My First Time at Whataburger

I will be seeing you at the local Whataburger

Because Ty is the most boss of all internet writers he refuses to stop creating awesome content, even when he is on a family vacation. His loquaciousness will be blunted while he enjoys his undisclosed tropical getaway. Each piece will be some quick thoughts on some current things going on, nothing political of course.

I'm on vacation, as you all know, and I'm in the South. First off, prior to this trip, the furthest South in the US I've been is Memphis. On this trip, I'm deep in the South. It has been everything I expected, both good and bad. Don't get me wrong, it's been a fun trip and I'll be sad, but ready, to leave and go home in a few days, but the South is the South. I said it.

All this being said, one of the big highlights of this trip for me so far has been the opportunity to eat at a Whataburger. We do not have these in the Midwest, and all my trips prior to this have been up North, be it Wisconsin, Minnesota or Michigan, for the most part, and none of those states have a Whataburger. I have heard so much about this chain, so when I saw one near our "home" for this trip, I said we had to go there at least once.

We ventured out to the famous Whataburger the other day, and my goodness was everything I heard about Whataburger true. First of all, ordering is easy. You basically just point to what you want and the workers know exactly what to make. I got myself a Whataburger double with everything and fries. When I'm on vacation I do not diet because that would be awful. So, I sit down with my family and after a short wait, our food arrived. I was hyped to dig in. One cool thing I didn't know about Whataburger, the workers walk around with a separate tray that has a plethora of sauces to choose from for your fries or burger or whatever you ordered. When you get the burger with everything, there is no ketchup, something I wasn't used to. So, if you wanted ketchup, you had to get it from the special sauce tray. I passed on having ketchup on my burger, but I did get some spicy ketchup for my fries. It was delicious. The spicy ketchup had a great tang, and, according to the ingredients, the spice was red jalapeños, puréed. It was excellent, with just the right amount of heat. The fries were great too. Very crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with just the right amount of salt.

After eating a few fries, it was onto my burger. As I said, I had the double with everything. That means 2 patties, 2 slices of cheese, shredded lettuce, freshly cut tomatoes, pickles, chopped onions and mustard. It was a tremendous collaboration of flavors. Every single bite was more delicious than the one before. Everything that I heard, be it from family, comedians or musicians, that was said about Whataburger was true. The burger was one of the best, if not the best, burgers I've ever had. I don't know what it was, I've had a lot of burgers in many different places, but the classic Whataburger ranks right up there with the best of them.

I highly recommend, if you're not from the Deep South, or if you're going on a vacation that way, find a Whataburger and get some food. It was so god damn delicious. I ate there 2 days ago and I'm still thinking about it and trying to convince my family to go again. It has definitely been a top highlight of my vacation.

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast. His next southern chain delicacy will have to be Krystal.

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