Taco Bell: Piña Colada Frutista Freeze and Steak Quesadilla

Today I'm going to review two Taco Bell menu items, the Piña Colada Frutista Freeze, and a regular steak quesadilla.  Looking online and being a fan of quesadillas, the steak quesadilla naturally looked favorable.  What you see:

"Authentic carne asada steak combined with a blend of three melted cheeses — pepperjack, cheddar and mozzarella — and a creamy Jalapeño sauce all folded in a freshly toasted tortilla."

Sounds yummy. However, this is what I received something a bit different through the drive-thru. What you get:

Authentic carne asada my ass.  First bite tasted like greasy filth.  The cheeses and sauce blend together to make the same flavor found in most Taco Bell menu items.  Its getting old and quite distasteful, literally.  Another issue is the size.  In the 'good' picture above, it looks pretty thick, like there is huge chunks of steak in it.  Not at all.  The tasteless tortilla surrounding this ugly platter was none too good either.  There were maybe 3 good bites in this whole thing, good not great.  I would recommended getting this if you like food the makes you instantly aware of its greasy upcoming. I'll give this disaster a

D-

Now for the drink.   
What you see:  The Piña Colada Frutista Freeze, part of a lineup of Taco Bell smoothies, is advertised as if it were a classic beach recipe imported from the Caribbean.  The Piña Colada is shown as a creamy coconut soft drink topped with little slices of pineapple.  Nothing wrong there.  I mean, who wouldn't love a cool drink of that sort in late August? What you get: 

Nothing is  really wrong with how it looks.  Of course you realize you aren't going to get a thick glass freshly topped with local pineapple, but that isn't a con.  In my humble opinion, coconut is one of the best smells ever, so naturally I thought the smell was quite appealing.  Upon consumption, I was far more satisfied then I was with the whole quesadilla crap.  The pineapple juice appropriately mixes with the creme of coconut to produce a rather appealing taste.  More then I would expect to come from Taco Bell.  It is rather small, compared to the advertisement, but it is tasty nonetheless.  There is nothing specifically special about this drink, but it is a nice replacement for soda if you order a meal.  I would recommend fans of coconut, pineapple, beach flavors, and cheap smoothies.  I give this Frutista Freeze a C+.