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| The JITB mascot--WTF? |
You never know what blog posts are going to turn out to be
popular. I blogged once or twice about Skylanders and ever since then it’s been
the most popular post here on THN. Sometimes the popularity of posts goes up
and down. For a while my post about John Carter was huge, but now almost no one
comes here for that. It’s all kind of weird and unpredictable, like the post I
did a while back about Taco Bell. Why so many people come here after searching
for Taco Bell eludes me, though I’m certainly glad to have the visitors. Which
brings me to something I’ve been meaning to blog about for a long time…
Last night I was sitting around with my family watching
Family Game Night on the hub and snaking on some Jose Ole mini tacos. You ever
seen these? There nothing special—just frozen little tacos that taste hardly
anything like a real taco. But there is something they taste remarkably like,
something that I’ve been obsessed with for years—Jack in the Box tacos.
Let me put this out there right up front—I know that the
fast food chain Jack in the Box is still around because I’ve seen it mentioned
on the internet. But around here Jack in the Box went out years ago, so I have
no idea what they have on their menu any more. But what they used to have was
the best/worst/strangest (pick your adjective) tacos in the world. They were
deep friend tacos, dumped right into the fryer lettuce and all. At least I
think I’m remembering that correctly.
It’s been literally decades since I last had one, and it’s one of those
childhood experiences I would love to have again. It was the first time I ever had a taco in my
life, and when I bit into it I was appalled.
And yet, for some unknown reason I couldn’t stop eating it. Disgusting?
Yes. Tasty? You betcha.
I’ve made half-hearted attempts to research Jack in the Box
tacos on the web, but haven’t found anything particularly interesting. Truth
is, I’m not really sure what I’m looking for, you know? Not a recipe, because
god knows I’d never try making them myself. I’d just kind of like to know if
Jack in the Box still makes them anywhere (I’m guessing not), because if they
did I’d probably seriously consider a road trip.
I live in Las Vegas...we have Jack in the Box...my brother comes here once a year and has to go right to Jacks just for the Tacos. He goes multiple times during that week...Just for the Tacos. There used to be a Jack in the Box on Northern Blvd in queens (changed to Jacks before closing...i do not know if this was a marketing ploy) it was also used in a scene in the movie Basketball diaries
ReplyDeleteYep, they're still on the menu. Looking at their website, it looks like the closest to you is Charlotte, North Carolina.
ReplyDeleteI love their tacos too, but the nearest JitB is 1.5 hours away, so I don't get to eat there much. Growing up, we had one in our town, but it closed down at least 30 years ago. The tacos now aren't deep fried, and I don't know/remember what they were like back then.
ReplyDeleteI'm usually pretty happy with whatever I order there. And all this talk about eating is not doing me any favors, with lunchtime being 45 minutest from now.