Culver’s is a fast food restaurant with roots in Wisconsin that started off selling their signature ButterBurgers and Frozen Custard. Now, the menu is so packed that there’s likely something for everyone to enjoy – even those following a gluten-free lifestyle.
If you avoid gluten for whatever reason, Culver’s is one of America’s fast food chains that has plenty of options on the menu to accommodate your diet (with some caveats, of course).
Discover everything on the current Culver’s menu that’s considered gluten-free – keep reading for the complete list.
Gluten-free food and drink choices on the Culver’s menu
If you’re simply looking to avoid gluten in your diet, there are a plethora of menu items that you can order at Culver’s for a gluten-free meal, snack, refreshment, or dessert.
Let’s start with the main entrees at Culver’s: their burgers and sandwiches. Because Culver’s offers a gluten-free bun option which you can order your burger or sandwich on at most locations (availability may be dependent on where you live), you can essentially choose from any item on the menu that’s not breaded and fried.
While that means that any crispy chicken option and all of Culver’s seafood items are out, the signature ButterBurger patties, bacon, roast beef, and grilled chicken are all safe for a gluten-free diet – as long as you order the item on a Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun.
Besides the array of burgers and sandwiches you can order, you also have the option to order a handful of entree salads and soups that happen to be gluten-free (for some, you may need to remove items like croutons or crackers, which we’ve indicated below). And with several gluten-free sides, like mashed potatoes, cole slaw, and steamed broccoli, you shouldn’t have too much trouble creating a full and substantial gluten-free meal.
You’re especially in luck when it comes to desserts at Culver’s. The signature frozen custard is gluten-free (aside from the malted items), as is the lemon ice – which means you can order pretty much any flavor in a dish, a shake or cooler, or a Concrete Mixer. Culver’s pre-made sundaes are all gluten-free as well, but if you choose to build your own dessert you also have a long list of gluten-free mix-ins to choose from, whether it’s candy pieces, fruit, nuts, caramel, or fudge.
And lastly, no need to worry when it comes to beverages at Culver’s; every drink on the menu is gluten-free and up for grabs.
However, as with almost any fast food restaurant, there’s a disclaimer when it comes to gluten-free food and drink choices, and it’s a big one: because of the nature of a fast food restaurant there’s always a risk of cross-contamination with other products that do contain gluten and Culver’s can’t guarantee the food is completely allergen-free. For example, Culver’s fries are cooked in a shared frying oil, and the burgers are grilled on the same grill where bread is toasted. So if you have celiac disease or are extra sensitive to this, that’s definitely something to be cautious about.
Without further ado, below is the complete list of gluten-free items you can order on the current Culver’s menu, with any required modifications or notes included.
| Gluten-Free Burgers + Sandwiches | Required Modifications |
| The Culver’s Deluxe | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| The Culver’s Bacon Deluxe | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| ButterBurger | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| ButterBurger Cheese | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Mushroom & Swiss | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Sourdough Melt | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Wisconsin Swiss Melt | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Grilled Chicken Sandwich | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Beef Pot Roast Sandwich | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Grilled Reuben Melt | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Grilled Cheese | Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun |
| Gluten-Free Salads, Soups, + Sides | Required Modifications |
| Chicken Cashew Salad | |
| Strawberry Fields Salad | |
| Garden Fresco Salad | No croutons |
| Garden Side Salad | No croutons |
| George’s Chili | No crackers |
| Broccoli Cheese Soup | No crackers |
| Crinkle Cut Fries | |
| Mott’s Applesauce | |
| Coleslaw | |
| Mashed Potatoes | No gravy |
| Steamed Broccoli | |
| Rotella’s Gluten Free Bun | |
| Gluten-Free Condiments + Dressings | |
| Culver’s Vinaigrette | |
| Honey Mustard | |
| Buttermilk Ranch Dressing | |
| Ken’s Blue Cheese Dressing | |
| Ken’s Country French Dressing | |
| Ken’s Raspberry Vinaigrette | |
| Thousand Island Dressing | |
| Culver’s Signature Sauce | |
| Fry Sauce | |
| Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Dipping Sauce | |
| Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce | |
| Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese Sauce | |
| Ken’s Boom Boom Sauce | |
| Della Terra Marinara | |
| Cocktail Sauce | |
| Horseradish | |
| Tartar Sauce | |
| Honey Mustard | |
| Mayonnaise | |
| Ketchup | |
| Mustard | |
| Hot Sauce | |
| Gluten-Free Desserts + Mix-Ins | |
| Chocolate Custard (Dish or Concrete Mixer) | |
| Vanilla Custard (Dish or Concrete Mixer) | |
| Culver’s Root Beer Float | |
| Vanilla Shake | |
| Chocolate Shake | |
| Mint Shake | |
| Peanut Butter Shake | |
| Root Beer Shake | |
| Salted Caramel Shake | |
| Banana Split Sundae | |
| Caramel Cashew Sundae | |
| Turtle Sundae | |
| Lemon Ice | |
| Lemon Ice Cooler | |
| Andes Creme de Menthe | |
| Bananas | |
| Blackberries | |
| Blueberries | |
| Butterfinger | |
| Cashew | |
| Creme de Menthe | |
| Chocolate Syrup | |
| Dove Chocolate Pieces | |
| Heath | |
| Hot Caramel | |
| Hot Fudge | |
| M&Ms | |
| Mango Fruit Infusion | |
| Maraschino Cherries | |
| Marshmallow Creme | |
| Novelty Chocolate | |
| Peaches | |
| Pecan Halves | |
| Raspberries | |
| Reese’s Peanut Butter | |
| Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups | |
| Root Beer | |
| Salted Caramel | |
| Snickers | |
| Strawberries | |
| Whipped Cream | |
| Wild Cherries | |
| Gluten-Free Beverages | |
| Coffee | |
| Fresh Brewed Tea | |
| Fresh Brewed Sweet Tea | |
| Milk | |
| Chocolate Milk | |
| Coca-Cola | |
| Coca-Cola Zero Sugar | |
| Diet Coke | |
| Culver’s Root Beer | |
| Culver’s Diet Root Beer | |
| Dr Pepper | |
| Diet Dr Pepper | |
| Fanta Orange | |
| Hi-C Flashin Fruit Punch | |
| Mello Yello | |
| Minute Maid Lemonade | |
| Mott’s® Apple Juice | |
| Powerade Mountain Berry Blas | |
| Sprite |
Yes, Culver’s Crinkle Cut Fries are technically gluten-free, since they do not contain any wheat or gluten products. However, the frying oil at Culver’s is typically shared with other foods, so there is high risk of cross-contact with other items that contain gluten, for example breaded chicken tenders or fish. For this reason, Culver’s can’t guarantee that the fries are completely gluten-free.
The Rotella’s Gluten-Free Bun that Culver’s uses contains the following ingredients: water, modified starch, rice flour and rice starch, chickpea, granulated sugar, fava bean protein, canola oil, salt, yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid, pea fiber, modified cellulose, cultured brown rice, brown rice, xanthan gum, psyllium husk powder.
No, Culver’s Wisconsin Cheese Curds are not gluten-free because they are breaded with a blend of herbs and spices that contains wheat flour.
