Wikipedia. What-A-Burger restaurants (as well with other variations of the name) were formed by other entrepreneurs than the Branch family during the post-World War II period. For example, a small chain now based in Concord, North Carolina, was founded by Eb Bost & C.W. Bost, Jr. and operates as What-A-Burger Drive-Ins, Inc. with several locations, are all still under the leadership of members of their families.[1]It also visibly numbered their stores starting from #1 in Kannapolis, North Carolina to #15 in Concord.[2The What-A-Burger restaurants in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina are not to be confused with the much larger Whataburger chain based in Texas. Harmon Dobson, a different entrepreneur, established a "Whataburger" restaurant in Texas on August 8, 1950. He registered the trademark "Whataburger" in 1957, but the What-A-Burger trademark was registered in 1950. The Texas business eventually became a corporation with as many as 800 "Whataburger" fra][3]Wikipedia.
The first what a burger opened August 8 1950 in either San Antonio, Tx or Corpus Christi, Tx. It was founded by Harmon Dobson & Paul Burton. Harmon Dobson was granted the What A Burger trademark in June of 1950.
At least 50 years or more. I've been going, literally all my life, over 43 years! A must stop for me! A What A Burger, large onion rings & large Cherry Lemon SunDrop! ❤
Already i know more than 40+ year's
Thanks Sandie great work.
Over 50 some years.
sandra gave a good summary
They been open 68 years
Mooresville's What-A-Burger is awesome!
Its was bad when i ate there one time was enough.
The What-A-Burger chain based in Concord has been around more than fifty or sixty years according to some locals.
Greatly disappointed in the burger, won't be going nack.
Whataburger on N Cannon Blvd. has the beat food of all of them
What a burger has been open 50 years
What a Burger has been around before I was born in1971
It has been around at least 40yrs or more
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