# How come we don't have Taco bells in England **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 21, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092 "2003-04-21T18:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/61 "2003-04-22T19:20:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*Well, someone has to say it. > > I like Taco Bell. I eat there all the time. In fact, judging from this thread, I appear to be single-handedly keeping the entire chain afloat. \*\* Oh no you’re not! When it comes to really bad for you fast food, TB is my all time fav. I call it Taco Barf euphamistically tho. Where else can you eat so cheap? A starving student can get three tacos and a glass of water for something like $1.50. Try that at Burger Queen or McSugarHigh. I loves me some greasy old tacos from TB! And _nothing_ cures a hangover better. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/62 "2003-04-22T20:11:32Z")
I’ll also point out that, until the recent introduction of veggie burgers at Burger King (the US version of which BTW is nasty and nothing like the very tasty UK/Ireland version) it was very difficult for vegetarians to get fast food in America. Taco Bell was a godsend for that reason alone. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/63 "2003-04-22T20:23:52Z")
Speaking of vegetarians, I ate TB’s 7 Layer Burrito for years thinking it had meat in it. Imagine my suprise, and the glee my veggy friends had when I found out they’re cow-free. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/64 "2003-04-22T21:03:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Disclaimer - of course now I live in Philly where a combination of not so good cheese, meat and bread turns into something wonderful. I’ll admit that the meat is of the lowest saleable quality, and the cheese is the same uniform mediocrity as everywhere in the US, but you need pretty good rolls to make a proper cheesesteak. I’ll not argue, though, that the end result is wonderful. And no, I don’t think anyone knows who invented the sandwich. Probably the same ancient Egyptian who invented bread. The Indian:Mexican analogy does seem to make sense, though. It’s very difficult to get good (even in the fast-food sense of the word) Indian food in the US. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/65 "2003-04-22T21:43:23Z")
I’ve lived in America and I’ve lived in England, and I would say that it is _much_ easier to get good Indian food in America than it is to get good Mexican food in England. (maybe not in Bozeman, MT, though 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/66 "2003-04-22T22:37:49Z")
I’ll agree that _Taco Smell_ is like the thousandth copy of an original document out of the copier. The copy is a distorted, pale imitation of the original. If you Brits really want some good, reasonably priced Mexican food, yell really loudly for **Baja Fresh**. It’s a chain Mexican restaurant that’s a step up from fast food. Last time I was there, a combo plate cost about $10.00, but you got a lot of food that was fresh and delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/67 "2003-04-22T22:43:37Z")
Does Taco Bell serve Beef. Bean **and** cheese burritos? ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092/68 "2003-04-22T23:07:46Z")
Ha! And on that note, I’m declaring this one asked and answered. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-dont-have-taco-bells-in-england/170092.md?page=3)