{"id":17064,"date":"2014-06-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17064"},"modified":"2023-09-05T16:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T02:03:38","slug":"review-jack-in-the-box-breakfast-monster-taco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/18\/review-jack-in-the-box-breakfast-monster-taco\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Jack in the Box Breakfast Monster Taco"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jack<\/a><\/p>\n

I believe I\u2019ve put more thought into deciding which witty t-shirt I\u2019m going to wear, than the amount of effort that went into creating Jack in the Box\u2019s Breakfast Monster Taco (BMT). In fact, describing the breakfast taco can be done with a simple equation: <\/p>\n

(Jack in the Box Monster Taco – Lettuce) + Scrambled Eggs = Jack in the Box Breakfast Monster Taco. <\/p>\n

Hey! That equation would make a great t-shirt in emoji form!<\/p>\n

According to this Businessweek article<\/a>, Taco Bell\u2019s Waffle Taco went through 80 iterations, which is probably 80 times more than what the Breakfast Monster Taco went through. However, even though it seems not much effort went into developing the Jack in the Box Breakfast Monster Taco, I enjoyed it slightly more than Taco Bell\u2019s offering.<\/p>\n

Of course, if you\u2019ve read my Taco Bell Waffle Taco review<\/a>, you\u2019d know that I didn\u2019t care for it, so being slightly better doesn\u2019t make the Breakfast Monster Taco special. It\u2019s like saying a Purple Nurple is slightly better than a Wet Willy.<\/p>\n

At a quick glance, the BMT looks like a regular Monster Taco. It has the same taco sauce, the same American cheese oozing out from under the shell, the same seasoned ground beef, the same crunchy taco shell, and the same grease spot that looks like an armpit sweat stain. <\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/a><\/p>\n

However, instead of shredded pale green lettuce that easily falls out of the taco, the BMT has pale yellow scrambled eggs that easily falls out of the taco. According to the signage at the bottom of my Jack in the Box\u2019s drive-thru menu, there is an option to make the taco more breakfasty by adding bacon, but like all the girls I asked to cut a rug with at my 8th grade dance, I declined. <\/p>\n

Now that I think about it, perhaps it wasn\u2019t so cool saying, \u201ccut a rug\u201d and then moving my hips side-to-side like a downhill skier when I asked them to dance.<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/a><\/p>\n

My BMT came with a decent serving of scrambled eggs, which looked more substantial than the taco meat. However, the fluffy eggs didn’t have a flavor that’s strong enough to cut through the slightly spicy taco sauce and finely ground seasoned beef, making the Breakfast Monster Taco taste pretty much like a regular Monster Taco. Even the American cheese, which had melted into a thick goo, had more flavor than the eggs. <\/p>\n

While I do enjoy Jack in the Box\u2019s tacos, I can\u2019t say I was impressed with their Breakfast Monster Taco. I mean, it\u2019s as tasty as Jack in the Box\u2019s regular tacos, but because it tastes like their regular tacos, I\u2019m not sure why I would purchase it over their regular taco, which I can also purchase any time of day. I should\u2019ve gotten it with bacon. Never say no to bacon.<\/p>\n

Oooh! \u201cNever Say No To Bacon\u201d would make a great t-shirt.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 324 calories, 191 calories from fat, 21 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 186 milligrams of cholesterol, 668 milligrams of sodium, 262 milligrams of potassium, 19 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 14 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Jack in the Box Breakfast Monster Taco
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.99*
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Jack in the Box
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> As tasty as a Jack in the Box Monster Taco. Decent serving of fluffy scrambled eggs. BMT doesn’t mean Bowel Movement Taco. The option to have it with bacon. Coming up with t-shirt that would sell poorly.
\nCons:<\/b> Tastes too similar to a Jack in the Box Monster Taco. It seems not much effort went into developing the BMT. The Jack in the Box taco and its armpit sweat stain. If you think Jack in the Box tacos are disgusting, this will not change your mind.<\/p>\n

*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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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