IRVINE, Calif. – It’s official: Taco Bell is bringing back its beloved Mexican Pizza after a social media outcry from fans. 

Taco Bell eliminated the menu item, along with four other foods, in November 2020 in an effort to create a faster and “more seamless” restaurant menu and experience. But the restaurant chain announced on Monday that the Mexican Pizza will officially return nationwide on May 19. 

The Mexican Pizza is made up of two crispy flour shells, layered with beans, pizza sauce, seasoned beef, tomatoes and a melted three-cheese blend for $4.49. There is also a vegetarian version without the seasoned beef. 

After the menu item was cut, petitions and social media campaigns began swirling among Taco Bell fans to bring it back. Grammy Award-winning rapper Doja Cat even made a plea on TikTok.

“Hi, I made a song about Mexican Pizza because I love it so much,” Doja Cat explained in the opening of the video. “I wish that Taco Bell didn’t discontinue it a year ago.”

She goes on to sing a specially-written song, with lyrics like: “I got beans, I need meat, I need a shell with the sauce and the cheese.”

But Doja Cat wasn’t the only fan who played a role in bringing back the Mexican Pizza, according to Taco Bell. Superfan Krish Jagirdar led a Change.Org petition begging for its return, which was signed by hundreds of thousands of customers. 

“Like many Indian-Americans who grew up vegetarian, we had limited access to the ‘fun’ fast food, so Taco Bell became a bridge to belonging in American culture for many kids like me who grew up in immigrant households,” Jagirdar said of the popular menu item….