We stop here on the way to dog shows in Iowa and Missouri. Food is good, service is friendly and ambiance is typical of Culver's. I like the consistency and it offers better choices than other fast food places. read more

The drive through attendant actually near incompetent. It took forever just to get the words across, and he sounded so confused. And still, throughout all that order they still got the order wrong. read more

For a chain restaurant, Culver's has consistently good comfort food. Good ice cream (custard) and shakes, too. Quick, good service.

I was looking for something to eat in the midst of a long drive and found this Culver's north of Clear Lake. Great customer service by Tori at the counter. Enjoyed a really good burger with bacon, and appreciated the meal. Clean, good parking, just off the 35. read more

Culver's - Much needed pause in my journey! - Burgers Near Me - Clear Lake, Iowa

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my mom and I stopped on a trip to Wisconsin. Sunday lunch. it was packed. fortunately we were able to order right away and find a table to sit at. order staff was nice but completely screwed the order up. I asked mom if she was getting fries, she said yes, I said oh good we can share. I ordered a single butter burger no fries. I got a double burger with fries. we paid for a double burger and a combo. by the time we figured this out, the line to order was halfway through the restaurant and just wasn't worth complaining about. the burgers were just ok, I had to take the second one out because it was too much for me. fortunately they got the toppings correct. read more

Our order set under the warmer for over 10 minutes. We inquired about why it was taking so long. They had forgotten about it while waiting for cheese curds. Food was barely warm, very disappointing read more

We were on our way back home from Omaha and the kids were restless and hungry. Just off of I-35, is both this Culver's and a nice little park and playground. We usually get fries and a chocolate custard. The kids devour them and then they run off to let out some pent-up energy at the park. The food was pretty solid, but the service was very friendly - really nice people behind the counter. read more

Culver's is a great stop along the route from Iowa to Minnesota with good gluten free options. I got a butter burger with a gluten free bun and a scoop of chocolate custard. They mark it as an allergy and the bun comes separately to avoid contamination. I appreciate that they take gluten allergies safely because it is usually hard to find fast food restaurants. For fast food it is a decent price as well. Service was pretty quick as well and the employees were nice. read more

In the last year this place has become very disappointing. The food has come to me cold the last 2 visits but the bigger concern is the staff doesn't seem NOT care and gets upset if you say anything about it. I would not suggest this place to anyone no matter how hungry you are. read more

Rayna is a snotty lady. very impolite when addressing us. food fantastic. The review says I need 85 characters. So I'll just type random words until I have a sufficient amount of words. read more

Culver's Clear Lake, a place so nice we stopped twice. But seriously that's what we did. Incredible service even though they weren't open for inside dining. The onion rings here are especially awesome!!! read more

Quick and tasty. Hit them on a busy weekend. The place was obviously a little messy from patrons, but we got our food out rather quickly. I tried a chicken BLT with avocado for a special that they had. It was ok. The bacon wad was soft and not my normal cup of tea. ... They are a chain but they do a good job. It wasn't the bestest I've ever had as the bacon seemed microwaved . read more

I would have given 1 star but the new mac and cheese was great. We stopped in for custard. It was soup when they brought it to us. When I commented that it was all melted, the kid just told us to enjoy. Horrible service. We didn't eat much of the custard but we split the side of mac and cheese. read more

Stopped here for a quick bite on my work trip to Albert Lea. Staff was polite as always, joked around a little with me. Ordered a Double Bacon Cheddar Butterburger, cheese curds and a Blueberry Cobbler concrete mixer. The mixer was melting a little but was good and rich and the granola added a nice crunch.. The burger and cheese curds were decent, as they always are. read more

Culver's - a sign for a restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Clear Lake, Iowa

I've eaten here twice. Both times the restaurant had an overwhelming smell of bo. I don't know if it's the clientele or something they use to clean or something else but it's rather off putting while trying to eat. I would say of all the different Culver's I've eaten at, this location is the most rundown and the staff isn't as friendly as most. read more

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! In love with Culver's! Has amazing food and service and is a great chain food to stop by every once in a while!!!

My husband and I drove from Indiana to Minnesota , after 5 1/2 hours in the car we stopped here to grab a burger. The lobby closes at 8:00 P.M. We pulled up at 7:59 P.M. We jumped out of the car hoping we would make it. As we walked up, Brenda was locking the door. She greeted us with a smile and said come on in! We walked in and the staff never made us feel like we had to hurry or gave off any irritation. The food was hot and fresh! As Vicki was finishing up the dinning room ,she stopped and chatted with us and made us feel at home. What a sweet lady! We definitely would recommended a visit here and we will be back the next time we head up to Minnesota. read more

I am always looking for something local when I ear and on a recent cross country trip, I found Culver, a Midwest faster food chain. The bacon cheeseburger was really good and cheap. The French fries were hot and crispy. The woman at the cash register was so helpful explaining the menu, the various options and how I had to come back for some of their famous custards. She explained Culver is 90% cream and 10% air. All the others are 90% air. She was right - that is one fine custard and they all come with toppings. Thanks for your friendly people, good food, and such a nice comfort food lunch. read more

Culver's - Custard Sundae - Burgers Near Me - Clear Lake, Iowa

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My wife and I were running up from Cedar Falls and decided to stop at Culvers for a pit stop along the way up to Minneapolis. I got the chicken grilled sandwich and the green bean side with a Diet Mt. Dew for my drink. The green beans were great, not a ton of butter which I expected, but they were perfect as a side. The chicken breast was perfect, but the tomato and lettuce sure looked a lot different then the picture on the menu. The chicken was perfect, but I would have like a little bit more better presentation on the lettuce. I realize it is a fast food place, but take a little pride in presentation. The tomato was good, but the lettuce was like spilling off the side and was really not good. I think the cook threw a few shreds of iceberg on there. The picture made it look like they threw a leaf of Romaine on there. For 5 cents more for a slice of lettuce instead of crappy shredded lettuce it would add a huge touch. For a fast food place it was a lot better than McDonald's, but I would have liked a little bit better presentation. I realize I am paying $8 instead of $12 at a restaurant, but the store or district manager should make sure that every meal looks like they at least tried. I worked at McDonald's for 2 years but when I was on grill, I tried to make the Big Mac look as great as it could. For $4.25 an hour I took a lot of pride in my sandwiches and actually had people tell me that they were great compared to their usual stuff. The service was great though, I just wish that a high volume restaurant realized that every customer was special and not just someone that was flying by, because we all tell our friends where to stop on road trips. Overall, good stuff, but not fantastic like I expected. read more

We pass through Clear Lake almost every other week and frequently have stopped at Culver's for food- not ever again. Ordered a caramel cashew sundae to go with the meal. The food was brought to us sans the sundae- we asked for it- the kid turned around grabbed a discarded cup of ice cream out of a sink and tried to give it to us. We said it was a caramel cashew sundae. He said no you got the flavor of the day. I said - no it was a caramel cashew Sunday- in fact I had to tell her twice cause she asked me to repeat myself. The cluster of kids started arguing with us and making snide comments - so I said if it's too much bother refund our money instead. The kid did that as the rest of the crew continued to make rude comments. read more

My burger was dry and bland, it was like they didn't cook it in the butter at all. I love Culver's. But this definitely did not taste like Culver's at all. read more

Dropped by here on our way back from Iowa city. Service was quick, we got the mushroom and Swiss burger with double patty. They knew we were sharing and even offered to split the burger in half, how fantastic. Burger was super yummy. We also got the cheese curd - batter was a little too thick, cheese wasn't melty in the middle. Love their shakes- my favorite is the vanilla custard shake with chocolate, raspberry and banana. Totally worth every penny ! read more

One of the fastest and tastiest Culver's I have been to. We got our food quickly and our burger and Reuben were cooked perfectly. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a good quick meal! read more

Delicious Yummie. Whenever we see a Culivers we have to stop. The fish is sooo good. Usually get 2 or 3 piece dinner but got a fish sandwich last stop. It was sooo good too. Was surprised that they have a different kind of bun, much better than the norm buns we get on sandwitches. Can't wait to get back there. read more

culvers is always yummy! and fairly cheap too, the employees seem kind of SHY its not a bad thing they just seem a little shy around customers :3 read more

Super friendly staff, despite being packed we got our food within 5-10 minutes of sitting down. Culver's beats out In-and-Out, Fatburger, etc. for best burger ever. DELICIOUS!! read more

First time at a Culver's and it wasn't bad. The food was good. It was a bit greasy and sloppy but it was good. My only issue was the cost. A sandwich, onion rings and large drink was $10+. Thought that was a bit much. Could've gone to Wendy's and saved a couple bucks. I'll be back but not very often...unless I hit the lottery. read more

New to the Midwest and tried Culvers in Clear Lake, Iowa. Husband and I are not fast food people. This restaurant was so clean. I saw one of the employees scrubbing the rock decor in the lobby area. I then over heard an employee that she had vacuumed the ceiling the day prior. Have been there three times now. Place is clean, food fresh, and the employees are nice. read more

Culver's is the best! Has great customer service. Look for Joe she's the best.If you go there you will find great food and friendly faces.

I discovered Culver's while on a road trip from Southern California to a family reunion in Minnesota. I was surprised and impressed, the burgers are pretty good and the frozen custard is badass. They also have friend cheese curds, and cheese curds were one of my favorite Midwestern discoveries. I wish we could get some Culver's locations, or at least some frozen custard, out here in Cali. read more

After waiting for 55 minutes at Perkins and no food, we went across the street to Culver's and had our meal within 5 minutes.

There were flies all over (fruit flies and small black ones). The 3 tables we sat at were all sticky. The men's room had feces on the floor in the stalls. Overall a gross experience (and a shame as we typically eat there on our trips to see family). read more

Usually love culvers but I ordered the $12 cod dinner and they didn't give me tarter sauce. I noticed after I left the drive through and ill tell ya the fish is not good enough to eat dry so I was a little upset. Plus they dropped my food on the ground. read more

My shrimp was slimey on the inside and the mashed potatoes were brown!!! Such a disappointment.

The service was terrible. I ordered a simple burger with ketchup and they brought out one with cheese sent it back and they gave me a plain burger. This isn't the first time this has happened every time I come here they mess up my order. I keep coming back that maybe it's just a bad day or they can't hear well in the drive through but it happens inside as well! I wouldn't recommend coming here unless you have a lot of patience and don't care how your food comes out! read more

Not so great. Maybe they are too busy today. But our burgers looked like rejects from someone's first day on the job.

As always an awesome place, busy but tons of seating and the food is fast and fresh!!

Far better than McDonald's for burger and fries. Soup is enjoyable. Frozen drinks and ice creams products are excellent. Stay away from the walleye-- very poor product: greasy, nasty, fishy-smelling...inedible. Service is cordial and efficient. read more