Can we discuss this? Culver's has perhaps the best fast food burger in the country, but I never hear it get the hype that other semi-regional chains like In-n-Out (west coast) and Shake Shack (east coast) do. They also have excellent onion rings, amazing cheese curds, proprietary root beer, and of course the frozen custard.
Look, In-n-Out burgers are great. Shake Shack burgers are fine, too. But ButterBurgers blow 'em both out of the water, if you ask me. Tastes fresh and feels good. I think this is another instance of the freaking lamestream media on the left coast and freaking big city fat cats in "Poo York Shitty" not giving a hardworking midwestern brand its due.
Please share your thoughts and any Culver's experiences you've had.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I've never eaten at a Culver's, as they don't have any franchises in CA.
How In-N-Out Burger is ranked that high is baffling. Their fries are always soggy, they don't offer mayo (I can't stand 1,000 Island dressing) and their buns are chewy.
I've eaten at In-N-Out Burger once in 17 years and it'll be another 17 years (or more) before I eat there again.
Blech.
How can you say both of those and make any sort of sense?
Literally every trip I've ever taken to In-N-Out was fantastic. Quality of food was exceptional. [Reply]
Yep, Culver's makes a tasty burger, definitely better than the other fast food I've had. I like 5 Guys as well. I don't remember exactly but I think Culver's beats it on price point. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Shaid:
Yep, Culver's makes a tasty burger, definitely better than the other fast food I've had. I like 5 Guys as well. I don't remember exactly but I think Culver's beats it on price point.
Yes. I think Five Guys is sort of in a tier above fast food anyway; it's half way between fast and fast casual (IMHO).
In pure burger terms, though, I still give Culver's the edge. [Reply]
I used to really like Sonic - until the one day I took my food home instead of eating it immediately. Holy shit, it was the greasiest burger I'd ever tasted. I couldn't even finish it. Absolutely disgusting. If you eat their burgers there, while they're fresh and hot, you don't notice it so much, but wait 10 or 15 minutes and it's just gross. I only ate there once after that experience, but by that point I was conscious of the grease factor and couldn't get past it. Haven't been back since. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCUnited:
Where do you guys rank Checkers? There's one somewhat near me but the neighborhood's a little sketch.
They seem to only exist in sketchy areas for some reason. The only ones left in the Chicago area are either close to the city or in bad areas of the city. I really liked the food when I ate there years ago, but not enough to tour the shooting gallery. [Reply]
Originally Posted by carcosa:
Yes. I think Five Guys is sort of in a tier above fast food anyway; it's half way between fast and fast casual (IMHO).
In pure burger terms, though, I still give Culver's the edge.
yeah, I pretty much agree with all of that. I don't know if any of you guys have tried JL Beers, but damn they make a great burger. Probably the best I've ever had, at least if we're talking about a burger below 10 bucks. [Reply]
Anyone ever been to Spangles? I think I went to one in Wichita over 10 years ago. Pretty sure it was bad. I just remember the awful commercials most of all!!!! [Reply]