Taco Bell breakfast

"I'd pay $9 for that."

 

Rachelle is my bosom friend (shout out Anne and Diana!). Whenever she's in town from New York, the first thing on our To Do list is simply: EAT. While it's a blessing to be always hungry and therefore never short on ideas of what to eat, narrowing down our many urges to just one all-encompassing meal can, as Anne would say, "try the soul." 

Lucky for us, Taco Bell recently unveiled its breakfast menu. No hemming and hawing here — we'd been waiting for each other to experience the T-Bell Brekky in all its well-marketed glory. Breakfast is served at Taco Bell until 11:00 — a smart choice. McDonald's stops serving at 10:30, which as Rachelle pointed out: "Anyone who's getting breakfast at McDonald's doesn't have their life together enough to be anywhere by 10:30." 

We'd heard from several reputable sources (mostly friends who also eat like its their job) that really the only worthwhile goodies on the menu are the Waffle Taco and the A.M.Crunch Wrap. We got one of each. The Waffle Taco was just as we'd expected: eggs, cheese, and a sausage patty nestled in a waffle. It hardly resembles a taco. Sure it was passable, but it's basically the poor man's McGriddle. Stop trying to be a McGriddle, Waffle Taco! You don't have sweet little pockets of syrup baked into your waffle. Call me when you do.

But the A.M. Crunch Wrap? Hold up — I'm too busy shoveling this deliciousness into my mouth. This is what Taco Bell breakfast is supposed to taste like: actually taco-y. They wrapped up eggs, real cheddar cheese (really!), sausage, and a hashbrown in grilled tortilla origami. Oh, and don't forget (never forget!) the oozy, creamy jalapeno sauce. It's what made Rachelle say "I'd pay $9 for that." Please, sauce gods, can creamy jalapeno just be a standard condiment from here to eternity? It's all we want in life.