Culver's Makes April Fool's Day "Curderburger" Real, Sells Out in 30 Minutes

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Once upon a time, Culver's joked about releasing a burger with nothing but a giant cheese curd in place of a hamburger patty and its usual fixings. Friday, that item actually became a reality. While the real "CurderBurger" didn't look quite like the version shared earlier this year on April Fool's Day, it did include a whole lot of cheese. You see, Culver's is headquartered in Wisconsin -- the land of cheese -- and the chain is a staple amongst those in the upper-Midwest.

As such, the real burger released Friday included one of the chain's iconic ButterBurger patties with a deep-fried cheese patty significantly thinner than how it looked in the teaser image in April.

One big Wisconsin Cheese Curd under a lightly buttered, toasted bun. Isn't it beautiful? pic.twitter.com/NhLAISBySw

-- Culver's Restaurants (@culvers) April 1, 2021

Suffice to say, the item must have been a hit -- food-tracking (and former ESPN) journo Darren Rovell reported a significant amount of locations started to sell out of the item within 30 minutes of opening on Friday.

Wisconsinites started lining up as early as 9:30 am to get these fried cheese curd patty burgers.

At many Culver's locations, they were sold out in 30 minutes https://t.co/mJ5xKKAGvG pic.twitter.com/A7i1tfpsoR

-- Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 15, 2021

Keep scrolling to see what people are saying.

First in Line

Yes, I am that person. #FirstInLine #CurderBurger pic.twitter.com/Wdf7EO8tKI

-- Leah Linscheid (@news3leah) October 15, 2021

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Jerry Knows

IT'S REAL AND IT'S SPECTACULAR

(Seriously, the @culvers #curderburger is delicious. Genuinely worth the hype.)
#nationalcheesecurdday pic.twitter.com/lGixBOd0Vt

-- Jessie Opoien (@jessieopie) October 15, 2021

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Gotta Make Do

"We're sorry, the #curderburger is sold out"

My column: pic.twitter.com/LC3UxcVqIV

-- Wes Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) October 15, 2021

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Extra Curd

Ordered my @culvers #curderburger with an extra curd.

Awaiting delivery. This will become a thread. pic.twitter.com/c4BlYY6sjX

-- Rob Sand (@RobSandIA) October 15, 2021

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History

The #curderburger craze is real @culvers I wouldn't want to miss out on a history making day ? Do I need to say it's 10am! ??? #wifelovescurds #supportivespouse pic.twitter.com/J4VDpE4acj

-- Jamie Suchomel (She/Her/Hers) (@JamieSuchomel) October 15, 2021

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Cheeseheads

We are here for the #curderburger #nationalcheesecurdday @culvers pic.twitter.com/OeOhUhhvPv

-- Rachel Harvey (@lilharvvround2) October 15, 2021

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Uff Da

I was waiting for the #curderburger in the drive thru love at @culvers and I got hit by a truck while waiting- and while I was swapping insurance info, the burger sold out. @culvers please I just want this burger pic.twitter.com/nTdJUO9MsO

-- Sabatan (@b33sweat) October 15, 2021

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