LARGO — The Texas-based burger chain Whataburger will return to the Tampa Bay area in February, opening a restaurant at 10150 Ulmerton Road near Largo Mall, company officials announced Nov. 5.
A franchisee operated a Whataburger on Ulmerton Road roughly 20 years ago.
“This is an incredibly exciting moment for us to be in Largo,” said Peggy Rubenzer, Whataburger’s chief people officer, during a ceremony at the orange-and-white restaurant…