# Jack In The Box, or McDonald's? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130 "2014-04-27T19:32:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/21 "2014-04-28T00:10:17Z")
Jack in the Box is the best of the major chains\*. JitB really has the best variety. Carl’s Jr. is good too but I never know what to get there. McDonalds makes me queasy just thinking about it but I realize that’s a personal, psychological thing. I can only eat the chicken. Maybe the fish is okay (but it’s a weird looking animal which might put some people off). \*Major = Jack, McD, Burger King, Carl’s Jr. (I hear Hardee’s worse), Wendy’s, and maybe Taco Bell. McDonalds hamburgers are the worst They are worse than Burger King A Big Mac has 26 grams of fat A Quarter-Pounder has 28 grams of fat 😃 Also, Jack has better commercials and also clowns are frightening. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/22 "2014-04-28T00:13:26Z")
Never been to Jack in the Box; the closest location is 306.04 miles away in Statesville, NC, according to their store locator. So, McDonalds, by default. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/23 "2014-04-28T00:15:19Z")
I haven’t eaten at a Jack in the Box, or even seen one, since about 1969 when I used to go to one on Golf Road. My boyfriend liked it, and so we ate there a lot. I remember it as tastier than McDonalds. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/24 "2014-04-28T00:25:56Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Speaking of McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish, am I the only one who’s noticed that it’s _significantly_ smaller than it used to be? It used to be a fairly substantial sandwich, but it became so puny over the last few years I stopped ordering it. I didn’t eat at McDonalds much most of my 20s so when I started going back to McD’s with some regularity a few years ago I attributed the shrink to _me_ having gotten bigger, but it is definitely smaller than it was a decade or so ago. The bread/fish proportions are still the same, but the whole thing has shrunk at least 15-20%. I remember it being the same diameter as the quarter pounder but side-by-side with a quarter pounder it’s noticeably smaller. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/25 "2014-04-28T00:35:07Z")
I didn’t vote because I never had JitB, not because I wouldn’t like to try but there are non around here. Seems unfair to vote under those circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/26 "2014-04-28T00:38:29Z")
JTB has excellent “drunk food”. I like to order the potato wedges with with double topping. (Cheese and bacon) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/27 "2014-04-28T00:50:27Z")
Burgerville USA beats the pants off all of them, but their extent is pretty small, the nearest one to me is 70 miles. I kind of wish they would expand a bit, but it might hurt their quality. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/28 "2014-04-28T01:15:03Z")
Once upon a time, I would have chosen JitB, but a coupleo of years ago, my local franchises took all salads off the menu. Since I rarely eat fries, that pretty much removed them from my rotation for anything but an occasional breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/29 "2014-04-28T02:00:46Z")
It’s been ages since I’ve had JIB. I just remember never wanting to go to one again. McD’s I’m fine with and still have about once every six weeks. The one I realllllly hate is BK. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/30 "2014-04-28T16:24:02Z")
Never ate at a JIB and we don’t have any in VA that I know of. I don’t ever remember considering eating at one out of state either, they seem pretty rare. ---
**Author:** ![Mclovin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@Mclovin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mclovin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/31 "2014-04-28T16:41:54Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > McDonalds hamburgers are the worst > They are worse than Burger King > A Big Mac has 26 grams of fat > A Quarter-Pounder has 28 grams of fat 😃 > > Also, Jack has better commercials and also clowns are frightening. Love the Wesley Willis reference! Anyway, no contest here. JITB has the Ultimate Cheeseburger and McDonalds doesn’t. Meat, cheese, mayo, bun, period. Nothing else to get in the way of the tasty goodness that you know in reality is total badness. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but its just that kind of dichotomy that fuels most of my preferences. I want the Madonna and the whore. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/32 "2014-04-28T16:51:01Z")
Horror: Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr are the same chain. Name varies by location. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/33 "2014-04-28T16:55:48Z")
[Breakfast In The Box](http://www.jackinthebox.com/food/breakfast) beats whatever Mac has, guaranteed. My favorite is the Grilled Breakfast Sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/34 "2014-04-28T16:59:40Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > I haven’t eaten at a Jack in the Box, or even seen one, since about 1969 when I used to go to one on Golf Road. My boyfriend liked it, and so we ate there a lot. I remember it as tastier than McDonalds. I have never eaten at one either. Although I drive by one every day (about 2.5 miles from my house, half way to work). They spend a ton on advertising, so I guess it’s not working. This thread has inspired me to give it a try one of these days. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/35 "2014-04-28T17:25:36Z")
Apart from TV commercials, I don’t think I’ve SEEN a Jack in the Box. ETA: Ha. Their search tool tells me “The closest location is 503.41 miles away in Statesville, NC.” ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/36 "2014-04-28T17:37:14Z")
Jack. You can get anything on the menu any time of day. At MickeyD’s, it’s just breakfast until 10 or 11a. And I hate their breakfast stuff. Tacos for breakfast-NOM ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/37 "2014-04-28T17:53:20Z")
> [@DummyGladHands](#): > > Jack. You can get anything on the menu any time of day. At MickeyD’s, it’s just breakfast until 10 or 11a. > And I hate their breakfast stuff. > > Tacos for breakfast-NOM You know who else has [limited breakfast hours](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkwQ6EjLdMQ)? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/38 "2014-04-28T17:53:47Z")
Had to vote McDonald’s since I’ve only eaten Jack In The Box once. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/39 "2014-04-28T17:56:18Z")
We don’t have any Jack in the Boxes around here, so I have to vote for McDonalds. But really, Burger King or Wendy’s both have better food overall. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130/40 "2014-04-28T18:00:14Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Once upon a time, I would have chosen JitB, but a coupleo of years ago, my local franchises took all salads off the menu. Since I rarely eat fries, that pretty much removed them from my rotation for anything but an occasional breakfast. Our McDonalds took my favorite, the grilled chicken Caesar salad, off the menu. It’s what I ate 95% of the time. When I eat their burgers, they taste okay, but I get a stomach ache within half an hour. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/687130.md?page=3)