Overhyped

[Terrierman]

I just ate my first ever What A Burger for lunch.  It will be my last.  Talk about a nothing special over hyped fast food hamburger.  I read that people drove from hours away and got in line for them at 5:00 AM when they first opened here.  Now that's having nothing to do.

Most fast food burgers fit the same mold of being something to eat to keep from going hungry - but of them all I'll take Wendy's.

Carry on.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I had no clue Whataburger had such a following until i saw them making a flow chart on the news for traffic opening day. 

[bfishn]

We just finished HVAC on new WBs in Fort Smith and Poteau, OK. I've not eaten at either and doubt I ever will. "Nothing special" is an overstatement.

[oneshot 1]

Use to go to Whataburger back in the 60's.

Could get a huge Burger for  $1.

But could get Mc Donald's Burgers for far less.

oneshot 

[netboy]

Having lived in Corpus Christi, TX for 20 years, which was where Whataburger was founded in 1950 and its corporate headquarters for many years, I have eaten many a Whataburger. You couldn't drive a mile in Corpus and not see a Whataburger store. I still prefer them to the other fast food burger joints such as McDonalds, Burger King, Sonic, Hardys or Wendys.

With that said, I hope they open one here in the Mountain Home area, but I am not gonna wait in a long line for one.  

[Flysmallie]

18 hours ago, Terrierman said:

I read that people drove from hours away and got in line for them at 5:00 AM when they first opened here.  Now that's having nothing to do.

People do stupid human tricks all the time. I have never had a meal anywhere that would make me want to wait in a long line to get it. 

[ness]

18 hours ago, Terrierman said:

I just ate my first ever What A Burger for lunch.  It will be my last.  Talk about a nothing special over hyped fast food hamburger.  I read that people drove from hours away and got in line for them at 5:00 AM when they first opened here.  Now that's having nothing to do.

Most fast food burgers fit the same mold of being something to eat to keep from going hungry - but of them all I'll take Wendy's.

Carry on.

There are a few in the Kansas City area now, and each opening had press coverage, the huge lines, redirected traffic, etc. Silly.

We were out one evening last month and happened to drive by one. There wasn't a line so we went through the drive thru. First off, it took a really long time to get through with only a couple cars ahead of us. And...it was just a fast food burger, like all the rest. I wouldn't bother to go again. 

Do you guys have Freddy's down your way? They do a good smash burger, shoestring fries and fry sauce. 

[Terrierman]

1 hour ago, ness said:

There are a few in the Kansas City area now, and each opening had press coverage, the huge lines, redirected traffic, etc. Silly.

We were out one evening last month and happened to drive by one. There wasn't a line so we went through the drive thru. First off, it took a really long time to get through with only a couple cars ahead of us. And...it was just a fast food burger, like all the rest. I wouldn't bother to go again. 

Do you guys have Freddy's down your way? They do a good smash burger, shoestring fries and fry sauce. 

Yeah, Freddy's is a thing here too.  They are not the usual fast food burger agreed.

[ollie]

I have eaten at a Whataburger in three different states, and I thought the same thing about each visit. What is so great about it? Nothing as far as I can tell. I know a LOT of people swear by them, but for the life of me I don't understand why. 

[Flysmallie]

4 hours ago, ness said:

 

Do you guys have Freddy's down your way? They do a good smash burger, shoestring fries and fry sauce. 

Freddy’s burger is awesome. Their fries blow donkeys though.