Review: Taco Bell - Loaded Potato Griller

Taco Bell's Loaded Potato Griller looks to capture the taste of a loaded potato skin in a grilled tortilla wrapper. The limited-time item features crispy potato bites, nacho cheese, bits of bacon, and sour cream, wrapped in a flour tortilla and grilled.

Like the rest of the new, limited-time Loaded Grillers, it's offered at 99 cents a pop.

The Loaded Potato Griller was pressed just long enough to develop a thin crispy shell over the soft, warm flour tortilla. It was folded a bit wider than the Spicy Buffalo Chicken Griller I tried.

The potatoes here are the same, seasoned, battered and deep-fried ones you find in Taco Bell's Crispy Potato Soft Taco. The seasoned flavor is nice if a bit heavy on the salt. The pieces didn't quite stay crispy inside the grilled burrito, although there was an occasional piece here and there that delivered a small bit of a crunch.

The cheese and bacon added a bit of flavor without being too excessive. The bacon particularly added a nice smokiness, but wasn't crunchy. The overall result reminds me of a breakfast burrito without the scrambled egg.

The sour cream ended up clumped in one half of the burrito, which wasn't so nice. It added a bit too much creaminess in one half and none in the other.

Still, all the major players for potato skins are here, save for the green onions Taco Bell discontinued using back in '06 after an E.coli outbreak.

Except for some miscues in the execution, I thought that Taco Bell's Loaded Potato Griller was reasonably good, but maybe more fitting for breakfast or when you feel like having breakfast.

Nutritional Info - Taco Bell Loaded Potato Griller (177g)
Calories - 470 (from Fat - 200)
Fat - 22g (Saturated Fat - 6g)
Sodium - 1120mg
Carbs - 55g (Sugar - 5g)
Protein - 13g