Surprising that the legendary Taco Bell in Pacifica isn’t the most expensive one, though it is close. It has a fireplace, it serves margaritas, and it has a walk-up window for hungry surfers.
my sample size is small, but I've found it far from top tier
(I would put Five Guys and Shake Shack as top tier fast food, and In-N-Out except for their fries).
It's not the only one that serves alcohol - there's one in downtown SJ and probably some more around. I notice the website doesn't tell you which ones are Cantinas though.
There is also a pretty good Panda Express right there you can grab takeout from and Park in the beach parking lot.
There is another Taco Bell cantina right near our apartment near oracle park. They have really good prices for alcohol compared to the surrounding bars.
Taco Bell is my favorite fast food, but I'm on a boycott after an app-induced billing error that ate an entire gift card... Their customer support is atrocious so I'll just spend my money elsewhere.
I once had someone while eating stand up and just take their pants off in the KFC/Taco Bell in Tenderloin...
When I get to a Taco Bell, I look for how clean the tables are, how well-arranged the sauce/napkin station is, and how clean the fountain drink area is. If any of those are actively a disaster, it tells me the food quality is probably going to be worse (yes yes, its already terrible)
I don't recall them selling alcohol in those days (I was also much too young to drink then) but it was pretty cool even back then.
It fine and all but it was still just a normal Taco Bell like you said, the only thing nicer about it is the decor.
Maybe not the most expensive, but the most beautiful?
Similarly, St. Thomas had a Taco Bell in Charlotte Amelia. It didn’t last long. The Hard Rock Cafe lasted a bit longer.
Forget the food, the views were incredible.