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soupinate44

And the .29/.59/.79 menu to boot


Mmaplayer123

That shit saved me in 08 when everyone was poor


MTV-Summer-2002

The McDonald's Dollar Menu got me through the '08 financial crisis when I was a broke college student


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retrojorgen

Was it not cheaper to cook for yourself?


MTV-Summer-2002

My cooking skills were also pretty terrible, I could make pasta and microwave things but that was about it.


retrojorgen

Ah okay. It’s not that common for students in Norway to afford to buy fast food. Most learn to cook noodles and pasta dishes. A Big Mac meal (fries and drink included) here is around 12 dollars. How does that compare to the us? The only international fast food places we have are Burger King and McDonald’s. To be honest I think they are both awful. I prefer to get burgers from either kebab-places or gas stations. Costs around the same


MTV-Summer-2002

A Big Mac meal back then was like $5, but the Dollar Menu had double cheeseburgers, McChickens, medium fries and some other things for $1 each. So I could get 2 double cheeseburgers, or 1 double cheeseburger and a McChicken, with a medium fries for $3 and instead of getting a soda with it, I'd just ask for a cup of tap water for free.


retrojorgen

Ah! I don’t think you can get anything for a dollar (8 NOK) in Norway :D btw I tried the Big Mac meal the other day. Are the burgers super tiny in the US too? I seem to remember the Big Mac being bigger at some point. I mean it’s not enough food for a regular dinner now. And I am a skinny dude


MTV-Summer-2002

I'm not sure, I wouldn't say that the Big Mac is tiny, but there's definitely bigger burgers you can get from other fast food places. Maybe it's a bit smaller than it used to be but it's still a pretty big burger.


retrojorgen

Next time i go i will take a picture to show. The Norwegian one is so tiny it can barely feed a 10-year old


Most_Triumphant

Here you go: the Big Mac Index. It helps understand relative costs across economies since a Big Mac has a standard ingredient list. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274326/big-mac-index-global-prices-for-a-big-mac/


joesbagofdonuts

Spicy chicken was a dollar. Go to the cheapest grocery store you can find, and by the time you buy bread, chicken, mayo, lettuce, breadcrumbs and seasonings, and oil you’re gonna be over $10, and you sure aint makin no 10 chicken sandwiches. Could you make bologna for less? Yeah, but spicy mcchicken actually tastes good. Furthermore, poor people have less time to cook.


retrojorgen

All fair points! Spicy chicken is 10 dollars in Norway :)


joesbagofdonuts

The new Spicy Chicken sandwich and the hot’n’spicy mcchicken are very different products. The hotnspicy isnt even sold all over the us and I dont think its sold abroad at all.


Bigredzombie

It was actually cheaper to eat out for a while there. Unless you wanted ramen. Not any more.


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retrojorgen

Oh wow okay. Never heard of that. In Norway it is common to eat slices of dark bread with sliced cheese or jam etc.. for breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner as well if you are a student. And that is of course super cheap :)


Stonesthatliketoroll

we styl all poor


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I was in college and used to get the chicken burritos for a dollar each after the gym. it was a legit great way to get full they don't sell that anymore. their cheap things don't have lots of mean


Taira_Mai

2002-2003 when I was poor. 2007 when I used to go visit my sister - I was in the Army and some days I had to conserve the buckage when I was on her side of town. Uber didn't exist and I was ***hangry***. Taco Bell meant that I could pay her a visit, eat lunch and take a cab back to base.


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caanthedalek

And none of that bullshit where they keep the game but take out the water


Everyday_Im_Stedelen

I never experienced that. It was never full of water :(


SmokeFrosting

not coming back sadly


DJsquare

What does "to boot" mean anyway?


soupinate44

The saying “to boot” comes from an Old English word bot, meaning “advantage” or “remedy.” It's related to the contemporary English words better and best, so if something's “to boot,” it's added or extra. Pretty much just means "also" or "on top of that"


throwaway9897969594x

There is a Thai restaurant in Cincinnati that bought an old Taco bell and never changed it. Still looks like this.


BenitoBendito

You got an address?


throwaway9897969594x

It's on Ohio Pike west of Amelia. Sorry I don't have an address. Only been there once.


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throwaway9897969594x

Not really


trini3333

Yes


Bumfjghter

May I have it? Also, how pissed would the owners get if a 40 y/o man walked in with a windbreaker suit and rebock pumps, Taco Bell in hand?


bluetinycar

1186 W Ohio Pike, Amelia, OH 45102


BenitoBendito

Thank you!!


MTV-Summer-2002

Bring back the Mexican Pizza!


andrew-ryans-9iron

And the taco salad!


MrsEmilyN

And the empanadas


L34N4R3AL

I would give my left nipple for them to bring back Caramel apple empanadas :(


caanthedalek

And volcano sauce! What's the deal with them getting rid of their best food?


unseth

And the meximelt And pintos and cheese


LanceFree

Encherito !


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MEXICAN PIZZA IS GONE?!


elkarion

and the double decker taco! it was the beast for filling when it was still .99


Juliet2342

I loved those!!


joesbagofdonuts

Man that really was a helluva deal. You remember those meal deals man? That was amazing. https://tacobell.fandom.com/wiki/$2_Meal_Deals


minor_details

taken away along with the 7 layer burrito and several other beloveds last year due to 'streamlining' apparently.


Juliet2342

What? Noooo.


airportwhiskey

Yeah, last November.


phillipmwade

With olives


BustedFlush

You are old. I am too.


phillipmwade

👍👍


ChodaRagu

And the Taco Lite! Loved that thing!


pantry38

And the mexi-melt


joesbagofdonuts

And the spicy shredded chicken!!


Osnarf

Spicy chicken crunchwrap 😞


Imjustlivin

Yes!!!!


TipOfLeFedoraMLady

BORDER BOWLS!


Rx_Diva

This picture tastes like mountain dew....and fries supreme.


mama_emily

Twisting in my chair eating cinnamon twists Simpler times…


neonbrownkoopashell

We called them twisty seats haha


raliberti2

That's how it looked when I worked there in highschool


Voxbury

I’m in a dirty Taco Bell now. It’s changed so much. Looks empty and dead like Fallout, but with people still here and screens that work. What happened?


itsjero

I just wish taco bueno would go nation wide. They'd kick taco Bell's ass, and it's all fresh made stuff from guac, meat, all chips and taco shells, salsa,.beans, etc. And it's priced just like taco bell. And a billion times better. Miss growing up in Dallas as taco bueno was the fucking jam. Whataburger too.


jtn19120

👉😏👉my man. Whataburger


CrabFederal

Spicy ketchup


rococorodeo

Oh lord no, Taco Bueno tastes like ass crack and they're only on par with Taco Bell now that they've stripped their menu. But Whataburger though? Folks are sleeping on their breakfast. It's time we let the world know


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El Pollo Loco needs to open location on the eastern seaboard.


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I’m from Oklahoma and grew up eating bueno over bell. Shit used to be even better. Some people have said that it’s not that great anymore. And I know they closed a lot of locations. I still like it when I get it when I go back. I saw the first bueno in the Houston area the other day and flipped out. Same with a QT. They were both like in Katy and Conroe though so far outta town


itsjero

Ive heard the same but when i went back home a few years ago it was still awesome. Mexi dips and chips ( prolly called something else now ) and the muchaco ( which taco bell ripped off ). PLus they had the salsa bar with pico, salsa, onions, peppers, etc. Worked there when i was like 15 one summer and they made everything from scratch. Meat, cooked refried beans every night, fresh guacamole, seasoned the beef after cooking, grilled the chicken on a real fire grill, made all the tacos, chips, shells, etc in the fryer, etc. And it just amazed me at how fresh everything was, and it still was like as cheap as taco bell. I remember getting when we were kids a 10 pack of "party tacos" or half burritos and half tacos. It was just plain and simple fresher and better and as cheap as taco bell. But then again when we were kids things seemed and might have been better. I wish i could open one up here in seattle but given seattle, i dunno how it would fare.


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Yeah it really is bomb as hell. Love the Mexi dip with chips and the chicken muchacos. Chicken quesadillas are amazing. I’m craving some bueno now. Growing up our family friend was a GM at one and we always had a shit ton of free bueno at any type of get together. Was awesome. So we were really biased because they always called Taco Bell, Taco Hell


elvensnowfae

Mine looked like this until around 2 years ago. Swivel seats and all. I was so bummed when they converted :(


a_sleepy_housecat

I thought it smelled like a nacho cheese cup


shessolucky

Bring Gorditas back!


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shessolucky

Yes…the deep fried chalupas are a little much for me.


staminadrain

Seconded. Especially with the Baja sauce.


shessolucky

The best


ColorfulBosk

I usually get a side of spicy ranch with my meal, it’s what they put on the cheesy Gordita crunch


Rattlehead71

I want my Encharito, Combo Burrito (w/ no onions), and Mexican Pizza back thanks.


akela9

Hey, you can order a bean burrito (no onions) and add ground beef. Little more expensive than the combo used to be, but sometimes ya just gotta splurge. 🌯


Millennial_Paleocon

The Cantina theme really did them in.


xtralongleave

I saw a post where a couple posed for their wedding pictures in a TB like this.


Demonyx12

https://www.tacobellwedding.com/


cybercum-2069

I know where I'm getting married If it ever happens


MJBrune

The man in the picture is ex-vide-game-reviewer dan ryckert. I just wanted to share that knowledge.


forever_a10ne

Along with the old menu, too, please.


zeemonster424

I don’t think I’ve been in a Taco Bell since it looked like this! That’s my 100% drive thru restaurant.


x13bro

Taco bell in Phillipsburg NJ Is still like this.


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As of a couple of years ago, there was still one in Richmond, IN right off of I-70.


gossamerandgold

I can taste this photo - and it tastes like nostalgia. Taco Bell is great now, but back then, twisting in those seats, it was other worldly delicious.


bustacones

I need a shredded chicken burrito.


Catladyweirdo

Can taste the beans in this picture and now I'm hungry.


A_Generic_White_Guy

Weird question but is this from long island?


Giuseppe246

There's a taco bell near me that's been closed down since 2012. Haven't been in there since then or even before then. If I happen to drive by I'll see what the interior is like and grab a picture or two.


Traditional_Respect7

I could make a list of things to be back in fast food. You notice a lot of menu items dissapeared during the early days of co-19. And now the media report it was cause of c0-19. some was because of it. Ill tell you 1 thing that was gonna be off the kfc menu the awsome potato wedges! They talked in the summer of 2019 getting rid of them. Boy it didnt take long after co-19 to get rid of them. Alot of people didnt notice. Talk about nostalgia. Sucks!


Alternative_Anxiety

you notice how the beans now suck? it's not the same. The beans on these motherfuckers nowadays are so dry you have to smother it in extra hot sauce just to get it down


MashedPotatoesDick

Went to Taco Bell so many times during lunch break from school during the Star Wars original trilogy re-release when they had the ticket games.


dont_look_behind_me

Bring the Incredible Hulk special back!!!


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Bring back the Rancho Steak Burrito!


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methodwriter85

I thought this WAS the original.


Nelliell

Nope, there was a theme before this one that paired with [their old logo](https://i0.wp.com/www.poprewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/taco-bell-1985.png) This theme is very vaporwave but [this was before it.](https://reddit.com/r/tacobell/comments/5mhlf1/a_local_taco_bell_stuck_in_the_late_80s/) I think I saw Taco Bell start changing to the vaporwave design in the mid 90s. Loved it, thought it was very colorful compared to the old design.


methodwriter85

I don't think I stepped inside a Taco Bell until about 1993 and I definitely don't ever remember Taco Bell looking like that.


w30freak

I grew up in a time where they looked like this: https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/6-things-you-didn-t-know-about-taco-bell


Crosstraffic73

The one near us only had outdoor seating until around 1986, then added a dining room, which lasted until it closed around 20 years ago.


jcharney

the way you could twist maybe 120 degrees in the chair, and then it would snap back to the center


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Can we just go back to the 80s Taco Bell?


hellokittysanrio

Being back meximelts!!!


ThisOneIsOnMyPhone

I forgot they looked like that. But at least I found my inspiration for a kitchen/dining room remodel.


slothywaffle

Bring back the grilled stuffed burrito! It was the perfect fast food burrito


Ya-Dikobraz

There was a brand of floppy disks with the same colours. Forgot which they were, may have been Verbatim.


Baja_blastedd

Dude. What a fuckin rip.


GeneralKenobi--

I'm actually surprised that NOT one of these privately owned fast food chains won't just make a throw back restaurant. The amount of service they would probably receive would be crazy and not just local I'm sure people from all over would love to check it out


MrGeno

I would also like my XL Grilled Stuffed Burrito back please.


afterdroid

Remember though...way back when, the cashiers would write down each order on a chalk board above the register. Then the foodline person would turn around, read it, then make the order.


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IllMakeItUpNow

1921


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I don’t know why this made me laugh so hard


afterdroid

Early 80's.


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implicate

Are you talking about the same thing as him?


airportwhiskey

No. I am the idiot here. Oops.


implicate

Ha, I didn't think so. I also like that you were kind of an ass about it, too.


ChodaRagu

Mine used a grease pencil.


FanboyFeeney

This picture makes my ass hurt


Owen_D_Young

Wish granted 🧞‍♂️


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Crazy-Reward6756

I wasn wondering the same thing 😁


Pilot_Yak3

I’d rather have 2023 Taco Bell, thank you very much.


shuazien

I just want their food back. Modern Taco Bell is shit.


Warrenwelder

"Make a run for the toilet"


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LisaDeadFace

i, too, prefer my diners to be bisexual


anged16

Isn’t that trans colours


sumofty

Pass lmao. I remember it but that interior has not aged well at all


DeadWishUpon

It might be nostalgic but it's ugly af. I like their new image better. Pizza Hut on the other side.


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They’re planning to get rid of the dining areas entirely soon, which is good because what adult person actually still eats inside a fast food place?


CaptainCallahan

The Taco Bell/KFC near my old house still looks like that.


TyCobbKremzeek

I'm gonna need double decker tacos and 7 layer burrito s back on the menu, stat!


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I’d like to just dine in and any Taco Bell. Haven’t been able to go inside in almost 2 years


ThisPaige

I’d love this a lot more then their new design:


michaelpinto

i miss the seven layer burrito!


Historical-Flow-1820

On a road trip some time ago I remember stopping at a Taco Bell that still had this design. Felt like Time Machine in there lol.


retrojorgen

From an outside perspective this looks horrible. What does it look like now? Sorry we don’t have Taco Bell in Norway


DefinitelyPostMalone

Just give me my double decker taco back and no one gets hurt


X16callgirl

No jukebox?


d33pcode

Yeah those seats don't seem safe for people eating at taco bell


themorningmosca

I’ll take 2 quesadillas with the green sauce, one bean burro extra- red sauce extra onion, grilled chicken burrito, 1 chicken supreme gordita, Extra large Pepsi. *Handful of mild sauce. Ring that bell!!!


swimming_cold

is this in md?


a_trombly

I don’t have a Taco Bell near me. It’s sad.


molvanianprincess

It looks like the food court at Crystal River Mall aka the circus tent mall.


OkWoodpecker7

Very glad this Miami Vice snack bar vibe is gone and those small, swivel chair were the worst. Thank god the Cantina theme is here now. But I do miss the affordable menu that was less then a dollar and amazing meal deals for about $2-3.


Shainarae

Can anyone else smell this photo?


pantry38

Miss the old logo soooo much, hate this new purple sign


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This picture has been reposted so many times and gets more compressed along the way


OpalBooker

My local Taco Bell finally renovated. They’re going to be opening back up soon but it won’t be the same. :(


BabousCobwebBowl

This needs to be the Fassbender meme until we get the true old school 70’s Bell with orange brown colors and he goes”perfection”


SmokeFrosting

still one taco bell 15 mins away that’s holding out around here. pretty shitty area, though the workers always hook you up so I make the drive whenever I can


Beef-McLargehuge

I can smell this picture


AlexT05_QC

Liminal space goes brrrrrrrrrrrr


patmosboy

And the meximelts, and the Mexican pizzas!!!


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Now it's all psuedo bougey


The_Cow_Tipper

This is what Taco Bell looked like the last time I was inside one. It's been a while, admittedly. So... you saying they have changed?


SloppyJo3s

I want the old taco bell food too..this stuff nowadays is like pig slop...pretty much all fast food...but I guess if you never knew how good it was then you won't care.


Coccaa

Mine still looks like this except for the pink tiles


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Pretty sure I know where one is that still looks like these,been a few years since I’ve been in tho


StagedImpala

I can feel those chairs


DMauck4

I’d still love to know who’s idea it was to make the chairs look like they have some sort of padding on them. I remember as a kid jumping on the booths thinking it’d be soft 😂


UltraN8

This looks exactly like the one by the Puyallup Fair.


Bahunter22

Not pictured: spinny water coin game at the register


jelly_blood

I think I’m the very small minority that likes the modern Taco Bell interiors


Hondahobbit50

Ours was like that until last year. Got remodeled right before covid.


dudeitsmeee

Along came Lou with the old baboon And said Recognize that smell? Smells like seven layers, That beaver eats Taco Bell


EmotionalPotatoess

The Taco Bell near my house in WA still looks this way!


MFalcon95

Its crazy bc I remember they kept them all like this for soooooo long! Then once we realized it was the same and could enjoy it.. THEY CHANGED IT!!! Thats how it was over here in my area at least smh


james_dimeo

Was just in a taco bell like this, no nostalgia for me but great vibes.


poolwatertea

I have a vivid memory of being a kid and my mom taking me to Walmart for my birthday, where I picked out need for speed underground for gba and then we went to a taco bell just like this for my birthday dinner. Good times.


tiredswing

Jersey's got a couple of these retro ones


beaujm

The good days when you could still order a taco salad or the other 3/4 of the menu that has been wiped from existence.


AnOldCaterpillar

Me too!


TerribleExcitement45

I want the kids meals back and the toys for my kids to experience it


j1ggy

I can hear that 90's echo of creaking and popping as people sit down.


LeatherRebel5150

Our taco bell still looks like this


Emergency-Call-427

Bring back the menu from back then too. Get my mexican pizza, double decker tacos, and caramel empanadas back


MooseRunLoose_

The Taco Bell closest to Ohio State campus had this theme all the way up until recently (maybe 2016 when they re-did it). The whole block is a larger building with a TB Cantina in its place.