Comments on: Taco Bell: The Bacon Backlash Cometh

By: Flatbadger's: 100 Ways to Use a Strip of Bacon

Flatbadger's: 100 Ways to Use a Strip of Bacon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:06:15 +0000

[...] has jumped the shark” opines Grub Street. “Bacon is Dead,” says J-Walk. “BLAME BACON,” yells So Good. I have four words for all you bacon haters: Bacon. Will. Never. Die. Fine, [...]

By: J

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:01:54 +0000

The bacon hype may be jumping the shark, but bacon isn’t. It’s like saying that hamburger is in the DON’T list. You can act all high and mighty, but McD’s will be around long after you’re dead. Good is good.

By: 100 Ways to Use a Stick of Bacon | Endless Simmer - A Food Blog

100 Ways to Use a Stick of Bacon | Endless Simmer - A Food Blog — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:32:25 +0000

[...] has jumped the shark” opines Grub Street. “Bacon is Dead,” says J-Walk. “BLAME BACON,” yells So Good. I have four words for all you bacon [...]

By: So Good. Good Blogs. Good Food

So Good. Good Blogs. Good Food — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:54:33 +0000

[...] can check out Cary’s bacon cheesy potato burrito here. Also, check out many other interesting blogs about a world of foods that you may not be aware of [...]

By: Capital Spice Weekend Odds & Ends « Capital Spice

Capital Spice Weekend Odds & Ends « Capital Spice — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:06:27 +0000

[...] his childhood eating strategy which includes hysterics and baby bulimia. SoGood thinks bacon has jumped the shark. A new documentary at the E Street Cinema tells of a special inner-city culinary arts program [...]

By: JamieSusan

JamieSusan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:00:07 +0000

Yesssss! I completely agree!
Bacon has become the obnoxious PBR drinking hipster thorn in my side. It dominates so many food blogs. I’m over it. There needs to be an avocado uprising!

By: rucas

rucas — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:48:53 +0000

Ranch dressing is a trick to get kids to eat vegetables.

Bacon is a yummy food, sure, but does Baltimore really need a bishop of it? How does the catholic church feel about this I wonder…

Cay’s reviews rule. Please send him more coupons.

By: Eick

Eick — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:52:02 +0000

Ranch does not even belong in the same sentence as bacon. That shit is fowl. Stay tuned for a new rant very soon that is a ranch take down.

By: shatraw

shatraw — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:12:45 +0000

ranch dressing is/was/will always be gross and useless. it will never reach the pantheon of idol worship bestowed upon bacon.

i’m pretty sure anyone who was obsessed with ranch was either 1) californian 2) joking.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:15:43 +0000

It was the same way with ranch dressing a few years back, but at least bacon is more versatile.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:48:05 +0000

I’ve never seen a Mexican eating bacon. What’s it doing in a burrito?

By: Spam

Spam — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:27:45 +0000

Cary,

First of all, and least importantly, I’m pretty surprised it took this long for word of the Bacon Cheesy Potato Burrito to reach you; it’s been out for a while, and the reviews have largely been better than I would expect.

Clearly, the burrito you got was WAY out of the ordinary, even for that particular menu item. I’m pretty positive Taco Bell doesn’t serve anything that involves strips of bacon, and having had a couple of Bacon Cheesy Potato Burritos myself, I can attest that you should have been dealing with little pieces of well-cooked bacon (either crispy or damn close to it, but certainly not flimsy and undercooked).

If you’re looking for the moment when bacon “has jumped the shark”, I don’t think this is it. Looks like you simply got a badly-made fast food menu item that you would have enjoyed any other day of the week. If you think you’re tired of bacon, that’s unfortunate…but don’t expect it to be over. The novelty aspect may wane after a while, but America’s newfound love of bacon is here to stay.

Sincerely,

Spam
The Official Bacon Bishop of Baltimore (http://bacn.me/8qv) and the Founder of the Ministry of Bacon (http://twitter.com/MinistryOfBacon/)

By: Skiff

Skiff — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:03:15 +0000

The potatoes are much more disturbing to me.

I like bacon, but people really need to get over it.

By: Bear Silber

Bear Silber — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:56:54 +0000

Here, here!!!! I agree wholeheartedly….that’s what I been sayin’ yo. The bacon-hype bacon-fad needs to end.

“I’ve stood by Taco Bell for years, espousing it as the greatest late-night fast food option in existence. Sober or intoxicated, veg or non-veggie, I defended it.” – I still stand by Taco Bell tall and strong, they ARE the best fast food joint…and it IS bacons fault.

Even the MackDonald’s go into the bacon fold with their new Angus line. What’s the world coming to? You’ll notice In-N-Out don’t serve no bacon!

By: wouldibuyitagain

wouldibuyitagain — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:40:31 +0000

I thought the Bacon Cheesy Burrito was pretty good. This post is hilarious, I am getting tired of bacon as well, it is everywhere. It has snuck its way on to a lot of dessert menus as well. What really bothers me is the pre cooked bacon that is outside of the refrigerator at the grocery store, what is that all about, I am not sure if that stuff is actual bacon.