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Report of the week. I know exactly what the issue is. I used to work at a taco bell, and the employees can be so lazy sometimes that they just leave the refried beans they haven't used in the table when it was supposed to be thrown away every two or so hours. What happens is that the beans get dry and hard from the heated table, when really it is supposed to be softer and more liquid than you may have experienced. Unfortunately the quality of employees at Taco Bell is awful almost everywhere.
That's brilliant, a Mexican pizza smoothie! By the way this is a good time to bring up the topic if you are in the market for a girlfriend or wife try Mexican women! I think you'll be happy! **By the way I eat all of my Mexican food in a bowl and if I want a crispy crunchy tortilla I hold that in my left hand and take a big giant bite and then eat the other with a spoon. That's the way I roll mostly downhill. ***One more thing I know you won't review this but you might like Chinese donuts which are not round and do not have a hole but anyway Google that you may find it you like to treat Chinese donuts yum yum yum!
I love your honesty about your sarcasm and your hands shaking. Is it possible that you are dehydrated or under hydrated? Anyway give it a thought and I just want to say hi from Delaware again. Hi.
Decades ago when the Mexican Pizza first debuted it was greatness. It was thick with meat and beans, lots of sauce and cheese, topped with black olives,green onions, diced tomatoes . Over the years though it got cheaper and cheaper in value while the price went higher and higher. I sure miss the early version.
What I miss is the version of the Taco Salad from my youth. Sure, it was the most expensive item on the menu, but it was worth every penny. The shell was the size of a person's head! Last time I had it, it was the size of a child's fist. I don't think it's even on the menu anymore.
I feel ya bro, I had a transgender coworker we worked at a Tacobell and he/she would jizz in the sourcream called it "jizzzam" I suggested they call it "cumshot"
This pizza is just shameful Taco Bell took no pride in making this. I remember when they used to put sour cream, black olives, and green onion actually making it look the part of something different and special when you ate it. This falls flat on it's face clearly the toppings used to be smack dead center well presented a basic party for your mouth. The pizza was actually precut at one point as well. Throughout the years Taco Bell started removing toppings leaving it a bare husk of what it used to be.
Yes indeed, I was quite mad about the green onions going.. i would always order extra sauce and green onions and tomatoes on mine.. now *Hands up in air*
You are showing your age. That was in the 80s when they first came out. It was called Pizzazz Pizza, and they did indeed taste much better. ruclips.net/video/q8Ivdg0Go0o/видео.html
Yes it was layered much better and had more ingredients. That's also when their prices were decent too. But that looks nothing like the old Mexican pizza.
I started working there in 1986 1 year from when it started, there was never sour cream.. just the green onions and black olives, 4 to be exact.. and tomatoes.. but back then the sauce completely covered and spilled over on some edges of the top shell... these look pathetic.. always order extra sauce and tell them to make it right, also you could bring 4 slices of black olives and fresh chopped green onions, since those 2 items were never baked,, those went on right before serving..😁.
I first ordered the Mexican pizza from Taco Bell in the 1980's. I ordered on a regular basis until about 10 years ago, when I cut out fast food. It originally came with white cheese, green onions, black Olives, and chopped tomatoes.
I was born in 1998 and this used to be my go to when I was a little kid. I remember it almost exactly how you described it minus the black olives, however this is just a disaster.
i just quit my taco bell job yesterday and i can tell you, this kinda mess would happen all the time. orders would get messed up constantly, so the tomatos missing is like, no surprise. your pizza probably got put in the steamer for too long. and yes, it was posed to be cut. i figured it was just the taco bell in my area that was this level of incompetent, but it must be everywhere.
Everything review bruh said is true same thing with mine no favor back then it was better I remember it being smaller too the shell don’t taste the same
@@dani2229 I hope it is just their attempt to "cater to the masses" for any bland products they produce... the biggest problem is that I feel a vast majority are still clinging to the myth that the "fat" in food is what makes them fat, when it's the result of unburned calories that makes people fat. The fat in food is what gives it flavour.
This is an L for Taco Bell. I remember when the Mexican pizza had the fresh tomatoes and green onions. I see a lot of these fast food chains are using the "pandemic" as an excuse to be lazy.
I went to a Jack in the Box yesterday at like 7pm, and when I came up to the drive thru the guy on the speaker said they were only open for Door Dash and Online Pickup. Apparently there was only one guy running the whole building!!!!! Pandemic or not, this is insane. I wish fast food companies would either get their stuff together or shut down restaurants that just can’t make it. Would save them money and their brand image… because that was just sad.
At my local McDonald's around like 10-11 at night there's always a huge drive thru line. But this time it was moving slower than usual. When we finally drove up to pay and receive our order, it turned out it was one guy working the entire damm restaurant WITH their systems down. So he had to make, prepare and calculate everything himself by hand. It was fucking ridiculous. When we asked why it it was just him, he said everyone pretty much just walked out. He was humble as hell about it though.
Calling the cicada the helicopter of insects is genius comedy gold, what sophisticated vocabulary by Reviewbrah. Sometimes I wish I had a Taco Bell at my palace food court, but every time I see a review I'm glad that I don't.
His dry delivery just kills me. 😂 "This isn't water btw. This is full to the brim with Mexican pizza sauce." Completely straight faced. Not even a chuckle. This man is a legend.
For that whopping price, you can get a real pizza from little Caesers. It looks like crap. No tomatoes, no Green onions, Taco Bell is going right down the Drain.
The fact that this is five dollars while little Cesar’s can still sell a whole ass pepperoni pizza for $8 just goes to show that Taco Bell has lost all sense of value and is now purely capitalizing on people addiction to their flavor profile. Nostalgia and habitual behavior are both powerful motivators and make demand inelastic regardless of price. Makes me sick. Almost as sick as I get from actually eating Taco Bell .
Same! I was a crew trainer and I always emphasized making the food LOOK as good as it tastes. There are some real simple improvements Taco Bell can make with the Mexican Pizza to help with it aesthetically. First, put a couple of scallions on top for a nice pop of color. Second, there should be maybe a quarter-portion of beef on top to give it some texture (instead of relying only on the tomatoes for that reason). Also, they need to heat it just a bit less... leave it in the toaster just long enough to melt the cheese, but not so long as to make the cheese into one homogeneous blob that mixes right in with the sauce. Just keeping with the recipe as-given, though, that Mexian Pizza was was over-melted and lacked the tomatoes for the texture element.
@dysboi sad thing is I didn't realize it until after I had quit. I started a new job at the same pay rate, same number of hours, and my checks were like $100-150 more than before.
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Hi Review Brah, as a taco bell employee I have to tell you they messed it up. Big time. The shells were fried incorrectly, it was supposed to be cut, it looked like too much sauce and not enough cheese, and they forgot tomatoes. The person who made that should be fired lol. It was made very poorly and not up to standard.
Shame, when people are excited about something good, coming back on TB menu, only to find out, it's a scimpy, version of what it used to be. Less quality, more money, usually. Thanks John
It was never good to begin with. Stupid people just jumped on the bandwagon to bring it back, and now are realizing why nobody ordered it, and why it was taken off the menu in the first place.
thanks for putting this out there regardless of the hype, its pretty brave to be so honest since taco bell fanboys can be a little bit sycophantic, major props john
I think Burger King tried to but they didn't want him bad mouthing their food and Review brah said no way, not happening. Especially after what they did to the Pop Eyes shrimp.
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The Mexican Pizza was my absolute favorite item on the menu, I loved it! I’ve had it twice since it came back and it’s definitely missing something. I can’t even put my finger on it, it’s just lacking. It’s still decent but nowhere near what it used to be.
A long time ago I started eating healthier, and by extension greatly reducing the rate at which I eat at restaurants. The more time that passes by, the more it seems like I'm not really missing much.
I agree so hard, I've been trying to express to friends how I feel like restaurant food in general (of course not all) has gone down in quality and they seem to not agree. Maybe eating at home changes the way I view food who knows.
@@uriel6018 I understand that and it is a sad thing. Cooking at home taste so much more like I'm eating actual food but maybe since I've prepared it I get a better feeling knowing what is in it. I really don't know, been fun to think about.
These are nothing like the original Mexican Pizza... I find it hysterical the local place claims it's "sold out". Oh? What part? The meat? The beans? The shell? You know, the interchangeable parts your entire menu is made of. Great review! Keep being brutally honest. ;)
I got a free coupon offer from Taco Bell and honestly the one I received looked presentable, was cross cut, had tomatoes, and it did taste pretty good. But I’d never go back for it. It tasted like something I’d crave when I have the munchies.
I would get the one I had again, his did look pathetic though, my tacobell is great with portions Altough for the price you can get more food from the box meals but for me it's a meal, but a box meal is 2 meals for the same price and it has a drink plus the app let's you get a crunch wrap in the boxes lol
Taco bell in general is geared toward people with the munchies 🤣 that and drunk people getting rides home after bar close when tbell is the only place open 🤣🤣🤣
The reason I watch reviews of any kind is for honest opinions be it food, movies, music or whatever. I completely appreciate Reviewbrah's honesty and the fact he's not swayed by popular opinion. I have watched his reviews of things I've tried to get an idea of how similar our tastes are and have found they are very similar. That said I'll watch his reviews before I drop any kind of money on new or returning menu items from various places. It's safe to say I'll be skipping the Mexican Pizza.
Believe me when i say we mexican pizza fans are more than thankful youll be skipping. The more the better. Its going to take a minute to get back to full strength with it so the less people that want it means more mexican pizza for lovers like me.
@@GoofyPoptart Thats not how it works. They have already lost an astounding amount of money over the last 2 years because they were dumb enough to pull it. And the person that pulled that trigger was "let go" last year. Currently the mexican.pizza is sold out in 71% of corporate stores. My 2 taco bells, 1 belonging to my brother in laws partner group, just got everything back in yesterday. After completely selling out back stock within its initial two week return. Which is why im hoping all these people trying it just to realize they hate it will die down sooner rather than later so us loyal fans can have ours at a steady pace again. It will come in time. They literally have an apology sign on the website for it being sold out. Its not going anywhere again.
I tried 3 at different times from different locations and they were all different. One was good, fresh and crispy. They rest were very bland and soggy. It's definitely the restaurant killing this thing.
Just like anything else from Taco Bell, you gotta drench it in Diablo sauce to coax any flavor at all out of it. I didn't even know they took it off the menu, that's how long it's been since I ate at my Taco Bell.
The Diablo sauce has flavor to you? Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE spicy food, I put hot sauce on everything , and I love to eat really hot peppers. But sometimes, a sauce like Diablo can be so hot that it doesn’t have any flavor.
@@MrPatPatriot223 It's not bad for something out of a foil packet, but just about anything out of a glass bottle is better. I might be thinking of their Fire sauce which I believe was the more flavorful one. Like I said, it's been a while lol...
That looks terrible!!!! I work at Taco Bell and that is NOT acceptable. Somebody was definitely careless when they made this. It is supposed to be cut in 4 pieces and it is supposed to have more meat and beans and they made it very sloppy and carelessly. Sorry about your experience at the time 🤦♀️
I can imagine the top-dogs at Taco Bell breaking out in nervous sweat (as well as losing sleep) every time they see they're up for a review by Reviewbrah..
I have noticed that the quality of food greatly varies by location. My local Taco bell never gets it right and even when you order a bean burrito the proportions are all off. However, the location 20 miles away looks like their food is assembled with love and care and ready for an IG picture.
I’ve even noticed that some locations have much better food on some days but are way worse on others; like you can go to the same taco bell and get a great crunchwrap one day and get a terrible one the next. Not even entirely sure how that’s possible. I agree with the location thing, I think Burger King also follows this rule.
While unholy mortals bathe in nasty water from their local supply, the immortal Reviewbrah bathes in Mexican pizza sauce. It's no wonder a god like him has such perfect hygiene. Jokes aside, that pizza you ate looks like an insult to both Mexico and Italy...is Taco Bell trying to start a war? Taco Bell needs to get back to its roots of cheap, decent, easy food.
That's just enchilada sauce. Remember when Taco Bell used to have enchiladas on the menu? Hell, most of the shit they have now is not even authentic Mexican food, they just make shit up 😂
Having never had one before, I was intrigued by the announcement of its reintroduction and had the release date on my calendar. But then Ick! I don't go to Taco Bell for great food, but there are several offerings that are OK, particularly when ordered from an outlet that has previously proved its merit. I went to the most dependable TB I know, and was disgusted.
I remember making these when working at Taco Bell in 2010. Pizza shell, scoop of beef, scoop of beens, top shell, scoop of pizza sauce, pinch of 3 cheese, pinch of tomatos, into the steamer, cut into 4 slices. Doesn't appear they're making them the same way.
The good ole days of Taco Bell was 12 tacos for $5 "always soft", the bean burrito actually had sauce, cheese and onions.. If you went "fancy menu" you had the beef mexi-melt with pico de gallo and then the wonderful Mexican pizza that was light n crispy with the tomatoes, cheese and sauce.. You know it's been awhile back but they started putting rice in everything, rice and cheese.. Well who in the Hell wants rice as a filler?
That and those weird red tortilla strips they suddenly feel the need to throw into virtually everything. It's like it was TB's version of striking gold or something. 😆
I actually just quit a job at Taco Bell. I think the rice adds texture and it makes burritos more filling. I myself like to add the potato bites to burritos , and sometimes I sub meat for them as well.
Who wants rice as a filler? Hispanics. Yes! I went to an authentic Mexican food stand some years ago run by Hispanics. I bought tacos and was picking out the fillings and the man told me I needed to add rice and black beans in order for it to be a decent taco.
I've always loved your reviews and I even try new things sometimes on your recommendations, but, serious question - Have you EVER eaten anything on these reviews when it was fresh and hot? Lots of fast food type things must be eaten right away pretty much as soon as you get them or they lose some of their shall we say charm (and taste) and I'm sure it is often 20 minutes or more have passed before you get the first bite in your reviews. I don't even like to use the drive up unless I'm gonna chow it down as soon as I pull away from the window because stuff has often lost some of it's goodness just bringing it home which takes maybe 5-7 minutes in most instances.
i agree. But to answer your question 2 months later: Yes. he has many (mostly older) reviews where he is in his car eating directly after getting it from the drivethru.
I'm an assistant gm at a taco bell. What I'm about to say is legit in good faith, but real. You're right. It's literally the same ingredients you'd find mostly in other items, and the pizza sauce is bland.. I can't even taste it, and I made one with double sauce. The way yours looks, it's as if the expo kind of downward shoved the box into the bag.. right now man, when you have people ordering 6 at a time, back to back on top of regular stuff.. I don't even blame the employees. People are freaking out. And getting mad at their own chaos they themselves are creating. It's literally the regular taco scoop of beef, the regular scoop of beans, you twisty it in between the shells, which by the way I've prepped for two hours while sacrificing the rest of the store only to run out before second shift.. regular three cheese and regular tomato.. you're better off with a burrito supreme You legit can't keep up with mass hysteria and yet some people freak out and abuse my staff and I'd just love to see them work one hour in their shoes. X.x
I work at TB and this is all true. We have been running ragged only to have people yell at us for being out of this and that or long wait times. Last night we were out of tomatoes, sporks, Diablo sauce, onions and even the pizza boxes (we had to start putting them in the $5 box things). Everything has been a mess since they came back and I hope people realize that the people that do show up are doing the best we can.
@@SimplySchaun Your store has sporks? I literally have asked the last two TB’s I went to and they had no idea what a spork was lol. I love to eat my Mexican pizzas with a spork lol. So I just buy them now.
@@SimplySchaun my brother slash sister, my comrade in arms. I fricken feel you 🥺🤟🖤 We ran out of maters too..like..the amount of prep alone with the shells throws everything else off, it's just.. it's chaos. Chaos everywhere.
I love his dry humor. Much like Jack Benny who was a master at it. As for the review, he's the second person I watched who said it wasn't very flavorful.
“From 1985, that’s when this was first…ohh…” The utter dejection in his voice when he at last lays eyes on his “prize.” 😂🤣😂🤣 When the meal looks so bad that it knocks the words right out of you, you know you’re in for some good eats. 😀
I worked at Bell for 6 years. The beans are dehydrated, so they dry back out eventually after being hydrated with Bunn water. The pizza sauce is really just salsa. It has always been bland. I tried it in early 2000s since i was the GM, and I didn't like it. Just bland. Ur not wrong.
@@andrewhanson1180 sauce or not it was and probably IS the most bland thing on the menu next to a cheese roll up. Meant for kids (or adults with kids taste) and at 5$ is hilarious. Tried it one time because of the name. Not worth 2$ IMO
Damn this was a brutal review… I could feel the tension emanating from the screen here. I’ll probably try this myself but I’m already bracing for disappointment.
Its not as good as it used to be. Maybe when the hype dies down the quality will increase. Making like 1000 of them a day will definitely decrease quality.
I remember Mexican pizza from the olden days. A healthy dollop of Mexican flavored tomato sauce, a healthy sprinkle of Mexican flavored beef, lots of melted Mexican cheeses, some diced fresh vegetables (tomatoes). I don't even remember the beans, though they may have been there. The new iteration of Mexican pizza I recently eagerly bought seemed like a flavorless goo of unseasoned bean paste between two very slightly crisped tortillas.Will not buy again!
Of all fast food restaurants, Taco bell and burger king have hit rock bottom. They just dont care about quality anymore and I'd assume their employees are miserable because the service is awful. It's clear whoever made that didn't care to add all the ingredients and make it right. It was just thrown together. Employees dont care, management doesn't care and upper management doesn't seem to care either. Even those soft tacos you mentioned, you'd be lucky to get a teaspoon of meat and they charge 90 million dollars for it. No thankyou! I will go else where.
@@Slimtheghoul No. Your first mistake is excepting less. I've been around long enough to remember what quality goods and service were like. You vote with your dollar.
ya both those places used to be the shyt back in the day. can't eat at either of them or any of the other big fast food places anymore. maybe arby's or subway if i'm desperate.. but that's about it
I love how he’s not completely serious and he has some fun trolling us with some of the things he says. Unless he is completely serious and is not joking one bit.
Honestly it's one of the few items I've had recently from Taco Bell that didn't make me feel completely gross. It's comparable to what it was before. The whole menu is expensive though when I compare it to the local taqueria who can give me a taco with a substantial amount of steak for just $3 each, or a king burrito with everything on it for $9. Normally I wouldn't compare Taco Bell to the local taqueria, Taco Bell is Taco Bell, but they suck even in comparison to their past selves.
It's shrinkflation destroying the Mexican pizza one olive slice, one tomato chunk at a time. Really, it's just less and less every time I try one, and I was disappointed, too. Plus, it was always something that needed to be eaten immediately to keep it from being soggy. But the ingredients used to be a whole lot better.
I genuinely feel bad for Review Brah, where I’m from the Mexican Pizza at my Taco Bell was not only cut, but it had tomatoes and it looked far less disgusting than the one shown in the video. It was honestly delicious so I think you just got unlucky at the Taco Bell you went to.
Me as well. Got two of them and they both looked just like they used to and taste almost exactly the same. Maybe the shell is slightly different but I liked them.
i love the Mexican pizza for its sheer simplicity, its just a straight up comfort item for me. nothing more, nothing less. definitely needs extra beef and some fire sauce 👌🏻
Your local Taco Bell really screwed you here! I just had one from a local Taco Bell and it was prepared so much better and with all the correct ingredients. Done properly it’s a great item. I would have been disappointed too!
I tried it recently too, and I totally agree. It was disappointing - especially for the price. His actually looked better than mine. Mine was thinner and less covered/filled. It's not even close to being worth $5. It should be on the value menu for $2.
I mean from the ingredients it literally just looks like a hard shell taco with refried beans and no lettuce. I don't know how people can actually get hyped over junk like this
contrary to popular belief, they don't use taco shells, nor do they use tostadas, they're actually deep-fried flour tortillas. His was pretty fucked though. Granted I don't eat much fast food, maybe a couple times a year, but the mexican pizza was the only thing I would get at taco bell. His was all sorts of whack hahah, went the day after they re-released it, was exactly what I expected and exactly what I wanted.
I wonder if its tasteless cause of a no salt issue. Salt can make all the difference in food, its actually insane. idk if at taco bell the stuff comes pre-salted, or if that's something they do in the store but yeah... BUT yeah, it use to look WAY different. Then again idk the last time I tried to order one... prolly 10 years or so. lol
i just got 2 mexican pizzas from taco bell on Saturday... they were both picture perfect... i had to take a picture of it... they were both amazing really good... i am so glad they brought it back...
I have two locations close to me. One makes them really good and the other is the location I usually avoid like the plague. Location does seem to make a difference here.
Why do they bring an amazing item back just to desecrate it? No tomatoes, not cut into 4 slices, pathetic. Oops in addition to chopped green onion, forgot that one.
@@lew8450 The pizza had green onions years ago before all of the problems with green onions from suppliers being tainted with salmonella. Now, they no longer have green onions available for anything.
Mine didn't look like this, but I know some locations slack on their preparation of this item haha. It should be cut into 1/4's and it should be crispy!
@@ennuiblue4295 Same. There Mexican pizzas and Taco salads used to be amazing and now all I will trust is the bean burrito and sometimes even that will get managed to screw up.
Same with Jack in the box I used to love it now I don't even like going there smh burgers aren't the same ever since the changed the buns or the chicken strip smh
The BEEF at Taco Bell has little “Vein / Aorta valve” pieces in it. Don’t believe me… take some BEEF in a strainer and rinse it thoroughly with water and inspect. Nasty.
They stopped putting Green Onions when there was some health issue . I can understand them stopping putting them on after this happened for a few months but they NEVER brought it back again.
The first time I ran into the MP after a long break was after the recipe revamp, and I was utterly crestfallen too. I wonder if like me, your fond memories are a version with sliced olives, green onions, and no refried beans. It is totally worth bringing a beanless MP home and dressing it correctly. Like night and day.
I lost it when you opened the box and the disappointment on your face was priceless and hilarious! Your awesome Review Bruh! Keep up the good work! 😂🤣😂🤣❤️
Back in the time of 1997 that was the time when I started to work at Taco Bell as my first job when I came to US and you're right, they had the very good menus and I loved it, they also had green onion on top of the Mexican Pizza to make it look more colorful and more flavor, shame on Taco Bell, they changed the menu a lot and not look like what it used to be now. Does anyone agree to urge Taco Bell to bring Double Deck Taco and 7 Layer Burrito back?
Yes, I too worked there around this time and the menu was very good. When they began the perfect taco program and changed the taco sauce packets I knew it was heading down hill. The final nail in the old menu coffin was the 7 layer death. This company has tried to placate millenial taste buds and has committed a Jack Kevorkian move
Taco Bell Food Rule: The food is prepared by someone who doesn't care at all or The food is prepared by someone who barely cares. You don't know till you open the box.
I have a taco bell that is pretty close to me that is a 10/10 every time, they pack every taco with as much as they can and never make the food sloppily. Then there is another Taco Bell closer to me that cheaps out and puts almost nothing in the tacos Service really varies from place to place
Or you get the employee that actively hates you for making them prepare food because how dare you. So they make the food with literal disdain for the customer.
FUCK YES. THIS. Some people working there when I open the box ILL KNOW that their lazy asses are working there. BUT OMG these other people LOAD MY FOOD WITH HELLA GOOD AMOUNT AND CARE LIKE BRUH
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Their Mexican pizzas used to be good in the early '90s when I would buy them. At some point they started overloading them with refried beans while using little IF ANY ground beef. Haven't had one since they came back, but wouldn't pay $5 for one. That is ridiculous. Also back in the '90s it seemed Taco Bell held their restaurants to a higher standard, or at least trained management better, as the food was much more presentable and edible. On a sidenote I wish they'd find a way to market the Mexican pizza shells so I could make them at home.
We tried some the other night and while ours did have tomatoes, it no longer comes with green onions or olives. We felt pretty much the same as you...adding some diablo or fire sauce did help make the flavor pop but it was pretty bland overall.
@@jimdandy3033 that's what i said too! LOL! ....the mexican pizza was the best thing on their menu...why they took it away in the first place anyway like seriously...just to bring back the hype i guess? sounds like a marketing play to me...
I use to eat these every time I went there, don't think I ever got one that looked as sad as that one. But I do remember that not once was mine ever cut. I just got use to making my own when they took it off the menu, ingredients aren't that hard to find. Still, I did really enjoy them when they had them before, might still try one to see how it is this time.
I just finished mine, after hearing rumors that they had changed the shell. Well it was the exact same for me as it was before 2020. Same shell, check. Same sauce, check. Tomatoes, check. Mine was put together much cleaner than Reviewbrah's, AND they cut mine as usual. I dunno man, sometimes his reviews can be taken as scripture, and other times he just gets a bum deal.
True, but I like the fact he reviews them as it is. It's not cherry picked, it's just what the average customer gets -- and if companies don't want to insist on standards, well...
I completely agree with this assessment. Calling back the the Taco Bell of the 90s and 2000s, those Mexican pizzas used to be thicker. They also used to have another ingredient, green onions on top. Ever since they ditched the green onions it hasn't been the same. In addition this new Mexican pizza shell is not quite the same as before. I would rate this a 4/10, an extra point for that nostalgia factor you mentioned.
Man that is one of the most sad looking pizza's I have seen anyone order so far since they brought it back. They also didn't cut it or put tomatoes on it like bruh they messed up two parts of it lol.
I was sooooo excited to get the Mexican Pizza. I couldn’t wait for it to return. I got it on the day it came out. But, when I got the Mexican Pizza & opened the box, the first thing I noticed was that it smelled weird. Then, I noticed that the shell looked a lot darker than it looked before. Plus, it looked like slop! After boycotting Taco Bell for 2 years originally because they took the Mexican Pizza off the menu, I was sooooo disappointed & won’t be ordering it again! I won’t be returning to Taco Bell either because this was my favorite thing to order! Plus, didn’t Taco Bell say that they took it off the menu in the first place because of how the packaging affected the environment?!? I don’t see anything different in the packaging at all! I call bullsh*t on Taco Bell!
They probably won't miss your order and don't care because their corporate Rich assholes. Eventually all NPCs that can't taste until things differently anyway will take over us real people
Thanks for the review on this. I've never had the Mexican Pizza, was thinking about maybe trying it since there's the hype and all, however without the nostalgia I may not try it (I prefer soft shell tacos and Crunchwrap supremes as well). My big go-to when I was younger was a steak burrito and a meximelt - now that's something I wish they'd bring back: the meximelt.
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Report of the week. I know exactly what the issue is. I used to work at a taco bell, and the employees can be so lazy sometimes that they just leave the refried beans they haven't used in the table when it was supposed to be thrown away every two or so hours. What happens is that the beans get dry and hard from the heated table, when really it is supposed to be softer and more liquid than you may have experienced. Unfortunately the quality of employees at Taco Bell is awful almost everywhere.
That's brilliant, a Mexican pizza smoothie! By the way this is a good time to bring up the topic if you are in the market for a girlfriend or wife try Mexican women! I think you'll be happy! **By the way I eat all of my Mexican food in a bowl and if I want a crispy crunchy tortilla I hold that in my left hand and take a big giant bite and then eat the other with a spoon. That's the way I roll mostly downhill. ***One more thing I know you won't review this but you might like Chinese donuts which are not round and do not have a hole but anyway Google that you may find it you like to treat Chinese donuts yum yum yum!
I love your honesty about your sarcasm and your hands shaking. Is it possible that you are dehydrated or under hydrated? Anyway give it a thought and I just want to say hi from Delaware again. Hi.
Do you have an opinion or thoughts on the new McDonald’s lawsuit? False advertising....
Weird mine had tomatoes..... altough I get mine with green sauce I dont care for the red sauce.
The moment he opened it and said, “Oh…” in such a disappointed way, I knew we were headed for disaster.
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That was hysterical!
I read your comment the moment he went "oh..." LMAO
@@kirbyfan3000 that’s awesome lol 😂
The way seeing it stopped him mid-sentence too
Imagine if Review Brah was the voice on your iPhone instead of Siri.
Thatd be another good reason to buy Android.
we can only hope
I'd be cool with that 😎
I’d be afraid of him critiquing my requests or getting angry with them.
Not even going to lie to you, I’ve seen many troll comments and sarcasm on here, but I actually really wouldn’t mind this one.
Decades ago when the Mexican Pizza first debuted it was greatness. It was thick with meat and beans, lots of sauce and cheese, topped with black olives,green onions, diced tomatoes . Over the years though it got cheaper and cheaper in value while the price went higher and higher. I sure miss the early version.
Could this be due to the pandemic or new people in the corperation running the show?
@@lavendermclindon1721 both
@@gabriel1095 well shoot😗
What I miss is the version of the Taco Salad from my youth. Sure, it was the most expensive item on the menu, but it was worth every penny. The shell was the size of a person's head! Last time I had it, it was the size of a child's fist. I don't think it's even on the menu anymore.
Sounds delicious! I wanna make it at home!
😂😂😂 the sheer disappointment from this esteemed gentleman when he opened that box was priceless!!
That looked like dog crap
He looked so sad
@@jamesmiller1343 but its good
well mine was
I feel ya bro, I had a transgender coworker we worked at a Tacobell and he/she would jizz in the sourcream called it "jizzzam" I suggested they call it "cumshot"
This pizza is just shameful Taco Bell took no pride in making this. I remember when they used to put sour cream, black olives, and green onion actually making it look the part of something different and special when you ate it. This falls flat on it's face clearly the toppings used to be smack dead center well presented a basic party for your mouth. The pizza was actually precut at one point as well. Throughout the years Taco Bell started removing toppings leaving it a bare husk of what it used to be.
Yes indeed, I was quite mad about the green onions going.. i would always order extra sauce and green onions and tomatoes on mine.. now *Hands up in air*
You are showing your age. That was in the 80s when they first came out. It was called Pizzazz Pizza, and they did indeed taste much better.
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Yes it was layered much better and had more ingredients. That's also when their prices were decent too.
But that looks nothing like the old Mexican pizza.
I started working there in 1986 1 year from when it started, there was never sour cream.. just the green onions and black olives, 4 to be exact.. and tomatoes.. but back then the sauce completely covered and spilled over on some edges of the top shell... these look pathetic.. always order extra sauce and tell them to make it right, also you could bring 4 slices of black olives and fresh chopped green onions, since those 2 items were never baked,, those went on right before serving..😁.
You just gave me the idea to buy one and add all these toppings to it myself at home!
I first ordered the Mexican pizza from Taco Bell in the 1980's. I ordered on a regular basis until about 10 years ago, when I cut out fast food. It originally came with white cheese, green onions, black Olives, and chopped tomatoes.
So much better in the 80s.
It also had the supreme Mexican pizza!!
Dam that sounds good
I was born in 1998 and this used to be my go to when I was a little kid. I remember it almost exactly how you described it minus the black olives, however this is just a disaster.
@@georgevillalobos8441 It literally only had 4 slices of black olives, 1 slice on each quarter. They were only there for a few years.
i just quit my taco bell job yesterday and i can tell you, this kinda mess would happen all the time. orders would get messed up constantly, so the tomatos missing is like, no surprise.
your pizza probably got put in the steamer for too long. and yes, it was posed to be cut. i figured it was just the taco bell in my area that was this level of incompetent, but it must be everywhere.
Everything review bruh said is true same thing with mine no favor back then it was better I remember it being smaller too the shell don’t taste the same
Did you know that you quit your taco bell job 3 months ago
I hope you found a better job bro
@@EvilSantaTheTrue now it’s 9 months
Maybe they're purposefully making them trash as an act of passive aggression. To prove the point of why they got rid of it in the first place.
You might be on to something
They taste the same as they used to..
Or it could be lean beef--beef on its own is rather bland. It's the fat, spices and sauces that really bring out the flavours.
@@dani2229 I hope it is just their attempt to "cater to the masses" for any bland products they produce... the biggest problem is that I feel a vast majority are still clinging to the myth that the "fat" in food is what makes them fat, when it's the result of unburned calories that makes people fat. The fat in food is what gives it flavour.
@@elonmust7470 the tortilla shell they fry doesn't have as much salt in it as it used to. 96% the same, but not 100% =p
This is an L for Taco Bell. I remember when the Mexican pizza had the fresh tomatoes and green onions. I see a lot of these fast food chains are using the "pandemic" as an excuse to be lazy.
I went to a Jack in the Box yesterday at like 7pm, and when I came up to the drive thru the guy on the speaker said they were only open for Door Dash and Online Pickup. Apparently there was only one guy running the whole building!!!!! Pandemic or not, this is insane. I wish fast food companies would either get their stuff together or shut down restaurants that just can’t make it. Would save them money and their brand image… because that was just sad.
@@CalebRazzleberry yep
Don’t forget the sliced black olives.
@@reneeladrigue2715 they forgot the black olives and the green onions.
At my local McDonald's around like 10-11 at night there's always a huge drive thru line. But this time it was moving slower than usual. When we finally drove up to pay and receive our order, it turned out it was one guy working the entire damm restaurant WITH their systems down. So he had to make, prepare and calculate everything himself by hand. It was fucking ridiculous. When we asked why it it was just him, he said everyone pretty much just walked out. He was humble as hell about it though.
"Quite frankly it's dry and tasteless" "At least it's edible"
Reviewbrah at the top of his game.
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I said the same of my ex wife sir.
dry and tasteless like a British sit com
like joe mama
@@ihopcsx you couldnt make your ex wife wet. Maybe thats why shes an ex
Calling the cicada the helicopter of insects is genius comedy gold, what sophisticated vocabulary by Reviewbrah. Sometimes I wish I had a Taco Bell at my palace food court, but every time I see a review I'm glad that I don't.
Good thing y'all starving ovur thur
The world helicopter means a sophisticated vocabulary?
@@xxreal_gamerxx but if you want a sophisticated vocabulary it should be all-encompassing
dont worry cicadas are edible, probably better
I identify as an attack helicopter
His dry delivery just kills me. 😂
"This isn't water btw. This is full to the brim with Mexican pizza sauce."
Completely straight faced. Not even a chuckle. This man is a legend.
i think he said "brim full" which makes this even more wild
its so hard to tell when he's joking, i love it
For that whopping price, you can get a real pizza from little Caesers. It looks like crap. No tomatoes, no Green onions, Taco Bell is going right down the Drain.
"Real" might be a bit of an exaggeration there, but i get your point..
Little Ceasars isn't real pizza. It's crap also
facts
@@rimrod420 lol
@@rimrod420 little Caesar’s can feed a family of 4😂 for under 15$ I LOVE them.
The fact that this is five dollars while little Cesar’s can still sell a whole ass pepperoni pizza for $8 just goes to show that Taco Bell has lost all sense of value and is now purely capitalizing on people addiction to their flavor profile. Nostalgia and habitual behavior are both powerful motivators and make demand inelastic regardless of price. Makes me sick. Almost as sick as I get from actually eating Taco Bell .
Right and little Caesars gets the hate I never get diarrhea from little ceasars
I remember hot and ready's being $5
@@onederdude you mean like 3 months ago?
@@onederdude you can still get them for $6 atleast where I live
Taco Bell SUX
they low key want us to spend at least $2 to $3 more adding ingredients to finish making a mexican pizza.
Makes sense to me.
That's sad. When I used to work at Taco Bell, I actually took a lot of pride in making my food look pretty.
go back.
Same! I was a crew trainer and I always emphasized making the food LOOK as good as it tastes. There are some real simple improvements Taco Bell can make with the Mexican Pizza to help with it aesthetically. First, put a couple of scallions on top for a nice pop of color. Second, there should be maybe a quarter-portion of beef on top to give it some texture (instead of relying only on the tomatoes for that reason). Also, they need to heat it just a bit less... leave it in the toaster just long enough to melt the cheese, but not so long as to make the cheese into one homogeneous blob that mixes right in with the sauce.
Just keeping with the recipe as-given, though, that Mexian Pizza was was over-melted and lacked the tomatoes for the texture element.
@@Ultrasapien lol i was a manager there and did not give a single shit about how the food looked
@dysboi I would've stayed but they refused to give me any kind of raise and I found out they were stealing hours from my checks too. 😂
@dysboi sad thing is I didn't realize it until after I had quit. I started a new job at the same pay rate, same number of hours, and my checks were like $100-150 more than before.
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someone give this man a show already.
Hes on the radio
This is his show
You are watching it.
He's getting paid.
Nah, no studio produced show could match this authenticity
I wonder if his jokes are ad-lib or if he plans them ahead of time. He delivers them with such a straight unwavering face, it's quite funny.
well if he is eating the item for the first time it would have to be off the cuff.
@@Athlas87 It's funny if most people miss his comedy. He's quite absurd often, and it's hilarious
His humor is of the super dry corny variety and I dig it lol
What jokes? Dude was drinking pizza sauce straight up.
it has to be ad-lib like what penguinz0 does. they are just flowing poets man.
I apologize in the name of Mexico, this is not who we are.
If anything you are owed an apology for dragging Mexico into this. 😆
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I would never confuse Taco Bell or anything it puts out with Mexico. It's Tex-Mex at best.
To be fair, everyone with a brain knows this is not authentic Mexican food.
He is correct they get so soggy faster than they used to back in 2002
Amazing how passionately and personally he takes this review. Sad to see him disappointed.
Hi Review Brah, as a taco bell employee I have to tell you they messed it up. Big time. The shells were fried incorrectly, it was supposed to be cut, it looked like too much sauce and not enough cheese, and they forgot tomatoes. The person who made that should be fired lol. It was made very poorly and not up to standard.
Shame, when people are excited about something good, coming back on TB menu, only to find out, it's a scimpy, version of what it used to be. Less quality, more money, usually. Thanks John
lol always looked like this at tb. It's fast food, it's tb it's a MADE UP FOOD ITEM lol.
Looks totally different WTF!!!!
Mine was the same.
I just asked my friend how his was, he said it was old school AF.
Sooooo, I’m just gonna have to get one myself.
It was never good to begin with. Stupid people just jumped on the bandwagon to bring it back, and now are realizing why nobody ordered it, and why it was taken off the menu in the first place.
thanks for putting this out there regardless of the hype, its pretty brave to be so honest since taco bell fanboys can be a little bit sycophantic, major props john
Reviewbrah’s commitment to honest and unbiased fast food analysis is why he is RUclips’s food king. Reviewbrah cannot he bought!!
He should join forces with Daym and together they will rule the galaxy.
wot...
A pinnacle of example for humanity in these trying times
Unlike that one ripped black dude... he'll give anyone a good review (for the right price)
I think Burger King tried to but they didn't want him bad mouthing their food and Review brah said no way, not happening. Especially after what they did to the Pop Eyes shrimp.
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HE DID IT LOL
This guy cracks me up. Love his honesty. Obviously not getting paid by taco bell to promote.
The Mexican Pizza was my absolute favorite item on the menu, I loved it! I’ve had it twice since it came back and it’s definitely missing something. I can’t even put my finger on it, it’s just lacking. It’s still decent but nowhere near what it used to be.
Your right I think it’s the shell I remember it being smaller too back in the days it’s was way better
I agree the flavor is off
It’s missing the pico the Gallo on top
Its the green onion.
@@alexfarquharson4818 you think so
A long time ago I started eating healthier, and by extension greatly reducing the rate at which I eat at restaurants. The more time that passes by, the more it seems like I'm not really missing much.
I agree so hard, I've been trying to express to friends how I feel like restaurant food in general (of course not all) has gone down in quality and they seem to not agree. Maybe eating at home changes the way I view food who knows.
@@tacoslegit1556 restaurants don't rlly care much abt customers health, as long as it tastes good.
@@uriel6018 I understand that and it is a sad thing. Cooking at home taste so much more like I'm eating actual food but maybe since I've prepared it I get a better feeling knowing what is in it. I really don't know, been fun to think about.
These are nothing like the original Mexican Pizza... I find it hysterical the local place claims it's "sold out". Oh? What part? The meat? The beans? The shell? You know, the interchangeable parts your entire menu is made of. Great review! Keep being brutally honest. ;)
It’s a marketing strategy to manipulate idiot consumers it creates hype and then demand
I felt the same way. Was so dumb.
Hadn't thought about that. Maybe they ran out of boxes?
@@at-ge5te nope. There was no box shortage.
They have to deep fry the shells in the morning 🤦♂️
I got a free coupon offer from Taco Bell and honestly the one I received looked presentable, was cross cut, had tomatoes, and it did taste pretty good. But I’d never go back for it. It tasted like something I’d crave when I have the munchies.
That's their goals today
I would get the one I had again, his did look pathetic though, my tacobell is great with portions Altough for the price you can get more food from the box meals but for me it's a meal, but a box meal is 2 meals for the same price and it has a drink plus the app let's you get a crunch wrap in the boxes lol
Mine had no tomatoes, and only the top layer was cut. It was good for being free, but I won't pay $5 for it
Its just nvr been anything special.
Taco bell in general is geared toward people with the munchies 🤣 that and drunk people getting rides home after bar close when tbell is the only place open 🤣🤣🤣
The reason I watch reviews of any kind is for honest opinions be it food, movies, music or whatever. I completely appreciate Reviewbrah's honesty and the fact he's not swayed by popular opinion. I have watched his reviews of things I've tried to get an idea of how similar our tastes are and have found they are very similar. That said I'll watch his reviews before I drop any kind of money on new or returning menu items from various places. It's safe to say I'll be skipping the Mexican Pizza.
Couldn't agree more. This kid has saved me money & cracks my wife up so .... Salute!
Believe me when i say we mexican pizza fans are more than thankful youll be skipping. The more the better. Its going to take a minute to get back to full strength with it so the less people that want it means more mexican pizza for lovers like me.
Spot on!! An honest review!!
@@ReginaldForman The less people that want it the faster it gets taken away again bro.
@@GoofyPoptart Thats not how it works. They have already lost an astounding amount of money over the last 2 years because they were dumb enough to pull it. And the person that pulled that trigger was "let go" last year. Currently the mexican.pizza is sold out in 71% of corporate stores. My 2 taco bells, 1 belonging to my brother in laws partner group, just got everything back in yesterday. After completely selling out back stock within its initial two week return. Which is why im hoping all these people trying it just to realize they hate it will die down sooner rather than later so us loyal fans can have ours at a steady pace again. It will come in time. They literally have an apology sign on the website for it being sold out. Its not going anywhere again.
I tried 3 at different times from different locations and they were all different. One was good, fresh and crispy. They rest were very bland and soggy. It's definitely the restaurant killing this thing.
Just like anything else from Taco Bell, you gotta drench it in Diablo sauce to coax any flavor at all out of it. I didn't even know they took it off the menu, that's how long it's been since I ate at my Taco Bell.
The Diablo sauce has flavor to you? Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE spicy food, I put hot sauce on everything , and I love to eat really hot peppers. But sometimes, a sauce like Diablo can be so hot that it doesn’t have any flavor.
@@MrPatPatriot223 It's not bad for something out of a foil packet, but just about anything out of a glass bottle is better. I might be thinking of their Fire sauce which I believe was the more flavorful one. Like I said, it's been a while lol...
It's The Second Best Sauce IMO, Fire Clears It Tho. Diablo Taste Like Chems Sometimes.
@@MrPatPatriot223 I think it’s the only one with flavor all the other sauces to me don’t taste very good
@@MrPatPatriot223 Diablo ain't even spicy like that
5 bucks for that? I know I'm dating myself here, but we would eat like KINGS for $5 at Taco bell in the 90's 😭
This is looking like piggy slop :(
I miss the old Taco Bell. They don’t even have the value menu anymore. They don’t have any of the good stuff on their menu anymore!
@@paigebehan3364 only really get the crunchy taco and that's it
20 dollars for a taco 12 pack folks. 20 dollars.
Gosh, I miss those days! And it TASTED good too!
@@mellamojeff458 and bean burrito but even that's not like the 80s anymore
That looks terrible!!!! I work at Taco Bell and that is NOT acceptable. Somebody was definitely careless when they made this. It is supposed to be cut in 4 pieces and it is supposed to have more meat and beans and they made it very sloppy and carelessly. Sorry about your experience at the time 🤦♀️
I hope I never disappoint Reviewbrah. Words like "tasteless" and "dry"would sting like the barbs that they are.
Do you work in the gastronomic branche or how are you supposed to disappoint him?
What does that first sentence even mean, especially in relation to the second???
Not Savory
I can imagine the top-dogs at Taco Bell breaking out in nervous sweat (as well as losing sleep) every time they see they're up for a review by Reviewbrah..
@@duffbaker9554 as funny as that sounds, that's probably true lol
10:26 I love how he is giving them a second chance to prove themselves. A true gentleman.
I have noticed that the quality of food greatly varies by location. My local Taco bell never gets it right and even when you order a bean burrito the proportions are all off. However, the location 20 miles away looks like their food is assembled with love and care and ready for an IG picture.
I’ve even noticed that some locations have much better food on some days but are way worse on others; like you can go to the same taco bell and get a great crunchwrap one day and get a terrible one the next. Not even entirely sure how that’s possible. I agree with the location thing, I think Burger King also follows this rule.
This isn't even close to what these things were like a decade ago. The bell has gone off the rails.
More like they have a crack in their bell.
They used to be really good. The shell is different now.
They were always kids meal worthy dog food.
While unholy mortals bathe in nasty water from their local supply, the immortal Reviewbrah bathes in Mexican pizza sauce. It's no wonder a god like him has such perfect hygiene.
Jokes aside, that pizza you ate looks like an insult to both Mexico and Italy...is Taco Bell trying to start a war? Taco Bell needs to get back to its roots of cheap, decent, easy food.
That's just enchilada sauce. Remember when Taco Bell used to have enchiladas on the menu? Hell, most of the shit they have now is not even authentic Mexican food, they just make shit up 😂
You'd be shocked how many people suddenly pretended they loved this trash when it was taken away.
@@MrDman21 It's never been authentic Mexican food.
cheap is not what I'd describe taco bell
Having never had one before, I was intrigued by the announcement of its reintroduction and had the release date on my calendar.
But then Ick! I don't go to Taco Bell for great food, but there are several offerings that are OK, particularly when ordered from an outlet that has previously proved its merit. I went to the most dependable TB I know, and was disgusted.
why all the fast food chains aren't souping up every one of their franchises near ReviewBrah to make their quality flagship-store-level is beyond me
I remember making these when working at Taco Bell in 2010. Pizza shell, scoop of beef, scoop of beens, top shell, scoop of pizza sauce, pinch of 3 cheese, pinch of tomatos, into the steamer, cut into 4 slices. Doesn't appear they're making them the same way.
I currently work at Taco Bell and we make them the exact same way to this day. They’re just bad 😬
@@natalieridgway8144 in the year I worked for TB, I think I maybe made 10 of them and I worked at the busiest store in Michigan.
I don't get the public. Beef meximelts were the true taco bell bangers that were discontinued. Hope we get those back.
@@randkamza1206 yeah, but they got rid of pico de gallo. The Bell is listening to the wrong people. The food sucks now. It truly sucks.
When I was 16 in 1987 I remember making these at the TacoBell in Minneapolis and they looked nothing at all like the one in this video, shameful
Instantly disappointed when I seen there was NO crunch on the first bite. Still..amazing video like always
I love watching Review Brah and I don't even know why. He's such a cool dude. I feel like we could hang out IRL and eat some food and talk about it.
The good ole days of Taco Bell was 12 tacos for $5 "always soft", the bean burrito actually had sauce, cheese and onions.. If you went "fancy menu" you had the beef mexi-melt with pico de gallo and then the wonderful Mexican pizza that was light n crispy with the tomatoes, cheese and sauce.. You know it's been awhile back but they started putting rice in everything, rice and cheese.. Well who in the Hell wants rice as a filler?
That and those weird red tortilla strips they suddenly feel the need to throw into virtually everything. It's like it was TB's version of striking gold or something. 😆
It’s cheap…that’s why they do it
Used to love the Mexi-Melt and the Mexican pizza.
I actually just quit a job at Taco Bell. I think the rice adds texture and it makes burritos more filling. I myself like to add the potato bites to burritos , and sometimes I sub meat for them as well.
And the rice isn’t even good
Who wants rice as a filler? Hispanics. Yes! I went to an authentic Mexican food stand some years ago run by Hispanics. I bought tacos and was picking out the fillings and the man told me I needed to add rice and black beans in order for it to be a decent taco.
I've always loved your reviews and I even try new things sometimes on your recommendations, but, serious question - Have you EVER eaten anything on these reviews when it was fresh and hot? Lots of fast food type things must be eaten right away pretty much as soon as you get them or they lose some of their shall we say charm (and taste) and I'm sure it is often 20 minutes or more have passed before you get the first bite in your reviews. I don't even like to use the drive up unless I'm gonna chow it down as soon as I pull away from the window because stuff has often lost some of it's goodness just bringing it home which takes maybe 5-7 minutes in most instances.
i agree. But to answer your question 2 months later: Yes. he has many (mostly older) reviews where he is in his car eating directly after getting it from the drivethru.
I'm an assistant gm at a taco bell. What I'm about to say is legit in good faith, but real.
You're right.
It's literally the same ingredients you'd find mostly in other items, and the pizza sauce is bland.. I can't even taste it, and I made one with double sauce.
The way yours looks, it's as if the expo kind of downward shoved the box into the bag.. right now man, when you have people ordering 6 at a time, back to back on top of regular stuff.. I don't even blame the employees. People are freaking out. And getting mad at their own chaos they themselves are creating.
It's literally the regular taco scoop of beef, the regular scoop of beans, you twisty it in between the shells, which by the way I've prepped for two hours while sacrificing the rest of the store only to run out before second shift.. regular three cheese and regular tomato.. you're better off with a burrito supreme
You legit can't keep up with mass hysteria and yet some people freak out and abuse my staff and I'd just love to see them work one hour in their shoes. X.x
I work at TB and this is all true. We have been running ragged only to have people yell at us for being out of this and that or long wait times. Last night we were out of tomatoes, sporks, Diablo sauce, onions and even the pizza boxes (we had to start putting them in the $5 box things). Everything has been a mess since they came back and I hope people realize that the people that do show up are doing the best we can.
@@SimplySchaun Your store has sporks? I literally have asked the last two TB’s I went to and they had no idea what a spork was lol. I love to eat my Mexican pizzas with a spork lol. So I just buy them now.
@@SimplySchaun my brother slash sister, my comrade in arms. I fricken feel you 🥺🤟🖤
We ran out of maters too..like..the amount of prep alone with the shells throws everything else off, it's just.. it's chaos. Chaos everywhere.
@@SimplySchaun do you have ANY clue how to make the toasted chalupa things not stick lol.. that to me is even worse, it's.. so fucking frustrating.
@@SimplySchaun A Taco restaurant that runs out of onions, tomatoes and sauce?
Did someone forget to order? Was he doing his best?
I love his dry humor. Much like Jack Benny who was a master at it.
As for the review, he's the second person I watched who said it wasn't very flavorful.
They didn't always look great, but those Mexican Pizzas were pretty good...
It used to have black olives and green onions. It isn't the same as it used to be.
“From 1985, that’s when this was first…ohh…”
The utter dejection in his voice when he at last lays eyes on his “prize.” 😂🤣😂🤣
When the meal looks so bad that it knocks the words right out of you, you know you’re in for some good eats. 😀
I worked at Bell for 6 years. The beans are dehydrated, so they dry back out eventually after being hydrated with Bunn water. The pizza sauce is really just salsa. It has always been bland. I tried it in early 2000s since i was the GM, and I didn't like it. Just bland. Ur not wrong.
"I bet there was a time when the mexican pizza from taco bell was absolutely packed with flavor"
But that is not this day.
It's literally made with the same ingredients as everything else on the menu lol
@@andrewhanson1180 I thought it had a different sauce like an enchilada type sauce.
@@love-ip7sz I mean it has its own pizza sauce but other than that it's the same as everything else lol
@@andrewhanson1180 sauce or not it was and probably IS the most bland thing on the menu next to a cheese roll up. Meant for kids (or adults with kids taste) and at 5$ is hilarious. Tried it one time because of the name. Not worth 2$ IMO
Every time I go to Taco Bell, I end up disappointed.
Damn this was a brutal review… I could feel the tension emanating from the screen here. I’ll probably try this myself but I’m already bracing for disappointment.
Its not as good as it used to be. Maybe when the hype dies down the quality will increase. Making like 1000 of them a day will definitely decrease quality.
I remember Mexican pizza from the olden days. A healthy dollop of Mexican flavored tomato sauce, a healthy sprinkle of Mexican flavored beef, lots of melted Mexican cheeses, some diced fresh vegetables (tomatoes). I don't even remember the beans, though they may have been there. The new iteration of Mexican pizza I recently eagerly bought seemed like a flavorless goo of unseasoned bean paste between two very slightly crisped tortillas.Will not buy again!
Of all fast food restaurants, Taco bell and burger king have hit rock bottom. They just dont care about quality anymore and I'd assume their employees are miserable because the service is awful. It's clear whoever made that didn't care to add all the ingredients and make it right. It was just thrown together. Employees dont care, management doesn't care and upper management doesn't seem to care either. Even those soft tacos you mentioned, you'd be lucky to get a teaspoon of meat and they charge 90 million dollars for it. No thankyou! I will go else where.
Your first mistake was expecting more of fast food chains 😂
@@Slimtheghoul No. Your first mistake is excepting less. I've been around long enough to remember what quality goods and service were like. You vote with your dollar.
ya both those places used to be the shyt back in the day. can't eat at either of them or any of the other big fast food places anymore. maybe arby's or subway if i'm desperate.. but that's about it
I love how he’s not completely serious and he has some fun trolling us with some of the things he says. Unless he is completely serious and is not joking one bit.
That's why I call him Review God😂 He actually at a whole slice of that crap without cursing or dying
Honestly it's one of the few items I've had recently from Taco Bell that didn't make me feel completely gross. It's comparable to what it was before. The whole menu is expensive though when I compare it to the local taqueria who can give me a taco with a substantial amount of steak for just $3 each, or a king burrito with everything on it for $9. Normally I wouldn't compare Taco Bell to the local taqueria, Taco Bell is Taco Bell, but they suck even in comparison to their past selves.
2 of these pizza things for $10 ..
No thanks , maybe $4
It's shrinkflation destroying the Mexican pizza one olive slice, one tomato chunk at a time. Really, it's just less and less every time I try one, and I was disappointed, too. Plus, it was always something that needed to be eaten immediately to keep it from being soggy. But the ingredients used to be a whole lot better.
"I really don't mean to shake this badly I'm sorry" i feel ya my dude, i have that from time to time, love your reviews, no shame in your game 💚
I genuinely feel bad for Review Brah, where I’m from the Mexican Pizza at my Taco Bell was not only cut, but it had tomatoes and it looked far less disgusting than the one shown in the video. It was honestly delicious so I think you just got unlucky at the Taco Bell you went to.
The old one had lettuce and tomatoes. Is it changed or is his just screwed up
Same I’ve already had it a couple of times since it’s release last week and my local Taco Bell did a good job with it every time
@@chriscornelius2518 I don’t think it ever came with lettuce before. Regardless it’s just lettuce, not like it’ll make the thing taste much different.
Me as well. Got two of them and they both looked just like they used to and taste almost exactly the same. Maybe the shell is slightly different but I liked them.
FRITTATA? NICE.
"I'll tell you what. I know I might be a few days late... But that's just the way it is."
Freaking blew my hair back, savage.
i love the Mexican pizza for its sheer simplicity, its just a straight up comfort item for me. nothing more, nothing less. definitely needs extra beef and some fire sauce 👌🏻
You must be a pothead
Your local Taco Bell really screwed you here! I just had one from a local Taco Bell and it was prepared so much better and with all the correct ingredients. Done properly it’s a great item. I would have been disappointed too!
I tried it recently too, and I totally agree. It was disappointing - especially for the price. His actually looked better than mine. Mine was thinner and less covered/filled. It's not even close to being worth $5. It should be on the value menu for $2.
Years ago the shell didn't get so soggy.. they put a bunch of tomatoes and GREEN ONIONS!
They also fried the shell. They bake it now. Kind of sucks now honestly
I mean from the ingredients it literally just looks like a hard shell taco with refried beans and no lettuce. I don't know how people can actually get hyped over junk like this
Childhood nostalgia. I felt the pizza was fine. Worth $5? No. These things should be like $2 to make them worth it.
contrary to popular belief, they don't use taco shells, nor do they use tostadas, they're actually deep-fried flour tortillas. His was pretty fucked though. Granted I don't eat much fast food, maybe a couple times a year, but the mexican pizza was the only thing I would get at taco bell. His was all sorts of whack hahah, went the day after they re-released it, was exactly what I expected and exactly what I wanted.
I wonder if its tasteless cause of a no salt issue. Salt can make all the difference in food, its actually insane. idk if at taco bell the stuff comes pre-salted, or if that's something they do in the store but yeah... BUT yeah, it use to look WAY different. Then again idk the last time I tried to order one... prolly 10 years or so. lol
i just got 2 mexican pizzas from taco bell on Saturday... they were both picture perfect... i had to take a picture of it... they were both amazing really good... i am so glad they brought it back...
Same, I just ordered 2 and both came out pictured as advertised. Reviewbrah should give this a second chance.
I have two locations close to me. One makes them really good and the other is the location I usually avoid like the plague. Location does seem to make a difference here.
@@Clonaful There's probably no chance. If you notice, his Taco Bell reviews are usually always bad. It's gotta be his restaurant/area.
The whole point of fast food is for it to be the same everywhere.
It don’t taste the same it’s not nasty but no favor everything reviewbruh said is true I remember it being smaller too
Why do they bring an amazing item back just to desecrate it? No tomatoes, not cut into 4 slices, pathetic. Oops in addition to chopped green onion, forgot that one.
Chopped green onions are not supposed to be on the mexican pizza.
@@lew8450 he saw a Reddit post and didn’t even read it fully😂 (someone’s mom made them one with chopped green onions lmfao)
@@lew8450 then you too young. It was part of the 80s Mexican pizza. Just take 30 seconds to do basic research and not look like a fool.
@@lew8450 The pizza had green onions years ago before all of the problems with green onions from suppliers being tainted with salmonella. Now, they no longer have green onions available for anything.
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with that backdrop you remind me of the lawyer from Jurrasic Park 1
Mine didn't look like this, but I know some locations slack on their preparation of this item haha. It should be cut into 1/4's and it should be crispy!
I miss the Enchirito. That was my go to.
💯💥👍🏾 !!!
@@n.b.925 Taco Bell really messed up on this. They should of never messed with their menu.
When he said he's got the water cup filled with mexican pizza sauce 😂😂😂😂
I really miss Taco bell. Their food quality has been going downhill for many years now and I refuse to buy it. I did love it
I only got the basic bean burrito, that's hard to mess up 🤠
@@ennuiblue4295 Same. There Mexican pizzas and Taco salads used to be amazing and now all I will trust is the bean burrito and sometimes even that will get managed to screw up.
Same with Jack in the box I used to love it now I don't even like going there smh burgers aren't the same ever since the changed the buns or the chicken strip smh
The BEEF at Taco Bell has little “Vein / Aorta valve” pieces in it. Don’t believe me… take some BEEF in a strainer and rinse it thoroughly with water and inspect. Nasty.
I miss Taco Bell's enchirito...
The Mexican Pizza has not been the same since they took the green onions off.
They stopped putting Green Onions when there was some health issue . I can understand them stopping putting them on after this happened for a few months but they NEVER brought it back again.
I remember they used to come with black olives and green onions way back in the day.
The first time I ran into the MP after a long break was after the recipe revamp, and I was utterly crestfallen too.
I wonder if like me, your fond memories are a version with sliced olives, green onions, and no refried beans. It is totally worth bringing a beanless MP home and dressing it correctly. Like night and day.
I lost it when you opened the box and the disappointment on your face was priceless and hilarious! Your awesome Review Bruh! Keep up the good work! 😂🤣😂🤣❤️
He looked so sad 😥
Back in the time of 1997 that was the time when I started to work at Taco Bell as my first job when I came to US and you're right, they had the very good menus and I loved it, they also had green onion on top of the Mexican Pizza to make it look more colorful and more flavor, shame on Taco Bell, they changed the menu a lot and not look like what it used to be now. Does anyone agree to urge Taco Bell to bring Double Deck Taco and 7 Layer Burrito back?
Yes, I too worked there around this time and the menu was very good. When they began the perfect taco program and changed the taco sauce packets I knew it was heading down hill. The final nail in the old menu coffin was the 7 layer death. This company has tried to placate millenial taste buds and has committed a Jack Kevorkian move
My favorite was Meximelt
You can customize them now! I had one the other day with the chicken and I actually loved it!
You know Reviewbrah is about to lay down a beatdown if he stares into the camera after just one bite.
I feel the same, I got the same order the flavors was not like it used to be. Very underwhelming
Taco Bell Food Rule:
The food is prepared by someone who doesn't care at all
or
The food is prepared by someone who barely cares.
You don't know till you open the box.
Sometime you do get that one worker who cares and makes it perfect, but only works the late shift for some reason...
I have a taco bell that is pretty close to me that is a 10/10 every time, they pack every taco with as much as they can and never make the food sloppily.
Then there is another Taco Bell closer to me that cheaps out and puts almost nothing in the tacos
Service really varies from place to place
Or you get the employee that actively hates you for making them prepare food because how dare you. So they make the food with literal disdain for the customer.
@@FirstFamilyCharger Nailed it.
FUCK YES. THIS. Some people working there when I open the box ILL KNOW that their lazy asses are working there. BUT OMG these other people LOAD MY FOOD WITH HELLA GOOD AMOUNT AND CARE LIKE BRUH
my ex and i would watch everyone of reviewbrahs uploads, often in bed after a night out with our own junk food, we broke up a couple of months ago but i still think of those times fondly:) love u john
Their Mexican pizzas used to be good in the early '90s when I would buy them. At some point they started overloading them with refried beans while using little IF ANY ground beef. Haven't had one since they came back, but wouldn't pay $5 for one. That is ridiculous. Also back in the '90s it seemed Taco Bell held their restaurants to a higher standard, or at least trained management better, as the food was much more presentable and edible. On a sidenote I wish they'd find a way to market the Mexican pizza shells so I could make them at home.
We tried some the other night and while ours did have tomatoes, it no longer comes with green onions or olives. We felt pretty much the same as you...adding some diablo or fire sauce did help make the flavor pop but it was pretty bland overall.
The original Mexican Pizza had olives on it, which they took off several years ago.
That was way back when
sure did!! and green onion and tomatoes i thought too! but i definitely remember the olives on it! Wow that was way back in the day LOL
@@jimdandy3033 that's what i said too! LOL! ....the mexican pizza was the best thing on their menu...why they took it away in the first place anyway like seriously...just to bring back the hype i guess? sounds like a marketing play to me...
@@jimdandy3033 Jim Dandy to the rescue. Go Jim Dandy...Go Jim Dandy!
“this isn’t water this is mexican pizza sauce” bro is so funny
I use to eat these every time I went there, don't think I ever got one that looked as sad as that one. But I do remember that not once was mine ever cut. I just got use to making my own when they took it off the menu, ingredients aren't that hard to find. Still, I did really enjoy them when they had them before, might still try one to see how it is this time.
I just finished mine, after hearing rumors that they had changed the shell. Well it was the exact same for me as it was before 2020. Same shell, check. Same sauce, check. Tomatoes, check. Mine was put together much cleaner than Reviewbrah's, AND they cut mine as usual. I dunno man, sometimes his reviews can be taken as scripture, and other times he just gets a bum deal.
It’s still taco bell
True, but I like the fact he reviews them as it is. It's not cherry picked, it's just what the average customer gets -- and if companies don't want to insist on standards, well...
I don't know what people are talking about with the shell. It seems exactly the same as 2020 to me.
Same. Mine was awesome the other day. I guess some of these Taco Bell’s suck. Just glad mine ain’t one of them. Lol
I completely agree with this assessment. Calling back the the Taco Bell of the 90s and 2000s, those Mexican pizzas used to be thicker. They also used to have another ingredient, green onions on top. Ever since they ditched the green onions it hasn't been the same. In addition this new Mexican pizza shell is not quite the same as before. I would rate this a 4/10, an extra point for that nostalgia factor you mentioned.
Man that is one of the most sad looking pizza's I have seen anyone order so far since they brought it back. They also didn't cut it or put tomatoes on it like bruh they messed up two parts of it lol.
Its like 5 parts and they fucked up atleast 2 of them.
I was sooooo excited to get the Mexican Pizza. I couldn’t wait for it to return. I got it on the day it came out. But, when I got the Mexican Pizza & opened the box, the first thing I noticed was that it smelled weird. Then, I noticed that the shell looked a lot darker than it looked before. Plus, it looked like slop! After boycotting Taco Bell for 2 years originally because they took the Mexican Pizza off the menu, I was sooooo disappointed & won’t be ordering it again! I won’t be returning to Taco Bell either because this was my favorite thing to order! Plus, didn’t Taco Bell say that they took it off the menu in the first place because of how the packaging affected the environment?!? I don’t see anything different in the packaging at all! I call bullsh*t on Taco Bell!
They probably won't miss your order and don't care because their corporate Rich assholes. Eventually all NPCs that can't taste until things differently anyway will take over us real people
I remember when Taco Bell crunchy tacos were $0.39 in the 80s!
Thanks for the review on this. I've never had the Mexican Pizza, was thinking about maybe trying it since there's the hype and all, however without the nostalgia I may not try it (I prefer soft shell tacos and Crunchwrap supremes as well). My big go-to when I was younger was a steak burrito and a meximelt - now that's something I wish they'd bring back: the meximelt.