Texans are livid after California’s In-N-Out was named state’s favorite fast food over Whataburger

Texans are outraged after the state’s popular Whataburger lost out on the number one spot for fast food consumers over California’s In-N-Out Burger.

On Saturday, a financial news publication Cheddar re-shared information obtained via Foursquare in 2017 and Twitter users were quick to kick off.

It showed the United States decorated with a logo for each state’s so-called favorite chain, re-igniting buzz around the post originally published by Business Insider in 2017 but not for the right reasons.

One tweeter suggested that the findings were likely off-skew because the app that records location check-ins was not relevant anymore.

Foursquare achieved the results by dividing the total number of visits by the number of outlets from a brand in one state.

Cheddar re-shared information obtained via Foursquare in 2017 that named In-N-Out more popular than Texas’ own Whataburger and fans refused to accept it

So even if the same number of people visited In-N-Out and Whataburger – a favorite of Texas Senate Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke – the brand with less branches would be deemed more popular. 

Whatabuger has hundreds of restaurants in Texas as part of the 824 across the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, while In-N-Out only has 37 in Texas.

‘This can’t be true. In-n-out is not the Texas’ favorite fast food. Prolly because no one uses Foursquare in Texas,’ Ben Ehmke posted Saturday before correcting the data to what the state’s residents would largely believe to be true. ‘It’s @Whataburger or @ChickfilA, and it’s not close.’

Another user chimed in: ‘Are we just gonna pretend that Whataburger doesn’t exist and that it’s the best fast food place in Texas.’

Cheddar’s call asking people if they agreed with the results also sparked debate on the West Coast where In-N-Out first opened in 1948.

Twitter users mocked the idea that Whataburger was not most popular 

Twitter users mocked the idea that Whataburger was not most popular 

They also suggested Foursquare was not the brand to be obtaining data from

They also suggested Foursquare was not the brand to be obtaining data from

The whole post got junk foodies riled up as the November 2017 findings created a buzz again

The whole post got junk foodies riled up as the November 2017 findings created a buzz again

The California brand which cooks their fries upon order from freshly chopped potatoes and keeps its menu to a minimal to focus on quality, developed a cult following and people in its home state remain very loyal.

Even fast food fans across the country and the around the world have demanded branches open in their neck of the woods, so residents were unsurprisingly fuming with what was dubbed the California no.1.

‘Legit never been or seen a canes in my life and I’m a California native,’ one Twitter user said about chicken finger eatery Raising Canes, founded in Louisiana in 1996, claiming the top spot.  

The study claimed that In-N-Out was the favorite in Texas for fast food lovers

The study claimed that In-N-Out was the favorite in Texas for fast food lovers

There are 824 Whataburgers across the Southeastern and Southwestern United States (with hundreds in Texas) while In-N-Out has 37 in Texas

There are 824 Whataburgers across the Southeastern and Southwestern United States (with hundreds in Texas) while In-N-Out has 37 in Texas

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