When I saw the sign on the Bell that said “Try our new BeefyX5 burrito”, I have to admit I was a bit perplexed. I mean they must’ve had to play pretty long to get a five times beef multiplier. And then to make it immediately available to everyone else? Damn kind of them, or so you’d think. The truth is that the X5 on the sign refers to the amount of layers in the Taco Bell’s new Beefy 5 Layer Burrito, and I have to say, Taco Bell is gettin’ pretty slippery with their definition of “layer”.
Once upon a time, Taco Bell had a 7 Layer burrito. These were the layers – Beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, a three cheese blend of cheddar, pepper jack and mozzarella, and mexican rice. Back then, you see, a three cheese blend could count as one layer, the cheese layer. Here are the five layers of this burrito – refried beans, beef, sour cream, shredded cheese, and nacho cheese. Cheese doesn’t even get its own dedicated layer anymore? We’re segregating cheese now? How far you’ve fallen, Taco Bell.
For only 89 cents, I’m surprised at how large this burrito is. If you’ve ever eaten the 89 cent chicken burrito, which is sizable itself, the 5 layer is even bigger than that. And it’s fat, too, densely padded with refried beans. Hey, it’s better than rice. In fact, the ratio of refried beans to beef is pretty disproportionate. For an item called the Beefy Five Layer Burrito, it is slightly lacking in beef, which is in fact the number one thing it should not be lacking in. The burrito is actually pretty good, though. The cheeses and sour cream with the refried beans give it a gooey feel that goes great with the beef, and the flavors hit all the right notes. But, as we state in basically every Taco Bell review on the site, there’s literally nothing new about it. It’s just a bunch of ingredients they use for all their items thrown into a tortilla shell. However, this is relatively balanced by the fact that Taco Bell pretty consistently has new products every month or two, so that helps. Either way, Taco Bell wins hands down for best value menu, and this 89 cent Beefy 5 Layer Burrito is a worthy addition to it.
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THIS IS THE GREATEST FOOD EVER INVENTED!!!! Goes great with Baja Blast. Well, anything goes great with Baja Blast. And really? U guys start talking about the hotness of the girls in the commercials? This is a FOOD review.
he’s right. this burrito is frickin huuuuuuge! tastes about like you’d expect. taco bell is definitely the best value out there.
Why do you spend the entire review tearing it apart, and then ultimately say it’s good and a good value?! If you like it, just say you like it!
Okay: I like it.
That said, I still have some issues with it. Hence the 4/7 rating.
Haha…I do that a lot. There is sometimes a lot of layers to what didn’t work with your food but in the end it still ends up decent…especially when its something like this…hard to be super critical when the thing isn’t even a dollar. This burrito looks pretty good.
Yeah I mean it’s a great burrito and it’s super cheap, but then again, you know exactly how it’s going to taste, and you can order 15 other items that taste the same. It’s just “good”.
yum
That second Taco Bell girl in the burrito commercial is hot!
Yeah its alright. But then it is fast food, so you do get your moneys (change) worth.
And yes that 2nd lady in the commercial is very pretty. Good merchandising on having a hot girl give you food.
I was hoping to find some pictures of the hot girl from the commercial…where they at?
no need to say it has beef in it, because beef it doesnt contain! I ordered 5 and they were basically just bean burritos. What suck about taco hell is that I dont want cheap shit in fact I usually order expensive iteams and pay for double meat and I almost neva get it, really pisses you off when you pay double. Now days when I get done like that I make them replace my while meal. The cheap fuxz!!!
I think the first girl (who says a snippy “Fine”)is really cute, much better than “Denise”, who has way too big a toothy smile.
get it with no beans and add baja sauce.
it’s really good!
I tried one of these recently on a late night Taco Bell run, it was a bit too cheesy for my liking (a strong American cheese flavor) but it’s a ridiculously good value for filling your belly on 89 cents!
I just got death stares in Taco Bell for asking if Denise was working…
Maybe she was on break.
I have tried it twice at different locations. Each time the layers throughout the burrito were one after the other; so each bite or was only beans, only sour cream, etc.
Maybe I should just hop over the counter and show them how it’s done… or just stick with something that is not so difficult for them to make correctly.
Try it without sour cream, it’s freakin’ delicious.
I thought the Burrito tasted as good as the TV add made it look.
Just tried it with no beans and baja sauce and it is amazing
So, Who was the hotty behind the Bozo.
Im eating one now as we speak. and i have to say its good for the money. i usually add volcano sauce to it! can you say PHIRE???
i loovveeeeeee them…
me & my friend tell each other whenever we buy them to show off! hahaha
Disappointing! They were out of sour cream, (ok), the only ingredients I could detect were refried beans and a small amount of ground beef and nacho sauce. Whoever heard of Taco Bell being out of sour cream? For goodness sakes, send someone to the grocery store.
its the best thing in the world so fuck you guys
OMG IT IS THE BEST BURRITO I HAVE AT IN A LONG TIME AND U CANT GO WRONG with the price
DAM KNOW I WANT ONE
“Anonymous
January 5, 2010 2:44 AM
no need to say it has beef in it, because beef it doesnt contain! I ordered 5 and they were basically just bean burritos. What suck about taco hell is that I dont want cheap shit in fact I usually order expensive iteams and pay for double meat and I almost neva get it, really pisses you off when you pay double. Now days when I get done like that I make them replace my while meal. The cheap fuxz!!!”
**You added a 6th layer to your spelling of “items” and forgot or changed a few layers in some of the other words. Taco Bell must not be brain food!**
TONIGHT THEY RAN OUT OF BEEF SO THEY MADE MINE WITH STEAK & CHICKEN AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE!
THE STEAK ONES WERE PRETTY DARN TASTY!
Does the 5 layer have 2 tortillas??
In the picture it looks like it, but no it doesn’t.
the 5 layers are
Cheese
tortilla
beans
beef
sour cream
the other cheese is not part of a different layer, it’s just added in a small amount for flavor
Also it’s 99 cents now xD
finally, ask for them to replace sour cream with beef, they’ll do it
Absolutely wonderful! I order mine without beans and wow is it delicious!
YES! Way better without the beans.
I love taco bell nacho cheese sauce so much I want to rub it all over my body.