I’m not a morning person, so please forgive me that my head was foggy enough that I forgot to grab breakfast salsa packets with these new Taco Bell Toasted Breakfast Tacos. Sure, it was 9:45 in the morning when most people’s brains are functioning somewhat properly, but mine was not.

These new Toasted Breakfast Tacos come in three varieties — bacon, sausage, and potato. Each also comes with fluffy scrambled eggs and shredded cheddar cheese in a toasted tortilla. There isn’t a way to determine which is which by smelling them because they all have a scent similar to everything else with a grilled flour tortilla from Taco Bell. Well, excluding the Grilled Cheese Burrito.

I purchased all three varieties and was surprised that the taco I liked the most was the potato one. The versions with sausage pellets and bacon bits were fine, but both reminded me of other breakfast burritos I’ve had. Heck, the chain’s Cheesy Toasted Breakfast Burritos are similar to these, except they have nacho cheese sauce instead of shredded cheddar cheese and less tortilla origami. I guess having just potatoes instead of meat was a nice change of pace for my taste buds. Or maybe it’s my body telling me that I need to cut back on processed meats.

Oh, much like Taco Bell’s regular tacos, eating just one won’t be filling. You’re going to have to order at least two or three. So try all three as I did, or try one with a much more filling Breakfast Crunchwrap. Oh, also, it’s been a minute since I’ve had Taco Bell’s eggs, but they have better flavor and texture than I remember.

While I didn’t have Taco Bell’s Breakfast Salsa, I had some McDonald’s Picante Sauce of an unknown age sitting in my fridge because I’m a condiment packet hoarder. Adding it upgraded the tacos’ flavor, but they don’t NEED any breakfast salsa if you have morning brain fog and forget to grab salsa because they’re adequate on their own.

With all that said, I wouldn’t say any of Taco Bell’s new Toasted Breakfast Tacos are outstanding, with or without salsa, even the potato one. They’re very basic products on the breakfast menu at an inexpensive price point, and if you want to make them not-so-basic and a little more expensive, you can customize them to your heart’s content. But I imagine these three are just the foundation for future variations. I could see a steak and egg variety or maybe one with Nacho Fries.

Purchased Price: $1.79 each*
Rating: 6 out of 10 (Bacon and Sausage), 7 out of 10 (Potato)
Nutrition Facts: Sausage – 230 calories, 15 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 110 milligrams of cholesterol, 440 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, less than 1 gram of sugar, and 9 grams of protein. Bacon – 230 calories, 14 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 115 milligrams of cholesterol, 550 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 11 grams of protein. Potato – 220 calories, 11 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of sugar, 100 milligrams of cholesterol, 440 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, less than 1 gram of sugar, 8 grams of protein.

*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.

Fast food chains consistently making a popular item available for a limited time only to whip up more adulation upon its inevitable return isn’t new, but what is new for the latest go-round of Taco Bell’s Nacho Fries is what you can now dip these perennial pleasers into…Vegan Nacho Sauce! This limited time offering launched on October 12th, but writing this just a few weeks later, I can confirm they weren’t kidding about the “limited” part. Many locations have already stopped selling Vegan Nacho Sauce, and I struck out at multiple places before locating the dang thing.

When I finally discovered some, the plant-based-elephant in the room was its viscosity, which could be best described as “sludgy.” My traditional idea of nacho sauce is on the liquid-y side, while this looked more like unnaturally dark orange plastic in a cup. When I glommed a big blob onto the end of a fry and held it out to take a picture, it even stayed in place the whole time, which felt somewhat freakish. I guess it’s a good thing that no one could look at this vegan variant and accidentally mistake it for the dairy-based original?

After my picture was taken, my first bite was taken too, and it was a bit confusing. Why was I getting spiciness? And was that a hint of Old Bay? I replicated my experiment repeatedly, and — oh, yep, okay, it became clear that all that overpowering zest was coming exclusively from the Nacho Fries.

That was a bit disappointing. Isn’t the whole point of dipping sauce to liven up the taste of something that’s too plain on its own not to fade into the background itself? Lapping up a solo gob of sauce brought a faintly funky flavor, slightly and pleasantly earthy, but decidedly not bad. People who brag about being vegans can have a bad reputation, and often, so does vegan food itself; I Googled “vegan cheese tastes like,” and the first word that auto-filled was “vomit,” but while Taco Bell’s newest offering kind of looks like that, it certainly doesn’t taste like it. Its flavor was mild, with a creaminess despite the rubbery looks and a comforting warmth, not as strident or synthetic as I’d feared. Just as it doesn’t look especially like dairy cheese sauce, though, it doesn’t taste much like it either.

This is the part of the review where I’d usually tell you whether to buy this product or not, but unfortunately, if you’re in an area where it’s no longer being sold, that choice might have already been made for you. So what I’ll say instead is that I think it’d be worth it for Taco Bell to give the Vegan Nacho Sauce another more permanent chance. I might not personally be rushing to buy it again, but I’m sure plenty of people who are more into vegan dining would. So come on, Taco Bell, learn from McDonald’s. If the McRib can go on a whole farewell tour before popping right back onto the market, Vegan Nacho Sauce can too!

Purchased Price: $3.80
Size: Small (size is for the fries, and the sauce is served on the side)
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (fries with sauce) 310 calories, 17 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 780 milligrams of sodium, 35 grams of total carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.