{"id":44272,"date":"2020-06-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=44272"},"modified":"2021-10-06T19:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:28:44","slug":"jack-in-the-box-southwest-cheddar-cheeseburger-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2020\/06\/19\/jack-in-the-box-southwest-cheddar-cheeseburger-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Jack in the Box Southwest Cheddar Cheeseburger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-4.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44277\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-4.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-4.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What is the Jack in the Box Southwest Cheddar Cheeseburger?<\/h3>\n<p>It features a beef patty, smoked cheddar cheese, chipotle sauce, grilled onions, lettuce, and tomatoes on a buttery bakery bun. If you want something with a bit more heft, it&#8217;s also available in a double version that has two beef patties and two slices of cheese.<\/p>\n<h3>How is it?<\/h3>\n<p>I thought it gave me an idea of what a cheeseburger would taste like if Jack in the Box decided to make one using two of its tacos as the burger&#8217;s bun. (Please make this happen, Jack in the Box!)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all thanks to the beef patty and chipotle sauce, which I&#8217;ve said previously tastes like a combination of Jack&#8217;s taco sauce and mayonnaise. It&#8217;s not at all spicy, but instead more smoky and peppery. I&#8217;ve enjoyed it with other Jack in the Box chicken sandwiches and breakfast burritos, and I like it on this.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44274\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The other ingredient that gets product name-billing, the smoked cheddar cheese, doesn&#8217;t seem to enhance the burger. I&#8217;m not sure it does anything else besides sweat. I mean, look at the photo above. It appears as if it&#8217;s guilty of something. What are you hiding, smoked cheddar cheese?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the cheese helps with the smokiness of the chipotle sauce. Or perhaps it sweats to make you not pay attention to how little flavor the grilled onions have in this cheeseburger.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-3.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44276\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-3.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-3.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-3.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, I feel as if the vegetables in the cheeseburger slightly affect the flavor punch of the chipotle sauce.<\/p>\n<h3>Is there anything else you need to know?<\/h3>\n<p>You can get it a la carte, but it&#8217;s being promoted as the headliner of a $4.99 combo that also comes with a small fries and drink.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion:<\/h3>\n<p>I know it reads as if Jack in the Box&#8217;s Southwest Cheddar Cheeseburger isn&#8217;t worth the price. But here&#8217;s the thing, it&#8217;s worth it because of the chipotle sauce, and because the price of the combo is low enough that I can forgive the other ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> $6.99*<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> Medium combo<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 7 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> Not available at time of publication.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You&#8217;ll probably pay less than I did. The combo has an advertised price of $4.99.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Jack in the Box Southwest Cheddar Cheeseburger? It features a beef patty, smoked cheddar cheese, chipotle sauce, grilled onions, lettuce, and tomatoes on a buttery bakery bun. If you want something with a bit more heft, it&#8217;s also available in a double version that has two beef patties and two slices of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1559],"class_list":["post-44272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-jack-in-the-box"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48686,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2021\/10\/19\/jack-in-the-box-cheddar-loaded-cheeseburger-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":44272,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Jack in the Box Bacon Cheddar Loaded Cheeseburger","author":"Marvo","date":"October 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Short story: I ordered the Jack in the Box Cheddar Loaded Cheeseburger, which has a beef patty topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and cheddar ranch sauce on a cheddar cheese bun. 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