You ready to 번 밖에서 생각해라, aka "Think Outside the Bun?!"

The past 6 months have been rife with rumor and speculation on the future of the Taco Bell franchise here in Korea.   Not really Mexican, not really "American" and definitely not really healthy, 20 years ago, Taco Bell came, saw and bailed.  That's all changed now, what with the huge influx of our wonderful Korea Expats!  A market exists, and "where there is demand there must also be supply" (I believe Karl Marx said that; or maybe Howie Mandel).

Photo:  Baja Chulapa...Get Some!

Speculation and advertisement has the Taco Bell franchise  on the main drag, possibly located a few doors down from the main Itaewon corner, South of  the Hamilton Hotel, next door to Cold Stone Creamery and in between Bedlam and The Family Mart, across from Gecko's.  When will it open?  Will there be more?   Will that talking  chihuahua be back in action speaking Korean with a Mexican accent?  Inquiring minds MUST know.



Photo:   Gidget, the talking chihuahua. (RIP)

Frankly, even though I like to pretend I'm a foodie, at 2:30 am on Thursday night, Yo Quiero some of that Taco Bell.   So as we count down the days 'til doors open and the wonderful smells of refried beans and ground beef waft throughout Yongsan, for better or worse, what item do you think MUST be on the menu for success?   Will we see a Korean version of some of the classics?  Do we get the value menu?  Click here for the Taco Bell Menu.  You may want to avoid looking at this though:  Nutritional Content


Photo:  Burrito Time!

Will this have an impact on the quasi-Fast Food Mexican joints springing up around Yongsan and Hongdae like scores of green, chirping frogs in another one of my sleep-deprived hallucinations?  Let's hope not.  I like the Mexican restaurants listed on the site here Korean Mexican Food Listings; so stay strong my Seoul brothers and sisters!

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