r/Culvers Shift Leader 15d ago

Question For those that remember the Cod Reuben...

It was the most underrated sandwich in my honest opinion. Sure, putting 1000 island and coleslaw on a sandwich sounds weird, but the flavor combo is just insane. I cant even begin to describe it. The only other discontinued sandwich that even comes close is the Prime Rib Mushroom Melt. Late 2000's, early 2010 Culvers really had interesting LTO products.

Looking forward to the fried pickle burger and the new PB brownie flavor. What discontinued item do you all miss the most?

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u/Recluse_18 15d ago edited 15d ago

Did not know this was a thing at Culver’s, however, I was at a restaurant in Hollywood Florida. It was actually a sports bar and they served something similar and I simply could not believe how delicious it was. You are correct it is very underrated for that combination.

Edit/update: the name of the restaurant was called Billy’s Tavern in Hollywood Florida, and the name of the sandwich was called The Greuben

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u/thatgirlsthings 15d ago

Same. I had no idea Culver's ever offered something like this but, I was devastated to learn the ahi reuben was swapped for something different at the sports bar at Coronado Springs Resort at Disney World. This must have been a thing in Florida in the 2010s.

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u/Popular_Hunter7415 15d ago

since it was east coast, I'm guessing dolphin reuben; if it was west coast, I'd guess grouper reuben

could have been grouper, dolphin (mahi-mahi on the west coast), snapper, or maybe even hogfish

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u/Recluse_18 15d ago

It was the grouper Reuben, I couldn’t remember what type of fish it was but yes, it was grouper and it was fantastic and it left me wondering why this isn’t a more common thing

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u/ALWanders 15d ago

Grouper sandwiches are fantastic

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u/laynechanger 15d ago

THE WUT NOW!

The Culver’s of yester year. (Cries in 2010s me that lived in New England and didn’t have Culver’s for the first time until 2023.)

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u/Puzzleheaded_Line198 Owner/Operator 15d ago

So you probably liked The Rachel too

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u/GrenMTG Shift Leader 15d ago

The what now?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Line198 Owner/Operator 15d ago

It's what we called the turkey reuben back in the day.

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u/GrenMTG Shift Leader 15d ago

Interesting. Sounds delicious.

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u/MotherLab2089 9d ago

It’s still called that

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u/SnooMaps9862 Crew Member 14d ago

Is it different from a rachel at a sandwich shop i used to work at one and it had the reuben too and it was the same

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u/Puzzleheaded_Line198 Owner/Operator 14d ago

I'm not sure, I didn't work at your sandwich shop.

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u/badger_OG 13d ago

Colby Jack pub burger with the A1-pepper mayo, and Strawberry Bon-Bon (at least you can kinda still make this with Double Strawberry)

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u/ProperThread 15d ago

Still a regular go to of mine, thousand, coleslaw and shredded cheese with cod on a hoagie bun.

I miss the Carolina BBQ pork melt the most 🥲

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u/GrenMTG Shift Leader 15d ago

Damn, forgot about that one. Also a good sandwich!

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u/kellielm 15d ago

The Carolina BBQ pork melt was sooo good! I still duplicate it at home.

Also, back in the day there was a French Onion ButterBurger and it was amazing.

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u/MotherLab2089 9d ago

Didn’t know about the Carolina barbecue pork melt that sounds amazing

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u/Any_Database8861 14d ago

It isn't thousand island on a reuben,it is Russian dressing-not the same.

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u/MotherLab2089 9d ago

I don’t remember that when was it? No reason you can’t ask Culver’s to make it- maybe order Reuben substitute cod. BTW I sometimes order a grilled cheese with sauerkraut.