Taco Bell vs. Del Taco Taste Test | Food Feuds

- Taco 'bout a showdown! It's Taco Bell versus Del Taco. - Let's taco 'bout that. (upbeat music). Good Mythical Morning. - Everybody likes to think that America runs on Dunkin'. and sacrifices their first-born son to Ronald McDonald, but the unsung heroes. are the meat, cheese, and bean bonanzas. going on over there at the Taco Bell and the Del Taco. - Mm-hmm, and they've been engaged. in a Mexican fast food feud.

that might be the fiercest one. that we've featured on Food Feuds. - Mm-hmm. - Del Taco hit at Taco Bell hard when @JaredCoveLD tweeted, "Del Taco is confirmed superior to Taco Bell,". and Del Taco simply responded with this gif. - [Link] I got you. - [Rhett] Whoo, whoo, whoo! That's some Ariana BellGrande-sized shade! - Then @TOMASisntFUNNY posted a pic. of his less-than-satisfactory Taco Bell meal. with the caption, "Taco Bell, wow, I got less than a tablespoon of meat and cheese.

What is happening?". and then followed with, "This is after I beg my girlfriend. to go to Taco Bell instead of Del Taco, but you know what, maybe she was right.". To which Del Taco simply replied: "She is always right.". - And, of course, when Taco Bell retired their Mexican pizza, everybody went nuts, so Taco Bell slid in. with their "Ghosted by the Bell" cambaign. Campaign. - [Link] Cambaign? - Where they introduced their new line of CrunchTadas, which they gave away for free, apparently,

hoping to get fans to cross over to the Del side. - All right, so there's no doubt. there's a lot riding on today's episode. So who'll get the clout? The Del or the Bell? It's time for. Food Feuds: Taco Bell vs. Del Taco. We're gonna taste and compare the most iconic menu items. from each restaurant head-to-head. and then rate 'em on a scale of one to 10, except in one particular round. when we're gonna be trying something a little bit different. - The restaurant with the most points. will be named the Mexican Mami. and will win a chance to sponsor a future GMM episode.

(rock music). - All right, where's our favorite soon-to-be-married couple? Bring in the first items. - "Favorite" is a very strong word. - Hey! It's me! - Here we go. It is you. - It's Del Taco Dirk. Always with the alliteration. - Hey, Dirk. - So this is your Carne Asada. Epic Scrambler Burrito for 4.79. It's got carne asada, hash brown sticks, it's got cheddar cheese, it's got scramble, it's got pico de gallo, and it's got zesty red sauce. - Oh!

- But we got no Patty. Where's Patty? - I don't know. - Oh, hey. Sorry, hey. Huh-huh, hi. Taco Bell Patty. This is your Taco Bell Grande. Toasted Breakfast Burrito for 2.79. It's got eggs, steak, potato bites, three cheeses, and only tomato in yours, Rhett, so no tomato in that one. - Yes, Patty, thank you. - Sorry I'm late, but I'm like, Dirk, I'm like, late. Like I'm like, I'm like, late. Like, I think we should talk, like, I'm late.

- Oh, you need me to cover your shift or something? - No! - That's not what she means, Dirk. - Did you have a surprise for me, or...? What are you trying to say? - Well that's one way of putting it. - That got very heavy, very fast. - Let's cut these in half. (Link grunts). Just so we can see the cross-sections. I mean, the Del Taco one. is substantially... - It's a lot smaller. But do you need that much? - This is Del Taco, bigger. - Del Taco taco? - Yes, and it's bigger.

So let's start over here. - [Rhett] I don't see any tomatoes. - There's only tomatoes all over that one. - You know, Patty's, there's a lot going on right now. - Running late. - Yeah, right, I mean she can't keep up with (indistinct) right now. - I've never had this. Lot of bacon bits in this bite. - Bacon bits is a little misleading. Bacon bits, I think of like the stuff, Baco's, like their crunchy ones that you used to come over. to my house and steal. - It seems like real bacon. - It's like super finely chopped bacon. It tastes pretty good. - Very salty.

Let's go with this huge monster. It looks better. - [Rhett] The real steak situation here? - Mm-hm. This is dramatically better than Taco Bell. - Man. I mean, even the sauce is better. - Why have I never had this? All right, let's go back to Taco Bell, and give it a rating to start off. - If I was like going on, just out on a weekend trip, had to stop and get a breakfast burrito, and I wanna stop at Taco Bell and just pick this up, I would be satisfied with my meal,

but not having known that this exists, you know? I'll give a five. - I'm giving it a three. I don't think it's good. - That means you do not like it. - The bacon's not even good. If the bacon was good, it would be okay, and it doesn't have to be steak, but this steak over here, whoo, they're doing it right. They're doing this right. - That is very, very solid, I'm gonna give this an eight. It's not perfect, but... - Seven. I'm giving it a seven. - It's really good. Okay. (rock music). - This is the big round.

- Dirk, I'm late, and I might be hosting a visitor. that's related to both of us. - We're related? - No! - [Dirk] That would be bad. - I'm not gonna be the one to tell him. - Dirk is, he needs help. - [Link] All right. - [Stevie] On Rhett's side is Taco Bell's chicken taco. in a soft shell for 2.14, and a beef taco in a crunchy shell for 1.29. And then on Link's side is Del Taco's chicken taco. in a soft shell for 1.39, and a beef taco in a crunchy shell for 79 cents.

- So we're doing a lot of different kinds of tacos, well we're doing the same taco combinations. to kinda cover the taco gamut at both places. - [Stevie] Yeah. Sounds like my 20s. - And ours are getting a little soggy. I'm gonna get rid of some of that lettuce. - Okay, are you gonna hold the fact that this taco. is falling apart against...? - I'm gonna try not to, but... - 'Cause it would've been crunchy. if we had got it just straight-up. - I mean it's crunchy on the edge. - I like the bite of that meat, and the seasoning.

- [Link] That meat is good. - The meat is good. - You've had it your whole life. - I have. - [Link] And it just makes you comfortable. - [Rhett] And this is a go-to for me. - [Link] Chicken soft taco? - That's just a solid taste. Super nostalgic for me, I gotta admit that. - You've eaten it your whole life. There's no Del Taco in North Carolina. - We don't even know what that means. - [Link] So now... - I think it just means "the taco.". So, this taco held up better. - Maybe it just, we didn't have to go as far for it.

- But we're not gonna hold that against it. Oh. Completely different flavor profile on the meat. I don't think it's as good. It's a little blander. It's significantly less meat. - Let's just compare these meats. - [Rhett] Compare these meats. - [Link] Crap, I'm just gonna hold it in my hand. You see how much lighter the Taco Bell meat is? - I don't care, it tastes twice as good. - That's because it's got a lot more seasoning. - It's got a lot more seasoning. It's twice as good. - Mm-hm. Here, I'm gonna put this all back over there.

Yeah, so the hard shell, definitely Taco Bell's coming out. ahead. - Let's see what they've got. going on here. - Let's compare how the... The chicken is a bit more all over the place, it's not as chopped. Got the choppiness versus the shreddiness. - I like a shredded chicken in general, but again, the meat flavor coming from the Taco Bell taco. is twice as good. Tortilla, other ingredients, they kinda match in both places. I don't think there's a giant difference.

Again, I would eat these and be happy, I don't hate these. - I don't know, dude, the Del Taco chicken taco. is something to pause about. - Those are solid tacos. I'm gonna give the Taco Bell tacos an eight. I actually feel that strongly about them. - Taco Bell beef is dramatically better, but the Del Taco chicken, for me is dramatically better. - Okay. Well, what do you give Taco Bell? - Which makes me wanna tie 'em up, overall. I'm gonna give 'em both an eight. Eight, and then an eight over here.

- Wow, so you really like both of them. - I mean I think they each have a standard, in my mind. Chicken standard, beef standard. - I'm going with eight, for Taco Bell, and a six, I still like them, they're better than not good, but they're not my favorite. (rock music). - Are you looking to live mas, or feed the beast? Well, go to the Mythical Kitchen channel, because the kitcheneers have some exciting things. to share this week and you don't wanna miss it. Mythical Kitchen channel. - Yeah. - What we got?

- This one's got tomatoes. - So just tell me who the visitor is, 'cause like, if there's a visitor then I can make. my famous hot dog water noodle soup that people love, so. - Oh, man. - [Dirk] I don't understand you sometimes. - Water noodle soup. - [Stevie] On Rhett's side. is Taco Bell's Nachos BellGrande for 3.59, and on Link's side is Del Taco's Queso Loaded Nachos. for 3.99. - The cheese, everything about these is different, like look at the color of the cheese, the color of the meat. - We know that their beef is a winner.

- That nacho cheese, though, I don't get Taco Bell nachos. - Yeah, I've never had it. - This has got the classic nacho cheese, which I'm just not a huge fan of. - It's got a strange flavor, that I'm reacting negatively to. - Not excited about that. - Yeah, I can't come up with anything positive to say. There's beans in it. - Yeah, the beans are okay. - [Link] What have they done? - Well, they put jalapenos on it, that's one thing. You couldn't request those. - Their queso is a sandy color. It blends in with the tortilla.

- [Rhett] This is not really coming together, here. - [Link] I mean the jalapenos give it quite a punch. - This is two rounds in a row. where they've done a little bit less. - [Stevie] I don't understand the cheese situation, even in the close-up on the Del Taco. Maybe 'cause the Taco Bell is so bright? - [Link] Well, it's like a... It's a queso that is the same color as the chip, so it kinda blends in, and then you got this sour cream shell that's happening. - I like the flavor profile of the Del Taco.

significantly more to be honest with you. But they just didn't quite do enough for me. Four. - I'm gonna give Taco Bell a three. And them I'm only gonna edge 'em out a little bit, still not happy, but I'm going with a four for the Del Taco. - I'm moving up to a five for the Del Taco, 'cause I like what they tried, they just didn't try enough. (rock music). - This side has no tomato. - Thank you. - Make eye contact with me, listen, listen.

We might have a permanent roommate soon. It's not a bearded dragon, don't get excited. I told you no more lizards. - It's never a lizard! Never! - Burritos? - [Stevie] Yes. On Rhett's side. is Taco Bell's Burrito Supreme with guacamole for 4.49. And on Link's side. is Del Taco's Macho Combo Burrito with guacamole for 6.44. - Look at how much bigger it is. - What are you doing with my burrito, man?

- I'm just showing... Are you sure that's yours? Just show how much bigger it is. - Growing up, now, at Taco Bell is I would get. a chicken soft taco and a Burrito Supreme, so this is like the second part of my. special meal, I'd call it. - Special meal? - Y'all got my special meal? - I mean, everything has blended together into a mush. - The last thing I ever did. was cut my burritos in half at Taco Bell, that's not what they're known for. - You don't wanna see it. - You just wanna eat it.

- Very soupy. - It's its own thing, you can't think like, this is like pre-Chipotle. - You can't expect it to be an actual burrito? - It's not, it's a totally different thing. - It is not. It's soup. - This is back when we only had microwave burritos. to compare it to, you know what I'm saying? - Is there meat in here? - Yeah, a little bit. But mostly beans, is the part I like. - Just slurp it out. - I call it the burrito suck. - Mm-kay. These are so much bigger! I mean, we're getting to what you would expect,

and I can actually, oh, that has tomatoes. But I'll eat that. I mean, this has got actually pieces of stuff hanging out. - There's lots of meat coming out. I just don't like their meat. - There's no need to chew any of this. Just put it in your mouth and swallow. - [Rhett] Do it. - I did. - I'm sorry, it is bigger, it's not as good, I don't like their beef. I just don't like their meat as much. - I mean at least I can feel that there's meat in it. - This tastes so much better, to me. - When I just suck the innards out it, that's 'cause it's just beans.

- I like the Burrito Supreme, I'm giving it an eight. 'Cause it is what it is, it's not trying to be something it's not. - I'm gonna give it a four. - Okay, well you can do whatever you want to. - And then the Del Taco, I'm also gonna give it a four. - I actively don't like it, I'm giving it a four. (rock music). - Patty, if someone is moving in, then we have to clear out the room. with the Powerman 5000 shrine. Where are we gonna put it? You tell me. You tell me! - She's having a baby, dude. - Yeah, yeah, right. That's what's happening, Dirk, you're gonna be a father.

- [Stevie] On Rhett's side. is Taco Bell's beef Crunchwrap for 3.89, and on Link's side. is Del Taco's Queso Beef Crunchtada, for two dollars. - Okay, so it's a little apples to oranges here, but, there's some crunchiness inside of this. I'ma do a pull. - I'd be careful with a pull, well I guess it's been out long enough. - Been out so long that it's not as crunchy. Again, we're not holding that against it. Taco Bell got that beef, got that Crunchwrap, got,

I mean, that is just a nice little presentation there. - This is not my go-to. - There is nacho cheese in this, I think. The cheese is good in this. - Look how much cheese is on. - [Link] Oh, this is heavy! - [Rhett] Look at that. I'm just gonna turn this into a taco, boy. - [Link] I'm gonna go straight to the middle, and then I'm still gonna eat it as the chef intended. - I mean the Crunchwrap. is kind of an institution in and of itself. - Yeah, I think the beef tastes better right now.

- The Del Taco situation feels like. a lower form of life form, you know what I'm saying? Like, after millions of years of taco evolution, this is better, just because I'm on this. (chokes) of evolution. - I'm gonna give this a six. It's a Crunchwrap. - [Rhett] Okay, I'm giving it a five. - Oh, you, really? - Trevor's upset. - So it's the more evolved? - 'Cause I'm giving this a two. - Oh, really? I don't think this is that bad, I'm gonna give it a four.

But it's not great, either, which is why I gave it a four. And now I'm getting choked up. (rock music). Dessert time. All right, what do we have here? - Now it's just become silent treatment. - [Stevie] On Rhett's side. is Taco Bell's Cinnabon Delights for 1.29, and on Link's side is Del Taco's Donut Bites for one dollar. - Feels like a little bit of a copycat situation. - Yeah, who came first, you know? And who's leaving later?

- Now, one of the things to note about this round, we've taken some of your collective feedback, we do read the comments, and we're only gonna rate this. on a scale of one to five, because you don't really go to these places for dessert, so we don't feel like we should weight dessert. as much as we're weighting tacos, for instance. So we're kinda developing a new scale here. 'Cause sometimes, something like dessert could all of a sudden, a really great dessert can make a taco restaurant.

better than another one, it's like-. - But neither one of 'em's dessert restaurants. - Exactly, that's what I'm saying. - I've eaten half of that, and I'm gonna eat the other half later. - Oh, oh, there's a little squirt of something there. This one's got a little squirt! - It's a gusher, man. (Link coughs). - Getting choked up about it, aren't ya? - Very good. - That might be a perfect dessert. - Cinnamony, sugary, gushing. - Oh, man. If you're gonna copy something, at least put a little squirt of something in there. - [Link] Ain't no gush in there.

- [Rhett] It tastes good, though. It just doesn't have a little wet part. - Yeah. Wow. These are a national treasure. - That's so good, coming back to that? - Bring Nick Cage in here, and let him sniff it out. - I don't even know where it's from, but I'm giving it a five. - 'Cause that's all you can do? - 'Cause that's all I can do, see, I said it with oomph. - Mm-hm. And we know they're a little bit old. What if they came right off the line? I'm gonna give it a five as well. - Now, if I didn't know these existed, and you gave me those, I'd be like, "I'll eat a whole bag of that.".

- Yeah, but then somebody told you, "Did any of 'em gush?". - They didn't gush, I'm gonna give it a three. It's still a good dessert. - I agree. I'm giving it a three. And I'm looking for the gush wherever I go. - Okay, that brings our final totals to Taco Bell 64, Del Taco 58. Taco Bell takes it home. - Del Taco, you had a great start with your breakfast, but Taco Bell came in with the high quality tasty beef, and a Cinnabon collab to boot. - So Taco Bell, you are officially the Mexican Mami,

and you have won the right. to sponsor an episode of Good Mythical Morning. - Patty, do you want us to talk to Dirk for you? - Oh, no, I appreciate that, it's actually okay, it was a false alarm. I am now currently down with my monthly sickness, ooh, ah, ah, ah, ah. - Oh, you got your period. Oh, hell yeah. - So he, all right. - Now Dirk understands. - I have a lot more period jokes if you want. - No. I think we've had quite a morning.

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