Companies/restaurant
Taco Bell
2016-12-13, 1 mention2017-01-17, 1 mention2017-02-14, 1 mention2017-10-08, 1 mention2018-04-03, 1 mention2018-08-16, 1 mention2018-10-12, 1 mention2019-01-05, 2 mentions2019-07-21, 1 mention2019-07-28, 1 mention2019-08-04, 1 mention2019-11-10, 1 mention2020-01-26, 1 mention2020-04-12, 1 mention2020-07-26, 1 mention2020-10-25, 2 mentions2021-02-07, 1 mention2021-12-15, 1 mention2023-03-25, 1 mention2024-01-27, 1 mention2024-06-01, 2 mentions2024-08-24, 1 mention2024-11-16, 1 mention2026-07-04, 2 mentions
Tim’s take
His steady position is that Taco Bell is the iconic fast food brand, better at branding than Del Taco despite worse ingredients, and worth defending against Whataburger and In-N-Out, which he calls overrated 1:08:51 36:10 0:00. He calls it "healthy" as a running joke tied to his parents feeding him junk food as a kid, and later admits he still eats it sober in his mid-30s and finds that embarrassing 17:10 1:16:17. He also credits its success to marketing squarely to junkies, stoners, and drunks rather than trying to appeal broadly, using the same point to explain the Cracker Barrel CEO's old job 52:47.
Beyond that argument he mostly hangs stories on it rather than opinions: a vegan woman melting down at a cashier over sour cream, a food court incident with Lil Xan, late-night Long Island runs with Ray after the Taco Bell/Pizza Hut combo, and a bit about exporting it to China to make citizens fat 8:50 36:10 19:40 54:34. He notes prices have crept up since the nostalgic early-2000s era he associates with the brand, without landing anywhere firmer than mild regret 38:27.
Every Reference (28)
"a while. You fucking give up. The gold standard is the belt. Taco Bell."
"threatened the lives of women who work at a fast food restaurant Taco Bell pull that clip please edit put in the opening I've threatened"
Political Rage, Broken Windows, and Millennial Sincerity Trend Reports — Kind Of A Minister+61s into the segment"better than great It's better than the stuff we would get from Taco Bell Taco Bell if you don't know has a combination Pizza Hut and It's"
"hipsters, they're all in Brooklyn. Nobody is at the fucking Taco Bell on Long Island anymore at 3am. Was it a airport? I don't even"
Vegas Shooting Skepticism vs. Overreach, and the Taco Bell Death Threat Story — Mandalay Ray+211s into the segment"eating in probably 11 o'clock or whatever I was eating my feet Taco Bell at home and I might to broke off whatever so the whole time I'm"
"And I'm telling you, I had a craving for a bean burrito from Taco Bell. I went into the Taco Bell an hour later. Yeah, I got it. I went"
Tim's Morgue Paintings and the Decomp Taco Bell Craving — The Middle Of The End+46s into the segment"advice you can do the right He's a fat slut. He ate a burrito at Taco Bell and broke his mouth. But if we're taught, he broke his tooth."
Old Yearbook Photos: Was Justin Ever Actually Fat? — Fat Camp with Justin Silver+76s into the segment"We would smoke Marlboro smokes every night at 2 a.m. Roll the Taco Bell. Yeah Getting the give me a nacho cheese on the side. Give that"
"look at the other end when no one else does we're grub hubbing Taco Bell Do you know what I mean? Like we're grub hopping Taco Bell."
Aim Small: Society's Placated Consumers and Beef Jerky Gifts — What is Shangri-La+5s into the segment"know what I mean like you have like a healthy you do consider Taco Bell healthy when I started with you very healthy um I will have you"
"Taco Bell morbidly obese woman with purple hair right was screaming at"
The Vegan Taco Bell Lady and the Bagel Guy — 158 - Leaving Hell"Is there anything more fun to being 17 or 18 or 19 and getting high, going through Taco Bell, laughing your ass off? Okay, here's where that's less fun. Your late 30s, it is not as fun."
"like that I like watching those videos where those guys go to Taco Bell and eat the whole menu or like trapeze it so there's something"
Should Tim Become a YouTuber and Do Mukbangs — #173 - Shane Gillis | The Tim Dillon Show+73s into the segment"and a good way to get heat and then we would always go to that taco bell/pizza hut or a diner right talk about pizza from the tag Robo"
Old Windowless Room vs. Living on Skid Row — #184 - Skid Ray | The Tim Dillon Show+80s into the segment"knows they keep saying fast food and [ __ ] safe so I went to Taco Bell the other day and I'm even on the drives from like this ain't"
The Funky Chicken and Blackface Cure Bit — #195 - Take Me To The Moon | The Tim Dillon Show+160s into the segment"these amazing burritos that they come up with every month at taco bell uh these things are iconic they're they're transcended they take"
Trump as History's Greatest Con Artist vs. Taco Bell and Del Taco — #210 - I Am The Most Successful Podcaster In Los Angeles | The Tim Dillon Show+264s into the segment"i think taco bell might have better food no i think del taco doesn't matter yeah but i think taco bell has more transcendent moments"
L.A. Restaurant Culture and the Wetzel Pretzel Food Court Incident — #223 - Lil Xan | The Tim Dillon Show+68s into the segment"somewhere you don't have to be on drugs what is your order at taco bell or del taco just had it taco ah just uh we used to call it the"
Second Album Plans, MGK's Pop-Punk Pivot, and the G-Wagon — #223 - Lil Xan | The Tim Dillon Show+22s into the segment"embarrassed either they're they shamelessly now taco bell is different taco bell is an iconic cultural experience but these other places are not"
Cold Open: Late Episode, Moving Studios, and Whataburger Slander — #238 - Keep Your Mouth Shut | The Tim Dillon Show+65s into the segment"in Austin man they were fine yeah good it's fine good why is Taco Bell some of the best Mexican food you have because food is an idea"
Afro-Latino Ben Character Bit and Miami vs. Austin — #280 - Nervous Neurotic Animal | The Tim Dillon Show+117s into the segment"Hut they got the hot but here's here's my point we're making Taco Bell China wow we're making them fat we're playing a game too we're"
Fighting China Back With Fast Food — Baby's Gotta Go | The Tim Dillon Show #339+74s into the segment"to own assets this is not a financial advice show now $20 a Taco Bell buys you a lot less now than it would have when we all fell in"
Taco Bell Nostalgia and the $2.59 Beefy Five-Layer Burritos — Price Of Poison | The Tim Dillon Show #379+11s into the segment"This is the ex-president of Taco Bell, this woman? She was an executive that did wonderful things at Taco Bell, and so now she's Cracker Barrel."
Redesigning Cracker Barrel as a Fascist/Zionist/MAP Restaurant — Donald Trump & Cracker Barrel | The Tim Dillon Show #394+338s into the segment"to do. I'm just saying you're going to have to make a choice. Taco Bell made the right choice to go junkies. People that are on drugs."
Theme Restaurants Explain America Better Than Museums — Donald Trump & Cracker Barrel | The Tim Dillon Show #394+87s into the segment"disheartened by this because not only because this will be a problem Taco Bell's going to start they're all going to start I'm telling you right"
Imagining Chick-fil-A's Actual Shows — The DNC Chick & Sunken Superyachts | The Tim Dillon Show #406+405s into the segment"Taco Bell closes at 11 now how about that fascism food we need it me and Ray used to drive through Taco Bell at 145 and get the Baja Chicken gordita"
"destruction of my soul. But then you come here and you go to a Taco Bell in the suburbs. I mean the BBS. You can't do it in the city because"
American Food Is So Good It Kills You — Celebrating 250 Years: A Very Special Episode | The Tim Dillon Show #502+59s into the segment"consisted of you showing him guns and then you go through the Taco Bell drive-thru. through because you're limited on funds. And you"
The Taco Bell Drive-Thru Quesadilla Bite — Celebrating 250 Years: A Very Special Episode | The Tim Dillon Show #502+25s into the segment