Culver's Hamburgers in AZ

Culvers Hamburgers just opened it's first location in AZ in Mesa yesterday. I must be living in a cave because I never heard of them and a search of Roadfood indicated they have never been mentioned here either. Apparently, they are a big deal in the Upper Midwest and judging from the cars in their parking lot yesterday with Midwest license plates, the Snow Birds know about them. The place was packed so we left and decided to try them later after the Snow Bird Frenzy subsides. They apparentrly serve frozen custard too and if it's like old fashioned frozen custard used to be it is on my to do list. OK Midwesterners, are they worth a try??

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Originally posted by Foodbme

Culvers Hamburgers just opened it's first location in AZ in Mesa yesterday. I must be living in a cave because I never heard of them and a search of Roadfood indicated they have never been mentioned here either. Apparently, they are a big deal in the Upper Midwest and judging from the cars in their parking lot yesterday with Midwest license plates, the Snow Birds know about them. The place was packed so we left and decided to try them later after the Snow Bird Frenzy subsides. They apparentrly serve frozen custard too and if it's like old fashioned frozen custard used to be it is on my to do list. OK Midwesterners, are they worth a try??

I hit the send button for this new topic at the same split second that they changed the name of this forum so to make sure it gets posted, I'm sending it again. If it duplicates, I apologize!

If you do a search on Culvers and leave off the Hamburgers you can read till your hearts content.

They are certainly worth a try. One of the better FF type restaurants I have found.

Culver's has been discussed numerous times in Roadfood.com. With a search and a rough count they are mentioned in about 135 threads and are the subject heading for 11 threads spread over several forums. Consensus is generally positive. I have a Culver's just up the road from my house and go there frequently.

When they opened a Culvers a couple of years ago here in Southern Indiana we quickly learned to appreciate the cleanliness and quality of the place. I hope the distance from the Headquarters to your AZ Culver's doesn't affect the quality of your stand. We like the Walleye (seasonal menu item), the Bacon Buterburgers(order the double, the single is a little light on the meat) and the Pork Tenderloin (Breaded and fried, not the grilled version). Their Custard is very good and will be a hit out there in Hot and Custardless Arizona!

Originally posted by NebGuy

If you do a search on Culvers and leave off the Hamburgers you can read till your hearts content.

Yep, I did the search using Culvers Hamburgers, exact phrase. Thanx for the heads up!

They have interesting specials like Pot Roast dinner or Chopped Steak dinner where you get mashed potatoes and a veggie. These are usually on the white board inside behind the counter. Good soups too but that may just be a Midwest winter thing and not suited to Arizona.

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Originally posted by kland01s

They have interesting specials like Pot Roast dinner or Chopped Steak dinner where you get mashed potatoes and a veggie. These are usually on the white board inside behind the counter. Good soups too but that may just be a Midwest winter thing and not suited to Arizona.

We eat lotsa soups in AZ. It gets cold out here in the winter and Northern AZ gets LOTSA snow. We have ski resorts up there. We eat Chili by the ton and gaspacho too! Google AZ Highways Magazine for some Beautiful Pictures of Northern AZ in the winter.

Their burgers are VERY big and cooked as you order, so your wait can be up to 10 mins, but well worth it! Also, their custard is a frozen thing of beauty!!! Two thumbs up to Culvers!!!