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    Cook Out

    3.3 (68 reviews)
    InexpensiveHot Dogs, Burgers, Fast Food
    Closed 10:30 am - 3:00 AM (Next day)

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    COOK OUT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Do better CookOut!!!

    Do better CookOut!!! This is supposed to be a burger tray with 2 sides of cheese bites and a 3 piece chicken strip tray with 2 sides of cheese bites. Only got 2 strips and a bite of a third strip and 7 cheese bites. You get more bites in one order than what came in this tray with 2 sides. Burger was supposed to have lettuce and mayo only but got lettuce and tomato.

    Yall better check your quesadillas !
    Jessica R.

    Went back like a fool ... need I said more ?! This is so sad ! Where the hell is the hamburger meat at in the quesadilla ? Cookout count your days !!

    Huge burger totally dry but still pink.
    Kevin S.

    Thought it was rather average...got the huge burger cheddar style with Cajun seasoning....The burger was probably frozen and then cooked too fast as it was still pink but very dry....The bun and soaked up something and was falling apart....The whole thing was put together very messy and the onions didn't seemed grilled all the way....Also don't think any Cajun seasoning was even put on the burger......The onion rings were quite tasty...They had a nice breading and were cooked good......I also got a peanut butter fudge milkshake...That was probably my favorite part of the meal...the shake was super thick...Ithad sweet streaks of peanut butter running through it....Very tasty.

    Junior tray: hot dog with ketchup, relish, and onions; double onion rings; and sweet tea
    Kayla D.

    Love this place! The staff is always friendly, the service very efficient, and the food delicious! I know I can always count on a good experience during my lunch break or if I start craving onion rings late at night. It also helps that this place is located only minutes from where I work and just a bit farther from where I live! Got lunch here today. The drivethru was backed up pretty far at 1pm for the lunch rush, so I went up to the window. Received my food within 4 minutes. It was hot and fresh. 10/10 would recommend coming here!

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    John B.

    Cook Out is a funny fast food joint. There's something I love about it's simplicity. It's very "no-frills". Their menu doesn't use any fancy words to describe their foods. It's simply "Fries" or "Slaw". The food trays come in styrofoam boxes. The sandwiches are wrapped in tinfoil, no branding. Hey, that's cool Cook Out. That being said--the food is still fast food quality. Cook Out tends to hit big or strike out, depending on what I get. This time around, fries were crispy, hot and tasty while my burger was lukewarm and hard to eat. They have a ton of weird milkshake flavors. Haven't tested these out, but maybe you should give that a go. Anyway, food came out lightning speed. This location actually had a sit-in lobby which I wasn't used to.

    a burnt ass quesadilla

    They told me 5 minutes but really i think the quesadillas could've taken 2.... Burnt, No sauce, overcooked chicken. I don't even know how they could give their customers food like this. It's disgusting. Step up cookout. It's not that hard to make a damn quesadilla.

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    Michael P.

    Super nice Cook Out located between two small strip shops, Port City Java on one side & Dunkin Donuts on the other. This location is not like most of the other Cook Outs where they only have drive-thru & walk-up ordering, this newly constructed building has the drive-thru along with an indoor dining room. I went through the drive-thru on my visit & service was very friendly & speedy, 5 or 6 cars ahead of me & I was out in about 10 minutes. The food was great, I love Cook Out burgers anyway, this new location did not dissappoint, I'll take a Cook Out chargrilled burger over any other fast food burger any day along with one of their awesome milkshakes.

    There are 40 flavors of milkshakes, ya'll!!!

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    This Cookout location was packed with customers in the drive thru but we got quick, good service in the walk up window.

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    Took the food home. Burger, fries, and bottle of Diet Coke. (There were more fries but I ate them.)
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