{"id":31125,"date":"2018-08-28T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=31125"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:25:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:25:48","slug":"review-taco-bell-double-cheesy-gordita-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/08\/28\/review-taco-bell-double-cheesy-gordita-crunch\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Taco-Bell-Double-Cheesy-Gordita-Crunch.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch\" title=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After months of waiting \u2014 those Nacho Fries can only take me so far, guys \u2014 our <em>buenos amigos<\/em> at Taco Bell are finally back with a new menu item that weighs blissfully heavy, both on the stomach <em>and<\/em> soul.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s called the Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch \u2014 not to be confused with the Cheesy Gordita Crunch or the Doritos Cheesy Gordita Crunch, natch \u2014 and it is, basically, a whole tasty crunchy taco with spicy ranch sauce, gently placed inside a hot Gordita, layered lovingly with their quintessential three-cheese blend and, get this, a whole \u2018nother layer of that spicy ground beef. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Taco-Bell-Double-Cheesy-Gordita-Crunch-2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch 2\" title=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch 2.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I mean, c\u2019mon: it\u2019s always great to have a Taco Bell taco and a Taco Bell gordita separately on most trivial days, but to have both, combined, completely slathered with a whole heck of meat and cheese, it\u2019s starting to look like we\u2019ve entered a whole new realm of Border-based deliciousness in the fast food Tex-Mex market. I\u2019m kinda surprised the Bell hasn\u2019t come up with this winning concept sooner.<\/p>\n<p>A glorious mix of startlingly crunchy and indefatigably soft, the Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch is a beautiful mix of the best of what the Bell has to offer, all in one treat. The cheesy portion is hot and gooey, the meat area is the right amount of spicy heat and the breads \u2014 both taco shell and Gordita tarp \u2014 are fresh and delicious, the perfect placeholders. The addition of a spritz of some unexpected spicy ranch only doubles down with the nice bonus of a slight kick, playing very well with the other flavors.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Taco-Bell-Double-Cheesy-Gordita-Crunch-3.jpg?resize=600%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch 3\" title=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch 3.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch, besides being quite tasty is, additionally, packed with so much of that good stuff, that it actually creates one of TB\u2019s thickest items in quite a while. Come hungry when you try one; once you get to the halfway point, you\u2019ll start to question whether you can go any further but, like a true culinary warrior, you must go on, you must continue, you must finish that Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch, son.<\/p>\n<p>You see, and this would be my one issue, the afternoon I ordered this item, I got the five dollar box, thinking it was no big deal, that I would finish it in mere minutes as I had done in the past, numerous times with numerous Taco Bell items. Boy, was I wrong.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Taco-Bell-Double-Cheesy-Gordita-Crunch-4.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch 4\" title=\"Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch 4.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, I guess what I\u2019m saying is skip the five dollar box, because unless you\u2019re a competitive eater in training, it\u2019s just way too much food for one person. Go for the single Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch and wallow in comparative \u00e9lan. There\u2019s always more tomorrow. Much more. <em>C\u00f3mpralo ya!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 570 calories, 32 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 70 milligrams of cholesterol, 1110 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar, and 25 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.49<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> N\/A<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 9 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Combines the two best products on menu. Huge portions.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Have to eat fresh\u2014do not refrigerate and microwave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of waiting \u2014 those Nacho Fries can only take me so far, guys \u2014 our buenos amigos at Taco Bell are finally back with a new menu item that weighs blissfully heavy, both on the stomach and soul. It\u2019s called the Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch \u2014 not to be confused with the Cheesy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1519],"class_list":["post-31125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-taco-bell"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30913,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/08\/20\/fast-food-news-taco-bell-double-cheesy-gordita-crunch\/","url_meta":{"origin":31125,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Taco Bell Double Cheesy Gordita Crunch","author":"Marvo","date":"August 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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