 Taco Bell #2750
On the scale of Taco Bell restaurants, I'd have to rate this one a "mild" as opposed to a "hot" or a "fire!" While there's nothing truly wrong with it, as in rats or e-coli, it's still a pretty depressing, yucky place to go. The dining area is very small, and the drive-through is usually very slow. Its primary advantage seems to be that there aren't a whole lot of other choices in the area for decent fast food, and "lack of competition" shouldn't rank high on the list of a restaurant's selling points.
I ordered a 7-Layer burrito minus sour cream and cheese, and two bean burritos with no cheese, plus a large drink. Problem #1: Slice out-of-order. Compounding Problem #1: no other non-caffeinated beverages available. Problem #2: they forgot to charge me for one bean burrito. Problem #3: The 7-Layer came (predictably) with sour cream and cheese, so I had to return my drink for a refund, buy another bean burrito without cheese, and exchange my 7-Layer. Do I do this to myself? Now, Taco Bell is not exactly famous for its top-of-the-line employee base, but it's can't be that uncommon or difficult a request to remove the dairy items from the frippin' burritos. I mean, my good friend routinely orders soft tacos with no lettuce, and you don't see him complaining. Wait, I'm not even sure what I'm complaining about anymore.
Uncleanly, fair to poor service, and out of Slice to boot. Well, it is Taco Bell, which has mere glass-ceiling potential to begin with. The food itself was good 'n' filling, although I should have thought to get some water or something, as I ended up damn thirsty later. Fortunately I was headed straight for the bath-house, where I always get my fill.
Review by La Fée, August 1998 |