# Have you tried taco bell doritos locos tacos? What did you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836 "2013-03-24T18:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/21 "2013-03-25T03:41:06Z")
They tasted a tad stale, but not bad otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/22 "2013-03-25T03:41:55Z")
They suffer from the same design flaw as all hard-shelled tacos – if you turn your taco so it will go into your mouth correctly, the filling falls out; and if you turn your head sideways to bring your mouth into the appropriate orientation, you get a kink in your neck. Maybe [Turanga Leela’s father](http://www.theinfosphere.org/images/9/97/Turanga_Morris_%26_Munda.jpg) would have a different opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/23 "2013-03-25T04:17:01Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > They suffer from the same design flaw as all hard-shelled tacos – if you turn your taco so it will go into your mouth correctly, the filling falls out; and if you turn your head sideways to bring your mouth into the appropriate orientation, you get a kink in your neck. And the first bite inevitably splits the shell along the fold. Just a total mess, hardshell tacos. Fie! ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/24 "2013-03-25T04:55:59Z")
Well that’s why they have the soft-shell over the hard-shell tacos; yum! I like the dorito shells, but I like the regular shells, too. Do not get the ‘oooh, ahhh!’ factor. I suspect the numbers thrown about are hype/marketing/advertising. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/25 "2013-03-25T05:39:53Z")
> [@magnusblitz](#): > > The nacho cheese ones were pointless. It basically just tasted like a normal taco if eating the taco normally, but you could taste the nacho cheese dust if you licked the shell. And the shell wasn’t as strong as the normal ones; they usually fell apart getting taco mess everywhere. > > Haven’t tried the cool ranch ones yet. Same on all counts. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/26 "2013-03-25T05:54:25Z")
I got a cheese one back before the Cool Ranch was an option. It was 3 am and I was drunk as a skunk— ie: the only time Taco Bell actually tastes like great cousine. Even then, I wasn’t impressed. The shell was thin and tasted stale. Epic let down. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/27 "2013-03-25T06:17:23Z")
I absolutely loved the nacho cheese ones and couldn’t WAIT for the cool ranch ones. When they finally did come out, they didn’t dissapoint. I’ve gotten them a few more times since then and I don’t even eat much fast food. They are phenomenal! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/28 "2013-03-25T14:53:03Z")
Love them! Don’t eat them very often tho. Will have to try the cool ranch… ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/29 "2013-03-25T14:55:53Z")
The Dorito shell was too brittle. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/30 "2013-03-25T15:10:35Z")
I’ve tried them both and I thought they were fine-- but they are WAY too expensive for what they are. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/31 "2013-03-25T17:24:43Z")
I have two teenage boys who think these things are great. Due to an order SNAFU I ended up with Cool Ranch instead of my regular hard shell tacos. I was not impressed and ate one and just tossed the others (not really, I’m sure one of my boys had a few extras). I agree with everyone that the shells are too flimsy. Almost all were broken before even unwrapping them. ---
**Author:** ![FrancisCastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/32 "2013-03-25T18:11:04Z")
I think they are delicious! We go to Taco Bell probably about once a month or so and I order one every time. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/33 "2013-03-25T18:13:37Z")
I tried one just to say I had. It was just like it sounds, no more and no less. For me, no more. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/34 "2013-03-25T18:24:30Z")
I will answer for my son since he loves Taco Bell and I don’t. He loves Doritos and he loves tacos but he did not love them together. He said the shell was too powdery and he wasn’t impressed. He tried one a second time and he’s still not impressed. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/35 "2013-03-25T20:02:31Z")
Wasn’t impressed. Tried them for the novelty value, won’t order them again. Mainly because I usually eat at Del Taco instead of Taco Bell (not like I frequent either one very often). ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/36 "2013-03-25T20:43:57Z")
Nacho cheese one was alright, not really worth the extra money though imo. Cool Ranch was a disappointment, didn’t really taste like anything in particular- just a lot of the citric acid that is common on cool ranch Doritos. The main reason I don’t care for them is because they are so flimsy, all of the fillings fall out of the bottom! Definitely not as good as their normal taco shells. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/37 "2013-03-25T21:08:07Z")
They’re ok. The cheese one is kind of salty ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/38 "2013-03-25T21:08:18Z")
Yes. It changed everything. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/39 "2013-03-25T21:37:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Tried them; wasn’t impressed. I like Doritos, but the Doritos taco shells (at least the ones I had) were thinner and staler than the typical chips out of a bag. Yeah, pretty much that. Meh. And that’s from a Doritos fan AND a taco fan. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836/40 "2013-03-25T22:42:08Z")
It tasted just like a regular Taco Bell taco, as far as I could tell. I couldn’t really taste the Dorito aspect. I don’t see what all the fuss is about, but maybe I got a broken one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-taco-bell-doritos-locos-tacos-what-did-you-think/653836.md?page=3)