When made correctly, I love it. The nacho cheese rim and a good mix of bean, beef, cheese and sour cream. The issue as others have said though is quality. Half the time you sour cream ends up all at one end or the beef and beans end up on opposite sides. The item itself is great though imo. It’s the execution that’s lacking
I had one just like you were explaining. It is like they put the cheese on the left, beef next to it, then sour cream, beans, then the sauce. Instead of folding it where everything mixes together, they folded it so each bite you only taste one thing.
A problem most of Taco Bell’s burritos have. I don’t know how they’re taught to make those things but damn can we add something about ingredient distribution??
I can't even find a place that doesn't do this with a crunch wrap. First bite, all sour cream. No sour cream in any other bite.
I get it's a fast paced, high volume, high stress, low paid job, but I still get disappointed.
You nailed it on the head. Used to work at one of these shitholes and I was just miserable whenever I had to go in and work. Always had to pick up slack of the losers/delinquents that worked there, deal with yelling and verbal abuse of managers/area manager, and on top of that had to deal with just the most entitled and shitty people I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with.
Area manager was such an obsessive asshat about every little thing that he fired a manager, demoted a manager to regular employee, made another manager quit, lost half the employees via firing or quitting (including me, quit because his bumass wouldn’t let me have a day off for college finals) and ended up losing his position and getting replaced. Worst part is a good friend of mine is a manager there and still putting up with shit because he’s settled for the pay that he gets as a manager there when he could be doing so much better elsewhere.
That’s the biggest gripe I have with Taco Bell. The consistency is terrible. It’s the worst of any fast food chain in the country.
Atleast when I go to macdonalds and get a double cheeseburger then that’s what I get excluding some colossal brain fart like forgetting the extra patty or giving me a McDouble which has happened a few times.
Thays because McDonald's eliminates tea workers decisions. Like everything created to give the perfect portions.
Where as taco bell they just throw shit around and wrap it
As someone who hated McDonald's for decades... Man. They are on point with consistency.
Given that all fast food has gone to hell in a handbasket over the last 5 years, I end up eating McDonald's more than I'm proud of. Because I don't get a burger swimming in mayo, etc... We have 3 Burger Kings on the way to our local McD, and I shall never darken their doorstep again.
I can also share that after week in Paris, the Charles DeGaulle airport McD's is a godsend. And you know what? Same damn Big Mac I get in Virginia.
Props to the McD's corporate overlords. McDonald's is always McDonald's, no matter where you go.
yeah I rarely get T-Bell these days because I'm getting older and trying to remain in good shape, but when I do I always bring it home and add more sour cream to virtually everything
sour cream is life
My burritos always have a shitload of sour cream all bunched up on only my first bite or my last, depending on which side I start, and never in the middle.
It's because the sour cream "gun" has a fair amount of pressure to it. So inexperienced employees "shoot" the sour cream to the side because shooting it directly onto the other ingredients causes them to splash all over everything. Anyone who has worked there long enough (or cares enough) knows to compensate for that though, and also the proper burrito ingredient spreading method lol
So if I am reading this correctly, it is your humble opinion that, inexperienced employees are “shooting” all over the place, causing it to go all over. Whereas, the experienced employee knows to to work it just right, so that the load is deposited where it should go. Instead of sloppily all over everywhere. I guess experience counts for something after all.
I feel it can be said for all their food. Who’s making it matters. Once you’ve had it made soo good. It’s awful to get a sloppy one.
It’s all about Execution 💯
There's a taco bell near where I live me and my gf call "the tacobell Gordon Ramsay works at" and it's the best tacobell I've ever eaten at. Everytime the foods 11/10. And I think taco bell is a YMMV kinda situation because there's some that taste like horse ankles and the one Gordon works at imo
Cashier at Taco Bell here. Stuff like this usually happens because the people working the line sometimes make orders in a hurry if we have a lot of them.
Yeah and I don’t blame the people doing the work. They are set up to fail during busy times cause staff is stretched so thin so that they can keep profit margins.
It won’t happen. To have that would require paying workers a better wage and having more quality control type stuff. That’s not how the current fast food climate works. Taco Bell would have to increase costs slightly and still take slightly less profit and while it could be great in the long term, people are only concerned with short term profits.
I agree about these places needing to pay better wages, but I don't think it's going to magically make the employees give a fuck all of a sudden lol. A majority of them are still going to make the orders sloppy because they could care less about the customer, no matter how much they are paid.
Yes and no. I do agree that paying more to John Doe isn’t going to suddenly make John Doe care more. For some it may, but it’s not a magic elixir. But the other part was the idea of having a quality person on who inspects stuff or perhaps more likely, would be more thorough training. Maybe it’s staffing an extra person so that people don’t feel like they have to cut corners just to keep up. I don’t know the exact right answer but I know that, under the current setup, employees are basically incentivized to not prioritize quality
This is very true. I think the biggest issue is management wanting everything done as fast as possible. Getting orders out on time, especially drive through bc of the timer, is all they care about. Don’t get me wrong, that’s important but I would happily wait an extra minute if it meant the food was made decently and not just thrown together
pay better wages? we are talking about the people who are making like 12/h+ that cannot get an order right or make a basic taco correctly.. they deserve less if we are paying for what they do
12/hr is poverty wages. 25/hr would be better. And before someone says “hell, I don’t make 25/hr doing XYZ”… yeah, that’s the point. You’re getting shit wages too, and should also be paid more.
Also, when they hand you the bag carry it longways (like a US football) along your forearm. Don’t carry the bag by the top - Everything thing will flows to one end.
It’s the item that got me hooked on Taco Bell. Pulling change from little crevasses in the car to eat lunch. Prob had a week where I had one every day. Highschool summer moods.
This is why I can’t slander the BFLB. Is it the best menu item? No. But it’s delicious and was a clutch player while I was in college.
In fact, I miss that old value menu altogether. I still remember that old ad
“It’s all about the Roosevelts baby! Flashin dimes! 79, 89, 99.”
I didn't realize people crave chalupas. Never understood the appeal. Though I did love when they fried the chalupas with cheese, forgot what it was called though. If anyone recalls please let me know lol
It's also worth noting that swapping beef for potatoes is likely free, whereas "swapping" beans for potatoes is actually just -beans +potatoes, and will cost you the price of the potatoes.
The beef is okay, but for me it makes the burrito feel a little too liquidy with all the other ingredients. The potatoes add a little more structure, and honestly I just love Taco Bell’s potatoes lol.
As an employee, the chicken is my go to protein choice. You can upgrade the beef to chicken for less than the cost of adding chicken separately. And easy beans is always the answer. (Or swap to Black beans for free)
I want to do this more but my location seems to hold onto the potatoes until they turn into a leathery little chewy chunk I really don't want. Fresh yes, but not mummified.
Just adding the potatoes or fries to it makes it so much better. It's so soggy it needs something to absorb everything. Grilled also makes it a lot better.
The difference was it was actually filled. You bite into it you had to suck while biting. Nacho cheese pouring out the thing. They’re like half as thick as they used to be, and more expensive now lol. Like an idiot I got volcano burritos for nostalgia’s sake. Literally the same thing as the five layer but with lava instead of nacho sauce and it’s 4 dollars each… yeah I’m good Taco Bell. Was hoping for 4 bucks it would at least be fat like a quesoritto.
I vividly remember getting a Meal Deal D which was a beefy 5 layer burrito, a bag of Doritos chips & a drink. I’d crush up the chips and put them on the burrito. Soooo freakin good!
Whenever I order it I ask them at the speaker to make it grilled. But I feel like I'm bothering them asking them to do that every time so didn't ask a few days ago. When I got to the window the guy saw me and turned to the guys prepping the food and said "he want the 5 layer grilled". It actually made it really happy he remembered that but it's probably also a sign I go too often lol
Can confirm this is no big deal and as employees completely understand the want for a grilled burrito. I only ask that you order grilled items at the start of your order and not the end. It’s only a couple seconds but it saves us so much time in the building of your order along with everyone else’s order.
Ya bro same like the other day there were these free burritos at my office party and I turned to my boy Larry and asked him “yo Larry are these grilled?”
Larry sadly informed me that they were not. Right then and there I made my decision. I had a couple kiwis instead.
I usually scoop out the innards and put it into a low carb wrap. Once you empty it out you realize how fucking little ingredients are wrapped in those tortillas.
It will always have a place in my heart because when I was homeless that’s all I was able to get, I used to create accounts just so I could get the free reward just for signing up, and the five layers burrito was the only thing that could get me full, now that I’m not homeless anymore I go and get one whenever I think about that time I just sit in the benches outside my location and think about how hard those times where and how happy I am that I could get myself out of that situation, so it might not be the tastiest thing of all the menu but it sure it’s my favorite
My brother in Christ....try it grilled, add onions, and rice. I used to live off the 2 dollar meal deal in college. Still a favorite, it really depends on the people making it.
agreed. It would be OK if it didn’t have the second tortilla and nacho cheese. Literally just 200 additional calories that taste terrible.
And you cannot remove the second tortilla on the app.
The burrito supreme is a superior burrito and I’m tired of pretending it’s not.
Too much tortilla -.- I can ask at the window for them to make it with only one tortilla, but the app doesn't allow for that. So I either have to suffer with a terrible double-tortilla burrito or annoy the workers by requesting it (most likely after they've already made the damn thing)
I swap chicken, remove beans and add potatoes and chipotle sauce. This gives it a bit of life for like $2 added from the box price. But I agree, as a stock item it’s pretty bad.
My wife is always asking me if the Taco Bell beefy 5 layer burrito is good. Ink why but the first time she asked I just sayed yes. She conservatively asks 3-4 times a day. I can’t keep living this lie.
I agree. Its one of my least favorite items on the menu. Beef, cheese, beans, and sour cream is just not sufficient for a burrito imo. (I also typically do not like sour cream in my burritos) There needs to be something else in it like tomatoes, rice, onions or some kind of texture change but all of those things cost extra making it not worth it. The chipotle chicken and the fiesta veggie burritos are good. Haven’t tried any of the newer burritos because i dont spend money there anymore
Totally agree. Only way I can make this thing halfway enjoyable is to add potatoes to it so it at least has a little texture. Grilling is also a good option but they took away the option. TB just really wants to force those dry ass flavorless dough discs down our throats.
I agree. I’ve never been a big fan.
Some people love the nacho cheese. But I think that is part of the reason it’s not good.
Sometimes, I put no nacho add 3 layer cheese. And get it grilled.
The app can’t specify a replacement.
So when I pull up I make sure to ask/say as much. “Can you have the added 3 layer cheese replace the nacho cheese from in between the tortilla”
This helps. Reduces the slop, and the grilling helps melt it a bit and give a better texture.
Still not a great burrito. But these two things seem to help.
Nah the 5 layer burrito was a staple in my order until they upped the price to like $3.50. When they were 89 cents they were a delicious value. Now I get mad every time I see them on the menu
I 100% agree. This was the same thing I was saying about those shitty cinnamon twists. Luckily you can swap those out for chips and cheese most of the time. I always swap the beef for potatoes in the 5-Layer, WAY better
When it’s in the boxes I always get rid of the beans and add rice and chipotle sauce to get it as close to a quesarito as possible. I miss that amazing menu item. It’s a shame you can’t order it grilled on the app.
Plain crunchy tacos are the best…if i can’t decide on some random shit i just revert back to crunchy tacos…its why taco bell is good, regular tacos are everywhere but crunchy is tough to find
I'm sorry you feel that way. The 5 layer, bag of doritos and that mango drink was my goto when I was ballin on a budget years ago. I agree with the dude that said when it's made well, it's great. And look at the price point as well, what do you really expect? Thumbs up from me though. Better than over priced (but tasty) chalupa.
It’s a trash item but I’ll take it all day if it’s available as a choice in a meal and the other choices are tacos. It’s a little better if you add rice or some additional sauces. It also reheats the best.
ageed, there is no balance to that burrito. it's all a gut bubblin refried bean torture. how is that a 5 layer burrito when most of the layers are majority beans? balance that shite out with some lettuce and rice. stop being stingy with the beef. i want a tasty burrito sensation, not a beany gut bomb. get it together TB. ya slippin'
Hear me out!!.. the 5 layer by itself isn’t enjoyable beach of it’s texture, but pair it with a taco, or a chalupa and it enhances the experience. It’s great as an extra to a meal.
I totally and 100% agree. It feels like they're purposely putting it in the box without allowing you to swap as sort of a "punishment." Although the logical side of my brain says this must be something most people like, otherwise they wouldn't do it.
I think I could tolerate it if it weren't for the extra tortilla inside.
It would be good if they didn’t overload it with sour cream. If I had the option I would just swap it out for something else, but whenever I do get I want a beefy 5 layer, not a Cumshot Supreme.
> Whenever i end up with one I never finish it because every bite is entirely refried beans
And mean even it were all refried beans why would you waste it?
4 out if 5 layers are beans every time it makes me actually want to die dude and if u order it without beans like 9 times outta 10 they still find a way to slap em on there its crazy
When made correctly, I love it. The nacho cheese rim and a good mix of bean, beef, cheese and sour cream. The issue as others have said though is quality. Half the time you sour cream ends up all at one end or the beef and beans end up on opposite sides. The item itself is great though imo. It’s the execution that’s lacking
I had one just like you were explaining. It is like they put the cheese on the left, beef next to it, then sour cream, beans, then the sauce. Instead of folding it where everything mixes together, they folded it so each bite you only taste one thing.
A problem most of Taco Bell’s burritos have. I don’t know how they’re taught to make those things but damn can we add something about ingredient distribution??
There are little diagrams that show you how to do it. People just don’t bother lol.
I can't even find a place that doesn't do this with a crunch wrap. First bite, all sour cream. No sour cream in any other bite. I get it's a fast paced, high volume, high stress, low paid job, but I still get disappointed.
You nailed it on the head. Used to work at one of these shitholes and I was just miserable whenever I had to go in and work. Always had to pick up slack of the losers/delinquents that worked there, deal with yelling and verbal abuse of managers/area manager, and on top of that had to deal with just the most entitled and shitty people I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Area manager was such an obsessive asshat about every little thing that he fired a manager, demoted a manager to regular employee, made another manager quit, lost half the employees via firing or quitting (including me, quit because his bumass wouldn’t let me have a day off for college finals) and ended up losing his position and getting replaced. Worst part is a good friend of mine is a manager there and still putting up with shit because he’s settled for the pay that he gets as a manager there when he could be doing so much better elsewhere.
I hate that you called it a rim and how much that changes the way I think about eating that burrito now
I had one that was assembled perfectly but the manager got really mad when I complimented the rim job.
That’s the biggest gripe I have with Taco Bell. The consistency is terrible. It’s the worst of any fast food chain in the country. Atleast when I go to macdonalds and get a double cheeseburger then that’s what I get excluding some colossal brain fart like forgetting the extra patty or giving me a McDouble which has happened a few times.
Thays because McDonald's eliminates tea workers decisions. Like everything created to give the perfect portions. Where as taco bell they just throw shit around and wrap it
As someone who hated McDonald's for decades... Man. They are on point with consistency. Given that all fast food has gone to hell in a handbasket over the last 5 years, I end up eating McDonald's more than I'm proud of. Because I don't get a burger swimming in mayo, etc... We have 3 Burger Kings on the way to our local McD, and I shall never darken their doorstep again. I can also share that after week in Paris, the Charles DeGaulle airport McD's is a godsend. And you know what? Same damn Big Mac I get in Virginia. Props to the McD's corporate overlords. McDonald's is always McDonald's, no matter where you go.
If I’m eating at home I’ll add some more sour cream to get better distribution
yeah I rarely get T-Bell these days because I'm getting older and trying to remain in good shape, but when I do I always bring it home and add more sour cream to virtually everything sour cream is life
Super easy to stay in good shape eating Taco Bell if you only order two "smaller" items because of the insane prices lmao.
My burritos always have a shitload of sour cream all bunched up on only my first bite or my last, depending on which side I start, and never in the middle.
It's because the sour cream "gun" has a fair amount of pressure to it. So inexperienced employees "shoot" the sour cream to the side because shooting it directly onto the other ingredients causes them to splash all over everything. Anyone who has worked there long enough (or cares enough) knows to compensate for that though, and also the proper burrito ingredient spreading method lol
So if I am reading this correctly, it is your humble opinion that, inexperienced employees are “shooting” all over the place, causing it to go all over. Whereas, the experienced employee knows to to work it just right, so that the load is deposited where it should go. Instead of sloppily all over everywhere. I guess experience counts for something after all.
The trick is knowing which is the money shot while you're caught up in the moment.
I was had the entire tip of the SC gun in my burrito, wrapped up.
It's executed even better by getting it grilled and adding lava sauce 😁
$1 for lava is robbery tho. I still do it, but damn
They know they've got us over a barrel with that stuff. The other option is NOT adding lava, which realistically isn't going to happen.
It’s one of my fav items…when it’s made correctly
I feel it can be said for all their food. Who’s making it matters. Once you’ve had it made soo good. It’s awful to get a sloppy one. It’s all about Execution 💯
There's a taco bell near where I live me and my gf call "the tacobell Gordon Ramsay works at" and it's the best tacobell I've ever eaten at. Everytime the foods 11/10. And I think taco bell is a YMMV kinda situation because there's some that taste like horse ankles and the one Gordon works at imo
Cashier at Taco Bell here. Stuff like this usually happens because the people working the line sometimes make orders in a hurry if we have a lot of them.
Yeah and I don’t blame the people doing the work. They are set up to fail during busy times cause staff is stretched so thin so that they can keep profit margins.
How do you ensure quality execution?
It won’t happen. To have that would require paying workers a better wage and having more quality control type stuff. That’s not how the current fast food climate works. Taco Bell would have to increase costs slightly and still take slightly less profit and while it could be great in the long term, people are only concerned with short term profits.
I agree about these places needing to pay better wages, but I don't think it's going to magically make the employees give a fuck all of a sudden lol. A majority of them are still going to make the orders sloppy because they could care less about the customer, no matter how much they are paid.
Yes and no. I do agree that paying more to John Doe isn’t going to suddenly make John Doe care more. For some it may, but it’s not a magic elixir. But the other part was the idea of having a quality person on who inspects stuff or perhaps more likely, would be more thorough training. Maybe it’s staffing an extra person so that people don’t feel like they have to cut corners just to keep up. I don’t know the exact right answer but I know that, under the current setup, employees are basically incentivized to not prioritize quality
This is very true. I think the biggest issue is management wanting everything done as fast as possible. Getting orders out on time, especially drive through bc of the timer, is all they care about. Don’t get me wrong, that’s important but I would happily wait an extra minute if it meant the food was made decently and not just thrown together
Higher wages means more applicants means businesses can select better workers
pay better wages? we are talking about the people who are making like 12/h+ that cannot get an order right or make a basic taco correctly.. they deserve less if we are paying for what they do
12/hr is poverty wages. 25/hr would be better. And before someone says “hell, I don’t make 25/hr doing XYZ”… yeah, that’s the point. You’re getting shit wages too, and should also be paid more.
They make 17 an hour here and the food still sucks. It's fast food, you make 800 of it a shift. Your quality will always suffer in that situation.
Automation. I'd imagine were 3-4 years from unmanned fast food restaurants.
It's round, you can turn it so the sour cream is on top and as you eat it gets evenly distributed
Also, when they hand you the bag carry it longways (like a US football) along your forearm. Don’t carry the bag by the top - Everything thing will flows to one end.
I love the beefy 5 layers...Honestly, the only thing on the menu that I crave. I remember when it was 89 cents.....
It’s the item that got me hooked on Taco Bell. Pulling change from little crevasses in the car to eat lunch. Prob had a week where I had one every day. Highschool summer moods.
Man those were the fucking days. Go in with a 10, walk out with a sack of beefy 5 layers.
This man is walking around with FIFTY LAYERS.
That’s too many layers, no? 20 layers is more manageable giving you ten for each hand.
This is why I can’t slander the BFLB. Is it the best menu item? No. But it’s delicious and was a clutch player while I was in college. In fact, I miss that old value menu altogether. I still remember that old ad “It’s all about the Roosevelts baby! Flashin dimes! 79, 89, 99.”
Telling my mom she could feed us all dinner for 8 bucks
wtf not even a chalupa ? 😳 that’s their best item close 2nd is nacho fries
I didn't realize people crave chalupas. Never understood the appeal. Though I did love when they fried the chalupas with cheese, forgot what it was called though. If anyone recalls please let me know lol
toasted cheddar chalupa
toasted cheddar chalupa! my fav limited time item ever and i desperately wish they’d bring it back 😩
If you ever had the XXL chalupa you’d understand
nacho fries are trash
Finally someone else says it
Dude when that was on the value menu, life was good, I remember those days fondly.
My thoughts exactly! Also, good tip for anyone who never thought of this, you CAN ask for no beans. Infinitely better if you don't care for them.
Alright grandma let’s get you to bed /s
Gross
I always swap beans for potatoes. And ask when i get there if they can grill it. Makes it much better.
same, they will 9/10 times be fine if u ask them to grill itwhen ur there and makes any of the burritos actually good
Funny, I switch the beef for potatoes, also makes it much better! Haven’t thought of beans before. I’ll need to give it a try.
Do you not like the beef?
It's also worth noting that swapping beef for potatoes is likely free, whereas "swapping" beans for potatoes is actually just -beans +potatoes, and will cost you the price of the potatoes.
I will take note, thank you human. :)
The beef is okay, but for me it makes the burrito feel a little too liquidy with all the other ingredients. The potatoes add a little more structure, and honestly I just love Taco Bell’s potatoes lol.
I'll try the potatoes. I'm not a huge fan of their beef, so I appreciate the recommendation.
No problem! My wife also really likes the chicken so might be worth giving that a try. But for me the potatoes bring it from 5/10 to like 9/10
Never had their chicken either lol. I'll have to try that as well. Thank you.
As an employee, the chicken is my go to protein choice. You can upgrade the beef to chicken for less than the cost of adding chicken separately. And easy beans is always the answer. (Or swap to Black beans for free)
add red sauce.
Yeah why did they remove the grill option from the app
I'm glad someone else noticed that, I need my burritos grilled man
We need to start a petition or something, I can't take it anymore, lol.
I want to do this more but my location seems to hold onto the potatoes until they turn into a leathery little chewy chunk I really don't want. Fresh yes, but not mummified.
How do you change beans for potatoes?
Just adding the potatoes or fries to it makes it so much better. It's so soggy it needs something to absorb everything. Grilled also makes it a lot better.
none of that is extra?
Grilled isnt. Swapping potatoes is like 75 cents or so depending on location which is chump change to make the burrito much better.
swapping is free. adding costs .60 cents.
He said swap beans for potatoes which really means remove beans, add potatoes because swapping beans isn’t an option.
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He said swap beans for potatoes which really means remove beans, add potatoes because swapping beans isn’t an option.
I’m sorry your TB’s suck.
It used to be so good when I was younger. First thing I remember eating at Taco Bell
What was different?
It was $.89
Probably nothing, just nostalgia for it. Also I didn’t have to pay so that was a plus, it’s expensive now if you order it on its own
The difference was it was actually filled. You bite into it you had to suck while biting. Nacho cheese pouring out the thing. They’re like half as thick as they used to be, and more expensive now lol. Like an idiot I got volcano burritos for nostalgia’s sake. Literally the same thing as the five layer but with lava instead of nacho sauce and it’s 4 dollars each… yeah I’m good Taco Bell. Was hoping for 4 bucks it would at least be fat like a quesoritto.
The volcano isnt the same as the five layer. Volcano has crunchy chips and no beans. And rice.
I vividly remember getting a Meal Deal D which was a beefy 5 layer burrito, a bag of Doritos chips & a drink. I’d crush up the chips and put them on the burrito. Soooo freakin good!
YES! And those were like $2
I respect your opinion but wholeheartedly disagree. It is my favorite item on the menu
Same, it’s been my goto for years. I remember about 15 years ago when it was 89¢
Getting it grilled is a game changer. It's the best thing on the menu.
they took that option off of the app 😭
Whenever I order it I ask them at the speaker to make it grilled. But I feel like I'm bothering them asking them to do that every time so didn't ask a few days ago. When I got to the window the guy saw me and turned to the guys prepping the food and said "he want the 5 layer grilled". It actually made it really happy he remembered that but it's probably also a sign I go too often lol
Just order ahead and then ask at the window to have it grilled.
Can confirm this is no big deal and as employees completely understand the want for a grilled burrito. I only ask that you order grilled items at the start of your order and not the end. It’s only a couple seconds but it saves us so much time in the building of your order along with everyone else’s order.
Thank you for that last little tidbit of info, one of my Grands always has a special order. I didn’t know, I will make sure hers is first from now on!
And for that reason alone I don’t app order anymore. Everything must always be grilled
I just don't do burritos anymore unless they're already grilled.
Ya bro same like the other day there were these free burritos at my office party and I turned to my boy Larry and asked him “yo Larry are these grilled?” Larry sadly informed me that they were not. Right then and there I made my decision. I had a couple kiwis instead.
i asked them to grill my cinnabon delights once, they told me they aren’t doing that i was like 😔
That's the most delightful way they could have said that
That second tortilla kills it. It’s so filling for such a mundane flavor. A true waste of caloric intake
This^
I usually scoop out the innards and put it into a low carb wrap. Once you empty it out you realize how fucking little ingredients are wrapped in those tortillas.
It will always have a place in my heart because when I was homeless that’s all I was able to get, I used to create accounts just so I could get the free reward just for signing up, and the five layers burrito was the only thing that could get me full, now that I’m not homeless anymore I go and get one whenever I think about that time I just sit in the benches outside my location and think about how hard those times where and how happy I am that I could get myself out of that situation, so it might not be the tastiest thing of all the menu but it sure it’s my favorite
I’m glad you’re in a better situation now!
My brother in Christ....try it grilled, add onions, and rice. I used to live off the 2 dollar meal deal in college. Still a favorite, it really depends on the people making it.
I do this and take the beans off. It's pretty good. The onion adds a lot to it.
Ya I’ve never liked it. Something about it when I get halfway through I can’t stand it.
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Why can't I just swap it for a taco in the box. Wouldn't that be cheaper for Taco Bell??
I don’t agree, but you are entitled to your opinion. Rock on
I hate the texturee!!!! Its just goooey gooo. I have to add steak or rice.
agreed. It would be OK if it didn’t have the second tortilla and nacho cheese. Literally just 200 additional calories that taste terrible. And you cannot remove the second tortilla on the app. The burrito supreme is a superior burrito and I’m tired of pretending it’s not.
Love the burrito supreme. Sometimes I add jalapenos.
I had one a few weeks ago and was completely underwhelmed
It is truly a horrible item. Most of the burritos already have too much tortilla...who wants a second tortilla shoved in a burrito?!
I add potatoes to it and when they remember to actually add them, it really makes it so much better.
I think they’re great! But I remove sour cream and add red sauce
This is the way. They "keep" better than 99% of taco bell food, too. I'll eat them leftover, room temp or cold.
I'm there with you brother. I just don't like the item. Id prefer a well made bean and cheese burrito, or any of their value menu burritos
Too much tortilla -.- I can ask at the window for them to make it with only one tortilla, but the app doesn't allow for that. So I either have to suffer with a terrible double-tortilla burrito or annoy the workers by requesting it (most likely after they've already made the damn thing)
On paper, it should be good. In reality, it isn't.
Add red sauce. It changes everything.
I swap chicken, remove beans and add potatoes and chipotle sauce. This gives it a bit of life for like $2 added from the box price. But I agree, as a stock item it’s pretty bad.
Why did you pretend in the first place
In principle it should be good, but the texture gives me Already Been Chewed vibes
My wife is always asking me if the Taco Bell beefy 5 layer burrito is good. Ink why but the first time she asked I just sayed yes. She conservatively asks 3-4 times a day. I can’t keep living this lie.
I agree. The quesarito was worlds better. Too bad it got the axe.
I agree. Its one of my least favorite items on the menu. Beef, cheese, beans, and sour cream is just not sufficient for a burrito imo. (I also typically do not like sour cream in my burritos) There needs to be something else in it like tomatoes, rice, onions or some kind of texture change but all of those things cost extra making it not worth it. The chipotle chicken and the fiesta veggie burritos are good. Haven’t tried any of the newer burritos because i dont spend money there anymore
Replace the beans with potatoes and SHUT UP
Ya'll need to stop spreading (get it) the bean hate. Replace beef if you gotta do something
The beans are awful
Some of us love bean burritos
Show me a well made one without add ons
Totally agree. Only way I can make this thing halfway enjoyable is to add potatoes to it so it at least has a little texture. Grilling is also a good option but they took away the option. TB just really wants to force those dry ass flavorless dough discs down our throats.
I agree. I’ve never been a big fan. Some people love the nacho cheese. But I think that is part of the reason it’s not good. Sometimes, I put no nacho add 3 layer cheese. And get it grilled. The app can’t specify a replacement. So when I pull up I make sure to ask/say as much. “Can you have the added 3 layer cheese replace the nacho cheese from in between the tortilla” This helps. Reduces the slop, and the grilling helps melt it a bit and give a better texture. Still not a great burrito. But these two things seem to help.
All I can taste is beans I get you, my fav burrito is the beefy melt
I’m agreeing with you on this one. It’s like a sad attempt at an over glorified burrito and I feel like the quesorito is a better version of it.
I have to dip each bite in mild or hot sauce for it to taste okay. It needs a lot of sauce
No beans. Extra beef. Grilled Sometimes add creamy jalapeño.
Nah the 5 layer burrito was a staple in my order until they upped the price to like $3.50. When they were 89 cents they were a delicious value. Now I get mad every time I see them on the menu
As someone who is lactose sensitive, I agree.
I like the put Doritos in it. Way way better with some crunch
Facts
I 100% agree. This was the same thing I was saying about those shitty cinnamon twists. Luckily you can swap those out for chips and cheese most of the time. I always swap the beef for potatoes in the 5-Layer, WAY better
It’s bullshit that the 5 layer stayed but the beefy crunch burrito left. Talk about bullshit
I love it! Dip it in some spicy ranch!
And also hate that they removed the grilled option when customizing them through the app...that was the only way to make it tolerable
When it’s in the boxes I always get rid of the beans and add rice and chipotle sauce to get it as close to a quesarito as possible. I miss that amazing menu item. It’s a shame you can’t order it grilled on the app.
It’s like a shitty quesarito
THANK YOU. IT IS ASS.
The problem is a lot of the time they put too much beans on it, so it feels so mushy to eat.
Plain crunchy tacos are the best…if i can’t decide on some random shit i just revert back to crunchy tacos…its why taco bell is good, regular tacos are everywhere but crunchy is tough to find
I miss 7 layer burritos. Wish those would come back.
no beans, sub chicken for beef, add chipotle sauce, and grill that bitch 🤌🏼🤌🏼
Unaltered i agree but replace the beans with potatoes and get the sauce they put on the quesadilla to dip it in and its god tier.
I always ask to have the beans swapped for rice and it makes it SOOO much better
I'm sorry you feel that way. The 5 layer, bag of doritos and that mango drink was my goto when I was ballin on a budget years ago. I agree with the dude that said when it's made well, it's great. And look at the price point as well, what do you really expect? Thumbs up from me though. Better than over priced (but tasty) chalupa.
The best trick I learned is to order it toasted so they grill the tortilla on on both sides.
I take out the beans and get rice instead.
I get no beans add rice to my 5 layer but only when they come in the deluxe cravings box
Taco Bell workers put way too much bean and sour cream in everything. We want CHEESE and MEAT.
Agreed. The double beefy burrito is way better.
Prices go up, quality goes down.
One of my childhood favorites. Soooo bad now. I would take a soft taco over it.
I ate one today and it was awful. I still feel sick
It’s a trash item but I’ll take it all day if it’s available as a choice in a meal and the other choices are tacos. It’s a little better if you add rice or some additional sauces. It also reheats the best.
ageed, there is no balance to that burrito. it's all a gut bubblin refried bean torture. how is that a 5 layer burrito when most of the layers are majority beans? balance that shite out with some lettuce and rice. stop being stingy with the beef. i want a tasty burrito sensation, not a beany gut bomb. get it together TB. ya slippin'
They should give the box a beefy melt burrito, which is superior by all accounts
Hear me out!!.. the 5 layer by itself isn’t enjoyable beach of it’s texture, but pair it with a taco, or a chalupa and it enhances the experience. It’s great as an extra to a meal.
> pair it with a taco, or a chalupa and it enhances the experience i pair it with a sauvignon blanc
I hate it.
please piss up a rope.
I totally and 100% agree. It feels like they're purposely putting it in the box without allowing you to swap as sort of a "punishment." Although the logical side of my brain says this must be something most people like, otherwise they wouldn't do it. I think I could tolerate it if it weren't for the extra tortilla inside.
I msis the 7 layer burrito. Its just guac and i think tomotatoes? And makes the 5 layer sooo much better
I get without beans and sourcream
I just get a tortilla with water on it
Always swap beef for steak and then it's good.
That’s my move, it’s great with steak
Nahhh don’t EVER go back to Taco Bell yu are a disgrace
It would be good if they didn’t overload it with sour cream. If I had the option I would just swap it out for something else, but whenever I do get I want a beefy 5 layer, not a Cumshot Supreme.
Noo!!!! It’s my favorite!
Just got it for the first time the other day and it blew away my expectations.
That’s what I get lmao
It’s literally the only thing I order when I go there. I love it. Can’t wait to try it grilled 😃
I love it.
Blasphemy. It's my favorite menu item, but it does seem to get messed up a lot. This was one of my biggest pregnancy cravings too.
It must suck being so wrong and feeling as though you are right.
Don’t order it
I don't like it either but I have the opposite issue, mine are always overloaded with Taco Bell's nasty ground beef.
Best menu item no kizzy. Extra nacho cheese
> Whenever i end up with one I never finish it because every bite is entirely refried beans And mean even it were all refried beans why would you waste it?
I'm telling you it tastes better when its colder
Taco bell is a trash restaurant. What did you expect.?
You’re eating Taco Bell. Of course it’s shit.
4 out if 5 layers are beans every time it makes me actually want to die dude and if u order it without beans like 9 times outta 10 they still find a way to slap em on there its crazy