In late January, the Damon Albarn-led group Gorillaz teased a new project titled Song Machine. While it at first wasn’t clear what form the new project would take, Gorillaz began cranking out singles with an ever-evolving eclectic array of artists from UK rapper Slowthai to Kate Tempest’s former drummer Georgia. Now, Gorillaz once again return with the brand-new single “Pac-Man,” which arrives on the 40th anniversary of the iconic arcade game.
This time, Gorillaz tapped LA rapper Schoolboy Q to offer up a verse on the new single. A digital beat accompanied by a sweeping bass provides the song’s instrumentals as Albarn offers breathy lyrics: “I’m a mad Pac-Man / Living in levelled world / Everywhere I go / I don’t know where I am.” The beat breaks down into a cacophony of synths before Schoolboy Q’s hard-hitting verse puts it back on track.
The song’s accompanying video was directed by Jamie Hewlett and depicts the band being taken over by an addictive video game. Gorillaz’s members begin to feel the hallucinogenic effects of the game before getting a much-needed wake-up call.
“Pac-Man” marks the fifth installation of Gorillaz’s Song Machine series. The group kicked off their project with a collaboration with Slowthai and Slaves, before sharing the tracks “Désolé,” “Aries,” and most recently, “Friday 13th” with Octavian.
Listen to Gorillaz and Schoolboy Q’s “Pac-Man” above.
Gorillaz are a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Uproxx is excited to announce we’re partnering with EDGE (Experiential Development for Gaming and Esports), a new cultural entertainment platform designed to connect regionalized communities of casual gamers by VY Esports. To celebrate this, we’re teaming up with GameStop on EDGE’s launch event, which features Madden in partnership with the North American Collegiate League, and will be available on both the UPROXX Gaming and GameStop Twitch streams.
The event takes place on July 25, 2020, and runs from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. PST. Hosted by esports personality Jess Brohard, the event is packed with big names from the worlds of gaming, sports, and entertainment. Los Angeles Chargers star Derwin James and Los Angeles Rams rookie Cam Akers will join in on the fun, as will rapper and gamer YBN Nahmir. Additionally, representatives from FaZe Clan and Team Liquid will participate, as will esports representatives from UCLA, USC, and UC Irvine.
“As the go-to source for culture and entertainment, we are always striving to deliver content that moves audiences to engage, listen, and share,” UPROXX Head of Publishing Kristopher Maske said in a statement. “And with more and more people exploring the world of gaming and esports, we’re thrilled to dedicate our efforts to collaborate with VY Esports to amplify this subculture of tomorrow.”
American Eagle is also joining the event as a sponsor. If you’d like to follow along, head on over to the Uproxx Twitch channel and subscribe, or visit the EDGE site for details.
On Saturday evening, 53-year-old Chris David, a disabled Navy veteran, took a bus ride to downtown Portland. According to the Washington Post, he had seen videos of federal agents attacking protesters, whisking some of them away in unmarked vans, and was disturbed by what he saw. So he decided to go talk to them, to ask them what they thought of the oath they had made to defend the Constitution of the United States.
David, who had never attended a protest before, hung back and watched protesters outside the federal courthouse after he arrived on the scene. When the feds arrived, they rushed a line of protesters, and David took the opportunity to approach the agents. Standing before them in his Navy sweatshirt, he asked them, “Why are you not honoring your oath? Why are you not honoring your oath to the Constitution?”
At first, agents pushed him away, causing him to stumble. He regained his footing, then continued to question the agents. Video footage from Portland Tribune reporter Zane Sparling then shows one agent hitting David repeatedly with a baton, while David somehow stands firm and unflinching with every blow.
“I stood my ground at that point and just stayed there…I did nothing provocative,” David told The Independent. They just started wailing on me with batons, and I let them. I probably could’ve taken a lot more baton blows if they had not sprayed pepper spray all over my eyes.”
After the pepper spray, David turned around and walked away, flipped the agents the bird, then stumbled into a cloud of tear gas. He managed to make his way to a park bench where he was helped by a medic.
“I would really, really, really like to thank Tav,” he wrote on Twitter. “She’s my street medic angel who pulled me out of the park and took me to safety when I couldn’t see anything anymore. She stayed with me the whole time and then her and her friends drove me around to find an ambulance.”
At the hospital, David found out that his hand was broken in two places. On Twitter, he shared that the surgeon had splinted his hand for now, but “plates, screws, and/or pins” await him on Friday.
People have made offers for donations or assistance, which David has said he doesn’t need. However, he has said he wants to help raise funds for street medics and Black Lives Matter.
After an insane two days, I would like some help from the wonderful folks who follow me.
First off, I don’t want a… https://t.co/ellpGCsnDR
A true hero stands firm in the face of injustice, not for personal glory or recompense, but because it’s the right thing to do. And a true hero redirects any attention or offers they receive to those who truly need it or who can further the cause of justice.
Christopher David proved himself a true hero this weekend, though he doesn’t see himself as the superhero some are making him out to be.
“They are playing me up as an Iron Man and a Superman,” David told KOIN News. “I’m a 53-year-old overweight man on blood thinners and I have a lot of physical damage from the military. So, I’m not made of steel at all. They could have killed me last night, as my ex-wife and daughter have reminded me 45 times this morning.”
Thank you, sir, for reminding federal agents who and what they took an oath to protect and for the physical sacrifices you ended up making in order to do so.
MMA fighter Alain “The Panther” Ngalani posted a video to Instagram on Thursday demonstrating the importance of wearing a mask on public transportation and it’s received over 86,000 likes.
In the video shot on a Hong Kong train, a maskless rider attempts to sit next to the four-time kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion as he’s reading a book. But the fighter refuses to allow him to sit down by doing the splits so his legs cover the entire row of seats.
“If you are not wearing a mask in public transport, keep your distance! Don’t argue with me,” Ngalani wrote on the post.
Masks are mandatory on public transportation throughout most of the United States because, according to studies, people are 19 times more likely to catch COVID-19 indoors compared to an open-air environment.
According to a UC Davis study, wearing a mask decreases the chances of contracting COVID-19 by 65%.
“Everyone should wear a mask,” Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, said in a statement. “People who say, ‘I don’t believe masks work,’ are ignoring scientific evidence. It’s not a belief system. It’s like saying, ‘I don’t believe in gravity.’
“People who don’t wear a mask increase the risk of transmission to everyone, not just the people they come into contact with,” Blumberg added. “It’s all the people those people will have contact with. You’re being an irresponsible member of the community if you’re not wearing a mask. It’s like double-dipping in the guacamole. You’re not being nice to others.”
There are still people out there (dads) who dismissively call Game of Thrones, one of the biggest commercial and critical hits in television history, the “dragon show.” But it’s obviously much more than that, just as another HBO series, Lovecraft Country, has higher ambitions than being known as the “monsters show.” The 1950s-set horror drama is about racial inequality, police brutality, and being Black in Jim Crow-era America.
And also “really f*cking cool” monsters.
“We have the ghost story. We have the adventure, the Indiana Jones story. We have the mystery story. We have the sci-fi story,” showrunner Misha Green told Entertainment Weekly about Lovecraft Country before praising the special effects team for the digital beasts they worked on. Originally, she wanted to put a dragon into the show, but that proved to be too expensive (no wonder Daenerys went from three dragons to one), so she and the team came up with a replacement monster that looks “really f*cking cool”:
“The idea that there’s not just one monster. I didn’t want to wait till the end of the season to see some big effects. I wanted to start in episode one and keep building from that.”
Episode one will also have an “extremely frightening” scene involving a small-sundown town Massachusetts police officer threatening to lynch three Black people if they don’t cross the county line in time. “The slow chase is probably the most tense thing I had experienced,” Da 5 Bloods breakout Jonathan Majors said. “You see a cop car, it could be a hearse. So that sequence was extremely frightening… You want the tension. But when it all came down, when it was all over, we had each other. And that’s a great theme in the [show]: that this family is so tight.” Lovecraft Country premieres on August 16.
While whiskey remains king in the spirts world, over the past few years enthusiasm for high-quality rum has increased substantially. There’s a pretty good reason for this and it should be obvious to whiskey fans. This sugarcane-based spirit — which is undergoing the same barrelling revolution as bourbon — is well suited for the whiskey drinker’s palate and complex enough that there’s a whole subculture for would-be geeks to dive into.
As with any booming industry, it’s not all gold. Though you have more high-quality rums readily available than ever before, you’ve also got a few duds to wade through, too. We’re talking about overrated bottles that get poured more than they deserve. This isn’t about putting brands on blast. Think of it as more of… an education, at the hands of bartenders. A reminder that you don’t have to always grab the bottle you immediately recognize.
Here’s what a handful of bartenders called out as their picks for the most overrated rums on the market.
Diplomatico Reserva
Nestor Marchand, director of food and beverage at Plunge Beach Resort in Lauderdale, Florida
Diplomatico Reserva. This rum is not very complex for a premium brand. It gets a lot of praise, but the flavors aren’t on par with the high price tag.
Captain Morgan Cannon Blast
Shawn Brown, general manager of Wine World in Miramar Beach, Florida
Captain Morgan Cannon Blast. Compared to others at this price point, it lacks complexity and depth of flavor. At 70 proof, it won’t go as far in mixing cocktails. It seems more like a gimmick than a serious bottle.
The Kraken
Reniel Garcia, bar director of Havana 1957 on Espanola Way in Miami
The Kraken — The quality has dropped lately, while the others around it have improved. I don’t know how much sugar is in this rum, but it is very, very sweet.
Pyrat
Seamus Gleason, bartender at Hotel Jackson in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Pyrat. It’s way too sweet. Drinks more like a cheap cognac and that’s really not what we’re hoping for with an aged rum.
Popularly used for mojitos and other rum-based cocktails, Bacardi Spiced in my opinion has been overrated for many years. It’s very harsh, dry, and tasteless.
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
Kurt Bellon, general manager and beverage director at Chao Baan in St. Louis
Captain Morgan is the brand called for when folks are looking for a generic rum and coke. Its marketing has positioned itself as the spiced rum, but I certainly don’t think it’s the best-spiced rum out there.
Bumbu
Tim Wiggins, co-owner and beverage director of Retreat Gastropub in St. Louis
Bumbu “rum” is one product that is incredibly misleading and overrated. It is marketed as “craft rum” when in reality it is a liqueur. It is a flavored liquid that is at best a bastardized version of rum. It’s truly unfortunate that it has become so popular.
Starts with a B and rhymes with “the party.” The rough aftertaste is rivaled only by Absolut. To be fair, their 8 year is actually very nice [We argee!].
Writer’s Picks:
Malibu
Sure, if it’s the first alcohol you ever drink, you might enjoy the cloyingly sweet flavor of Malibu mixed with cola or pineapple juice. But if you actually drink rum, this stuff will make it feel like your teeth are going to fall out. Sure, it’s technically a liqueur, but it still has a rum base and is called rum — both of which are insults to the dynamism of this spirt.
Myer’s Original Dark
Part of the appeal of Myer’s Original Dark is that its fairly cheap and it’s a blend of nine different rums of various ages. But for more refined palates, it’s a little too sweet because of the addition of extra molasses after distillation. Not a bad bottle to have in your collection, but certainly overrated.
Over the weekend, it was made clear that Juice WRLD’s new album, Legends Never Die, is a smash. The posthumous release debuted at No. 1 thanks to the biggest first week for an album this year. The album isn’t done making waves yet, though. Billboard, as it does on Mondays, revealed the top 10 of its Hot 100 chart, and of the ten tracks on the July 25-dated chart, five of them are by Juice.
As might be obvious, this isn’t something that happens all that often. In fact, Juice is just the third artist in the chart’s history to pull it off. Most recently, Drake scored seven tracks in the top ten (the all-time record) on the chart dated July 14, 2018. The only artist to do it before that is The Beatles, who did it twice, on April 4 and 11, 1964.
Four of Juice’s top-ten songs — “Come & Go,” “Wishing Well,” “Conversations,” and “Hate The Other Side” — make their debuts this week, which is good for another record. Four simultaneous top-ten debuts ties the all-time high mark: Lil Wayne did it on October 13, 2018, and Drake did it first, on July 14, 2018.
Elsewhere on the chart, DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar” remains at No. 1 for the sixth week.
Being a black woman in America can be difficult and exhausting and it often takes an emotional toll. Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Willson knows this all too well and wanted to share her experiences in a powerful essay published in The Players’ Tribune titled “Dear Black Girls.”
Wilson starts off in reminiscence of a poem or lyrics to a song that will be a black girl anthem.
“This is for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name. This is for all the girls who are ‘too loud’ and ‘too emotional.’ This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, ‘Oh, what did you do with your hair? That’s new.’ This is for my Black girls.”
The 6’4 forward is from South Carolina shared details of her heartbreaking first experience with racism while in the fourth grade after being invited to a birthday party by one of her white friends. Wilson was told she had to stay outside at the party because her friend’s dad didn’t like black people.
While this left her deflated and alone, the Aces’ star player knew that is what many black people have experienced in some form or another in their lives. It was valuable to her to learn about that painful reality at such a young age. Wilson also believes that black girls [women] are often stereotyped or silenced when we want to be heard. Words like “Loud,” “Angry” and “Ghetto” are thrown out there, she says.
“We’re a double minority,” Wilson proclaims. “It’s like the world is constantly reminding us — You’re a girl and you’re a Black girl.”
Difficulties of being the only black person in specific settings are all too familiar. The burden of being the only one is astronomical at times and leaves us with a range of hurtful and angry emotions. To be a black woman and stand up and let our voices be heard is very important. We can be smart, talented, and qualified but still, it’s not enough.
It is our responsibility to let little black girls know they are enough regardless of what society thinks of them. It is our responsibility to continue to speak up for one another. Sometimes we have to be the voice of the voiceless and stand up for what we believe in. As alone as Wilson felt being the only one in a majority white elementary, it was comforting to her to see a familiar face daily that looked like her. It was the school lunch lady that brought her a little excitement daily, which she wanted to note to show that examples can come from anywhere.
“You don’t have to be a WNBA player or a politician or a celebrity to have an impact on someone else,” said the WNBA All-Star.
Like the majority of black women and other women of color, Wilson just wants to be heard — all the time. “I don’t want to have to be UNAPOLOGETIC for you to hear me.”
HBO has big plans for its streaming audience this August.
A handful of new series and feature films are slated to debut on HBO and HBO Max this month with highlights including the premiere of the genre-bending Lovecraft Country and the conclusion to the network’s latest prestige drama, I May Destroy You, over on HBO. On HBO Max, the newest player in the streaming game, Seth Rogen’s comedy film An American Pickle has plans to be the platform’s first original film, drawing on a beloved short story from New Yorker author Simon Rich.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and HBO Max this August.
Lovecraft Country, Series premiere streaming 8/16 (HBO)
Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollet-Bell star in this adaptation of Matt Ruff’s literary achievement. The 10-episode series follows Atticus Freeman (Majors) and Letitia (Bell) as they take a cross-country road trip from Chicago through 1950s Jim Crow America in search of Atticus’ missing father. Along the way, they battle racism and monstrous creatures that even H.P. Lovecraft would balk at. We’re not sure which is more terrifying.
An American Pickle, Film premiere streaming 8/6 (HBO Max)
Seth Rogen pulls double duty in this comedic undertaking which marks the first feature from the new streaming platform. In it, Rogen plays Herschel Greenbaum, a 1920s-era immigrant who falls into a vat at the pickle factory and wakes up 100 years later, perfectly preserved thanks to the brine. He goes in search of family and finds Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a tech guy who couldn’t be more different than the offspring that Herschel had hoped for.
I May Destroy You, Series finale streaming 8/24
Michaela Coel’s excellent drama series ends its run this month. The show has held nuanced conversations about sexual assault and its aftermath over its first season, blending tough conversations with appropriately dark humor and Coel’s signature voice. It’s one of the best shows of 2020 and we have high hopes for how she’ll end this story.
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn, Film premiere streaming 8/12 (HBO)
HBO’s latest documentary tells the story of Yusuf Hawkins, a black teenager who was murdered in 1989 by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The tragedy, and the official response to it, revealed racial tensions that had been simmering between Black communities and the NYPD for decades, and though it happened over 20 years ago, it feels even more relevant to what’s happening right now.
Coming To HBO And HBO Max In August:
Avail. 8/1 10,000 BC, 2008 All the President’s Men, 1976 Altered States, 1980 Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, Season 1 Bad Influence, 1990 (HBO) Barefoot in the Park, 1967 Barkleys of Broadway, 1949 Batman, 1989 Batman & Robin, 1997 Batman Begins, 2005 Batman Forever, 1995 Batman Returns, 1992 The Bear, 1989 (HBO) Bee Season, 2005 (HBO) Before Sunrise, 1995 (HBO) Before Sunset, 2004 (HBO) Biloxi Blues, 1988 (HBO) Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007 Blue Crush, 2002 (HBO) The Candidate, 1972 Carefree, 1938 The Change-Up (Unrated Version), 2011 (HBO) Chariots of Fire, 1981 Contact, 1997 The Dark Knight, 2008 The Dishwasher, 2020 (HBO) Driving Miss Daisy, 1989 Elf, 2003 The First Grader, 2011 (HBO) The First Wives Club, 1996 Flipper, 1996 (HBO) Flying Down to Rio, 1933 Flying Leathernecks, 1951 Fool’s Gold, 2008 Fracture, 2007 The Fugitive, 1993 The Gay Divorcee, 1934 Get on Up, 2014 (HBO) Go Tell It on the Mountain, 2004 (HBO) Grace Unplugged, 2013 (HBO) Hard to Kill, 1990 Harley Quinn, Seasons 1 & 2 Highlander: The Final Dimension, 1995 (HBO) Highlander IV: Endgame, 2000 (HBO) The Hindenburg, 1975 (HBO) Hours, 2013 (HBO) House of Wax, 2005 House Party, 1990 House Party 2, 1991 House Party: Tonight’s the Night, 2013 How to Be a Player, 1997 (HBO) Idiocracy (Extended Version), 2006 (HBO) Interview with the Vampire, 1994 Jeremiah Johnson, 1972 Jim Thorpe: All-American, 1951 Jojo Rabbit, 2019 (HBO) Kung Fu Panda, 2008 Kung Fu Panda 2, 2011 Leprechaun, 1993 (HBO) Leprechaun 2, 1994 (HBO) Leprechaun 3, 1995 (HBO) Leprechaun 4: In Space, 1997 (HBO) Leprechaun: Origins, 2014 (HBO) The Long Kiss Goodnight, 1996 The Lost Boys: The Thirst, 2020 (HBO) The Lost Boys: The Tribe (Unrated Version), 2020 (HBO) Love Field, 1992 (HBO) Lovelace, 2013 (HBO) Lying And Stealing, 2019 (HBO) The Marine (Unrated Version), 2006 (HBO) Martha Marcy May Marlene, 2011 (HBO) Marvin’s Room, 1996 (HBO) Maverick, 1994 Monkeybone, 2001 (HBO) Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, 2007 (HBO) Murder at 1600, 1997 The Mustang, 2019 (HBO) My Blue Heaven, 1990 My Sister’s Keeper, 2009 Nell, 1994 (HBO) New Year’s Eve, 2011 (HBO) Ocean’s Eleven, 2001 On Dangerous Ground, 1952 On Golden Pond, 1981 (HBO) Phantom, 2013 (HBO) Pi, 1998 (HBO) Raise the Titanic, 1980 (HBO) Roberta, 1935 Romeo Must Die, 2000 Savages (Unrated Version), 2012 (HBO) Say It Isn’t So, 2001 (HBO) Serendipity, 2001 Skyline, 2010 (HBO) South Central, 1992 Spy Game, 2001 (HBO) Steven Universe Movie, (2019) The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, 1939 Striptease, 1996 Swing Time, 1936 They Live by Night, 1949 Things Never Said, 2020 (HBO) Three Days of the Condor, 1975 Time Bandits, 1981 (HBO) Top Hat, 1935 Two Minutes of Fame, 2020 (HBO) Walk the Line (Extended Version), 2005 (HBO) Wedding Crashers, 2005 Without Limits, 1998 Yes Man, 2008
Avail. 8/2 I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, Docu-Series Finale (HBO)
Avail. 8/3 HBO Asia’s Invisible Stories
Avail. 8/4 Mob Psycho, Season 1 Promised Neverland, Season 1 Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Swamp, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Avail. 8/6 An American Pickle, Film Premiere Doom Patrol, Season 2 Finale Esme & Roy, Season 2B On The Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries, Documentary Premiere (CNN)
Avail. 8/7 Habla Now, 2020 (HBO)
Avail. 8/8 Richard Jewell, 2019 (HBO)
Avail. 8/9 Perry Mason, Season Finale (HBO)
Avail. 8/11 Hard Knocks ’20: Los Angeles, Series Premiere (HBO)
Avail. 8/12 Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (HBO)
Avail. 8/13 Infinity Train, Season 3 Premiere
Avail. 8/14 Carmen Y Lola (AKA Carmen And Lola), 2020 (HBO)
Avail. 8/15 Birds Of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), 2020 (HBO)
Avail. 8/16 Lovecraft Country, Series Premiere (HBO)
Avail. 8/18 Looney Tunes, Batch 3 Smurfs, Season 2
Avail. 8/20 The Fungies, Season 1A Singletown, Season 1
Avail. 8/21 No Quiero Ser Tu Hermano (AKA I Don’t Want to Be Your Brother), 2020 (HBO)
Avail. 8/22 Queen & Slim, 2019 (HBO)
Avail. 8/23 Mia’s Magic Playground
Avail. 8/24 I May Destroy You, Finale (HBO)
Avail. 8/27 Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness, Docuseries Premiere
Avail. 8/28 Seneca, 2019 (HBO) Steven Universe Future, Season Six
Avail. 8/29 The Way Back, 2020 (HBO)
Leaving HBO And HBO Max In August:
Leaving 8/25 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2001
Leaving 8/28 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Director’s Cut), 2005 (HBO)
Leaving 8/31 42nd Street, 1933 A Perfect World, 1993 Adam’s Rib, 1949 Along Came Polly, 2004 (HBO) Cabaret, 1972 Dumb & Dumber, 1994 Full Metal Jacket, 1987 Good Will Hunting, 1997 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, 2003 (HBO) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2019 (HBO) Kill Bill: Volume 1, 2003 Kill Bill: Volume 2, 2004 Love Actually, 2003 (HBO) Magic Mike, 2012 Megamind, 2010 Misery, 1990 Monsters Vs. Aliens, 2009 Mystic River, 2003 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 1989 Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, 1985 Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird, 1985 The Adjustment Bureau, 2011 (HBO) The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, 2004 (HBO) Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, 2005 Unforgiven, 1992 Veronica Mars, 2014 You’ve Got Mail, 1998
We ask for and expect very little from Taco Bell. For the most part, we simply want them to keep doing what they do well. And yet… they insist on regularly changing their menu. Usually by making additions. So it came as a bit of a shock when it was announced that the taco chain — and home to the super-secret Enchirito — would be making some substantial changes to their menu this August, exactly a year after their last big menu revamp and the changes would be all deletions.
“Beginning August 13, we will be simplifying our menu to streamline operations,” Taco Bell said in a statement. “This evolved menu approach comes after months of analyzing the new way we are running our restaurants. With safety top of mind, we want to ensure an easy and faster ordering experience for our guests and team members.”
The changes coming to the menu are actually pretty substantial and include many fan-favorites. On the chopping block are Taco Bell’s Grilled Steak Soft Taco, 7-Layer Burrito, Nachos Supreme, Beefy Fritos Burrito, Quesarito, Spicy Tostada, Spicy Potato Soft Taco, Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, Triple Layer Nachos, Loaded Grillers, Chips & Dips (why?), and the breakfast menu’s Mini Skillet Bowl. A $1 Beef burrito and a $5 Grande Nacho Box will be the only additions.
Taco Bell promises that the “simplified menu and innovation process will leave room for new fan favorites” and indicates that the cut items may reappear on a limited-time basis. Of course, Taco Bell is still holding strong on not adding a plant-based taco to their menu, a terrible call on their part.
Here is one last goodbye to some of our favorites!
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