Taco Bell is digging deep into the vault and serving up a blast from the past with the "Decades Y2K Menu" dropping nationwide on Tuesday, September 9. Five cult-classic items from the early 2000s are being brought back for a limited time only, all priced at $3 or less, and they’re exactly the kind of messy, comforting Y2K chaos you’ve been craving.
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The chain's latest Decades menu features the return of the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco, the taco-shell upgrade fans have been begging for since it disappeared in 2019; the double-layered genius of the Double Decker Taco; the vegetarian-friendly 7-Layer Burrito; the long-lost Chili Cheese Burrito (yes, the one with its own fan tracker) and the Caramel Apple Empanada, back to sweeten your late-night runs. Rewards Members even get first dibs on the empanada from Tuesday, September 2 to Monday, 8 before the full menu lands.
But this is Taco Bell, so the nostalgia-inducing taco party isn’t stopping at food. They’re going full early-2000s fever dream with weekly merchandise drops like a blinged-out Ed Hardy hat (September 2), a chunky digital watch (September 9) and a retro Y2K tee (September 16). Each drop is limited to 500 pieces, so set your alarm to be one of the lucky few to snag these sure-to-be collectors' items.
To really hammer home the early-aughts nostalgia, Taco Bell is also launching the Crunchkin, a Tamagotchi-style digital pet you feed with tacos in-app. Play long enough and you can unlock sweepstakes entries for an exclusive Y2K merch capsule.
This latest promo is absurd, yet so on-brand, and a delicious way to relive the most chaotic decade—one $2.49 taco at a time.