Taco Bell Y2K Menu and Other Discontinued Throwback Items

The Y2K menu was a limited-time lineup of five retired items, plus a themed box and some collectibles. Fans searching for the Y2K Taco Bell menu will find that it mixed savory classics with one dessert, and every item cost $3 or less at launch.

The Taco Bell 2000s Y2K menu leaned on items people had asked for since they disappeared. Here is the Y2K menu Taco Bell released, with each item's launch price and what is known about its earlier run:

Prices come from launch coverage and may differ by location. Notice how the lineup is built: two tacos and burritos at the lowest price point, one slightly pricier burrito and one dessert. That mix let a fan assemble a full throwback meal for under ten dollars. If you missed the run, the closest regular items today are a crunchy taco for the Double Decker, a Beefy 5-Layer Burrito for the 7-Layer Burrito and Cinnamon Twists for dessert. None is an exact match, but they share the same core flavors.

The Double Decker Taco was a crunchy taco wrapped in a soft tortilla with refried beans acting as glue. The 7-Layer Burrito stacked beans, rice, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and guacamole.

The menu also marked 20 years of the Crunchwrap Supreme with a $9 box that held the Crunchwrap, a Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco, a crunchy taco, chips with nacho cheese and a medium drink. A Variety Taco Party Pack carried six crunchy tacos and six Cool Ranch tacos.

For fun, Taco Bell added a digital pet called Crunchkin in its app and weekly merchandise drops in early September. The Chili Cheese Burrito has its own page on this site, so see the Chili Cheese Burrito for details and the Doritos Locos Tacos for the flavors that are current. To see what else is new, visit the page on what is new at Taco Bell.

Taco Bell Y2K Menu Release Date and End Date

The Y2K menu launched on September 9, 2025. Rewards members got early access to the dessert from September 2 to 8 through the app, so they could order the empanada a week ahead.

The items were sold for a limited time while supplies lasted. Launch coverage did not give a fixed closing date, so an exact last day is not confirmed. If you are wondering whether it is still around, treat it as ended unless the app shows it.

To check, open the Taco Bell app, choose your restaurant and look for a limited-time or nostalgia section. Items on a limited run can sell out before any end date, and availability depends on the location.

Taco Bell Y2K Menu Return: Is It Coming Back?

Nothing has been announced, so any answer is a guess. What we do know is the pattern: Taco Bell ran a Decades test in 2024 and the Y2K drop in 2025. Two years in a row suggests the brand sees value in nostalgia, but it does not promise a third.

If a drop returns, expect it to be limited and to rotate in different items. A fresh edition would likely pull from another era, such as the 2010s, but that is speculation. The only safe plan is to watch the app, because limited drops often appear with little warning. Watch the app and Rewards notifications rather than rumors.

The Decades menu was a nostalgia test that brought back one item from each of five decades, all priced under $3. It launched on August 15, 2024, at three Southern California restaurants before Taco Bell said it planned to go national later in 2024.

The Tostada was a crispy corn shell with refried beans, red sauce, lettuce and cheese. The Green Burrito swapped red sauce for a green chile and tomatillo sauce. The Gordita Supreme wrapped beef, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese in warm flatbread.

The format worked for a reason. Each item was cheap, familiar and tied to a memory, so fans could try something old without a big risk. It also gave the chain a cheap way to test what people missed most.

The empanada is the one item that appeared on both the 2024 Decades menu and the 2025 Y2K lineup, which tells you how popular it was with fans. It is also the only dessert in either drop.

Taco Bell Decades TBT Menu and Earlier Nostalgia Drops

Fans sometimes call these drops the Decades TBT menu, short for Throwback Thursday. Taco Bell has used the throwback idea before 2024, and a 2016 nostalgia drop is often mentioned online.

An official source for the 2016 item list could not be confirmed, so this page does not list items for it. The newer drops differ in clear ways. The 2024 test spanned five decades and started at a handful of restaurants, while the Y2K edition focused on a single era and added merchandise, a themed box and a digital pet.

The 1990s gave Taco Bell some of its most remembered items, and most are gone today. Several were wraps, burritos and sandwiches that played with taco ingredients in new shapes.

Years come from published retrospectives and sometimes differ by a year, so treat them as close rather than exact. The decade also saw bolder experiments, such as sandwiches and burger-style items, that did not last. Taco Bell later moved back toward tortillas, shells and its core ingredients. The Bell Beefer has an older story: the Chiliburger of the 1960s became the Bell Burger in 1969 and the Bell Beefer by 1979. Several 1990s items came back in the 2024 and 2025 drops, including the Gordita Supreme, Double Decker Taco and 7-Layer Burrito.

The Quesarito returned on December 18, 2025, for a limited time while supplies lasted, at a regular price of $4.99. It is a burrito wrapped in a grilled quesadilla, filled with seasoned beef, seasoned rice, chipotle sauce, reduced-fat sour cream, melted cheeses and Nacho Cheese sauce. It had last been on menus in March 2023.

Because it was a limited run, check the app before you plan a trip. You can read more in the Quesarito guide.

The Mexican Pizza is the clearest case of fan pressure working. It left the menu in 2020 and came back in 2022 after a loud campaign. That history is a reason many fans think any popular item has a chance.