Breakfast at Taco Bell?

     Ever since Taco Bell announced that they would be serving up morning vittles, there has been a lot of chatter about it online, most of it in a negatively humorous vein. We here at Mind of the World have decided to ignore all the chatter and find out for ourselves just what kind of breakfast one gets when he or she runs for the border.
     In the interest of full disclosure, our Publisher/Managing Editor works for Pizza Hut. He also holds shares in Yum Brands, the parent company of both the Hut and Taco Bell.
     Getting to the Taco Bell at 7:50 am was no easy task, as rush hour traffic from the MTI students caused our reviewer to employ more caution than usual. Once there, he wondered if the place was open. Upon entering he saw 4 employees, three of which were clocked in. There was nobody else in the building, but the remaining 3 were bust attending to something else until the employee who was waiting for her shift to start called our reviewers presence to someone's attention. This lack of attention worked in their favor, because it gave time for this reviewer to formulate his order.

     Our reviewer ordered the steak and cheese burrito combo, also known as  the #16. This consisted of a steak and cheese burrito (no kidding?), a choice of either hash browns or a Cinnabon Delight, and a drink. The reviewer chose regular coffee and a Cinnabon Delight. At most breakfast places, the coffee is done before the rest of the meal, but the exact opposite happened here. The coffee was hot when it arrived, which is just what one looks for. The burrito was cooked to perfection, and he salsa was not too hot or spicy. In fact, it was barely noticeable. The Cinnabon Delight lived up to it's name and beyond. The Delight is a pastry resembling a donut hole filled with Cinnabon frosting and rolled in cinnamon.

     The reviewers needs were consistently addressed, sometimes before they arose. Electrical outlets for computers and other such devices were readily available, but our reviewer was only able to use Ruby Tuesday's wireless Internet, which was spotty from this location.

     Bottom line, Taco Bell is a great place to have breakfast, and while it may not yet be better that McDonald's, with time, it, and they, may catch on! We give the Taco Bell breakfast 4 forks, even though no silverware was used during the meal!