Culver's Opens New Location 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 has now opened its newest restaurant location here in Minnesota.

To say hamburgers are one of our favorite foods here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes 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 now 66 places you can get your hands on one here in the North Star State, including the newest location, which just opened.

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.

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Why Midwest Diners Rank Culver's Over Other Burger Chains

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 in 2024. The very first Culver's opened back in 1984 and has expanded to over 140 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.

Full List of Culver's Locations Across Minnesota

Here in our neck of the woods in Minnesota, Culver's now operates restaurants located in 61 different cities:

Albertville
Alexandria
Anoka
Apple Valley
Austin
Baxter
Bemidji
Blaine (2 locations)
Bloomington
Brooklyn Center
Buffalo
Cambridge
Champlin
Chanhassen
Chaska
Coon Rapids
Cottage Grove
Delano
Duluth
Eagan
Eden Prairie
Elk River
Faribault (New location)
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 (2 locations)
Princeton
Prior Lake
Red Wing
Rochester (2 locations)
Rogers
Rosemount
Savage
Shakopee
St. Anthony
St. Cloud
St. Paul (2 locations)
Stillwater
Two Harbors
Vadnais Heights
WaconiaWaite Park
West St. Paul
White Bear Lake
Willmar
Winona
Woodbury

Grand Opening Details for the Newest Faribault Culver's

And now, the latest Culver's is open for business here in Minnesota. In a story I wrote about last fall, we'd heard that in 2026, Culver's was expanding and opening a new location in Faribault.

And now, the new Culver's is indeed open, serving up those amazing Butterburgers. The new Faribault location officially opened on June 8, 2026. It's located at 1675 Lyndale Ave N, Faribault, MN 55021.

Here in Minnesota, Culver's is one of the most well-known brand names, right up there with Kwik Trip, Cub Foods, and others. But how many of the most popular and well-known brands in the U.S. do you also recognize? Keep scrolling to find out!