Culver’s

For being 7 PM on a Sunday I expected my food to come out fast and hot since the restaurant was almost empty with customers and with almost 10 people working. But what do you expect with high school students working.

Custard stands are a dime a dozen in the midwest, particularly Wisconsin and you’ll get all sorts of «You HAVE to go to Kopp’s, Leon’s etc etc» when visiting, but for those of you passing through, running out of time, or plain can’t make it to the aforementioned locales, Culver’s is your next best bet. Culver’s is a franchised chain best known for it’s Butter Burgers. What’s better than an all fresh patty cooked in butter? They’re also known for their delicious custard which is much, much more than regular old ice cream. Custard by definition has all the ingredients of ice cream, but with the added richness of eggs which gives the custard a velvety, creamy texture. Culver’s offers vanilla and chocolate every day of the week alongside a «flavor of the day». Pick up a menu, or bookmark the Culver’s closest to you to know what day to get «Turtle» or «Mint Chocolate Chip», or even «Whopper» (my favorite).
I love the variety Culver’s has to offer besides burgers and custard. They also have a Turkey Club, Chicken Salad and Tuna Salad sandwiches. Salads, soups and wholesome sides. Want custard, but rather drink it instead? Order a shake, or turn it into a malt, (with extra malt powder please.)
The very best thing of all, the price won’t have you crying over spilt milk. This last visit was with my mom and best friend. We ordered a salad, two sandwiches, soup, two sides, two drinks and a malt shake and it came out to $ 28, which, is about $ 9/​person. I had forgotten good ‘ol Midwestern prices!

I have been a couple of times to this place during my stay in Milwaukee. Im used to gourmet burgers and In and out in cali and it’s about the same with the burger joints I have been. Except that I’d die for their cheese! I also tried their caramel and cashew sundae. It’s a balance of salty and sweet experience and I totally digged it. The thing is it’s always cracking so you kinda need to wait a little bit to get your food. The service is not that slow though but it’s a good sign that it’s always packed coz it means their food is really tasty and worth it. Im definitely will be coming back here and try other food items they have.

This is a Culver’s, what do you expect? Heh.
My friend and I walked here after climbing at Adventure Rock (a stone’s throw away). We were jonesin’ for some rootbeer floats, except when we arrived, we saw Salted Banana Caramel Custard.
**screeeeeetching halt**
We each had one scoop of the custard, which was decent. Of course, we all know that if you really want good custard in Milwaukee, Culver’s isn’t the place to go [unless you’re at Adventure Rock and you only want to walk 50 feet].
At the counter, the kid was nice. He didn’t seem really interested in being there on a Thursday afternoon (I don’t blame him), but he did an all right job.
The restaurant was almost empty. There was one other family there and their youngest was running around the restaurant screaming. It was really unenjoyable for us, but we left after our custard anyways.
Bottom line, it was clean, they were friendly, the custard was tasty and it was very conveniently placed next to our original destination (read: walking distance).
I find Culver’s to be expensive for what you get, so I generally don’t go there unless it’s last resort, but if you are climbing and your party is hungry, it’s either Subway or Culver’s and sometimes you just want to eat like junk.