Wendy B.
Yelp
I know it's lame to review a chain fast food place after a long Yelp hiatus. Pity me as I don't have much dining dollars this go-round and this Taco Bell is walking distance from my house. We usually sit inside as the service is super quick, the tables are about as clean as one can expect and our orders have been 100% correct over the twenty plus visits. There's always seating, the chips used in the nachos are crunchy and fresh and we've never had an issue substituting beans for beef/whatev or getting just a cheese quesadilla instead of a chicken chunk filled one "by mistake". The steak is a bit hit or miss, sometimes it has the texture of pot roast, sometimes it's like a grilled fajita. The chicken burrito is my favorite, especially with the $2 deal of a medium drink, burrito and bag of Doritos for later... meaning when I get back to work and drag out my lunch break. Having moved from the "newer" side of Pearland to the original Pearland settlement, I've noticed that the chain places are much cleaner and have better service on the "older" side, maybe due to less dining traffic or little kids than the mega-suburban saturated Silverlake area.
Not that Taco Bell needs my approval but here it is. For real Mexican food, try Los Brother's (their apostrophe misplacement, not mine!) across the street. The soft pastel 1980s decor is so comforting in the age of every other chain mimicking the dark Starbuck's ambience (McDonald's, I am looking in your direction) and reminds me of being a teen when I could only afford Taco Bell on my salary -- oh, wait. Wish it had a patio or at least an outdoor table to get away from the 104KRBE soundtrack but otherwise cheap/clean/always prepared the same way food.