I have always wanted to visit this venue. We finally did it on this trip. My son and I had just finished touring the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History and needed lunch. We had joked about going to Whataburger earlier during the trip. Suddenly, it didn't sound like a joke. I wasn't ready for such a crowded and busy Whataburger! There must've been at least 100 people there. We ordered and went upstairs to eat. Unfortunately, we didn't have a very good ocean view from our window. But, just knowing it was out there was good enough for me. The food was typical Whataburger food. We like it. Service was good. They actually brought our food upstairs to us. read more

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Came to get my Whataburger fix at the iconic two story Whataburger by the bay. My husband and I ordered two classics. I had mine with grilled onions. We went to sit upstairs with our table number. When John brought our order, there was only one fry. He quickly remedied it and brought us another. They have their condiment tray they bring around to the tables with the order. Had to get the spicy ketchup. There is an outside eating area, but it was very warm out so we opted to eat inside. I had ice water and my husband had a lemonade. It was a nice lunch looking out over the bay! read more

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Ordered a bacon & cheese Whataburger meal and wrap through the drive thru. We got parked for our food. The food was hot but the burger was dry I had asked for mayo on it and there wasn't a regular amount. It was seasoned good and had a lot of bacon, it was just dry. The fries were hot and fresh. read more

All of my dreams have finally come true, I made it to Whataburger by the Bay. The two-story restaurant sits across the street from the bay with views that make the #7 meal (with cheese, dry) taste even more triumphant! We decided to eat upstairs on the second floor and then sit out on the second floor patio to finish our drinks. And since I was dressed in full Whataburger regalia, it was only proper I get a picture with the sculpture of the founder. read more

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Great service from manager Genesis. Always somewhere we try to come to when we visit Texas so when the service is good we especially make it a priority. read more

Absolutely had to visit the replica of the first store in the city where Whataburger was born. There wasn't much to it, but it was fun and checked off an item on my bucket list. Woohoo! Of course we had to take pictures. Ha ha! It you have extra time on your hands, please feel free to check out this piece of history. It will at least bring a smile to your face. The replica is on the property of a real-life operating Whataburger store. The premises looked clean and well-maintained. read more

Whataburger - Burgers Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Ever thought to yourself "Dang, I love Whataburger, but I wish there were some way to make it even better..."? That'd be this Whataburger. They put it near the ocean and made it TWO-STORIES. While my husband and I were in Corpus Christi, we got a hankering for a chocolate shake. We went here, ordered downstairs, and then shared it upstairs. There's even balcony space so you can take in the view of the horizon! Great for photo ops for Whataburger fans. The food and the service are all comparable to any other Whataburger, obvs. But go for the uniqueness this one has to offer architecturally and geographically speaking! read more

Eating at the original Whataburger location in Corpus Christi is in itself an experience. Overlooking the Gulf from the second floor is a plus. The ambiance at this place is one of respectful history. There are two stories to this building with an elevator. Food was great! Our food was hot, as I like it! The service is spot on. They come to your table with a tray full of condiments for you to pick out. This is a nice touch. The staff uses the stairs to bring the food. Daily exercise completed. LOL! read more

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It's Whataburger (by the bay!). I normally do not think much of reviews of fast food restaurants. They are always an aggregate poor rating, which is what one could expect of any fast food joint. However, Whataburger has a special place in my big blue Texas heart. And this is a very special Whataburger for many reasons. For one, it is its flagship location in its hometown of Corpus Christi. Secondly, it has a beautiful view of the Corpus Christi Bay! I have always *loved* Whataburger, well before I started eating better. And once I did start eating more selectively (for health), Whataburger was one of the first to start making it easy to order from their menu à la carte. I can now easily get a pile of meat and eggs on the go, and on the cheap! A lot of folks in Texas were up in arms a few years back when it went from local family owned to having sold majority ownership to a Chicago investment firm in a bid to expand. From what I can tell, not much has changed since then with respect to menu or company values. My perspective is the more *Texas* we can spread around the country, the better. Anyway, whether you want to eat better or not, Whataburger is so insanely good. There used to be a debate on whether In-N-Out was a better chain - in my mind, there is a clear champion! read more

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Bunch of roaches under trash can when I was throwing away my trash. Don't recommend unless you want to get sick

If I could give this entire chain of establishments is zero stars, I would give them a zero stars. Poor service, awful food never a smile on anybody face. read more

Ordered from Grubhub, and they left it on the porch without knocking or ringing. Pretty sure the grubhub people don't work for WB, so that doesn't reflect in the score, but something to keep in mind if you order by that. I had an excellent burger here, but a plain and dry burger is difficult to mess up. Boneless buffalo wings are tasty, too. The fries were cold and soggy. Grubhub leaving it on the porch might've contributed, but since the wings were still hot I'm pretty sure the fries were cold before leaving the restaurant. My wife had a grilled cheese, and it seemed they forgot to grill it. The sandwich was cold but the cheese also wasn't even melted. read more

Whataburger is fresh and delicious and staff are extraordinary and friendly! We love their chicken sandwiches! read more

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Prime example of how terrible Whataburger is. Order placed at 8:06 and it says order will be ready at 8:18 on the long end. So we arrive at around 8:17 and they take care of the one person at the counter. Then the team members walk away and I am left at the counter until about 8:20 or so and somebody finally helps me and i verify dine in (same as i did on the app). They pull up my order and provide a number and a receipt and i wait until 8: 28 and i ask about my food that was supposed to be ready 10 minutes ago. The lady gets my food that is in bags to go (that was for dine in verified on the app and in person) and apologizes. We proceed to eat our semi warm food and colder burgers with stale buns. I told the wife before we went here this is my final chance on whataburger since this is the "original" one and should be one of the best. However, this location is just as shitty as practically all other locations with me having to wait excessively for food that is not fresh. Born and bred North Texan here and i don't understand the hype. If i were to get fresh food from Whataburger i would like it. The fact this place is more expensive than other fast food places and i consistently get poor quality/temperature/accurate orders than elsewhere. They claim they cook to order but i can say for certain this is not accurate and I am served old and cold (barely warm at best) burgers . In N' Out is far superior to Whataburger. I have NEVER been served food that is not fresh or having good quality ingredients there. I will no longer give Whataburger my business as they make me wait for old/not fresh food. read more

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this whataburger is obvi the best one but one time i went here there was literally a homeless man that walked inside and started cussing out the workers. they had to call the cops. and then the guy shot me and i had to go to hospital. okay he didnt really shoot me i just wanted it to look dramatic. read more

This was great and the food was also great and better than other ones.the service and the place was nice no trash no nothing

As a die-hard fan of Whataburger, I was super excited to visit this one. A 2-story Whataburger? Say whaaaat? My boyfriend and I were on a day trip to Corpus and we wanted to try another restaurant for dinner, so we only got Whataburger Jr Combos for lunch so that we won't be too full. The price is higher than other locations but it makes sense, this place is almost like a tourist spot. Food tasted the same, nothing too exciting. The service here is friendly and they're quick to replace drinks when it runs out. If you sit upstairs, there is no tea, only a soda fountain. There's the option of elevator or staircase to access the second level. Overall, it was a cool experience but it wasn't anything too special. read more

Whataburger - Burgers Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Let's be honest. ..if you aren't a Texan, you probably don't love Whataburger. Those that throw Whataburger in the ring with Shake Shack, INO or Fatburger are smitten with nostalgia. If we pit them against the lower tier fast-food burger joints with drive-thrus, I'm conflicted were they'd rank. Culver's, Portillo's, Steak 'n Shake, Checkers. ..hell even White Castle are all regional and better. I think Whataburger is in the same class as Jack in the Box, Sonic and Krystal's. Each being local favorites. As far as the national chains, I'd probably still opt for Wendy's, DQ & Mickey D's. I may concede BK, but not certain. Burger King was pretty good long ago, but went downhill quickly years ago. The fries, spicy ketchup and shakes kept me from rating one star :-\ read more

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TLDR; THE MOST PHOTOGENIC WHATABURGER If you find yourself in Corpus Christi doing the Selena stops then you have to do one of Corpuses. Corpus Christi is the birth place of WHATABURGER and this is the iconic two story WHATABURGER by the Bay. It is a less than 10min walk from the Selena Memorial but aside from that it has seating outside on the second floor that oversees the Bay. If you're going to get WHATABURGER while in CC go out of your way and go to this local. You won't regret it! read more

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This will be the forth visit at the Whataburger by the bay (Unit 313). The first time visiting was in 2019, a dream come true, it was rainy but the visit experience was grand, mostly cuz the excitement we build up wanting to visit this place while on vacation. The second time we came was early 2022, we had a similar experience for my 3 boys that came with me and they had a blast! This last experience (the third visit) was last night for an online order. The service was excellent and friendly, hot fresh food and good ambience. The current experience is for breakfast, service is excellent as expected, we got hot food and since it's a sunny day we are sitting outside, the temperature is warm, we hear the music out here and we had our food brought to us! I see a lot of reviews where it's held to such a high standard and expectations, and if it does it gets a crazy 1star review. Come in, expect good service and you won't be disappointed, come in, drive-thru, or wait at the curbside and they will bring you the food! read more

The food was epic and the view was amazing! I recommend this whataburger out of all the whataburgers in corpus

Flagship Whataburger! This is the finest Whataburger in all the land. This Whataburger is what all other Whataburgers aspire to be like! This place is HUGE. I've never seen a Whataburger so big, so majestic. It's seriously larger than the Double-Meat Whataburger, Whatasized. Corpus Christi used to be the home to Whataburger, until they up and left for greener pastures in San Antonio. I think Corpus is still feeling a bit chapped about that whole relocation thing. Whataburger has always been a great part of this town, being a good corporate citizen. But now they're in San Antonio, because of the airport apparently. This place has a regular menu, no specialty items, which is a bit of a let down. We were hoping for the Dr. Pepper milkshake, but alas, the deal was over. Whataburger got our toppings mixed up on the burgers, but we swapped the tops of the burgers and everyone was happy. I Outwhataburgered my dining companion when I opted for the fries over the onion rings. Whataburger recently got bought out by a Chicago private investment firm! Honey Butter, Please! I just hope those Chicagans don't mess with Texas and change things. I noticed that the cleanliness here could use some work- some of the tables weren't clean, and the floors could use some moppin'. The coolest thing about this flagship location is the second story, where you'll find the mural depicting all the most important flags that have flown over Texas. They've got the Whataburger flag right there in the midst of the 6 flags that flew over Texas. Down stairs be sure to sip your sweet tea on the bench with a sculpture of the founder of Whataburger, Mr. Harmon Dobson. He's there on the bench. It's a good place to wait for your order, because who's going to make a customer wait while they're sitting with the founder of the company? read more

What a experience! Being from Oort of ttown, I had to try whataburger! I decided to go to the biig one by the shore since it had a greedy city view. I don't know how I feel about mustard in burgers and ketchup on the side. My onion rings were horrible, it tasted like it was fried hard in old oil. Also I got food here twice and my burger bread was soggy. I will give them props for their smoothies. They r sooooo gooooddd. read more

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Had me pull forward at drive thru to wait for my order...only ordered a combo and brownie...then im asked to move to curbside

NOT the reason for the one star, but Please use care when coming to this location. I understand it is a metro area, but there was a homeless man eating out of the trash while we were waiting on our food. I counted at least 5 homeless men they walked in and got cups out of the trash and filled them up at the drink station. Two homeless men walking around and asking for money outside. Im glad they are getting water, but I don't want to eat at a restaurant that feels like a soup kitchen. I gave this place one star because there was only 1 cashier working during rush time lunch time. Took literally 45 to get our food. And it wasn't great. That's all. read more

What is that nasty sauce Whataburger is putting on they're grilled chicken sandwich? It's like a fondue cheese sauce and they slather so much of it on the sandwich that it oozes out and smears on everything in the area!! Instead of the three napkins you get with your order, they need to hand out a roll of paper towels. Whataburger used to be great and I am proud of its Texas heritage but that sauce is a no go!! read more

This was hands down the best hamburger Ive ever had at a Whattaburger it was absolutely perfection and the service was on point. And it is a beautiful restaurant I would drive three hours just to have this burger. read more

Everything tastes as it should. Hot and fast. I wouldn't reccomend sitting upstairs when its busy. Gets kinda crowded up there and with the pandemic going on, that's kinda sketch. read more

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This restaurant is located in a touristic area and honestly the service is bad, the restaurant is very dirty, food all over the floor, tables dirty. Ordered a chocolate milkshake it was good, my husband ordered a burrito that took more than 15 min to be ready. read more

Whataburger - Burgers Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

I like Whataburger a lot. While founded in Texas, and in Corpus Christi right on the Gulf of Mexico, it has expanded to the Southeast as well, be it inland, on the Gulf Coast, and in North Florida (read: Jacksonville). Despite being a native Californian, none of my friends and acquaintances talked about In 'N' Out Burger all that much. We would just end up at In 'N' Out no more and no less than at any other chain. In 'N' Out might be the West Coast equivalent of Whataburger in a loose sort of way but I never quite understood salivating over In 'N' Out. Whataburger has the same sort of lore and pull for me ... and possibly for others. However, their menu is much more vast and their business model is therefore different. As such, the compare/contrast probably stops there. Whataburger sort of starts out with a 3.5 stars. I like their simple burgers, their more decked out burgers, their onion rings, and that they have other types of sandwiches. I like that they seem like they were cooked at a backyard barbecue. At this location, I remember that the people working there were polite, that the food arrived quickly, that the prices were fair, and that the restaurant was very clean. However, let me go on about the building. The restaurant's building takes this Whataburger into 4 star terrain. I read some of its history inside the store and this novel Whataburger appears to have been (re)built on the site of the very first one, overlooking the water and the Ts (these fingers into the Gulf with roads) and featuring two levels in a weird A-frame shape with balconies and patios. I can't forget the palm trees, either, but then those are indigenous to that area. Also, go ahead and take photos. This Whataburger is a landmark and an icon. And many others seem to be taking photos of it, too. read more

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The two-story what a burger in Corpus Christi Texas has to be the filthiest what a burger I have ever seen. I enjoy a good serving of what they have offer just not at this location because not only was the facility filthy the employees were rude and disrespectful and couldn't get a order right if their life depended on it. I don't live in the area and have only dined at this location once so it could've just been a bad day on their end but somehow I imagine it's like this there every day. In any case I will NOT be going back and I would NOT recommend this location to anyone. With a dozen other locations within a short drive there's no need to anyways. You would think being downtown Corpus Christi they would consider higher standards for themselves in such a popular location. Why two stars and not three: a employee refused to let my Nearly 70-year-old mother with debilitating knee injuries use the elevator to access the second floor, shame ON you *Poor *Decent *Good *great *Best *JLFoodie Certified Food. Decent Service. Poor Cleanliness. Poor Value. Decent I realize I'm a food snob, I eat out regularly some weeks 3 to 4 times which in my opinion makes me a bit of an expert on food, service, quality etc. I say it how I see it and I usually will give restaurants at least three chances before I give up on them and in some cases after some time has past I revisit the restaurants to see if anything is changed and my reviews reflect that change. read more

Service was fantastic. Food net expectations. Despite there being a bit of a rough crowd early in the morning, the cashier was friendly, accommodating, and happy to be there. Would definitely recommend the morning crew! read more

I actually give this location 3 1/2 stars only because they have got something wrong with my order both times I have gone there. The view, atmosphere & quality of the food is good, but you'd think with a $60+ order they'd get it right. read more

Trending at Whataburger is meals served cold. I guess with the sale they are having to precook food and let it "rest" waiting for an order. The strange thing is the time to get food is the same as if it was fresh. Very sad Whataburger is on the decline. read more

The meat always tastes off. Like old mushrooms. Another place guilty of not changing their grease often enough. It has a distinct flavor (not pleasant) when your grease is old. I tried them more than once. It's just not good. read more

We went through the drive through and the person in line two cut in to line one so they gave me the drinks the other people had touch so I told them I wanted fresh ones also they gave me the bag other people touched when I got the bag and got it home my order was not right the fries were just through in the bag so I called the whataburger on old Brownsville rd and they told me to take the food back and they would remake it mind you I do love close to that particular whataburger so that manager just said there was nothing he could do to make it right if I didn't take the food back right then and there read more

This was supposed to be a Sweet and Spicy Burger Combo. Yup, not so much. This specific Whataburger is ALWAYS busy. I get it, it's by the water, it's has history and Whataburger in my opinion is always pretty good. Just NOT this location. If it isn't something missing from our order, it's the quality of the burger. It is a bummer when you finally get home and you don't get what you pay for. I gave this a two star because at least it was warm and not cold, notice I didn't say hot. Do better please. I love Whataburger. read more

Whataburger - Sweet and Spicy Burger Combo, not so much - Burgers Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

The flagship stand that is next to the gulf and two stories high. Drive through and service was great. It's fast food burger that taste just like that but fries were good and shake was average. Again the customer service was great. This is the third time eating Whataburgeris and this does not even compare to in-n-out OR Dans (Austin). read more

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This is always my go-to Whataburger! The food is always good and hot and the staff is always super friendly. I had Angelina as my drive-thru worker and she couldn't have been nicer! read more

Corpus Christi is known for Whataburger and so is texas. This should be the best Whataburger in the state. Instead it's absolute garbage. The food is never done right. It's always dirty. Instead of the workers doing tiktocs in the drive through. How about putting the cheese in the cheeseburger I ordered. Or some ketchup that I asked for. Just poor service and management all around read more