Jack In The Box

The black guy that takes your order during the night shift is deaf and a moron. Without ever suggesting that I wouldn’t, he felt compelled to ask me if I wanted cheese on my sandwich. Then, since he is probably partially deaf, I needed to loudly repeat to him 5 times that YES, I wanted cheese. On the 5^th try, he finally responded «Oh! So you DO want cheese on your sandwich after all!». Finally, I thought! But of course, I would find after returning home that there is still no cheese on my damn sandwich. A guy this inept should get fired. But alas, that isn’t going to happen either. So I will just stop going.

Worst jack in the box ever. I actually had the guy say to me, «what??? Awe man. Really? Ugh just pull forward.» He then continued to screw up my order after the cook came up and asked what I wanted. I swear, if the people who work here breed; the world is doomed!

Late night cravings got the best of us. What a mistake. This place is terrible and their customer service is whack. Called to speak with a manager, after calling twice without an answer, I decided on one last try. A man answered and when I asked for the manager, I was told to hold. THE SAME GUY GETS BACK ON THE PHONE PRETENDING TO BE THE MANAGER. I called him out on it and he then decided to tell me there wasn’t a manager and it was just him. While he was talking, some girl in the background was going off about how she isn’t the manager and blah blah blah. I was calling to discuss the fact that we paid for a chicken sandwich that literally only came with two slices of tomatoes and was missing the chicken. Hahahahaha. What the actual f%*$. I asked what comes on it. He responded «Lettuce and mayo».
No tomato.
He offered for me to come back, rudely, and I declined but told him he might want to keep an eye out on the rest of the food coming out. His response «so are you coming back or not?»
And you want $ 15 an hour?

Apparently the night shift doesn’t know how to operate the shake machine, because it seems it’s only and Always broken at night time. No shakes after midnight!

Small amount of parking spot near the UW campus. Quiet scenery. Attentive order taker. Very slow service food preparation. Waited for ten minutes to get food. Curly fries was dry and burnt. Typical fast food restaurant similar to others in the same chain.

I want to Jack in the Box today first they screwed up my order I didn’t even bothered to have them fix it though the girl had way too much attitude. and then I asked you to use the bathroom and she told me the wheelchair accessible bathroom was for employees only Even Though I’M IN A ELECTRIC Wheelchair

Sketchy place. Sketchy food. Really was craving tacos and curly fries but my expectations failed tonight. Just go to ej burgers or across the street to Mr Lu and be safe and have better quality food.

To begin, all of the food is top notch. They serve only the finest meats from the most established meat merchants in the world. The service is so attentive and cordial as to nearly inspire shame and unworthiness in even the most fastidiously polite customers. Their fries are made from potatoes grown in strict accordance with the principles set forth by Da Vinci himself. The clientele who supposedly «loiter» in the vicinity of this establishment represent the very vanguard of society– a who’s who of achievers, a revolving door of winners. If you should decide to dine here late at night, do understand that you must dress your best or risk despair and soul-​wrenching embarrassment as the crème de la crème saunter across the red carpet bordering these palatial environs.

Food =1
Chicken nuggets were over fried & dark!
Service =4
Girl gave me a cup with lid for my water since I had a to-​go order instead of the usu plastic cup.

It’s very decent here. I’ve never been inside so I wouldn’t know much about that atmosphere.
But umm… the drive thru is quite an experience.
You have about a ⁶⁰⁄₄₀ chance of getting what you order. I’m usually the one with a bunch of mods on my order. What can I say? I like certain things and am willing to pay extra and tip! Anyway, the point here is: if you’re a «no tomato» kinda person, you may get no mayo on your burger, or a chicken sandwich, or maybe get it get it right. Or they’ll just throw out your drink choice and hand you whatever was ready and nearby.
The good thing about this place is they always have breakfast food that is decent. And they’re always open. I like that they’re close by and 50^th street is less congested than 45^th so it’s easier to get too than some other (an honestly probably better) choices. I end up going here cause it’s easy when I’m feeling lazy. But that’s pretty much Jack’s thing right? Late night foodie call?
The staff is… not mean. I wouldn’t go so far as to say ‘friendly’. But definitely not mean for sure. That could be attributed to Seattle’s general vibe though us know? Also, I’ve never had anyone rush my order at the drive thru, which is really cool.
Sometimes they get in little arguments with each other. That’s more like entertainment than anything else. And it’s understandable that this job would cause a lot of tension. It’s probably not the best pay or benefits, etc etc. I’d get frustrated too every once in a while. It’s not exactly the most professional environment.
Go ahead and give it a shot. But if you don’t come back because of a negative experience, I wouldn’t be surprised. It’s a gamble.
May the odds be ever in your favor.

I was helped by the sweetest employee. Kind and personable. I got my food as ordered and in a timely manner. The place was clean and popular. I love how i can order 2 chicken sandwiches, 2 tacos and a coffee for less than $ 6. Plus my receipt gave me a $ 2 of coupon for a sirloin burger: and a survey reward of free tacos. I think no other fast food place has gone as far and above the call of duty as jack in the box does for it’s customers. Plus they give free refills on coffee and soda.

I’m going to tell a story… A hellacious nightmare of a story…
Took a road trip in college to visit my buddy who went to UW. He lived in the vicinity. My friend and I went to grab a quick eat. The exterior was questionable, but in our dazed hungover state we entered the establishment without taking enough notice to turn back.
I walked up to the counter and the employee just stood there looking at me. Maybe the longest 10 seconds of my life went by as nothing happened.
«Can I order food?» I asked breaking the silence
«Get yo own dam food!» She exclaimed not breaking eye contact threatening my honor.
The manager or another employee saw what was happening and quickly jumped into the game. He took my order. That guy was a good sport.
Once I had gotten past the exercise of trying to order, my friend went into the bathroom and I was sitting alone waiting for our food to come out. I don’t even want to imagine what the bathroom must look like. I never asked. Very quickly a questionable individual approached me and started asking about my shoes. I was wearing a brand of shoe called «Kangaroos» which have pockets on them.
«Yo man?! Those shoes got pockets?» the man asked.
«Yes they do» I replied
«You got any bud in there?»
«No» I said.
The man continued to ask me questions, and borderline divulge his life story until my friend came back or our food came. But guess what the food was great!
JKJK LOL LOL
It was the worst Jack in the Box I had ever been to. I would say if you’re craving a .99c taco or an ultimate cheeseburger, wait until you’re in a different part of town before coming here.

No idea why this place has questionable people in the vicinity all the time, but it does.
I’ve been wanting to try the croissant-​doughnut of theirs for a while. For the first time in years, I went to Jack in the Box with a very clear purpose: deep fried badness.
A little over a dollar for one hybrid snack. For a single order, I was surprised that it took about 5 minutes (as there weren’t many people and I thought that they just needed to put it into a bag), but eventually got it.
Not what I was expecting. no layers of croissant that I expected; a very squishy, small doughnut.
For the cost, the quality, and the size not delivering, I surmise that the rest of the Jack in the Box menu is of similar quality. As this area is somewhat «harrowing,» and I wasn’t satisfied, I’ll pass.

This has to be one of the worst Jack in the Box I have ever been to. When you go inside this beat up fast food restaurant, you feel a hot sensation in your skin that just makes you feel nasty before you even eat their food. The place is a mess and the kitchen also looks disgusting. Yesterday I got the 10 piece chicken nuggets and a value drink as a little snack. when I took a sip of my coke, I was able to actually taste a little bit of grease in my coke because the cups were so dirty. I was in disbelief. The chicken nuggets also tasted a little bit off compared to other jack in the boxes. DO NOT GO HERE. If you want a taste of regular jack in the box I would recommend the Ballard location due to their fast service and clean building.

The food here is generally Jack in the Box quality. However the service here is comically bad most the time. It’s usually a place your order, drive up to the window and be prepared to wait 10 minutes situation and that’s when I’m the only car in line. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for the fact that the adjacent lot is full of drug dealers all hours of the day. A couple months ago I drove thru around midnight, and there were a ton of cops there, turns out someone had been stabbed to death there a couple minutes before. Though the lot isn’t JIB’s fault they’re making me wait 10 minutes, 10 feet from that stuff is. So for that reason I give them 1 star.

I go her cuz it late n i wans food cuz it be nuw yearz n i neds food n wut dey dons let me go in cuz i aint ina car n i bangz on da windows n dey don lisen! wut? y u no feeds me? i drunk n hungries! feed me! lololol

This place is so sketchy I don’t even like walking by here. The people hanging around the parking lot, hobos, drug deals; I hurry by when I’m trying to catch the bus. I have eaten here exactly once, late night when I needed some greasy food to soak up the alcohol; and even while very drunk, I felt paranoid about safety. They have ‘no loitering’ and ‘restrooms only for customers’ signs everywhere, and there just happens to be a cop car or two hanging around this area often too. Never a good sign.

I always thought this place was super, super sketchy to start with. Then came the afternoon that I watched twelve… TWELVE…police cars show up to take on someone inside. After mentioning this to friends who spend far more time in the U-​District then I do this is apparently not an uncommon thing to happen at this location.
So yeah, not particularly good food, sketchy and potentially dangerous. Watch your step!

I would just like to say that this Jack in the Box is sooooo sloowwwww. I think I fell asleep waiting for my food here once! I know they said they make their food fresh, but it doesn’t taste any different than the typical fast food place!
With that said, those pepper poppers were good drunchies when I was a college kid. I have been back for the fish sandwich too.
Oh also, this place is super sketch. If you really want some Jack in the Box and you’re here, just drive through!

I generally try to give restaurants the benefit of the doubt. After all, I know how hard it is to run a business. Actually, I don’t, but I imagine that keeping a place in better condition than the Jack in the Box on the Ave isn’t exactly rocket science. Yet this place is bar none the worst restaurant I have ever visited in the United States, and that is saying something.
The only reason I decided to even give this place a chance is that it’s probably the closest fast food restaurant to the UW campus, not counting Subway or the McDonald’s near the University Village. The restaurant is on the Ave, although it’s toward the north, the more «remote» part of the Ave. And believe me when I say that the Jack in the Box here is not worth the uphill trek past all the superior restaurants along the way that paradoxically boast lower prices.
This restaurant pretty much gets everything wrong. Even things I didn’t know were possible to get wrong, this place still manages to screw up! It would honestly be easier to list the things it does right, although I can’t come up with anything. The location is horrible, since you would have to walk so far from UW to get here, and it’s in the middle of one of the more dangerous places in the University District. However, if you still want to come here, you can expect terrible food and slow service, even for just a simple hamburger. The store is quite dirty, on both the inside and the outside. Even the other patrons here give me a similar vibe; I wonder why they choose to linger around here when they could get cheaper and better food elsewhere. Why is this place a haven for the homeless? To be fair, I guess it’s better that they’re kept here than somewhere that I may actually have to visit on a regular basis.
So against my better judgment, I decided to come here just for the sake of visiting a fast food restaurant on the Ave; I figured the worst that could happen is I end up not liking it and can then tell other people about how bad this place is. Even today, I’m not sure whether that’s a good idea, since now people will know that I ate here and how stupid I was to pay over eight dollars for a meal here. All I wanted was something simple. After all, people don’t come looking for elaborate food at fast food restaurants, let alone at the Jack in the Box on the Ave. I just ordered what looked the most appealing to me, which was some burger whose name I’ve already forgotten, plus bacon for an additional sixty cents, large fries, and a large drink. I figured that I wasn’t asking for anything atypical of a fast food restaurant, so it’s a mystery as to why they took so long to give me my food.
Perhaps an even bigger mystery is why the food itself couldn’t be any better. Okay, so it’s a chain, and thus you’d expect the food to be fairly consistent across all locations in most regards. I don’t regularly dine at Jack in the Box locations to begin with, so I only have competing chains to compare this one to. Nevertheless, I still expected a certain standard to be met. I didn’t necessarily expect for it to be high. Have health inspectors come to shut this place down yet? Apparently not, so I could at least expect for some of the basics to be covered.
So I don’t know why I got such a hard and dry burger, with the bacon even moreso to the point of barely being edible. The fries were terrible and lacked substance; they were just fries with more emphasis on the «fry» and less emphasis on the «potato.» Maybe the preceding part of the meal spoiled my appetite for the large orange drink I got, because I couldn’t finish it. I had just about had enough at that point and had no choice but to let the food go to waste. Okay, so I suppose I could have offered it to one of the vagrants loitering around the area, but did I really want to interact with them any more than I had to?
If there’s one lesson that I learned from eating at this place, it’s that just because a restaurant should go out of business doesn’t mean it will. Is there any reason to eat here when you could get a healthier foot-​long sandwich at Subway for three dollars less? Unfortunately, it wouldn’t be fair for me to criticize those who chose this place over Taco del Mar or McDonald’s or pretty much any restaurant in the U District that’s better (which is pretty much all of them), because I’m guilty of once having committed the same crime.