About 6-8 years ago, McDonald’s had a line of like, “gourmet” burgers that came with grilled onions on them and big leafs of Romaine lettuce, those things were delicious but they discontinued them after only like, six months. For a while afterward I would order grilled onions on a regular quarter pounder but one day they said they didn’t do that anymore either.
I’m still not over Taco Bell discontinuing the Quesarito. One day when I tried to order it, they told me you could only get it through the app anymore, but I hate installing apps for every little thing so I didn’t bother. I occasionally ordered through the website and was able to get it there but it eventually disappeared altogether.
Then one day I spotted the chipotle ranch grilled chicken burrito on the value menu and I got hooked on those, but that also disappeared recently. The chicken enchilada burrito that replaced it is a banger, though, and surprisingly cheap.
And before anyone calls me a shill, I’ll say I fucking hate how everything else on their menu is now like $6 or more unless you order it as a combo.
IMO, combos shouldn’t be more than 20% cheaper than ordering items a la carte. Like, it shouldn’t be legal to price things that way. It’s just ridiculous that you get ripped off unless you order like, 500 more calories worth of food than you should really be eating in a single meal.
The chicken enchilada combo box is fucking stupid because of how much food comes in it, and the stacker taco is garbage. They stuff that thing with so many stale, rock hard chips that it’s like eating glass.
IMO, combos shouldn’t be more than 20% cheaper than ordering items a la carte. Like, it shouldn’t be legal to price things that way. It’s just ridiculous that you get ripped off unless you order like, 500 more calories worth of food than you should really be eating in a single meal.
Around July last year my local Taco Bell was selling the Chalupa Cravings Box for $5, purchasing the items separately was $12.47 before tax.
- Chalupa Supreme - $4.79
- Beefy 5-Layer Burrito - $3.99
- Crunchy Taco - $1.69
- Cinnamon Twists - $1.00
- Medium drink - $1.00
And right now I can order a Cheesy Bean & Rice burrito:
- Beans
- Seasoned Rice
- Creamy jalapeno sauce
- Nacho cheese sauce
=420 calories, $1.49
But a Bean burrito:
- Beans
- Cheese
- Onions
- Red sauce
=360 calories, $2.19
But you can add the onions and red sauce to any menu item for free…why the $.70 difference? Adding seasoned rice is $.30, nacho cheese sauce is $.69, creamy jalapeno sauce is $.19 – I really don’t understand how they arrive at the prices for their menu items at all.
About 6-8 years ago, McDonald’s had a line of like, “gourmet” burgers that came with grilled onions on them and big leafs of Romaine lettuce, those things were delicious but they discontinued them after only like, six months.
I’m old enough to remember the first “adult” burger McDonald’s launched, the Arch Deluxe. It came on a potato bun and had a stone ground mustard that was delicious. They had a huge marketing push for it, but then gave up before it had a chance to really catch on. I thought it was really good (for McDonald’s), but they didn’t really give it time.
The Arch Deluxe was so goddamn good. When it first came out I would walk to McD’s with my sister like twice a week to get one. We weren’t a fast food family but that was just too good to pass up. It’s a good thing I was in high school with a young person’s metabolism then!
Getting rid of the quesorito really makes no sense to me, for me it was easily the best thing on the menu and I ended up not really going to Taco Bell anymore after they got rid of it
The Angus burgers? I loved the mushroom and swiss one, still mad that they’re gone.
A few years ago, Morningstar used to have a vegetarian rib patty. Once I realized its potential as a vegetarian McRib, I bought a pack. It was delicious. I bought another pack.
And then it was gone from shelves in every store that had it.
Yeah another morningstar rib fan!! Maybe we need to band together and petition to get these back
Yes!! Riblets! I haven’t seen them anywhere in years and I miss them so much :(
Keebler Pizzarias. They had 3 flavours IIRC, the Pepperoni was my favourite, I used to inhale those things
It was a good citrus soda. o7
Big Ed’s Super Saucer
They were at least twice as big as the current brands (the most prominent being ugh Nestlé) of pre-made ice cream cookie sandwiches, and were only around a dollar or two. Not to mention 10 times tastier.
I miss them. I miss them so fucking much… 😖
Learning how they operated the business while trying to figure out why they suddenly stopped being sold around me, it makes sense. They just relied on word of mouth while also changing the areas they serviced making it difficult to actually acquire product.
