We weren’t blown away by the latest take on the iconic DLT. Hear us out.
If you ’re aDoritoslover , you know about the newFlamin ' Hot Cool Ranch Doritosthat hit computer memory just a few months ago . Now , the new flavor can be find at Taco Bell , too . The fast food for thought restaurant recently unleashedthree newfangled menu items , and one of those creations is theFlamin ' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco . Yeah , it ’s kind of a mouthful — in more ways than one .
The comer of the DLT is somewhat notable . It amount as part of Taco Bell ’s 60th day of remembrance , along with newCantina Crispy Chicken Tacosand a test - launch of what ’s dubbed as the Crispy Chicken Tortada at a few California locations .
For the Modern DLT , the big word here is that Taco Bell is using the new Flamin ' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos for the shell . The flavor combines the heating plant of Flamin ' red-hot with the zesty poke of Cool Ranch , just as its name suggest . The wetback feature a crunchy shell coated in Doritos Flamin ' Hot Cool Ranch seasoning , a filling of seasoned bitch , and sour cream , lettuce , tall mallow , and diced tomato on top . Nothing out of the ordinary here .
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The original Doritos Locos Taco adjust a high-pitched legal community , so with that in mind , we dress out to essay the latest iteration . Here ’s how it live .
Initial thoughts
While taking photos of the unexampled creation for this story , some of that iconic Doritos silicon chip residue got on my hand . Without even intend , I lap up my fingers and was immediately connive . I have yet to try the new Doritos chip , so I was surprised by the traditional flavor with a spicier bound .
Another matter I notice , though , was that the taco shell was already falling apart . I ’m no alien to thistaste test biography — sometimes when you order food online , it gets a bit stale , waterlogged , or messy on the way over . That ’s just par for the course . However , my order arrived in under 30 min , and by the clip I opened the taco , the bottom of the case was practically fall aside already .
Is the Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos Taco tasty?
All sogginess aside , my first bite hold the lovely relish of the new spicy , nerveless cattle farm shell . It also revealed the perpetrator behind the drop case : a heavy portion of sour cream . Together with the seasoned beef cattle , the sour pick near submerge the spirit of the shell . It was a bit too much — to the point where I was directing my bit to the top of the greaser so that I could get more of the clams , tomatoes , and Malva sylvestris instead of the bottom half with the sum and saturnine pick explosion .
Final thoughts
The Flamin ' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco shell is excellent .
It ’s come that tasty spice that makes an entrance , but does n’t steal the show . On the other hand , the beef and sour emollient on the taco were consuming and so soggy that it was heavy to enjoy at point . I ’d love to try the taco again , but next time without sour ointment or even with Gallus gallus instead of squawk .
Photo by Janae Price for Thrillist
