The Wide World of Dirt

Prior to 2019, I never took a trip west that went further than the Detroit area, so Culver’s never really popped up on my radar as a result.

I didn’t have any midwest friends to tell me all about it. Even though I’m a Bucks fan, I can’t recall ever seeing anything about Culver’s on social media either.

I met my lady last year, and she’s from Wisconsin, the land of Culver’s. I tried Culver’s for the first time this spring, and it’s some damn good food. A little expensive, but damn good.

I noticed they had a spicy chicken sandwich on their menu, and I knew I had to be the one to eat it. Those are the rules at this point.

Like most buns up to this point, the Culver’s bun doesn’t get in the way. It doesn’t present itself. This is how all buns should be. It should be there to hold the sandwich together.

That’s it.

The sandwich contains some lettuce and a tomato slice much like the Chick-fil-A sandwich, and as I detailed in that review, I like that the restaurant gives me a little placebo effect.

Now to the main event: the Bird.

The Bird is good here. Very good, in fact. It is a crispy bird, and I do enjoy the texture. It’s not something that’s gonna rip up the roof of your mouth as you eat it.

They season the Bird well here. It’s got enough spice that there’s a bit of a kick to it, but they don’t overdo it. There’s a fine line between being spicy and tasty and spicy to the point where I’m swallowing taste buds as I eat.

One aspect that is a bit of a drawback is the lack of a sauce.

With the texture of this specific sandwich, it would be in Culver’s best interest to introduce a sauce for it. Some people have more sensitive roofs than me. I’m not sure others will be able to handle how crispy the Bird is here without something moving it along.

Another thing that concerns me is the price point. I paid almost seven (7) American dollars for this sandwich, and I didn’t even get any fries or a drink. That’s insanity.

As for one final positive, this sandwich offers no mess, which I like. I don’t wanna come out of eating a fast food sandwich having to use all of my napkins or worrying about whether I got some on my clothes. The Culver’s sandwich keeps you relatively clean.

Overall, this is a fine, but pricey sandwich. It needs a sauce to become a true best-sandwich contender, but given Culver’s track record, I don’t think that’s out of the realm of possibility.