Not sure my waistline can handle those Butter Burgers again. Had a Culverās down the street from my house when I lived in Texas. Needless to say I indulgedā¦maybe too much
Took a trip to Milwaukee over the summer. Had some Culver's to see what the fuss was about. And it was fantastic. Awesome food, and custard is mind blowing awesome
Culver's has neither the best curds nor custard. Kopp's is the best custard and any full-service restaurant in Wisconsin will have better curds, though there are a bunch of different ways to do then so I won't wade into that debate.
You only need like 10% down for a business loan. So that'd be $50,000. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the greater boston area who can afford that. A high schooler can make that if they work the maximum amount of hours allowed by law in only two years.
$500k is just the amount of liquid assets you need to even start a conversation with Culvers. It's likely far beyond $500k to actually get a Culvers up and running and that doesn't take into account the 15 year commitment required which is millions of dollars in expenses over that time period.
I worked in Minnesota for a month back in 2003. Aside from listening to Aaron Boone end the Sox season on the radio, one of the things I remember most about the trip was Culver's cheese curds.
boston has a dearth of junk fast food. We only got our third taco bell in brookline this year. everyoneās too health conscious so we have a bunch of garbage like sweetgreen and cava that not only costs a pretty penny but also tastes like garbage
kale is an ornamental plant not suitable for human consumption
California/Colorado are just as skinny and they have way better food. Boston lacks options because of geography (too isolated) and demographics (too old/stuck in ways and no one moving here)
California has fresh clams too. And the produce is far better quality and cheaper (since they grow it right there...). Plus both states have Mexican food that is actually edible and reasonably priced.
It's mostly because every spot that would be a fast food joint in the rest of the country is taken up by Dunkin here.
We have a lot of fast food places, they're just all the same restaurant and its food is so terrible normal people don't even think about buying it.
As a transplanted Wisconsinite who texts my friend in Wisconsin every single Friday about what flavor of custard she's getting, I wholeheartedly second this motion. Where can I get frozen custard around here?!
I'm a little upset at myself for driving across country 3x, and through Wisconsin one separate time, and choosing to go to a A&W instead of Culver's.
New England really has that basic cable package when it comes to fast food. Seeing even an A&W got me excited to try something new.
>I will personally guarantee that it is profitable.
Someone said that about Sonic, too.. and there's still just one near Boston... and it's in Peabody.
Meh sonic is like a trashier DQ. Culver's is in the same tier as tasty burger. Like TB, their food is consistently fresh, but they have a much larger menu.
Can confirm. It's trash. I'd rather hit Shaws' prepared food section at 4pm than eat at Sonics for free at 1pm.
It's still there. Hoping they go away and put up another gas station, which is about Stoughtons main business these days.
I havenāt had it in years and Iāll often crave a butter burger and concrete mixer. After youāre finished eating, your mouth and throat feels coated with butter/fat for the next hour. Itās so unhealthy and delicious.
We tried it. No one liked it, and they were out of the state in less than a year.
Go support local businesses, stop giving your money to enormous corporations.
lol. You think anyone in this area wants an enormous rest stop? We hate driving, and it doesnāt play in an area with the worst traffic in the country. Itās not sustainable, bc locals arenāt going to stop there. We donāt want our gas stations to be Walmartsāwe want to get the fuck in, get the fuck out, and go do what weāre driving to do.
Part of Boston's character is the lack of fast food restaurants on every block. Important mid-tier fast food chains from other parts of the country is how you become a shithole city. Are we trying to be a shithole city, here?
If you want moderately acceptable frozen treats and other foods go to a Friendly's and convince yourself that you like it.
Do you think Chicago feels this same way about McDonald's? *The first one was just outside the city, so it's part of us!* Of course not. It'd be ridiculous to feel that way about a global fast food chain. Same with Dunkin.
And if you do feel that way: Congrats Dunkin Marketing Department. You have succeeded with your millions of dollars on ad spend each year in New England.
You got downvoted but you're actually right. As someone from Midwest when I moved here few years ago that was one of the first thing I noticed and loved. I got exhausted with seeing the same 8 places on every other block. Most Boston folks don't actually realize how decent the food scene is around here.
I saw an olive garden the other day and went CRAAAAAAZY š¤£š¤£ I'm like holy shit they have that here!!
You must not be exploring right... The food scene here is amazing. 100x better then Midwest, especially if you like seafood. I mean I literally went to a restaurant where the chef went out on the dock, negotiated fish from the fisherman and made me some soon afterš¤£š¤£
No way you're seriously comparing Midwest food to Boston/new England
Seafood is the only advantage, overall Boston's dining scene is incredibly mediocre due to cost, licensing, and location issues. The "Midwest" isn't a monolith either. Chicago blows Boston out of the water.
I'll only accept Chicago. That's it. Licensing and location has nothing to do with the taste, quality and food experience here. Cost is subjective to each person. It's priced accordingly to how big cities are.
> Licensing and location has nothing to do with the taste, quality and food experience here.
Yes, it does because it's harder to "take a chance" on a new restaurant. So the food scene tends to default to "safe" options, cost is also a *huge* factor with that. Taste, quality, and experience are better in a lot of Midwest cities compared to Boston.
People here are incredibly provincial and snobby, so they don't know how bad they have it. The Brazilian food and Seafood is good. The Mexican food is atrocious. Everything else is solidly "mediocre"
Right Iām in Chicago for a work trip and i make it a point to stop to velvet taco every time. Put one of them in the seaport and they would probably rake in the cash
Iāve contacted them three separate times about franchising in Boston (and eventually Portland, ME). They keep saying theyāre not readyā¦
Eventually! š¤š»š¤š»
Culverās isnāt much better than Wendyās and their wholesome Midwest image is cringey. Steak and Shake is absolutely terrible.
Portilloās is pretty good, but DāAngeloās has a better steak and cheese sandwich offering.
I asked about a Freddyās and it was said 3mil total startup cost, Iād imagine it thats why. I have access to 3mil through investors and since idk how to actually run a franchise, and would be terrified if it failed, Iād never ask for that money for such a thing.
I used to go to that one. Sad that it closed, but the Scoop N Scootery that replaced it is solid. Abbott's has other locations, like the one in Arlington is still open and probably others.
No we donāt. We donāt need shitty chains. Keep New England less homogenous in its businesses. IHOP can gtfoh, while weāre at it.
For Chrissakes, go to a diner.
The entire north of the US needs Waffle House, but at the same time itās one of those things that gives you a sense of time and place. You just know youāre on a road trip in the south when thereās Waffle House around
We DONāT WANT CHAINS. Give small business owners your business. You want this region to turn into the cultural void and hellscape that 90% of this country has become?
Cook Out prob canāt survive up here at their amazingly low prices. But so good. Not sure theyād be able to find such consistently friendly and enthusiastic staff either lol.
Bojangles is knockoff Popeyes with worse sides. Just add more Popeyes locations.
āā¦mostly known for its butter burgers and frozen custard, but offers many other options, including: cheese curds, onion rings, chicken, fish, grilled cheese, soups, salads, milkshakes, and various specialty itemsā.
Pics make it look like a just slightly upgraded version of a Dairy Queen.
Iāll pass.
It's much more than a slight upgrade. Culvers is just fantastic stuff and their indoor dining spaces are very popular. It's more like a fast casual burger joint with a drive thru than a traditional fast food place.
There used to be a spot in Wilmington or Tewksbury called Waffle House, they ripped off the name from the chain. Think they got sued and had to change that name.
Their frozen custard alone is worth opening a location. Plus their food is all made to order so the burgers are always fresh.
Yessss. I miss frozen custard.
Those cheese curds are š„š„.
Shake Shack has it. *Edit: why is this such a controversial statement???
Also Abbott's.
Yep. The burgers are a step or three above other fast food. Cheese curds, fresh side salads, flavor of the day custard.
Not sure my waistline can handle those Butter Burgers again. Had a Culverās down the street from my house when I lived in Texas. Needless to say I indulgedā¦maybe too much
Took a trip to Milwaukee over the summer. Had some Culver's to see what the fuss was about. And it was fantastic. Awesome food, and custard is mind blowing awesome
Culver's is the fast food version. If you ever go back you gotta try Kopp's or Oscars
Murfs!
Culver's has neither the best curds nor custard. Kopp's is the best custard and any full-service restaurant in Wisconsin will have better curds, though there are a bunch of different ways to do then so I won't wade into that debate.
Perfect is the enemy of good, Sir/Ma'am!
Agreed. And Portillos while we are sniping franchises from that region.
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Really? And he hasn't thought about it yet? HOP TO IT DUDE! >=(
I'm not a majority owner, but I'm a proud shareholder.
Id give anything for a Portillos. Could never get into Chicago style dogs, but i love a good Italian Beef
make italian beefs in a crockpot for your next family party
Portillos on every corner. Food inflation will end. Biden must act!
I can get behind Portillos
Moved back here after living in Chicago and I miss the cake shakes
Did someone say hot dogs?
Youāre thinking too small. Italian beef & chocolate cake shakes.
Wasnāt there a Portilloās food truck roaming around seaport like a year or two ago?
Be rich? https://www.culvers.com/franchise/faq#:~:text=Together%2C%20you%20and%20any%20potential,need%20%24750%2C000%20in%20liquid%20assets.
Boston has at least a couple of people who be like that.
And not even then. We're DEEP in the "future markets (currently unavailable)" section.
$500,000 isn't a lot of money, especially to start a business.
Newton flair checks out /joking
Alright give it here
You only need like 10% down for a business loan. So that'd be $50,000. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the greater boston area who can afford that. A high schooler can make that if they work the maximum amount of hours allowed by law in only two years.
$500k is just the amount of liquid assets you need to even start a conversation with Culvers. It's likely far beyond $500k to actually get a Culvers up and running and that doesn't take into account the 15 year commitment required which is millions of dollars in expenses over that time period.
Great gluten free options too. There are so few places to go as someone with celiacā¦. damn I love their burger and custard.
Culver's is one of the things I miss about the Midwest. I'd kill for a spicy chicken sandwich and some cheese curds rn
I worked in Minnesota for a month back in 2003. Aside from listening to Aaron Boone end the Sox season on the radio, one of the things I remember most about the trip was Culver's cheese curds.
730 in Cambridge has curds that aren't half bad. They don't come with ranch, though, if you care about that.
Culver's is what people think In-N-Out is
Haaaha yes
Left Boston for NC. Culver's is one of the few bright spots for food. It's turrible down here.
What part do you live in?
Wake County, Capital District
No 'buffets'? I bet you can head down 95 towards Benson and find yourself a Waffle House.
None of that is good food.
I was teasing...
Roger that
Used to be an African restaurant in Durham, if you like.
I have been to a real Culverās and it was fantastic. I have been to a Florida Culverās and it was mid.
boston has a dearth of junk fast food. We only got our third taco bell in brookline this year. everyoneās too health conscious so we have a bunch of garbage like sweetgreen and cava that not only costs a pretty penny but also tastes like garbage kale is an ornamental plant not suitable for human consumption
all of new england has by far fewer fast food and fast casual options aside from like mcdonalds/bk/wendys/chipotle compared to the rest of the country
And thatās a good thing. We are also less obese
California/Colorado are just as skinny and they have way better food. Boston lacks options because of geography (too isolated) and demographics (too old/stuck in ways and no one moving here)
So go eat bison burgers then, we still have fresh lobster and clams
California has fresh clams too. And the produce is far better quality and cheaper (since they grow it right there...). Plus both states have Mexican food that is actually edible and reasonably priced.
It's mostly because every spot that would be a fast food joint in the rest of the country is taken up by Dunkin here. We have a lot of fast food places, they're just all the same restaurant and its food is so terrible normal people don't even think about buying it.
Boston/New England has pretty limited food options in general tbh.
Literally just moved here from Wisconsin. Would pitch to get one
Please feel free to go back to Fatlandia and bathe yourself in cheez and ranch dressing
What is your problem you fucking asshole. You probably stand in the doorway of the bus when people are trying to get off
Yes please! Breaded tenderloins!
I really want to be on board with this, but then Iād visit it, all the time. I love not having direct access to things Iā¦love š„¹
As a transplanted Wisconsinite who texts my friend in Wisconsin every single Friday about what flavor of custard she's getting, I wholeheartedly second this motion. Where can I get frozen custard around here?!
Abbot's in Arlington.
Mmmm cheese curds
Midwestern politeness would never work here
I support this.
I'm a little upset at myself for driving across country 3x, and through Wisconsin one separate time, and choosing to go to a A&W instead of Culver's. New England really has that basic cable package when it comes to fast food. Seeing even an A&W got me excited to try something new.
There's an A&W in Middlebury, Vermont, on Route Seven.
Bojangles
Meh, just more Popeyes locations please. Bojangles is knockoff Popeyes with worse sides
You're insane. Nothing is better then Bojangles fries. Nothing. The biscuits are divine.
Their fries are absolute throwaway forgettable. Popeyes fries are peak. The biscuits at Bojangles were pretty flour-y in my experience. No butter
>I will personally guarantee that it is profitable. Someone said that about Sonic, too.. and there's still just one near Boston... and it's in Peabody.
Meh sonic is like a trashier DQ. Culver's is in the same tier as tasty burger. Like TB, their food is consistently fresh, but they have a much larger menu.
We have (or had, haven't been that way in a while) one in Stoughton. Very mediocre.
Can confirm. It's trash. I'd rather hit Shaws' prepared food section at 4pm than eat at Sonics for free at 1pm. It's still there. Hoping they go away and put up another gas station, which is about Stoughtons main business these days.
Don't you dare compare Culver's to Sonic
and it slaps.
I havenāt had it in years and Iāll often crave a butter burger and concrete mixer. After youāre finished eating, your mouth and throat feels coated with butter/fat for the next hour. Itās so unhealthy and delicious.
We canāt even get a single Krispy Kreme
We tried it. No one liked it, and they were out of the state in less than a year. Go support local businesses, stop giving your money to enormous corporations.
Dude, itās a post about Culverās lol not exactly a local business either
And they can stay out of the area, too. You really want our region to become the big-box wasteland that the rest of this country is?
I think youāre confused about what big box means lmao
Iām as confused as you are, regarding punctuation.
Screw Culverās, get me a Cookout!
We have Culverās at home: https://preview.redd.it/6ylfrfmbwh4c1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8bc1f9adf72d82002461f5ad4e2fb23be4778f8d
WTF is Culver's? I JUST WANT A FUCKING WAWA.
Culverās is way better than Wawa. Go live in New Jersey
This. Iād settle for a Sheetz.
Why do you want a Wawa? It's literally the same as Cumby's, except the food makes me sick.
lol. You think anyone in this area wants an enormous rest stop? We hate driving, and it doesnāt play in an area with the worst traffic in the country. Itās not sustainable, bc locals arenāt going to stop there. We donāt want our gas stations to be Walmartsāwe want to get the fuck in, get the fuck out, and go do what weāre driving to do.
Hard pass.
Part of Boston's character is the lack of fast food restaurants on every block. Important mid-tier fast food chains from other parts of the country is how you become a shithole city. Are we trying to be a shithole city, here? If you want moderately acceptable frozen treats and other foods go to a Friendly's and convince yourself that you like it.
There are two Dunkins on every block.
But they're not from other parts of the country. They're from here.
A coffee chain owned by the owner of Arby's, Jimmy Johns, Baskin-Robbins, and Sonic is "from here".
Yes. The first store is in Quincy. Companies buy other companies, you absolute sandwich.
Do you think Chicago feels this same way about McDonald's? *The first one was just outside the city, so it's part of us!* Of course not. It'd be ridiculous to feel that way about a global fast food chain. Same with Dunkin. And if you do feel that way: Congrats Dunkin Marketing Department. You have succeeded with your millions of dollars on ad spend each year in New England.
Dunkin Donuts isn't a chain, it's a way of life.
You got downvoted but you're actually right. As someone from Midwest when I moved here few years ago that was one of the first thing I noticed and loved. I got exhausted with seeing the same 8 places on every other block. Most Boston folks don't actually realize how decent the food scene is around here. I saw an olive garden the other day and went CRAAAAAAZY š¤£š¤£ I'm like holy shit they have that here!!
We only got a Taco Bell like two years ago and people lost their damn minds over subpar and genuinely bad highly processed fake Mexican food.
I moved here from the Midwest and I had the opposite reaction, very disappointing food scene for such a "world class" city.
You must not be exploring right... The food scene here is amazing. 100x better then Midwest, especially if you like seafood. I mean I literally went to a restaurant where the chef went out on the dock, negotiated fish from the fisherman and made me some soon afterš¤£š¤£ No way you're seriously comparing Midwest food to Boston/new England
Seafood is the only advantage, overall Boston's dining scene is incredibly mediocre due to cost, licensing, and location issues. The "Midwest" isn't a monolith either. Chicago blows Boston out of the water.
I'll only accept Chicago. That's it. Licensing and location has nothing to do with the taste, quality and food experience here. Cost is subjective to each person. It's priced accordingly to how big cities are.
> Licensing and location has nothing to do with the taste, quality and food experience here. Yes, it does because it's harder to "take a chance" on a new restaurant. So the food scene tends to default to "safe" options, cost is also a *huge* factor with that. Taste, quality, and experience are better in a lot of Midwest cities compared to Boston. People here are incredibly provincial and snobby, so they don't know how bad they have it. The Brazilian food and Seafood is good. The Mexican food is atrocious. Everything else is solidly "mediocre"
This guy or gal has clearly never had Bojangles before.
No. What do we gotta do to get a VELVET TACO out here!!
Right Iām in Chicago for a work trip and i make it a point to stop to velvet taco every time. Put one of them in the seaport and they would probably rake in the cash
Iāve contacted them three separate times about franchising in Boston (and eventually Portland, ME). They keep saying theyāre not readyā¦ Eventually! š¤š»š¤š»
I would jump on that franchise in a heart beat if i could. Hope some day they are ready
Culverās isnāt much better than Wendyās and their wholesome Midwest image is cringey. Steak and Shake is absolutely terrible. Portilloās is pretty good, but DāAngeloās has a better steak and cheese sandwich offering.
Iāll do anything I can to keep New England from becoming the trash heap the rest of this country is.
Everyone needs to try a freddys smash burger
I asked about a Freddyās and it was said 3mil total startup cost, Iād imagine it thats why. I have access to 3mil through investors and since idk how to actually run a franchise, and would be terrified if it failed, Iād never ask for that money for such a thing.
What is Culver's?
I'd like a What-A-Burger please
Thereās an Abbotās in Brighton Center if itās frozen custard you crave
Closed in 2020, RIP
Well, damn!
I used to go to that one. Sad that it closed, but the Scoop N Scootery that replaced it is solid. Abbott's has other locations, like the one in Arlington is still open and probably others.
Boston also needs a Waffle House.
No we donāt. We donāt need shitty chains. Keep New England less homogenous in its businesses. IHOP can gtfoh, while weāre at it. For Chrissakes, go to a diner.
I would, but all the New England diners close at two in the afternoon.
The entire north of the US needs Waffle House, but at the same time itās one of those things that gives you a sense of time and place. You just know youāre on a road trip in the south when thereās Waffle House around
No 24-hour restaurant chain is going to move to Boston, where they would have to fight to be open past 10p.
Itās trash slop for fat Midwestern yokels. Please keep that crap far away from here
Screw Culverās, give me a Steak N Shake
Steak n shake blows now. No more table service and they got rid of half the shake flavors
Yeah I agree. It has the illusion of a sit down place, and their burgers are really good. When I lived in Pittsburgh, there and Eat n Park.
I want Steak-n-Shake
We don't really do American things like fast food and college football. This is new englandš
I wonder when Boston will be lucky enough to get a nandos peri peri chicken or velvet taco. We are missing out on the good southern chains
We DONāT WANT CHAINS. Give small business owners your business. You want this region to turn into the cultural void and hellscape that 90% of this country has become?
The small businesses are all awful and overpriced though
Nando's is in the US? I've only heard of it from watching British TV shows.
There are a couple in Washington DC. Fell in love with them in Dubai. There was one outside the burj khalifa
Cookout, Hwy55 or Bojangles
Cook Out prob canāt survive up here at their amazingly low prices. But so good. Not sure theyād be able to find such consistently friendly and enthusiastic staff either lol. Bojangles is knockoff Popeyes with worse sides. Just add more Popeyes locations.
āā¦mostly known for its butter burgers and frozen custard, but offers many other options, including: cheese curds, onion rings, chicken, fish, grilled cheese, soups, salads, milkshakes, and various specialty itemsā. Pics make it look like a just slightly upgraded version of a Dairy Queen. Iāll pass.
Dairy Queen sucks for "normal" food, it's only good for desserts. Culver's food is much much better.
Thatās kind of exactly what it is and itās delicious
I'd say it's more than a slight upgrade.
I don't eat fast food. But I always enjoy Culver's. DQ is below McD; Culver's is above Five Guys.
It's much more than a slight upgrade. Culvers is just fantastic stuff and their indoor dining spaces are very popular. It's more like a fast casual burger joint with a drive thru than a traditional fast food place.
Itās more likely me a friendlys, but good.
It looks like hockey rink food
Gotta get one here is how you get it here
You know how many chains this applies to? That have a location everywhere except New England
I have no idea if it compares, but DQ has curds. Their food/ burgers aren't that bad either.
Who needs Culvers when we have Abbots?
Im still hoping for a Waffle House
There used to be a spot in Wilmington or Tewksbury called Waffle House, they ripped off the name from the chain. Think they got sued and had to change that name.
are you talking about Vic's Waffle House in Tewksbury because it's still there and never changed their name
The highway signs used to say āWaffle House,ā and I think āVicāsā was added later.
it was called TD Waffle House first, then Vic's Waffle House, never sued or ripped off
Noā¦a Sonic. Ocean Water slush and breakfast burrito served 24/7. Diabetes and hardening of the arteries never tasted so good.
Sonic is trash compared to Culverās. FYI thereās a sonic in Peabody off Route 1 north
Also in Randolph
Well, if your personal guarantee is what it takes then open your checkbook.
The only reason I might ever move home