Whataburger - West Columbia

It doesn't look like much on the outside or in the basket but let me tell you it has a whole lot of goodness on the inside. This is what the Five Guys and Fosters Grill is trying to achieve but they don't come close. This is the real deal. The burgers are the best and the fries are great. It comes out pretty fast even when they are busy. There are plenty of seats on the inside with restrooms but you can also take it outside or just take it to go.

Got a burger and fries man it was so good absolutely love this place food was awesome I definitely recommend stopping by here.

Serene environment with good amount of customers trooping in and out. The fish fillet burger was really good.

The Philly was delicious it came with lettuce and tomatoes. The hoagie was soft but held well. My daughter gave the double whataburger 5 stars alone. I can hardly wait to go again so that I may try it too... The fries were bland and could've cooked a little longer. I large sized my combo but didn't get more fries I didn't eat them all anyway. The hot dog was okay. I prefer my fried okra to be crispy but didn't request it so, they were a little undercooked. The chicken tenders were good. My daughter didn't mention the cheese sticks so, I'm guessing they were good too.

I had this expectation that whataburger didn't meet. I'm from Erie Pennsylvania and moved to Columbia south Carolina. I always thought whataburger was this great fast food chain boy was I disappointed. It's an average expensive fast food joint. I'm not saying it's not worth iti just thought in my head that it was the holy Grail of fast food joints. First the lady at the register. Horrible horrible customer service skills. You can tell she hates either her life or her job or both. People take a job knowing it gets busy then they get mad it's busy. Makes no sense. The burger is average at best the seasoning on the burger is almost on the line of being weird tasting but it isn't. The crinkle cut fries were nice and crunchy and they upsell the large size by not refilling your drinks. I guess that's genius on their end blame it on covid and force people to buy large. You aren't going to tell me sticking a cup under a fountain has anything to do with covid yet you refill the tea and water which you pour from a pitcher. Makes no sense that way but from business it does it forces you to buy a large. On top of everything they serve nasty flat tasting disgusting Pepsi. Coke is the biggest soft drink in the world. Get with the times. It's good if you are looking for fast food. I guess in my head I built whataburger up like it was this great place so I disappointed myself. They still get 4 stars because it wasn't awful it was decent like I said I just had it built up in my mind thinking it was the greatest fast food place ever. It was good.