When I was a kid, I liked Jack-In-The-Box’s Bonus Jack. Much better than the Big Mac. But you know… There was Carl’s Jr. and Naugles (later, Del Taco – ‘Of the taco’?) and they were better than Jack-In-The-Box. Somewhere along the line, Jack-In-The-Box dropped the Bonus Jack from their menu. I don’t know when, but I haven’t seen a Bonus Jack for donkey’s years. (<== Insert joke.) I’ve been to Jack-In-The-Box a few times, 'cause sometimes ya just gotta have a couple of Jack-In-The-Box tacos. And because they’re basically the only game in town. I’ve tried to like their burgers, but they just don’t taste as good as the Bonus Jacks I remember as a kid.
A little while ago I wanted to refresh my memory of what they actually were. I found this page, which was posted on Friday.
Looks like the Bonus Jack is coming back. I’ll give it a try.
Naugles was bought out by Del Taco. Fortunately, the things I liked were added to the menu. I wish there were Del Tacos up here. We have Taco Bell and Taco Time, both of which are teh suxx0r. Oh, for a Macho Meat burrito every once in a while. Good burgers, too. At least there’s a Carl’s Jr that, while not completely convenient, is on the way home when I’m working in Seattle.
The Bonus Jack can’t touch a Del Taco burger, but I’ll give it a shot.
I wonder if Jack in the Box still makes the tacos the way we did when I worked there almost forty years ago? The tacos shells came pre-stuffed with cooked taco meat, and the whole thing went into the fryer for 90 seconds, then the lettuce, cheese and tomatoes were added.
I don’t know about the specifics, but judging by the tacos that’s the way they still do it. They taste the same to me as they did a quarter of a century ago.