Review: Carl’s Jr. Green Burrito Taco Salad

I’ve been hearing radio commercials for the Carl’s Jr. Green Burrito Taco Salad for a few weeks now, so it was only natural that while sitting at work last week, this was the first thing that popped into my head as an idea for lunch. Unfortunately, the idea popped into my head about 3 hours before lunch time, and I spent most of that three hours making myself hungry thinking about delicious mexican food. I have always enjoyed taco salads, and even though it is a fast-food burger restaurant, I figured I should give Carl’s Jr.’s rendition a try.

I know what you are probably thinking right about now, “this guy’s diet sure is unhealthy.” I’ll be the first to admit, my history of food reviews so far doesn’t paint a portrait of healthy living, and this review certainly won’t help (this taco salad comes in at nearly 1000 calories), but in the future I’ll try to come up with some healthier food reviews, just for you. For now, on to the calorie-fest…

Unfortunately, I went into this lunch plan without any idea of what this meal would cost me, and being the frugal person I am, this concerned me. Unfortunately, after thinking for the past three hours about eating a taco salad for lunch, I really didn’t have a choice. I was therefore somewhat disappointed when I ordered the taco salad, and found out that it was going to cost me $5. My ideal lunch budget doesn’t go over $3, but I guess sometimes it’s okay to splurge a little, to try something new, and get something new to review in the process; at the same time, I probably won’t order this again because of the price. Fortunately for me, when it came time to pay, the woman at the cash register rang up my order wrong and only charged me $4.02 - I offered to pay the remaining 98 cents, but she told me not to worry about it, and I got my lunch at a 20% discount.

A little cheered up by my unexpected discount, I dug into the taco salad, eager to quell my hunger that had grown so large. Thankfully, this taco salad was actually very tasty, so there was no problem in filling the void in my stomach. In fact, this was a very filling meal, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Carl’s Jr. version of a taco salad includes a crispy shell, refried beans, lettuce, salsa, hot sauce, ground beef, two types of shredded cheese, and sour cream. The “salad” part of the name is of course almost a joke, the lettuce drowned out by all of the other delicious ingredients, and I found all of the ingredients to be fresh and good. Basically, I got just what I was expecting; there wasn’t anything that made this taco salad stand out above the rest, and there wasn’t anything that made it less desirable either, but it was very satisfying. This meal was a bit messy, but well worth the extra napkins.

One thing that confuses me about this taco salad is the “Green Burrito” prefix on the name - I don’t know what burritos might have to do with a taco salad, but I am guessing that maybe “Green Burrito” is a brand name that I haven’t heard of. If you have any insight on this issue, I would be happy to hear from you.

Taste: 4/5

Price: 2/5

Uniqueness: 3/5

Freshness: 5/5

Overall Rating:

Have you tried Carl’s Jr.’s Taco Salad yet? What did you think of it? Have a recommendation for a better taco salad?, leave me a comment!

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