You know Taco Bell has big plans for 2025 when it unveils its menu during an epic live stream from New York City. That's exactly what went down on Tuesday as the fast food titan shared its plans for the remainder of the year during its annual "Live Más" live event at the Brooklyn Paramount.
Fans across the country "oohed and aahed" at the introduction of new menu items like the Quesocrisp Taco and Flamin' Hot Burrito. And it wasn't just the Taco Bell food menu that received attention during Live Más; the restaurant also presented a new Mountain Dew Baja Blast flavor: Mountain Dew Baja Midnight.
This newest beverage to join the Taco Bell lineup is described as "a sweet and refreshing blast of passionfruit flavor combined with the familiar tropical lime flavor of Baja Blast" in a press release from the fast food chain.
Although there are plenty of new menu additions to keep us satiated this year, Taco Bell also plans to bring back a few nostalgic fan faves, including the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos and the Double Decker Taco.
Despite the exciting new releases, the Taco Bell Test Kitchen is still hard at work dreaming up menu items that you may find at Taco Bell in the future. Among the dreamy dishes they're currently working on are a Brisket Taco, Poutine Fries, Mexican Pizza Empanada, Mini Taco Salad, and Salted Caramel & Toffee Cream Empanada Bite. That last menu item already has us in a chokehold.
If you'd like to take a deeper dive into Taco Bell's 2025 rollouts, you can find the full lineup below.
Look For These Taco Bell Menu Items in 2025
- Luxe Cravings Boxes: Stepping up its unmatched value offers, Taco Bell introduced the $5, $7, and $9 Luxe Cravings Boxes earlier this year, aligning with Taco Bell’s mission to deliver more flavor, more choices, and more value to every fan.
- Caliente Cantina Chicken Menu: Taco Bell is turning up the heat with the Caliente Cantina Chicken Menu, a bold new twist on its fan-favorite slow-roasted Cantina Chicken. Featuring the all-new Caliente Sauce, made with red jalapeños for the perfect balance of spice and flavor, this limited-time menu brings fiery excitement to fan-favorite items. The Caliente Cantina Chicken Menu is also coming to menus in Canada locations.
- Decades Menu: After bringing back nostalgic favorites last year, the brand is going to do it again with products that were on menus in the early 2000s and 2010s, including the Cool Ranch Doritos® Locos Tacos and Double Decker Taco.
- Fan Style: Whether it's adding guacamole and fiesta strips to a Cantina Chicken Burrito or swapping tomatoes for pico de gallo in a Crunchwrap Supreme, Taco Bell fans will have the opportunity to influence Taco Bell's menu with "Fan Style," an in-app functionality that allows fans to customize, name and share their unique Taco Bell customization with friends, family, and other fans. The brand is looking at ways to give fans rewards points when someone orders their customized order; more details to come later this year.
- Grilled Cheese Burrito with Shredded Beef: Everything fans love about the Grilled Cheese Burrito, now featuring shredded beef.
- Toasted Cheddar Street Chalupa: The Toasted Cheddar Street Chalupa is a bold twist on the Cheesy Street Chalupa, continuing Taco Bell’s ode to the street with game-changing upgrades from the outside-in: cheddar baked into the shell, a layer of crispy cheese toasted on the outside for the perfect crunch, and a brand-new Chile Lime Crema Sauce that brings a punch of flavor. It’s packed with street-inspired flavors fans love, with their choice of slow-roasted chicken or marinated grilled steak, topped with diced onions and cilantro and served in pairs of two.
- Crispy Chicken: Crispy Chicken Nuggets are coming back after making a splash on menus in late 2024. In addition to a la carte options, Crispy Chicken Burritos and Tacos will hit menus in the U.S. and Canada this year alongside Avocado Ranch and Spicy Ranchero Sauce.
- Mike’s Hot Honey® Diablo Sauce: Taco Bell teams up with Mike’s Hot Honey® to create the bold and spicy Mike’s Hot Honey® Diablo sauce, heading to menus later this year with Crispy Chicken Nuggets.
- Flamin' Hot® Burrito: This all-new burrito features nacho cheese sauce, Flamin’ Hot® Fritos®, reduced-fat sour cream, seasoned beef, and NEW Flamin’ Hot® Rice wrapped in a warm tortilla.
- Steak and Queso Crunchwrap Sliders: While the Crunchwrap Supreme has seen many innovations over the years, its signature balance of crunch, cheese, and flavor is fully realized in the newest Crunchwrap innovation. The perfectly portable sliders elevate the iconic menu item with grilled marinated steak, creamy chipotle sauce, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, and a mini tostada wrapped up in grilled flour tortillas and served as a fun-size pair of 2 with the perfect dipping component: Green Chile Queso. Steak and Queso Crunchwrap Sliders are also hitting menus in Canada.
- Rolled Poblano Quesadilla: Marinated steak or slow-roasted chicken plus poblano peppers are rolled into one amazing quesadilla.
- Milk Bar Birthday Cake Churros: Taco Bell and Milk Bar reunited at the end of February to bring fans a new limited-time, while-supplies-last dessert packed with big birthday energy: Milk Bar Birthday Cake Churros! For this second culinary collab, fans received the ultimate treat experience with every bite of the warm and crispy churros filled with Milk Bar’s iconic birthday cake frosting and topped with festive sprinkles and sugar. It's available now in the U.S. and Canada, while supplies last.
- MOUNTAIN DEW BAJA MIDNIGHT™: A sweet and refreshing blast of passionfruit flavor combined with the familiar tropical lime flavor of Baja Blast to perfectly complement any Taco Bell meal. This beverage is only available at Taco Bell restaurants.
- Quesocrisp Taco: This all-new taco features a crispy shell made out of cheese.
Danielle Harling is an Atlanta-based freelance writer with a love for colorfully designed-spaces, craft cocktails and online window shopping (usually for budget-shattering designer heels). Her past work has appeared on Fodor’s, Forbes, MyDomaine, Architectural Digest and more.
