Whataburger opens in Lutz

Whataburger opened a new restaurant in Lutz on Thursday, April 16, adding another Tampa Bay location to its Florida expansion. (wtsp.com) The restaurant is at 25340 Sierra Center Boulevard and opened at 11 a.m., according to local coverage and Whataburger’s location page. (wesleychapelcommunity.com) (whataburger.com) Whataburger said the first 80 guests in line and the first 20 cars in the drive-thru would receive gift bags with branded merchandise while supplies lasted. (wtsp.com) The Lutz opening came about two months after Whataburger returned to the Tampa Bay market with a Largo restaurant that opened on February 12, 2026. (wtsp.com) (thatssotampa.com) The company has said it plans eight Tampa Bay-area restaurants by the end of 2027, with additional sites listed for Brandon after Largo and Lutz. (thatssotampa.com) (stories.whataburger.com) The Lutz site is in Pasco County near State Road 56 and Wesley Chapel Boulevard, in a fast-growing retail corridor north of Tampa. Local reporting said the store took over a former Aussie Grill building. (wesleychapelcommunity.com) That buildout was a renovation rather than a ground-up project. Wesley Chapel Community reported a roughly $1.3 million remake of the existing 2,800-square-foot restaurant. (wesleychapelcommunity.com) Whataburger announced its Tampa return in 2023 and said the first Tampa Bay openings were slated for 2026. Thursday’s opening in Lutz moved that plan from announcement to storefront. (stories.whataburger.com)