I walked along Burnside, I saw a middle aged man passed out in the blossoming landscape surrounding Taco Bell. As I walked by, two Taco Bell employees were timidly tapping his foot — but to no avail. This guy was out for the count.
The sirens started less than a minute later. (They must have those guys on speed dial!) As I left Skinnidip, fresh fro-​yo in hand, I saw the flashing lights outside and decided, against my better judgement, to head for the border… you know, in case any of the EMT guys looked like they stepped off Grey’s Anatomy or something. (it’s true.)
But before I could get there, I had to cross the drive-​thru of death.
And so did another man, however he was in an electric wheel chair…
…dramatic pause…
While we were crossing the crosswalk, a large unmarked van pulled out of the drive-​thru and was blocking the pedestrian walkway in attempt to turn onto Burnside (which was essentially blocked by the now parade of ambulances and fire trucks).
This did NOT bode well for Electric Wheelchair Man. He decided to take matters into his own hand and steer his way onto Burnside in front of the van, where he proceeded to stop and vehemently cuss out the van driver.
However, with one wheel on the street and the other on the lip of the drive-​thru, his wheel got jammed, his tires were spinning, and I was expecting to see dark smoke start spewing out of a number of orifices at any moment.
Needless to say, about 3 steps behind Electric Wheelchair Man, I was in a rather awkward position. But come hell or high water, I was going to help this man! I dropped my yogurt (with a tear) and rushed to, well, I’m not sure what I was going to do because before I could do it, Electric Wheelchair Man GETS OFF his chair, picks it up, and carries it to the other side of the drive-​thru! He then demanded that the driver step out of his van and fight. The wheels were still spinning on the tipped over wheelchair, and the brawl was ON.
Wait, what?!?
I walk by in shock, timidly scooping up the remnants from my *sniff* fro-​yo, and pass by Mr. Pass-​Out. (Remember him?) Just as an EMT comments «blood at .21,» I hear a fight erupt behind me, and one of the EMTs rushes to the other side of the parking lot.
After witnessing all this, I just had to go into Taco Bell as a customer and enjoy a fresh batch of cinnamon twists to truly absorb what just went down. Yup — those crispy twists of puffed corn really did the trick.
Perhaps a well staged marketing gimmick? Crafty Taco Bell, crafty.
(RIP Mexi-​nuggets)