Culver’s, a Wisconsin-based fast-casual restaurant known for its ButterBurgers and Fresh Frozen Custard, is getting ready to open a new location in Ooltewah, Tennessee.
The restaurant is currently under construction and is expected to open in February 2027, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Franchisee Ross Thomas will own and operate the new location, adding to his existing Culver’s restaurant in Elgin, Illinois. The Ooltewah restaurant will be the second Culver’s in the Chattanooga market, following the Hixson location that opened last year.
Culver’s was founded in 1984 by Craig and Lea Culver and Craig’s parents, George and Ruth, in Sauk City, Wisconsin. The family opened its first restaurant with a menu centered on ButterBurgers and Frozen Custard, two offerings that remain central to the brand today. The company began franchising in 1990, with its first franchise location opening in Baraboo, Wisconsin…