I honestly cannot describe the amount of problems my family and I had tonight. I got a Chicken Finger Tray with Fries and Onion Rings. After being charged for water when I might as well have gotten a sweet tea or Coke, we finally got our food. I opened the box & the first Chicken Finger I got literally had NO CHICKEN in part of the strip. Fries were fine but the Onion Rings were a little underdone. My dad got a hamburger that was smaller than his palm. Fortunately we were able to speak with the General Manager who fixed everything for us- new trays and all. If it wasn't for the GM I would have given 1 star. Thankful for kind people who still exist that make things right. read more

Not a good experience. The hushpuppies were thick and soggy, the burger was way to cheesy, and the fries were soggy. They gave me bottled water when I asked for water. That might be normal, but it was expensive. The atmosphere is ok. read more

Cook Out - Cheddar style platter - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

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The chili cheese fries were delicious but my burger was raw, pink inside. Took 2 bites before I realized why it tasted weird. read more

Cook Out - Raw burger - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

False advertisement on opening 11 people were kicked out 2.5 hrs from closing of lobby If you're in a college town and students Don't have vehicles to drive all over the place They can't be served through drive through I had too get an Uber Togo through drive through Then to top it off the pregnant lady was very rude Very unprofessional read more

Service, Drive thru. Certain individual is so rude I don't even come because who wants to deal with an attitude at a Drive thru? The food is decent & the milkshakes are 5out of 5 :) read more

The restaurant was super busy both drive-thru lines were packed Taco Bell just abruptly closed at 8:00 and they handled it like a pro the food was good the lights move fast the staff was friendly the only thing I thought was kind of crazy was no bag just hand me a box with my food I'm no ketchup no napkins no nothing just here's your food which I get it they're busy but other than that the food was great I know they have a lot of bad reviews I'm not sure why but food was great service was great and they were very busy read more

Cook Out - a burger and french fries on a styrofoam container - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

the food was and usually is really good, the service was fast and friendly and remembered sauces

Will not return! Dirty tables everywhere, not fast, and charges 2.29 for bottle water which is fine but insist on serving water in a cup from the soda machine (btw I ordered just a water, not a bottle of water, so when charged for a bottle of water I asked for it, thus the comment) Workers are friendly and only following the managements lead. read more

One of the orders were wrong. We ordered hush puppies and they gave onion rings. Not sure how that mix up happens. The milkshakes were not entirely mixed up but still tasted okay. While it wasn't cookouts fault this location had a group of boys who were obnoxiously loud and had no respect for others. The fries seemed to be unseasoned and were soggy. The bacon wraps were good and had a good ratio and proportion. Wouldn't willingly go here again but wouldn't complain if I was forced to go. read more

My was amazing and I received plenty of "special sauce" and my fries were perfectly soggy. Uhm I ordered a burger, and got two! How fun lol The man at the window was named Jesus ‍and he blessed me with holy water . I had a great time at cookout tonight and I will be coming back at 2:17 am everyday for the rest of the year. May god bless Cookout!!! ‍‍ -Suzan Cambridge read more

If you like your burger uncooked in the middle and an attitude from Mgmt (?) then this is the place to go! Everything was great until I took a bite of my burger. I understand it's fast food but fast food shouldn't mean undercooked food. The mgmt might have wanted to look to see if the customer was at the window before he starts his attitude about why I wanted a refund of my money. read more

Cook Out - Uncooked burger at Clemson Cook-out - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

Great food and low prices are reminiscent of a simpler time. God made sin and then gave us Cookout to make up off it.

BBQ plate is served with meat I wouldn't give to my cat. Fries were saugy, hush puppies were tolerable. They didn't include any silverware for a to-go order. The best thing was the Coke was right, good job you can fill a fountain drink right. I don't know how this place stays in business. Don't waste your money read more

Cook Out - BBQ plate - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

The past two times I've come to this cook out I have had the worst customer service experience with one girl at the second window where you receive your food. She has the most atrocious attitude i've ever encountered. She rolls her eyes, aggressively shoves the food out the window, and on this particular night (tonight) she said "you are so weird" under her breath after i asked for cookout sauce. I'm honestly so confused and annoyed with her consistent behavior. This is an ongoing negative experience I have every single time. read more

Awful. Cold food. Long waits. Terrible service. Very stupid two lane system. Just very rude energy all in all.

We were traveling through trying to find a place to eat and keep going & all the 1 star restaurants were pretty un-nerving. We decided to stop at this Cookout and take a chance and it was actually really good! Don't believe all the reviews you see, it was quick, and everything tasted great! No complaints from us! read more

Came here with a car full of hungry people before closing and ended up leaving with a car full of hungry people. We were told they only had a select number of items left on the menu and she listed them off and we asked if we could just order everything left because it would've taken more time and effort to go through the menu and be told what was already sold out. Well either she didn't understand us or something because she continued to list all the items they didn't have. 30 minutes later we ended up with only 3 boxes half full and not enough food. read more

I think they purposely went out of there way to wick wack my order. Told them I wanted a lot of chicken nuggets and they gave me three whole nugs. Absolutely unreal, chocolate milkshake actually chocolate water shake tasted like someone pissed in it. As if that isn't bad enough he forgot to give it to us. Don't recommend read more

For some reason this location did not allow customers inside on this particular day due to the drive thru being "too long". Not sure what the drive thru has to do with not opening the inside but apparently it does. We were allowed in the other day but today we weren't and couldn't get our order. read more

THIS RESTAURANT IS PHENOMENAL. Despite the dining room being temporarily closed for renovations, we had over 21 orders which were filled both with great speed and accuracy. Moreover, the food was spectacular. One, if not THE BEST burger I've ever had in my life. I cannot recommend it more and I commend Kerry in specific for being both understanding and extremely efficient in his job performance. (Man deserves a raise) Whether you are looking for good food or just a good experience, GET HERE. read more

Cook Out - Milkshake - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

Fuck this place. You have to go back through their bullshit ass drive thru if they mess up your order. 20 fuckin min waiting after a 25 min drive round trip. Ive spent 1.5 hrs trying to talk to someone about this bullshit. Tried calling but the fuckin kids inside wanna fool around between customers instead of picking up the phone. Screw this place and the horse they rode in on and then served! read more

My boyfriend and I are no strangers to cookout. We took a fam trip to the lake and decided to make a late night cookout run. When I tell you this is the best experience I've ever had with a cookout I mean it. Chick-fil-A level customer service. We were in and out with a hefty order in under 5 minutes. Superior taste. And clemson colors are always an added bonus. Thank you Cookout. We love you. read more

Way better than McDonald's. I always get their good and shakes cause it's cheaper and tastes better read more

Cook Out - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

Awesome location. Food was fresh and the service was very quick. Friendly staff adds to the experience. Great food and great price!

Horrible. I have been waiting over a month to try Cook Out after reading all the reviews. Fresh made! Delicious! Like it was cooked on the backyard grill. Yeah, maybe by your drunk Uncle Mike. I got a "Cook Out Tray", which was reasonably priced, but the quality was just not there. The burger was over cooked and the cheese was movie theater pump cheese. The fries were greasy and limp....most unappetizing. All the stoned college kids seemed to be enjoying themselves.....much like I used to "back in the day" being drunk and stoned scarfing down White Castle® at 3 in the morning. read more

Cook Out - a bag of food on a table - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

This restaurant is good and fast if the right people are working ,I go here pretty often, and if the wrong people are working you will be lucky if u get out in thirty minutes with anywhere near the right food. On several occasions on my lunch I have been missing many pieces of my food and it taken way to long for me to get it fixed. Today I decided to give it another chance I went ordered some chicken and it's not even cooked completely! read more

Cook Out - Raw chicken for the second time, this place use to be good but now it's just going down the drain. - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

This is the worst cook out I've ever been to. The workers are rude and slow. The food was okay but wasn't even what I ordered. My milkshake wasn't mixed up. The fries had seasoning in one spot. This place is trash. read more

Came after a Clemson Basketball game. Drive thru was quite busy. Food for what it is was very good and credit to the young ladies working late to keep the line moving. Would be nice if the drive thru was clearly marked as two lines. read more

CooK Out is a part of the Southern Experience. If you haven't had cook out, you haven't been to the South. As far as fast food goes, Cook Out is at the top of my list! I will always love the milkshakes. read more

Austin, the old man, was the worst!! Racist and rude and unprofessional!!!! He yelled at my friend to get a job! How dare he!!!!me a small cup for sweet tea rather than the standard sweet tea cup!!! read more

Being married to a guy from NC and hanging out with all of his high school friends means that I am privileged enough to know about Cook-Out. Cook-Out sells itself as a fast food place with food "cooked outdoor style." But what's really great about Cook-Out is the late-night gluttony that it inspires. Because Cook-Out has something like 50 flavors of milk shakes. And they consider corn dogs, corn dog nuggets, chicken nuggets, and chicken quesadillas to be SIDE items. That's right - on Friday night, we got 2 cheeseburgers, one with fries and a corn dog, and one with a corn dog and chicken nuggets, and two milkshakes (chocolate and banana walnut). And it was just over $11. This is American processed food that's bad for you at it's finest. Unfortunately, they didn't have mustard for my corn dog. How you can eat a corn dog without mustard is beyond me. Also, I'd ordered a strawberry shake and they gave me chocolate. How do you confuse those two? Why the excitement? Those milk shakes are delicious, and this is the first one that we've found outside of NC. So good to know that there's one only a little over 2 hours away from Atlanta instead of the usual 3.5 to Charlotte. And since this one is new, it's bright and shiny and even has indoor seating! #Yelp365 - 121/365 read more

Well, first visit was pretty good and very cheap. Second visit was lesser, I thought the burgers were bland and the fries were soggy -- not to mention the diet coke dispenser was out of adjustment giving too much of the product, and not enough carbonated water. So it tasted awful. My table was dirty on arrival and no one offered to wipe it later. Overall, I think it is price oriented, if you want a great burger I would suggest some other place. Does a high volume, so someone likes the price (or the food, or both). But not me. read more

This place gets a 3 for value alone. Where else can you get 2 meals (with drink and 2 sides for less than $11? Not even at McDonalds anymore. This place always seems to be crowded (likely because of the value) and it's much much better than BK or McDonalds, but it still an average burger. Liquid cheddar cheese drops it down a notch. Still, the meat is way way better than most fast food. Good place in Clemson to get a cheap burger. read more

Cook Out - Fast Food Near Me - Clemson, South Carolina

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I can't even give this crap joint a star. I like my frickin quesadillas and when I ask for extra sauce don't say yes then not give it to me. EVERY SINGLE TIME. ALSO do not have the second lane open if you do not plan on running it. You can't have a lane open if it just something you sometimes check. Sorry excuse for a cookout. Every time l come I see the manager sitting on his butt, GET UP AND RUN YOUR PLACE. Cookout is one of the only places open for late night food so step your poop up. I'm mad I can't cuss on this because I most definitely would read more

Unfortunately this location is incredibly inconsistent!!! My wife usually orders the grilled chicken sandwich original style!! More often than not it is cold!!! It is obvious that these sandwiches are prepared ahead of time. Twice we have had to return sandwiches because the buns were actually HARD as if they had been sitting out on a counter for days!!! The safest item to order is a Burger cheddar style because the cheese sauce is warm and may heat up your sandwich. It is obvious that there is little supervision or oversight in the kitchen. When this location first opened it was great and one of our favorite places for a quick sandwich. It's really sad that it has gone down hill this much. If you go through the drive thru bring your own napkins!!! read more

One of the fastest restaurants I've ever been to, and the food is so cheap it's practically scandalous. I usually get the Cookout tray, and there are so many options I can always try something different. Milkshakes are extra but only by about 2$ and the number of flavors is astounding. I don't give it 5 stars because it can be inconsistent with some of the menu items, but the price, service, and options make it a clear 4. read more

Cookout's business model works because even though it's greasy, it's fast and it's cheap. But in the last few weeks all it's been is greasy and cheap. I kid you not, I spent 45 minutes in the drive through and never figured out why they were so slow, until I went inside one day, and it looks like they had an exodus of staff, everyone seems new/constantly asks the one rather young supervising worker how to announce food orders to the kitchen for example, and the kitchen is eerily calm with workers chatting or leaning. Asked for unsweet tea and was given my cup only to find no unsweet dispenser, all of them were sweet. I will not likely be coming back to this location until they can get their act together. This location used to be able to get you back on the road inside 5 minutes during steady business. Half an hour is completely unacceptable for drive thru, when it's not even peak time. read more

I needed a quick lunch so decided to stop by Cookout. I heard they have good hot dogs. I ordered one with chili . The service was fast and the hot dog was good. read more

If you are looking for some good value, with decent burgers, this is the place. It will not be the best burgers or the best fries, but you can get a combo platter for less than $5.00. Not bad. The only knock was that they do not have too much outdoor seating. My family and I had to sit on some benches. read more

The kid at the counter must have thought I was off my rocker as I stared at the overwhelming menu and actually asked if the prices for the sampler combo plate were for real. For under $4.50, five entrees, two sides and a drink. For once I controlled my eyes being bigger than my stomach and opted for the BBQ plate -- BBQ, slaw, fries and hush puppies under $4. And the food was good. Wish they had these when I was in college. Might have been able more than Ramen. Heck I wish there was one near where I live now! read more