Food was mid. Service was subpar. Employees acted like we were an inconvenience to their doom scrolling while we waited on our food. The straw dispenser was out and we asked for straws for our floats and drinks, and the cashier slammed the door shut to the storage cabinet to make sure we knew she didn't want to deal with us. The good news was that the roach we spotted on the floor was headed towards the bathroom and not the kitchen. Love Cookouts and tend to frequent other locations pretty regularly, but we don't recommend this one. It has really declined in the last year. read more

Cook Out - Roach heading to the bathroom - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

The food is delicious. The service was great. The ambiance is peaceful. Great food and great pricing. read more

Cook Out - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Good food at a great price. Please don't tell them what other places are charging, I hope they never get the memo. Clean atmosphere and ample parking. See our YouTube channel Coolest Life. read more

I'd never heard of Cook Out before in my life, until a week or so ago and I knew I had to try one. My son and I stopped in to order dinner and brought it home to eat. I ordered a cheeseburger combo with cheese bits and onion rings. The sides looked pretty sad and were really tiny portions but tasted ok. My burger was yummy and I'm sure helped with my iron level for my recent blood donation. My son ordered a quesadilla and corn dogs but they didn't give him his Cajun fries and we didn't realize until we'd arrived home and sat down to eat. Bummer! Both of our shakes were tasty! I ordered Oreo, my son ordered peanut butter Oreo. Service was friendly but our order seemed to take a while. I was hungry so maybe it felt longer, but I think it was quite awhile (maybe drive thru is the move here). We've tried it! Check. read more

Cook Out - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

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Do not fucking eat here. Made me throw up for 7 hours straight. Not fucking worth it.

Gave us completely wrong order in drive thru, good thing I checked before we drove off. Then I Asked for cookout sauce & forks, straws, napkins..... was then presented with an attitude and told they were in the bag. Drove off, looked in bag and of course they weren't in there. Turned back around to get them. Good portions are insanely small. Won't be back. Pic of food before eating. 3 cheese bites.... Really? read more

Cook Out - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

First time visit with previous customers. Shakes were excellent - peaceful atmosphere.

I haven't been there in almost a month but I loved it. Amazing food, super fast service, not to loud, and I love the chocolate milkshakes. 8/10 read more

The folks are nice, but, they smoke way toooo much weed. I'll have to find another location.

Yikes. Thug central Sunday afternoon July 2. No organization at the order counter. Dining room obnoxious. We left. And what's up with the bible verses everywhere? EDIT: No, "C. O. Corporate," I won't waste my time contacting you. Huge time-suck. read more

Was in the drive through for probably 45 minutes on Sunday evening while waiting to order. Would've left but I was trapped and couldn't get out based on the parking lot design. Overall 0/10 experience and will not go back. Was neither quick nor convenient. read more

We stopped to grab a bite at 10:00pm. Although there was about 5 cars in front of us, they moved fairly quickly. The sound system for the drive thru is not 100% so confirm your order at the window. The food was good, not really great, but we like Cook Out and this is probably the first time we were like "meh, it's okay" but it could have been the time of day. We will visit again, but earlier in the day. Although their dining room was closed, we were glad the drive-thru was opened later. read more

Lack of accountability for making orders is very prominent at this location. I ordered a tray with two ranch wraps and received one chicken ranch wrap and one wrap with a roll of bacon in it. read more

Cook Out - A ranch chicken wrap - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Wait line to order wasn't long.. guy that took our order seemed to hate life. Hasn't cracked a smile yet. Got food really fast. I ordered the bbq plate. Thinking since this is the south they must have some amazing bbq. Boy was I wrong. The bbq was way to salty. Bbq was also. Very bland it Had a dab of bbq sauce on there. You could tell this wasn't freshly made it was from a bag. I had them give me cajun fries instead of regular fries. The cajun fries are just regular fries with cajun seasoning thrown on it. And slaw was bland no season what so ever. Hush puppies were ok. THEY DONT HAVE DR PEPPER, JUST MR PIBB . I was very sad about that. They do have sonic type ice though. scoreee Might be back to try the burger instead read more

Cook Out - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Everyone in Columbus was SO excited that we were getting a Cook Out. I don't know what the excitement is for, and after today, I'm done giving them chances to get anything right. The first few times I went it was ok. Then by the third or fourth time, my cheeseburger was RARE. Undercooked. Gross. I couldn't eat it, and I don't believe in "dining in" at fast food places so I was either home or halfway home by the time I realized. Too late to go back. I go every once in a while to get a chocolate malt. I went a few weeks ago and the guy who helped me said they were "out of malt", so I just got a chocolate milkshake. Went again today and tried to order a chocolate malt again. And they said: "WE ARE OUT OF ICE CREAM." Yep, of all 50 or however many flavors, they managed to run out of ALL of them?!?! I am NEVER going back. How weak. I wouldn't go if I were you....and if you do, you've been warned! read more

The combo will make you sooo full and very reasonable ! If you are looking for super yummy one, then unfortunately I don't think this place is the right one but the amount they give you for this price is awesome. Good for family ! You choose two sides and has many options like French fries, onion rings, corn dog, cheese bites, fried okura and much more! read more

Cook Out - Sorry for some bites already lol this is spicy chicken with French fries and corn dog (you can choose two sides!) - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

I know better than to expect great food from this place. I still should at least find consistency. My normal order is Chili Cheese Fries (decent) with pulled pork (good) on top. To do this I have to order a pulled pork sandwich for $3.99. That is also fine. The problem is depending on the night I might get hardly any pork. So I bought the sandwich this time and was gonna put the pork on myself. This is what I received. read more

Cook Out - Pulled pork sandwich hardly any meat. - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

The food was delicious and the shakes were even better. However, the service was HORRIBLE!! We were in town a few days and went back several times just for the shakes and got attitude every time! The girls have absolutely no manners and are very rude! read more

It's definitely interesting to eat here. So many choices and menu items. It's a little confusing to have to order so many things, but everything tasted good. It's not fancy by any means. It's cheap and sort of quick. Service was iffy when we went (October 2022) and it took a long time to receive condiments and our milkshakes. But if I'm in the neighborhood again and in need of a burger, this is a good choice. read more

Very inexpensive and quick, the food is good and usually my order is correct but I've only gone for lunch and dinner not late for late night. read more

Fast service, we ate indoors seating is kinda sparse and the parking lot and drive through layout at this location isnt great. The people taking orders look like they are miserable forced laborers. Lady handing out orders and at the drink station were both friendly and smiling. Originally came because I was told good things about the burgers and BBQ. Got the pulled pork and it was fresh and hot but very salty and had just a small splash of sauce on it. Food was decent for the price but not that impressed. Will have to give them another shot with a burger next. As it stands right now not a place I just have to go too. read more

Cook Out - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

I downloaded yelp just to complain about this shit of a business horrible customer service, cheap mics and no pictures food was not the best got a cheese burger queadilla was expecting all the regular stuff on it but no and it taste like old corn chips with overcooked smoked ribs. And messes up a 2 item order that's all I would give it a zero but I can't so i give a 1 read more

Cashier Tyrielle was to busy talking about her personal life to hand me my card and receipt completely out the window. No eye contact, thank you, nothing. It was like I wasn't even there. read more

The food is decent, and cheap. The issue lies with the service. Rude, will have an attitude, gave them a two fives for a $7 meal and they tried to keep the change and got in an argument with me over my change. I have seen them literally touch their hair and go back to touching food and drinks. They do not wear hair nets. With the way the servers act I am actually worried they might spit in my food read more

I love this restaurant, but this particular location is lacking. When I first pulled up to the order speaker I wanted about 3-4 minutes before being greeted. A simple "I'll be right with you" should've been said. I thought maybe the speaker was broken, and considered pulling forward to order directly. But I was eventually greeted. Ordering was smooth. The actual Burgers were good, but sides tasted like they were VERY old.. fried hours prior. I will be back, but hoping for better quality of service and sides :) Thanks! read more

My sons burger was pretty good. The big double was 2 homemade patties. Everything was freshly made. My snickers shake was sooo thick that I had to wait for it to melt a little. This is not a complaint, lol. It's a good little spot for a bite to eat. I would come back. Tip: park in the mall parking lot and walk over, the drive through is poorly designed. read more

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Had time to kill so I rolled on by and ordered myself just reg cheeseburger with the works, fries and slaw. Better than any reg. fast food joint as far as taste. The oil was old so the fries were limp and the slaw was sweet, actually pretty good. Now the young lady that took my order struggled with my order. It was like the button on her register didn't have what I wanted. She asked me several times what I wanted and I repeated it as slowly as possible. As I've stated in other reviews, the work force in Columbus is severely lacking. I guess you can't expect much from HS grads with zero drive in life. read more

A lot of options to choose from and very affordable. The food is also made on the spot and taste very wonderful.

I have often gone here three times a week on my way to work. I won't go back to this location again. I went yesterday and got my usual: big burger tray with a double order of white cheddar cheese bites. Four of the twelve cheddar bites were normal in size, though a little on the hard side. The other eight bites were very tiny and rock hard. I asked for either more bites or different, normal sized bites. The manager was demeaning and curt. He said he has no control over the size of the bites. He acted like I was ridiculous for questioning the size of the bites. I didn't even bring up the hardness or the fact that at least three of the bites were literally too hard to eat (reference: my dog, who eats everything- including my own cooking - which is a feat in itself and is one reason I frequent fast food junkets in the first place - didn't eat the cheddar bites!). read more

Whenever we visit a new area, we try to find a new place to eat. We had never heard of this place, so I quickly found good reviews. It's only a drive-thru. We purchased 2 junior meals, 3 adult meals & some a la carte items. I think our total was around $31. The burgers were excellent (tasted like one from my childhood ballpark), generous selection & portions of side items. We had food leftover, which is unusual with the "regular" fast-food places. They had a really thick shakes that needed time to melt to be able to drink. They serve your food in take-out boxes for each meal, so you'll need a little more lap room. read more

Cook Out - Menu - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

So happy that Columbus has a cookout now This place is awesome! Clean, food came out good and workers are friendly. read more

Disappointing. Burger was overcooked & dry. Liquid "cheddar cheese" made the bun sloppy. Fries were rubbery. I was the third person to order when they opened. Onion rings were good. Restaurant was clean. Staff was pleasant and efficient read more

The line never takes less than 40 minutes, and the order is ALWAYS WRONG. It's hot dogs, you idiots, hot difficult could it be???

My parents were visiting and we kept driving past cook out. My dad was curious as to why i never tried it and it was because of the reviews. We decided to stop through the drive through and grab a burger to split and we were pleasantly surprised! Better than in and out or whattaburger in our opinion. read more

WOW! This place is awesome! Everything was awesome!! The food, chili burger, cheddar burger, hotdogs, bbq chicken sandwich, hushpuppies, fries and cheese bites!! Soooo good! And the service was fast and friendly! I can't wait to go back! read more

I have never had a poor drive in experience until I came here. This was my first time eating here and I tried to order but the drive thru lady was short with me and very rude. I asked if the quesadilla was a side item and she said "what's your drink?" I repeated the question and she said "I already got that, what's the drink" so I said "Diet Coke" and the girl in the back ground says "tell him we ain't got Diet Coke" and they start laughing. At that point I just left. Very rude! read more

Never ate at a Cook Out until now. Burgers are really good. Feel like you are eating a little more upscale than Mickey D. But you are not robbing the bank. read more

Stay away from cook out today Junr 24th. Been on line for 30 min already. It's never taken this long

Outstanding Carolina BBQ and an awesome price! Super friendly customer service. Sweet southern hospitality! :)

WARNING. I went into the Columbus Georgia location and my tab was $7.20, my receipt said $7.20 yet my card was charged $9.20. I drove over the next day and talked to the manager and she said she would talk to her IT people. Another employee said the same thing happened to another customer. She offered me a meal, wasn't interested in eating hamburgers at 10:30 I'm the morning, but no refund of the overage or a coupon to use later. Check your cards! I'm out my 2 bucks it looks like. read more

Cook Out - a sign for a fresh hamburgers restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Georgia