Breakfast News

Texas' Whataburger honors hard-working teachers with free breakfast

Whataburger honey butter chicken biscuit, in all its glory.

Photo courtesy of Whataburger

Texas burger chain Whataburger is honoring the heroes of education with free food and some possible funds. During National Teacher Appreciation Week, the brand is rewarding the hard work of all school employees across its 15-state footprint with free breakfast and the chance to earn a grand for their school.

According to a release, teachers can show their school ID on May 6-10 from 5-9 am and score the following:

A free Taquito, Breakfast on a Bun, or Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit
A WhataTeacher lanyard

In addition, 63 teachers will be selected to receive a $1,000 grant for their school, for a total of $63,000 in grant funds.

UPDATE 5-6-2024: McDonald's of North Texas owner/operators are chiming in: From May 6-10, teachers, administrators, and staff with a valid school ID can get a free breakfast combo meal at participating McDonald's. The offer can be redeemed until 10:30 am via drive-thru, take-out, or dine-in and is valid once per person per day.
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“Teachers are true heroes,” says Whataburger Marketing and Communications VP Donna Tuttle in a statement. “Many of us still remember our favorite teacher and the impact they made on our lives. Whataburger’s free breakfast offer and WhataTeacher grants are just small ways we try to say thank you for their powerful work.”

The grants are part of Whataburger’s Feeding Student Success program, which focuses on charitable giving at the intersection of food insecurity and education.

The program’s initiatives also include seven Whataburger Resource Rooms on college campuses, the Whataburger Feeding Student Success Scholarship, and partnering with local schools on education and hunger awareness programs.

“Offering free breakfast during National Teacher Appreciation Week is just one small way we’re trying to make every school employee’s day a little brighter,” Whataburger Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Scott Hudler said. “Our hope is that the 63 grants being awarded will provide teachers with additional resources they need and show a bit of gratitude for their hard work and dedication all year.”

Any school employee who shows their ID badge during Teacher Appreciation Week can redeem this deal when they Dine-In or Drive-Thru.The promotion will be available system-wide.

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Sub Sandwich News

Grab subs and pizza at new family-owned Lunch Break Cafe in Fort Worth

Lunch Break Cafe

Lunch Break Cafe BLT, with lots of B.

A well-regarded cafe serving sub sandwiches has risen in east Fort Worth: Called The Lunch Break Cafe, it’s a family-owned restaurant that opened in early December at 7251 Stoneway Dr. N. 400, in the former Riverbend Bistro space at River Bend Plaza, featuring made-from-scratch subs, burgers, and pizza.

Lunch Break Cafe represents a second coming: It's owned by William Dorsett, who previously owned a similar concept called The Lunch Stop, which he opened with his family in Haltom City in 2010.

That restaurant specialized in sandwiches but he closed it in 2022 because he had expansion in mind. The prior location did not have the kitchen space for cooked items, including pizzas and burgers, that Dorsett wanted to serve.

He calls this second coming "new-and-improved."

“The Lunch Stop was a smaller location, and it was strictly deli,” Dorsett says. “They wouldn’t allow us to do burgers with the vented hood. So we sold the Lunch Stop and moved here, and now we’re The Lunch Break.”

Several of the deli sandwiches that were a previously a mainstay have been carried over from The Lunch Spot, including BLTs, Italian subs, and roast beef subs.

But now there's an expanded menu with many hot items as well as cold, including pizza in three varieties — pepperoni, cheese, and sausage & black olive, on a choice of hand-tossed or thin crust dough. There are also hot dogs, chili dogs, soup, and chili.

Everything’s made in house from scratch.

The restaurant currently doesn’t have a menu posted online, but according to Dorsett, cheeseburger combos and sandwiches go for $8-$9 and 12-inch pizzas with up to three toppings are $8.

Though The Lunch Break is only a few minutes away from where his first deli opened, Dorsett says this area is a better fit because it's more accessible rather than in an industrial location he was in before, with a name that speaks to his mission.

"It's a more professional area and a great location for workers in search of a good, affordable lunch," Dorsett says.