a group of brown bags on a white table

If you know me, you know I was going to go all the way to Indonesia and not try the Taco Bell while I was in Jakarta.

I Went All The Way To Jakarta, Indonesia For Taco Bell

As I explained earlier, the Park Hyatt Jakarta offers a “social hour” each night for World of Hyatt Globalists that includes two drinks and a selection of canapes plus one food item that is a bit heartier, such as a beef pie.

a plate of food on a table

There’s a Lebanese restaurant called Al Nafoura near the Park Hyatt Jakarta that I was going to eat dinner at, but after eating that, I wasn’t hungry at all.

I sat in the sauna and steam room for awhile, wondering whether to go out anyway, and ultimately decided against it…why would I sit on a motorcycle for 20 minutes and then stuff myself with food when I wasn’t even all that hungry and I had a 5:30 am flight the next day? Plus, it was raining.

Instead, I pulled out my phone, opened the Grab app, and ordered Taco Bell. Yes, Indonesia has four Taco Bells, all in Jakarta (which just surpassed Tokyo as the most populous city in the world).

For about 8 USD, I had two cheese quesadillas and a grilled chicken taco. It took about 40 minutes for the delivery to come but I went downstairs to the ground level and picked it up…it seems (much to the hotel’s chagrin, I’m sure) many people were ordering delivery.

The bag was a bit wet from the rain, but the food was still warm. And surprisingly (impressively, I suppose), it tasted like Taco Bell everywhere else in the world.

a bag of food on a table

a quesadilla on a table

a close up of a package

I ordered some creamy jalapeno sauce and pico de gallo on the side and was very pleased with my snack…I know, I know. South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan…is there anywhere I won’t eat Taco Bell? No, now it has become a quest!

a quesadilla with salsa and sauce on a paper wrapper