About 40 people lined up before 9 a.m. Monday to get a taste of the new Whataburger – the first in Winston-Salem, and the second in the Triad.

Whataburger opened with a flag-raising ceremony, and it handed out swag as well as free meals to the first 100 customers.

Whataburger is known for its its “two-handed” burgers — quarter-pound, 5-inch patties that are served on 5-inch buns. It’s also known for its spicy ketchup – which it bottles and sells in supermarkets in Texas.

“Big burgers, good price, great food,” said Robert Hartshorne, who’s originally from Tyler, Texas, and was at the Winston-Salem location Monday morning to order a double.

Adam Brown, who has had the burgers while visiting his son at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, echoed that sentiment. “The burgers are

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