Jack In The Box is not a fast-food establishment that is expected to have very many vegan options, but they do in fact have a few options to choose from. Read on for a full breakdown of all the vegan-friendly options on Jack In The Box’s menu.
Ingredients and allergen information were gathered from Jack In The Box’s ingredients and allergen information guides.
Side Salad (without Croutons)
While a side salad is not a very exciting option, most fast-food side salads can be made vegan friendly including the one at Jack In The Box. The ingredients of a standard Side Salad at Jack In The Box are Iceberg Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Cucumbers, Carrots, and Grape Tomatoes. The side salads are typically served with Ranch dressing and croutons (contain milk) which can be substituted for Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette. All other Jack In The Box dressings contain dairy products.
Fries, Hashbrowns, and Potato Wedges
If you are a fan of fried potatoes, Jack In The Box is the place for you! Their French Fries, Hashbrowns, Potato Wedges, and Seasoned Curly Fries are all vegan friendly. These products have been confirmed to be vegan friendly by Peta.
Jack In The Box’s vegan dipping sauce options include Barbecue Sauce, Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo, Sweet N’ Sour, and Teriyaki.
Jack's Teriyaki Bowl - Chicken (Remove Chicken, Add Extra Veggies)
Jack’s Teriyaki Bowl with Chicken is not vegan on the menu, but can easily be made vegan by removing the chicken add asking for extra veggies. With these substitutions, the bowl comes with lots of veggies, rice, and Teriyaki sauce which is also vegan.
Sauces
Jack In The Box has some other great vegan friendly dipping sauces as well. These sauces include the following:
- Barbecue Dipping Sauce
- Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Dipping Sauce
- French’s Mustard Packet
- Hot Taco Sauce Packet
- Ketchup
- Kikkoman Soy Sauce
- Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce
- Sweet ‘N Sour Dipping Sauce
- Taco Sauce
- Teriyaki Sauce (Regular and Dipping)
Drinks
While Jack In the Box doesn’t have any specialty drinks (including shakes) that are vegan friendly, all of the their sodas are including their namesake Jumpin’ Jack’s Splash. The Raspberry, Mango, and Peach teas are also vegan. Jack In The Box has the following soda flavors:
- Barq’s Root Beer
- Coca-Cola
- Coca-Cola Zero
- Dr. Pepper
- Fanta Orange
- Fanta Strawberry
- Gold Peak Classic Blend Tea
- Jumpin’ Jack’s Splash (Regular and Diet)
- Mello Yello
- Minute Maid 100% Apple Juice
- Minute Maid Orange Juice
- Minute Maid Lemonade
- Powerade Mountain Blast
- Sprite
Summary
By picking up a side salad, fries, and Teriyaki bowl, you can have yourself a very satisfying vegan meal at Jack In The Box restaurants. Unfortunately, the rest of the items on Jack In The Boxes menu, including onion rings and churros, are not vegan. One common debate is if Jack In The Box tacos are vegan, you can read our full analysis on that topic here. Or you can read our vegan fast food fries breakdown here.
If you liked this article, take a look at at our other “Eating Out” vegan guides here.
