Tag: taco bell
Learning About Zantigo
I do not recall having heard of Zantigo before reading an August 5, 2026 piece in Atlas Obscura about its small revival. According to the article, Zantigo filled the same niche as Taco Bell but went extinct after its parent company merged with Taco Bell's. By the end of 1988, all Zantigo locations were closed...
wake me up when they bring back fried chicken
Taco Bell moves away from in-restaurant fajita flair and reimagines those flavors on the go with its new Fajita Street Chalupas and Chicken Fajita Nacho Fries. Source: Fajita Street Chalupas & Chicken Fajita Nacho Fries | Taco Bell® Newsroom
18,000 Waters
One of the many issues with AI is one of responsibility—guardrails seem to take a backseat to growth. AI-enabled fast food drive-thrus shouldn’t have better backstops than ChatGPT, yet they do.
Beyond The McRib
Pondering the way that retired or obscure fast food menu items create cult followings. Had a Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito lately? Consider yourself lucky.
Floating Fast Food
The history of the McBarge, the former McDonald’s location created for Expo ’86 in Vancouver. Shockingly, it wasn’t the only fast food joint designed to float.
I Got The Munchies
When the bar closes or the house party is broken up by the cops, college food suddenly seems like the best thing ever. Check out these dorm-room favorites.