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Jack in the Box Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Seattle's Problem with Angry Crowds at the Scene of Violent Crimes

    At least twice in the last two weeks police and medics have responded to the scene of a violent crime only to be confronted and slowed down by a crowd of angry bystanders. The latest episode in this disturbing trend came yesterday, as authorities were attempting to come to the aid of a stabbing vict ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    UPDATE: Troy Sanders - Known as Seattle Rapper 'John Taylor' - Now in Custody

    Earlier this week we wrote about Seattle-area rapper Troy Deshone Sanders, who raps under the name "John Taylor." On Wednesday Sanders was charged with the murder of Courtney Taylor (no relation) - a crime that took place in a Jack in the Box parking lot on Rainier Avenue South while Sanders was all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Troy D. Sanders - Known as the Seattle Rapper 'John Taylor' - Charged with Murder (Videos)

    Yesterday 26-year-old Troy Deshone Sanders - better known as the Seattle-based rapper John Taylor - was officially charged with the murder of Courtney Taylor (no relation) in a Jack in the-Box parking lot on Rainier Avenue South. The second-degree charges came exactly one week after Courtney Taylor, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Karen Latham Faces Murder Charge for Switchblade Stabbing at Krispy Kreme

    Just after 4 p.m. on Monday, a man pulled into the parking lot of a Jack in the Box restaurant on Aurora Avenue in north Seattle. Charging documents filed yesterday afternoon by King County Prosecutors explain why he never made it into the restaurant: at the Krispy Kreme across the street, 23-year-o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Seattle Soccer Dog Luna Rescued in University District after Dognapping

    Luna the Sounders soccer-nosing canine went missing from her home by Ravenna Park. A witness spotted a woman taking the dog away Saturday afternoon and the owner, Anita Ramasastry, told RavennaBlog.com the Seattle Police Department confirmed that Luna had been spotted with Renee Gundersen:

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Seattle's Worst Dollar-Menu Items

    Even Charlie won't finish Jack in the Box tacos..and he eats legitimate poop.​ This week's Shit List could not be more literal. To say I'm not a fan of drive-through fare would be an understatement. In a town where you can indulge in Dick's or Zippy's burgers for a couple of bucks more, it see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Burger King's Top Chef Reveals Oyster Fantasy

    A classic west coast oyster dish would be available alongside French toast sticks and Crossain'wiches, if Burger King's head chef had his way. John Koch, the fast food chain's executive chef and director of product innovation, today told BurgerBusiness.com that his favorite breakfast is a Hangtown ... More >>

  • Food

    December 21, 2011

    Heroes Catering: Mission Accomplished

    Bread of Life caters to a different demographic than FareStart.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Heroes Catering Is a Blue-Collar FareStart

    Bread of Life Mission Facebook PageForsett strikes a pose after serving meals to Mission clients.​Attracting name chefs to design its rotating guest menu and finding its clients gigs on the lines of trendy local restaurants, FareStart understandably gets recognized as the cream of a slim local ... More >>

  • News

    November 30, 2011

    Chain-Restaurant Food Trucks

    No need to fear--corporate meals-on-wheels are a good thing.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    The Potential Upside of (Horrors!) Chain Restaurant Food Trucks

    This picture of a food truck branded by a major Southern biscuit chain, recently surfaced on Twitter, accompanied by the caption "I'm all for food trucks, but this kind of ruins the spirit." There's nothing scrappy and inventive about a food truck serving Jack in the Box tacos or Carl's Jr. burgers ... More >>

  • Food

    September 14, 2011

    Afghan Cuisine's Thanksgiving Parallel

    The international language of leftovers.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Burger King Caught Serving Undercooked Beef in 10 Washington State Counties

    ​It started as a single Burger King restaurant in Pierce County that was found to be serving undercooked burgers. But now dozens of Burger King locations in 10 different Washington counties have been found to be doing the same thing.

  • Food

    August 3, 2011

    Skillet's Truck Stops Here

    How does an Airstream Trailer's mobile magic taste sitting down?

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Starbucks Is Now the Third Largest Restaurant Chain in United States

    ​That's not third largest coffee chain, or third largest coffee retailer, mind you. Starbucks is now the third largest restaurant chain in the country.

  • Food

    March 30, 2011

    Bottomfeeder: Mr. Lu's Bath-Towel Burgers

    Embroidered IZODs deserve better protection.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    10 Types of Food Blog Commenters

    The comment function on any blog is a portal to literary adventure. We here at Voracious appreciate the readers who take the time to give us constructive feedback, both negative and positive. Coherent comments make us better writers. Then, there are those who just want to tell us how stupid we are a ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2010

    Seattle Jack in the Box Keeps 911 Operators Busy

    The SoDo franchise has been a hub of activity for a decade.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Every Four Days for the Past 10 Years, Someone at This Jack in the Box Has Called 911

    ​Back in January, we told you about the Seattle Jack in the Box dubbed the "Worst in the Country" by a corporate employee. Shoulder-to-shoulder with the crime-ridden wooded encampment known locally as "the jungle" and in the asscrack between two police districts, the notorious Box not only att ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Voula's Rocks In Spite of Fieri's Food Network Fist-Bump

    Bro, how come more people in Seatlte don't wear sunglasses or frost their tips?​This is the second in a series of columns written by anonymous readers attempting to mimic the style of the Surly Gourmand, who is on sabbatical until October. This week's guest columnist goes by the handle "Texann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Piranha and Chips on University Way

    Jerry O'Connell in his finest performance yet.​ The Dinner: Fish, Chips and a Huckleberry Shake at Mr. Lu's Seafood and Burgers (4752 University Way NE). The Movie: Piranha 3D at the Neptune Theater (1303 NE 45th St.) The Screenplate: Piranha 3D looked like one of those movies your averag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Serving Sake to a Serb: Late Night Drunk Eats at Honey Court Seafood Restaurant

    ​This late in the game, Slavko has sampled his fair share of Asian cuisine; including Japanese bento, Korean barbecue, and Thai noodles prepared tableside. But he's never experienced the International District's late night dining scene. Come last call, Asian clubgoers looking to soak up the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Add This to the List of Tonight's Choices: Ben London and Andrew McKeag at Darrell's

    ​ As if there wasn't enough going on already, I'm tempted to make the trek north to see Seattle guitar vets Ben London (Sanford Arms, Burning Rivers, a.k.a., DJ AOR) and Andrew McKeag (Shuggie, the Presidents of the U.S.A., a.k.a., DJ Aw Who Cares) spin records out at legendary dive Darrell's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Grill Guy Regan Currance Loves Jack-In-The-Box

    Photo by Leslie KellyRegan Curran's the wing man at Palace Kitchen.​Regan Curran has been on the line at Palace Kitchen for five years, mostly working the grill. But his coolest contribution lives at the bar: a hand-crafted tonic water that makes the perfect G & T. It's based on the original r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Bottomfeeder: Rancho Bravo, the Beacon on the Hill

    ​Once upon a time, roughly Spring 2008, Capitol Hill lost two of its most cherished fast food establishments on the perimeter of Cal Anderson Park: the Jack in the Box, long known for its resident drug addicts, and KFC, whose noxious chicken-ish fumes emanated for blocks. While the Jack in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Jack In The Box Now Controlled By The HAL9000

    Humans? Who needs humans?​I went to Jack in the Box because I was so hungover, my brain felt like a piece of stained glass. There I discovered that it had become a futuristic dystopia. No one was working at the cash register. Human employees had been replaced by a maroon box, which felt the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Jack in the Box Assistant Manager Staged Fake Robbery, Wanted to Be Shot

    Mr. Box is said to be disappointed with his employee's demonstrated lack of critical thinking.​Michelle Miesner was in debt and needed cash to support her family. So the 33-year-old assistant manager at a West Seattle Jack In The Box came up with a plan. A really stupid plan. Meisner's first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Police Say West Seattle Jack in the Box Robbery was Planned... by the Employees

    ​Get it together, Jack in the Crack Box! Last month, we reported that the fast food chain's West Seattle location was robbed by two masked men. Now, police are saying the operation was planned - by the restaurant's workers. The Seattle Times reports that Jack in the Box manager Michelle Mie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    The Crocksman's Fight Against Michelle Obama's Fight Against Childhood Obesity

    The Crocksman is a weekly Voracious column that runs every Tuesday.​Pop quiz: If you grow your own green beans but don't boil water, are you helping to fight childhood obesity? In this week's issue of Newsweek, Michelle Obama writes about her war on big eaters, a project she's spent a conside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Seattle: Home to "The Worst Jack in the Box in the Country"

    In light of this news, this shot of Jack mugging the Burger King makes a lot more sense.​The next time you see Seattle Crime's Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, tell him the egg nog ice cream shakes are on us. Because without him, we'd have never known that the Jack in the Box on 4th and Holgate is the " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    The Food Section: School Lunch Safety, Chuck E. Cheese Brawls, and Other Food News

    ​First, the dispiriting/alarming news: USA Today publishes an investigative article on how America's fast food chains and Costco have far more stringent safety standards than the USDA's standards for school lunches. Most disturbing quote: "The limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Who Needs Taco Time? Capitol Hill's Top 5 Indie Fast Food Stops

    Yesterday, Capitol Hill Seattle announced that the Taco Time on Madison and 14th is closing on Sunday. The blog noted that this Oregon-based fast food chain, whose take on Mexican cuisine has been satisfying Northwesterners and puzzling everyone else for 50 years, is leaving the Hill on the heels of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    $13: NY Strip Steak Lunch

    How should you be spending the $13 a week Obama supposedly put in your pocket? Voracious has some ideas. Where: Whole Foods' Smokehouse Grill (In the back by the fish and meat counters). What Does $13 Get Ya? That depends on how hungry you are. You can choose anything from the fish or meat departm ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2008

    Seattle Über Alles

    This could be a great city, if only we’d get out of its way.

  • News

    May 14, 2008

    The Problems With Dr. Juice

    Botched abortions, extortion, steroid trafficking, and a pool table in the exam room were just the beginning.

  • Food

    June 29, 2005

    Rising & Shining

    Seattle's star glows bright in the international bread-making firmament.

  • Food

    October 29, 2003

    Whole Food/Soul Food

    The Truth shall set you (dairy-)free at Hillside Quickies.

  • Food

    January 29, 2003

    Hot Dish

    The Truth shall set you (dairy-)free at Hillside Quickies.

  • Food

    December 18, 2002

    The Hotdish

    The Truth shall set you (dairy-)free at Hillside Quickies.

  • News

    April 17, 2002

    Meat: the bad news

    The Truth shall set you (dairy-)free at Hillside Quickies.

  • News

    March 13, 2002

    Pumping iron

    The Truth shall set you (dairy-)free at Hillside Quickies.

  • Music

    February 21, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    The Truth shall set you (dairy-)free at Hillside Quickies.

  • Arts

    February 7, 2001

    Supersize that

    Why Americans can't get enough of what's bad for them.

  • Music

    February 7, 2001

    Steven Seagal is back! Woo-hoo!

    Why Americans can't get enough of what's bad for them.

  • News

    January 3, 2001

    When The Seattle Times decided that employing a cranky thief was more

    Why Americans can't get enough of what's bad for them.

  • Food

    October 20, 1999

    ARO.heads

    You can't hear and they can't think, but Fuel still manages, somehow.

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