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    Cook Out

    3.5 (116 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Burgers, Hot Dogs
    Fri 10:30 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)
    Sat 10:30 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)

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    COOK OUT ATMOSPHERE

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

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    M&M Fancy Milkshake
    Unika B.

    Had a late night craving and was out of groceries, Walmart closed at 11p so I headed over my local Cook-Out ( they close 3a thank goodness). I ordered an M&M Fancy Milkshake, cheddar bites and cheeseburger quesadilla to satisfy my hunger. They team was pleasant, fast and the food is yummy. Only gripe is they don't accept American Express Unika B. & Co.

    Double chocolate Oreo shake
    Lexi G.

    Double chocolate Oreo shake- so good! This was my first time at cookout and though the line was a little long, this cheap shake was so worth it.

    Onion Rings
    Roo F.

    This review is going to be short but sweet. I love cookout at all costs. Especially after midnight. I go here and order a pack of onion rings and cheese curds. ALWAYS GET SAUCE OR YOU WILL CRY. Anyways, it's always a pleasure seeing cookout through a foggy car window at 12 AM. They always do me right. Love you cookout.

    1/4 lb. burger platter with side of hushpuppies, corndog and drink for what?!  $5 my friend...

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    Affordable and delicious. Try the banana fudge milkshake! It never disappoints and is just the right taste and texture.

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    Cook Out style burger never fails me. Make sure to get the Cook Out dipping sauce for your fries and/or your onion rings.

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    4.5(25 reviews)
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    Great taste, but too messy. Loved the flavors, but the toppings kept falling off. Still, one of the…read morebetter hot dogs I've had!

    if one is as into seeking great hot dogs as I am, one goes where ever the trail leads - even to the…read morefront of a Lowe's Home Improvements store in Cary, and this trip was definitely worthwhile.. There Jim Rivers has been setting up his steel hot dog stand for nearly 14 years now, and is there almost everyday beginning at 11:30 - he misses some days because he also sets up at the North Carolina State Fair each year. He steams his weiners - Red Hots (neon red Southern weiner)for $1,50, Nathans All Beef for $2.00, Jalapeno (with the pepper already in the weiner) for $2.50, and a Sausage dog, also for $2.50. His toppings(whatever you want at no additional charge) include mustard, ketchup (ugh!), chili, onions, slaw, mayo (double ugh!), cheese, sauerraut, red onion (foo foo), and relish (we get visitors from the far north). The Red Hot is your basic Southern Chili dog with a weiner of questionable parentage, chile, onions and/or slaw, on a nice, soft bun. This is a very good hot dog. The chili is not home made since the All Knowing, All Seeing Wake County government has decided that only brick and mortar restaurants can prepare such items in their duly and regularly inspected kitchens - this apparently is true even if the rating is not particularly good. Jim uses Patterson's Grand Slam All Beef Chili, which is available in 5 pound tubs or #10 cans. This is very good commercially prepared chili, right up there with Matinee brand used by Allen & Son in Chapel Hill. The Nathan's All Beef hot dog with chili, mustard, and Jim's slaw is an outstanding slaw dog - one of the best I've tried, and I've tried more than a few. The quality of the weiner reals comes thru, and is very well showcased by the soft bun, tasty chili, and not too sweet mayo based slaw. On my next visit, I'll try the Jalapeno dog and the Sausage dog instead of the All Beef - well, probably in addition too it. Jim is friendly and personable, the service is quick, the pricing reasonable - there is no seating available, but sitting in an airconditioned auto munching several dogs ain't at all bad.

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    Jim's Truck and Trailer in the lot. Nice advertising.

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