Last night I had Cookout for the first time and can say I had higher expectations, based on things I've heard from friends as well as some Yelp reviews. Yes, the prices are great and orders are completed quickly, but is the quality and quantity still there? We ordered two meals and an extra side of cheese fries. I chose the 1/4 lb. Cheeseburger meal with Onion Rings and Cole Slaw. The burger patty was good, and chargrilled which gave it some good flavor. But the patty was quite tiny. As for the sides, loved the only rings but I only got four. Is that truly a side? Second combo was two hot dogs with nuggets and Cajun fries. The Cajun fries were seasoned well and good me the dogs were fine. The highlight for me was my peanut butter shake. OMG, so good. So, from what I was told they definitely skimped on the meals, as there used to be a lot more. Not a huge deal for me, but I would probably just stick with a shake next time, and get my food elsewhere. read more

My "sides". This is ridiculous. The laziness is ridiculous. No thought or effort whatsoever. It's actually disgusting. Not sure why yall keep hiring lazy people to do the job. It's BARE MINIMUM too. read more

Cook Out - My "sides" - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Messed up our order THREE times all while sittin AT THE WINDOW. Lol smh teenagers man smh but it is what it is I guess ..I ain't trippin. Just lock in and focus if you gonna work the windows- if not let someone else handle that. read more

Cook Out - Menu prices as of March 31 2025 - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I didn't get my milkshake :( they won't come to the window to give me my milkshake I paid dawg

These people are pretty good at what they do. I go there often and haven't been disappointed.

This place has went to hell..the last two times I went there my burger was so wet and sloppy as soon as I opened it up the bun slid into the garbage on its on..I should've took a picture of how it looked..and they DO NOT fix it how you ask read more

We got there and the wait was long which is typical for a cookout. However, half of our order was missing and the other half was wrong. The cashier also refused to come back so we were stuck. read more

Do not go to this location if you want to have good customer service and you want to be in and out. The person taking orders named Rainbow C was EXTREMELY rude without me doing a single thing other than exist. We waited forever to get our food. When we got to the window we sat while we watched a ton of other food come up but for some reason wasn't ours. Minutes go by and finally she opens the window and whips the bag out the window, not looking at me at all. I grab the bag and my boyfriend says thank you and her response is "BYE" in a very aggressive and rude way. I look at her and she then says "get the fuck out of my line" I respond to ask what she just said and she continues to run her mouth. I did nothing to provoke this behavior by a grown woman. Very unprofessional and terrible customer service. If this is how all cookouts staff their businesses I wouldn't go to any of them. read more

The worst service to ever exist. Left after waiting 15 minutes without single car moving. Horrible

Order was different from the way we offered everything. We were charged for a water that we did not order.Very disappointed with my burger Because it had small pieces of something burnt black on my burger read more

Milkshakes and service was 10/10 i recommend this location over the others as they are extremely nice even when they are busy! And the quality of their service never changes! read more

Love this place, the burgers are good and compared to Mickey D's and BK Lounge, how can you beat the price and the food to me is better. I Love their hotdogs. read more

Cook Out - a sign in the window of a restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

The ingredients the store uses are good. This is the only positive. Customer service is god awful, I get that it's a minimum wage fast food joint but the overall attitude is pathetically rude. You've inconvenienced them by coming in to get food. read more

Told my shake was made with love? found something indigestible, and was sick four days.

This cookout is beyond help! After waiting 10 minutes to order (this is 8pm not the super rush). They take my order and of course get it wrong. Big double burger cheddar style... sure here's a BBQ burger with Cole slaw -_- thanks Rainbow...I usually wouldn't do this but they are 3/3 messing up my orders after taking forever just to take the order at the mic. Do yourself a favor and get food elsewhere or take the time to go to another cookout... read more

Cook Out - Big double burger Cheddar Style no onions? - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Took 50 minutes to get my food on two occasions in the last month. Not ideal service for fast food when I could get a sit down meal faster

My hamburger, cole slaw and onion rings where very good (maybe small portion of onion rings ) but everything good I loved my vanilla shake too Cookout Trays are the greatest idea read more

Ordered two late night meals for our dinner and pulled around to pay; I checked the bag and there was onion rings instead of the hush puppies I ordered. Brought this to the attention of the young man who had taken the order only to be confronted by a lady who acted like she was a manager. She tried to tell me what I had ordered and that she had taken my order. Nope - I know exactly what I ordered and who I had placed the order with - a young teenage boy. This lady was argumentative and did not represent the Cook Out brand. I'm sorely disappointed that this situation occurred and plan not to return based on this one lady's interaction and demeanor. Check your food. Check your change. I won't be checking anything with this lady ever again. read more

Really cookout? Half a burger, wrong side, out of chicken nuggets, tea was all ice barely any tea read more

Cook Out - a hand holding a cheeseburger - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Great service, I would definitely recommend for people that need a quick lunch. Unfortunately this is a drive thru location only so no seating. Burgers were good and kitchen looked clean. read more

Cook Out - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Look, before y'all come for me, I need to disclose that I went back and forth on leaving this review. I mean, I get it, it's a fast food restaurant. At the same time, y'all are READING this review, so you obviously felt the need to do some research yourselves..., so let me fill you in on why I'm so pressed to leave this review. I have NEVER been treated with such disrespect and rudeness in an establishment, on a consistent basis! The first time, "ok... she must be having a bad day." The second and third time (noticing the same treatment from the same person)..."ok, maybe id be mad if I had to work this job too." Fast forward to the 6th, 7th, 8th time being treated poorly by this little girl...and here I am...wasting my time writing a review...HOPING you will read it. It's always the same girl... heavier set, medium brown skin, always working the second window, always looking like you hate life. Just NASTY attitude. Like, WHO goes through life being THAT miserable. Do you get off on speaking to customers as if they're your children, getting on your nerves? Look, I feel for ya, fast food sucks... but it's not MY problem this is the best job you feel you can get. Its obvious you undervalue yourself and project it onto others. I'm sure you can get whatever job your actually TRIED to get.. It's not MY problem that the customer before me put you in your place for being a wench. Keep your energy with who created that energy... YOU. Refusing to repeat my order back at the window? Like you all the way right?....ok. Well ima sit my petty behind right here at the window until you get the point that you don't run ish. The fact that I have to check my food to be sure no one spit in it is a problem. The fact that you speak to me like one of your children EVERYTIME I come through that drive through is a YOU issue, not a ME issue. I don't take it personal. Cuz there's no way you're just targeting me. I've even waited 3 months to go back because you're such a miserable employee...and will likely make me step outside of MY character the next time you pop off at the mouth or roll ya eyes I was just hoping you had quit or got fired... or better yet, had someone put you in YOUR place and humble your miserable attitude. . So that means you treat EVERYONE this way. Get over yourself. You make me think that you're the girl that was always friend-zoned and picked on growing up, so now you taking it out on the world... I'll never be back, not that you or the owners care, BUT I will say this... you're gunna pop off at the wrong person, on the right day and realize how GRATEFUL you should be for that job. You know how many unemployed people out here WISHING they could have ANY job?!? And you walking out your house everyday like the customers at that job MADE you work there. We just want a dmn burger! Owners of this CookOut, do yourself a favor and do some quality control. She is a liability! ...I'll pray for you Hun! You dmn sure need it! Hope you find peace soon, cuz your soul is obviously hurting. If you have a quick temper, and zero tolerance for people that think they can speak to you any type of way. Go through the first/main line....don't go to that second window...all she gone do is make you lose your appetite. read more

Garbage, just plain garbage. Ordered two burgers, a Cheddar style and a Stake style, both came with missing items and a spittle of sauces. Burgers were burnt and tasted like crap. Worst dinning experience I've ever had and I'm 57. First and last time I'll ever visit any of these establishments. read more

Got a double paper thin burnt cheddar hamburger, I was very hungry and extremely disappointed!!!!

Half of the people are wearing masks. Instead on calming down inside the store they ask you to yell at the drive through speaker. When I was at the window I had to reach inside the window to get my order, she decided she couldnt extend her arm to hand me my food or drinks. This is horrible establishment, seems like no one cares. Or wants to make an effort to apply customer service. read more

The food came out fast but they straight burn my food... would be nice if this didn't happen. The burger was good but everything else super over cooked read more

Cook Out - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I hate this is the cookout closest to me. They are notorious for messing up an order. But on occasion they are also rude as hell like today. The cashier had a nasty attitude and the manager was just as bad. They are known for having horrible service and it's just accepted. And I hate that's the kind of service my community is known for. Please fire that manager. She sucks and clearly doesn't know how to train staff to be professional. read more

Rude. Employee at drive thru window was eating and drinking ! Will report this to the health department . Asked for unsweet tea.....got sweet tea .... When we asked to speak with the manager, manager could care less. Food was mediocre at best. Have eaten at another Cook Out and it was great....NOT THIS ONE read more

Horrible cookout. Sunday afternoon, no one in line so the place isn't busy at all. I go through drive thru with two separate orders and they messed one up and the other order was a horribly horribly made quesadilla. Employees at the window rude and yelling extremely loudly for no reason. Lady at the window waited and watched me get my change out for the additional .11¢ as if she was having to wait on me super long when THEY CANT EVEN GET MY ORDER RIGHT OR MAKE THE FOOD CORRECTLY. Go like anywhere else on Albemarle Rd, seriously. read more

They rude at the drive thru they don't wear mask. They serving your food and talking over your food. Touching money and food no gloves. Having personal conversations using profanity I was at that location March 21 between the hours of 12:50 and 1 o'clock customer service definitely needs to be enforced. read more

The new fries Cookout is giving us is BS, not good and low quality. There are "McDonald's fries" people like, Wendy's fries people like, & Cookout fries people like. These new fries are not it and they're finna be cut off like Wendy's when they stop making those sea salt fries. Why we can stick w something that keep people coming back??? I'm annoyed. Tell your customers if this is a permanent change so IK whether to come back or not. THIS WHY WAFFLE HOUSE IS LIT. They never change something that works for them and PRICES remain the same for the most part. read more

Oh, I am afraid even to write about Cook Out. I gained 20 pounds last year with their crackshakes...I mean milkshakes. My standard is the Oreo cookie shake, but every now and then, I'd mix it up with a cobbler shake or a crazy chocolate cherry kind of thing. You also can't go wrong with the peanut butter fudge option...and add bananas to the peanut butter fudge, and you have something spectacular... Cook Out may not have the greatest service, and other than milkshakes and french fries, there is absolutely nothing for vegetarians...but it matters not. There is no better milkshake in the world...nowhere, ever. I'm not exaggerating. Perhaps it's not quite proper to call them milkshakes, as you can't really suck them through a straw. It's spoon-only. If you haven't had Cook Out yet, you are missing a vital part of Charlotte culture. This little chain is only available in our region...we are truly favored by the gods. read more

I waited 5 minutes in the drive thru line no one ever came on to take my order. Mind you it's a double drive through. Three people ahead of me ordered. Three people in the other line other line ordered. I FINALLY JUST PULLED AWAY. read more

Before I moved to Cotswald, I lived eerily close to a Cook Out. I would tell myself I was going repeatedly for the food, but deep down I knew it was a lie. I was going for the milkshakes and my former size 32 waist could vouch for this realization. The milkshakes are simply devastatingly good. Do not attempt to suck these bad boys through a straw, you will get lockjaw faster than Paris Hilton on Ritalin. Use the provided plastic spoon and eat yourself into buying new jeans heaven. read more

Hello Friends, Simply put, you can't go wrong with cook out food. Cook to order, and inexpensive.Never had a milkshake but it's their claim to fame. I won't waste time repeating what's been typed already. I will say this..... Chicken club is my favorite. And this is prime location. TTFN read more

I paid $19 for what should have been a $10 meal. Not enough fries for a tray and also not enough chili or cheese. Also a really small amount of cheese curds for the $2 price point. I might as well gone across the way and got 2 meals with more food at Wendy's. I thought cook out gave you more bang for your buck but I guess I was wrong. I might as well take the extra trip to the Sardis rd location to get what I paid for. Also they added ketchup to my cookout style burger which I did not ask for. read more

Today's tray was horrible. My hot dog was badly burned, like black. The chili on top was burned. I ordered a banana berry milkshake as my drink. It wasn't blended well. There was also a huge piece of banana sitting on top of the milkshake. The only thing that was good in this meal was the bacon wrap. I'm only writing a review because this is the 3rd time in a row that this location has dropped the ball. read more

Cook Out - Huge chunk of banana in my milkshake - Burgers Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Is it sad that I'm sitting here to write this review so I can remember how good the peach cobbler shake was from Cook Out? I should probably get in the car and head on over there again. Last time I went there, which is 15 minutes out of my way, I had an excuse because I left my NCDL at a golf course. Now, if I make a Cook Out run, that's just straight being a fattie mcfattie. Hmm... I'll justify it by writing this review - First thing I love is the double drive-through action that they got going on there. It's like instant gratification pretty much. Can't sit patiently behind the old lady ordering her quarter-pound cheeseburger, chili and slaw? I don't blame you, ain't nobody got time for that! Go ahead and zip over to the right side so you can place your order. Peach Cobbler shake - Get outta here. It's not a shake. It's super-thick... (giggity)... The straw has no chance of being a straw. Hoover vacuums don't stand a chance. Cook Out employees know - they hand you a spoon and a smile. Anyways, get the peach cobbler shake. It's cold amazing goodness. It's not tarty, if that's what you're expecting. It's vanilla base with crumbles of peach cobbler pie that was sitting out on the windowsill and just perfectly cooled down. Yeah, I think I'm gonna to the "driving range"... dmo out. read more

Cook Out otherwise known as my fatty food fantasy; simply put this place is amazing. I have to stop here every time I'm in Charlotte. No, it's not healthy, but who cares when you can get a foot long hot dog, hush puppies, chicken nuggets, and an oreo milk shake for under $8!!! Oh and the milk shakes are truly amazing!! read more

this is the very last time i will come to this ghetto ass restaurant. the worker snatched the food from me after i complained about it being cold twice because it was....i tried to give this place another chance but i refuse. i hope this place gets shut down soon. read more

My husband wanted to go here late in the evening so I said that's fine with me. I have never been here before and honestly I won't go back. There was a line in the drive thru. The wait time was actually pretty quick. That was the only good part. When we got to the window, we were rudely greeted. I asked about a few items on the menu and was given very short and smart ass responses. This lady wasn't wearing a name tag so I could tell you her name. We got some eye rolls when I asked for extra napkins. I was told their shakes were amazing. And if you like crappy shakes that aren't mixed at all, then this place is for you! I ordered a chocolate cherry shake. (Awful and not mixed at all) my husband ordered a vanilla shake (not mixed)... so what's the point of a "milk shake"?!? Complete disappointment. As you can see in the picture my shake was over flowing and making a mess ALL OVER my car. That was the reason to ask for extra napkins. Didn't realize responding to a few questions was so challenging for this lady. Definitely not someone to keep on staff. My husband ordered a hotdog all the way. THE ONE ITEM THAT WAS MEANT TO BE MESSY WAS THE ONLY ITEM THAT WAS NEAT. Will never be coming to cook out let alone this location again. First and last time for me. read more

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