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Find Manhattan's Secret 'Taco Bell Speakeasy,' Score Free Naked Chicken Chalupa
You can be one of the first people to try the Naked Chicken Chalupa, two days before it hits Taco Bells nationwide.
NOHO, NY — Under a strange but intriguing marketing tactic, Taco Bell is opening a "speakeasy" on Lafayette Street to give diehard fans a first bite of the highly anticipated Naked Chicken Chalupa. The speakeasy will be open Jan. 24-25, and the Naked Chicken Chalupa will bless the rest of the nation Jan. 26.
Be the first to try the #NakedChickenChalupa. Go to the address & find the refrigerator. Call 212-655-9833 from 12PM-8PM to reserve a time. pic.twitter.com/K8us5uCWIT
— Taco Bell (@tacobell) January 19, 2017
The instructions are simple, yet mysterious:
1. Call 212-655-9833 from 12-8 p.m. to reserve a time to visit the speakeasy.
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2. Go to 399 Lafayette St. and find the refrigerator.
3. Enjoy your crispy Naked Chicken Chalupa... for free!
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The speakeasy's open from 5-10 p.m.
The Naked Chicken Chalupa has a taco shell made entirely of marinated, all-white crispy chicken. Inside the taco is cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and the usual taco shell.
People on Twitter are going crazy over the announcement, so make sure to call that number ASAP if you want to test your luck at finding the sacred speakeasy refrigerator:
I just made reservations to go to @tacobell's popup speakeasy. what a time to be alive.
— Mike Weiss (@weiss1mf) January 24, 2017
FRIENDS WHO WORK IN NYC - SOMEONE COME TO THE @TACOBELL SPEAKEASY WITH ME TONIGHT
— DANNI NICOLE (@DANNI_NICOLEEE) January 24, 2017
My workplace has been transformed into a chicken chalupa speakeasy @tacobell pic.twitter.com/L4ivNzKE2k
— saraegrl (@saraegrl) January 24, 2017
We just found out there's something called a “Taco Bell speakeasy” on our block and the entire office is losing it
— Katherine ☄️Krueger (@kath_krueger) January 24, 2017
Photo: Taco Bell
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