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Deep. Fried. Tacos.

With American cheese.

2 for a dollar.

It helps to first be higher than giraffe pussy, then you get one of their late night munchie boxes (I like the burger with grilled cheeses for buns, or the chicken melt with hashbrowns on it) and several extra shitty tacos.

Here's my Jack-in-the-box story: In high school, Jack-in-the-box was just opening in our town for the first time. My friend group used to go there for the $1 Jumbo Jack. It was a first taste of adult freedom. Positive memories haha

I mean, it’s not great, but it’s not that awful. Pretty good for ending a night out and it’s cheap.

Is Wendy’s better? Yes, but go to a Wendy’s at 2am trying to gullet a Dave’s Double and you’re going to be sick. Jack has burgers that won’t upset your stomach and don’t sit as heavy.

Where else can I get a burger, tacos, egg rolls, and churros at 3am on a Thursday night after closing down the bars?

I LOVE Jack-In-The-Box for what it is! It's for sure bottom-tier fast food, but for what you're paying, they make a damn good basic cheeseburger. I find the Jumbo Jack to be way better than whatever Wendy's calls their basic burger. At least at my particular local Jack's, the lettuce and tomato are always super fresh and crisp, surprising for a low-tier fast food joint. The Jack's in my neighborhood have long standing deal with the local sports team where if they hit a home run in a game, everyone in the city gets a free burger the next day!

You go there for the curly fries. Three tacos, large curly fries, and a medium shake, enough food to make me literally puke, all for $6.50. I used to go ice skating twice a week, and sometimes after skating and being exhausted and hungry, I would just pig out some Jack on the Box until I regretted it.

The one near my house had a broken shake machine for like 8 months, and I kind of stopped going after that. I just find it hilarious that the person who made that website making fun of McDonald's for always having broken ice cream machines put a note saying, "just go to Jack in the Box. Their ice cream machine is never broken." And I first saw that site while ours was broken.

I feel the same way with every fast food place i've ever been. Why would anyone eat at McDonald's, when it's not like some weird emergency where nothing else is open and you're starving. KFC is weird and greasy, they don't even try to make it look like food. Burger king is the same as McDonald's but their burger have a weird artificial smoke flavour which makes it even worse.

I will never claim they are authentic, or even great, but I will destroy the 2 for a buck tacos.

they can provide me a sausage biscuit anytime of the day. breakfast all day wins me over every time.

What did you order OP?

I tried them once and that was the end of that.

Jack-in-the-Box is the only place that has caused me to throw out a milkshake because it was so bad. A milkshake. Those are, what, two ingredients? Somehow they managed to fuck it up so bad, it came out nasty. I wouldn't eat there again if it was free.

McDonald's: here's your burger, your drink, your napkins, your bag, your hand wipes, your silverware, and your kitchen sink.

Jack-In-The-Box: Hold out your hand (dumps burger condiments into hand)

Me: Um...napkins?

JITB: (sigh) Fiiine. (Pulls out emergency napkin)

Never had anything good at JitB. They tried opening multiple stores in my hometown on two separate occasions that I know of and both times all the stores kept being shut down for several health code violations and then lack of business following them. No one seems to miss them that I’ve spoken with

When I’m in the mood for trash at 1am I get a buttery Jack and onion rings. Their onion rings are actually incredible.

Jack in the Box is kind of hit-or-miss for me. There's a few items that they do really well, but a lot of the menu really just requires that you're in the mood specifically for something heavy and greasy. But they've really begun leaning pretty heavily into the "we make stoner food" shtick, which is why everything is deep fried and swimming in sauces.

Their breakfast sandwiches are usually pretty banging, though. In fact, I think they've got some of the best breakfast options out of any of the major fast food chains.

Jack in the Box has a lot of commercials geared towards stoners for a reason :) Tis best enjoyed after a sesh.... I need to be high to enjoy the yack.

You need to be ordering the tacos. Cheesy meatpaste tacos. They're amazing, cheap, and come in groups of 2. I recommend getting 4 for one person if that's all you're eating as there's not much to them.

Man now I want tacos.

Back in the day they used to have a bruschetta chicken ciabatta sandwich that was heavenly. I miss it.

It's terrible unless you're very drunk and then it's fine.

I live across from a McD's. There's often a line of cars to the end of the block (it has a very limited amount of space in the parking lot). I can never understand why people still go there, much less wait in line.

Burger King is the only fast food-fast food that I eat. Quality is almost always good. And then there's the better-in-class not-really-fast food-fast food: 5 Guys, Shake Shack (the good stuff).

Jack in the box is guaranteed diarrhea. It's so bad. Just a testament to how good a marketing campaign can be. Carries such a bad product.

Is it like Waffle House?

Jack in the Box is the absolute worst fast food that exists. I'll eat a Burger King burger over Jack in the Box and that is saying something.

Hell, I'll eat a gas station sandwich over Jack in the Box.

Ah yes, gag in the bag. 😃 For some reason I kinda like their "buttery jack", it's just disgusting enough to hit the spot sometimes.

Ugh, sorry to say I do like it. Maybe my brain is kind of filling in the flavor gaps from when I used to eat it as a teenager. I'll admit the quality has gone down but that's true of almost every fast food restaurant. My go-to items are the meat lovers burrito, spicy chicken sandwich, ultimate cheeseburger, sourdough jack, and their tacos. Their whole menu is pretty damn fatty so if that's a turn off don't bother trying anything else.