Second Helpings

Jack in the Box

Various locations/various hours (many locations open 24 hours)
Although Jack in the Box is known as a burger place, the most infamous item on their menu is the deep-fried taco, two of which can be had for just 99 cents. A lot of people put down the Box's unique mix of spicy meat paste, lettuce, cheese, and hot sauce all wrapped up in a corn tortilla transparent with grease, but you'll miss them if you venture too far east, which Jack in the Box has yet to do. No fast food item goes better with cheap beer. The Sourdough Jack Bacon Cheeseburger is another menu highlight.

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