Whataburger
11135 N. I-35
Austin, TX
Well, being in Austin and looking for burgers it was inevitable that I would end up at Whataburger. There are many in Texas who consider Whataburger one of the all-time great burger places, but I didn’t grow up here and I am not among them. I often call it Wait-a-burger. They take a long time to deliver your burger. Now, if you take longer to deliver a burger then ought to deliver A burger worth the wait.
Well, I cannot say that I think they do. I ordered a double Whataburger with cheese, waited my half hour (okay, it only seemed long) and then sat down to eat.
The burger was hot, fresh, juicy and utterly…average. There was nothing wrong with it. It was tasty, but it wasn’t really any better than a McDonald’s burger and I waited twice as long for it.
They ask if you want mayo or mustard and when you say both, they slop it on like they have an investment in French’s and Hellmann’s. The lettuce was thick and chewy, as if cut only from the base of a head of Iceberg. I don’t do pickles, onions or tomatoes so maybe that is where they earn that reputation, I don’t know.
The fries were hot but still a little limp and they had no legs at all.
Now, at the start I may have come off a bit harsh. I like Whataburger and I stop there with some regularity. Of course, what I really enjoy is the biscuit and gravy for breakfast. I suspect that some of Whataburger’s rather grand reputation in Texas comes from small towns where the only competition is Dairy Queen, and there is no doubt that Whataburger is a big step up from DQ when it comes to burgers.
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