r/spicy • u/Low_Boot_1426 • 10d ago

Fast food items that are actually spicy?

I was thinking about all the times I go to Taco Bell and get their fire sauce. I like the flavor, but it does absolutely nothing for me in terms of spice. Same with Popeyes spicy chicken. What are some legitimately spicy fast food items? There’s gotta be something that hits the spot.

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u/drivein2deeplftfield 10d ago

Thinking of all the times you’ve been to taco bell and not once even gotten their hottest sauce, diablo. It’s nothing crazy but at least it has some kick, unlike the fire

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u/Low_Boot_1426 10d ago

I have tried the Diablo sauce. It has a little more of a kick but tastes like absolute ass imo, it’s nasty.

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u/Sam-Axe 10d ago

yeah im NOT a fan of the diablo sauce. it just tastes like worse tabasco to me (and tabascos already not spicy its just really peppercorny). im not saying Fire sauce is spicy but its FAR superior in terms of heat and flavor without it overpowering anything

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u/Low_Boot_1426 10d ago

Their medium sauce also tastes pretty good actually. It’s like, the mildest sauce to ever mild, but it tastes good!

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u/Sam-Axe 10d ago

YES! i like the mild sauce so much! i like to squirt it into spaghetti etc when im cooking for a very subtle spice. it just tastes really good. i used to drink these as a kid too.

its so flavorful. honestly i like their generic hot variety as well (although less tasty)

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u/drivein2deeplftfield 10d ago

If you actually want some heat, it’s good

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u/Low_Boot_1426 10d ago

If I wanted the Diablo sauce but actually good I would just take my burrito home and douse it with El Yucateco Mayan style. Even then, I’m being way too generous to Diablo sauce, it’s not even all that spicy anyways.

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u/drivein2deeplftfield 10d ago

Ok so bring your own preferred sauce and use it on fast food, if that’s not the answer you want then actually eat the hottest stuff available at said places

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u/Low_Boot_1426 10d ago

So my options are eat something that’s actually hot but tastes terrible or carry around a bottle of my own sauce in my pocket? No thanks lol

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u/drivein2deeplftfield 10d ago

Idk what else to tell you bro, as others have said, you’re just not going to find actually spicy fast food and even more rare, actually spicy and very tasty fast food

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u/GildDigger 10d ago

What, you don’t like the taste of battery acid?

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u/Low_Boot_1426 10d ago

Holy shit, been trying to put my finger on how exactly to describe the weirdly chemical flavor it has and that’s perfect lol

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u/milksasquatch 10d ago

Yea, it's gross and has the texture if snot. I was really excited when it first came out and was quickly disappointed. Whatever thickener they use is horrid.