Jack in the Box — Restaurant in Lake Stevens

A Whimsical Hostage Situation: Jack in the Box Made Me Do It!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5 stars)

Ladies and gentlemen, I find myself in an unusual predicament as I sit down to write this review for Jack in the Box. You see, I am not alone in this endeavor. No, dear readers, I have Jack himself looking over my shoulder, waving that giant foam cowboy head menacingly, while intermittently offering me curly fries to grease the wheels of my wordsmithery.

Picture it: I walk into Jack in the Box, a place of burger-infused dreams and taco-filled fantasies. Little did I know that my culinary escapade would quickly turn into an exercise in whimsical coercion. There he was, Jack, in all his bobble-headed glory, perched atop the counter, as if daring me to take a bite of a jumbo jack while he analyzed my every keystroke.

Now, I must make it clear that I didn't mind the initial intrusion. I mean, who wouldn't want the mascot himself overseeing their fast-food exploits? But as I sat there, musing over whether to give the spicy sriracha burger a go or stick with a classic burger, Jack's foam gaze grew more intense. It was as if he knew the fate of this review rested in his plastic hands.

With trembling fingers, I ordered the infamous "Munchie Meal" (I swear it was my own decision!) and prepared for a gastronomic adventure that only Jack in the Box could deliver. The food arrived, a glorious assembly of munchies that would put a stoner's midnight feast to shame. There were curly fries, onion rings, tacos – oh, the tacos! – and a half-melted milkshake that seemed to defy the laws of thermodynamics.

As I took my first bite, Jack leaned in, foam cowboy hat scraping the ceiling, and asked with a wink, "How's that ultimate cheeseburger treating you, my friend?" His presence was simultaneously unnerving and oddly comforting. The food itself was, as always, a glorious mix of guilty pleasure and sheer indulgence. It's as if Jack knew that he had me at "Munchie Meal."

But the pièce de résistance was yet to come – the inevitable moment when I would put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) to recount my Jack in the Box experience. As I began to type, Jack's foam hand clapped my shoulder, and he declared, "Remember, my friend, honesty is the best policy! Tell them how I made you do it!"

So, here I am, submitting to the whims of a fast-food mascot with a penchant for dramatic flair. Jack, you may have coerced me into this review, but I must admit, your food did the talking – loudly, in fact. The flavors danced a cha-cha on my taste buds, and even as I question my own sanity, I can't help but appreciate the memorable dining experience.

In conclusion, if you're in the mood for food that's as quirky as the mascot himself, venture into Jack in the Box. Just be prepared for a review-writing experience that's quite literally overseen by the one and only Jack. And remember, folks, this review was not brought to you by free will, but rather the whims of a...

One of the worst fast food restaurants I’ve ever been to. We came in and ordered our food, we were the only customers inside so we thought ‘cool! This will be quick!’ Yeah right. We waited and waited for our food to come out. Eventually we did see our food being finished and set aside- one item at a time on a counter top to just sit and get cold. As we were waiting we hung out around a table and chatted. During this time one of the workers (you know who you are weirdo!) started mopping, which was fine, the only problem was that she completely mopped us into our table and all around it. Jokingly I made a PRIVATE comment to the people I was with that she basically mopped my feet (because that’s how freaking close she got!) a few seconds later she creepily turned around and said “did I mop your feet?!” I said no and explained I was making a joke. She went on to say “because I heard what you said...” okay weirdo, so what? She obviously didn’t understand that we were having a private conversation that she was not invited to, whether it was about what she was doing or not, and apparently she is incapable of even pretending to be professional. We waited, in total, about 20 minutes for our food and what’s even more creepy is that as we were leaving she started trying to put her two cents in about a conversation we were having when we first gathered around our table. My children deciding whether to play soft ball or volleyball is none of your damn business and no one asked you! Creepy, ease dropping employee! Also, none of the employees could figure out how to service the soda machines to refill them so they were having to run around the counter to fill cups for the drive thru from the self serve station in the dining room (which was also almost out of everything!) then run back around to deliver them to the window. So bizarre and soooo slow! Please train your employees, they...

This jack in the box was an awful experience. I just moved here about two weeks ago and decided to try this location yesterday. Got to the drive thru, waited for about a minute before someone said they would be with me, about 3 minutes later they came back and took our order. The entire time we were ordering I had to repeat myself. Finally got our order in and pulled around. There were two cars in front of me. At this point we pulled into jack in the box at 7pm, finally finished ordering about 7:05. Waited in line behind the two cars. Around 7:15, the car in front of us started honking out of frustration.this car ended up NOT ordering and sat in the drive thru for almost 20 minutes. When we finally got to the main window, it was 7:20 and our food was still not ready. The nice gentlemen working the window was maybe high school age, took payment, handed us our food after about another 2-3 minutes of running back and fourth with all the other young kids pulling stuff in and out of our bag almost like they had no idea what was going on. He also forgot what type of sauces we wanted after asking us 3 times and almost forgot our drinks, I had to mention it before we left.

I ordered a sour dough jack and the sandwich had no cheese on it, the bread was completely cold hard on the outside soggy in the middle. My boyfriend ordered tacos and there was barely any meat in them at all… I didn’t end up eating any of my meal because the food tasted old and awful. I don’t think we will be coming back to this jack in the box ever again. The amount of time we waited for all of our food to be cold and stale at that point is extremely frustrating and shouldn’t have happened. I honestly am not one to leave bad reviews but this set an extremely bad taste...