I CANNOT see how cook out gets an '' A '' when I see no Serve Safe going on. No nets / hats covering hair. No gloves being used to handle food.Long loose hair flapping around food etc. This is not just one cook out but a few. Is Serve Safe a practice or not. read more

I was cautiously excited when I read the rumors on the neighborhood boards. I was genuinely excited when the property renovations confirmed the restaurant's signature look. Cook Out has long been a must stop when travelling to Clemson, SC. It's a little cramped and I miss the outdoor seating you find up north, but where else can you get their version of a "meat and two" for less than the other guy's value meal. And it is nice to be able to customize your meal. I am NOT looking forward to the day that the drive thru lane calms down because it will be much easier to grab one of those shakes on the way home. read more

We ate here last night. It was my 1st time & it was good. I had the Cajun chicken sandwich & I also tried the hamburger. For the price this is an awesome deal. 4 of us ate for $23. Will definitely go back. read more

They always forget part of the order in drive thru!!!! Ugh!! Nothing is more in satisfying than a missing key ingredient to your fast food order, especially when you paid for it. They also seem always in a rush, so I wasn't about to go back around that long ass line just to get my corn dog or packet of BBQ sauce. Ugh... read more

Food is good. Customer service is absolutely horrible. Been here three times and our order has been screwed up all three times. All three times the employees decided to have an attitude rather than remedy the situation. I know fries are just 99cents, but I ordered them and waited for them for 20 minutes. We probably won't be back. read more

Food not bad but rough crowd. Not for kids. Staff has NO control over crowd and managers are nowhere to be found. Ate there 7:30 on a week night and crowd was ghetto cussing on one side and drug deal on the other. Stay to the drive through or go to another location. It used to be much better but crowd had gotten worse over time. read more

I went with a buddy and we had the munchies so bad!!!!!!! So we ordered up! I had never had the onion rings or hush puppies. OMG so good. Got that big-ass burger with bacon and cheese, corn dog and a shake. I was about to bust but so good. Went back to the room and crashed. zzzzzzzz read more

Cook-out is awesome. Good food, great price. Lots of food to choose from. Hot dogs, burgers, chicken and BBQ. Milkshakes milkshakes milkshakes. So excited they are down in Georgia from nc now. read more

Lot of food for the money. Great value especially if you get tray combo. 40+ milkshakes. I've tried chocolate cobbler milkshake and banana pudding milkshake both excellent. Food has backyard cookout taste. read more

WE DEFINITELY NEED ONE OF THESE IN HOUSTON! Food is dirt cheap, and the customer service is excellent. The only thing that I hate, is that this restaurant is always packed, no matter the time of the day. This could be because the food is very inexpensive and doesn't taste like your ordinary fast food chain. A+++ read more

I'm from Louisiana so I do know a thang or two when it comes to food... cook out IS one of my favorite places to eat...order is always correct, and their speedy, man the workers r by far the greatest never over hear personal or work business luv it... read more

The grilled chicken was very good. The slaw was boring grocery store variety but overall the rest was good! The price was good - I went to one On Northside. read more

What the heck????????? Garbage food. Ordered the $4.99 tray. Got two Mexi dogs (covered with old tomatoes and some sort of orange syrup they call cheese). Came with cole slaw (chopped cabbage with almost zero dressing) Onion Rings (Four-4!) and they were horrible. More like breading rings. I should have eaten at the gas station. read more

Today I tried Cook-Out for the first time. I just had a few questions can someone help me. I ordered the Big Double Tray with onion rings and nuggets. I saw online that a side of onion rings were 8 onion rings and also a side of nuggets were 5 nuggets. I received 4 onion rings and 3 nuggets. I guess since I was getting the tray the orders were cut since you get two of them. I also ordered the Cheerwine float... yummy. I am glad my diet is starting or I would be as big as a house! read more

The drive thru lines around the building twice for a reason. Great food at unbelievable prices. And its called cookout for a reason the food tastes like its cooked on a charcoal grill and the smoke pouring out of the chimney leads me to believe theres some flame grilling going on. Try the shakes there criminally good. read more

This was the first location to open in Atlanta and is the best location, good stuff from , bbq, quesadillas,tenders, sandwiches &wraps and the milkshakes! Best late night munchies spot! #420 read more

Although I rarely eat beef, occasionally, I will buy a hamburger for old time sake. Recently, I decided to have that hamburger at Cook-Out because I've noticed that place is packed all the time and thought it must be good. I was trying to find a 24 hour place since I had just left an event, it was late and I was hungry. First of all, I was impressed because they're open all night and then I was really impressed when I went inside and saw how organized they were. There was a bit of chaos but that was because there were so many people, but they kept it under control. The staff was friendly and the environment was clean and stylish. Plus they were playing spiritual music which made me ask someone who owned it. Overall, my experience was very pleasant. I may not visit often since I don't do hamburgers often, but I'll definitely tell others who do! I really think they are the new McDonald's! read more

My order is often wrong. Wtf? It's like the employees don't look in the bag before giving you your food. Its as if their attitude is "hand off a random bag to a customer who has been in the drive thru for 20 mins, it's ok." NO! DAMN! THIS DRIVE THRU IS TOO DAMN LONG TO BE SCREWING UP ORDERS LIKE THIS. When you actually get out the drive thru and get your CORRECT food, it's pretty good hence the 3 stars. Otherwise it'd be 1 single star. Smh. read more

Don't be scared away by the amount of people you see going in and out. This place is super busy for a reason. The food is great and the service is superb. I love the burgers because they taste just like charcoal grill cooked burgers. I have tried a few things and they all have been great. read more

I ordered the BBQ pork sandwich. The staff was pretty friendly despite the long line. I didn't appreciate getting food poisoning and being sick the next day. I tried the since I was in from out of town. After a long drive home barely able to hold myself I will never let them get me sick again. read more

The first Cookout that came to Atlanta. #ForeverILoveAtlanta! One of the best fast food places in town! #CarolinaRaised

I have been to several Cook Out locations in ATL, and this is the only one where the customer service sucked. I pulled up to a drive thru line where cars were everywhere through the parking lot. You couldn't tell if there was a drive thru line or not. Upon making it to the speaker, someone (a Cook Out employee) knocked on my window and told me I was cutting another customer off, who didn't appear to be in line prior in my opinion. When asked where the line started because that wasn't clear, the security guard told me I had to get back in line at the end after I had already been in line because i looked like i was "about to hit the car in front of me." However, i only pulled up so close to the car in front of me because the person who pulled up next to me decided not to give me any room to move. I was now in the back of the line. I ended up just pulling off and getting food from another Cook Out location. Never again. read more

So glad they are finally in Atlanta. Banana Fudge shake is my favorite. Cookout style hot dog is the best. Good thing they aren't on my side of town. Otherwise I'd be there every day. read more

I've been to this place numerous times. So last night 9-17-14. I went there for a 2 hot dog cookout tray and added a shake..$10.13. ??? I started thinking wow that s a lot for a tray and a shake..coulda had two trays...anyway...got home..tried to call back..that number 404-865-4909...nobody answers it...sent a email to corp..but all i really wanted to know is how did it get that much...since nobody at the location could tell me. AND the receipt was not itemized...its just crazy...but the food is good..just watch out and be careful cause I think the employees are padding the total to get their own tip or something...the cashier: TASHEA. read more

Okay so I'm probably gonna get some heat for saying this for the cook out fans but honestly cook-out is good but not GREAT! The hype about this place is beyond over rated to me and I just don't understand what is so fantastic? It's fast food with just a tad but more class than a few others we won't nAme but this place is constantly busy and if you would like to pull up on a weekend after the club please expect to be in the drive-thru line for at least 20 mins or more.. No joke because the line is wrapped around the building and they usually have Atlanta police outside either conducting the traffic or patrolling lol weird.. Anyways the cook-out tray is most likely the most popular because you get to choose 3 items all for $5 depending if you don't add anything extra outside of the preselected choice of items they have for you. I've been here on two separate occasions and every time I've ordered the trays.. Now for the side items they seem to be something like out of a frozen food isle one time I ordered the chicken nuggets and they were like the ones you get served in elementary tray.. You know the soggy ones lmao another time I got the chicken quesadilla and it was a joke! The burgers are just OK and the milkshakes are probably what make this place.. read more

Okay, the first thing you wonder is "Why is the location so sketchy?" Then you notice two super long lines wrapped around the building & you figure it must be good. First things first, the customer service is amazing! It is very clean on the inside. Although it's small, there's sitting room. The food is absolutely delicious!! The burgers are so juicy and not in that greasy, disgusting kind of way. The fries are crisp & taste like REAL potatoes. The milkshakes are thick & good. Its very diverse customers keep it interesting. Bring people with you! Everyone must come here!! read more

I am not feeling the love for this place that everyone else is, some of these reviews even seem like they are paid advertisements. The line has been around the building on a regular basis for weeks, so I decided I had to try it. Got a burger and fries, chicken nuggets, and bbq sandwich with hushpuppies. The burger was fine, nothing special, anyone can easily make better at home. Their ingredients are not remotely high quality, most definitely low budget which is in line with the dirt cheap prices. The chicken nuggets you can buy better quality in the local grocery freezer section. The bbq was very wet, too wet making for a soggy sandwich. The hushpuppies were pretty good flavor wise, crispy outside, soft inside. The amount of food you get for $5 is pretty impressive, but again it's low quality so they can heap on the junk. I do like that I can get fountain Cheerwine, but otherwise I never need to go back to Cookout. read more

ok soooooo..Cook-out is fairly new to Atlanta..I've eaten at Cook-out a couple times while in Raleigh Durham, NC with the family to attend my nieces graduation and again in SC driving back home (yeah it was that good)...I'm pleasantly surprised that we finally have a location here in Atlanta..The Shakes are the best..I grew up with Zesto's and their awesome shakes, but by far this place has them beat read more

Ok stars are NOT for the food ... Its on Quantity not necessarily quality (although this time I enjoyed my grilled chicken sandwich) went to cookout the first time and left posses because like many I saw the wrap around line AND a friend raved about the food. After I had my first experience I realized some folks equate good food with a good price, and they "just dont know no better" lol ... look what you get is fast food. For $5 bucks. Yes frozen, processed, minced meat in some dishes ... I will say the grill chicken does have that nice distinct charbroil flavor! If you want a salad or healthy options just ask for the grilled chicken, extra extra lettuce, extra extra tomato, pickles and toss one or both of the buns and have at it! Improvise or as my Grandma use to say "you better learn to make due" ... literally what do you expect for $5.39 drive out?! It's not Grind house, Farm or Yeah burger and neither are the prices! If price isnt an object then.... ;-) Enjoy! Or not. read more

Everytime, I come to Atlanta I gain 10 pounds by eating at Cookout everyday. The food here is good for a fast food place. They give you so much food for the price. The Hamburgers are my favorite. It can get very crowded during the evening. Do not wait in the drive thru. Just go inside and save your gas! read more

Waited about 10 minutes to order. Then waited another 20 minutes to get my order. Got my food and it was cold. Decent food for cheap, but better food around. Would rather go to Delia's instead, pay a little more and have a better experience. Supposedly they don't take Amex (and didn't know it). They were out of Coke and Sprite as well as service that was not that friendly. read more

Cook-Out is quickly becoming my go-to place for a quick and cheap fast-food fix. They really offer a killer combination of very affordable pricing (especially the $5 tray), wonderful variety, and quality, simple food. Granted, I'm not a fan of all of their sides (e.g. hush puppies or coleslaw), but it's not really an issue considering you could literally get a quesadilla as your side(s) (and that's good!). Not to mention there's literally 40 milkshake flavors you can get for only a dollar. read more

Awesome Burgers, dogs, fries, and shakes. Park and go inside. Great service. Fair prices. Skip the onion rings...

When I want a fix of cheap fast food (maybe once every two months) this is my go to place. I go to the one off Northside Drive. It's right by the house., read more

Great taste and bang for your buck. Excellent service by all the staff on the evening of 11-28-2015. Love the gospel music.

I watched this restaurant come to life as I pass it twice everyday. One week after they opened the drive thru line at 6 pm was still around the building. However, they have a system that seemed to work pretty quickly. One person took my order and handed me a ticket. The next person took the ticket and gave my order thru the "box" and gave the ticket back with the total. The next person took the ticket and my payment. Not being familiar with this chain, I Tick to the basics. 2 regular burgers, fries, onion rings, slaw and those famous hush puppies, and two shakes. There was a mix up with the shakes, but I got an extra one for the mix-up. The god was good, plentiful and inexpensive. The staff was pleasant, and they were truly busy! Will definately be stopping here again! There was an incident with two workers while I was in the drive thru line. A what appeared to be a manager was taking the outside person to task about how the drive thru was working. Take it inside please! Not in front of the customers. And I didn't see a problem! read more

So excited to have one in Atlanta!!! Drove 25 miles to eat here on Mother's Day! Fell in love with it when we lived in NC. Always stop to eat at one when visiting family in SC. Awesome burgers and milkshakes!!! A must have if you are in the area. Well worth the drive! read more

I've eaten their food twice. First time, had the grilled chicken sandwich. Yummy, really tasted grilled outdoors. Cole slaw was pretty tasteless, but not offensive. Second time, had the cheddar burger. It was good, not so obviously tasting like grilled out on the BBQ. Grilled onions were a great addition. Tried the hush puppies I've read so much about -- YECH! They were cooking within a hair's breadth of burnt, and hard. Inedible. Maybe just a bad day? Next time I'll get a sandwich and skip the sides. read more

Live right by cook out and I love it!!! The food is always fresh and hot! Don't come if you're in. Hurry because the drive thru as well as the inside lines are ALWAYS a long read more

I was so happy when I heard the news that a Cookout has opened in Atlanta. If you are a NC native you will not be disappointed. The food was fresh/hot and the service was great! Long line but the staff were great at directing traffic & providing menus. read more