Taco Bell

Copied/​pasted from my penn station Taco Bell, because let’s be honest, there isn’t much of a difference between chain locations: This review is less a testament to this specific location’s quality and more a statement of my love of Taco Bell. Cheap, quick, and when you’re used to paying twice as much for a burrito at Chipotle in NYC as the rest of the country, the bar is definitely set pretty low when everything is cheap, and damn it’s so satisfying. By far, one of the only chains I love.

THE DIVE BAR OF TACO BELLS
If you like to dine with a smörgåsbord of bizarre people, strange odors, homeless schizophrenics then definitely go here to satisfy your masochistic craving.

Did their online ordering. Huge order $ 50 plus. Got there. Took twenty minutes cause they don’t start cooking till you get there. What’s the point to pre order

Nice folks. Was able to help me out when customizing some of the food ingredients. Staff was quick and polite. Food was acceptable.

I love Taco Bell to begin with, so my review might be biased, but here goes! This is my favorite Taco Bell in the city because it is so conveniently located. There’s ample seating, a sketchy bathroom (but hey! at least there’s a bathroom!) and the food is exactly what you’d expect from Taco Bell: DELISH! I’ve been to the Taco Bell in Penn Station (I get lost every time) and the Taco Bell in Greenpoint (worst Taco Bell I’ve eaten in all my life) but the thing that keeps me coming back to this specific location is the fact that I once saw a worker with a tattoo that said «f*ck you» and from that moment forward, I knew this was the one. Keep doing you, T. Bell — I absolutely adore you.

Taco Bell you never fail me. Been a dedicated customer if this location since I went to NYU 10 years ago. Its clean, fast and efficient, albeit a tad more expensive. Also can get your Pizza Hut fix if you need to personal pan style but why would you when you pick from a menu of so may Taco Bell favorites!

This location is anything but a sleepy Mexican hamlet. It’s a bustling center of diversity, which leads to fantastic people watching.
Definitely get the long awaited Quesalupa. You will be very happy that you did.
The only thing that would make this experience better is if Taco Bell started selling beer. Get with it, Taco Bell! A Corona + Quesalupa =

Couldn’t find parking. Took forever. When I finally ordered the food I had to poop, and somebody kept trying to open the door when I was pooping, and I didn’t have the time to do a thorough wiping. It was a very stressful experience overall.

«When I got out of prison, the first place I went to eat was Taco Bell.» Oh, the things you overhear while grabbing a quick a bite.
This place is always brimming with customers, and for good reason: if you like Taco Bell, this is a solid place to get it. There’s always a healthy number of people on staff, and from the moment you step in the door you can get your food within five minutes because the service is that efficient. There’s also frequently someone cleaning the tables, so the place is kept in good shape.
I normally don’t make an effort to review fast-​food chain locations, but I had such a poor experience the other day at the Astoria location that it warranted a negative review there and encouraged me to write a positive one for the Union Square establishment.

I have ordered two burrito to go. Asked for crispy potato burrito and got beefy 5-​layers burrito. As i am vegetarian, it was wasted.

This is really nice place! I probably will invest in a Taco Bell Franchise!!! Great customer service and they asked my name! Very fast service also!!! Nice bathroom!!!

The best part about this Taco Bell is by far the manager Mr. Kim! Every time I see him he always has a smile on his face and he always has the best customer service. Even the way I see him dealing with his staff he’s seems like an awesome manager to work with.
The food is pretty standard for a Taco Bell/​Pizza Hut express, but the way Mr. Kim runs his store always makes me want to come back.

It’s fast food. What do you expect?
I ordered a bean burrito and nachos. They came out slower than expected — it took around four minutes. They tasted exactly how they taste everywhere else.
The guy who cooked and served my order messed up my name. It ain’t that hard to pronounce. It’s common.
The cup they gave me for water was tiny. It was like three gulps. The water was obnoxiously cold.
Food’s terrible for you. It works if you need a boost before enduring the mugginess of the subway.
Your choice.

The only Taco Bell below Central Park that actually opened during the corporate-​posted biscuit taco freebie period, and a complete disaster of an operation. Said biscuit taco was the worst thing I’ve eaten in years, and I don’t know how they can consciously charge people for it. They also snatch your receipt back to ensure you don’t tellthebell (.com) with your feedback.
#breakfastdefecator

Once in a while you want cheap eats late at night or early in the morning that are not burgers or fries. Luv the location here in Union Square as it is huge and staff is very courteous and friendly. Not many Taco Bells in NYC as some infamous video years ago closed many of them down. Now they have breakfast so they are open as early as 7am and close as late as 5am in the weekends. Get their combo deals — large drink, two supreme tacos and a Mexican pizza for $ 7.49? I’m there!

Not bad for Taco Bell; it’s better than microwave, but not much to write home about. This Taco Bell is relatively jazzy, with walls painted a bold orange paint and contrasting navy blue. Funky artwork that incorporates the paint hang from the walls. Formica tables and metal chairs also color coordinated.
It’s relatively clean, always crowded with students, and the staff is relatively attentive.

My friend and I took the subway from midtown specifically to eat here, we love TBell THAT much.
And we were not disappointed. Everything my (short) previous review states holds true: This place is in a great location and it is VERY clean inside (there is, seriously, always someone walking around cleaning tables and throwing away trash). The staff is nice and very quick with getting the food ready and out to you (so you can commence stuffing your face). And the food is perfect. Exactly how you would expect Taco Bell to be!
This might just become a regular lunch spot for us as it is definitely worth the $ 5 round-​trip subway fare!

Transplants of the city who are longing for the nostalgic Taco Bell fast food experience might just find it here. Outside of the borough versions that include the full menu and even drive-​ins, this location might be the closest thing to what the rest of America gets to experience. Best not get your hopes up, but for late night munchies this place might just be the one.
The usual suspects of fast food past are here — 5 layer burritos, Mexican pizzas, crunchy tacos, chalupas, nachos, etc. The prices are definitely on the cheaper end for Union Square, but TB fans might rebel over the non-​dollar menu deals that cease to exist here. If it’s drunk food, it’s solid. The other TBs are nothing close.
Who else knew this was also a Pizza Hut? I haven’t seen a dedicated one in the city just yet and it appears this combo Taco Bell /​Pizza Hut mix is the closest I’ll get to one. Truth be told, I haven’t had any Pizza Hut in years, but with the quality of NYC pizzerias, it appears I won’t be in line for any in the near future.
No one expects top level service at these kind of joints and one certainly won’t get any here. I find it enjoyable that the booths and table tops have a certain stickiness to them and the bathrooms, day and night, are just as post-​Taco Bell apocalyptic as one can imagine. Restroom access requires a password. It might be best if folks just simply took their orders home with them.
Then again, the random homeless folks, crazy street folks, rose + DVD selling peeps do give this Taco Bell some real extra flavor. Non-​spicy, of course.

I believe, but am too lazy to verify, that this is the Taco Bell of rat video fame. Regardless, I went here to satisfy my morbid curiosity regarding Doritos Tacos. The Doritos tacos were surprisingly bland, considering they were a color nature did not intend for us to eat. The food was fine and I did not experience the gastrointestinal distress Taco Bell is rumored to induce. While I’m not quite sure why people choose to eat here, rather than a local taco joint, I expected this to be horrific; instead it just felt like I was stopping for a bite at a gas station on a road trip.

I am at the Pizza Hut. I’m at the Taco Bell. I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Why you may ask? Because the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Supreme THAT“S WHY! That’s the only reason why anyone should come to a combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
This branch is located near Union Square so it attracts a lot of teenagers, who are the bane of my existence, but it was worth it to have two tasty Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Supreme. Diarrhea be damned! And when in Rome, do as the Romans do, so I had to wash those tasty grenades with a Mountain Dew. Now, I need a slim jim to cap the experience!
Just do it.