There are 27 article(s) tagged Whataburger:

• September 2024

  • City Council burns Whataburger, gives RaceTrac green light

    The Memphis City Council vetoed a fast-food restaurant development on Union Avenue, but allowed a hotel and townhomes to continue.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2024

  • MATA, Midtown Whataburger on City Council agenda

    The parks committee also takes up funding for repairs to the Mud Island river museum building.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2024

  • What’s one more Whataburger?

    A proposed Whataburger in Midtown has sparked controversy because of its drive-thru. If the restaurant is built, it will join 12 existing fast-food chains within a 1-mile radius.

    By Stevie Paige September 02, 2024

• August 2024

  • Whataburger complicates Midtown mixed-use project

    The issue for the multi-use development is adding another set of drive-thru lanes to an area already dominated by fast-food restaurants.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2024

• June 2024

  • Table Talk: Why you need to go to a restaurant tasting or wine dinner

    Jennifer Chandler shares why you should make a reservation when you see one of your favorite restaurants is hosting a wine dinner or a special tasting menu event.

    By Jennifer Chandler June 23, 2024

  • Midtown Whataburger rejected; U of M area gas station approved

    The development was originally approved under the condition that no drive-thru restaurants would be allowed. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 16, 2024

• April 2024

  • Sound Bites: Whataburger, West African BBQ and more

    This week on Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield and Chris Herrington take in the breaking news that a location of the Texas-based fast-food franchise Whataburger could be Midtown bound.

    By Chris Herrington April 03, 2024

  • Whataburger eyeing former Midtown police station site

    The proposed Whataburger would include a drive-thru and outdoor patio, but the original, 2022 plan for the site said no drive-thru restaurants would be allowed there without approval from the Land Use Control Board and Memphis City Council. 

    By Sophia Surrett April 02, 2024

• November 2023

  • Memphis Food Files: Another Whataburger

    Memphis will get an eighth location of the popular fast-food chain. Plus, Margarita’s is coming to Lakeland Commons, and Marco’s Pizza is also planning an Arlington site.

    By Sophia Surrett November 25, 2023

• February 2023

  • Whataburger coming to Union Avenue

    The former Union Avenue police station in Midtown will be home to a new Whataburger location. 

    By Neil Strebig February 10, 2023

• November 2022

  • First come, first served: Locals are Whataburger’s new first customers

    Jim Lord, Danyel Bonds and Sherrie Taylor can now enjoy one complimentary Whataburger meal a week for a whole year. 

    By Jasmine McCraven November 15, 2022

• August 2022

  • Table Talk: Whataburger No. 2 opens; mingling next month

    This week brings plans for another Friday lunch, a Dim Sum King for Summer Avenue and another Whataburger location — but hopefully not the line. 

    By Jennifer Biggs August 25, 2022

  • The worst — and best — fast-food burgers

    To celebrate the arrival of Whataburger to the metro area, Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes rank fast-food burgers from worst to best.

    By Jennifer Biggs August 24, 2022

• July 2022

  • Whataburger returns to Memphis area next week

    With several new Whataburgers slated for the Memphis area before the end of next year, its longtime fans are ready. 

    By Jennifer Biggs July 08, 2022

• March 2022

  • Arlington Whataburger site plan approved

    The Whataburger location in Arlington has received site plan approval from the town’s Planning Commission, moving it closer to construction.

    By Michael Waddell March 22, 2022

• January 2022

  • Whataburger not opening in Collierville

    The application for a Whataburger restaurant in Collierville was withdrawn on Jan. 14, according to Donquetta Singleton, Collierville project planner.

    By Abigail Warren January 26, 2022

  • Table Talk: Southern food talk brings back sweet memories

    Southern food talk brings back memories, the Liars’ Lunch group finds its chicken tenders, Sunrise is coming to East Memphis, Gus’s is in Germantown and Whataburger is nixed for Collierville.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 26, 2022

• December 2021

  • Inked: Here comes Whataburger; One Beale progress; new ownership for Chickasaw Oaks

    After years of speculation and false starts, it seems Whataburger is getting closer to breaking into the Memphis market. Also, updates on the progress of work done at One Beale and new ownership for Chickasaw Oaks.

    By Rob Moore December 08, 2021

• November 2021

  • Collierville’s Whataburger gets special site design

    Collierville officials are wary of what could happen on West Poplar Avenue when a Whataburger locates next to busy Chick-fil-A. 

    By Abigail Warren November 15, 2021

  • Collierville delays mixed-use project vote, OKs Whataburger

    Collierville delayed a vote on a 134-acre mixed-use site in the heart of Collierville.

    By Abigail Warren November 04, 2021

• September 2021

  • Whataburger headed to Arlington with sixth local restaurant

    Whataburger continues its expansion into the local market with the announcement of a location on Airline Road in Arlington.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 15, 2021

• July 2021

  • Whataburger announces future Memphis sites

    Whataburger plans to hire more than 530 new employees in the greater Memphis area by the end of this year. The number is to reach 930 by the end of 2022.

    By Tom Bailey July 15, 2021

• May 2021

  • Table Talk: Takeout, tacos, burgers and whiskey

    Torchy’s is running a little behind schedule but coming soon, Whataburger is making a solid comeback, and the Hope Shoppe offers in-store shopping (limited hours) once again.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 26, 2021

  • Whataburger appears headed to Cordova

    Earlier this month, Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite announced that a location of the burger joint was coming to his town.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 24, 2021

  • Opinion: Will local access kill Whataburger’s mystique?

    Once we can get to Whataburger on a short drive from Memphis to Southaven, it might go the way of Coors beer. 

    By Clay Bailey May 18, 2021