"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:35:28 -0700, gtr > wrote:
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>> Reminds me that TB use to have an "enchirito" in the 70's. I remember
>> it have three clices of black olive on it. I wonder what the hell THAT
>> was, and also what it was INTENDED to be.
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> Intended is easy: Enchilada + burrito. What it was in reality is
> another story, because it sounds absolutely awful.

Most of the Taco Bell stuff was/is. The only things I really like that they
have are the bean burrito and the beans. I think they call those refritos.
But the appeal is that it is cheap. When I was a kid, each item was
something like 29 cents. So that made them cheaper per item than McDonalds.
But most of what they sold in those days was not filling. Because the items
were tiny. I remember the first time we went there. My dad kept going
back, again and again and again to get filled up. For some odd reason he
always does this at fast food places. But he never orders extra food in a
sit down restaurant. He also rarely ever gets dessert there. But once in a
while he will take it if it comes with his meal. Most places that offer
senior meals have a dessert included but it is usually a small dish of
pudding or ice cream. But go to a fast food place and he *has* to have
dessert! Actually I only remember going to Taco Bell once as a kid.
Because there weren't any near us in those days. There was one in North
Seattle. There still is but it's in a different location now. For some
reason we had gone out that way and we stopped there. They were a new thing
back then.

Over the years their menu has changed a lot. For a time they offered
"healthy" choices but knowing what I know about them now, they were probably
anything but. This was during the period of time when I was moving from
Seattle to Edmonds. I moved most of the stuff myself, taking a full car
each day after work. And because there was a nearby Taco Bell, I'd stop in
for three of the healthy options. I believe I could still get all three
items for about a dollar.

The prices have come up now. Not sure how cheap they are. But they do
offer larger things for a higher price. The last time we stopped there was
during the dress rehearsal and dance recital. It was the only place in that
area that was open at that hour. I got two bean burritos with no cheese.
Probably more carbs than I should have had but they didn't spike my blood
sugar. Angela had whatever taco they were promoting at the time and also
some beans. We'll probably do the same this year but given her dance
schedule this year, it is not likely that she'll have to be in all three
recitals. So we may only have to make two trips out there and one of those
may not even be at night.