{"id":6726,"date":"2010-07-01T00:55:13","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T10:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6726"},"modified":"2020-12-11T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T03:31:03","slug":"review-jack-in-the-box-really-big-chicken-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2010\/07\/01\/review-jack-in-the-box-really-big-chicken-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Jack in the Box Really Big Chicken Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/4743243227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/images\/jitbreallybig.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Jack in the Box Really Big Chicken Sandwich isn&#8217;t really big.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, I don&#8217;t think it can be even considered just &#8220;big&#8221; by today&#8217;s fast food standards, which have been set by burgers like BK&#8217;s Steakhouse XT and whatever monstrosities Carl&#8217;s Jr. and Hardee&#8217;s come up with.  To me, even the Big Mac shouldn&#8217;t be regarded as &#8220;big&#8221; when compared with the latest fast food burgers.<\/p>\n<p>The sandwich has two chicken patties, but even with them it looks small.  But if the Really Big Chicken Sandwich can be considered big, then there are certain men out there who should have no reason to buy a 450-horsepower sports car to make up for particular inadequacies in their nether regions.<\/p>\n<p>The size of this Jack in the Box chicken sandwich disappoints me not only because I feel it&#8217;s false advertising, but also because if there&#8217;s a fast food company that should understand what &#8220;really big&#8221; is it&#8217;s Jack in the Box, whose fake CEO has a head so comically large that I&#8217;m surprised people who come near him don&#8217;t get caught in his gravitational field and orbit around his head.<\/p>\n<p>Jack in the Box&#8217;s Really Big Chicken Sandwich is made up of two crispy chicken patties with two slices of Swiss-style cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, and mayo-onion sauce in between a bun.  The sandwich kind of looks like the reproductive result of what would happen if a KFC Double Down and a McDonald&#8217;s Big Mac got all hot and oily with each other.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/4743884054\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/images\/jitbreallybig2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>While I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s really big, I do think it&#8217;s a mighty tasty sandwich, mainly due to the mayo-onion sauce and an ingredient that seems to make almost everything better.  No, not the tears of a child whose ice cream has fallen off of its cone and onto the ground; I&#8217;m talking about bacon.<\/p>\n<p>The strips of pig may not be visible in the pictures above and they may not be crispy, which is almost always the case with fast food bacon, but they do add a pleasant smokiness to the sandwich.  The chicken patties were crispy and flavorful; the cheese was hardly noticeable; the lettuce and tomato allowed me to say I ate a serving of vegetables; and the bun was surprisingly durable and not bad tasting.<\/p>\n<p>A Jack in the Box Really Big Chicken Sandwich small combo will run you $3.99, even in Hawaii, which is a reasonable price for what you get.  But it would be an even better deal if the Really Big Chicken Sandwich was actually really big.<\/p>\n<p>Wait a second&#8230;If the Really Big Chicken Sandwich isn&#8217;t really big, then shouldn&#8217;t we also be wondering if it&#8217;s really a chicken sandwich?<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 1 sandwich &#8211; 748 calories, 44 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat* (*contains less than 0.5 grams of trans fat due to the use of partially hydrogenated oils), 85 milligrams of cholesterol, 1834 milligrams of sodium, 471 milligrams of potassium, 56 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar and 30 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b> Jack in the Box Really Big Chicken Sandwich<br \/>\n<b>Price:<\/b> $3.99 (small combo)<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> Small Combo<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b> Jack in the Box<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 7 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Tasty sandwich.  Bacon gives it a smokiness.  Affordable combo price.  Awesome source of protein and potassium.  Mayo-onion sauce is tasty.  Eating vegetables.  Durable bun.  Tears of a child whose ice cream has fallen onto the ground.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Not a really big chicken sandwich.  Awesome source of sodium and fat.  Cheese was hardly noticeable.  Looks like what would happen if a KFC Double Down and a McDonald&#8217;s Big Mac hooked up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jack in the Box Really Big Chicken Sandwich isn&#8217;t really big. Heck, I don&#8217;t think it can be even considered just &#8220;big&#8221; by today&#8217;s fast food standards, which have been set by burgers like BK&#8217;s Steakhouse XT and whatever monstrosities Carl&#8217;s Jr. and Hardee&#8217;s come up with. To me, even the Big Mac shouldn&#8217;t [&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_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1559],"class_list":["post-6726","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":19111,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/25\/fast-food-news-jack-in-the-box-homestyle-ranch-chicken-club\/","url_meta":{"origin":6726,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Jack in the Box Homestyle Ranch Chicken Club","author":"Marvo","date":"September 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Jack in the Box has a new chicken sandwich -- the Homestyle Ranch Chicken Club. 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