Culver’s — Restaurant in Clawson

My fries were soggy and dry, they were not crispy and hot like they are at the Madison heights / Rochester hills. The sandwich was not bad and the coke was fine. But also this one is more expensive than Madison heights, not sure why. Hence my review of 3 stars.

UPDATE: They managed to top the last issue I had with this place. I got the cod sandwich and when I picked up the sandwich with my hands the fish basically DISINTEGRATED. It all crumbled and the fish was no more, not sure if it was just over cooked to the maximum or what, but that was ridiculous. Anyways, they gave me a new one and that one was definitely better but the fish was still a bit over cooked, it was not that easy of a chew. They also barely gave me any fries and the fries are never piping hot like Madison heights or Rochester.

Now, another side note. Tell me how Madison heights and Rochester take at least 15 minutes from when I order to make my sandwiches but when I order here it takes them 3-4 minutes? Now that may sound like a good thing, but it isn’t. The food is always less hot, worse quality, and just overall not as good.

So this makes me want to believe that they are doing something to allow themselves to pump out this food so much faster that makes the food worse. Whether it is microwaving the food, making it ahead of time and then just reheating it real quick, or something else. It definitely isn’t possible to make a chicken or fish sandwich in 5 minutes but this location manages to do it and the food always doesn’t taste as good. No other culvers makes food this fast. Like I said, this locations fries are always not hot. It’s a joke.

Even the building is not good, they modernized everything and play some garbage music instead of just having the more old fashioned vibe that was way better. Who thought it was a good idea to play this type of music in a place where most of the people are 50+ years old? All in all, this location is the worst location ever and if Culver's tries to follow this path for every new Culver's that opens, they are going to have a bad...

Let me get my biases out of the way: I’ve thought Culver’s makes the best burger—not just fast food, I mean any burger—for the last four years. I’m not saying I’m obsessed, but if Culver’s had a loyalty program based on enthusiasm alone, I’d already be a platinum member with a reserved booth.

And today, I leave my humble tribute.

The burger patty? A work of art. Perfectly seared on the outside, tender on the inside, like it trained at culinary school but still knows how to party. The salt level hits the sweet spot—just enough to make your taste buds high-five each other, especially when paired with crispy bacon and that shredded lettuce. (Why shredded lettuce isn’t the default on all burgers, I’ll never understand. It adds crunch and volume—like a good hair product.)

The bun is elite. Soft, never dry, and it stands its ground. Doesn’t wilt, doesn’t sog up, and doesn’t melt into a carb pancake halfway through. Of course, mine rarely last longer than 8 minutes, so we may never know its limits.

Now the fries. Thick, crinkle-cut champions. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside—basically the golden retrievers of the fast food fry world. Occasionally they’re a bit off their game, but even then, they’re better than most fries trying their hardest.

If I could eat here every day, I would. My go-to order: the double ButterBurger with shredded lettuce (fresh and crispy like a bag of dollar bills), bacon (cooked like someone genuinely cared), and cheese expertly melted atop the bacon like a gooey security blanket holding it all together.

My only regret? They switched to Coke products. And while I try to be tolerant and kind, I firmly believe Diet Pepsi is superior to Diet Coke. I said...

Went through the drive-through for the first time. Ive never been at this culvers before. It was about 10:15-10:20pm. I asked for a medium oreo cookie milkshake.. I asked for extra oreo... charged 80 cents. I asked for whip cream, another 80 cents. Its over $8 for a medium milkshake. Thats fine. I really like their milkshakes. We sit there for a few minutes, and a lady brings out our items. Mine doesn't have whip cream so I hand it back and tell her I asked for whip cream. She stands there for a second like she didnt know what to do, and I asked her if she can just put whip cream on it. She takes it back inside and comes back at out and says that it wasn't on there but they gave it to me. It was on there. I made sure he put it. Anyway. We driveway and I started eating my milkshake which ended up being basically vanilla with a few sparce oreo pieces in it. So I drove 20 minutes to the place because they were the only culvers open past 10 and pay $1.60 more for extras when I basically didnt even get a normal serving of oreos let alone extra. And I wouldn't have gotten whip cream had I not asked her to go back and put some on. Granted, it's just a stupid shake. But when you drive 20 minutes one way, pay extra, I guess I expected them to make it right. Oh well. Better luck next...