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    Cook Out

    2.9 (70 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers, Fast Food, American
    Fri • 10:30 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)
    Sat • 10:30 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)

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

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    Cheeseburger with fries
    Jerry H.

    Before leaving Sumter SC, my sister treated me to Cookout for my birthday. I just wanted a taste of 2 hot dogs with the strawberry shake. Since we were visiting, I will give the Cookout the benefit of the doubt since we did not eat our gub right away. The strawberry shake was thick and creamery. The dog was full of flavor gushing with Cole slaw, Chilli and mustard. Cook out out was a knock out. The burger was thick and juicy. We all got hush puppies not pictured. All well that ends well. My 55 th birthday weekend was a more than the 55 mph. It was the Daytona 500 at 120 mph

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    I know times are hard but this is ridiculous. The last 3-4 times we have come to this cookout, the amount of food we get in our order keeps getting smaller and smaller. And tonight is the worst one yet. We ordered a Chicken quesadilla tray with extra sauce on the quesadillas, and a double order of white cheddar bites for the side. As you can see from the pictures there is no sauce on the quesadillas and hardly any chicken. And the amount of white cheddar bites we got is the same as what we would get with a single order. This is ridiculous, the drive thru attendant was great but whoever is working the kitchen needs to either be retrained or let go because this is terrible.

    "Double hamburger". Second time I've came here in a month and I get these tiny hamburger pieces.
    Jenna H.

    Second time eating here getting a double burger and the hamburger slices are so small, the size of a normal patty in half. I hate this place now, what is going on?

    Milkshake time!

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    15 years ago

    Went for lunch. Food was really good! I will def. be back. Their buffalo sauce is on point.

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    9 years ago

    Excellent food. And great sweet tea. I love the BBQ sandwich and this one actually puts a perfect amount of bbq on it.

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    8 years ago

    It s a good cheap lunch spot. Lots of menu choices

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    15 years ago

    The food wasn't all that great. I ordered a cheeseburger and the bun was soggy! The milkshake was good though.

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    14 years ago

    Hotdogs.yum. North Carolina style. :-) My wife loves their peach cobbler milkshake. I get nookie points when I show up with one of these.

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    13 years ago

    Best shakes hands down anywhere more choices than any place i have ever seen nd the food is delicious for a very low price

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    11 years ago

    Great service last night!! Just didnt care that my chicken tenders were hard. Everything else was great!

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    Food was amaz, especially the candied bacon. Service was…read morerather slow. Ambiance was great. You should open another location in Manning, SC

    To be fair here, I had been telling my family I "did NOT" want to come to this establishment the…read morewhole time I was in Sumter for this trip. I've been here multiple times and did not like it. This trip was no different. We had a large group of 16 and it started there. Was told a 2hr wait. If we split in to groups of 8 we'd be seated in 45. Took this option. Actually got seated in about 25 minutes seperately. (A table of 8 that was right next to us was vacant and NEVER got used for the entire 90 minutes or so that we stayed at the restaurant so why not accommodate our group? - strike one) Our waitress I'm told was very chippy with an attitude toward some party members. (I didnt get any attitude toward me) but heard a few people stating how she was answering people's requests and how unpleasant she was. - Strike two. The food. I ordered the meatloaf nachos (which were good). I also ordered the fried pork chops w/ side salad. Loading up on fake bacon bits (like 1000 pieces) doesnt make the salad better. This is a hint to their kitchen. The pork chops were dry and the "red skinned" mash potatoes" (which I do not remember the menu stating that they were red skinned potatoes which would mean SKIN would be present in the mash. Otherwise I would not have ordered this. ALSO, their baked beans.......this was the worst part of the meal. I am expecting some version of beans with a bbq base or similar...instead I got some sort of bean SOUP which was totally inedible in my opinion. Whole meal was trash. Strike three. My 83 year old father said at the end of the meal "worst meal I've ever had". Which I had him repeat to the table just in case anyone thought it was just me. $700 with tip for the quality is a bit much. I will never ever return no matter what my siblings say.

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    Mixed experience during my last visit…read more I ordered my steak medium-rare, but it came out clearly rare and undercooked for my liking. That said, the service helped save the meal our servers were fantastic, incredibly friendly, and super attentive throughout the night. Food execution could definitely use some improvement, but the great staff made the visit enjoyable overall.

    It's getting late at night. I have a goal. Options are getting slim as I look around. Well let…read moreme try this and see what happens. Hard no. Well maybe I will have better luck with this option. Oh, sorry not tonight. Well let me try over here. Not my first, second, or even third choice but it will do and looks like a solid yes. Excuse me but I am curious are you about to get out of here? No, we are open. The answer given begrudgingly was like we are open but the expression is why are you here we trying to close early. Finally, I found a place that is still open even though it is Applebee's. Hey, the very last option is Waffle House and getting my food through a bullet resistant window. I mean come on you get desperate but not that desperate. So I have not been to an Applebee's in a very long time. I was thinking on a Friday night restaurants should be open until 11/12 PM. Oh I was proven so wrong as my first stop was another casual downing place we will call Silis that rejected me due to it being 1001 so pickings were slim. The last time I did go was because I somehow had a gift card for them. Also it was when they had those $1 drinks. You know it is bad when you sigh as you know what you are about to encounter ranging from customer service, food quality, and cleanliness. Once I was finally noticed at the bar the female came over to ask about a drink. So, I went with a LIT and she handed me a menu that was just wet. I looked over and I still think why did I spend the time on this menu and just went with the riblets to go. The LIT was ok. It was good but did not taste like a LIT. If you want it just for the liquor then you good to go but I do like flavor in my drinks. If someone was to give it to you I am sure you would not guess it was a LIT but it was still pretty ok. Now the secret is to know the bartender. Two of her friends came in and after seeing their drinks made I was like how are they going to drive. Then the drink had a sidecar of tequila to go with the copious amounts of tequila already poured in it. The riblets were ok just like the drink. Good thing is that I was given a good amount and the bbq sauce was a savior. Here is the issue. I get firing up the ribs to get a slight char before serving but the char was very uneven. It was on some of the ribs but not the others. Coleslaw was pretty good and the fries were nothing to write to Yelp about. Still I am here writing about it. What you see and the conversations of the employees here are something to listen to. You have no choice as loud as they are talking. Across from me was a long line of used cocktail glasses that trust me was not just put there. I hear some of the employees talking about how few glasses they have to serve at times and why are there so many cocktail glasses piling up tonight. In my mind the time you spent talking someone could have easily removed them all from the counter. Hey if you got time to lean you got time to clean. Especially behind that bar area. Not a very inviting thing to see especially if it happens to be a customer 's first time in this place. This is one of those situations where I am sure Applebee's knows they are one of the few selections so what's the point of doing better or turning the needle a little bit up on the give a damn meter.

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    Who knew a casual night at the bar could turn into such a great dining experience? We arrived 1…read morehour before closing on a Saturday and the restaurant was super packed. The hostess were friendly and accommodating. My husband and I decided to skip the wait for a table and grabbed seats at the bar, and honestly, it was the best choice we made all night. The bartender wasn't just pouring drinks, she was running the whole show with top-notch service, great conversation, and attention to detail that you don't always find in a chain restaurant. Our Margaritas were perfectly balanced. The Food orders were a little off but the kitchen corrected the issues right away. My husband was missing his rice for his shrimp skewer meal and his side dish. The food came out hot and it tasted good. What really stood out was how the bartender managed to make the bar feel like the friendliest spot in the house - checking in often, making us laugh, and keeping everything smooth even when things got busy. Outback is always reliable for steaks and comfort food, but when the service is this good, it makes the whole experience that much better. If you find yourself in Sumter, skip the wait for a table and grab a bar seat - you'll thank me later.

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