{"id":70204,"date":"2025-05-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=70204"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T02:21:27","slug":"taco-bell-loaded-steak-and-jalapeno-fries-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2025\/05\/26\/taco-bell-loaded-steak-and-jalapeno-fries-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Taco Bell Loaded Steak and Jalapeno Fries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries1.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-70202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries1.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taco Bell&#8217;s latest topped fries <em>du saison<\/em> are the Loaded Steak and Jalapeno Fries. It features marinated steak, nacho cheese sauce, jalapeno peppers, and creamy jalapeno sauce on a bed of nacho fries. With the twin jalapeno toppings, maybe this should&#8217;ve been called the Loaded Jalapeno and Steak Fries. Or perhaps it should&#8217;ve kept the name Taco Bell gave it in 2019 \u2014 Steak Rattlesnake Fries.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read our review of those fries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/03\/04\/taco-bell-rattlesnake-fries-review\/\">click here<\/a>. Read on if you want to live in the present.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you might be wondering what the bleep is with that white bloop of reduced-fat sour cream. It&#8217;s not supposed to come with this, and I didn&#8217;t customize my order to get it. So, um, a bonus? But I transplanted the white topping to a taco so that I could experience the fries as the Taco Bell Gods intended.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries2.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-70203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries2.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries2.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries2.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tblsandjfries2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s a previous product with a new, less cool name, it doesn&#8217;t take away from the fact that it&#8217;s savory and tasty for the most part, which I&#8217;ll get to in a moment. The double strike of jalapeno ingredients brings the peppery flavor to the forefront, but both bring less heat than one might expect. I don&#8217;t know if the nacho cheese sauce had anything to do with the lack of spiciness, but if you&#8217;re looking to singe your taste buds, you won&#8217;t get that feeling from this unless you&#8217;re very sensitive to spiciness. The pickled pepper slices also have a satisfying crunch that the seasoned Nacho Fries wished they had. <\/p>\n<p>The bites I enjoyed most were those where the meat took a back seat to the fries and sauces. I&#8217;ve had Taco Bell&#8217;s steak over a dozen times by now since it comes standard with every loaded fries, but the more I eat it, the less I like it. I know I shouldn&#8217;t expect much from Taco Bell, but I feel as if the meat tasted much better when the chain first updated it years ago. Now, it has a flavor that doesn&#8217;t excite my taste buds, and I&#8217;d rather eat Taco Bell&#8217;s seasoned beef than the steak. <\/p>\n<p>Taco Bell&#8217;s Loaded Steak and Jalapeno Fries are a mixed bag of yum and meh. I enjoyed dipping my fangs into the fries, jalapenos, and sauces. But if I order this again, I&#8217;ll probably substitute the meat to create the Loaded Chicken and Jalapeno Fries or Loaded Black Beans and Jalapeno Fries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> $5.49*<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong>470 calories, 27 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 1420 milligrams of sodium, 39 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You&#8217;ll probably pay less than I did.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taco Bell&#8217;s latest topped fries du saison are the Loaded Steak and Jalapeno Fries. It features marinated steak, nacho cheese sauce, jalapeno peppers, and creamy jalapeno sauce on a bed of nacho fries. With the twin jalapeno toppings, maybe this should&#8217;ve been called the Loaded Jalapeno and Steak Fries. Or perhaps it should&#8217;ve kept the 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