People in Northwest Arkansas finally got a taste of Whataburger and they completely lost their minds

"Not-a-burger," @rachelmclovin "Not-a-burger," @rachelmclovin Photo: Mendoza, Madalyn S, Twitter.com/Instagram.com Photo: Mendoza, Madalyn S, Twitter.com/Instagram.com Image 1 of / 83 Caption Close People in Northwest Arkansas finally got a taste of Whataburger and they completely lost their minds 1 / 83 Back to Gallery

Northwestern Arkansans are finally basking in the Texas tradition that is Whataburger and they're completely losing their minds over the delectable burgers and sandwiches made just how they like it, 24 hours a day.

Texarkana, Arkansas, has previously been blessed with the San Antonio-based restaurant, but before July 20, the northwestern part of the state was a Whataburger-barren land. When doors opened in Fayetteville, gridlocked streets and police surrounded the new location as hungry customers waited to get their taste of Texas.

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This was the line into the new @Whataburger in Fayetteville last night. These are BERT's people pic.twitter.com/Y9ZLYH2V6L — Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) July 21, 2015

Even days and weeks after the grand opening, people continued to swarm the restaurant, according to tweets from the area. The surge of customers was so strong, the help of off-duty police officers was enlisted to direct the flow of traffic, according to TheCityWire.com.

Everyone from first-timers to transplanted Texans got their fill of the hearty beef.

A manager at the restaurant told the website the Fayetteville frenzy for Whataburger was something he had never experienced before.

Fayetteville, AR is obsessed with @Whataburger. Line grows as I'm enjoying my ice cream from @Braums_Inc pic.twitter.com/0bIdMEWv5x — Mai Le (@maile2016) July 22, 2015

After the Whataburger-deprived customers bombarded the restaurant and came face-to-face with what the Lone Star State has been ranting and raving about for decades, they took to Twitter to document their experience. It seems years of deprivation has created completely obsessed Arkansans — they may even be more enamored than Texans.

Luckily, they won't have to cram into a single location for long. According to The City Wire, two additional orange and white restaurants are scheduled to open in Fayetteville but dates have not been released.

Click through the gallery above to see how people in Fayetteville lost their minds over Whataburger.

You're welcome, Arkansas.

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