Taco Bell Meximelt back on menu, joins other discontinued items like Gordita Supreme
Attention '80s Taco Bell fans: Just in time for Halloween, the Meximelt has resurrected from the dead.
And it's not the only popular discontinued item back on the fast-food chain's menu.
On Thursday, five items that disappeared from the menu over the past six decades had returned to Taco Bell drive-thru and order-in screens nationwide.
Earlier this month, the chain introduced its limited-time Decades Menu, bringing back five popular items, including the Meximelt − which features seasoned beef, pico de gallo, and a mix of mozzarella, cheddar, and Monterey Jack cheese in a tortilla. All five, each from its signature decade, returned priced at $3 and under each.
"The Decades Menu helps unite generations of fans who fondly remember these menu items, with a new era of fans who have yet to experience the delight of a savory Tostada, taste the legendary Green Sauce Burrito, or take their first bite of a Meximelt," the company said in a news release.
Here's what Taco Bell brought back from the dead on Halloween:
Decades Menu items and prices
Five items Taco Bell items − each introduced in a different decade and priced at under $3 − are now back in stores.
They are:
- '60s: Tostada priced at $2.19 and available starting Oct. 31. This item layers refried beans, red sauce, crispy lettuce and shredded cheese over a corn tostada shell.
- ‘70s: Green Sauce Burrito priced at $2.49 and available starting Oct. 31. This burrito from the 1970's is filled with refried beans, onions, shredded cheese and green sauce made with green chili, peppers, tomatillos, jalapeño and spices.
- ‘80s: Meximelt priced at $2.99 and available starting Oct. 31. This item introduced the 1980's combines pico de gallo, seasoned beef and a three cheese blend of mozzarella, cheddar and Monterey jack wrapped in a tortilla.
- ‘90s: Gordita Supreme priced at $2.99 and available starting Oct. 31. This item from the 1990's wraps a flatbread over seasoned beef, reduced-fat sour cream, crisp lettuce, diced tomatoes and a three cheese blend of mozzarella, cheddar and Monterey jack.
- '00s: Caramel Apple Empanada priced at $2.99 and available starting Nov. 21. Launched in 2000, the sweet treat surrounds apple pieces and a creamy caramel filling with a golden-brown crispy exterior.
This story has been updated to fix a typo.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for Paste BN. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.