Title says it all really. The new Taco Bell is open. (Ayyy.) Yeah, it's definitely a Taco Bell. SmSh just had lunch there. Feeling kinda awesome, feeling kinda gross. Which is to say, the authentic Taco Bell experience. Stomach rumbling. Feeling anxious. Feeling... I dunno, depressed? This is all par for the course for a Taco Bell lunch. Taco Bell is here, my friends. Menu and prices after the jump.

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The Taco Bell is in Pudong right outside Exit 2 of Lujiazui station. Yeah, eating Taco Bell in Pudong. Just lovin' life. Really feel like I'm going places! Watch out we got a real winner comin' through!











They've been open for three days and for lunch today (Monday), they were absolutely rammed. Full of Americans getting that little piece of home. (Dysentery.) Yeah, a bunch of Americans and the editors of Time Out magazine, incidentally, because Taco Bell is all they can afford, the poor sods! Alas! The indignity! But for real, it was packed. No seats even. For the next little while, avoid peak hours if you don't want to wait. We waited like 30 minutes for our order. Waiting for Taco Bell, that's like waiting to get punched in the face. Thank you for being so patient, KAPOW.







Yep. That's the menu. Just straight ahead Taco Bell. No fuss, no muss.







And there it is! Some tacos, some quesadillas, some Dorritos-dust fries. And... chicken wings? Yeah, chicken wings. It was all pretty blaaarrrrg. Yeah, that's my professional critical opinion: It's blaaaarrrrg. They serve booze though. Asahi draft, and three mixers -- a mojito, a margie, and a gin fizz. They tasted liked they were mixed with materials not of this earth.



And... that's it! Not much else to say really. Taco Bell. If you know, you know, if you don't... well, here's the address. They're open daily from 10am to 11pm.

