Tuesday, November 22, 2022

[Update] Whataburger to Open Soon in Kennesaw, More to Come in 2023, Others Delayed

Whataburger provided an update this week on its planned opening in Kennesaw slated for Monday November 28.  The restaurant, located just off Chastain Road at 705 Town Park Lane NW, will open for drive-thru service only at 11am.    In addition, the San Antonio, Texas-based chain with a cult-like following also revealed eight other locations it plans to open in 2023.  While the list was largely the same as a list it announced in March, ToNeTo Atlanta noted multiple changes too.  

Whataburger restaurants planned for 3321 Lexington Road in Athens and 100 Pottery Road in Commerce were both removed from the updated list with a company representative telling ToNeTo Atlanta that they are both still "in the works," but have been pushed beyond 2023.  

Added to the list were locations ToNeTo Atlanta previously announced in Snellville and Covington as well as a new location planned for Monroe.  The Monroe Whataburger will open at 900 Pavilion Parkway, where it will occupy an outparcel of Monroe Pavilion, a new shopping center that welcomed a new Publix earlier this year.  

The initial eight locations the company plans to open in 2023 are:

9766 GA-92, Woodstock, GA 30188 

503 Lakeland Plaza, Cumming, GA 30040 

2925 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30519 

900 Pavilion Parkway, Monroe, GA 30656 

10106 Alcovy Road, Covington, GA 30014 

3201 Atlanta Highway, Athens, GA 30606 

Scenic Highway N & North Road SW, Snellville, GA 30078 

15 Wallace Boulevard, Dawsonville, GA 30534

According to a Whataburger spokesperson, the Kennesaw and Woodstock restaurants will be company owned, while several of the others will be operated by franchise partner Made to Order Holdings.  In total, the company plans to open ten locations in the greater metro Atlanta area in 2023 and 50 over the next seven years.  

Made to Order Holdings is controlled by Travis Goff of Goff Capital, a family office.   Through his company Crescent Real Estate, LLC, Goff's father, billionaire John C. Goff, owns more than a dozen hotels across the country, including The Hotel at Avalon in Alpharetta and the Kimpton Brice Hotel in Savannah.  While the Goff family is based in Fort Worth, Texas, and is therefore quite familiar with Whataburger, Made to Order Holdings seems to be their first foray into the Whataburger franchise system.  

Will you be at Whataburger Kennesaw on day 1?  What is your favorite Whataburger menu item?  Where else in the greater metro Atlanta area would you like to see Whataburger open?

Please share your thoughts below.  

14 comments:

CloseOTP said...

3...2...1... for the following comment: None of these are IN Atlanta. Me, I'm excited for Kennesaw. Is it a trip for me? Sure. Will I be going day 1 or regularly? No. But it's better than waiting to eat there when I go to TX!

Anonymous said...

We need one in cartersville, ga!!!

Anonymous said...

Southside Atlanta has a future for What A burger. I lived in OKC for 31 years, my native home and we raised our kids/grands on What A burgers! Moved to Atlanta in '75 and we MISS WHAT A BURGER!.. Fayetteville, McDonough, Locust Grove, Griffin, all south Atlanta cities and we will patiently wait but please hurry!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Its closer to awful food than it is good.

Anonymous said...

Yes

Anonymous said...

South side of Atlanta needs one. I have to wait to go to another state. Please Please Please...

Anonymous said...

I so agree...

Anonymous said...

We need one in Douglasville or Hiram

Anonymous said...

We need one in Douglasville or Hiram

Anonymous said...

Gross 24 hour fast food. Low quality. Toss up between cookout, McDonald’s, Burger King, Freddys . Cheap meat, white bread bun.

brooke said...

I spoke with one of the corporate employees at the Whataburger Opening yesterday. They told me that Woodstock should be opening in January, Cumming in February, and Buford in March.
We waited in line for about 2 hours yesterday for the grand opening. We were probably the 60th car in line and got there about an hour before they opened. They gave out swag bags to people in line and had the mascot "Whataguy" out for photos. It was a GREAT experience. I drove by close to 9pm and the line was even longer than it was in morning and I saw a video of the line at 1:30am and it was still incredibly long.

Whataburger, I love you. Thanks for making this wannabe Texan that lives in Atlanta so, so happy.

Anonymous said...

I don't see Hiram on your list.

Anonymous said...

Glad they are coming to Covington and Monroe, have family in both towns and will swing by when visiting

Anonymous said...

We need some in wisconsin

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