There are currently 50 Whataburger locations across Florida.<\/p>\n
LUTZ, Fla. \u2014 Only two months after returning to the Tampa Bay area, Whataburger<\/a> is continuing to spread its name across the region with a new location opening this month.<\/p>\n The Texas-based fast food chain is opening a new restaurant at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 16 at 25340 Sierra Center Blvd.<\/a> in Lutz.<\/p>\n As part of the opening, the first 80 guests in line and the first 20 cars in the drive-thru will receive a gift bag filled with exclusive Whataburger merchandise, while supplies last.<\/p>\n This is the second Tampa Bay location Whataburger has opened this year after opening a spot in Largo in February.<\/p>\n The openings come after the chain closed all its restaurants in the area back in 2009, the\u00a0Tampa Bay Times reported.<\/a><\/p>\n “Whataburger continues its expansion across the Tampa Bay area with the grand opening of a new restaurant in Lutz, Fla., bringing its signature made-to-order menu, extraordinary hospitality, and Goodness 24\/7 to even more fans in the area,” the restaurant said in a news release.<\/p>\n The Largo and Lutz locations are part of the first of eight Whataburgers set to open in the Tampa Bay area by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n A new location in the area of W. Brandon Boulevard and N. Hilltop Road in Brandon is set to open sometime this Spring.<\/p>\n