We can pretend it doesn't sound good, but we all know that orangutan curly fries is one of your favorite snack-on-the-go foods, too. After a hot day on the beach. A long day of work. Or for no particular reason, just gettin the "orangy-cravies". In any event, we can all agree that yes -- this is undoubtedly the yummiest snack and only food that actually trumps rhino-loin burritos (reviews on this to come). That being said, I was quite optimistic about finding this "rare" yet extremely popular treat at our local Jack in the Box. My logic is bullet-proof. Everyone loves primate meat. Jack in the Box curly fries are by far our country's greatest accomplishment. And to top it off, this WOULD BE the place to do something "crazy". I remember a recent conversation with my imaginary wife, that went exactly as follows: "Honey, we all know that most fast food chains stretch their meat and French fry fats with exotic animal flesh, usually primates, right?" "Well yes, honey. A 2 year old could tell you that..." "So what would be the most likely place to grab an orangy-tangy curly fry in any given city or town?" "Babe, it's clearly Jack in the Box....the place is represented by a crazy, disfigured bobble-head-man wearing some kind of weird klan-hat. That's your best bet 10/10 times." (and that's HER opinion, by the way. Personally, I think Jack got class ) But point proven, thank you Charlotte. Furthermore, for this particular little hole-in-the-way town (Scott's Valley) I have data that proves it. I recently conducted a very unofficial "off the record" poll of over 2,000 soccer moms in the greater SV area for 2025. I asked them "if I told you my camera man wasn't filming, and asked you what your VERY favorite food was -- completely off the record. What would you honestly say?". To no surprise, once they thought the cameras were off, the truth poured out....confirming that a whopping 97% of SV soccer mom's consider orangutang curly fries their VERY favorite food. And most did mention ranch as preferred condiment, of course. Moving on. I was so eager to eat these fries today, I think I bit off and swallowed about half of my own tongue. But to my utter and complete dismay, this may have been the only truly exotic meat in my fries today. I didn't detect even the slightest hint of orangutan. For a moment, I thought I detected chimpanzee...but then realized it was probably just ketchup (very similar flavor). Despite this epic disappointment, I must admit the fries and service were quite good....it just wasn't the experience my heart had desired. Guess next week I'll have to try a new place across town, which I have excellent intel on, that makes it virtually a sure thing. Thank you so much for reading along! If you like my content, follow or subscribe. I'd like to share one more wild idea. If you thought this story was crazy, imagine how much different it would be if we changed the word "orangutan" to a word like "chicken" "cow" or "pig". I always find that comparison strange, personally....but for me, after having eaten countless populations worth of primates throughout my lifetime (I wiped them out in 16 villages one year while studying abroad ...those late night munchies ya know) I can no longer enjoy these simple and unpalatable meats. So enjoy your silly pigs, or grow some big boy pants and join me in my next primate hunt! read more

Jack in the Box - hungry man still craving the orangutan curly fries he set out for - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

No one at the counter when we walked in. Cashier came to counter after a minute. We order our combos and find there is no orange juice available and we didn't want more coffee. We ended up with soft drinks, the soda machine was not in the on position so cashier had to turn it on. Food was fast and hot. Sandwiches were nicely made. Nothing sliding off or off center. Good experience overall. read more

Jack in the Box - Fundraiser for children for the No Child Hungry organization - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

First I would like to say the staff is always awesome, the food, not so much. When you literally pay almost $1 per jalapeño popper, one would expect at least an inking of jalapeño, but this is not the first time, none was seen and as much as I love fried cheese, it's not what I ordered. I guess what can you expect from fast food sometimes but seriously, at these prices? It's really disappointing. read more

Jack in the Box - How hard is it to put a jalapeño in a jalapeño popper? - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

I'm a real easy going person and a people manager at my employment. Customer service 101. Greet every customer. Even if it is a mobile order. Don't just stand there staring into space. The guy who made my food told the guy bagging orders I had been waiting a while. Emilio needs serious training! "He can wait a few more minutes!" Was his reply. This is where I lost it. I told that guy you don't ignore customers, you don't give an attitude. He decided good time to argue.....I walked away....this isn't cool at all and seems to be a new business model among fast food. Order at the Kiosk, shut up and we'll get your food when we do..... read more

I stopped by yesterday at 11pm, I had a great service when it came to passing by my food, it was fast and the food was in perfect condition, a good job for the cooks.. read more

Ordered a crispy wrap meal and got two spicy wraps loaded with hot sauce and jalapeños, completely wrong. Fries were cold and soggy, and the soda was flat. Worst Jack in the Box experience I've had, tossed 95% of it. read more

Just had an amazing experience on 07/24/25, amazing customer service, our food was fresh and this location had more selection than any Jack-in-the-box we've ever been to. And not to mention the cleanliness of the restaurant itself, the setup is beautiful. 100% recommend stopping by if you're in the area, or just in the mood for good food. Thank you! read more

Possibly the worst Jack in the Box ever. Food was old and sloppy. I considered throwing it away and getting food elsewhere. It was like this months ago and decided to try again. Never again and I like jack read more

Stopped by on 6/30/25 1:36pm, order didn't come out till 1:52, forgot 3 of the 6 items. This place is a dump

Usually open when I get into town early in the morning but found out they changed the hours. So, I waited but when 7am rolled around nobody was in the drive-thru. Very disappointed read more

Only two people working when we came in only 3 ppl in the place machines had no Ice and no peace tea. He said he didn't have it in the back. No straws barely any lids for the drink. I haven't received our food kinda scared to eat my food. Not from here. I don't see much around here to eat. We are hungry. We won't be back and we camp here for the last 3 summers and normally eat at the campsite. wish us luck on our dinner! read more

I purchased a teriyaki chic bowl today. I was informed that the sauce was discontinued so could not get them. I asked if they could add extra sauce to the bowl. I was told no. I said I would pay for it. I was willing to give $5 cash for extra sauce. I was told they could not sell extra sauce. I offered more than that meal cost. I will be going to Santa Cruz location. I have found other occasions they have been watching every little cent. But not allowed me to pay five dollars for extra sauce I'm out. Seinfeld episode soup nazi teriyaki though. Learn some customer service or you won't have any more customers to treat poorly. Sauce probably coat 15 cents I was willing to pay five in cash. Still denied. Ummm okie dokie glad there is another one pretty close. read more

On my receipt it just says the employee helping me has the last name Sanchez but she is so so pleasant and helpful! Every time I've gone in ( every time I have a night class) she is working and so on it she needs a raise! The men working were very helpful as well! I'll go out of my way to go to This location knowing she's so on it I'll have a pleasant experience! Great hire and good food! read more

This Jack-in-the-Box is very hit and miss. Sometimes we go, and it's great. Others, it's horrible. Very inconsistent food service when you go through the Drive-Thru. We don't indulge in fast food, super often... But we treat ourselves 2 to 3 times a month. This evening I stopped by there on the way home and ordered two double jacks, and an order of tacos. I get home, and there was two regular jumbo jacks with no cheese, no condiments on the burger, lettuce was not very fresh, the tomatoes had the hard end on them, the beef patties were cold and broken up, and they were smashed flat. Like someone hit it with a book. Tacos were also cold. And the problem is... They don't give you a receipt, so you can't even go back and dispute anything. So we paid for two double Jack's... And only got two regular jacks with no cheese. Just disappointing. Now, we've had some fantastic, hot burgers where the produce was fresh, and the cheese was perfectly melted, and the bun was really soft and fresh. Onion rings were crispy and hot... but the fries are usually Luke warm to cold. (That's pretty consistent) This is not the first time this has happened to us. It's happened several times over the last year. I own part of it, as I should've checked the bag before I pulled away. But I was in a hurry, there were napkins and tons of ketchup thrown on top and it was hard to see all the way into the bottom of the bag. And I didn't want to be THAT person holding up the line. I decided to finally write a review tonight as it was just the final straw. We were so looking forward to the burgers as we were both tired and didn't want to cook... and they were horrible. Still ended up having to cook dinner after all... so that sucked! Recommendation... CHECK YOUR ORDER before you pull away to avoid any disappointment. Good luck! read more

So far the worst Jack in the Box I've been to. Service is very slow waited in drive theu for 12-15 minutes). Food comes out messed up or cold (messed up shake, cold Jumbo Jack). Missing hash browns from breakfast combo. Food was almost thrown at me followed by a pretty nasty look... Tried calling about issues and no one picks up the phone and no voicemail. Obviously there's a management and quality control issue. read more

I am a regular at this Jack in the Box in Scotts Valley, and I've come to understand that this location is severely understaffed, which explains the long wait times. I do not blame the employees for this, as they always try their best under difficult circumstances. Today, July 15th at around 4:30 pm, I went inside to order my meal and was attended by a very nice lady wearing a red shirt and a ponytail. She remained polite and professional despite only two employees working and a long line of orders. I was not in a hurry and was willing to wait. However, what I witnessed next was unacceptable. While the two employees were busy packing up drive-thru orders, a lady in a grey shirt, who I assume is part of the management team, started berating the nice employee who attended to me. She pulled her aside and spoke to her harshly in front of all the customers, leaving the employee visibly upset and on the verge of tears. Correcting every minimal detail while seeing that the other employee was left alone to pack and make food. This behavior is unprofessional and demoralizing. Management should be supporting their staff, especially when they are understaffed and overwhelmed. Instead of helping with the workload, this manager chose to make an already stressful situation worse. As a customer, I felt very uncomfortable witnessing this because it was unprofessional and demoralizing. Although I love coming to this Jack in the Box, I will not be supporting such an unprofessional business that doesn't respect its employees. The hardworking employees deserve better treatment and support. I hope management will take this feedback seriously and create a more supportive and respectful work environment for their team. Kudos to the very hardworking employees! read more

Waited 10 minutes without exaggeration for 1 car to move. If they have that big of an order have them pull aside. A total of 20 minutes in a drive through post lunch time is ridiculous. Do not come here if you care at all about the value of your time. read more

With the price of fast food you would think what you order is what you get at the drive through unfortunately that's not the case here. I would recommend go somewhere else for your 20 dollar fast food meal this Jack in the Box ripped me off Wrong order poor service at the drive through Shame on you Jack read more

Terrible. 20 minute wait for drive thru. Food was either rehaeted or microwaved. Missing ingredients. This location is terrible and getting worse. How is this being allowed to continue? read more

Hey it's open late! What else are yo gonna do in this one horse town? They are nice and work hard for no tips. So be nice if they get something wrong! It's not intentional trust me read more

This Jack in the Box charges more for their menu items than the stated price on the drive through menu board. In a recent trip through, they charged me $1.50 more for a menu item, even though I had not done any substitutions, or changed my order to a larger size. This can't possibly be legal. I asked person working the drive through window for a receipt, questioned him about the price difference, and he told me that his manager was the one who decides when they'll boost prices, and that he knows nothing about what the drive through menu states regarding prices. read more

*update still slow food not fast food. Just ordered food at the drive through and told me to wait in parking lot and took there sweet time 25 minutes for food that normally McDonald's would serve in 5 minutes in drive through. Save yourself time and $$ and just go to SV McDonald's! read more

Jack in the Box - Slow not fast food! - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

Horrible service at this jack in the box. This lady is so disrespectful.. she kept yelling and rushing like if they were busy. We were the only ones in the drive thru but since it's 12 am she rushed my order so she could just hang out. Also my sons chicken nuggets were fried in the same oil my tacos were fried in. Disgusting service. This lady needs to get fired SO RUDE . Si no le gusta su trabajo agarese otro vieja amargada read more

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Only giving a one because I can't give a zero. The attendant was unclear, unresponsive and unreliable. read more

Jack in the Box - "Buttery Jack" - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

There is nothing wrong nor special about this Jack In The Box, except for recently they have telling Grub Hub they ran out of food after 9 pm it seems like every time I try to order after 9. Is the restaurant actually out of food, or do they want people with covid to show up? read more

Jack in the Box - They are apparently out of everything on the menu! - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

Went for Food for my elderly neighbor whom I haven't seen in quite some time and look at this mess they gave me at the drive-thru! Dripping in grease and burnt smh read more

Jack in the Box - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

I was there on 6/29/18 (see receipt) and had a really bad experience with cashier Fela. My order went like this: Me: I'd like a breakfast meal Fela: Anything else? Me: Yes, a chicken sandwich Fela: Anything else? Me: Yes, let me... Fela: Anything else? Me: A jumbo jack Fela: Anything else? Me: Blah Fela: Anything else? Me: Blah blah Fela: Anything else? Anything else? Anything else? You get the point. Fela annoyed the life out of me, rushed me to order, and was very unpleasant to deal with in general, no smile, no nothing! Got my order and left only to find out that half my order was missing so I had to go back. Fela didn't give a rat's hat about anything. The one star is for me for not throwing food around and taking the time to write this review. Fela, you should get a job you can at least stand for a few hours. Management: Either re-train Fela or you will be losing more customers. Thanks... me! read more

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Took forever for service. Backed out of the drive thru to go inside since no one was being helped at the speaker. Didnt get acknowledged for about 5 minutes of just standing there. By the time we got our food the burgers were cold. I asked for fresh since i had been waiting. The manager offered to put them in the microwave to heat them up. I insisted on new and she went and starting spanish to her coworker. Made us new burgers with extremely cold patties that had been sitting there. The burgers that i handed back she opened up and look at them and closed them up and moved them like she was going to reuse them. I had put my hands inside the burgers to check the temps. Annoying cause these places are giving the employees $20 an hour to give us crap service and cold food. read more

They are super slow about 15 minute wait and they made me drive away from the drive up window so it doesn't get reported back to there system. They also forgot some of are food of course. Don't stop here. read more

07/22/22 The food is inedible. The ice machine is broken. The fries are hard as rocks. Roost fries only had cheese on one part not stoked on it. The cluck was pretty good barely and sauce tho. The service is slow. There is no A/C it's hot af in there. read more

I've lived a block from this Jack since it was built, been there many, many times. Drive-thru almost exclusively. The Food: It's Jack In The Box. The food's hot, the drinks are cold. All fine there. The Staff: Something changed here. They simply cannot get a drive-thru order correct anymore. In the drive-thru, they regularly start rushing you through your order with the "anything elses" before anything comes up on the screen. And then what's on the screen is wrong. You go through correcting it, and then when you get your order, it's wrong anyway. Want your Tiny Tacos Un-loaded? They've got you. Want your sugar-free drink sugared? They can help you with that. Over and over again. It honestly feels like there's unfortunately a language barrier I didn't experience with previous staff like my homie that looked like the Hawaiian ukulele dude... that guy was great, nailed my order EVERY SINGLE TIME. But these new folks, the couple of women they have working drive thru in particular, are blowing it. read more

Fries were made right before my eyes, making them fresh and warm. They were cooked perfectly, nice and crunchy. They really could have used some more salt, but all in all some pretty good french fries. read more

This is ridiculous, I drive to Scott's Valley even though I live in Santa Cruz thinking they would have better service. My taco came with barely any meat read more

Jack in the Box - Taco with barley anything - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

Came here on a whim.. never again.... Limp burgers= no bueno read more

I've been showing up at this Jack In The Box at pretty odd hours because I'm not very close and Jack's is one of my guilty pleasures. So when I show up it's usually short staffed because it's early hours of the morning. I have always had excellent service and the food is great Jack's food. I really love "The Cluck" and the "Homestyle Chicken Ranch Club". If you eat burgers, you're on your own, as that's been uncharted territory for me for decades. Often I get just the 3 egg rolls a la cart because they are cooked so crispy perfect. The shakes are great, they have strawberry & vanilla Dr Pepper. What's not to like? I see that often they are using the slower hours to train newbies. So the service is maybe a tad slow because they're learning and they want to get it right. Hey, I just take those extra few moments to reflect on how, once, back in the past, I was a beginner too. And an encouraging word or smile meant so much. If I can pay that forward, we're all better off. read more

The customer service was very poor and bad, the guy in the red was very rude, he walks up to the register and just stands there looking st me chewing gum with his mouth open and I asked "you waiting for me to order?" And he just continues looking and then I ordered, not even a "hows it going or what can I get you". The place is disgusting and Mis-managed and even the manager was just avoiding us waiting in a long line. The place is disrespectful and a pig sty. read more

Jack in the Box - Fast Food Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

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This is my favorite place to get Breakfast, nice and quick. I'm surprised the breakfast sandwichs here aren't made of drugs because of how addicting they are. My only grip though is that they keep asking me if I want "sauce on the side". I'M BUYING A BREAKFAST SANDWHICH! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? DIP THE SANDWHICH IN SAUCE, THAT'S WEIRD! If I wanted "Sauce on the side" I would have asked for it, I don't need people shoving their weird niche food fetishes in my face. I don't want their disgusting sauce, I don't want my process of buying food slowed down by this stupid question pushing their weird sauce agenda. If this place wants a 5/5, they need to knock it off with this "Sauce on the Side" crap. read more

messed up an order gave me 3 patties in one and 1 in the other and told me to grab my burger that has bites taken out of it so they can rebuild it read more

I very rarely eat fast food but last night I had "the munchies" and this place is on my way home so I stopped in. The food was pretty tasty and reasonably priced as you might expect from a fast food place but what really impressed me was they saw my dog Tootsie sticking her head out the window and one of the workers came up and gave her a dog biscuit. Once my order was ready and they saw Toot's staring back at them they gave her another biscuit! I always give props for dog friendly! read more

This place has to be the worst Jack in the box the crew is laziest I'v ever seem there's always four guys and they try to not do anything if you order Uber eats good luck take about an hour to make your meal I'm not sure why Jack-in-the-Box on Ocean Street has bad ratings they're great considering they're busy 24 seven with UCSC I hope the owner to the Scotts Valley Jack-in-the-Box really takes a hard look at his crew cars they are horrible I'm Latino and I'll say this much they don't make Mexicans like they used to read more