Cook Out Walking Taco: The Secret Menu Cult Favorite
What Is the Cook Out Walking Taco?
The Walking Taco is a fan-invented secret menu item: a bag of Doritos sliced open along the long edge, filled with Cook Out's signature chili, melted cheese sauce, and chopped onions, eaten with a plastic fork directly out of the bag. It went viral on TikTok in the early 2020s and is now one of the most-requested off-menu items at Cook Out locations across the Southeast.
How to Order It
- Pull up to the drive-thru speaker.
- Ask: "Can I get a Walking Taco? Doritos bag with chili, cheese, and onions on top."
- If staff doesn't recognize the name, ask for "a bag of Doritos, opened, with chili and cheese sauce added."
- Specify Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch Doritos if you have a preference.
- Confirm price at the window — usually around $3.00.
What's In It
- 1 small bag of Doritos (Nacho Cheese standard)
- Cook Out chili (same as on the Cook Out Style burger)
- Melted cheese sauce
- Chopped white onion
- Optional: jalapeños (request)
Why Fans Love It
It's the perfect car food: handheld, fork-eaten, no soggy bun, and you get the satisfying crunch of Doritos with the warm chili-cheese richness on top. The price-to-fun ratio is absurd — under $3.00 for one of the most distinctive fast food items in the Southeast. It's also a conversation starter: half the appeal is the novelty of eating a "taco" out of a Doritos bag.
Availability Warning
The Walking Taco is not officially on Cook Out's menu. Some locations will make it without hesitation; others may not have the staff training or may decline. Pricing varies. If a location declines, the closest official equivalent is Cook Out Fries with Cheese & Chili ($1.85) eaten with a fork.