This review is forWhataburger#598, located at 435 W. Valencia Rd. I found more than one listing for Whataburger but neither gave an address, which I am now assuming is in the vain hope that dissatisfied customers which not wish to wrongly malign the Whataburger they didn't order from, so slink away without speaking of the horrors wrought upon them by the one they did place an order with.
Let's be clear: the fault is partially mine. I knew going in that I have never once met a Whataburger order that was correct. However, my son wanted a burger and he always like the IDEA of Whataburger, even though results- varied as they are- are always odd. However, this order went far and beyond odd /not quite right. They failed to provide one single item on the order as it should be and not just in the small, easily changed details.
We ordered for delivery so I cannot speak to the ambience or the customer service as far as placing the order. The customer service as far as assembling the order was gross negligence bordering on insanity. I can only hope this was because they are training new employees that have never met a hamburger or deep fryer before this order came in.
Three items on our order were the Avocado Bacon burger on Texas Toast. Now, they did get all that I just mentioned right. I am not trying to say they got every aspect of the build wrong, just that not one single actual item was as it should be.
The #6 Avocado Bacon Burger (Texas Toast, Monterey Jack Cheese, Bacon Slices, Avocado, Grilled Jalapenos, Jalapenos, Diced Onions, Creamy Pepper) came with lettuce on it. Not a huge deal! He's not allergic to it.
The #6 Avocado Bacon Burger(Texas Toast, Monterey Jack Cheese, Bacon Slices, Avocado, Grilled Jalapenos, Lettuce, Creamy Pepper) said directly on the package, in little stickers, a promise that, as requested there were no tomatoes or onions on this burger and those stickers were lies! To make matters worse,he didn't get his lettuce. Well, hopefully they sorted out that dilemma for themselves, but they shouldn't have had to!
The #6 Avocado Bacon Burger (Texas Toast, Monterey Jack Cheese, Bacon Slices, Avocado, Grilled Jalapenos, Tomato, Lettuce, Grilled Onions, Creamy Pepper) - which had no option for denying cheese altogether- was accompanied by a "special instruction". Or was it "request"? Whichever way they worded it, they left that box there for a purpose and I used it to very politely request, "Please do not put any cheese on this particular burger. Thank you so much." It had cheese on it.
I can't eat cheese. Nor can I get Grubhub to let me report this terrible wrong. Yes, I could have looked up the number to the store and complained. I don't want the Texas Rangers after me for grumbling in semi-public settings, though. Also, again, I shouldn't have to. They should hire people that can read and follow directions! At least one per shift!
Lastly we ordered: French Fries - Large, Spicy Ketchup. I did not force them to offer ketchup. They did it all on their own. Yet, they did not make good on that offer. Also, while the French Fries did not specify in the actual space I ordered them at that they would have some degree of warmth and be cooked enough to be brown enough to tell they were cooked, it is implied by North American social convention that such will be the case wherever French Fries are offered for sale, except in the case of people specifically ordering frozen for their own purposes.
To be fair, the burgers- also cool to the touch - were quite tasty. If they had been warmer or, dare I dream, actually hot, then I could have scraped the cheese off of mine. Instead, I had to take a lot of probiotics and some allergy medicine as this is all the food I have right now.
I would totally recommend the burger, if you can go to a Whataburger and order it fresh, so you'll be within burger-chucking distance of the employees who made it, just in case. (A joke. Please do not assault employees of Whataburger or, indeed, anywhere or anyone else). It has a great flavor profile!
I can't recommend ordering meal(s) to be delivered. Just in case! read more