Originally Published: 19 MAY 22 08:06 ET By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business (CNN) -- Taco Bell's highly anticipated Mexican Pizza finally returns to menus Thursday following a roughly two-year hiatus. The beloved menu item was eliminated in November 2020 as part of a broader culling of Taco Bell's menu during the height of the pandemic. That helped Taco Bell shed complexities and costs. But now, the $4.49 menu item is back -- permanently -- after fans demanded it. The Mexican Pizza consists of a tortilla shell filled pizza sauce and either beans or ground beef. It's topped with another tortilla shell that's smothered with more sauce, cheese and chopped tomatoes. Taco Bell introduced the item in 1985 and originally called it the "Pizzazz Pizza." Removing the Mexican Pizza sparked outrage among Taco Bell's loyal fans: An online petition asking for the pizza's return garnered nearly 200,000 signatures.