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For those who don't know, this pinned thread explains the current experience, shares relevant Taco Bell news, includes any new details or changes for our community. Limited time offers are a part of each Taco Bell "Experience". Taco Bell releases around 10 "Experiences" per year, each one with new items, limited offers and special releases nationwide. These experiences average 4-6 weeks each. All prices are corporate pricing recommendation and will vary by location.
*All prices below are recommended pricing. Prices will vary per location.
Experience 1: Dec. 18, 2025 - Jan. 21, 2026
NEW ITEMS
Cheesy Dipping Burritos ALC ($5.49) - Taco Bell's Cheesy Dipping Burritos are back as a limited-time offer, featuring two snack-sized, grilled burritos filled with steak or chicken and cheese, served with Garlic Ranch
$9 Discovery Luxe Box ft. Cheesy Dipping Burritos ($9) - Includes Cantina Chicken Cheesy Dipping Burrito 2pk, choose your own sauce, Beef Chalupa Supreme, Cinnamon Twists, Medium Drink
Steak Garlic Nacho Fries ($4.99) - Featuring seasoned nacho fries topped with marinated steak, pico de gallo, nacho cheese, shredded cheddar, and a popular Creamy Garlic Sauce
Quesarito Returns ($4.99)
Volcano Quesarito (1/8/26 - 1/21/26) ($4.99)
Confetti Cookie Freeze: Vanilla Cream Soda Base with Creamer and Cookie Syrup
Products sustaining from prior experience:
Nacho Fries ALC Reg/Large ($2.49/3.49)
Crispy Chicken Burrito and Taco (avocado ranch)
4pk Crispy Chicken Strips w/ 2 Spicy Ranch Sauces ($6.99)
$5/$7 Luxe Boxes
Vanilla Cream Soda Freeze (now moved to digital only + POS key)
Products removed from prior experience:
(Note: Your local store may still sell any of these items while supplies last)
Steak & Poblano Rolled Quesadilla
Franks Topped Nacho Fries,Franks Crispy Chicken Burrito & Taco
Orange Vanilla Cream Soda Freeze
Digital Products and Experiences:
DoorDash x Holiday Campaign
Overview: 14-day DoorDash tentpole holiday seasonal program
Classic Offer: 12/11-12/14: Free Crispy Chicken Taco w/ $20+. 12/19-12/21: Free Cheesy Double Beef Burrito w/ $20+
DashPass Offers: 12/5-12/7: Free Crunchwrap Supreme w/ $20+. 12/11-12/14: Free Crispy Chicken Burrito w/ $20+
1PD Fall Football x Cantina
Overview: Drive Daas and Cantina product incidence during all NFL and NCAA football gam days
Offer: $0 Delivery Fee w/ Cantina purchase
Dates: 9/4-1/4: Every Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
Uber Eats x NFL Playoffs Seasonal Campaign
Overview: Uber Eats campaign as part of their NFL Playoffs Seasonal campaign
Classic Offers: 1/12-1/25: Free Crunchwrap Supreme w/ $25+
Uber One Offers: 1/5-1/11: Free Crispy Chicken Burrito w/ $20+
Crispy Chicken Soft Taco Welcome Reward
Overview: Users who sign up for Taco Bell rewards redeem their Welcome Reward for a Crispy Chicken Soft Taco.
Dates: 10/16/25 - 1/21/26
Manifestmas - This Is Your Sign
Overview: This is your sign - select your cosmic number and discover what reward the universe has in store.
Offers:
$0.00 Crunchy or Soft Taco w/ $5 min
$1.11 Nacho Fries w/ $5 min
$2.22 Cantina Chicken Taco w/ $5 min
$3.33 Chalupa w/ $5 min
$4.44 Off a Purchase of $20+
Dates: 1/8/26 - 1/14/26
Luxe Value Menu Early Access
Overview: Loyalty Rewards Members get exclusive access to the 5 NEW Luxe Value Menu Items (Salted Camael Churros, Mini Taco Salad, Chips & Nacho Supreme Dip, Beefy Potato Loaded Griller, Avocado Ranch Chicken Stacker
Offer: Early Access to 5 new Luxe Value Menu Items
Dates: 1/16-1/21
Channels: App, Web, ConnectMe (Kiosk + DMB for Checked in Customers)
Digital Offers:
In-App
- 12/18-1/4: Enjoy $0 Delivery Fee with any Cantina Chicken Menu item (excludes Avocado Verde Salsa Sauce Packet) every Thursday (except December 25th) and from Saturday to Monday.
- 12/18-12/31: Purchase with Venmo, earn a free cantina chicken soft taco for your next order
- 12/18/25-1/21/26: Sign up for Taco Bell Rewards and get the option to choose the Free Cantina Chicken Soft Taco for your Welcome Reward.
- 12/18-1/4: Enjoy $0 Delivery Fee with any Cantina Chicken Menu item (excludes Avocado Verde Salsa Sauce Packet) every Thursday and from Saturday to Monday.
- 1/6 to 2/24: Enjoy $1 Delivery Fee when spending $25 or more every Tuesday during the month of January and February
- 12/18/25-1/21/26: Sign up for Taco Bell Rewards and get the option to choose the Free Cantina Chicken Soft Taco for your Welcome Reward.
- 1/2-1/8: Manifestmas
Taco Tuesdays
- 12/23: $1 Quesarito for first 30k at 2pm PT, 1x user
- 12/30: $1 Crunchwrap for first 30k at 2pm PT, 1x user
- 1/6: $1 Chicken Quesadilla for first 30k at 2pm PT, 1x user
- 1/20: $1 Chalupa for 1 hour from 2pm –3 pm PT, 1x user
Third Party Delivery
- 12/19-12/21: Free Cheesy Double Beef Burrito w/ $20+ on DoorDash
- 12/19-12/21: Free Crispy Chicken Taco w/ $20+ on Grubhub
- 12/19-12/21: Free Doritos Locos Tacos or Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme w/ $20+ on Uber Eats
- 12/23: Free Seasoned Beef Soft Taco /w $15+ for Uber One Student Customers
- 12/23: Free Regular Nacho Fries w/ $20+ on Uber Eats
- 12/26-12/28: Free Crunchwrap Supreme w/ $20+ on Uber Eats
- 12/26-12/28: Free Crispy Chicken Burrito w/ $20+ on Grubhub
- 12/26-12/28: Free Crispy Chicken Taco w/ $20+ on DoorDash
- 12/30: Free Seasoned Beef Soft Taco /w $15+ for Uber One Student Customers
- 12/31-1/27: 5% off Every order w/ $20+ (max $9) for Uber One Student Customers
- 1/1: Free Regular Quesarito w/ $20+ on DoorDash
- 1/1-1/2: Free Crispy Chicken Taco w/ $20+ on Uber Eats
- 1/1-1/2: Free Cheesy Double Beef Burrito w/ $20+ on Grubhub
- 1/5-1/11: Free Crispy Chicken Burrito w/ $20+ for Uber One Customers
- 1/9-1/11: Free Beefy 5-Layer Burrito w/ $22+ with DashPass
- 1/9-1/11: Free Cantina Chicken Burrito w/ $22+ on Grubhub
- 1/12-1/25: Free Crunchwrap Supreme w/ $25+ on Uber Eats
- 1/17-1/18: Free Chalupa Supreme w/ $20+ with DashPass
- 1/17-1/18: Free Spicy Potato Soft Taco w/ $20+ on Grubhub
- 1/6, 1/13, and 1/20: Free Seasoned Beef Soft Taco /w $15+ for Uber One Student Customers
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Steak and Poblano gone too soon. That shit was straight fire.
Agreed. Poblanos really added some nice flavor, was impressed with the ingredient
I wish they would add the poblanos as an add on item. They were so good
Check the quesadilla section of the app. My location still has it, just hidden.
Was soooo good! Easily my favorite LTO item of the year. It will be sorely missed.
Went out on a high note for me. Last one I ordered could have been straight from a commercial.
Made my day lol
Very much. More roasted peppers please. Give us roasted Carolina reapers. I’m sure nothing bad will come from it! 🫠
I ordered one w/ pico de gallo and they ended up giving me extra poblanos instead. Wasn't angry!
1/8/26 I’m either going to be REALLY HAPPY 😊 or much sad 😞
🌋
The Luxe boxes just keep getting worse:(
Why can’t the quesarito be in it 😫 guess I’ll just continue making my add on one
So...is it actually lava sauce?
It’s called “Lava Sauce” on the employee training card.
If there’s any difference, I’d assume it would involve reducing sodium since Taco Bell has been silently reducing sodium in its ingredients over the years. But that’s just a speculation. I don’t have ingredient lists to compare.
Appreciate the answer. Guess we’ll patiently wait a little bit longer to find out.
Yes
Waited two and a half years for TWO WEEKS of Lava’s return is crazy! And like others have asked is it the original Lava Sauce??
So which of the “cosmic numbers” gets you the free taco with $5 purchase? Because that’s the only deal that I’m interested in lol
The picture they put in the press release looks like the options will literally say "Manifesting 000", "111", "222", etc. So if you're interested in the free taco, you'll want to choose the "000" options, if that holds true.
Bless up, Blake. Thanks!
Garlic ranch my beloved, I put that on everything last time. Goes incredibly on the chicken enchilada burrito
Garlic Steak Nacho Fries are delicious. I'm typically not a steak person and was a little suspect of something garlic forward in Taco Bell, but I had to try it as intended. I may try it with the slow-roasted chicken or black beans next time. I do suggest a breathmint afterward, haha.
I also meant to get a side of garlic sauce to try on other items, but I forgot.
ofc its only gonna be 13 days, why wouldn't they just give us the sauce for a whole LTO?
Just to verify, this is that 'volcano' sauce that originally was supposed to be a Hot Ones collab or w/e right?
Because if it's the OG volcano sauce...
Finally some cheap food on Tuesdays.
Volcano item you say?
What's ConnectMe?
Being signed into your rewards account in the kiosk at a Taco Bell location
Are they ever going to make nacho fries permanent? I get tired of seeing them on these posts as if they're anything worth getting excited about anymore.
Getting there. I posted a month back it so about new fry dump equipment being installed in locations nationwide. Should be everywhere by the end of this year. Taco bell is currently testing permanent variations of Nacho Fries Supreme.
There are stores in select areas that have been serving Nacho Fries year around starting this year (2025) and continuing into next year.
Still have about a year before I think we see nacho fries (and’s possibly fried chicken) as “permanent” parts of the menu.
I saw another post last week saying the classic stacker is going away. Is that still happening soon?
Yes, it is being replaced my a new variation of the Stacker, which happens next Experience beginning January 22.
Thank you, still got a month left to enjoy!
Anyone try the freeze yet?
The price of the new combo box makes perfect sense in a universe in which other restaurants don't exist.
Anyone try the little dipping burritos?
The luxe box with them felt meh (ain't paying $2 more for chips n cheese) so I just added the garlic sauce to the 5 layer burrito on the normal online box and it was dope
Wake me up for a quesalupa. Back to sweet dreams.
Best not hear any complaining
I will complain till the double decker is back and permanently
I still don't understand the logic behind not having it as a menu item. They literally make the same item except with cheese instead of refried beans. They didn't even have to bring it back officially just give me the option to swap in the app.
There is no logic just dumb shit
iirc, they're killing it in E2
wait they’re getting rid of cheesy gordita crunch?
No, the double stack taco.
oh you scared me!
Honestly, the CGC never crossed my mind. The flatbread makes it feel like a completely different item compared to a DDT or DST.