Whataburger Coffee Review for 2023

cup of black whataburger coffee
Cup of fresh, black Whataburger coffee from the drive through.

by Lars H

Wondering how the coffee tastes at Whataburger restaurants? Here’s a review.

I recently bought a cup of black coffee at a Whataburger fast food hamburger restaurant in Dallas. This was my first time trying a cup of joe at a Whataburger fast food restaurant.

The coffee was plenty hot, and it came in a styrofoam cup to keep it warm. If you care about hot coffee that’s great, but if you don’t like to buy styrofoam materials, then it’s not. But this also applies to their regular drinks, so it’s just the way it is at Whataburger and most of their customers are used to this.

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Dripkit Pour Over Coffee (Variety Pack) Review

dripkit pour over box

by Lars H

While I was recently doing some research on instant coffees, I learned about Dripkit, which was coincidentally listed in some places as an instant coffee. Indeed, all you need is hot water and a cup to make it.

But Dripkit isn’t freeze dried coffee like a true instant coffees. It’s regular ground coffee that’s in a ready-to-go cardboard and paper pour over device that you rip open, unfold, and sit over your cup. Next, you pour hot water from a pot, tea kettle or gooseneck coffee kettle over the grounds and wait for it to make your coffee.

So it’s just as convenient as instant coffee except that it’s real, brewed coffee that you can take with you and quickly make anywhere you can get hot water and a coffee cup.

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Houndstooth Coffee Shop on Sylvan in Dallas, an Architectural Favorite

Houndstooth coffee shop exterior view, on Sylvan

by Lars H

There are multiple Houndstooth coffee shop locations in the Dallas area, and one of them is only a couple of miles from my home. But my wife and I drove several miles further to visit the shop on Sylvan after I read that Architectural Digest named it the most beautiful coffee shop in Texas.

We were there before 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning, so the morning crowd still had not appeared. The two employees gave us a friendly greeting as we walked inside.

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What’s so special about Dutch Bros coffee?

Dutch Bros drive through coffee shop in Richardson, Texas
A Dutch Bros drive thru coffee shop in Richardson, Texas

QUESTION: What’s so special about Dutch Bros. coffee shops? I saw a bunch of them when I was in Colorado but didn’t get a chance to try one out. Is it a national chain or what? – Eric R

CLEARLY COFFEE REPLIES: I had never tried Dutch Bros. before and wasn’t aware of the company until your email question came through. I did a search to see if they were in the Dallas area where I live, and indeed there are several. I jumped in the car with my wife on a recent Saturday morning and drove the 20 minutes to a location closest to me to answer your question.

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What is biodynamic coffee?

selection of biodynamic coffee brands

QUESTION: What is biodynamic coffee? I heard it mentioned on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm and I am wondering if it’s a real thing or made up. – Richard F

ANSWER: Biodynamic coffee is real! It’s basically like organic coffee, but even more extreme. Organic farming has its own rules and certifications, and biodynamic farming practices take it a bit further.

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