But with the Fiery DLT you really get heat. This is one spicy taco shell. The spicy shell plays brilliantly off the cool blandness of the shredded iceberg lettuce that tops the taco, and is wonderfully complemented by the fatty goodness of the cheese. The beef adds some heft and protein.

Share this story with a friend: The tacos have Doritos shells. The Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell combines crunchy Doritos tortilla chips with a classic fast-food taco in a way that shook the food industry. The cheesy, crispy concoction made a splash shortly after its debut in 2012.

Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos + Cool Ranch Doritos Tacos Sadly, both were discontinued in 2019, but in 2020, the chain came out with Flamin' Hot Doritos Locos Tacos (we're not going to stop petitioning for them to bring the other two variations back, though).

Taco Bell is opening a $5 million taco tab and offering free Doritos Locos Tacos in honor of the “liberation” of the “Taco Tuesday” trademark to customers across the country.

The third offering within the brand's most successful product platform ever – with 600 million sold since March 2012 – hits Taco Bell restaurants nationwide on Aug. 22, combining spicy chili with a hint of lime flavor in a crunchy red shell.

With about 1 million Doritos Locos Tacos sold each day - and more than $1 billion in sales so far - the product launch is the most successful in Taco Bell history.

CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, CORN, AND/OR CANOLA OIL), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), SALT, WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTERMILK, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, ...

Doritos' parent company, Frito-Lay, operated a restaurant named Casa de Fritos inside the park in the1960s. When a salesman noticed that Casa de Fritos was throwing away stale tortillas, he suggested they fry them for chips instead.

The Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos are back, but now they have a different name. The new name is Flamin' Hot Locos Tacos, but they taste exactly the same as what we are fighting for.

2012 The Doritos Locos Taco first hit the Taco Bell menu in 2012. That's more than 50 years after Glen Bell founded what would become a staple in the fast food industry and 52 years after the Dorito was invented.

2012 IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2013 – When Taco Bell® launched Doritos® Locos Tacos in 2012, it quickly became the company's most successful product launch ever, selling more than 350 million in less than a year.

Introducing new DORITOS® FLAMIN' HOT® Nacho Flavored Tortilla Chips. The nacho cheese you love, amped up with fiery heat. Not a significant source of added sugars. The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet.