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 “worst in the country.”And don’t think that killer quote is just coming from some disgruntled customer who bit into a rancid sourdough steak melt. Oh no, that dubious moniker comes straight from the Box’s square-shaped mouth.According to Lee, the “worst in the country” nickname was bestowed by the manager of Jack’s West Coast Loss Prevention Unit. So why is the SoDo location so bad? Because it exists in the “Twilight Zone.”According to cops, the fast food joint is a favorite hangout of drug dealers and ne’er do wells in part because it’s right next to a rehab center (to make it that much easier to entice returning customers), in the asscrack between two police districts (which are notoriously under-patrolled) and shoulder-to-shoulder with Beacon Hill’s crime-ridden wooded encampment, known locally as “the Jungle.”The only benefit to the Jack’s dangerous environs: All that potential hazard makes it easier to live in the moment and savor each and every bite. Trust us, you’ve never experienced mini churros until you’ve eaten them under the threat of bodily harm. Perilous, but oh so delicious.
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