Penn State students are going to have to find a new spot for late-night meals and Mountain Dew Baja Blast.

The Taco Bell located on College Ave. in State College officially closed its doors for good last week. On Sunday night, students on campus gathered outside the fast food restaurant to say goodbye.

The tongue-in-cheek vigil drew dozens of former patrons who stood outside the closed building with candles in hand. Some shared memories from their late-night trips, while others even dressed in taco costumes. Flowers were even left at the front steps.

Somber tunes were played throughout the vigil from portable speakers, including "See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa and “In the Arms of the Angel” by Sarah McLachlan. The crowd even sang the Penn State alma mater.

🕯For thy delicious beauty shall never die.

My Baja Blast, my Dorito Shell.



My box for five,

My Taco Bell.🕯 pic.twitter.com/kbBLsG1fVs — Onward State (@OnwardState) March 2, 2020

The event was organized by Penn State student Prajesh Patel, according to Daily Collegian. Patel created a Facebook event that was initially started as a joke, but soon got a lot of momentum behind it, according to the report.

“Memes and jokes bring people together, but it was about the cause for Taco Bell, and that’s why people came out, because I guess there’s like a similar feeling,” Patel told the Collegian.

Taco Bell even noted the event on Twitter, sharing a video from the vigil with the caption, “Gone, but not forgotten.”

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