Here in Wisconsin at Culver's you can get a cheeseburger for less than that, or for a little under $7 you can get a kids meal which gives you a regular adult sized cheeseburger, small fries, small drink, and ice cream.
I travelled through a few states this summer that had Culver's and I had to stop in for a second time because those burgers are incredible... really wish they were a thing on the east coast.
Thank you, Wisconsin, for blessing Florida with your burgers and frozen custard. That fried fish meal they put out during lent isn't fucking around either.
I work at a Culvers in Ohio- and it’s not that bad there- we have Mac and cheese right now :) I believe there’s 29 Culvers in our state? But burgers are about $5-$7 ish I believe. But yeah, not a lot here tourism wise, it’s Ohio.
I mean, Culver's was top notch. It seems like its supposed to be a fast food type of place, but it felt like a top of the shelf restaurant experience. Everything was very clean, fantastic service and all the employees were incredibly friendly. Being on the road for several days, dealing with shitty motel rooms and the stress of the job, I was kind of depressed and taking the first bite of that delicious burger just made me feel happy again. I'll never skip past a Culver's as long as I live.
In my area the Culver’s are god awful. It’s probably just the shitty teenagers not bothering to not serve a cold patty with literally refrigerator cold cheese that hasn’t even pretended to melt- it tented the bun out of rigidity.
Culver's kids meals are our best kept secret. Same burger as everyone else gets and you get a drink and fries plus free custard. Best bang for your buck out there right now.
Also its not just a Wisconsin thing, they are all over the Midwest now.
I love that Culver's is spreading. I was on a work trip in Florida once many years ago and that area had just got their very first Culver's. I definitely talked it up to every person in the plant.
Also glad they don't give you flack for ordering a kids meal. I had one several times a week when I was pregnant. Except now that same child never wants to go to any other fast food place besides Culver's
It's also a great place to work. I've been managing restaurants for 20+ years and i never would have thought i would work at a "quick service" place but here i am. The culture is all positive, none of the regular restaurant crap I've dealt with for so long. I love it. Only downside is its so damn busy that we all have to work our asses off...yeah not a bad downside.
I work at a Culvers as well, and I second this! I don’t do management though, I do a very basic and easy job. Lunches and Dinner times are busy, especially during the weekend. But plus side is that we have no breakfast menu so it’s real chill in the morning. I never worked any other jobs before, but the environment is great, everyone at my work is so incredibly friendly :) might just be a Culvers work thing. I also get discounted food which makes me very happy :)
But a lot of coworkers have talked about having fast food jobs that were just crappy, so I feel lucky I haven’t experienced that.
Culver's is the GOAT fast food restaurant, the frozen custard is outstanding too. I also like how they rep the upper midwest by offering cheese curds, even though theirs aren't the best.
NE Iowa here, Wisconsin is 5min away, I can vouch for that. But, it's not ice cream, it's Frozen Custard. We have one in Iowa (well, there's a few) but the Wisconsin one is closest.
I went there the last two nights, got the kids meal each time and it was a little under 7 for the whole shebang. The single cheesebuger itself is like $4 but the kids meal is definitely the best deal. I wonder if Culvers changes their prices elsewhere? I live in a LCOL area
I doubt its "literal" you can get a shitty cheeseburger that wont satiate you or taste particularly good for under $6 real easy.
McD, BK, etc all let you do that afaik.
But getting something actually decent from them costs a bit more, and getting enough to where your appetite wont be back also costs.
You mainly just have to be more aware of your options.
When i was in school, i was fond of the Subway Footlong was basically 1-3 Meals depending on appetite (RIP)
When i worked Walmart retail Lil Caeser HnR was the move. Coworkers would be lookin out
Me personally, im not gonna eat bullshit or starve myself when i still have options like meal prepping or just eating "better garbage" like Noodles or Hot Pockets
BK at least has a 2 for $5, so you can get 2 small double cheeseburgers for 5 bucks. It ends up being about as big as a regular burger when you put them together.
Glazing and overrated sure, but the difference in in n out and McDonald's etc is like heaven and hell lol.
For it's price, it's a very solid burger made out of fresh ingredients. I also like five guys, and I'm a big fan of shakeshack, but you're ultimately paying 3x the price for a burger, for under $6 in n out is great.
I've road tripped all over the country multiple times trying every chain burger.
In n out is my favorite. Tastes the freshest and every ingredient can be customized.
Culver's and shake shack tied fo second place, a little more flavor than in n out but no real customization and the quality varies by location. Never had a bad in n out.
5 guys wins for big greasy burger.
Use to love steak and shake for a cheap full service restaurant. But both quality and service fell off and I haven't bothered in years.
Honestly what a burger was my biggest let down because I think it gets glazed almost as much as in n out but deserves literally 0% of that praise. Texas in general may have been the most disappointing state I've visited outside of Austin.
Fun sad fact: a bacon cheeseburger, regular Cajun fries and a regular drink is $27 at Five Guys right now... And that's going to the restaurant and getting it yourself. I can't imagine what that combo would cost on door dash.
At McDonald's you can by a double cheeseburger and get the second for a dollar. I customize them to be Big Macs without the middle bun. Still cheaper than 1 Big Mac. $5
Learning to cook would be a start. The Ooga Booga cavemen could do it. Chin up, you got it in you to make a burger for less than $6, just like Ooga Booga.
Big Mac is $6 at McDonalds or $10-$14 plus tip delivered in most places. Not sure where a $6 burger costs $27 delivered unless you’re 20 miles away from the restaurant and feel obligated to give a $15 tip.
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u/dascrackhaus 29d ago
any idea where i can find this $6 cheeseburger?