The Cheesarito
Taco Bell secret menu · fan build, not an official menu item
Melted cheese, taco sauce and scallion-style freshness steamed inside a soft flour tortilla — simple, molten, gone in four bites.
How to order
Order a Cheesy Roll Up and ask for red sauce (or a Mild sauce packet) and pico de gallo added before it is rolled and steamed.
≈ 180 Cal (estimated)
What it is built from
- Cheesy Roll Up — $1.44, 180 Cal
Estimated totals (price ≈ $1.44; calories ≈ 180 Cal) are sums of the components' sampled prices and published nutrition — labelled estimates, never official figures.
The build in detail
The base Cheesy Roll Up is the simplest item on the value line — melted three-cheese blend in a soft flour tortilla, nothing else. The Cheesarito is what that item was in the 1970s: red sauce and pico de gallo added before the roll is steamed, so the cheese melts into the sauce instead of sitting in a dry layer. It takes the plainest item on the menu and gives it the two things it lacks — moisture and freshness.
Ask for the sauce and pico before it is rolled and steamed; added afterwards, they sit on the surface and the build is just a Roll Up with toppings. The estimate is the unmodified Roll Up alone — $1.44 sampled, 180 Cal, the cheapest base of any hack here — and this is the one hack where the estimate barely moves in practice, because what the build adds is sauce and fresh salsa rather than another priced component.
Availability
A 1970s menu original kept alive as a customisation; the Roll Up base is on the value line.
Frequently asked questions
How much does The Cheesarito cost?
Estimated at about $1.44 from the sampled prices of its components. It is a custom build, so the register total depends on how the location charges the modifications.
How many calories are in The Cheesarito?
Estimated at about 180 calories, summed from the published nutrition of its components. Preparation varies, so treat it as a close estimate, not a label value.