**WEEKEND SPECIAL**
What? A burger, you say? A burger you can purchase at a restaurant? A burger you can purchase at a restaurant after midnight, with breakfast food, too?! A burger you can...okay, you get it.
For those who've never heard of Whataburger (or Waffle House, for that matter), you might have asked yourselves these questions last week, when the mythical Fast-Food Temple of Patty opened. We at Faylunchin asked ourselves the same. Surely, all the hubbub was well-deserved.
Driving down Martin Luther King Boulevard last week, we saw the stand-still lines, the cops directing traffic, the masses of people, foamy-mouthed, trampling each other in their haste for the registers. We said to ourselves, "Umm, well, guess those folks are hungry." Then we agreed: An Englishman, A Chinese Man, and an Indian need to be foamy-mouthed, too! We needed to face certain death, enter those glass doors, partake of the A/C and delicious malts and greasy hamburgery-goodness! So we formulated a plan--not so much a plan as an idea.
We'd visit Whataburger at midnight, that's the restaurant's witching hour, and we'd order to our heart's content.
For those of you who enjoy a solid fourth-meal, we hope you're hot and bothered. Because, yes, we did it. We made it to Whataburger at the elected time (actually it was 1:30 a.m.), we ordered our food, and we ate. Here's what we thought...
For those who've never heard of Whataburger (or Waffle House, for that matter), you might have asked yourselves these questions last week, when the mythical Fast-Food Temple of Patty opened. We at Faylunchin asked ourselves the same. Surely, all the hubbub was well-deserved.
Driving down Martin Luther King Boulevard last week, we saw the stand-still lines, the cops directing traffic, the masses of people, foamy-mouthed, trampling each other in their haste for the registers. We said to ourselves, "Umm, well, guess those folks are hungry." Then we agreed: An Englishman, A Chinese Man, and an Indian need to be foamy-mouthed, too! We needed to face certain death, enter those glass doors, partake of the A/C and delicious malts and greasy hamburgery-goodness! So we formulated a plan--not so much a plan as an idea.
We'd visit Whataburger at midnight, that's the restaurant's witching hour, and we'd order to our heart's content.
For those of you who enjoy a solid fourth-meal, we hope you're hot and bothered. Because, yes, we did it. We made it to Whataburger at the elected time (actually it was 1:30 a.m.), we ordered our food, and we ate. Here's what we thought...
Can you see it? The sheer amount of effort we took to conceal our excitement? No? Oh well, we did eat our food at least. And it wasn't bad. Not at all. Now, was it worth parking across the street, walking through an unnecessarily busy road, the circus line before the registers? Please take a look at our faces again. What do you see?
In no way is this a slight to Whataburger franchisees. It was a good meal for the price, minus the fries maybe, and it hit the spot. But we truly believe there are other restaurants that deserve that kind of acclaim, yes even here in Fayetteville!
Is it commonplace to find a restaurant open 24 hours a day? No. Is it extraordinary that a restaurant might serve breakfast from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.? You betcha! Will we return to Whataburger when the place cools down a bit? Most likely. Because a deal's a deal, we can't deny that. And for whatever tribulation is keeping you up at ungodly hours of the night, we completely support your choice in Whataburger's menu.
Now can we do away with all that traffic for a while?
OVERALL SCORE
Oh ya! Almost forgot about the overall score. How about this, Whataburger on MLK? An Englishman, a Chinese Man, and an Indian award you with the score of...
In no way is this a slight to Whataburger franchisees. It was a good meal for the price, minus the fries maybe, and it hit the spot. But we truly believe there are other restaurants that deserve that kind of acclaim, yes even here in Fayetteville!
Is it commonplace to find a restaurant open 24 hours a day? No. Is it extraordinary that a restaurant might serve breakfast from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.? You betcha! Will we return to Whataburger when the place cools down a bit? Most likely. Because a deal's a deal, we can't deny that. And for whatever tribulation is keeping you up at ungodly hours of the night, we completely support your choice in Whataburger's menu.
Now can we do away with all that traffic for a while?
OVERALL SCORE
Oh ya! Almost forgot about the overall score. How about this, Whataburger on MLK? An Englishman, a Chinese Man, and an Indian award you with the score of...
For Texans, Vince's name is as synonymous to the state as, well....Whataburger. Both player and franchise have been bragged about, fawned over, and ridiculously endorsed. Until you get a real taste, and realize that it's just Hardee's with a better wrapper. No offense, Vince, you were phenomenal in the '06 Rose Bowl. Maybe that's something Whataburger can hold over In-N-Out Burger. ®
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