Taco Bell turns on the time machine with their “Nostalgic Menu”

Sign For Fast Food Brand Taco Bell Sign for the fast food brand Taco Bell on 1st July 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Taco Bell is an American-based chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1962 by Glen Bell. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) (Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Taco Bell announced they’re bringing back one popular menu item from each decade of the 1960s through the 2000s. 

Right now they’re only testing it in some areas, but it sounds like their looking into rolling it out nationwide later this year.

Not only will the items take you back, but everything on the list costs $3 or less.

Here is the lineup they’re bringing back . . .

  • From the ‘60s:  The Tostada.  A crispy tortilla topped with beans, red sauce, lettuce, and cheese.  It was on their original menu in 1962 and stayed there for half a century before they yanked it in 2020.
  • From the ‘70s:  The Green Burrito.  Refried beans, onions, cheese, and a green tomatillo sauce.  It’s the only one on the list that’s been gone for a while.  It looks like it was discontinued sometime in the 1990s.
  • From the ‘80s:  The Meximelt.  Fans have been howling since they pulled it in 2019.  A soft taco with beef, pico de gallo, and a mix of three cheeses.
  • From the ‘90s:  The Beef Gordita Supreme.  Beef, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream wrapped in flatbread.  It was also discontinued in 2019. 
  • From the early 2000s:  The Caramel Apple Empanada.  Another one pulled in 2019, and the only dessert item on the list.

This photo from Taco Bell shows all of the items, in their posed and well-lit glory!

Taco Bell Nostalgic Menu Items photo courtesy of Taco Bell

(Read more from Taco Bell here)

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