Jumbo Jack
The chain’s flagship and its answer to the Whopper: a beef patty with lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, mayo and ketchup on a sesame bun. It is a straightforward, fresh-tasting burger that does not try to be clever. Add cheese and it becomes the version most regulars order without thinking.
The story
Jack in the Box built its business on the drive-thru from 1951, selling small, cheap burgers fast. By the early 1970s that was no longer enough: Burger King had the Whopper, McDonald’s had the Big Mac, and every chain needed something large enough to be worth a special trip. The Jumbo Jack was the answer, and it has anchored the menu ever since — a single big patty with the full salad build, aimed squarely at the burger across the street.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Jumbo Jack yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef and cheese
McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
Whopper (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
McDonald's McFeast (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
McDLT
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Jumbo Jack.- Burger King · beef and cheese
SignatureWhopper - Wendy's · beef and cheese
SignatureDave’s Single - Checkers & Rally's · beef and cheese
Checkerburger / Rallyburger - Burgermeister · beef and cheese
Cheeseburger
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About Jack in the Box
Robert Peterson opened the first Jack in the Box in San Diego in 1951, one of the earliest restaurants built entirely around the drive-thru, with a giant clown on the roof and a speaker to order through. In 1980 the company literally blew up the clown in a TV ad to announce it was growing up, and the ping-pong-ball-headed Jack who replaced him has been the face of the chain since 1994.
Around 2,200 restaurants, mostly in the western and southern US.
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