17 Taco Bell Secret Menu Items You Must Try in 2025

Taco Bell has long been a favorite for fast food lovers, but did you know that there’s a Taco Bell secret menu? These secret menu hacks at Taco Bell have been discovered and shared by dedicated fans and range from small changes to official menu items to fully customized meals. 

Taco Bell has even been happily encouraging its customers to tweak and personalize their orders, and fans are reaping the rewards for it.

If you’re wondering how to expand your options beyond the regular menu, getting familiar with the Taco Bell secret menu is the answer. To help you on your quest for the best off-menu orders, this guide features 17 of the most popular secret Taco Bell menu items that are well worth trying at least once. 

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• Does Taco Bell Have a Secret Menu?
• How We Create This Taco Bell Secret Menu Guide
• Taco Bell Secret Menu Burritos and Tacos
• Taco Bell Secret Menu Sauces and Dips 
• Taco Bell Secret Menu Drinks
• Other Taco Bell Secret Menu Items

Does Taco Bell Have a Secret Menu?

Yes, just like many fast-food chains, Taco Bell has more than a few secret menu items and creations waiting to be explored on top of their extensive regular menu offerings.

Although these unique options are not advertised on the menu or the app, you can craft your own combinations, request specific substitutions and tweak regular menu items to unlock a world of distinct flavors and delights.

If you're curious about how to access the Taco Bell secret menu, check out some of the suggestions below and order the specified items. Remember that certain customizations may require extra time to prepare, especially during peak hours, so approach the staff with patience and courtesy. 

How We Create This Taco Bell Secret Menu Guide

With over 10 years of experience in the food industry, the team at Cozymeal has a strong background in creating food guides that cover a range of topics, including content connected to the fast food industry. From articles on new product releases to those that round up the best regular menu orders, we are well-versed in the offerings available at popular fast food chains like Taco Bell. 

With this experience comes the knowledge that there are many tasty things to order that are not on the regular menu, aka secret menu items. To help make it easy for you to find all the most delicious, creative and even somewhat weird secret menu items at Taco Bell, we’ve rounded up the best options for you.

To do this, we turn to our industry experience and existing knowledge of the best hidden menu items at Taco Bell. To further expand our guide, we undertake in-depth research via the web and by consulting social media platforms that often share secret menu items, such as Instagram, Reddit and TikTok. 

We even try these items ourselves to see if they’re worth tasting and why. Finally, we ensure you have the instructions necessary to order each Taco Bell secret menu item yourself, offering some extra customization ideas in many cases to make the items more unique, and in our opinion, more delicious! 

Taco Bell Secret Menu Burritos and Tacos

1. Chili Cheese Burrito

Hot chili and melted cheese in a soft tortilla is a fast food lover's wish come true! The Chili Cheese Burrito is so popular that it has even become an official menu item at some locations.

This item from the Taco Bell secret menu simply comprises chili, packed with protein-rich beef and beans, and melted cheese, all rolled up in a white flour tortilla. You can also customize it more if desired, such as adding rice to make it better resemble a regular burrito. 

What we love most about this order is its simplicity and delicious flavor profile without the need for a long list of ingredients. It's also perfect for anyone searching for high-protein fast food on the go. 

How To Order: Ask for it by name or request a serving of chili and melted cheese in a white flour tortilla (plus any additional ingredients you want). 

2. The Incredible Hulk

Do you love avocados? If so, we know you'll also love The Incredible Hulk!

This Taco Bell secret menu item has a few variations, but each is packed with avocado. Both versions start with a regular menu 5-Layer Burrito (which features refried beans and seasoned beef, plus sour cream and both shredded cheese and nacho cheese sauce, all wrapped in a flour tortilla) and ask for the nacho cheese to be replaced with guacamole.

Some variations also remove the sour cream. You could even ask for two portions of guacamole to really up the avocado content. 

How To Order: Ask for a 5-Layer Burrito from the official menu and request to replace the nacho cheese with guacamole. Depending on preferences, also ask for the sour cream to be removed and/or ask for double guacamole. 

3. The Superman

The Superman is one of the biggest burritos on the Taco Bell secret menu. It's also one of the most popular Taco Bell menu items, despite not technically being on the menu! 

To enjoy it, all you have to do is ask for a Cheesy Double Beef Burrito crammed with potatoes, tortilla strips and guacamole. You’ll end up with a gigantic gooey, crunchy and filling meal. 

It's perfect for those who are super hungry or are picking up Taco Bell after a night out. As with other Taco Bell secret menu items, it's also highly customizable. Remove or double-up on any of the extra fillings or add even more fillings, whether that be black beans, steak or jalapeños. 

How To Order: Request a Cheesy Double Beef Burrito with the addition of tortilla strips, guacamole and potatoes.

4. Doritos Taco Shell

When Doritos were introduced to Taco Bell’s official menu, it made everything better. And the good news is, you can ask for the usual taco shell to be replaced with the Doritos one for just about any item on the menu.

This secret menu Taco Bell hack is beloved by those who adore the iconic crunch and flavor of the infamous Dorito. What we love about this Taco Bell secret menu item (other than it making everything more delicious) is that it's super simple and works well with all regular menu tacos, offering something for everyone. 

How To Order: Get your favorite soft or hard shell taco, but ask for the shell to be replaced with a Nacho Cheese Doritos shell. 

5. The Quesarito

While the Quesarito first originated at Chipotle, it’s now a crave-worthy option that you can order from the Taco Bell secret menu.

As the name suggests, it's a quesadilla and burrito combo which sees a burrito wrapped with cheese and another tortilla, which is then grilled like a quesadilla to make the cheese all melty. 

While the standard Quesarito features beef, you can switch it out for any other protein, including beans, to make it vegetarian. This definitely isn't the healthiest item at Taco Bell, but it sure is one of the tastiest! 

How To Order: Ask for seasoned beef, Latin rice, sour cream and chipotle sauce wrapped in a grilled quesadilla. Add nacho cheese to make it even better and customize the fillings to your heart's content, if desired. 

6.  BLT Tacos

This Taco Bell secret menu item is a fun twist on two popular staples — tacos and the classic sandwich —  that are fused into a crunchy phenomenon. Just ask for bacon instead of beef as a taco filling, then add lettuce and tomato and you’ll enjoy a tasty BLT Taco.

Remember to request cheese if you like your BLT a little (or very) cheesy. Sour cream also works well with this Taco Bell secret menu item. 

How To Order: Order a custom taco (with your choice of soft or hard shell) with bacon, lettuce and tomato, plus shredded cheese, nacho cheese or sour cream if desired. You could even merge this with another Taco Bell secret menu item by asking for a Nacho Cheese Doritos shell.

7. DIY 7-Layer Burrito

This item was discontinued from Taco Bell’s official menu board but is just too loved to be forgotten, especially for those who prefer not to consume meat. This vegetarian delight off the Taco Bell secret menu consists of beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, cheese and sour cream.

You could even turn this burrito into a Quesarito by asking for it to be covered with cheese and then wrapped in another tortilla. 

How To Order: To score this meatless treat, order a bean and cheese burrito, ask for it to be served fresco style and add tomatoes and guacamole. 

Taco Bell Secret Menu Sauces and Dips 

8. Lava Sauce

Taco Bell’s lava sauce existed on the menu from 1995 to 2016 before being officially discontinued. Luckily, fans of this Taco Bell sauce can still find it on the secret menu.

To easily recreate the original Lava Sauce and smother it on any of your favorite menu items, stir two or three packets of Fire Sauce into an order of nacho cheese, and boom — you’ve got lava sauce!

How To Order: Request an order of nacho cheese and a few packets of Fire Sauce, then mix them together. 

9. Green Sauce

If you like your Taco Bell order super spicy, then another item from the Taco Bell secret menu that’s bound to give you what you want is the Green Sauce.

To request it, you simply have to ask for a packet of Green Sauce (or Verde Sauce) and add it to your favorite menu item. However, note that not every location will have the sauce, so this secret menu hack is mainly down to luck. 

How To Order: Ask for this Taco Bell secret menu item by name. Just remember to be accepting if it's not available.  

10. Hot Chili Everything 

Did you know that you can order hot chili and add it to any Taco Bell item? If not, we're here to introduce you to this great Taco Bell secret menu hack!

While chili is a regular menu item, not a Taco Bell secret menu item, adding it to almost any other menu item will make it much more delicious (and more protein-heavy). 

How To Order: Place your regular order and ask for hot chili to be added or ask for hot chili on the side and add it yourself. 

Taco Bell Secret Menu Drinks

11. Cloudy Skies

This item from the Taco Bell secret menu stepped into the limelight thanks to TikTok. An employee of the popular fast food chain shared his creation on the social media platform, and the drink took the world by storm. To get a taste of this TikTok food trend, simply get a half order of Baja Blast and top it off with a splash of pink lemonade.

We love how the tropical fruit flavors of pineapple and mango perfectly marry with the citrusy hue of lemonade. If you're looking for a must-try on a hot day, we definitely recommend this refreshing pick from the secret menus at Taco Bell! 

How To Order: Ask for half a Baja Blast and half a pink lemonade. 

12. Tie-Dye Freeze

The Tie-Dye Freeze is a gem on the Taco Bell secret menu, and it is exactly what the name suggests — a sweet and icy mix of every frozen flavor your local restaurant has. Ask for a dollop of each flavor, and you’ll have a beautiful rainbow of blended colors that look like a tie-dye creation. 

How To Order: Ask for all the frozen drink flavors on the Taco Bell menu to be mixed together. To customize, leave out any you don't like or see if they can add more or less of certain flavors instead of equal parts of all flavors. 

Other Taco Bell Secret Menu Items

13. Fresco Style

Taco Bell’s idea of "fresco" translates to taking anything that’s considered high in fat, like cheese and sauces, and replacing it with fresh tomatoes or guacamole. This Taco Bell secret menu trick is beloved by plant-based eaters and health-conscious individuals who still like to enjoy an occasional Taco Bell fix.

No matter what you think the best Taco Bell order is, you can make it a little healthier without compromising on taste, thanks to the Fresco Style Taco Bell menu hack. 

How To Order: No secret code is needed for this hack; all you have to do is ask for your favorite items to be made "Fresco Style." On the off-chance your server doesn't know what you mean, ask for cheese and sauces, like sour cream, to be removed and replaced with fresh tomatoes and/or guacamole. 

14. Double-Grilled Quesadilla

Easy to ask for and quick for staff to make, the Double-Grilled Quesadilla is another exceptional Taco Bell secret menu item that we always turn to when we want something just a little different that's filling and full of flavor.

This Taco Bell secret menu item is simply a slightly crispier and darker quesadilla made by grilling it for double the time. If you love your food well-done and balk at the idea of your quesadilla not having a nice golden hue, this is sure to be your new favorite hack! 

How To Order: Simply ask the staff to grill your chosen quesadilla twice. You’ll end up with a hot masterpiece filled with a crispy outer shell and a filling of melted cheese and gooey goodness. 

15. Mexican Calzone

A spin on the official CrunchWrap Supreme, the Mexican Calzone is another gem on the Taco Bell secret menu that’s worth knowing about. Some even say this Taco Bell secret menu item is more delicious than the often iconic Mexican Pizza, but we'll leave that up to you to decide. 

So, what is the Mexican Calzone exactly? It comprises a CrunchWrap Supreme without lettuce and nacho cheese sauce. In place of these, the brand's three-cheese blend and refried beans are added.

These replacements create an interior that's more melty and similar to a calzone interior. To make this extra crispy, we recommend combining it with another Taco Bell secret menu hack by asking for your Mexican Calzone to be double-grilled. 

How To Order: To get it, ask for a CrunchWrap Supreme with your choice of protein. Then, ask them to hold the lettuce and nacho cheese and instead add refried beans and Taco Bell’s three-cheese blend.

16. Fiesta Potatoes BellGrande

Indulge your potato craving with this Taco Bell secret menu trick. Combining all the tastiness of nacho toppings with the brand's delicious potatoes, this secret menu item takes loaded tots or fries to the next level!

This tasty and moreish Taco Bell secret menu item takes an order of Nachos BellGrande and switches out the tortilla chips for Fiesta Potatoes. You could also use this hack with Loaded Beef Nachos. Replacing the chips with Nacho Fries is another customization we love. 

As with most other Taco Bell secret menu items, feel free to take the customizations even further. For example, by adding extra toppings like guacamole or jalapeños. 

How To Order: Order the Nachos BellGrande, and reinvent them by asking for a layer of Fiesta Potatoes instead of traditional tortilla chips. Top with double beef and cheese. However, note that this can usually only be ordered in-store, not online or at the drive-through.

17. Cheesarito

Want to skip the meat and just have a snack? Or are you looking for the best vegetarian fast food on the Taco Bell secret menu? If so, getting the Cheesarito is a fail-safe idea.

Interestingly, this was a beloved regular menu item before it moved to the Taco Bell secret menu after being discontinued. It comprises cheese, red sauce and scallions all rolled up in a flour tortilla and then grilled until the cheese is melted.

You can customize this one as much as you like, for example, by adding a milder or hotter sauce, asking for extra cheese or adding more fillings like jalapeños or chopped tomatoes. After all, the best Taco Bell secret menu items are those that you can make your own!

How To Order: Ask for a Cheesy Roll Up with the addition of red sauce and scallions. If Cheesy Roll Ups aren't available, request a flour tortilla to be filled with mozzarella, cheddar and pepperjack cheeses, plus the sauce and scallions, and then rolled and heated until the cheese is melted.  

Taco Bell is one of the best-loved fast food chains, and its creative menu has seen many items come and go over the years. With so many options and numerous delicious but sadly discontinued items, it's no surprise that there is a Taco Bell secret menu. 

With the fun menu hacks featured in this guide to the Taco Bell secret menu, you can satisfy your craving for mouthwatering Tex-Mex food while trying something new. You may even end up creating your own Taco Bell hidden menu item to be shared with the world!

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