Taco Bell is growing its fleet of stores that sell booze — here’s how they compare to a regular Taco Bell

• Taco Bell recently opened a line of restaurants called Taco Bell Cantinas, which feature trendy decor and serve alcoholic drinks.
• Although there are only a few Taco Bell Cantinas currently open in the US, the chain has plans to open hundreds more by 2022.
• I visited one of the new Taco Bell Cantinas in New York City, and found the modern twist more enjoyable than a regular Taco Bell experience.

Taco Bell Cantinas are popping up in major cities across the US. 

The new restaurants are a modern, upscale take on the traditional Taco Bell and feature trendy decor, shareable tapas-style menus, and alcoholic drinks like frozen margaritas and local beer.

Cantinas, along with Taco Bell’s "Urban Inline" restaurants, which are similarly decorated but don’t serve alcohol, might soon be coming to a street corner near you: Although there are only a couple dozen currently operating in the US, the chain plans to open 300 more by 2022.

I headed to one of the newly opened Cantinas near Penn Station in New York City to see what all the fuss is about.

Here’s what the experience was like:

Decor isn’t something that has necessarily stood out to me at a standard Taco Bell, but it was the first thing I noticed even before walking into the Cantina.

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First, I noticed an ‘I Love New York’-esque sign with the Taco Bell logo shining down on the street.

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Inside, the cozy space was buzzing with customers. Hanging lamps of various shapes and sizes, plus a colorful graffiti mural, added a casual, yet playful, feel to the space.

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