Stop Overlooking This Underrated Fast Food Chain With High-Quality Breakfast Items

McDonalds' Egg McMuffin is an icon among breakfast sandwiches, and Dunkin's coffee and donuts are practically a required stop on many morning commutes. But if you need a break from your usual drive-throughs, take a look at the undeservedly underrated Taco Bell for a surprisingly high-quality breakfast.

For those more interested in Taco Bell's first meal over their after-midnight Fourthmeal, you can't go wrong with a classic Breakfast Burrito. Easier to eat one-handed on the way to work than a sloppy sandwich, Taco Bell's Breakfast Burritos are available with bacon, breakfast sausage, seasoned potatoes, or steak. Sweet breakfast and donut lovers can order some Cinnabon Delights filled with cream cheese frosting.

According to Tasting Table's rankings of every item on Taco Bell's breakfast menu, nothing beats the early morning Crunchwraps. The Breakfast California Crunchwrap is the standout, with guacamole and diced tomatoes to glam up bacon, eggs, cheese, and a hash brown tucked within a grilled tortilla wrap. Make sure to dab on some Breakfast Salsa. A highly upvoted post on Reddit's Taco Bell subreddit declared it to be "so much better than any of their usual hot sauces."

Not all of Taco Bell's breakfast items are underrated. When "living más" in the morning, some menu items should be avoided. Yelp reviews list coffee so weak, it's practically water, with the Cinnabon coffee variant sometimes not even tasting specially flavored at all.

On a Reddit post about Taco Bell, one commenter claimed the "'Steak' tastes like roast beef"; not a typical pairing with eggs and cheese. Another said, "I really want to like their steak but everytime I've gotten it it's tough as hell to bite/chew through." Maybe Taco Bell could steal a few tips from Tasting Table's guide to cooking restaurant-quality steak at home.

If you're skipping the coffee and steak, and pining for seasoned beef over breakfast sausage, there is one Taco Bell menu hack that could guarantee a fast food breakfast to your liking. Depending on the location, Taco Bell is one among 10 restaurants that serve lunch during breakfast hours. Nachos BellGrande to start the day? Why not?