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I tried all the items from the Luxe Value menu at Taco Bell so you don’t have to.

I went with my husband on a date and we ordered one of everything from the value menu. Some of these items are limited time only, but here’s what we got and what we thought of everything, in order of how we ate it:

1. Mini Taco Salad: 5/5
   • I had high expectations and this did not disappoint. My school lunch in high school used to serve the best taco salad and this is a miniature version of that: a crispy shell, meat, beans, cheese, and some veggies. Loved it.
2. Nacho Supreme Dip & Chips: 4.5/5
   • This was like my high school nachos, which were also popular. I loved dipping in the chips, though there was more dip than chips. We particularly loved the pico de gallo situation, with onions and cilantro.
3. Cheesy Roll Up: 2/5
   • You can make this at home by putting cheese in a tortilla and putting it in the microwave. It doesn’t taste bad, but it’s not worth getting unless you are feeding a small child who won’t eat anything else.
4. Cheesy Double Beef Burrito: 4/5
   • We enjoyed this a lot. It had crispy bits and some texture with added rice.
5. Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito: 3.75/5
   • The rice helps the texture, and I appreciate a vegetarian version.
6. Spicy Potato Soft Taco: 3.5/5
   • These are good, but the tortilla was sort of dry, and the taco felt underfilled.
7. Beef Potato Griller: 4/5
   • This was very hot and gooey and the potatoes were delicious.
8. Avocado Ranch Chicken Stacker: 4.75/5
   • This was a surprise in a really good way: it was huge, and the flavors were so good. The only bad thing was the somewhat dry tortilla. It felt a bit lighter than many of the other options, which was appreciated.
9. Three Cheese Chicken Flatbread Melt: 3.5/5
   • I like flatbread, but the filling wasn’t cutting it. Too soft. I did put the avocado chicken stacker filling into some flatbread, and that was a really good bite.
10. Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes: 3.5/5
    • These are great, but a little boring.
11. Chocolate fudge and caramel empanadas: 1/5
    • These were a huge disappointment. The flavor was just not great at all. It was more bitter and did not taste right.

And my overall ranking:

1. Mini Taco Salad
2. Avocado Ranch Chicken Stacker
3. Nacho Supreme Dip & Chips
4. Double Beef Burrito
5. Beef Potato Griller
6. Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito
7. Spicy Potato Soft Taco
8. Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes
9. Chicken Flatbread Melt
10. Cheesy Roll Up
11. Empanadas