Stupid Jack in the Box

[Ciciwoowoo]

I actually would NOT drop it... I would contact the company and tell them thank you, but there is nothing you would actually be able to eat with the coupon!

We don't actually have Jack in the Boxes here so I don't know what they carry, but you would think they would at least have a salad on the menu!

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

I would drop it.

My mom is a celiac and needs to eat gluten free. If she doesn't, she can get sick for weeks at a time (this happened about 3 months ago, she ate something with wheat in it by accident and was sick for over 4 weeks). For her it could have been a serious issue.

On the other hand, my dad doesn't eat beef. I'm not sure why, but he doesn't. If he ordered a chicken burger and got served a hamburger, it wouldn't hurt him or make him sick. He may not like it, but he wouldn't be out of commission for a few weeks.

Just as a general question, would you (the OP or any other vegetarian who would care to answer) eat something vegetarian that was cooked in the same oil as meat? For example, french fries fried in the same oil that chicken fingers had been fried in? I know my mom has to be very careful of this situation.

I doubt it made you sick, and although it was a crappy situation, I would just drop it.

 

[fall08CP]

I'm a vegan so I feel your pain! Acceptable fast food is pretty non-existent for me. I would laugh at the irony, give the certificate to an omni friend, and move on.

 

[Simba's Mom]

My boyfriend and I stopped at a Jack in the Box on the highway between Houston and San Antonio. We are strict vegetarians and have been for over 20 years. I told the bf to get the stuffed jalapenos and mozzarella sticks (gross, I know, but we were desperate). I stayed with the dog outside while he ordered. He noticed a sampler trio thing that also included egg rolls so he asked the cashier what was in the eggrolls. She said she didn't know. He asked her if there was MEAT in them and she said "Oh, no.". He said "So they are vegetarian?" and she confirmed. Well, guess what. I bit into one and it was disgusting mushy meat. Barf. I instantly called the restaurant (we were back on the road by then) and spoke to a manager who just kept telling me that the eggrolls have pork and chicken in them. Whatever. I called their corporate customer service number the next day and told the person there the whole story and she was totally apologetic and nice and took down a detailed report and said she would send me something in the mail to hopefully express how sorry they were. I got it today. A coupon for ONE Jack in the Box combo meal. The irony? There is not one single vegetarian combo meal at Jack in the Crack. The apology is heartwarming: "We're so sorry we tricked you into eating meat! Here. Here's a gift certificate for some meat.". Would you just drop it at this point?

I'm afraid you have one BIG problem-trying to be a vegetarian at a fast food resturaunt in Texas. A few years ago, I went to a Subway way down here in South Texas and ordered a vegetarian Sub (it's on their menu). Well, the first thing the server there asked me was "What kind of meat?" When I reminded her, "No meat-it's vegetarian", she looked shocked. "No meat on your sub?" It just didn't compute. So chock it up to a learning experience, I'm afraid.

 

[sasywtch]

My senior year in high school (many moons ago) I worked at JIB before salads, eggrolls etc and had plenty of people come in and ask for a whopper with cheese, minus the meat, extra cheese. It's not as uncommon as you may think. You can use the coupon and get the cheese burger minus the burger and extra cheese.

 

[JessicaR]

No question - I would DROP it!

 

[tvguy]

Not sure I'd hold some kid at a fast food place responsible.
My daughter is vegetarian, and we've turned into label readers.
Some things you almost can't get vegetarian versions. like yogurt. They do make vegetarian Caesar Salad dressing, but how many people actually know that traditional Caesar Salad dressing has anchovies in it?
Almost every high end bakery item is made with lard.
Another thing we have to watch for is meat as a hidden ingredient way way way down on the list of products you would never expect to have meat in them.

 

[PixieDustandEeyore]

I work at McDonalds part time to pay for a car, and the yogurt is vegetarian to whomever said it wasnt
My husband loves JIB. And when you go inside there is a nutritional information sheet that has a list of ingredients for allergies etc. All fast food places ahve them, Id suggest reading those next time. I have an allergy and I just look at those first
Jack in the Box has salads without the meat preplaced on it. Or 24-7 breakfast, their pita pocket without meat add extra cheese is nice, im not a huge fan of meat with my eggs anymore so always opt out of meat

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

I work at McDonalds part time to pay for a car, and the yogurt is vegetarian to whomever said it wasnt
My husband loves JIB. And when you go inside there is a nutritional information sheet that has a list of ingredients for allergies etc. All fast food places ahve them, Id suggest reading those next time. I have an allergy and I just look at those first
Jack in the Box has salads without the meat preplaced on it. Or 24-7 breakfast, their pita pocket without meat add extra cheese is nice, im not a huge fan of meat with my eggs anymore so always opt out of meat

Their yogurt contains gelatin, which is an animal product. Whether or not that would be okay with a vegetarian probably depends on how strict they are.

 

[disfan07]

Here's my opinion from someone who has severe food allergies.

I am severely allergic to peanuts. Cross contamination is the biggest concern. I rarely go to restaurants where peanuts are in more than 1 or 2 dishes on the menu and most of the time I avoid those places as well. I am also allergic to eggs and shellfish but those reactions can be taken care of with some benedryl.

I know that whenever I go out to eat I am possibly taking a risk. I know that no one can guarantee 100% that soething is not going ot be cross contamination, etc. If I had a reaction, we would not blame the restaurant unless we found out that it was not an accident (ie. the waiter didn't even really check, etc). I don't expect everyone else to cater to my allergies. I have found most restuarants (at least in SoCal) to be very accomodating and are usually overly cautious.



So IMO, drop it. Annoying yes. But not neccesary to continue delaing with it.

 

[WDWBarb]

Their yogurt contains gelatin, which is an animal product. Whether or not that would be okay with a vegetarian probably depends on how strict they are.

Yep!

 

[FlightlessDuck]

If I were vegetarian, I don't think I'd eat fast food.

 

[AustinTink]

I'm afraid you have one BIG problem-trying to be a vegetarian at a fast food resturaunt in Texas. A few years ago, I went to a Subway way down here in South Texas and ordered a vegetarian Sub (it's on their menu). Well, the first thing the server there asked me was "What kind of meat?" When I reminded her, "No meat-it's vegetarian", she looked shocked. "No meat on your sub?" It just didn't compute. So chock it up to a learning experience, I'm afraid.

I agree. Special dietary needs and Texas don't go hand in hand. Austin has to be the leader in this, but it's still far from perfect. I went to Subway one day, since I read they were trying out gluten free bread products in Texas. I asked the guy behind the counter if they had gluten free bread. He looked at me and said "free bread"? His English was not there and even though I do speak Spanish I refuse to repeat things in Spanish. But, that's another thread.

Anyway, I'm on the "drop it" side of the fence.

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

And the conversation about the yogurt is the main reason why, if you have any kind of food restrictions, you really need to do the research yourself.

I honestly don't know that I expect a McDonald's worker who makes minimum wage or thereabouts to realize that. Maybe others feels differently... IDK. (I'm not a vegetarian myself... I just happen to know that for some reason.)

I'm sure what you're willing to eat (a mozzarella stick that isn't made out of meat but fried in the same fryer as meat) might depend on your reason for being a vegetarian in the first place.

But I think even if you're just trying to cut down on certain food products (sugar, for example) I think the burden falls on the individual person to read the labels and do the research. I don't think it's really fair to expect that from someone who is trying to make sure the line ten people deep is getting waited on quickly.

YMMV

 

[FlightlessDuck]

My senior year in high school (many moons ago) I worked at JIB before salads, eggrolls etc and had plenty of people come in and ask for a whopper with cheese

The Whopper is from Burger King?

 

[WDWBarb]

I work at McDonalds part time to pay for a car, and the yogurt is vegetarian to whomever said it wasnt
My husband loves JIB. And when you go inside there is a nutritional information sheet that has a list of ingredients for allergies etc. All fast food places ahve them, Id suggest reading those next time. I have an allergy and I just look at those first

From the McDonald's website under nutritional information:

Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait (7 oz):
Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt: cultured pasteurized Grade A reduced fat milk, sugar, food starch-modified, fructose, whey protein concentrate, corn starch, gelatin, natural (plant source) and artificial flavor, potassium sorbate (added to maintain freshness), artificial color.
CONTAINS: MILK.

I find that most yogurt's contain gelatin (which is not vegetarian - but don't Google it if you really don't want to know). All McDonald's yogurt is non-vegetarian and that means that even the smoothies are off-limits (and the apple-walnut thing which looks really good!).

 

[mjantz]

I guess I'm confused as I would consider someone who doesn't eat yogurt vegan, not vegetarian. I've always heard vegetarian = no meat & vegan = no animal products at all. So a vegetarian would eat the yogurt but the vegan would not.

 

[John VN]

Move on.

IMO, if one has a food issue, pack and go.

 

[brittsmum1998]

My boyfriend and I stopped at a Jack in the Box on the highway between Houston and San Antonio. We are strict vegetarians and have been for over 20 years. I told the bf to get the stuffed jalapenos and mozzarella sticks (gross, I know, but we were desperate). I stayed with the dog outside while he ordered. He noticed a sampler trio thing that also included egg rolls so he asked the cashier what was in the eggrolls. She said she didn't know. He asked her if there was MEAT in them and she said "Oh, no.". He said "So they are vegetarian?" and she confirmed. Well, guess what. I bit into one and it was disgusting mushy meat. Barf. I instantly called the restaurant (we were back on the road by then) and spoke to a manager who just kept telling me that the eggrolls have pork and chicken in them. Whatever. I called their corporate customer service number the next day and told the person there the whole story and she was totally apologetic and nice and took down a detailed report and said she would send me something in the mail to hopefully express how sorry they were. I got it today. A coupon for ONE Jack in the Box combo meal. The irony? There is not one single vegetarian combo meal at Jack in the Crack. The apology is heartwarming: "We're so sorry we tricked you into eating meat! Here. Here's a gift certificate for some meat.". Would you just drop it at this point?

You really think they "tricked" you into eating meat? Are you the Dahli Lama or something? I think the clerk you talked to about the ingredients was a couple fries short of a happy meal but I don't think she tricked you. You take your chances on any fastfood restaurant these days.

 

[powellrj]

This thread reminds me of the scene in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding where she tells her Aunt that Ian is a vegetarian, at first she is taken aback, but then goes on to say, OK, I'll just serve lamb!!!