New Culver's Location Set To Open In Faribault, Minnesota

It's the home of the famous ButterBurger and has also been called the home of America's Best Burger. It's Culver's, and that restaurant chain is now expanding its presence in Minnesota with a new location set to open next year.

To say hamburgers are one of our favorite foods here in the Land of 10,000 Lakese and across the country might be a bit of an understatement. A good burger might be our FAVORITE food overall. Because here in the U.S., we eat a LOT of them!

Americans Eat 50 Billion Burgers a Year—Here's Why Culver's Stands Out

Yahoo News reports that Americans consume over 50 billion hamburgers every year. (Yes, that's a billion, with a 'b'!) If you do the math on that number, it means, on average, Americans will eat 2.4 burgers every day. And we've loved burgers for a fairly long time, too. Yahoo says the first burger was sold back in 1904 at the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

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There are, of course, a lot of places that will sell you a burger these days. But only one of them has been called America's Favorite Burger-- and there are 66 places you can get your hands on one here in the North Star State, though there's soon set to be one more.

This Burger Chain Was Just Named America's Favorite—Again

So which burger IS America's Favorite? According to Eat This, Not That!, that title goes to Culver's-- which was founded across the Cheddar Curtain over in Sauk City, Wisconsin. According to their survey, Culver's scored highest among America's burger chains in terms of customer satisfaction, allowing them to walk away with the title of America's Best Burger.

The very first Culver's location in Sauk City, WI. (Google Maps)

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Specifically, Eat This, Not That! said Culver's placed first in their survey for several reasons:

Culver's wowed the guests who dined at its 882 locations, averaging an impressive score of 4.34 out of 5. To put it in perspective, Sonic Drive-In came in second with a much lower 3.69 average rating.

As we mentioned, Culver's was founded in America's Dairyland and just celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. The very first Culver's opened back in 1984 and has expanded to 143 stores in its home state. Across the Midwest, you can also find Culver's locations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.

Here in our neck of the woods in Minnesota, Culver's currently operates restaurants located in 60 different cities:

Albertville
Alexandria
Anoka
Apple Valley
Austin
Baxter
Bemidji
Blaine
Bloomington
Brooklyn Center
Buffalo
Cambridge
Champlin
Chanhassen
Chaska
Coon Rapids
Cottage Grove
Delano
Duluth
Eagan
Eden Prairie
Elk River
Forest Lake
Golden Valley
Grand Rapids
Hastings
Hutchinson
Lakeville
Lino Lakes
Little Canada
Mankato
Maple Grove
Marshall
Minnetonka
Monticello
Navarre
North Mankato
Northfield
Owatonna
Plymouth
Princeton
Prior Lake
Red Wing
Rochester
Rogers
Rosemount
Savage
Shakopee
St. Anthony
St. Cloud
St. Paul
Stillwater
Two Harbors
Vadnais Heights
Waconia
Waite Park
West St. Paul
White Bear Lake
Willmar
Winona
Woodbury

New Culver’s Location Coming to This Minnesota City in 2026

And there will soon be another Culver's in Minnesota. According to this press release, Tareen Development Partners (TDP), recently announced that it is developing a new Culver's location in Faribault, Minnesota.

The Faribault Culver's restaurant will be owned and operated by local franchise owner Deanna Wesley, of VGW Faribault Custard, LLC, who also operates Culver's locations in Albertville and Princeton, the release said.

Construction on the new Faribault Culver's is expected to start this December, with the new restaurant expected to open sometime in late spring or early summer 2026, the release went on to say.

Behind Culver's and Sonic, Mooyah, Five Guys, and Fuddruckers rounded out the top five in the Eat This, Not That! America's Best Burger survey. And while some of those chains might be a bit unfamiliar, keep scrolling to check out the most popular and well-known brands in the U.S.