Inspired by Will’s recent announcement that he’ll be working at ***Taco Bell|http://pulchersentio.prwdot.org/001815.html*** for the summer, I’ve been thinking a lot about Taco Bell today.

Now Becky and I consider ourselves to be pretty big Taco Bell nuts. Consider the fact that Taco Bell was, in a way, the ***common bond|http://prwdot.org/?p=archives/001762*** by which our relationship was first formed. Consider the fact that we regularly went to Taco Bell during college even though the closest one (that we knew of at the time) was 30 minutes away. Consider the fact that we’ll choose it over any fast food restaurant, if one is convenient.

But I had no idea there were so many people who could be more nuts (or beans?) about TB than us.

Today I Googled for “taco bell road trip” to see if I could find a way to get a list of the Taco Bells on our driving route to Ohio this summer. I didn’t end up finding such a thing, but I *did* find the ***Taco Bell Road Trip|http://www.tbroadtrip.com/***. Holy moley. These guys are my new heroes. Because of them, I’m now considering plans for our own Taco Bell-based road trip for later this year.

From their site, I found numerous other ***links|http://www.tbroadtrip.com/Links.htm***, including ***Talko Taco Bell|http://www.marshalls.net/tacobell/***, a user-maintained database of Taco Bell restaurant ratings, and ***Crazy Gorditas|http://www.angelfire.com/extreme3/tacobell/***, a compilation of all past and present Taco Bell menu items, including the famed Steak Burrito Bellgrande (one of my favorites of years gone by):

Steak Burrito Belgrande
Description: This discontinued burrito had steak, green sauce, cheddar cheese, fiesta salsa, sour cream and get this…tater tots!
This burrito retired years ago. However, we have someone who can turn back the clock for us and tell us how it was!!
Kevin’s Opinion: This was GODLIKE. The Steak Burrito Belgrande was what I ordered every time I went to Taco Bell for the entire time they were available. Everything else on the menu paled in comparison. There was tons of steak in the burrito, the cheese blend was perfect, had plenty of the tomatoes/onions/cilantro blend, the perfect amount of sour cream, and the tater tots were surprisingly good. The result was a mix that was so uniqe and flavorful that it shouldve been illegal. Overall, this was the best burrto that Taco Bell ever had…and is only rivaled by the Chicken Grilled Stuft. God I wish the Steak Burrito Belgrande was back. It was almost holy.

I agree on all counts. It was an amazing burrito while it lasted.

Hm. It’s 11:37 pm. Taco Bell’s still open. Should I stay or should I go?