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    Cook Out

    2.6 (118 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Burgers, Hot Dogs
    Open 10:30 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Chandler D.

    Can never go wrong with cook out! I ordered the chicken tenders with hush puppies and onion rings! Great service and got to sit outside! Had enough food to save for a second meal!

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    Joseph S.

    Cook Out is my favorite fast-food BBQ chain. They are the only ones in the areas that I frequent which offer a true North Carolina style BBQ sandwich. Not just pulled pork with a vinegar sauce poured over it, but true chopped pork in the sauce with traditional fine-cut coleslaw and a dash of Texas Pete. The best deal here is a BBQ tray that comes with the sandwich (or your choice of other entree like a burger, etc.), two sides, and a drink for a really decent price cheaper than any other fast-food combo meal from the national chains. Food is always fresh and tasty, can't say enough good things about them. Unfortunately this location has more than its fair share of issues. Almost every visit over the last year has resulted in an incorrect order. One time I even got a chicken sandwich instead of the BBQ.... how does that happen!? Also, prior to the pandemic when the dining area was open, the bathrooms always seemed like they hadn't been cleaned for several days. Not a good thing when you are stopping in after several hours on I-81 and are looking for a clean place to relieve yourself. All that said, service has at least been fast and courteous despite the inaccuracies. And they open up early at 1030am which makes it easier to time an early morning stop during a road trip.

    Julie W.

    Volume for price was stellar. Milkshakes were great except for the size of the straw - how are you supposed to drink something chunky with a normal straw?!? The burger tasted a bit above McDonald's, bbq sandwich was fine. Fries and onion rings were fine too. Fast service but the dining room is still closed so we had to sneak into Wendy's to use the bathroom

    BBQ platter with fries, hush puppies, slaw and puréed pork
    Brenda O.

    On our way back home to NY and wanted BBQ.. I've been seeing signs for this place throughout our drive so thought we would give it a try.. The only positive thing I have to say is the young man at the drive through was very nice and the fries were good other than that the food was disgusting .. we 2 ordered BBQ platters, it came with fries, hush puppies which were sweet (that was weird), pulled pork ( I think that's what it was, it was nasty, it looked puréed, and had very little sauce on it). I refused to try it. My husband did and said it tasted terrible! We ordered 2 chicken quesadillas and never got them. We ended up eating somewhere else and just taking our finacial loss.. I will never go here again.

    Burger and 2 sides
    Haj R.

    Tried this place while on a weekend trip to James Madison University. The long line at the drive through stirred my curiosity to see how good this place was. The menu had a wide variety of burgers, BBQ plates, and side dishes. Judging from the many people in the place (appeared to be mainly students and locals), this place appeared to be good. Tried the main plate with two sides and my wife had the BBQ plate with two sides. The burger I had was charbroiled on the grill with all the fixings (tomato, lettuce, pickles). Probably the high point of the meal alo g with the sweet tea and cool pellet ice. Sides were not great. Really salty: chili, onion rings. My wife had doubled order of hush puppies and sadly not that great and too salty. Wife had pulled BBQ plate but wasnt informed that the bun was extra (it wasnt offered nor explained). Had to buy it separate - after we got our plate. BBQ was too minced and wasnt great tasting (reminded me of store bought BBQ in the frozen section). Prices were cheap. Can say I tried it and hope that others have had a better food quality experience. I will not be returning and will select one if the many other food places nearby (including Wendy's and McDonald's).

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    Theresa H.

    Sorry this review is a couple days late. We just arrived in the area we are staying and wanted a quick bite to eat on our way to Massanutten Resort. It was a little wait to get up to the Drive-Thru Menu Board. We all got Burgers, I got Onion Rings and Hush Puppies added you mine. Everyone else got French Fries. The Burgers were Bland, Flavorless and the Hamburger Bun was stale. I only liked the Onion Rings and Hush Puppies and the Fries were not fresh. I won't be returning to this place, if you want a quality Burger go to Five Guys across the Street.

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    Cletus V.

    In 10+ years of eating Cook Out, this was by far the only negative experience I've ever had! They over charged me $2.69 and when I asked about it they tried to justify it - it clearly a misunderstanding on his part but I didn't make a big deal about it. I think they dropped the entire Cajun season bottle on my fries. The bun from the bacon cheeseburger wasn't very fresh like it always is. Never returning to this location!

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    Heard a lot from my brother and we tried this week. I enjoyed their hush puppies and burgers. So good!

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    Usually have mediocre experiences here. Today they gave me a milkshake in a broken cup.

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    Sorry to say, it was not good, at all. I appreciate the good prices, but the food quality was terrible.

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    Never disappointed & the food is always hot & fresh & the shakes are The Best!! We go to 1 every time we're in NC! Highly recommended.

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