Nothing on the Jack in the Box secret menu appears above the counter, and the company has never described it as an official menu. Customers assembled every single build on it. The Jack in the Box crew works from a spoken description, so wording carries further than a nickname. Parts for each build already sit on the line, which is why the kitchen can put one together without a special order. Hack sites keep the list alive, not marketing.
Seven builds circulate widely enough to have picked up names, and each one begins from an item the board already lists. Two swap bread or ice cream. The rest add meat, cheese or bacon to something already sold, which keeps the request short and keeps the kitchen on familiar ground. Ordering in person beats ordering through a phone app. The Jack in the Box app lists fixed options, and delivery drivers inherit exactly the same limits.
The short answer
Seven off-menu builds circulate at Jack in the Box, from a Bacon Bacon Cheeseburger to a Mint Oreo Cookie Shake. Each names one item and one change. The Jack in the Box secret menu works best in store, where a person hears the request and can answer it straight away.
Jack in the Box secret menu at a glance
7 builds
documented off-menu
4 burgers
the largest group
In store
where they work best
1 breakfast
sandwich upgrade
2 swaps
shake and bread
Not official
customer builds only
Jack in the Box Secret Menu Items and How to Order
The Jack in the Box secret menu runs on substitutions the line already supports every day. Every build names an item and one change. Say the base item first and the swap second, because a crew member keys the order in that order on the till. Base price in each table below shows what that starting item costs on the priced menu, taken before any change goes on top of it. Add-on charges vary from one restaurant to another.
Jack in the Box Secret Menu Burger Builds
Bacon Bacon Cheeseburger adds bacon bits to the strips a Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger already carries inside it. Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger moves that same burger onto a ciabatta bun, which only some restaurants keep in stock behind their own counter. Four builds sit in this group. Two of them need no new ingredient, just more of what is already in place. Additional Cheese Slices and Additional Hamburger Patties go onto any burger, and each is rung up separately. Ask before the crew closes the till.
| Item | How to order it | Base price |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon Bacon Cheeseburger | Ask for bacon bits added to a Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger | $7.29 |
| Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger | Ask for a Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger on a ciabatta bun | $7.29 |
| Additional Cheese Slices | Ask for extra cheese slices on any burger | Add-on price varies |
| Additional Hamburger Patties | Ask for an extra hamburger patty on any burger | Add-on price varies |
Jack in the Box Secret Menu Breakfast Builds
Loaded Grilled Breakfast Sandwich doubles the meat inside the Supreme Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich on the menu. Ask for extra turkey or extra sausage. Breakfast accounts for just one of the seven builds, so the griddle rarely sees an unfamiliar request in a busy morning rush. Supreme Sourdough bread holds a second layer well. Anyone avoiding a particular ingredient should read the allergen list before a second meat goes on the sandwich.
| Item | How to order it | Base price |
|---|---|---|
| Loaded Grilled Breakfast Sandwich | Ask for extra turkey or extra sausage on a Supreme Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich | $5.39 |
Jack in the Box Secret Menu Shake and Bread Swaps
Mint Oreo Cookie Shake puts mint ice cream where the vanilla usually goes, leaving the cookie pieces exactly as they are. Only some restaurants stock the mint. Sourdough Bread draws more requests than any other swap on this whole list. It replaces the standard bun on a burger or a sandwich, and the total follows whatever the base item already happens to cost. Grilled sourdough changes the texture more than flavour.
| Item | How to order it | Base price |
|---|---|---|
| Mint Oreo Cookie Shake | Ask for mint ice cream instead of vanilla in an Oreo Shake | $4.49 |
| Sourdough Bread | Ask for sourdough instead of the regular bun on any burger or sandwich | Add-on price varies |
Ordering the Jack in the Box Secret Menu
The Jack in the Box counter decides whether a build happens at all. Counter staff hear a description and act on it, which is why the in-store queue stays the most reliable route, by far. Franchisees each decide their own kitchen practice. Every item on the Jack in the Box secret menu therefore depends on the restaurant and on the person taking the order that day. Nothing here obliges a Jack in the Box crew to say yes.
| Where you order | What works |
|---|---|
| At the counter | Best. Staff build the order by hand |
| Drive-thru | Works. Name the base item, then the change |
| Mobile app | Limited. Only the listed options can be picked |
| Delivery | Limited. Orders inherit the app options |
| Any location | Not every restaurant prepares every request |
Jack in the Box Secret Menu FAQs
About the author
Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.

