REVIEW: Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos

Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos

Update 2/8/22: We tried the Nacho Tiny Tacos! Click here to read our review.

Update 8/10/21: We also tried the Spicy Tiny Tacos! Click here to read our review.

If you believe Jack in the Box’s tacos are a culinary abomination that makes Taco Bell’s food look and taste like something from the finest taquerias in Mexico, then you will not enjoy Jack’s Tiny Tacos.

An order comes with 15 miniature tacos that are about 1/6th the size of Jack’s regular taco. Even though they look like smaller versions, right down to the crunchy edges and the grease stain in the middle, they are not perfect scaled-down replicas. Each is filled with just seasoned ground ground beef ground ground chicken and spices. They lack the shredded lettuce and cheese the original has.

(Editor’s Note: Jack in the Box has informed us that the Tiny Tacos have ground chicken and spices, hence the edit above.)

Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos Innards

The Tiny Tacos have a flavor that’s similar to their much bigger brother, which is why Jack in the Box Taco Haters need not apply. But I’ll admit because they taste the same, it’s a little boring.

Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos Sauce

Fortunately, with every order, there’s a container of a new dipping sauce — Creamy Avocado Lime. It’s pretty much a guacamole-flavored dipping sauce, and it makes these noticeably different from the original and tastier. Unfortunately, I received only one container, which, even with conservative double-dipping, didn’t last for all 15 in the box. Four of them never got the chance to be dipped into the sauce that has a color I’ve seen way too many times dripping, oozing, or squirting on Rick and Morty.

Jack in the Box Loaded Tiny Tacos

As I mentioned earlier, regular Tiny Tacos don’t contain lettuce and cheese. If you want some, you have to get the Loaded Tiny Tacos. But they’re dumped on top of the 15 mini tacos along with taco sauce, turning the finger food into fork food (the utensil is included, and the grease stain makes an excellent soft target for a fork’s prongs).

Jack in the Box Loaded Tiny Tacos 2

The added sauce amps up the flavors that already exist with the regular Tiny Tacos. But the cheese doesn’t do much to really differentiate the flavors between the two offerings or a regular taco. And that is why I’d recommend getting the regular version over the loaded one. The tasty Creamy Avocado Lime Sauce makes the difference here. Of course, you could ask for a container of the sauce with your order of the loaded one, and that would be even more ideal.

While these are minuscule munchies, I found myself a bit full after eating half of the loaded version and most of the regular one (I stopped after running out of the sauce).

Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos Box

Jack in the Box’s Tiny Tacos are cute, but I can’t help but think I’m paying a lot for that cuteness. Jack’s price for two tacos is one of the best deals in fast food, and what’s in an order of this new menu item is equivalent to roughly three full tacos, but at three times the price of two regular tacos.

But I suggest you order them just once so that you can let out an “awwww” when you see how small they are in real life. And then, if you’re craving Jack’s tacos again, get the two tacos deal and ask for a container of the Creamy Avocado Lime Sauce.

Purchased Price: $4.99 (Regular), $5.99 (Loaded)**
Size: N/A
Rating: 7 out of 10 (Regular), 6 out of 10 (Loaded)
Nutrition Facts: Regular – 350 calories, 13 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 780 milligrams of sodium, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 12 grams of protein. Loaded – 470 calories, 22 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 75 milligrams of cholesterol, 1340 milligrams of sodium, 51 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar, and 17 grams of protein.

**Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did. You can order 15 Tiny Tacos for $3 or Loaded Tiny Tacos for $4. Of course, prices and participating may vary.

15 thoughts to “REVIEW: Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos”

  1. Burger King’s “taco” is a much better version of Jack in the Box’s “taco” so I’ll probably skip these. Not even including cheese in the standard version is weird.

  2. Looking at the picture, that’s what you consider ‘ground beef’? More like a beef smoothie. Whenever I eat fast food, which I admit, isn’t very often, I never, ever look inside…too scary.

  3. this an all time low.. my tacos r bigger then most would assume isnt without thought…. like anything load em up.. tacos should never be lil kids finger food.. i hate that disrspect

  4. I dont know where op is located, but they are $3/$4 and you get 2+ things of sauce. They gave me 4 when I went.

  5. Was the switch to ground chicken a recent thing? I could have sworn JitB taco meat in the past were primarily soy-based with beef flavoring.

  6. I talked my wife into trying the tiny tacos and used the creamy avocado lime sauce. My wife absolutely loved it and so did I. We ended up buying 10 orders for supper. I will be putting the word out for my family and friends to try them.

  7. I’ve seen these at a few different places, including a 7-eleven (10 for $2 [0.20 ea]). It’s a weird feeling knowing that these are just the same thing from everywhere that sells them, and also including the ability to buy the exact same thing in bulk from Sam’s Club (“Don Miguel Mini Tacos”, 56 for $10 [0.18 ea]). For reference, my local Jack-In-The-Box has (15 for $3 [0.20 ea]).
    I forgot where else I saw them since I didn’t think anything of them at the time. 7-eleven’s were cooked with their toaster oven, so they didn’t get that crispy deep-fried taste, and Jack-In-The-Box has that avocado-lime dipping sauce which I really liked.
    I think I’ll just buy a bulk pack and use a recipe for an avocado-lime dipping sauce I just found while typing this (from a website called ambitiouskitchen, looked easy enough with only 6 ingredients)

  8. I’ve been going to Crap in the Box “restaurants” for almost fifty years so you know I’m kind of fond of these places. The tiny tacos are just okay but it is good advice to not look at them too closely. And they absolutely need some cheese inside. In my opinion, one of the very best offerings at Crap in the Box is the Chicken Teriyaki Bowl.

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