Jack in the Box

It always feels weird when I review a fast food place, because they’re always pretty much the same. They’ve all got the food line and production down to a science. Jack in the box wins out a bit over others because they don’t prep your food until you order so it’s always pipin hot and «fresh». This one forgot to give me ketchup, and I specifically asked for some, fail! But my breakfast burrito was good and the drive thru line fast, so yep, three stars.

«I like it, I love it, I want some more of it…»
OK… WHY do I have to travel wayyy out to experience such kind service? After a very stressful trip to Bridges pets (our puppy’s first trip to a pet store), we couldn’t leave our child alone in the car to have an adult drink, so we swung through JITB to charge up on caffeine.
1 medium coke (for the mister), 1 medium diet coke (for the diet soda queen).
Win! Nice staff, quick drive thru and damn it, to be honest the drinks had a decent amount of carbonation — — - you know what I am talking about if you’re addicted to diet coke/​pepsi!

In the «Food that’s bad for you but tastes good» catagory, Jack’s is good to great. They prepare the stuff in a way that doesnt make it taste like it came off an assembly line. If their is such a term as «Fast food done right», then this joint makes the list. I’ve seen a few posts about other JITB, s complaining about the service being a bit slow. I can see why for the most part: They dont really make anything until the order pops through on the screen. Its not food thats not usually been sitting there for a half hour under the lights. A down side to these places, including this one is the hired help. A real mix of social skills (or lack of) is present nearly every day. JITB should take a lesson from McDonalds in this area. I can’t stand Mickey D’s food, but the people that work at these places, generally are required to march in a straight line, follow orders and take care of the customers. Jack in the Box people don’t often seem to care whether you come back or not. 3 – 4 stars for the food, 1 – 2 for the people skills.