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Ever the fast-food chameleon, Taco Bell is constantly tinkering with its menu, swapping out beloved items and experimenting with oddly off-brand snacks like wings and pizza. Burritos, though, are forever—even if that means that some burritos are evergreen, others are temporary additions, and certain ones are dramatically better or worse.
The look: Admittedly, looks-wise, this wasn’t quite the travesty I was expecting. It held together better than most of the other burritos, but I came to find out that was mostly due to an overabundance of seasoned beef and beans congealing together and acting like a savory paste. It looks bulky and, indeed, quite beefy. So kudos for living up to its name. But the kudos pretty much ended there.
Made with nacho cheese sauce, refried beans, and seasoned rice, the on-the-nose Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito sounds like a straightforward snack that should be reliably tasty. Keyword: should. While not quite the disaster as the Burrito Supreme, this thing was still a largely unfortunate mashup of one-note flavors and textural dismay. At least it was cheap! This burrito cost me just $1.49.
The taste: It’s…fine. Which is frankly glowing praise compared to how this could have gone. The fact that it’s not overloaded with extra ingredients, and thus not as sloppy and overstuffed, helps the Bean Burrito to rank a bit higher. The beans still kind of suck, but in this case, that’s mostly because they’re bland. The tortilla is still excessive and kinda doughy, but the diced onions and red sauce add some interesting elements texturally and flavor-wise.
The look: Not that appetizing. The tortilla was at least toasted, but the burrito looked kinda smooshed and messy, with a confusing blend of ingredients that don’t appear nearly as good as they sound. It was a little too saucy for my liking, overpowering the chicken itself, and most of the promised veggies and accoutrements get literally lost in the sauce.
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