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Taco Bell is an American restaurant chain based in Irvine, California. It specializes in Mexican-style food and quick service.
Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, nachos, other specialty items and a variety of “Value Menu” items.

The one we go to is in Lindsay, it’s a joint restaurant as interestingly this particular store has one counter, one set of tills but you can either get KFC or Taco Bell (or both if you wanted)!
One of the things i like about Taco Bell is that it has simple, cheap food which fills you up well. It’s also something that we have rarely seen, even though there has been Taco Bell stores in the UK.. they all closed down in the mid 90s.

The food items i usually get are the 2 taco combo, which you can choose from hard or soft tacos, or like we usually do – get one of both, and then upgrade it by having Supreme fries with it. Supreme fries are something that i believe is only available in canada. You get a cardboard tray with (skins-on) fries piled on it. On top of the fries you then have taco-mix mince, sour cream, onions, diced tomato and chives – i wouldn’t miss having supreme fries with my meal!

The other thing i like from here is the particularly cheap 1/2 lb burrito, that being a steak burrito. There are a number of burritos available, one being that or there is also the chicken burrito – which is spicy chicken in a sauce along with rice – these really do the job if you’re hungry and just need something to fill you for a couple of hours!

They serve Pepsi at these places, just like KFC – they also serve mountain dew (which for benefit of people in the UK is a very sweet citrus flavoured fizzy drink), iced tea, fruitopia, a lemonade and a fizzy orange.
In the restaurant in Lindsay, you are given a cup and you can help yourself to your choice of drink, and you are allowed to have refills at no added cost!

Just like all places in Canada, they have absolutely no resemblance to the UK KFC fries.. I think I’ve mentioned before – UK fries in KFCs here are soggy, usually under cooked and taste pretty awful. Not only that KFC have no idea how to use a salt shaker, so the chips are completely unseasoned. Be it for health or just being cheap, that’s how things are.. We are of coarse provided with salt sachets.. but to be honest the fries just are awful at UK KFCs… especially if you compare it to the Canadian KFCs or Taco Bells.. These fries at Taco Bell or KFC in Canada are skins on, and seasoned well. For me i think they’re actually the best fries you can get at any fast food place in Canada. Though, its a very tightly run competition!

So, if you’re hungry and you’re passing a Taco Bell, head on in and have a go at Mexican style Fast food!

Interesting Fact: If you’ve been to Canada or the US already.. or even expats from Canada or the US, then you may be interested in this news! Taco Bell opening a restaurant again in the UK at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essexhttp://www.bighospitality.co.uk/?page=articles&ID=205024

Link to Lakeside shopping centre’s taco bell information: http://www.lakeside.uk.com/store_profile-6200.htm

For more information about what’s on the menu and their Locations in Canada – check out Taco Bell’s website: http://www.tacobell.ca/

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