Cook Out does some good things as a grab and go place. The burgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken sandwich are very good, and the pricing is reasonable - both the cheeseburger and the chicken sandwich go for $4.99, and the hot dog for $2.99! I really like the Crispy Chicken sandwich here as well as their cheeseburgers. I only get the hot dog with slaw rather than onions because they carry the chopped onions over from the previous day and they are often strong and bitter. Good fast food reasonably priced. read more

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They gave me a spoiled fancy shake. It had curdled milk all in it. At first I thought they gave me cheesecake on accident, but I felt really sick the next day. Yuck. read more

Me & my mother came to grab some food while she had time to eat before starting her shift as a supervisor and the kitchen staff kept making our order incorrect and unappealing as well as overcharging for items we did not want so the service all together was terrible and they don't listen to instructions very well which made us very upset & frustrated to continue eating at this location when we asked for our order to be fixed over 3 times read more

The food here is just mediocre at best. I always get my food M.T.O so at least it's hot. But somehow they still figure away to mess it up lmao. read more

I would give it a five because we love the food and the shakes but unfortunately the service never comes through. Ugh!! We always visit this location on our way home from visiting South Carolina. The prices are very reasonable and it's really really good for the price!! We love it and wish that they would come to OHIO!!! The service over the years has never been good unfortunately. They always mess up our order and they are never pleasant. On our recent visit all five of us asked for Cajun fries but only one order was Cajun. They were very annoyed and rushed us through the ordering process. There is five in our family so it took awhile but I think with them trying to rush it is why our order is always wrong over all these years. I will continue to go here as we love the food and the shakes and are great so we will be back. I guess the risk is with the reward : ) read more

Cook Out - a view of a gas station from inside a car - Burgers Near Me - Winston Salem, North Carolina

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Great food, service team is awesome, and the vibe was incredible. Quesadillas make me wanna melt inside. Milkshakes? Mmmmmm. And the people who work there really love their job. What more could you ask for read more

The number of stars for cookout depends on the time of day. No, the quality doesn't vary based on the clock, but the context does. At dinner time, it's meh. Late at night, the stars go up, because they are one of the few places open to feed a weary traveler. You know those huge boxes of thin mediocre burger patties you get at big box stores, and people bring them to cook outs? Pretty sure that's where they get their name. But the burgers here taste strongly of liquid smoke. The slice of tomato is about as thick as one of the burger patties. The fries were both slightly burned but also limp, which is kind of impressive. Not tasty, but impressive. The milkshake is what bumps them to 4 stars. It was delicious. Thick and full of flavor. I don't know why I keep coming back to Cook Out. Oh wait, yes I do. It's because it's the only place open late. read more

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Bad customer service! Bad food! Need to have a manager listening, some employees are very rude! read more

Cook Out - This what I got from this place! Horrible customer service! Forgot some of my order again! It wasn't like this until now! What's going on? - Burgers Near Me - Winston Salem, North Carolina

Really Cookout? This was a horrible experience today. 3 cheese bites in my tray, well what is there of the tray... Food is horrible today. What happened? Does no one like being at work today? Geez, and we do business there all the time at my workplace. Wow... My picture would show the atrocious tray and meal. Smh... read more

Cook Out - Disaster Tray on Akron, SMH - Burgers Near Me - Winston Salem, North Carolina

The experience was really good my favorite part was the man JB he told us the truth of everything he said it was good but if we ate there everyday we would be sent to the hospital the fries are amazing and the burgers were really good. The walk up window is in a nice spot. But the only reason for a 4 star review is because there's always room for improvement. SHOUTOUT JB read more

As far as this location goes, I've had varying experiences. Sometimes I'm able to get through the drive through with little to no delays, but on other occasions I've sat and waited for maybe about 7-8 mins with one car ahead of me. The quality of food in my experience has been pretty consistent and I don't have any negative comments on that front. Overall this is your average cookout, if you're familiar with the chain, and you won't be disappointed (unless you get stuck waiting). If you're not familiar with cookout, just imagine a fast food chain where you can get anything from quesadillas to burgers to wraps and everything in between. One of the biggest selling points of cookout is their extensive menu and their low prices (and their truly phenomenal milkshakes). And the quality is pretty decent. And don't feel rushed when it's time to order, the menu can be a bit overwhelming and the folks at this location are happy to give you time to think about what you want without constantly asking if you're ready to order. read more

Out of sprite, didn't give me an order of fries that I did pay for, hair in hotdog, no napkins or condiments given. Horrible Experience

Service is way slower than any other cook out and food portions seem very small compared to other cook outs. I ordered Cajun chicken Trey with two side of cheese frys. Turns out I got half a piece of chicken on the sandwich and looks like one side of frys. I don't go to cook out often and glad to see that I'm not missing out on anything. The frys are way thicker than the deli slice of chicken I revived. No wonder they are such a low rating. Needs new employees read more

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I used to love this Cookout the most, but they and several other Cookouts in the area changed their fries and the new ones are simply awful. I loved the Cajun and chili cheese fries and thought they were better than 5 Guys but now they are off the table for me. Shame. I hope they bring the previous fries back. read more

Terrible service at the Peter's Creek Parkway Cook Out. Perhaps one day, the employee who kept looking at me through the walk-up window but never taking my order will have the same experience when she goes to a restaurant. I have no idea if the other employees are as slack. Ended up well-fed and happy at a Burger King instead. (EDIT: Luckily, I was able to back out of the drive-thru lane before any cars full of unlucky customers pulled in behind me). It happened Saturday afternoon/evening, March 19, 2022. read more

I frequently get food from Cook Out. I love the bbq sandwich and cheese fries. They have a huge selection of milkshakes. I love the caramel fudge milkshake. read more

It's like 3 in the morning, you are tired as hell, and you want as many freakin delicious calories in your mouth as you can possibly stand. This is your place. Cookout is a southern gem. It's super cheap unhealthy food served virtually 24/7, meaning it is the oasis of the drunk, the hungry, and the stoned. You don't go here for an artisanal salad made of kale and arrogance. You go here to shove burgers, chicken tenders, and milkshakes in your mouth like a pig. And that's cool. I highly recommend virtually any milkshake made here: all are ridiculously tasty and hand-spun. Ditto on the chicken strip platter with hush puppies, which is arguably leagues better than the somewhat okay burgers. read more

After spending a few hours in Greensboro, my friends and I decided to have a late night meal from Cook Out. It was the perfect end to a perfect evening! We had corn dogs, chicken sandwich, hush puppies, Cajun seasoned fries (must have!), burger, chicken tenders, and delicious milk shakes! Definitely recommend going to cook out late at night but you can also go there for a filling, cheap lunch. Must have go to fast food chain in NC! read more

I can't speak for the grilled goodness (my friends who came with thought it was awesome) but at 2am, we needed to try out something special, and me from the Pacific Northwest, I had to have a little bit of Cook-Out. They had way too many flavors, and we asked politely if we could take a moment to review the nearly 100 choices of shakes... I settled on a little orange-creamsicle gem, which was perfect after a long day of heat and celebration. I have to say, service was great late night, and kudos for offering a credit card option. read more

Horrible customer service experience. Came home and opened my big double burger cookout tray with sides (nuggets and fries.... proceeded to dip a nugget in honey mustard and just so happened to flip it over and there's a whole BUG/Roach whatever... it had wings! Fried hard into the nugget... so bet, I'll just take it back and give them the opportunity to correct it by refunding my money and giving a compensated meal I can use at another cookout (cause trust they weren't about to wash their utensils and sure enough they didn't). After sitting in the drive thru (wait time 8-10 mins) they tell me to come to the window I wait again for others (which is cool) I finally get to the window and explain and she takes the food, and offers a half-hearted apology. I can see the "assumed manager" look and I just ask for a refund (lost appetite and y'all ain't a single spatula)... I can already feel his spirit was about to act a donkey so I just chill and wait (optimism) and he sends a message via the window servicer, that he can only refund and there's no Comp that could be provided, so I ask to speak with him directly. This dude continues making food, I can see the annoyance on his face (cool it's stressful in fast food I get it but please at least come and address the problem). The girl at the window tells me she doesn't know how to do refunds, but she needs to close her window so I step to the side. A WHOLE NOTHA 10 mins later.... no manager, no refund, nothing else. So boom I call corporate, who explained they can't comp a meal per policy (and I respect that) but I'm like... that's cool but I've been standing here for over now (15 mins) with no refund and nobody seemed to actually care... corporate offers to call to see what's taking so long so I give up the location (gah I hated to do it but I felt like the manager was now playing with my time)... hang up, the call from corporate comes through to the store, I can view the guy through the window take his gloves off, run to the back and I assume he had the conversation. So dude (manager) hangs up, walks back to the prep counter, looks me dead in my eye and proceeded to put his gloves back on (NOT NARY HAND-WASHED!) and goes back to fixing orders. So now I gotta get out of character as I stood there for another 4-5 mins so I kindly tapped on the window and she tells me again "oh he's coming" nahhh we passed that now! I've stood here way to long, it's cold out here, you've served several and I do mean SEVERAL ppl by this point, I need my refund so I can just go! Window closes and all of a sudden she comes back and ask me how much was the meal. I tell her (should of told her more but ya know... karma) I see someone simply go into the register hand her the cash and she then gives it to me... soooo like you could of done this a good bit ago! Unprofessional, no hand washing, no mask no hairnets like y'all out here just in the raw! Wrapping up, Just check your food before you put it to your mouth and don't expect much customer service if there's indeed a problem. And corporate ( was an absolute joke!) just as there manger this night! Useless read more

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I feel super weird for writing a review for cookout but the Akron cookout has seriously stepped up their game recently. Their quesadillas used to be so thin and filled with barely any meat or cheese (sometimes the cheese wasn't even melted), but now they are full and hot! The service has been great and the employees are super friendly. If you're going to a cookout in Winston, I think this is the one to go to! read more

didn't fully cook my burger they ain't never got to worry about me again rush to prepare the food read more

Cook Out - Burger wasn't fully cooked - Burgers Near Me - Winston Salem, North Carolina

I barely leave reviews but MY OH MY how rude can you possibly be! The service is the worst ever! How are you going to sit there and ask me "are you done ordering?" After every single thing I order! Talk about rushing me WHEN THERES LITERALLY NO ONE BEHIND ME *I specifically said I have a big order at the beginning* but at the beginning when she heard 2 plain cheeseburgers she said "are you done?" After every single item and every single drink consistently with each item I ordered but I let it go because I was on a 4 hour road trip and me and my family was very hungry *me and the family hasn't ate so far* I ordered a lot of items especially chicken strips chicken nuggets and fries and fries with drinks. I get back to the hotel room and of course the lady consistently rushing my order forgot STRAWS for our drinks then she forgot all the sauces we ordered! Now I don't care if you have an attitude I'll usually let it go *we all have those days* but damn you're getting paid for me and my family to have a terrible experience with our meal! I don't know about anyone else but I do not enjoy chicken strips and fries without anything to dip them in ESPECIALLY MY KIDS *no they were not happy with this outcome I had to go to McDonald's for sauces afterwards because it was the closest to the hotel* ‍ by time I got back my food was ice cold and the hotel didn't have a microwave! What a waste of $40 I would've been a lot more happier at ANY single fast-food restaurant besides this one! read more

Bad experience last night. We were stuck in the drive thru line for half an hour at 10pm and even though we ordered 2 milkshakes they didn't give us any straws or spoons for them. Longest drive thru experience I've had across all fast food chains. read more

Food was good, and I have no complaint, but only the guy at the drive-thru window had on a mask and it seemed that few also had gloves on too. But I couldn't see the cooks and food preparation ppl... Nevertheless, I don't think they were as professional as they should have been with COVID-19 in our mist... read more

this place was horrible first they got my order wrong i ordered a chicken strip trey and got nuggets burnt fries i ordered a vannila milkshake and when i look at the bottom of it it is literal season at the bottom of it. read more

Long lines but they move fairly fast... the burgers are good and big for the price. The milk shakes are great with so many flavors

The best late night fast food in North Carolina. It was 12-midnight and I ordered the chicken tenders tray with a side of cajun fries and onion rings. I also had a Heath bar shake. They are famous for shakes. The total cost was $5.34 for all this food and the portion of chicken tenders could have served two. It is drive through take out only at the Cook Out. If you eat in the car, be sure and ask for extra napkins. I am told this Cook Out is open until 4 a.m. read more

Order taker was rude and loud! Burgers were red inside after 1st bite! Tea was hot no ice! Unprofessional! I know you have a time limit in getting orders out. I worked fast food, but CUSTOMER SERVICE is very necessary! Keeping your customers coming back is how you get paid. Accuracy is necessary! read more

The kids are on point! They get the food out fast and hot and order correct most of the time. Had a stale hard top half soft bottom half inedible hotdog bun the chili was scarce on the hotdog Most of the timeCookOut is fantastic at what they do read more

This cookout use to be one of the best not sure if management has changed but they are always out off thing such as cups for sauce so it's then not offered. It's unacceptable I have to eat my food missing my favorite thing bc someone forgot to put a supply order in or give a substitution. He (the manager) after they got my entire order wrong asked me to pull around he would bring my refund Bc at this point I didn't want the food anymore you guys gave me nothing I asked for. We waited about 10 mins before pulling back through and reminded him he was supposed to be giving a refund which he then asked for my receipt and finally gave the refund but it leads me to believe considering he never asked for my receipt before I pulled around was he just going to leave me sitting outside with no intention to bring my refund if I didn't ask twice. Also one of the rude workers work her hair dragging the floor with no hair net gross. read more

Horrible place, definitely not recommend to order from here, customer service is horrendous. i ordered the tray with a side of chilly fries and and when i got home and opened the trays they all had cheese added to them, the drive through speaker is ass literally didn't understand the fuck the lady was saying and after getting my food she didn't even say a word, not even a thank you, im definitely never in my eternity ordering from this fucking cookout ever again. Definitely a zero star. read more

Customer service is a foreign concept at this location. I called to ask about the hours and directions and the female who answered the phone was so rude and unprofessional. When I got to the drive thru to make the order, they were laughing and joking with each other The food was OK but I'll avoid this location in the future. GHETTO. read more

I can legitimately say that I've been to ALL cook-outs in W-S. Here is what you need to remember, Cook-out is about the memories. You hop in a car for a spontaneous trip with friends down to the local Cook-Out, you order through the drive through with your sun roof open and laughing from the bottom of your heart. You order the signature cook-out milk shake, at a surprisingly low price of just about $2.50, with so many selections of flavors it makes your eyeballs go wild. While you are at it you place an order of fries and onion rings as well, heck, might as well put in some hush puppies. I cannot emphasize enough, the fries at Cook-out is off the hook! You have to get them if you get nothing else, well I hope you'll at least try their milkshakes of course, because they are the best bang for your buck! Fries: Crispy, thick, nice coating yum yum, crave them daily if they don't get me the heartburn haha onion rings: So, So, not bad, nothing earth shattering hush puppies: a bit dry, maybe a better sauce to go with them would help wraps: $1 each but they literally have nothing in it but 2 pieces of chicken tenders Overall, come for the tradition, come for the fun and know what to order! read more

I really like cookout, but this one is not very good. The service is not great. I ordered a burger and the bun was hard! Not good!

I agree with other Yelpers, I am typically not a fan of chain eateries but this is an exception. A friend recommended Cook Out so I tried it on the way out of town. An impressive offering especially from a drive through only fast food place. I got the regular burger which was not overcooked, had fresh looking condiments and was a really good burger. I also ordered hushpuppies (never seen hushpuppies offered on a drive through burger menu) which were excellent! I am adding Cook Out to my burger list and will be eating here on my next trip to NC. read more

Great late night drunchies spot. Drove up at around 2 and ordered a corn dog, chili cheese fries and a chocolate milkshake. Corn dog was perfectly fried and i demolished the fries and shake. Mind you this is what I remember of the meal, but it has always been delicious. read more

This place is usually fast and you get in and out VERY quickly. I run here sometimes on my lunch break. The only thing that I dont like about this location is that it is hard to get out of sometimes with the traffic coming through. Other than that.....Typical Cook-Out.... read more

Terrible service. Rude workers. They messed up my Cajun fries and instead of giving me new fries they gave me a bag of Cajun spice. Can't deal. read more

I absolutely love cook out. I look forward to going to one once I get to North Carolina. I wish I had a cook out in Ohio. The best burger and shakes ever. read more