So, we've only eaten at Culver's twice, both times were mediocre at best. We have two finicky eaters in our family and two garbage disposals who'll eat anything. I am one of the finickies. Take that into account when considering this review.
Firstly, maybe I'm just so stinkin' cheap because we try to grow a lot of our food, but for what you get, this place is WAY TOO COSTLY. Yes, their ketchup comes in a cute little dipping tub. But it's ketchup...tomatoes, GMO high fructose corn syrup and spices. That's the highlight of this meal.
We ordered a Mushroom Swiss ButterBurger basket for our eldest daughter. She's one of the aforementioned garbage disposals. She scarfed it down as though she hadn't seen food in a decade though it had most likely been more like two hours.
When asked how her burger was, this daughter said it had the dryness of a desert and the density of a blackhole. It lacked salt, Swiss cheese and mushrooms. The burgers were two-dimensional; yes, they were that thin. All of these critiques coming from our beloved bottomless pit who would eat us out of house and home if we couldn't grow more.
Next was the Culver's Deluxe ButterBurger. My husband, garbage disposal number two, rated it a four out of ten. He said it was burnt, too thin and a serious grease pit. The lettuce was limp and soggy, exactly what you DON'T want on a hamburger. He believes both Burger King AND McDonald's have "higher quality burgers". Umm...yikes.
I'm up next along with our younger daughter. She and I are mostly vegetarian but will eat fish maybe twice a year. We're the two finicky eaters in the family. I ordered a North Atlantic Cod Fillet sandwich. My daughter wanted the 1-piece cod dinner.
Here is the description of the cod dinner straight from the Culver's website. My own, more accurate corrections are in parenthesis.
Caught in the icy North Atlantic (murky depths of the Missouri River), our cod (cod-ish cheap whitefish akin to Swai) is hand cut (stamped), hand battered and golden fried (deep fat fried in 275-degree oil) after you order. Served with a classic Culver's family recipe tartar sauce featuring olives, capers and sweet relish (Miracle Whip and Best Choice sweet pickle relish), your choice of two classic sides (boxed-tasting mashed potatoes, boring, frozen crinkle-cut fries or coleslaw), plus a warm dinner roll (that must have been forgotten or eaten by someone else on the way to our car because there was no roll). On the plus side, we paid extra for a side salad and that was a decent salad for a fast food place. I'd consider this for a future visit if we are ever so unfortunate.
My cod sandwich was a waste. The fish was soggy and bland, completely unseasoned. There was no sauce, tartar or any other, on the sandwich. The Wisconsin cheddar cheese, however, was yummy.
The unsweetened iced tea was also quite refreshing, so all-in-all, almost $40 for rubbish, a decent and small side salad and three drinkable iced teas. read more