Customers line up outside the new Shanghai Taco Bell, the brand’s first in China.
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Menu boards behind the cashiers offer Taco Bell items, some of which have been adapted to local tastes. The menu also includes a variety of alcoholic beverages including beer on draft and specialty cocktails like the margarita and the mojito.
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Sauces are provided in a separate station along with paper goods, straws and other condiments.
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Digital kiosks allow for self-ordering, with large pictures and descriptions in both English and Mandarin.
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Cashiers help customers with orders at stations with screens facing both the employee and the patron.
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Communal seating is offered at the center of the new Taco Bell in Shanghai.
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The Shanghai Taco Bell’s kitchen is open visually to the left of the cashier area. Customers can watch their orders being prepared.
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Individual two- and four-top tables at varying heights complement the communal tables in the Shanghai Taco Bell unit.
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Letters on pouf-seating in a alcove can spell out T-A-C-O and wall décor does a riff on a California vibe.
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Colorful surf boards hang from the slatted-wood ceiling in the dining area. The décor also features guitars and graffiti art. The Shanghai Taco Bell also offers free Wi-Fi.
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Employees make tacos for the menu that takes on some local flavors, such as a shrimp and avocado burrito.
