Cook Out

No matter what time I stop in the food is great and amazing value. Can’t beat what you get for the price…

We were driving from ECU to Raleigh after a Thursday night football game and saw a billboard alongside the highway to Cook Out. Being 11pm everything else, except McDonald’s was closed within what felt like 50 miles, and we refuse to eat there. With all Cook Out locations open late, we decided to break off the highway and get a bite. It did say it was roughly five miles off the highway, but felt like longer, even though it wasn’t.
Meanwhile, we weren’t the only one who wanted a late night bite. There were several cars in the drive through yet it moved quickly. And, most impressive, they got our order correct, the food was hot and tasted much better than most fast food spots.
Cook Out is a staple in many parts of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia now and I don’t expect it to slow anytime soon. Where else can you get food that tastes better than McDonald’s (by a lot) for cheaper? Come for a inexpensive meal and leave never to return to a McDonald’s, guaranteed.

Good, fast, polite service. Great sandwiches awesome shakes.
Cookout is the new Chick-​Filet. They get it that you don’t want some slug at the counter dealing with customers. People are really quick and courteous.

This place is great. I love the hometown burger and they are a great price. I would definitely go back.

Pretty decent burger. Cook out style with the Cole slaw and chili was acceptable, especially for the price. Chili cheese fries were also good. Nothing to complain about. Milkshake was effing awesome. Got the peanut butter fudge and it was like drinking a reeses peanut butter cup. A must try.

Super friendly staff, reasonable prices! Love cook out.

The food is OK, but nothing to write home about. The pricing is good for what you get, but the taste by no means competes with Five Guys, as suggested by another poster. If you go, do so before sundown, as the clientele that hangs around then tends to be less than desirable. In all fairness to this location, this seems to be a problem at many of the Cook Out locations, particularly those in Eastern NC.

This was my second time eating at a Cookout. The menu is huge. It’s actually a bit overwhelming. The food was great and the prices were, too. This place could definitely give a place like Five Guys a run for their money. More variety, equal if not better quality, and low prices. I wish we had one near us in Virginia Beach!

Great fast food and actually a good barbeque sandwich which is impressive to me for fast food. Milkshakes are awesome and they have so many varieties. I am definitely a fan!!!

Great grilled burgers for a fantastic price!
I got the huge (½ lbs) burger for $ 2.79 (plus 10 cents for tomato). I instantly knew this isn’t a McDonalds, 5 Guys, Sonic or Wendy’s burger, since those burger patties are fried. Cook Out offers two thick patties grilled (Huge burger), as the name implies, on a flame grill.
The Cook Out in Wilson, NC has a small interior and is very noisy. To Cook Out’s credit, they have two or three registers going at once, so the ordering process is quick and the turn around is equally fast.
This Cook Out has a sit-​down area (not all do), but it was small and hard to get an available seat. Parking spaces are hard to get too. Once the parking fills up, most people park in the Ruby Tuesday’s next door. I wonder how long Ruby Tuesday’s will allow this before tow trucks are called?
This Cook Out beats the fast-​food chains by price and taste. I wish there was one in my area!