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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @glenaitken9403
    @glenaitken9403 Місяць тому +182

    As Billy Connolly once said, the only difference between all those items is how they're folded.. .... 🤣🤣

  • @DigiRangerScott
    @DigiRangerScott Місяць тому +41

    The fact that this is happening at a time when both the Cantina menu and the Decades menu are happening, 2024 will actually show up HEALTHIER in terms of menu size is great

  • @noahmlb
    @noahmlb Місяць тому +185

    We are sooo back

  • @PurpleGamingDude98
    @PurpleGamingDude98 Місяць тому +58

    Love these comparisons from 2020 to now I think Burger King should be next on the list since it’s mainly gotten a tad bit expensive in the Uk

    • @marydavis5234
      @marydavis5234 Місяць тому +2

      BK in the US, has three new whoppers

    • @RRaZoreDD
      @RRaZoreDD Місяць тому +3

      A tad? You need to take out a small loan before you can order at BK thesedays. Five Guys, banks can't afford the loan.

    • @rebeccaradbourne5651
      @rebeccaradbourne5651 Місяць тому +1

      Burger king has always been a once/twice a year treat.. even when it was £4 for a bigmac burger king was £8/9 quid

    • @perkypears
      @perkypears 14 днів тому

      BK burgers are about the same price as wendy's and not nearly as good, so i rarely go to BK and only do it when i want some shockingly cheap chicken nuggets other than mcdonald's

  • @nothing-lf4zi
    @nothing-lf4zi Місяць тому +24

    lets be fair guys, you can afford a warm food holder so your food isnt cold when you film it.

  • @IAmAshleyBailez
    @IAmAshleyBailez Місяць тому +47

    Joe, we aint in the EU anymore, speak to Taco Bell and bring those US exclusives over here.

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella Місяць тому +17

      On it

    • @curlyspikes7114
      @curlyspikes7114 Місяць тому +6

      We still have the same food regulations as EU and to be fair, they ban certain additives for good reason.

    • @ethanspring5129
      @ethanspring5129 Місяць тому

      They ban stuff for a reason

    • @Abi-Grey8
      @Abi-Grey8 23 дні тому

      We ban additives because they cause an increase in hyperactivity among other things.

    • @pink1536
      @pink1536 19 днів тому

      ​@@Abi-Grey8 hyperactivity is a good thing

  • @ryanleatigaga7596
    @ryanleatigaga7596 Місяць тому +14

    The Street Chalupas Taco Bell had a while ago alongside their Cantina menu was probably my favorite item from there for a while.

  • @c.james1
    @c.james1 Місяць тому +11

    They sell cheez-its in the UK now too, not even in like specialty stores, just in normal supermarkets. They have been advertising all over youtube.

  • @conormurphy4328
    @conormurphy4328 Місяць тому +13

    Taco Bell in the uk is maybe the biggest offender of “I could make this at home better for half the price” in fast food

    • @watcherzero5256
      @watcherzero5256 Місяць тому

      Never eaten there, we just open a tin of refried beans, warm on hob and pop a couple of taco shells in the microwave to warm then coat in grated cheese. Takes literally 5 minutes to prepare.

    • @Farquad76.547
      @Farquad76.547 Місяць тому

      Mate that sounds absolutely sickening! Where are you from ^

  • @FarmerEnvoyXtreme
    @FarmerEnvoyXtreme Місяць тому +10

    Can't wait to be in the 2020 vs 2024 vs 2028 video

  • @antoinedodsonsbandana5856
    @antoinedodsonsbandana5856 Місяць тому +49

    I've stopped going to Taco Bell here (UK). The portions have become absolutely tiny, with hardly any filling, yet the prices have gone up considerably 😒

    • @ashhabimran239
      @ashhabimran239 Місяць тому

      I stopped going because the Taco Bell near me closed for whatever reason

    • @Crystallium
      @Crystallium Місяць тому

      ​@@ashhabimran239 at least you had one near you, 142 locations and theyve never had one in my city 💀

  • @chlcrk
    @chlcrk Місяць тому +14

    14:18 We do now have Cheezits in the UK tbf. Noted them launch earlier this year in a couple of supermarkets near me. Can't say I found the one I brought super amazing though

    • @JessicaRainbow
      @JessicaRainbow Місяць тому +2

      Agreed. The flavour is too mild

    • @rebeccaradbourne5651
      @rebeccaradbourne5651 Місяць тому

      ​@@JessicaRainbowour flavours will never ever match because of the ingredient restrictions

  • @Tazallax
    @Tazallax Місяць тому +5

    @7:32 Which is really weirder though: an animal as a taco shell, or the pulverized reproductive organs of corn as a taco shell?

  • @roll3886
    @roll3886 Місяць тому +4

    The US also has the Cantina Chicken Bowl, which comes with the verde packet. I personally like that a lot and I have to agree that when they added that chicken onto the menu it made things a lot better.

  • @thehapagirl92
    @thehapagirl92 Місяць тому +9

    The chalupa is now like $5-$6 here in Orange County, CA. It’s ridiculous

    • @avgjoeavglife
      @avgjoeavglife Місяць тому +1

      That's too much.

    • @perkypears
      @perkypears 14 днів тому +1

      at that point just go to a food truck and get yourself half a dozen much better tacos

  • @chlcrk
    @chlcrk Місяць тому +15

    6:25 Tortilla, can recommend. Those are pretty good and quite widely available. There used to be a burrito place called Benito's Hat which was my favourite but that went bust during covid so isn't as big a thing now

    • @conormurphy4328
      @conormurphy4328 Місяць тому +1

      Absolutely, their chicken asado burrito is one of my favourites

    • @johnpaul4150
      @johnpaul4150 Місяць тому

      1😊​@@conormurphy4328

    • @conormurphy9284
      @conormurphy9284 Місяць тому

      Boojum in N.I and I think they have a few in mainland UK beats tortilla every day of the week icl not even close

    • @chlcrk
      @chlcrk 6 днів тому

      @@conormurphy9284 They only have 4 and the nearest one is in Birmingham. Which, tbf, I go to now and again so maybe it should be on my list for my next swing round there

  • @jacksonmacmanus1001
    @jacksonmacmanus1001 Місяць тому +3

    13:41 we have Cheez-Its in the UK now but as their Snap'd crisps, have done for a few months, i love them, they come in Chilli Cheese, Double Cheese and Sour Cream and Chive & Cheese

  • @MrPolford
    @MrPolford Місяць тому +18

    Doritos Locos Taco Supreme is effing delicious!!

  • @danners4302
    @danners4302 Місяць тому +4

    1:58 the scales going past 666g 🤣🤣

  • @RRaZoreDD
    @RRaZoreDD Місяць тому +2

    The party size was available nationwide in the UK just 2 years ago but has since gone missing from the menu besides a couple of places. I know it's still on the menu in one of their Hull locations as well as their Cleethorpes one.
    But even when it was on the menu back in 2020, Harry missed it off then anyways so guess it doesn't really matter. Also, at least at my local Taco bell the drinks either come in regular or large.

  • @angellynn7701
    @angellynn7701 Місяць тому +3

    I agree about the pricing it has gotten so ridiculous what it cost to get fast food a few years ago versus now is unacceptable. I’d rather go to a sitdown restaurant at this point

  • @etiennesharp
    @etiennesharp Місяць тому +30

    So Harry looks more careworn but Joe looks identical? Those USA chemicals, baby!

    • @conormurphy4328
      @conormurphy4328 Місяць тому +4

      Perfect for live mummification

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella Місяць тому +11

      Baha Blast is embalming fluid

    • @marydavis5234
      @marydavis5234 Місяць тому +1

      @@JoeAvella Newsflash Bahamas blast is actually blueberry Mt dew

    • @kuebby
      @kuebby Місяць тому

      Harry looks like Harry Potter at 0:58

    • @ashhabimran239
      @ashhabimran239 Місяць тому

      But at what cost, health risks? Also, I don't think older people only 4 years apart look that different

  • @Jamie_D
    @Jamie_D Місяць тому +2

    Perfect, redo the rest of the fast food places as well :)

  • @kmn2222
    @kmn2222 Місяць тому +2

    Them old vids so funny Harry hardly showed any personality but you can see how much he got comfortable and now is very animated with his tone while speaking

  • @Jaketime-z3b
    @Jaketime-z3b Місяць тому +15

    I'm so hungry looking at this

  • @StairwellTheCat
    @StairwellTheCat 5 днів тому +1

    Taco Bell is actually the best fast food restaurant for vegetarian options as you can order anything with Beans instead of Beef and enjoy any menu item!

  • @Over_Toasted
    @Over_Toasted Місяць тому +5

    In a weird turn of events, the potato taco is the most authentically mexican item at taco bell

  • @robwatson496
    @robwatson496 Місяць тому +22

    'you're slowly becoming America' so terrifyingly close to the truth on all levels

    • @moogleking
      @moogleking Місяць тому

      Yep it's true

    • @Farquad76.547
      @Farquad76.547 Місяць тому

      Just not in terms of the weather

    • @jcoop0008
      @jcoop0008 20 днів тому

      @@moogleking meh, could be worse. i’d rather become america than become somalia, ethiopia, yemen, most of the world honestly.

  • @DarkCobra88
    @DarkCobra88 Місяць тому +2

    I think in regards to the bottle of Pepsi comparison, whilst statistically it is correct, the average person doesn't order a 1.5L of pepsi and drink it in one. Whilst the Baha blast drink is intended to be consumed in one sitting (as a drink option). This is one reason our drinks are smaller from fast food chains, the sugar based drinks are smaller quantity so you don't consume so much sugar. Though most drinks are now sugar free with the notable exceptions being pepsi regular and coke regular, but most places have fanta or tango which is sugar free.

  • @Oltheboll
    @Oltheboll Місяць тому +4

    UK Vs US Season 8! Here we go!

  • @marilynturcotte5304
    @marilynturcotte5304 Місяць тому +1

    It would be interesting to find out the differences between Canadian, British, and American Fast Food Chains. Sometimes, they seem to lean towards one country or the other, but there is never a direct comparison of either country.

  • @kerrywhitemd
    @kerrywhitemd Місяць тому +3

    My favorite part was the 20/24 hair side by side!!!!!!

  • @Dugie555
    @Dugie555 26 днів тому

    That’s so freaking true Harry does have a fantastic voice for the weather forecast! 👏 🤣 Anyhow, it sucks that the prices have gone up that much in just four years…. Great commentary as usual guys! 🌮 🌯 👏 😋

  • @PandaLuvs1D
    @PandaLuvs1D Місяць тому

    Chess double beef Is the beefy melts replacement. It's made almost the exact same way. A lot of the exclusive UK items are on us items. The crispy chicken taco and burrito were limited time items in the us.

    • @PandaLuvs1D
      @PandaLuvs1D Місяць тому

      "It's not a flatbread it's a gordida shell"..... lmao my guy the gordida shells and are flatbread. Oh and the chalupas are just fried flatbread.

  • @justpurplegaming2049
    @justpurplegaming2049 Місяць тому +1

    our man harry went Hungry Hungry Harry - and he kinda became a 5 layer burrito himself , GO HARRY!!!

  • @jeffhardysoul
    @jeffhardysoul Місяць тому +2

    Protect this series, they're fighting for us consumers

  • @pamelaramdat8321
    @pamelaramdat8321 Місяць тому

    Love this video

  • @watcherzero5256
    @watcherzero5256 Місяць тому +4

    Wow, none of those US cups could physically hold the claimed liquid volume!

  • @AshtonR-j7h
    @AshtonR-j7h 7 днів тому

    The taco bell breakfast is my favorite fast food breakfast! In my area all my taco bells removed the breakfast options and as a pregnant woman I greatly mourn the loss 😢

  • @breemorr
    @breemorr Місяць тому +15

    I want to see another Aussie collab! we have a few Taco Bell hahah

    • @1wildCHIICK
      @1wildCHIICK Місяць тому +1

      Disapointed they removed the pulled pork from the menu at least here in Brisbane, I no longer go to taco bell cause of it.

    • @ToiletDuckFan
      @ToiletDuckFan Місяць тому

      We very, very, very barely have any Taco Bell.

    • @breemorr
      @breemorr Місяць тому

      @@ToiletDuckFan But their America verses Australia videos are so great :')

  • @eggsaladsamich7396
    @eggsaladsamich7396 Місяць тому +3

    I miss the huge beefy 5 layer from 14 years ago. It's not much bigger than a large egg roll now...

  • @ianjenkins4641
    @ianjenkins4641 Місяць тому +16

    Harry has put on some timber in 4 years 😂

    • @SteveODonnell
      @SteveODonnell Місяць тому +2

      All those food wars. Sampling full menus will do that 😎

  • @googlehatesme
    @googlehatesme 21 день тому +1

    i totally forgot this channel existed

  • @heavenlyshadow25
    @heavenlyshadow25 28 днів тому

    I've noticed the price increase since 2020 and it's insane. My standard order has jumped up by at least $20 or more for the same order/amount of food it's crazy. Now, it costs me just about the same if not more as going to a "more expensive" place.

  • @AnikethBandi
    @AnikethBandi Місяць тому

    Regarding your drink measurments, yall forgot that ice takes up space and doesn't fill up the measuring cup. If you were to fill up with only drink no ice it would likely be closer to the marketed amount.

  • @wildsurfer12
    @wildsurfer12 Місяць тому

    You need to review US+UK Milka next!

  • @shawnm7246
    @shawnm7246 Місяць тому +4

    I don't go to taco bell anymore. Too expensive for what you get. 6 dollars for a burrito supreme is ridiculous when I can get a burrito at a restuarant for 10 bucks thats literally 5 or 6 times more food and far better quality.

    • @smoeysmion
      @smoeysmion 11 днів тому +1

      i've started making my own tortillas at home fresh and just meal prepping my own fixings for tacos, burritos, or whatever i want. by the time you spend 15 dollars at taco bell you could take that money and use it to buy fresh ingredients and make multiple of whatever you get at taco bell. not to mention it's healthier to make it yourself.

  • @nensondubois
    @nensondubois Місяць тому

    I really want the choco-taco, XXX grilled stuffed chicken burrito, soft chicken ranchero tacos back as a permanent menu fixture.

  • @coasttocoast2011
    @coasttocoast2011 Місяць тому

    I would like to try Taco Bell but looking at the website, most of them here in QLD Australia seem to be SEQ (South East Queensland)

  • @idontcare70
    @idontcare70 Місяць тому +1

    I buy TB sauces at the grocery market. My favourite is Diablo.

  • @ulysses2162
    @ulysses2162 Місяць тому +1

    We also have Barburrito over here in the UK that Harry forgot to mention.

  • @mattbarker2943
    @mattbarker2943 26 днів тому

    I’m having Taco Bell as I watch this, so glad they brought back the caramel apple empanadas.😋

  • @diabloninja8384
    @diabloninja8384 Місяць тому

    I ordered a 3 soft taco meal, a beefy 5 layer, and a chicken quesadilla and it was almost $30. Never going back at that price. 🤣

  • @Oktopia
    @Oktopia Місяць тому +8

    Note to self: Never open anything from Taco Bell. It looks too much like the inside of a dirty diaper. We don't have Taco Bell in Norway at all.

    • @Farquad76.547
      @Farquad76.547 Місяць тому

      You guys don’t have any good fast food places I hear from my friend Sindre givesheadestad

  • @Robert-b4e1v
    @Robert-b4e1v 13 днів тому

    Live in Canada. Saturday last went to a non-chain burger joint. Purchased one cheeseburger, one order of chips, no drink for take-out. Cost over $15.00. Now back in 1976 you could get a cheeseburger at McDonalds for 25 cents. Getting expensive!!!

  • @xt-002dcns
    @xt-002dcns Місяць тому

    Processed cheese (...whey powder, *flavor* , E407, E508). That's a nice ingredient you got right there

  • @WhyKn0tU
    @WhyKn0tU Місяць тому

    I haven't eaten anything since their last video...now finally ^^

  • @sks2002
    @sks2002 Місяць тому +1

    The UK has 2 sizes. Every location around me has a large option.

  • @SinPanda94
    @SinPanda94 Місяць тому

    Please tell me someone has clipped Joe silently pouring out sugar into the cup lmao idk why I found that so funny

  • @idontcare70
    @idontcare70 Місяць тому +1

    Our local Taco Bells are out of control with their price increases. The two we have are owned by the same folks. They've lost customers because of the prices ($2.19 for a regular taco, for example). Considering how small our town is, and the other options we have, I don't believe many would miss Taco Bell should they close.

  • @Plexipal
    @Plexipal Місяць тому +1

    If anyone from UK Taco Bell is reading this, what happened to the Oldbury store?

  • @andybaker2456
    @andybaker2456 Місяць тому +2

    Taco Bell failed completely in the 80s here in the UK. I can only think of a couple of branches at that time here in London, one in the West End between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, and one in Earls Court. There could have been others, but not many. They weren't around for long.
    I was aware of them in the 80s as my cousin had taken me to Taco Bell a number of times when I went to visit family in North Carolina, but they were pretty much unknown here.
    But I'm thinking that social media has raised their profile here now, so they're trying again. I tried one a few years ago for nostalgia purposes, and it was awful! Everything has a weird waxy taste to it!

  • @ToiletDuckFan
    @ToiletDuckFan Місяць тому +3

    Very surprisingly, we now have one in my state. Thank god, this warned me to never ever, try Taco Bell.

  • @wallied3583
    @wallied3583 Місяць тому +2

    How did you survive this?

  • @ginnyweatherbee7941
    @ginnyweatherbee7941 Місяць тому +1

    I like the cantina chicken bowl, but haven’t had it in quite awhile

  • @frankgyure3154
    @frankgyure3154 Місяць тому +3

    I have never eaten at Taco Bell. And I never will.

  • @lemmiwinks09
    @lemmiwinks09 Місяць тому +1

    Gotta go to India and do an exchange series with Nikhil!

  • @tamaramcrae4037
    @tamaramcrae4037 Місяць тому

    Well, because of this series I buy small fries from Burger King instead of medium fries now since they are the same sizes so thank you business insider lol

  • @Nanonic001
    @Nanonic001 Місяць тому

    I have literally just had a post Taco Bell clearout. Planned my whole weekend around the world falling out of my hole.

  • @raylol4291
    @raylol4291 Місяць тому

    the beefy melt burrito is called that because they melt the shredded cheese in the melter thing before folding it 😁

  • @ch.3569
    @ch.3569 28 днів тому

    Taco bell is expensive for single items the crunch wrap is 6.19. You get the Crunch wrap in one of there online meals and pay 6.99 for that + another taco + side + drink

  • @episodesglow
    @episodesglow Місяць тому

    You're good on not knowing what a hexagon is Joe, my mom called a stop sign (octagon shape) a circle 😭

  • @dreskie6993
    @dreskie6993 Місяць тому +1

    🤣🤣🤣 less food and more money. I haven’t had Taco Bell’s in years now.

  • @C_my_FrancHeart
    @C_my_FrancHeart Місяць тому +1

    Please do a Foreign Exchange with Germany !!!

  • @Orlak3lly
    @Orlak3lly Місяць тому

    Wish we had Taco Bell in Ireland! Looks so yummy

  • @jocdrotar78
    @jocdrotar78 Місяць тому

    You guys could do Netherlands vs USA

  • @EmilyJelassi
    @EmilyJelassi Місяць тому +3

    Why does NO ONE include carbs??? I don't care about calories, but as a diabetic, I NEED to know the carbs!!!@

    • @Farquad76.547
      @Farquad76.547 Місяць тому

      You’re a minority Emily.

    • @Farquad76.547
      @Farquad76.547 Місяць тому

      As a diabetic I would advise against eating hot cross buns

  • @TheIncinerator12
    @TheIncinerator12 Місяць тому +1

    The "best thing taco bell has ever done" would be the waffle taco.

  • @michaelmarche7641
    @michaelmarche7641 Місяць тому

    I tried the Baja Blast about a month ago and to me it tasted like a melon flavoured Sprite. It wasn't the best drink ever but it wasn't terrible either.

  • @mechmat12345
    @mechmat12345 Місяць тому

    I highly recommend the Taco Bell episode of The Foods That Built America on History Channel. It was founded by a white guy who thought real Mexican style tacos were too spicy. The original taco was basically a cheeseburger in a tortilla. Also, the founders of both Del Taco and Wienerschnitzel worked at the original Taco Bell location.

  • @X22GJP
    @X22GJP Місяць тому +1

    Must admit, we tend not to eat takeaway and at restaurants as much now, prices just got ridiculous.
    The comment about revenue though, how is a 7% increase in revenue to be applauded when prices have gone up by more?! It’s sales numbers that matter, and those will be down, but there’s lies, lies and statistics.
    It’s like when they say the next big move is the biggest grossing ever! Yeah, when tickets cost what they do, of course revenue is higher - doesn’t mean actual ticket sales are higher in terms of number!

  • @IzzyMann
    @IzzyMann Місяць тому +2

    As a Turk who's a born Brit, this doesn't look appetising at all XD I couldn't go to Taco Bell, knowing authentic Mexican places exist in London.

  • @LikeItOrLumpIt2107
    @LikeItOrLumpIt2107 Місяць тому

    I thought Taco Bell was a phone company 😂🔔🔔☎️

  • @jacksonpost7351
    @jacksonpost7351 3 дні тому

    The the price difference of 2020 to 2024 us taco bell?

  • @paradoxparade1
    @paradoxparade1 Місяць тому

    Crikey, Harry's put on a TON of weight in just 4 years. I thought that was his little brother when they showed the flashback to 2020!

  • @PoppinC-l3w
    @PoppinC-l3w 23 дні тому

    You should compare Shah's Halal Truck in NYC with Shah's Halal in London.
    You've done Halal Guys before but they're a franchise that's oversaturated in media.

  • @sadiekincaid5310
    @sadiekincaid5310 3 дні тому

    The US had the naked chicken taco in the mid 2000's and then was taken off the menu in 2009. I really liked the naked chicken taco.

  • @markdesmond6274
    @markdesmond6274 Місяць тому +1

    Love your channel. Taco Bell in the U.K. is absolutely awful. Went once - I threw half of it in the bin. Never again!

  • @Jee123123
    @Jee123123 Місяць тому

    For a nice burrito in central London go to Daddy Donkey's in Leather Lane which is near Farringdon Station, good size and decent food a bit more pricey than Taco Bell but worth it.

  • @kims.9752
    @kims.9752 Місяць тому

    Someone needs to tell Harry that looking for a good iced tea in a fast food restaurant is ridiculous.

  • @PennyJones-f2j
    @PennyJones-f2j Місяць тому

    Compared to Guzman Y Gomez here in Australia. Those burrito are really, really thin.

  • @what_im_eatin_uk
    @what_im_eatin_uk Місяць тому +3

    it's Cinnabon not Cinnabun Joe 😂

  • @jamesseddon5540
    @jamesseddon5540 Місяць тому +1

    I wish we could get baja blast over here in the uk

  • @saderussell3162
    @saderussell3162 Місяць тому

    Cheezit’s has made its way to the U.K., please do a Food Wars Video

  • @donaldsmith8717
    @donaldsmith8717 11 днів тому

    The nerve of the Taco Bell commercial to play right before this when I damn well know how much they increase the price

  • @frappy0
    @frappy0 12 днів тому

    tbh the size isn't the issue its the price. its either stayed the same or gotten higher the size reducing is the cherry on top

  • @xnonsuchx
    @xnonsuchx Місяць тому

    Prices also vary a lot by location since franchises can set their own. I like the Doritos Locos Taco, it’s not really worth the extra ~$1. I also miss the Fiery one they used to have. :-( Another bad thing is that the shells get soggy much quicker, if you’re getting it to-go/delivery. The item I really miss from a few decades ago is the value menu Chili Cheese Burrito.

  • @dkirkham
    @dkirkham Місяць тому +1

    Isn't a "Giant mini cheddar" just "A cheddar"?

  • @zp1405
    @zp1405 17 днів тому

    i wish they would bring the naked chicken taco back to the usa, it was amazing

  • @Chris-Huntley
    @Chris-Huntley Місяць тому

    Getting rid of the Nachos Bell Grande is a benefit. UK needs Del Taco, they actually do nachos right. To make Taco Bell Nachos edible you have to spend over ten dollars.