The twisted version from 2021 is returning for a limited time. The original straight churro that ran from the 1990s until 2020 is still gone, and the food court regulars noticed immediately.
Costco is putting churros back in the food court.
What Costco churro is coming back?
The twisted one, for a limited time.
Costco swapped its long-running straight churro for the twisted version in 2021, and the change was not popular. The twisted churro then left the menu too, which meant food court regulars had lost both.
Getting one back sounds like good news until you learn which one it is.
How are Costco members reacting?
Not warmly.
One commenter’s response to the news ran: “The twisted ones ain’t it!! Bring back the ORIGINAL Costco Churro!!!”
That is the general temperature of it. The campaign to restore the original churro has been running for years, with petitions, social media pushes, and a steady stream of complaints aimed at Costco’s accounts, and the twisted version returning does not resolve any of it.
Some members are making the best of it. Suggestions circulating include dipping the churro in the Caramel Churro Sundae, or into a mocha freeze from the same counter, which is the kind of problem-solving that happens when you cannot get what you actually want.
Why did Costco change its churro in the first place?
Costco has never explained it publicly.
The food court is one of the most closely watched menus in American retail, mostly because it is cheap and because Costco changes it rarely. When something moves, members treat it as news. The chain has taken sustained criticism over other food court changes in recent years, including the end of the combo pizza and various shuffles around the bakery items.
The $1.50 hot dog and soda combo remains untouched, which Costco leadership has repeatedly said is not going anywhere.
How long will the churro be available?
Costco is describing it as a limited-time return, without a stated end date.
That is standard for food court items, which appear and disappear without announcements. Anyone wanting one should treat it as available now rather than available indefinitely.
Pricing has not been widely reported, and food court prices vary somewhat by region.
What else is new at the Costco food court?
The menu has expanded more in the last two years than in the decade before it, with additions including the Caramel Churro Sundae, various cookie rotations and seasonal drinks.
None of which has quieted the original churro campaign. A returning item that is not the item people asked for tends to restart the conversation instead of ending it, and Costco has now confirmed the thing its members were most hoping it would not confirm.
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Hat Tips:
The Takeout (Sept. 17, 2026), the twisted churro’s limited-time return and member reaction
Allrecipes (Sept. 19, 2026), surfacing the food court item’s return
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