This cookout had extremely sweet and caring workers. I had a problem with my card and they not only sorted it for me, but were able to be extremely complimentary in how I was treated. I wish I got their names, but the crew who worked on May 15th, 2026 were amazing. Very kind and generous people. Please treat them kindly as they will definitely do the same. 5/5, however it's rated! And the food was SO GOOD. Hits that munchie spot like crazy. And their milkshakes are the thickest and packed drinks out there. Go HERE! read more

Fast and friendly service. I ordered the chicken quesadillas but it wasn't that good. Not sure what was wrong with it. But the fries and onion rings were great. They give a lot of food. [[HIGHLIGHT]]And the established clean. Including the restrooms.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I would come here again but I would get a burger next time. read more

Food is always good. Service is good. Always happy with my food for here. I like getting the pulled pork sandwich.

I think the picture speaks for itself. The fries were hard there was hardly any cheese. The burger was mediocre. read more

Cook Out - I think the picture speaks for itself lol - Burgers Near Me - Powell, Tennessee

When everything else is closed Cookout gets a extra star for its burgers, which are better than passable. The quality of the sides may be more variable and if it weren't for the apparent deal of the tray (which also includes a drink in addition to the two sides) I would probably stick to the burgers. Service is always pleasant and friendly (that aspect of regional culture hasn't been erased yet), and the chain provides employment opportunities for young people. [[HIGHLIGHT]]At this location the hours of the dining area have been extended to midnight, but you may have to share the dining area with some noisy teens.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] In n Out hasn't expanded in this area yet, and hopefully Cook Out can hold its own in a future contest between late-night burger spots. read more

Every time I stop at Cookout I swear their food gets smaller and smaller. Their big double is the same size as a McDonald's double cheeseburger. I order a trey that came with 2 side so I got fries and onion rings. I had to ask for ketchup and she gave me 2 whole packs! Wasn't away there was a ketchup shortage. The staff seem very annoyed my customers actually ordering food. My last time here. read more

So I want to tell you cookout is where you need to be. This place had me impressed right from the get-go the service excellent the people are polite and the food is awesome. Prepared to order. I love the grilled flavor. I love that you can get a shake with your meal for just a dollar more or something. Everything was perfect. I love the variety shakes and look forward to going back again soon possibly today. the prices are excellent for the value of the food you're receiving and the portions aren't bad either but the selection will keep coming back for sure. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Dining room was nasty, no napkins[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]], staff was all standing around talking while 1 new employee was running the register and had now clue how to ring up the order. read more

Got a fountain water from this place and now have a sore throat. Think it was the water, not sure.

First, this place is about as no-frills as you can get and I know this is a chain with 500 locations but as a Yankee, this is the first time I have encountered it. I am ashamed to admit that I ate here three times this weekend. Three times. One weekend but honestly? The amount of food I got for 8 dollars made me feel like I was living in 2008. Burgers-- burgers are great. Classic char grilled burger like you'd make in a backyard bbq. It hit the spot. Chicken - the chicken is next level. It was the best fast food grilled chicken sandwich I have ever had. if you've never even HEARD of cook out much less ever been to a cookout location before let me give you a quick heads up on how it works. 1) Drive thru. Two options but one is kind of odd because you sweep around the building. 2) You pick a tray or a jr tray so you order something like...a cheddar style burger. Comes with bacon, cheese, etc. 3) Then you pick two sides.. the sides here are pure chaos in the best way possible. This menu is made by people who like food and it doesn't feel like everything is being tested and refined to the nth degree. Let me learn y'all somethin' about the sides because who would know otherwise-- a bacon wrap? lettuce and bacon in a tortilla with some sauce. Pretty good. Cheese bites? Basically a cheese curd or cheese stick. Chicken nuggets! (yes you read that right, you can get a burger with a side of chicken nuggets.) or don't want chicken nuggets? what about a walking taco or how about a corndog? These are all sides. So if you were feeling brazen you could have that burger, then grab yourself a corndog and a quesadilla before you had to make any other choices. 4) Drinks. First-- their sweet tea is a delight and they rightfully just call it "huge tea" it's in a big container. The milkshake didn't excite me but I didn't realize that they had like 800 flavors and I just got chocolate. And yes... that entire meal? the burger, the corn dog, the quesadilla, and the giant sweet tea? 9 dollars. A shitty Mcdonalds' burger with cold fries and a coke will cost you 12 buck. Why would you ever make that choice again? read more

Love stopping at the cookout when I'm down south. Good burger joint n cool milkshakes. Good enough to fill the belly !!

I'd like to specifically call out Jennifer who worked tonight: you can't charge people for water they didn't ask for and then give them little to no food in the tray they did want. I definitely did not receive $10.37 of food, thank you for pissing me off. read more

The service was slow. I ordered one of their combo deals and it took over 15 minutes to get. I had to go up to the cashier and remind them that I didn't get my order yet. Then when I did get it, it was incorrect and they had to remake it. Two stars because the food finally came out good. But the service and attention to detail were lacking. read more

I stopped into Cook Out because we don't have them back at home. It was DELICIOUS. I loved getting a burger with cheese, bacon and carmalized onions. I got fries and a drink too. Sadly, I wasn't in the mood to eat very much at the time I placed the order, so there's that. But I know I'll be back, because, these are just like eating out side at home. SO GOOD. read more

The burger here is currently the best quick service food in town. They have a knack for ALWAYS getting the order wrong so ALWAYS check your order before you leave counter. It's worth the annoyance. The people who work here are quite friendly. read more

We are huge Cook Out fans as they were local to where we previously lived in SC. Stopped today with our toddler during a road trip and we're seriously disappointed. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They have no form of a diaper changing station in either bathroom (and their manager was surprised to just be finding this out).[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]I'm also not sure if the restaurant even has heat! The dining room felt like it was about 50 degrees! It was miserable![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

*weeps with joy* My southern friends spoke of Cook Out. I was not sure what to expect...but it was MAGICAL. Way better than any other burger fast food place! I LOVED the chocolate and peanut butter milkshake. The burgers were amazing. Fries were good. Interior was large, with plenty of seating, and clean. I wish we had this in the north! read more

First of all, the lid on my drink was no where close to being secure which caused it to spill all over me. Second, they got my order wrong after repeating it to be over the speaker. read more

Much better experience here than we did in Atlanta!! Service was great, food was better. We will be frequent to this location for sure!

Asked for chili cheese fries and got cheese fries , wtf !!!!!!!!!! who tf eats cheese fries like cmon now do they use they're brains read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]we did not have a fashionable time here.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] we arrived at the dine in and one of the workers is sitting on a bench near the kitchen and pulls out her vape and starts vaping and blowing smoke out into the kitchen. then we order our food and our number is 4095 we waited for 20 minutes only for the workers to call 4094 then 4096 and so on. they completely skipped us and forgot about us. We went up to the worker and asked why our food didn't come out she said "we are super busy" when there was no one in the drive through and there was only 2 more people in here with very small orders. we finally got our food after waiting 35 minutes. unbelievable behavior. very disappointed in cook out today. read more

this was the BEST!!!!!!!!! I will find this wherever I travel!!!! I had the cook out hot dog with chili and slawmy mother in law had the cheese friesand my son had the burger with the a1 sauce.. All this food was great and the shakesFind you a Cook Out! read more

Employees are always friendly. If you're looking for great milkshakes, this is the place to go. Their shakes are my absolute favorite and I'm giving 5 stars just for those reasons. However, if you're looking for food, I, personally, would recommend microwaving your own leftovers at home, but my husband and son love it. I would rather have food from literally anywhere but here. read more

Cook Out Restaurant has everything thing you want to eat at a family cook out. The good thing is that you don't have to cook or clean. Just order and go ,my two son's orders the cheese bites and shakes here at least twice a week. read more

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This place has become one of the worse in this area! Lobby been closed for months with the excuse of not enough staff. Talked to two employees and they say management just don't want to open lobby anymore. Pulled into drive through had 1 car in front of me at 6:16 on a Saturday night and hear the clerk tell car in front of me they might want to go elsewhere that things are moving slowly waited 18 minutes and car still hadn't been served just drove over curb and left so did three cars behind me. Sad because the food is great. The attitudes have been getting worse each time I've gone to this location. Wife and I decided no more that all the Knoxville locations have become more or less miserable hate seeing this but life goes on plenty to choose from read more

I was not really impressed with this place - the burger was just another burger. Literally 4 onion rings and a baby sized chili with a shake is the combo meal for $7ish. There was absolutely nothing special about anything. The onion rings were good but there were only like 4 of them. The chili was hotdog chili for like a coney dog. The shake was ok but not worth going back for. The place is ok but nothing special. read more

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Stopped at The Cookout on our way back from Asheville. They have hot dogs, hamburgers , chicken chili, etc. But what is most unique is all their sides. The have the basics: Onion rings, fries, slaw but they also have cheese curds, hush puppies, quesadillas or chicken nuggets as sides. The food is good but watch what toppings are included on your sandwich, additions can get expensive. The milkshake options are quite extensive and good. A good option for fast food on the road. The restaurant seems to be mostly in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, but did see one in Richmond Kentucky. read more

Food very good, forgot my onion rings on the carry out order. I came back, and had to wait 10+ minutes. Prices reasonable. I would come back. A nice change from McDonald's. read more

I love this cookout location. I've been coming for over 7 years to grab some grub (typically late). Sometimes there's a wait but it's always well worth it. The food is always fresh and delicious. I really miss the inside dinning, WHEN WILL IT REOPEN INSIDE? read more

I typically only eat here on occasion in the middle of the night when I get a craving, but every time I go I'm always pleasantly surprised with hot and fresh food and I also enjoy the friendly encounters I have with the employees. The cashier I interacted with today was Alisha. She was very inviting and kind. Sometimes it's the smallest things that make customers keep coming back and I just wanted to give a shout-out to this particular Cookout location and express my appreciation for their positive attitudes from their employees and also for their consistently hot meals. Thank you guys!! read more

I've never heard of this place before. I'm sure people that live here know what it is. Since I like backyard cookouts, I gave it a try. I got a grilled chicken sandwich and substituted onion rings instead of fries, and got a side of coleslaw with it. The "tray" comes with a drink as well. It wasn't bad, it reminded me of chicken you would cook on the grill, which of course is the point. It came with lettuce and tomato on the bun, which was soft and fresh. The onion rings were good, the coleslaw was better, I would've liked to have gotten a little bit bigger portion on the onion rings and coleslaw, but considering the price I paid for it, it's not bad. I'm not going to rush back over, but I will go back and try their burgers, at some point. read more

Cook Out - Burgers Near Me - Powell, Tennessee

This place was awful I have been here before and it was amazing but I came today. The person that greeted me was rude I ordered 2 hotdogs and a milk shake the milk shake was really fast and good but I had to wait 30 minutes on my chili dog which is just ridiculous. I go to find a table and they are all sticky and very messy and disgusting I had to manually wipe the table before I sat down and still I had to wash my pants when I returned home because it was awful sticky. And this every table was this way like someone poured maple syrup on every table in the restaurant I would not recommend this place it's awful and I will never attend it again I normally never write reviews but I felt I had to for this one because I have never had that bad of an experience in fast food! read more

The inside is still closed. They never put what you need in your to-go bag, napkins, forks. Drive Thur is fast. Food is good for what it is. I'll be back once they open the inside back up. read more

Best Cook Out product i've had in 10+ years. Food was quality, everything was fresh, hot and prepared quickly. Milkshake was creamy and well mixed which is not the case for all Cookouts. Whoever is running this one is doing it right. read more

We stopped 10/19/21 at 5:00pm and we ordered two Big Double Burger take out trays. The way the board is laid out that looks to be one burger, two sides and a drink for $4.99. The lady said $17.22 so we drove to the window since no one was in line and asked why $17.22 and not about $12.00. She said that it was how we ordered it. OK, please tell us what we ordered that resulted in the extra charge so we will know how to order if we ever come back again and she couldn't tell us. She said that meal is $6.29 and we got more than that. We just paid and went on our way but there is something very weird going on there with their pricing or we just got had. The burger was OK and the sides were OK but not good enough to be $17.00. read more

i told them my order 3 times & they still messed up the girl working the window tonight has a serious attitude problem read more

Always my favorite burger and their chicken wraps are awesome also. It is always high quality food at an excellent price. I absolutely love this place. read more

Food was pretty good and service was good as well just not the best it's definitely better than Culver's tho

I give it 4 stars because my girlfriend raised a very valid point to me: I love cookout. And this is the one we primarily visit --The cookout on Emory. They either completely nail it, or completely fumble. We order the same thing almost every time we go. Like 5 times a week. And somehow two or three of those visits, they put onions and pickles and tomatoes on her burger. Even though we specify she doesn't want that. Inconsistent staff experience and customer service--overall, Great/affordable food! read more

Good food and otherwise good drive-thru service, but it took about 10 or so minutes before a person working at the window noticed us and we could start ordering. read more