Culver’s

Aug 18, 2015 double bacon cheeseburger. Meat was obviously pre-​cooked; not even hot enough to soften the cheddar (sub for American) cheese. Very disappointing. Do I need to ask for a freshly cooked burger? Really?

A fast food restaurant that appears, from the outside, to be a sit down restaurant. WHAT A CONCEPT! I ordered six piece fried shrimp. You get a choice of fries or mashed potatoes. I ordered mashed potatoes. The person behind the counter had the forethought to ask if I wanted gravy. NO I DIDN’T, thank you for asking. This place appears to make burgers and other fast food items, to include chicken and salads. They also have ice cream treats similar to a fast food chain with the initials DQ. The shrimp that I had was pretty good, better than a fast food joint, but not as good as an expensive restaurant. Let’s just say, food was better than I anticipated!
There are «Tribute to Farmers» signs all over the place. I’m wondering if they use «local» food.
They put a receipt with «limited» information on your tray when food is delivered. If you want a complete ITEMIZED receipt (which I do, I’m picky…) you have to ask for it at the time you pay, they will cheerfully get you one. I had a coupon discount, I wanted the coupon discount to be shown on the receipt. The limited receipt just shows «bottom line.»
There is ONE TV which was on a sports channel (Yawn…).
No good place to park the RV. This restaurant sits «back» from the highway behind another restaurant (interesting that they do that in Iowa…). Turning an RV in to get to the restaurant would be dicey.
I walked here from a nearby campground.
Oh yeah. I have one question that I hope someone answers in a subsequent review. Are you required to «tip» here? I normally don’t in fast food restaurants, but here is the process:
1. You order at the counter
2. They give you a number
3. They bring your food to you (but I still said «no» to waiter service)
4. You bus your own table.
Ok, you order your own food, you bus your own table, all they do is bring it to you. The way I see it, we do ²⁄₃ of the work, they only do ¹⁄₃ of the work. So, instead of 15%, would you only tip 5%? (¹⁄₃ of 15%…) I didn’t tip anything. Would someone please advise?

For those who do not know what Culvers is; this is basically a fast food burger joint that is a bit more premium than places such as Mcdonalds, BK, or Wendy’s. It is more on par with Bbops.
Their food is always amazing, burgers and fries will not disappoint. Their ice cream is very good also, must try. I’ve been to other Culvers in the area and this one is no different. Friendly staff, no problems.
I have never had Culvers until I can to Iowa, glad I discovered it.

Culver’s is a great alternative to Mickey D’s or Burger King. The food is good, the counter folks are friendly and I especially like their Cod.

We’d never heard of Culver’s, but apparently this is an Iowa chain. Or it’s a chain in Iowa. One of those two.
It’s a fast food joint, but it definitely has more options for food. You can mix-​and-​match food items, build your own meals and there are a variety of selections.
Still the food was below average in terms of taste and the desserts looked like the worst kind of boxed (even the sundays).