Whataburger Menu Prices 2026: Burgers, Breakfast & Combos

A standalone Whataburger Original is priced around $6.99 on the national average in May 2026. The Whatameal combo (Original + medium Whatafries + medium drink) runs about $10.49. Add cheese for $0.50, bacon and cheese together for ~$1. Texas core-market pricing tends to sit at or just below this average; newer expansion markets (Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas) typically run $0.50-$1.50 higher. The Whataburger app frequently undercuts the in-store board with rotating Whataburger Rewards deals.

The Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit is Whataburger's signature breakfast sandwich — a crispy hand-breaded white-meat chicken filet on a warm Southern-style buttermilk biscuit with sweet honey butter spread. Priced around $3.99 standalone or $7.99 as a combo with hash brown sticks and a drink. It has become one of the most-Googled fast-food breakfast items in the South — a cult favorite often cited as the single best-loved Whataburger item after the Original burger itself. Served during breakfast hours only (11 PM to 11 AM at most stores).

No, but the chain is heavily concentrated in Texas. Whataburger operates roughly 1,000 restaurants across 14 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. as of 2026, with Texas accounting for the largest share. Long-standing markets include Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. National expansion is actively underway — recent and active openings in Nevada (Las Vegas), Kansas, Missouri and Colorado, with announced moves into additional markets. Despite this expansion, Whataburger remains a deep Texas cultural icon, and the state has even held official 'Whataburger Day' proclamations.

Whataburger serves breakfast from 11:00 PM to 11:00 AM at most U.S. stores — the breakfast daypart spans both late-night and morning hours, an unusually generous 12-hour window. This means the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit, Breakfast on a Bun, Taquitos, Pancake Platter and Breakfast Platter are available at midnight, 3 AM and 10 AM alike. After 11 AM, the standard burgers / chicken / sides menu takes over. Hours are franchisee- and market-set in newer expansion markets; confirm the breakfast window at your local store via the Whataburger app.

Yes — most Whataburger locations are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Continuous 24-hour service is one of the chain's signature differentiators versus McDonald's (which mostly does not run 24-hour drive-thrus anymore) and Burger King. The full standard menu is served roughly 11 AM to 11 PM; the breakfast menu runs 11 PM to 11 AM; coffee, sides and drinks are available throughout. Some newer expansion-market stores (notably in Nevada, Arizona and Colorado) launch with limited hours before moving to 24/7 — confirm at your specific location.

The Whatachick'n Sandwich — Whataburger's hand-breaded crispy chicken sandwich — is priced around $6.99 standalone in May 2026, or roughly $10.49 as a combo with medium Whatafries and a medium drink. The Spicy Chicken Sandwich is the same price. The Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich, a Texas-toast-based build with chicken strips, sits at about $7.49. All chicken-sandwich combos add ~$3.50 over standalone for fries plus drink.

The Justaburger (often called the Whataburger Jr.) is the smaller, lower-priced single-patty build — roughly a 2-oz patty on a small five-inch bun. The Whataburger (Original) is the chain's namesake: a quarter-pound (4-oz pre-cook) beef patty on a hand-toasted big five-inch bun, the bun and patty both significantly larger than at most U.S. competitors. Justaburger is around $3.99; the Original is around $6.99. Both carry the same condiment build (mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickles, diced onions). The Whataburger Original was sized deliberately large from day one — founder Harmon Dobson wanted a burger so big customers would say, in 1950, 'What a burger!'

It depends on the tier. At signature items, Whataburger costs more — the Whataburger Original at $6.99 is $1 above the Big Mac at $5.99, and the Whatameal combo ~$10.49 sits ~$1.50 above the equivalent Big Mac EVM. At the smallest items the two are close — Justaburger at $3.99 vs. McDonald's Hamburger at $2.79 (McDonald's wins) but Whataburger's full Justaburger build includes far more condiments and a notably bigger patty per dollar. Whataburger wins on breakfast value (Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit at $3.99 has no real McDonald's equivalent), on portion size (the Original is meaningfully larger than the Big Mac at the same price tier), and on shake quality (real ice cream vs. soft-serve). McDonald's wins on cheap coffee, $5 Meal Deal value and convenience density outside Texas.

Yes — the Dr Pepper Shake rotates onto the Whataburger menu as a recurring limited-time item, priced around $4.49 for a medium. It's a Texas-signature item: vanilla-ice-cream-base shake blended with Dr Pepper, often topped with whipped cream and a cherry. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas in 1885, and the brand has been deeply tied to Whataburger's identity for decades. Availability cycles — Dr Pepper Shake typically returns at least once a year, usually in summer windows; check the Whataburger app for current availability at your store.

Whataburger has been on an active national-expansion push since 2019 (the year founder family ownership ended and BDT Capital Partners bought the chain). As of 2026, recent and active openings include Nevada (Las Vegas metro), Arizona (Phoenix metro), Kansas (Kansas City and Wichita), Colorado (Denver and Colorado Springs), Missouri (Springfield, Kansas City), Oklahoma (continued expansion) and New Mexico. The chain has signaled additional moves into the Carolinas, Tennessee suburbs, the Florida Panhandle and the Mid-Atlantic in coming years. Each new market typically opens with a wave of 10-20 stores over 18-24 months. Despite the expansion, Whataburger continues to emphasize its Texas heritage at every new opening, with founder Harmon Dobson's 'What a burger!' origin story prominent in launch marketing.