Culver’s is officially headed to Virginia. Plans are in motion to open the state’s first Culver’s restaurant in Henrico County, marking a notable expansion for the Wisconsin-based fast-casual chain long beloved across the Midwest. The future location will sit at 4306 S Laburnum Avenue, directly across from White Oak Village and near Richmond International Airport (approximately little more than 100 miles south of DC).
The 5,002SF retail property was recently purchased by S & L Properties Richmond LLC for $1,575,000. According to information released by Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, the buyer plans to demolish the existing building and construct a new, prototypical Culver’s restaurant on the site. The transaction was handled by Alex T. Wotring and Bruce Bugger on behalf of the purchaser.
For many Midwestern transplants, the arrival of Culver’s carries a particular kind of weight. Since opening its first restaurant in 1984 along the Wisconsin River, the brand has grown into a cultural export from America’s Dairyland, blending small-town hospitality with a menu built around comfort food done with unusual precision…