--- title: Taco Bell Tests Fritos Tacos description: Taco Bell tests Fritos tacos which were spotted in Memphis Tennessee on Reddit canonical: https://time.com/3837982/taco-bell-fritos-tacos/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Apr 28, 2015 2:33 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 28, 2015 2:33 PM UTC Reddit is all abuzz about Taco Bell’s new Fritos Taco, which has been spotted in Memphis, Tenn. The fast-food chain [is testing](http://time.com/3755955/taco-bell-biscuit-taco-frito-taco/) this $1.49 item, which boasts a shell made out of “original” and “chili cheese”-flavored Fritos. Taco Bell hopes the item will be as successful as its [Doritos Locos taco](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/05/taco-bells-doritos-locos-tacos-are-an-insanely-huge-hit/). The test has been expected since December 2014, when Taco Bell showed a [photo](http://www.grubstreet.com/2014/12/taco-bell-fritos-tacos.html) of one during a presentation to investors. 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