Review: Jack in the Box - BLT Cheeseburger

Jack in the Box's BLT Cheeseburger along with their Bacon Shake is part of their bacon-themed limited-time offers. The burger takes a beef hamburger patty and accompanies it with hickory-smoked bacon, shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, pickles, American cheese, and mayo-onion sauce.

It's offered as part of a combo with a small order of fries and 20-ounce drink for $4.99 or you can get just the burger for $3.29.

Popping open the hood, the tomatoes looked fresh, the lettuce, crisp, and the pickles were pretty much fast food standard. The bun had a decent toasting and the mayo wasn't too heavy. The cheese was nicely melted and the bacon looked to be a decent amount. The patty looked a bit dry (but no more than fast food standard) and had a decent charring. Not bad so far.

I didn't know from my initial impression but there was actually quite a bit of bacon in my BLT Cheeseburger. While the application was a bit lopsided, the resultant bites were filled with bacon-y goodness; crispy, smoky, and oh-so-good.

This is really the most bacon I've ever gotten from a fast food chain. But offerings like this, and thicker bacon from Wendy's and Burger King makes me think fast food bacon is on the rise.

The BLT Cheeseburger is literally a BLT plus a cheeseburger; bacon, lettuce, tomato plus beef, cheese, and bun. It may not be very original but it's a good formula and Jack uses it to good results.

The cheeseburger portion was good as well, a good amount of beef (not juicy but not too dry either) and two slices of melted American makes sure to balance it out.

For $3.29, it's a pretty good price for tasty fast food burger.

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Nutritional Info - Jack in the Box BLT Cheeseburger
Calories - 650 (from Fat - 325)
Fat - 36g (Saturated Fat - 15g)
Sodium - 1660mg
Carbs - 42g (Sugar - 5g)
Protein - 37g

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