Big Cheez-It Tostada & Crunchwrap Test, Irvine
A cracker sixteen times the size of a normal Cheez-It, used as a tostada shell: that is the Big Cheez-It Tostada, and it is back in test — this time with a partner Crunchwrap — at a single Taco Bell in Irvine, California, close to company headquarters. Restaurant Business reported the test on October 27, 2026: a two-week run at one restaurant, which puts its window at roughly late October into early November 2026. Nothing here is nationwide, and nothing here has a national price.
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The two test items
| Item | Build | Test price |
|---|---|---|
| Big Cheez-It Tostada | Jumbo Cheez-It cracker base, seasoned beef, reduced-fat sour cream, diced tomatoes, lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese | $2.49 |
| Big Cheez-It Crunchwrap Supreme | The usual Crunchwrap build with the tostada shell swapped for the oversized Cheez-It cracker; seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, wrapped in a tortilla and grilled — digital exclusive in this test | $4.29 |
The digital-exclusive detail matters: the Crunchwrap version is the first time the chain has offered a digital exclusive as part of a one-restaurant test, per the same report. If you are not in Irvine and not ordering through the app, the Crunchwrap half of this test is not open to you at all.
This is a re-test, not a debut
The pair was first tested at one Irvine location in 2022, then went nationwide on June 6, 2024 — the Tostada at $3.99, the Crunchwrap at $5.49, with an $8.99 Box. The 2026 test prices ($2.49 / $4.29) are single-store test prices, not a cut to the national price, and the 2024 prices are history, not a promise of what a return would cost. Our site covers none of that 2024 arc as item pages, because the items left the menu; this guide is the record of the test itself.
What is not published
No nutrition panel for either 2026 test item was published in the sources checked, so none is printed here — no calories, no protein, nothing borrowed from the 2024 items or from the regular Crunchwrap Supreme (530 Cal, $6.69 sampled). If the pair goes nationwide, it earns item pages with its own panels then, never before. Until then, treat any calorie figure attached to the 2026 test items as invented.
About this guide's data
The figures in this guide are sampled Taco Bell prices and published nutrition panels, compiled in October 2026 and re-checked monthly. Where listings disagree, the guide quotes the range rather than one tidy figure, and a value we couldn't verify is left missing instead of estimated. Full sourcing: how we verify our data.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Big Cheez-It Tostada?
A test item: a jumbo Cheez-It cracker, 16 times the size of an original, topped with seasoned beef, reduced-fat sour cream, diced tomatoes, lettuce and shredded cheddar cheese.
How much is the Big Cheez-It test?
At the single Irvine test restaurant: $2.49 for the Tostada, $4.29 for the digital-exclusive Crunchwrap Supreme. Those are test prices, not national prices.
Is the Big Cheez-It Crunchwrap available nationwide?
No. The 2026 run is one Irvine restaurant for about two weeks from late October 2026. The pair went nationwide once before, in June 2024, and then left the menu.
How many calories are in the Big Cheez-It items?
Not published for the 2026 test items in the sources checked, so this page prints no figure rather than borrowing one from the 2024 items or the regular Crunchwrap Supreme.
What was the 2024 Big Cheez-It launch?
The nationwide launch of June 6, 2024: Tostada $3.99, Crunchwrap $5.49, Box $8.99, after a 2022 test at one Irvine location.
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