Fast-Food Chains and Their Menus Barely Resemble Those of the Past — And This Viral Post Reveals How Stark the Difference Is

As nan inflation-triggered competition for worth betwixt large brands heats up, nostalgia for fast-food restaurants — and their affordable prices — is high. One X relationship takes america backmost to a simpler clip of utmost colour schemes, flamboyant designs and debased prices.

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X relationship Time Capsule Tales is publishing photos of accelerated nutrient icons for illustration Taco Bell, Burger King, Pizza Hut, McDonald's and others successful their 1970s, '80s and '90s glory.

The nostalgic pics see a Burger King that was recovered "fully intact" down a wall astatine a long-closed shopping promenade successful Wilmington, Delaware, successful 2022.

A afloat intact vintage Burger King was recovered down a wall astatine nan Concord Mall successful Wilmington, DE. This photograph was snapped by Jonathon Pruitt April of 2022. pic.twitter.com/pzfMnpjo4h

One item is nan circa 1970s-'80s Taco Bell menu, which explains successful awesome item what a taco and a burrito are, complete pinch a sound-it-out, phonetic pronunciation of each nutrient — "Tah-co" and "Buh-ree-toh."

The paper is from erstwhile nan marque called its Pintos and Cheese refried beans by a different sanction — Frijoles (Fre-ho-les) and still served nan now-extinct Enchirito, which made a brief comeback past year.

Enchirito, tostada, and nan combo burrito were each occurrence and each are gone now. I seldom spell to TB anymore but erstwhile they brought backmost nan enchirito successful '22 for a constricted time, I bought an enchirito (or two, lol) astatine slightest doubly a week. It wasn't nan aforesaid but it was still good! pic.twitter.com/OFabl2YuuR

Then, location are nan prices. One retro Taco Bell paper from 1984 shows really inexpensive it utilized to beryllium to eat accelerated food. The prices for drinks — $.45 for a mini Pepsi compared to $2.29 today for nan aforesaid beverage — are instantly noticeable. But it's nan Combo Burrito Meal for $1.19 that really stands out. Taco Bell's slightest costly combo is nan value-inspired impermanent $5.99 combo, pinch prices for combo meals rising from location to nan $11.29 value point for nan 2 Chicken Chalupa Supreme Combo.