Mei's Reviews: I ate it for you! Doritos Locos Tacos

Monday, March 26, 2012

I ate it for you! Doritos Locos Tacos

Posted by Mei at 12:17 AM

Synopsis
Some days I feel generous and decide to go out and "take one for the team." (not like that you gutter minds!) Luckily for you, Saturday was one of those days. My FH loves Taco Bell, and I don't. However, on this magical day, when he asked if I wanted the bell for lunch, I said OK. I'll admit it, I was intrigued. What could the experience possibly be like? Would I survive it? I took my life in my hands and ordered the

I went with the supreme, figuring that sour cream would do nothing but enhance the situation. At $1.99ish, I thought that it was a bit pricey for a hard shell taco, but seeing as the prices had gone up across the board for the bell, it wasn't a terrible value.
I filled up my water glass (I don't like soda) and found us a table. The fact that the room was packed with families distracted me for a few minutes, but I eventually noticed that our food didn't seem forthcoming. I did get distracted by a large man with aggressive tattoos. When he stood up, his pants slid down and I saw that there was some kind of green, snake like tattoo that slithered its way down his crack. I was attempting to discreetly crack up at this when the food finally arrived via the FH delivery system.

Review
I unwrapped the taco, and was immediately impressed by their "upcycling" skills of turning the Doritos box into a taco holder. Way to save the planet! I slid the dusty shell out it's home and was almost blinded by the toxic orange glow of the shell. Sadly, the glow is not as awe inspiring in the picture below as it was in real life.

With little reservation, I took my first, moderately sized bite of the taco. The taste of Doritos was overwhelming. I slowly processed the mouthful, noting the hint of questionable Taco Bell meat and a bit of, was that cheese? After swallowing, I sat there for a moment to simply let the experience of the first bite wash over me. While taking a rather large pull of water, I contemplated on my desire to take another bite of the Locos Taco. Was the first bit good? Tasty? or just really weird?

During my rumination, I decided to snack on the chicken soft taco that I had also ordered (from the pretending to be healthy menu). It didn't suck and it took the edge off of my hunger so that I was properly able to approach the Locos Taco again. I was ready for my second bite. This time my pallet was prepared for the shock of nacho dust, and I was able to taste more of the full flavor spectrum that the taco had to offer. I still can't say that I like it, but the aftertaste from the Doritos shell kept me coming back until the taco was finally conquered.

My Recommendation
Unless, for some unknown reason, I end up in an altered state of consciousness, I will probably not order the

again.. I'm pretty sure that the only reason that I finished the taco was due to what I like to call the MSG munchies. The same thing happens with Chinese food, you know how you're completely full, but the after taste make you have just one more bite!
Surprisingly, the taco is not as bad for you as I thought it would be, but that still won't send me back....

I give it a 2/5 - If it happens to be around, it's OK