Love Me Some Whataburger

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CagleMtnVol said:
Yeah, going on 25 years come November.

We also have I think it's 7 Dollar General's in the county but that could have changed since yesterday?
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I only know of the one in Spencer. And the subway and save a lot. Plus the gas station food. You guys up there really only got the speed traps going for ya.
 
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Firebirdparts said:
I tried whataburger just recently down next to Amelia Island and I thought it was just really not interesting. I could not imagine why they had any sort of reputation. I could eat it, but I would never tell somebody "oh this was good". It was just food.
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The one on 200 in Yulee? Hopefully their service time has improved over the past 10+ years. I ate at that one, once, when I lived in the area. If you're wanting a great burger, not far from there, Tasty's is good (they have another location in downtown FB too). T-Ray's on 8th makes a good burger but I always go for the fried shrimp.
 
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GVF said:
I only know of the one in Spencer. And the subway and save a lot. Plus the gas station food. You guys up there really only got the speed traps going for ya.
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I don't live in Van Buren and yeah if Spencer would raise the speed limit through town it would be nice quick trip to and from Sparta/Cookeville.
 
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Firebirdparts said:
I tried whataburger just recently down next to Amelia Island and I thought it was just really not interesting. I could not imagine why they had any sort of reputation. I could eat it, but I would never tell somebody "oh this was good". It was just food.
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Just like most places, when you expand, the product usually isn't as good. Additionally, the market is now full of these kinds of locations.

I was born in Texas, and Whataburger had a fantastic reputation with good food back in the 80's and 90's. Now, I would agree that it's just another hamburger on the market.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Just like most places, when you expand, the product usually isn't as good. Additionally, the market is now full of these kinds of locations.

I was born in Texas, and Whataburger had a fantastic reputation with good food back in the 80's and 90's. Now, I would agree that it's just another hamburger on the market.
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I never had Whataburger before they got big, but they probably just haven't managed the growth that well. Chick-fil-A has way more locations and employees than Whataburger and I haven't noticed a decline in quality over time with them at all. Now with private equity involved, I'm sure it'll get even worse.

They still seem to have a very devoted following despite that. I've eaten it a few times and fail to see what is so special about it. The last couple of times I have eaten there, the service in particular was bad. The food wasn't bad, and I would eat it again, but it has a borderline Chick-fil-A or In-N-Out level of devotion and I'm not sure why.
 
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05_never_again said:
I never had Whataburger before they got big, but they probably just haven't managed the growth that well. Chick-fil-A has way more locations and employees than Whataburger and I haven't noticed a decline in quality over time with them at all. Now with private equity involved, I'm sure it'll get even worse.

They still seem to have a very devoted following despite that. I've eaten it a few times and fail to see what is so special about it. The last couple of times I have eaten there, the service in particular was bad. The food wasn't bad, and I would eat it again, but it has a borderline Chick-fil-A or In-N-Out level of devotion and I'm not sure why.
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That’s fair to say about Chick Fil A, although if their model is indeed what I’ve been told, then that is one reason why. I’ve been told that you can only own one CFA franchise and they require you to have some type of business knowledge or experience. When you just have one, that’s all you need to focus on. While the CFA product is fairly consistent across franchises, I’ve certainly seen the service lacking at some over time.

Whataburger was known for having a really good hamburger and fries. Their ketchup became popular, too, as they now advertise it as spicy ketchup. I don’t recall that back then. But, again, the market wasn’t saturated like it is now. There were only 5 locations for Five Guys in 2001 until they started franchising. While In N Out is old, they didn’t leave the west coast until around 2010. They were only in Cali until 1992. Shake Shak wasn’t founded until 2004. Culver’s didn’t start expanding until well into the 2000’s. IMO, Whataburger was better than McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s.
 
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