I agree wholeheartedly about the issue with the portion inconsistencies. I've also noticed that they will pretend they didn't hear you if you ask for extras.
I've never had White Castle before, but from watching Harold and Kumar it appears they're the stoner burger joint.
You do not have to be stoned to enjoy White Castle. I enjoyed it last night and was sober as a judge.
With WC, you either love them or you hate them. Me, I love them, even if they do give you the runs. And as I've aged, I've noticed that the time between me eating White Castle and having to crap seems to be getting shorter. Soon it will get to the point where I'll just have to eat them while sitting on the crapper. But it will still be worth it.
Nice, I'd try white castle if I come across one while hungry. Seriously though, the stoner comment was a joke.
They're mostly in the midwest I think. If you've ever had Krystals in the south, they're very similar, but not quite the same.
Nice, I'd try white castle if I come across one while hungry. Seriously though, the stoner comment was a joke.
Be that as it may, I can confirm that they taste even better when you're stoned.
Used to get these when I was a younger. Haven't seen them in probably 15 years or so! Might have to grab a couple if they're in my area for old time's sake! Thanks for the heads up.
I used to love the chili cheese burritos when I was younger, but I have a feeling that their triumphant return to the menu won't be a flavor blast from the past.
Yeah, I think Taco Bell knows their market. I always think of Taco Bell as the White Castle of Mexican food. Most fast food places try to balance quality with price. I feel like Taco Bell has said "F it, we're going as cheap as we can."
You do not have to be stoned to enjoy White Castle. I enjoyed it last night and was sober as a judge.
With WC, you either love them or you hate them. Me, I love them, even if they do give you the runs. And as I've aged, I've noticed that the time between me eating White Castle and having to crap seems to be getting shorter. Soon it will get to the point where I'll just have to eat them while sitting on the crapper. But it will still be worth it.
Reporting back. Somehow, some way, Taco Bell has not screwed this up. I had two CCBs and they were exactly, exactly, as I remembered them. Same size, same flavor, same wonderfully sloppy consistency. They did not change a thing. I couldn't be more pleased.
Chipotle is superb, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as Taco Bell. When I want delicious junk I go taco bell, when I want something awesome I go Chipotle.
Moe's has queso, Chipotle does not. Now if Chipotle started having queso...
I like Moe's Salsa options, other than that nothing is better at Moe's.
There is a site somewhere that I read that said that Taco Bell at one time used to actually deep fry their taco shells in house as well as pressure cook the beans and grate their own cheese from huge blocks. That was back in the 80s.
Now, it's all prepackaged, precooked goop like all the other fast food/pizza places use.
In a way, I'm glad that I missed out on that fresher era of TB. By the time I started eating there in the mid to late '90s, they had already changed to the processed recipes we know now. At least there's consistency, though - rigid, machinelike consistency. They taste exactly the same to me now as they did in high school.Yep. I worked a short stint in a Taco Bell in the 80s - used to be my favourite fast food. All the vegetables were brought in fresh and we cut and diced them all. Meat was 100% meat, which we cooked ourselves. Taco shells (I think just the flour ones, but I can't remember) were deep fried on site (for the Taco Light). Cheese was grated by us from big blocks brought in fresh. Beans were cooked in pressure cookers on site (by us), then we hooked a great big mixer (on a long thick drill bit) to an electric drill and mixed up the (pinto) beans into the refried beans, so it was all fresh. It was quite a lot of prep but I always thought it was good quality and fresh ingredients that went into everything from Taco Bell. Haven't eaten there in years (they don't have them here). My favourite was always the Enchirito - several years ago I was in Hawaii and they actually still sold them there, so I gorged myself on them for a week.<big smile>
In a way, I'm glad that I missed out on that fresher era of TB. By the time I started eating there in the mid to late '90s, they had already changed to the processed recipes we know now. At least there's consistency, though - rigid, machinelike consistency. They taste exactly the same to me now as they did in high school.
A part of me still wonders though. I've always wanted to go back and try the big fast food chains when they were brand-new. What were TB, Arby's, McDonald's, KFC like when they first came out? One can only imagine...
Well my folks emigrated to Canada in the 60s and they used to love KFC or as it was actually know by Kentucky Fried Chicken. Not only was the chicken much better but they swore the gravy was really good and not the premixed crud that was brought in later. Practically home made they said, without the hassle or hazard of deep frying.
If I didn't know better, I'd say that they used one of the large tortillas for yours, like what they use for the Stuft burritos. Mine haven't had anywhere near that much tortilla.