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jhawks99 wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:16 pm So, anyone try Whatabuger? Any good? What's the scoop?
So, I'm in KC for the weekend, should I give Whatabuger a shot? There's one really close to the hotel.
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jhawks99 wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:50 pm
jhawks99 wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:16 pm So, anyone try Whatabuger? Any good? What's the scoop?
So, I'm in KC for the weekend, should I give Whatabuger a shot? There's one really close to the hotel.
Try The Russell on Main, they have a great burger and a steak chimi. Wherever you are staying it will be worth the drive.
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jhawks99 wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:50 pm
jhawks99 wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:16 pm So, anyone try Whatabuger? Any good? What's the scoop?
So, I'm in KC for the weekend, should I give Whatabuger a shot? There's one really close to the hotel.
You should give it a shot if you're short on time and are fine with what in my opinion is an average burger and average accompaniments.

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I prefer Whataburger over In N Out but not over Shake Shack.
Get Town Topic if you’re in KC and looking for that type of burger.
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Don’t know if it’s a quality control issue or what, but I’ve never found Whataburger to be any better than Sonic.

I think the top 3 fast-ish food cheeseburgers are…

In N Out
Shake Shack
Smashburger

(No, not a big Five Guys fan, relatively speaking.)
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I eat so little at these places and I imagine each place is so differently run it’s tough to actually know what their average burger is like.

I’ve been to In N Out twice and Whataburger maybe five-six times.
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pdub wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:09 am I prefer Whataburger over In N Out but not over Shake Shack.
Get Town Topic if you’re in KC and looking for that type of burger.
I'm the exact opposite. TYPICALLY, I prefer In N Out over Whata and Shake Shack. But.....
As I used to (and still) say about Five Guys, there are often very noticeable inconsistencies between franchises.
For example......
I have had terrible Five Guys burgers in Lincoln Park and good Five Guys burgers on Michigan Ave.
Shack Shack at 54th & Lexington in NYC is/was outstanding. Shake Shack on Ohio in Chicago is garbage.

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Mom is in the hospital and I won't get too far from St Joe. Saw one close to my hotel last night. I may need to try it just to say I did.

Had in n out once. Ok I guess. I don't see the hype.
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Sorry to hear/read about your mom! Hope she will be ok!
I don't get the In N Out hype either but I do appreciate that it's cheap - and it serves its purpose to/for me well.
Hey, I say be Mikey and go to Whataburger. You just might like it.

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I haven't been to any of these places since probably 2013 so I ain't no expert.
In fact, from what I remember, you used to get whatever toppings on your Whataburger for free - and now I see they charge for extras--meh, that was part of the charm.
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Whataburger isn’t better than average. At best
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Sorry about your mom. I can never remember hospital names. Is that one in plaza area? If so, Westport flea market is a good burger. Cash onlyz
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St Joe, 435 and State Ln

I was headed to Whatabuger for lunch but there's a Burger Fi right outside of the hotel so I went there.
Meh, burger was ok, I guess. Mostly bun. Fries were fresh cut and hot but limp and not really very good.
20 bucks for a buger, fries, and iced tea. Double meh.
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jhawks99 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:39 am
20 bucks for a buger, fries, and iced tea. Double meh.
That’s normal everywhere now. For this reason, I think we should be able to put ‘me’ on top 3 now.
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It's honestly become cheaper to go to a sit down spot and get a burger there.
Burger and fries plates like 12 to 15 bucks.
Get a beer for 5-6 bucks and you're already ahead.
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we kick ourselves whenever we decide to just grab something quick…$20-30 without fail

money wasted “going out” to eat. shoulda just actually gone out to eat and sat down somewhere
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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You know what's a very good fast food burger, is Culver's.
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The fried cheese curds are definitely delicious. I think their burgers play to affinity for the crusty edges.
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culvers is very good. everything on the menu is good.
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