Celiac safety profile
Culver's
American Restaurant · Dessert Restaurant · Fast Food Restaurant · Hamburger Restaurant
251 N Randall Rd, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
What you can eat here
Pulled from Gluto's celiac safety report for this location.
✅ Reported safe options
- Burgers or grilled chicken sandwiches on Rotella’s gluten-free buns (GF buns come in sealed packaging and are heated safely in their own packaging).
- Salads (omit croutons): Strawberry Fields Salad, Chicken Cashew Salad, Cranberry Bacon Bleu Salad, Garden Fresco Salad.
- Sides that are often cited as gluten-free by recipe or careful prep: Steamed Broccoli, Coleslaw, Applesauce, Side of Pickles.
- Frozen custard options that are gluten-free by recipe and commonly considered safe when prepared with clean equipment: Concrete Mixer (Vanilla, Chocolate); Root Beer Shake; Chocolate Shake; Strawberry Shake; Vanilla Shake; Turtle Sundae (Vanilla/Chocolate); Caramel Cashew Sundae; Handpacked Pints.
- Beverages that are gluten-free by recipe: a wide range of sodas, juices, milk, tea, and coffee, with caveat to request clean dispensing to avoid cross-contact.
- Always verify current fryer practices, since fries may share oil with gluten-containing items at times.
⚠️ Risks & cross-contamination
- Fries and some battered sides may be cooked in shared fryers; some diners report dedicated fryers at this location in recent visits, while others note ongoing cross-contact risks. Verify the fryer status at the particular visit.
- While GF buns are typically sealed and heated in clean packaging, there have been reports of potential cross-contact during assembly or in-store prep if staff are not consistently vigilant.
- The restaurant is not a gluten-free facility by policy, so cross-contact risk remains a consideration, especially for items beyond burgers and simple sides.
Gluto score breakdown
Each axis is scored 0–100 from research + community signals.