The spotlight food: Jack in the Box's Brunch Burger.
I never eat here, but JITB has recently been more on my radar because of their new "Munchie Meal," a calorie laden feast that includes a medium soft drink, a special item of your choice, two tacos, and halfies (a mix of normal fries and curly fries). It costs just 6 dollars to join this party. Also, this deal is only offered after 9 pm, thereby catering to the irresponsible sleeping habits of college students and, as the name implies, those who participate in recreational drug use. But regardless of who the target consumer is, everyone loves a large late night meal.
One of my least favorite things about Irvine is that everything closes at 9 pm, except for a few places like JITB, Del Taco, and BCD Tofu. From all the crazy stories I've heard about late night Del Taco runs, I know that you only go there at 2 am in the morning to make poor life decisions. I've also never attempted to take advantage of my 24/7 access to tofu soup, but I'm sure if I did it would be in absolute delirium. So with that in mind, I usually try stay away from these childish hooligan-y "YOLO" activities because I need to be the responsible, mature, American citizen that grad school is helping me become (cough).
Part of our sin nature is that something becomes more desirable when it is forbidden. Girls like the bad boys their fathers hate. Dieters binge on the donuts they can't have. And I want a dangerous life characterized by consuming artery clogging processed meats after 9 pm, even though it's bad for me. Such a rebel.
Luckily for me, I just happened to be feeling ravenous tonight after picking up my roommate from her night class, so I suppose it was logic and opportunity that led me to the Munchie Meal, rather than an intended act of rebellion. Sorry guys.
Everything was packaged in a cute little purple box, which I'm assuming is either supposed to facilitate snacking in the car, or to prevent an inebriated/high person from spilling all the things. There's even a fun little "Spin the Taco" game printed on the inner box flap that dares you to "kiss your taco" and "give yourself fry fangs." Too bad the area of the taco pretty much covers most of the designated spin zone, so you can't really tell what your taco lands on. Still, fry fangs sound like a fun idea, regardless of what your taco decides.
My night with the Munchie Meal began pretty normally. First I worked on the fries, then sipped on some of my coke, and then ate a taco. I turned on Netflix and started watching Merlin and chatting with people, then moved back to the fries. Then I decided to try to brunch burger.
And then...my life changed.
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| (Not my photo because I was too busy inhaling my own) |
Okay, yes, this is just a another greasy unhealthy fast food burger that isn't meant to win any awards or give JITB any Michelin stars. I get that. But let's break this sandwich down:
- Croissant. A buttery, flaky bun that far exceeds any ordinary burger bun (except maybe a nicely toasted In-N-Out bun, or an adventurous donut bun).
- Burger patty. Thick, juicy, beefy. Yes.
- Hash browns. Crispy, greasy, fried potato-y happiness.
- Fried egg. Breakfast at midnight!
- Bacon. Bacon. Bacon.
- Cheese. Iconic melted American plastic cheese.
So there you go, this sandwich has all of my favorite foods combined into one delicious creation. Of course I highly recommend you all go out and get your own box (maybe sample the loaded chicken nuggets?).
I personally probably won't be doing this again anytime in the near future, even though it sure was fun!. And now, it is time to make a salad for tomorrow...
