Andrew Presents… Fine Dining (Part I)

Posted by Andrew on Nov 28th, 2006

One of the advantages of travel is the experience of fine culinary treats from around the world. The Swiss are famous for their chocolate, the French for snails, Japan is sushi and South African’s marvel over their Portuguese chicken.

But America doesn’t just do food… it does fast food.

Then they export it north to Canada.

TacoBellLogoSo I’m sitting at home minding my own business when an advertisement for Taco Bell comes on. Its plugging their Cheesy Gordita Crunch. I’m hungry. I’m close to Taco Bell. I’m sold!

The Cheesy Gordita Crunch meal is basically a large taco, filled with spicy meat, sour cream, lettuce and cheese; covered in a gordita filled with two different types of cheeses plus fries laid on top of cheese and covered with spicy meat, sour cream and then finally covered in cheese.

This is what is looks like on the menu:

TacoBell

This is what it looks like in real life:

TacoBell-TheRealTacoBell

I can’t tell the difference… can you?

My Review: The taco is standard fast food fare with only the slightest hint of the three advertised servings of cheese. Their attempts at the ‘less is more’ approach is lacking and inconsistent as the servings of fries are literally drenched in the runny orange substance; my eyes and taste buds find it difficult to separate the Cheddar from the Jack. However most disappointing was the lack of ice being served from the automated beverage dispenser. Not horrible, but needs improvement. 2 1/2 out of 5.

Bon Appetit!

3 Responses

  1. Rebecca Says:

    hahahahaha that is GOLD!
    I am very much enjoying the blogs - keep them up xx

  2. nw Says:

    As an American, this breaks my heart into a million little pieces. A thin watery smear of beefy diarrhea on a piece of deep-fried sandpaper is one thing, but NOT ENOUGH CHEESE? “Not enough cheese” is not what made this nation great. “Not enough cheese” is not what allowed us to defeat the Nazis, conquer space, and invent science. “Not enough cheese” will be the death rattle of this nation, and with it, Freedom.

    The “Cheesy Gordita Crunch” is patently unAmerican and objectively pro-Saddam.

  3. megs Says:

    not enough cheese, you mean not enough of the no radioactive stuff.
    dude your in america they eat to eat not to enjoy.
    but damn funny keep them coming

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