6 Taco Bell Breakfast Menu Items, Ranked and Reviewed by a Food Editor

• What It Is: grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, bacon and a blend of mozzarella, pepper jack and cheddar cheeses
• Other Protein Options: steak, sausage
• Price: $5

The best part of this was the eggs. They were moist and fluffy, even after the car ride home. The bacon was a bit chewy; I like mine crispy and well-done, so I may be biased there. Considering it’s a quesadilla, more cheese would have been nice, or even a drizzle of nacho sauce (or the creamy jalapeño sauce that usually comes on them).

• What It Is: warm flour tortilla filled with a hash brown, scrambled eggs, bacon, diced tomatoes, guacamole and shredded cheddar cheese, wrapped and grilled
• Other Protein Options: bacon, sausage
• Price: $5

I was excited to try this bundle of deliciousness. Any sandwich with a hash brown inside is one I want to get my hands on. While this, of course, makes the spuds lose their crunch in time, it turned soggy even faster because of the tomatoes and the guacamole, which is much more like an avocado spread than real-deal guac, IMO. That said, it’s easy to eat on the go and has a balance of diverse flavors and textures. I think I’d have preferred it without the bacon; its texture and smokiness sort of dominated every bite.

• What It Is: two warm doughnut holes, filled with Cinnamon cream cheese frosting and dusted in cinnamon sugar
• Price (two): $2.50

The doughnuts themselves feel bready and a bit old. But the cinnamon sugar played beautifully with the tangy, rich filling. I don’t know that I’d want these for breakfast as much as I’d want them for dessert, but I can definitely see accidentally polishing off a large order of these in 30 seconds flat.

• What It Is: iced coffee with optional creamer
• Other Coffee Options: hot coffee, hot Cinnabon Delights coffee, iced Cinnabon Delights coffee
• Price: $2

The coffee itself has bitter, roasty notes to it, but tastes a bit diluted. However, compared to other fast food iced coffees, I didn’t hate this one. Some chains make theirs light and sweet by default; I’ve gotten iced joe from McDonald’s that was essentially melted ice cream. In this case, they asked how many pumps of vanilla creamer I wanted (two) and mixed it in for me. It’s not the best cuppa you’ll ever have, but for $2, it’s better than that of its competitors.

• What It Is: freshly fried potato hash brown patty
• Price: $2

The hash brown was very crispy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. It seemed wider and flatter than the McDonald’s hash brown (which, if you ask me, is the gold standard of fast food hash browns), which I thought would’ve made it craggier and crispier. But it was definitely more of a 50/50 split between both textures, so if you like yours extra crunchy, McD’s is likely your preferred. I wouldn’t have minded a touch more salt either.

• What It Is: grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, sausage and warm nacho cheese sauce
• Other Protein Options: bacon, potato
• Price: $2

I’m not the biggest fan of Taco Bell’s nacho cheese, but I enjoyed this savory handheld much more than I thought I would. The sausage is herbaceous, slightly spicy and well-seasoned. The egg was fluffy and moist. Yes, real cheese would have been nice, but the sauce helped the inside stay molten and creamy, as it didn’t harden over time the same way shredded cheese would have.

• What It Is: grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, seasoned potatoes, grilled marinated steak, diced tomatoes and a blend of mozzarella, pepper jack and cheddar cheeses
• Other Protein Options: bacon, sausage
• Price: $5

Not gonna lie…this burrito slapped. If you want a substantial breakfast, this is the way to go—at Taco Bell, anyway. The eggs were fluffy and tender. The steak’s warm-spiced marinade really shone against the mild eggs and starchy potatoes. (I wonder why the seasoned potatoes aren’t available as a side; I bet they’re just naked Fiesta Potatoes.) I also liked the tomatoes for color and freshness. All that was missing was a side of sour cream. A smear of the refried beans would’ve been delicious, too.