Taco Bell is leaning into nostalgia with its latest limited-time launch.

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The chain introduced that beginning Tuesday, Sept. 9, prospects will have the ability to order from its Decades Y2K Menu, which revives 5 objects from the 2000s that followers thought had been gone for good.

The lineup consists of a mixture of tacos, burritos, and even dessert—every priced beneath $3—meant to take longtime Taco Bell loyalists again to the early 2000s.

The Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco makes a comeback

Perhaps essentially the most talked-about return is the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco. Originally launched in 2013, the fan favourite was lower from menus in 2019, regardless of its cult following.

The taco makes use of a Cool Ranch Doritos shell—the blue-bag chips you’d discover on the grocery retailer—full of seasoned beef, lettuce, and shredded cheese. It’s again at $2.49.

Also returning is the Double Decker Taco, which layers a tender flour tortilla unfold with beans round a crunchy taco shell, filled with beef, lettuce, and cheese. The merchandise was as soon as thought-about a staple after being added completely in 2006, nevertheless it was retired in 2019. It may also promote for $2.49.

Vegetarian favourite 7-Layer Burrito returns

For these skipping the meat, Taco Bell is reviving the 7-Layer Burrito, first launched within the early ‘90s. The wrap was pulled from U.S. places in 2020, sparking main backlash from vegetarians who liked its stacked mixture of beans, rice, guacamole, bitter cream, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. The burrito will return at $2.49.

Another nostalgic decide is the Chili Cheese Burrito, additionally identified by its authentic title, the “Chilito.” It’s a easy however beloved merchandise full of chili and melted cheese in a heat tortilla.

Though it disappeared from most eating places a long time in the past, some Midwest places stored it on their menus. This time round, it would value $2.99.

Finally, the Caramel Apple Empanada—discontinued in 2019—is coming again because the candy choice within the Y2K lineup. The dessert wraps apple filling and caramel inside a fried pastry shell.

There can be, apparently, Y2K merch:

Fans react on-line

On TikTok, pleasure was speedy. Under a video by meals creator @snackalator, one commenter wrote: “the 7-layer… I used to get one after the gym, and it hit so hardddd. and my empanadaaaa.”

Another person wasn’t thrilled concerning the pricing, saying: “Y2K items but not the prices.”

Reddit customers on r/xennials additionally weighed in. “Holy s***, the chili cheese burrito? Guess I’m gonna go to Taco Bell for the first time in forever,” one individual wrote.

Another added: “My fave, with extra onions and sour cream! You can make a close facsimile in the app with customization, but it’s not quite the same. :/ Also, that empanada slaps. I hope they keep it.”

A person on X made a request for the 2000s-era business that includes Jeff Bezos to return, too.

The Y2K menu follows final yr’s Decades Menu, the place Taco Bell revived 5 objects from the ‘60s by way of the ‘00s for a brief run in October 2024.

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