Talk:Culver's

Ad?
A good portion of this article comes across as more of an advertisement than an informative piece of writing. Referring to the quality of the food and stating that it is of better "fare" than most others was not necessary.
 * I removed the last two sentences, if that helps. Iowahwyman 05:38, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Just so everyone knows, I am planning on giving this page a facelift, making it much more informative and detailed. Just fyi. cliedl 08:58 PDT, 13 Jul 2005


 * That's fine...just don't make the article sound too much like an advertisement. Also, be aware that drastic changes may be reverted by other users.  Other than that, go ahead. --Matth e w UND (talk) 09:20, 15 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Don't worry, it's just making it look better and flow better, as well as adding in some more..esoteric information. I'm modeling it after a lot of the other fast food pages, especially In-n-Out. cliedl 17 Jul 2005, 13:28 PDT

Osirisx11: yes, I have been to at least 30 Culver's, mostly in Wisconsin and Minnesota, but also in Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. At those restaurants, I have never once observed a bell similar to the kind I have seen at Arby's. I have most certainly not seen one in southern Wisconsin, where Culver's originated, therefore I do not think it constitutes "common practice". Furthermore, as I made mention of previously, I am completely rewriting and expanding this article (a la In-n-Out), so perhaps you could assist me with that. What Culver's have you been to with a bell?? Cliedl 17:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Tomah, wisconsin and several others. I'll take a picture next time i'm in there. :)


 * Tomah?? I was just there two week ago and I didn't see one...maybe I missed it.. Cliedl 18:53, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes. Its there. My mother and sister vouch for it too. I'll take a picture next time I'm in there. Osirisx11 00:11, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Okay I went to the Culver's in Tomah today and I was wrong. Maybe it was in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Can anyone near there report? I now realize it was probably an isolated incedent and probably shouldn't be put in the article, but there was a culver's that had a bell, i'm sure of it. Osirisx11 08:54, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Minimum wage
Culver's may pay more than other chains but I believe they all pay more than minimum wage. Could someone clarify this? --Gbleem 03:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

I work there, and I get paid the state mininum wage for minors (5.90 in Wisconsin). Most of the people there are making about mininum wage, and certainly not significantly higher.

I work at 2 Culver's in MN and I get paid 7 and 7.25 so that is above Minimum wage here.

Same here, they started us at either $6.50 or $7.00 when minimum wage was $5.15, which is 26-36% higher than minimum wage. Maybe not significantly greater than, but certainly not at minimum wage.

It is up to each store's General Manager or Owner what the employees get paid. I work at a Culver's in Madison, WI minors start at minimum wage and get a raise every 6 mos. Adults generally get paid $1-4 above minimum, again with 6 month raises.

Where I worked at everyone was paid minimum wage. Those of you who worked at those other stores are lucky. No one at our store ever got a raise unless you became a manager or crew leader. Even people who had worked there for over a year were given raises. Then again our store owner was a dick. In a fit of rage he threw a cheddar burger through the window and hit a woman who worked the bun station. Bob Messenger had to come into the store before because of the owner's behavior. Hostile work environment much? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.25.200.11 (talk) 08:24, August 27, 2007 (UTC)

Reads like an advertisement
I tagged this article with. Sections "Butterburgers and other specialties" and "Miscellaneous" read like advertisements.-- Hús  ö  nd  19:07, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Nothing in this article is anywhere near as self-aggrandizing or advertisment-esque as In-n-Out's page. That's usually my standard for any edits on this one.

False statement
As a employee that used to work at a Culver's, I would like to point out that "(nothing that goes on the grill is ever frozen)" is a false statement. Grilled chicken, blacken chicken, steak, and corned beef for rubens are all shipped to the resturant frozen and have to be defrosted before they can be cooked. The always fresh never frozen slogan is meant to apply only to the ground beef used for butterburgers. Please fix this when the article is revised.

Don't forget the Turkey.

And the green beans, fish, corn dogs, hot dogs, soups, and while we had them at our store the ribs also —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.25.200.11 (talk) 23:34, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

Not fast casual
Someone needs to explain to me how Culvers is fast casual or else I'm deleting the category again. Here, I'll quote our own wikipedia article on fast casual dining: "promises a somewhat higher quality of food and atmosphere. It is a growing concept to fill the space between fast-food and casual dining, and often offers at least limited table service. The typical cost per guest is in the $6-$10 range."

First of all, Culvers is not $6-10. Second, as is already noted in this talk page, Culvers only uses marginally higher quality than typical fast food places. It is in no way as high quality or fresh as any of the fast casual restaurants I've been to on that list. It serves almost all the same food as typical fast food restaurants: fries, burgers, chicken sandwiches, basic salads. At its best it is like higher quality fast food places like Arby's. In-N-Out Burger has even higher quality burgers and produce, but still gets the fast food category because it operates like a fast food restaurant. Maxterpiece 14:07, 17 October 2006 EDT

Definitely fast casual
That's not even my personal opinion, that's industry definition. The quality of food is significantly higher than that of a food restaurant, it offers "at least limited table service", and "the typical cost per guest is in the $6-$10 range." I have never paid more than $10 for a meal at Culver's and you would be hard-pressed to do so. Whether or not In-N-Out's burgers and produce are "even higher quality" is a subjective and debatable point on which I would disagree with you. However, as far as classification goes, as you yourself noted, In-N-Out "operates like a fast food restaurant" thus leading it be labeled as fast food. Lmeister 18:56, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

are you sure?
I disagree that the quality, other than the burgers, is any higher than other fast food restaurants. It also serves the same fare in the same style as 95% of normal fast food restaurants, but perhaps because Culver's has chosen to define itself as fast casual because it doesn't have the same stigmas as fast food, you find that other websites refer to it as fast casual. Fast casual restaurants are seen as cleaner, healthier, fresher which is a nice thing to be attached to if you are a growing chain. Culver's may be a bit cleaner and a bit fresher, but it is not any healthier, is significantly less fresh than any other fast casual restaurant. I don't believe Culver's is fast casual, but I concede that wikipedia is no place to argue about what a company declares itself to be. Perhaps a note in the article could say how it differs from all other fast casual restaurants?
 * Maxterpiece- nothing that you have said here is verifiable fact. If anything, it goes against the common understanding of Culver's standing among similar eateries. Do you have any factual basis for saying that Culver's is "not any healthier, is significantly less fresh than any other fast casual restaurant" or even that "In-N-Out Burger has even higher quality burgers and produce"? This all sounds incredibly subjective, and unless you have some sort of objective evidence to refute Culver's proper classification as fast casual, there is no reason why it should be altered. Lmeister 16:54, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Average ticket $7.50, orders are delivered to tables, we offer ribs, hand dipped cod and walleye, 5 'healthy' salad choices, and anyone who has eaten our food will know it is 'SIGNIFICANTLY' higher quality than any fast food restuarants. And I know it's higher due to the higher food cost than McDonalds, Arbys,Wendy's, and Burger King---Culver's Franchisee


 * The general move in the industry seems to point towards "fast casual" for all but the largest franchises ... I would concur, for example, with those named just above this statement. The delivery to tables and, perhaps, more importantly, pick up from tables (I couldn't find a trash receptacle in the store I tested except the "straw paper hole" at the drink station) definitely speak a difference between this chain and certain others.  However, I can certainly see how things such as regional trends, socio-economic status, and other factors can make "fast casual" a very subjective term (e.g. is "fast casual" Applebees, Logan's Roadhouse, Cheddar's etc. for the >$250K/year crowd?).  And, as "fast casual" is marketing lingo, it's generally applied by whomever wants to use it, and left to the potential customer to decode.  I don't think that "fast casual" in this article is worth arguing about.  The real question is the overall advertising slant of the article, which, as someone who works in advertising, is fairly evident at first read, and less than completely encyclopedic IMHO. Renaissongsman (talk) 19:47, 13 April 2012 (UTC)


 * And, FWIW, ButterBurgers are tasty, regardless of how you market them. ;-) Renaissongsman (talk) 19:47, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Random phrases removed from article
The following has been removed from the article. If you have more information about a particular entry, please place it in the appropriate section of the article with a proper citation.

Store Design

 * Blue roofs
 * Bining room in the front
 * Kitchen in the back

Corporate Culture

 * 16-week training, in-system awards

Customer Service

 * mission statement
 * Wi-Fi

Community Involvement

 * small-town roots, family orientation
 * Day of Warmth

Advertising

 * pins
 * trademarks, slogans (Lemonande with a spoon"
 * promotions
 * famous billboards- "Butterburger Country"

Recognition

 * awards, etc.
 * popularity, “Cult Following”
 * national write-ups (WSJ, NY Times, etc.)

Trivia
Dav2008 20:21, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 20-year anniversary
 * Blue Spoon Café

"history section"
The "history" section at the bottom of the article seems redundant to the top of the article. I think that information should be integrated into the body of the franchise history as well as perhaps include a little more in the introductory paragraph.--Ctsamurai (talk) 09:35, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Scoopie
I know this mascot. Anyone has an image?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:441:100:6090:140B:8FE7:3B89:FB50 (talk) 01:49, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

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Confusing years on picture under the 'Beyond the Midwest' sub-heading on the 'History' tab
In the picture outlining the number of Culver's branches per state under the 'Beyond the Midwest' sub-heading on the 'History' tab, I find the years confusing as the picture itself says 'Last updated: 12 September 2018' whilst the caption says 'Number of Culver's per state, as of December 2019'. I personally believe that the caption for the image should be changed to read 'Number of Culver's per state, as of September 2018'. Xboxsponge15 (talk) 14:28, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

History section needs expansion
The history section needs expansion. It especially needs to say more about developments in the last 10 years.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:51, 3 February 2022 (UTC)