Blown. report. But, if you were born in the mid-to-late 1970s, the Taco Bell menu from the year you were born probably featured a delicious Bell Beefer. Fear not, y'all. 30.7k members in the 80sfastfood community. A mix of new and old...Anyone remember the Bell Beefer? Started by jca, 11-17-2006 07:50 PM. My neighbor was telling me how much he enjoyed this burger from Taco Bell in the eighties. Title / Thread Starter Replies / Views Last post by. Close. Taco Bell Beefer The Taco Bell Beefer was the Border's answer to the Sloppy Joe. Even though Taco Bell's slogan is "think outside the bun," the taco chain made a taco burger, bun and all. Remember those? I plan to serve these with french fries. A commercial for Modelo beer features former Redding smokejumper Jon Hernandez, now a lieutenant with the Kirkland Fire Department in Washington. share. Taco Bell's Bell Beefer. When the history lesson and tour wrapped up, we made our way to the test kitchen. Sincerely, A customer who would marry cheese,” the tweet read. From this, the fabled Bell Beefer was born. The Bell Beefer featured taco meat, onions, lettuce, and mild Border Sauce. This cringy commercial from the product’s marketing campaign’s 1986 launch gives an idea of the picture they were trying to paint. In the ' 80s, it was replaced by the Bell Beefer, which was taken off the menu in the mid-' 90s. Bell Beefer (Taco Sloppy Joe) is a Mexican-style Sloppy Joe sandwich the way Taco Bell used to make them back in the day. 2 comments. “Dear @tacobell, Why can’t the quesalupa be as cheesy as your commercials? First off, I just wanted to address the Bell Beefer, since it is a staple of internet clamoring for discontinued menu items. The Bell Beefer was actually well received despite its appearance. Brands, along with Pizza Hut, KFC, and Long John Silver's. Taco Bell is a fast food staple at this point, as ubiquitous as just about any other chain in the American culinary landscape. hide. This sandwich was first introduced in the mid 1970s and lasted until the mid 1990s, representing the Bell’s attempt at their own fast food hamburger. Here are a couple … Continue reading "Beer commercial … Taco Bell ran a promotion all summer involving Batman Collector Cups, and it ended up breaking records for the chain's promotional-tie ins. A piece of the very first Taco Bell restaurant. For some reason, it just wasn't as popular as other Taco Bell items and sadly is no longer around. A history lesson in packaging...from the 1960's through today. Random Taco Bell Display Items . That is until health officials took one look at the thing and found low health value in it—even by Taco Bell standards. 92% Upvoted. A subreddit dedicated to 1980's fast food nostalgia. ... An early-2000s commercial claimed there was a "picnic in every bite." This wikia is dedicated to chronicling Taco Bell, which is a fast food restaurant founded by Glen Bell on March 21, 1962 in Downey, California. Taco Bell’s Bacon Club Chalupa . Some innovations have been big winners — think Doritos Tacos Locos and the Quesarito — while others are a mere flash in the pan, like the Bell Beefer and Extreme Nachos. Mark This Forum Read View Parent Forum; Search Forum. Authentic A5 Japanese Wagyu Beef, from The Wagyu Shop™, is raised on small Japanese farms with highest traditional standards of diet and exercise, in a stress-free grazing environment. Taco Bell's Bell Beefer By tspauld on Flickr Here's an old one — Taco Bell used to make a glorified version of a sloppy joe in the 1960s and 1980s called the Bell Burger. Bell Beefer needs to return. Log in or sign up to leave a … The Bell Beefer. Coke "Choose Love Over Like" Commercial. Replies: 0 Views: 49,700; Rating0 / 5; … We welcome new users to join the wikia to edit! Taco Bell’s take on the Sloppy Joe, the Bell Beefer was introduced in the mid-1970s and survived until the mid-'90s. Advanced Search. Fake 1980's Taco Bell Bell Beefer Burger. save. But there are a lot of cool and interesting things that you most likely didn’t know about the chain, which was founded in Irvine, Calif. in 1962. Taco Bell's XXL Chalupa . The company’s social-media team was on it. Show Threads Show Posts. In June 2009, Taco Bell signed a deal with Billy Mays, of OxiClean fame, to shoot a series of infomercial-style commercials for the chain. Sadly, Mays passed away before this genius idea could come to fruition. Taco Bell's Bell Beefer Designed to compete with burger chains, the Bell Beefer was essentially a ground-beef taco on a bun: a Tex-Mex sloppy joe. Taco Bell's Bell Beefer Taco Bell Even the most devout Taco Bell fans might not know that the chain dipped its toes into the burger world back in the '70s with the launch of the Bell Beefer . It was so popular that when they discontinued it, patrons brought their own buns to the store to recreate the item. The brand once punk'd America better than Ashton Kutcher ever could. Sometimes you can't pull up your Shazam app quickly enough to figure out what that darn song is in that one commercial you always see. “I love the smell of Taco Bell, even now after working there,” Quinn said. I am so tired of this burritos layers etc.’s the double taco just go back to the basics all the other fast-food go back to nostalgic of the 70s and 80s those were really good items and they need to come back and they don’t take much to make them unlike all your layers. The restaurant serves tacos, burritos, and other Americanized Mexican food. Look at this! Taco Bell's Bell Beefer Designed to compete with burger chains, the Bell Beefer was essentially a ground-beef taco on a bun: a Tex-Mex sloppy joe. Taco Bell is known for keeping things exciting with an ever evolving menu of fast food fare. We did the research on some of the lesser-known songs featured in TV ads. Wendy's hoped the sandwiches would draw customers from Subway, but they were removed from the menu shortly after being introduced in 2006 due to issues with assembling the sandwiches and keeping them consistent. Taco Bell's Bell Beefer Designed to compete with burger chains, the Bell Beefer was essentially a ground-beef taco on a bun: a Tex-Mex sloppy joe. It was supposed to help the chain compete with rivals McDonald's and Burger King. 4. Recipe by CJAY8248. Sold from the mid-1970s until the early 1980s, the Bell Beefer featured the afore-mentiolned mild, spiced ground beef on a warm, hamburger bun topped with diced tomatoes, onions, strips of lettuce, and a mixture of three different cheeses. A cheese lover on Twitter expressed less than complete satisfaction with the Quesalupa, Taco Bell’s newest and cheesiest menu item. Taco Bell needs to go back to the Bell beefer and the enchilada. From Taco Bell's enchirito to Burger King's suicide burger, here are 21 secret menu items you've probably never heard of. Threads in This Forum. The beloved Chihuahua who stole our hearts in those hilarious Taco Bell commercials also starred in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as the mother of Elle Woods ' dog Bruiser.