I work at Taco Bell – why your food is LESS fresh first thing in the morning & the items which are made on the day

LIKE its competitors, Taco Bell has procedures in place to ensure its food is properly stored.

Well, according to an ex-employee, while some food items are thrown out when closing time rolls around, there are certain ingredients that are apparently saved for the next day.

Speaking to a previous Taco Bell staff member, The Sun heard claims about how the chain's food is stored and which items are typically made fresh.

And, while you early birds might expect to get the freshest food first thing in the morning, it appears that this often may not be the case.

The ex-employee disclosed: “We do carry over, so if you come really early in the morning, most of the stuff you’re eating is from last night. But it’s stored correctly.

"Any fried items like chalupas, french fries, or cinnabons we throw out, but things like beef, beans, lettuce, and cheese, we save them," they said, explaining that the leftover ingredients are properly stored.

The former employee also shared that a certain sugary snack item could be kept in the store for days, though stored properly. 

They said: “Cinnamon twists could be days old, but when people eat them they’re probably not stale because they get stored in a warm heating cabinet.”

The Sun has reached out to Taco Bell for comment.

Previously, the old Taco Bell employee had also explained why your order is often wrong when you go to the drive-thru.

They mentioned a component of the drive-thru that makes human error more likely, and it all boils down to speed.

They revealed: “A lot of people don’t know that the drive-thru is timed and it’s like a competition between neighboring [Taco Bell] stores to get the lowest times.

"So when people take a long time to order in the drive-thru or there’s an order mess up it looks like bad customer service.

"Basically, they need to get their order taken and out to them in under 3 minutes.”

The ex-employee also gave some insight as to what type of orders routinely get butchered.

They claimed: “The main complaint we get [about] people’s orders being messed up is when somebody orders beans because they’re vegetarian, people accidentally add meat to their order because they’re going so fast.”