I am sad I missed the taco bell convo earlier, since I had my once-every-two-months taco bell run literally last night:
Top 5 Taco Bell Items for me:
1.) Buffalo Chicken Nacho Fries (or the Burrito variant) - holy shit, I was gonna put nacho fries anything at the top of this tbh (the repear fries were also really really good), but they hit this one out of the park. Buffalo sauce actually has a nice peppery kick to it, nacho cheese and sour cream, all on some of the best fast food fries in the game.
2.) Crunchwrap Supreme - Low floor on this one if your local taco jockeys aren't on point, but it's been a standard since being introduced. Little bit of everything in this one.
3.) Cheesy Gordita Crunch (DOUBLE when available) - Great item, can you really go wrong with a hard taco inside of a fluffy gordita shell with all that cheese holding the two together. It's a very nice marriage. The cooler ranch shell in this was A GAME CHANGER, but that's no longer an option, moving this to #3.
4.) Nachos Grande/Supreme - Gotta have some nachos on the list. When you want a little crispy in your life.
5.) Beefy 5 layer burrito - Including this one because it's a great filler/go-to item. Just a solid burrito, high floor because it's kinda hard to fuck it up. It's just the pure meat and beans and nacho cheese taco bell experience, wrapped up in a hefty (I'm not kidding, this thing is DENSE) package.
HM's
Cheesy potato griller - simple, elegant, meat-free if you're trying to put a little variety into your order
Shredded chicken quesadilla (the value menu thing) - hard to beat this for the $$$$, great item to throw one or two of onto the end of your order
Naked chicken chalupa - what most people thought of as a joke, but executed very well, far better for you than the KFC double down if you're looking for your fried chicken on the outside of your sandwich/taco. Really hoping they bring this one back some day.
RIP Double Decker taco.