This Popular Del Taco Item Is Easily The Best On The Menu

Despite going bankrupt trying to take down Taco Bell, Del Taco has slowly but surely been making a comeback. The Mexican fast food chain's popularity is in part due to perks like Del Taco's super affordable $2 value menu, but mostly, the various items they offer do the heavy lifting all by themselves. Tasting Table tried and ranked 19 of the most popular menu items at Del Taco based on taste, texture, value for money, and general appearance. To our surprise, the most popular Del Taco item overall is the humble bean and cheese burrito with green sauce. 

Mexican cuisine boasts tons of wildly complex dishes, but the bean and cheese burrito is perfect in its simplicity and Del Taco totally nails the texture of the chewy, fresh, lightly toasty flour tortilla, making it the perfectly firm yet flexible vessel for the delectable beans and cheese. Del Taco's refried beans have a pleasantly lumpy consistency thanks to whole beans strewn throughout the silky-smooth refried mash. Meanwhile, the sharp cheddar cheese is the gooey and creamy complement to the earthy savory beans. But the green sauce really takes this burrito to the next level. 

While the bean and cheese burrito with red sauce also made it into our top five menu items from Del Taco, the green sauce wins our taste test. Consisting of green chilies, jalapeño, and plenty of acid, it brings a tangy and pepper-forward taste without the heat. It's the perfect salsa to cut through the richness of the cheese and beans while instilling this humble burrito with a bright and zesty freshness.

We aren't the only ones who think Del Taco has mastered the simplicity, taste, and texture of a bean and cheese burrito. Customers on various Reddit threads consider the bean and cheese burrito Del Taco's absolute best menu item, and it's their go-to order every time as a result. Furthermore, the green sauce tends to beat out the red sauce on Reddit forums as well. A YouTube video compared the Del Taco bean and cheese burrito to Taco Bell's bean and cheese burrito and the Del Taco version was the clear winner. Texturally, the reviewer noted, "I like the tortilla, it's a little firm and a little rough but it's good with the bean and the cheese," referring to the perfect contrast between the chewy bite of the tortilla and the ultra gooey and smooth refried bean and cheese center. 

They also pointed out, "The Del Taco [burrito] feels like it came right off the grill," which helped give it a slightly toasted texture and flavor. The reviewer complimented the perfect bean to cheese ratio as both ingredients were equally represented. While the price can vary from location to location, a giant half-pound burrito always costs less than $3. So, it may be a simple, three-ingredient meal, but it's cheap, filling, and utterly delicious. Redditors even recommend you "go bold" with the bean and cheese burrito, which is the password to order Del Taco's secret menu sauce, a creamy, tangy white sauce similar to Mexican crema.