New to the area but a Cookout regular where I used to live. Came here twice and we're 0-2. First time it took forever, they got the order wrong, and the food was cold. Thinking everyone has an off night, I try it again. This time it was fast, however, part of the order was wrong and not only was it barely room temp, the bun was so stale it bordered on comical. If that's not bad enough, the burger was dry and hard- if I had to guess- I'd say it had sat and then was tossed back on the grill to warm it. Lastly, the employee working the drive-through had a mask, however, the entire thing was under his chin functioning more like a scarf. What's the point?! read more

While today was my first visit to the Cook Out in Alpharetta, it was not my first visit to the chain. Although I don't love the restaurant, they consistently meet their goal of providing cheap food quick, and for that, I have to commend them. By far one of, if not the best value in all of fast food, is the $5 Cookout tray. Including your choice of entree, two sides, and a drink for $5, the meal really is unbeatable. Not to mention, these aren't your normal fast food sides either! You can get things like a chicken quesadillas, fried okra, a corn dog, and a bacon wrap among many other options, and not pay a single penny more. The price is still just $5. Plus, if you're not feeling a soda for your drink, you're able to swap it out for a float or water, or pay $1 more and upgrade to one of Cook Out's 39 different milkshakes. Having only had their burgers before, on this particular visit, I was craving something new, so went with the BBQ sandwich, and for my sides, I chose the chicken nuggets and chicken quesadilla. The sandwich itself was very good. Carolina style barbecue pork, topped with house made coleslaw on a soft bun, I could easily see myself getting this again in the future. Their sides however left much to be desired. The cheese inside the quesadilla was barely melted, and there was one tiny piece of chicken inside. The nuggets were okay, but their luke warm temperature didn't make them very enjoyable to eat. Service was okay, although I believe the cashier working was new, as I noticed guests had to repeat their orders several times, and the manager had to come over to help her numerous times while I was in line. The restaurant itself had a nice western theme to it that helped differentiate itself from many other fast food places, although could have been a bit cleaner. There was trash around the soda machine area that was just laying there, as well as some scattered litter on the floor of the dining room. Overall, this Cook Out met my expectations for the brand of a cheap fast meal, and while I will not be returning to this particular location again in the future, I will continue to visit the brand. read more

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Asked for a burger with lettuce onions and tomatoes... ALL I GOT WAS ONIONS!!! How stupid and incompetent does a person have to be... Didn't get my corndog... Fuck cookout. No one go here read more

Cook Out - two onions on tin foil with a keyboard in the background - Hot Dogs Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

"If your reviews are looking like essays, start a blog. I can't read your life story on my phone before ordering from the menu." [Time & Date of visit]: Weekday night dinners, usually around 8pm. [Party Size]: 2 [Location/Ambiance]: Some what hidden as their front street facing sign doesn't really stand out and you could just miss it, but their entrance also leads to the BP as well as the Varsity. Though since Cook Out has opened, I'm thinking that a lot of the Varsity's business has gone here instead. Most tables are designed as pic-nic tables, reminiscent of being at someone's backyard cook out. In the middle and along the western side the restaurant are tables big enough to seat a big group. Coupled with 2-seaters and smaller size tables for maybe four. They also are open from 11:00 until 3 am on weekday nights, with Friday and Saturday staying open late until 4am. Wowwie, at least there's other options of late night dining if your getting out some where late and are tired of waffle house and taco bell. [Service]: Since this is a fast food joint, order at the counter and pick up there too. Though each visit, every employee has been kind and helpful as for answering any questions. [Food Highlights]: Out West Style burger - I ordered this for my cook out tray, though the cost of making it a "style" and cheese up'd the cost. But still kept it around $6. I honestly didn't taste much of the BBQ sauce, but the bacon was cooked crispy just how I like. It's not going to be on a top 10 burger of Atlanta, but I would say this has way better tasting patties than McDonalds. For a fast food burger, this is the go to spot for me. Mexi Hot Dog - Another visit, and I chose these for my cook out tray selections. The chili was ok, not anything to write home about. Maybe on par with Wendy's. Though I hope that it isn't made in the same manner. The cheese is of the melted condiment kind. But I think what over powered most of the toppings were the tomatoes. They really piled it on. As for the hot dog it self, just a regular hot dog. Maybe better than QT's? Hush Puppies - Side items. I wasn't feeling fries the first stop here, and the cashier recommended them. I'm glad she did. These are so good. I don't care if it's pre made, their that good for a fast food joint. Cajun Chicken Wrap - A piece of chicken tender strip wrapped in a tortilla with some lettuce. Though the cajun flavor was probably better than the ranch and honey mustard. It's not spicy, but just a slight little baby kick. Reminds me of the KFC version, but better. Corn Dog - The usual frozen kind of variety. Though it's not bad, but it's just meh altogether. Cheerwine fountain - All I can say wooooo, gimme some more! I love this soda since trying some back in Tallahassee. Though only a few restaurants actually have it. [Total Bill w/ Tip & Tax]: Usually under $10 for sure, for a cookout tray. {Summary}: Good cheap eats even if it's fast food. read more

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Employees were super rude and missed several of our orders. After missing our orders the first time they were the wrong thing anyway. But the food was lowkey good so def coming back but service def brings the place down read more

I guess I imagine that the QC control might be a bit off here since it's fast food, I can totally see why some might give it a 2 and some might give it a 5 star - we hit this on a pretty good time, I imagine, as yes it's fast food but A) it's pretty picnic like décor, clean, better than "fast food" decor B) our food came out quick, hot, tasty and C) it's CHEAP. Like, cheaper than McDonalds Cheap. Matter of fact, I really don't know too many places in Alpharetta you can eat cheaper than this. Don't expect this to knock your socks off, if you are in for fast food, this is going to do you better than say McDonalds or Burger King in taste and pocket. My four stars is a "for what it is, this is better than average" rating. I got a grilled chicken sandwich and it was tasty, accompanied it with the bacon wrap and French fries and sat indoors. The chicken breast was a little small but with the bacon wrap and fries I left filled up and not wanting more, AND for two people with a shake our bill was 12$. The shakes are about $2.79 and are really, really thick - think Wendy's frosty, so grab your spoon on the way to your seat. Even if you get a meal deal it looks like you can order tap water instead of the soda or bottled water and save your $$ even further. I'll come back. read more

Food was pretty good. Portions could have been bigger though. Overall pretty good quick takeout place. Definitely will be back.

The food was ok but what happens almost anytime o come here is my drink is Way Too Full so it spills on me and in my car and when I put the straw in my drink even more spills out .Don't fill up the drinks SO Full please !!! My clothes Were clean and I had just recently cleaned my car as well. read more

Decent food for the price. It would be nice if they had a better speaker for drive orders. Staff has been friendly to me.

Who doesn't love burgers and dogs? First visit and I'm impressed. Here, you order a tray...pick your choice of main dish plus two sides. Hubs got the burger - it was a dog day for me. We both got slaw and - glory of glories! - fried okra. Nearly as soon as we sat, our order was ready. I have nothing but great things to say - the dogs were yum, with soft fresh buns. The slaw was as slaw should be...NOT sweet. The tea was as tea should be...very sweet. I've kept the best for last - the fried okra was as good as any I've ever had. Do not miss the opportunity to have the okra when you eat at Cookout. read more

Cook Out - Sweet tea and burgers. Perfect for a summer lunch - Hot Dogs Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

My little burger had a good flavor and the prices are excellent. I only had the one single burger so I can't really give a proper review but for now, I'll just say it's good. I will be back and try a few more menu items and see if we can bump it up to a four. The patty on the single was very small and the onion slice was way too thick, that's why the 3 but I have hope that I be pleased my next visit. I know I'll be full for an excellent price my next time in. Shakes looked really good too. Lots a variety. I'll be having one for sure next time. read more

Cook Out - Hot Dogs Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

/TL;DR If you want to dine on the cheap and eat a hella amount of food, you have find the right place. It's not that bad either. /ATMOSPHERE Think wood. That's what your butt will be sitting in and what it will be eating off of. I think the concept was to design it to look like a picnic area. #nailedit /FOOD Decent. Nothing to rave about. Wouldn't suggest the hot dog unless you're going to heavily dress it up. It's pretty plain. Once you have a red hot, it's hard to go back to this. The tray is the mega-deal. Don't forget the buffalo dipping sauce. /SERVICE There are two attendees from which you can order and pick up your food. Everything moves pretty quickly despite this. When things get packed though, this becomes an epic bottleneck. HOW TO READ MY REVIEWS: 1 Star - Does not approach edible. Enter at your own risk. 2 Stars - If I'm in the area, I'd pick something else. 3 Stars - I would stop by if I happen to be in the area. 4 Stars - I would pick this place out of other places. 5 Stars - I would go out of my way to dine here. read more

Whenever I have a guilty penchant for hotdogs; this is my go to place. Lately; the customer service has taken a severe nose dive. I will not except that it is hard to hear through the drive thru etc....repeat and confirm the customer's order and then prepare accordingly. The young people have attitudes and appear to not want to be at work. I think the management needs to be evaluated of this location; as there are some areas of opportunity. read more

I'm not sure about day shift but the Night Shift here is so rude! There's been two times where I've come at night and the cashier has been so rude to me, despite me being polite and understanding. I don't mind waiting in a longer line bc I know they're one of few places that are open late. But man dude just bc you're stressed doesn't mean you should take it out on others! read more

I got a small hamburger thru the drive thru the patty filled less than half of the bun

Food is always great (as long as they put your order in correctly) prices are amazingly budget friendly. However, there is one specific woman who works the front counter... she as the biggest attitude problem I've seen in food service. I've never mentioned it to her nor gave signs that it bothers me yet it seems worse every time I eat in store. On top of that tables are almost always dirty, today there was only one table to sit at and even by the time we had finished eating the rest of the tables were still dirty. They are not busy and most definitely gad the time to keep the place clean and looking nice. The attitude problem though, might keep me from coming back here again. At the least it'll keep me from going inside and only issuing drive thru read more

4.99 burger, corn dog, fries and a coke float. Burger very good Coke float very good Corn dog good Fries average Price A Freakin Mazing! Enough food to share. Clean and nice family environment. Very happy and a big improvement from the fast food biggies. read more

Cook Out - Float, corn dog, fries and a burger. - Hot Dogs Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

Tonight I went to cookout. James helped us in the drive thru and did an amazing job. We had a pretty big order and they gave us everything we needed and more. I highly recommend coming to this cookout location, and James was amazing! read more

Came here on a friend's rec Bout how cheap the food was. You totally get what you pay for.. plus the drive thru service was horrible. Not even a hello at the window. read more

At Cookout, you get what you pay for. It's delicious food that is terrible for you. The service is subpar but doesn't bother me. No wacky greetings or BS. Sometimes the line moves rather slow. Sometimes you will get handed the wrong order. But that just adds to the excitement that is a late night cookout trip. read more

I really only come for the shakes because they are bomb . I waited an hour in line just to hear WE DON'T have any more mix. This is the second time they so called "RAN OUT OF MIx" I only come to this location because it's close by my job . There's another location i go to late and they never run out of mix for shakes . I feel they need to have some stocked if this is gonna be a late night thing they probably only say that just so they don't have to make them it's ridiculous wait in line an whole hr just to find out about their shakes The fries had so much season salt i couldn't even eat the season fries and the chicken sandwich was old never eating at this location again read more

Cook Out - a sandwich and french fries in a styrofoam container - Hot Dogs Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

Makya took our order and was at the window. YELLED at us to order when we havent eaten here before. She was very impatient and yelled at us to hurry up and order because we're "on a timer". She got upset when we asked to repeat the order because we thought it was wrong. She got very angry and blamed us when the order was wrong. Called her out on her attitude and she continued. There should not be employees working in a place where they have to talk to people and have the people be treated like this. She should be fired: read more

Cook Out - Hot Dogs Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

Love the food especially hotdogs. Friendly staff, fast service and my order was correct. Very reasonable prices

Okay, that was pretty awful. The nice people behind the counter are hard working folks who deserve better. But as I ate my burger I kept thinking: "This is it?" It was less than mediocre. It was completely insipid. And it was small. So was the grilled chicken sandwich that followed--both banal and paltry. No character. No distinction. Nothing that marked it as an experience I had to have again, or even remember tomorrow. I kept thinking: "This is it? I make a burger infinitely better than this in my own, backyard 'cook out.'" And that thought made me angry enough to write this review, otherwise, as I said, I'm sure I would have forgotten it altogether. read more

Horrible experience for really no reason. Came in with a groups of friends for dinner, about 12 of us in total. We all ordered at the same time, but for some reason I got my food 10 mins later than everyone else. Upon receiving my food, it was wrong. I took my food to the lady at the register and she said she would have to see my receipt to prove my food was wrong. What??? Why? You don't believe me? So I checked the receipt and she put down the wrong food, not at all what I said. So when I showed her the receipt, she said the food was as was stated on the receipt. I said the receipt was not what I ordered. After all this I had to wait 10 more minutes just to get the nuggets that was missing from my meal. By the time I finally sat down, everyone else in my group had finished eating and my original food was cold. Lovely. Won't be coming back. If I wanted cold food with awful service I would've went to Wendy's. read more

Food poisoning, i should've known when there was a long strain of hair on the outside of my tray smh

Shittiest fuckinhg service ever. Stuck in the drive thru for 45 minutes while the employees played on their phones playing with each other's ass. Will never go back to this cookout. All food was wrong serving size of cheese curds was only fucking 3 fucking scam read more

We ordered inside. We waited 5 minutes for someone to come to the register and another 15 minutes to receive our order. The burgers were burned and hard. There was no ketchup or napkins. I went back to the register to try to get some but no one bothered to come out. If the burger had been decent and the delay was due to staffing shortages, I would be understanding but you could hear everyone joking around in the back. I do not eat at a lot of fast food restaurants but ketchup and napkins are basic. Pathetic. read more

Terrible service , the drive thru cashier (Keenan) was rude and very unprofessional. They even got the order wrong . We won't be back

I love this place. We always get the bbq sandwiches, fried okra, double cheeseburger, and milkshakes. I would give 5 stars, but the buns can get quite soggy. Great and fast service. We always are very full when we leave this place. read more

I feel insulted, lol. I ordered three trays. I know sometimes it may be difficult to hear over the speaker and sometimes assumptions are made general but this is unacceptable. I didn't realize this until I get home because I was driving and I wanted to wait to eat until I get home. I opened up my box because I asked for quesadillas just cheese only and I know I said okra and fries and I had two other trees as well which I stated double fries. I realized the fries were not doubled when we pulled off but it was fine because I just wanted to get home. Yes, I did eat the fries on the way I get home and opened my food foil wrapped quesadillas this is what I see. I know fast food is fast food but even with that at least prepare the food correctly. read more

Cook Out - Hot Dogs Near Me - Alpharetta, Georgia

Stopped by to get a shake mid afternoon. Waited about 10 minutes behind a car in drive thru. Got my shake but no spoon. Parked, went in, waited about 3 minutes for staff to come to register only to be told they have no spoons. How does a place run out of spoons? Impossible to suck Oreo pieces through a straw. read more

Stay up late food. It isn't good. But you know what sucks worse? Not having a place to eat at 1:45am.

I went through the drive through at like midnight and it was pretty busy but the drive through cashier was really rude and was frightening

Don't do it... don't, just don't. Take this as a warning. Under cooked chicken, crazy wait time. Just don't.

Been to this location about 3x now. Food is always pretty good. However, I was not pleased with our last trip in earlier this week. The woman who took our order was busy clipping her nails as she listened to me place my order. She waited until she finished with a nail to then enter it in. Sorry, but that's nasty & I feel sure it violates some health code. To top it off, my husband's burger wasn't correctly prepared even tho she repeated it back to us. She'd actually rung it in wrong so we paid for both cheese & tomato that he didn't want. We'll return b/c it's not too far for us to drive & we like CO. But I sure hope the owner reads this & has a chat with the staff about appropriate behavior in front of customers. If she's doing that out front where we can see her, what might she also be doing in the kitchen? read more

I'm giving two stars because normally the service is decent at this location. Not phenomenal but my food is always fresh so I typically don't care how the service is when I'm coming late after work! Tonight was a different story though. The woman who took our order was disgustingly rude starting at the speaker all the way up to window service. At the speaker she cut us off in the middle of ordering accusing us of not stating we wanted a tray. No big deal, I've worked a drive through so I understand it's hard to hear. The line was also insane so again, I understand frustration. The reason I'm leaving this review at all is because at the window when we requested to have our drink handed to us before pulling off (she seemed like she was about to forget which wasn't a problem, we just wanted the drink) she snapped and EXTREMELY rudely said "are you gonna give me a chance to hand it to you first". Honestly I don't care how frustrated you are. At no point were myself or boyfriend rude to warrant this woman copping an attitude to that extent. Nobody forced you to work late night shifts. Don't take your frustration out on customers who are being perfectly nice to you. I sincerely hope this location can find drive through employees who can handle their attitudes better in high volume situations. I don't expect much from fast food drive throughs as far service but this was out of line completely. I just got off work myself and don't want to be snapped at over some fast food, it's never that serious. read more

The food was sooooo greasy omg. Made my stomach feel funky and my two glizzys were burnt. I just wanted to enjoy my raw dogs but cookout took away that opportunity. Threw up 3 times aswell. read more

The Alpharetta location is the only location with okra!!! I usually order the 1/4 Hamburger tray dressed according to mood with a side of okra and onion rings. Once you get a burger, add onion rings to the burger...yummo. Delicious. I rarely get a milk shake, but when I do I go for banana pudding. Made with real bananas and nilla wafers. The food quality and price make The Cookout an affordable go to for fast food. If you love okra like I do, you know that okra at fast food joint is great option. I look for alternative to fries because of my issues with potatoes. The Cookout is great family location where good food is affordable. read more

As fast food goes, this is pretty darn good, maybe because it is not super fast. Oh the decisions to make on the tray. It's like you can get mains for sides. A corn dog for a side? This is not a fancy place, they are a little slow, but for the price and taste, it is really quite good. And open late too. How can it possibly get better? I hear it is amazing when you are high. read more

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