Food is always good and they have a great selection of milkshakes. Can't go wrong with my usual Jr. tray with two cheese quesadillas and a walkin' taco with no sour cream. They have coke products, which suits me just fine! If you want to avoid the college crowd/traffic, I'd avoid going late at night. Going for an early dinner or weekend lunch is perfect if you like a more quiet atmosphere. read more

Cook Out - two cheese quesadillas, one walkin' taco (no sour cream) - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

This was the spot I wanted to hit up because it's just classic college town food. We ordered the value meals and quite a value they were. Simple quality ingredients at a descent price. Definitely worth it for a meal any time of day or night. read more

Cook Out - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Crowded with the University of Alabama youngsters. I can see this being filled with folks. The food is decent. I do not think my pull pork was really good. But it will pass. The Peach cobbler shake was really tasty. I wanted the Cherry cheesecake but they did not have it. Good for a reasonable priced quick meal. read more

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i came thought the second lane drive thru late night, around 12 and the lady at the speaker was so rude!! she had an attitude with me and messed up my order and was rushing me. She had no common courtesy whatsoever. When i got my food i politely asked the lady if she could fix my order for me and she gave me a stank look and slammed the window on me. This is unacceptable! people who act like this should not be working customer service. Everyone that has taken my order before was so nice and helpful and the food is great and cheap. I believe the young lady that took my order was tall and wore glasses. Cookout please do something about this!! I've even had friends tell me the same thing about this woman, that she is just rude and foul! read more

Took waaay too long for our order, didn't put out a single order inside for over half an hour

I'm saddened to say they did not have cookout sauce tonight. I was rlly counting on it. Sad

I dig Cook Out. Apparently so does every other Bama student. Especially at 2am. In fact, nothing speaks to a University's love for marijuana more than a campus-wide munchie invasion of the local burger spot in the middle of the night. Students at these late night hours resemble the staggering zombies from The Walking Dead except they're giggling uncontrollably and have larger appetites. Most prefer the Cookout Tray which delivers a double cheeseburger with onion rings and cheese curds with a fountain drink for $7.50. Add $1.50 and you got yourself a milkshake upgrade which is a great deal once you realize Cook Out has the best shakes around. Sure there's 400 cars crammed into the parking lot and drive thru and it smells like Reefer Madness, but when you're jonesing for a post THC fix, Cook Out is the spot. read more

Cook Out - Interior - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

I visited Cook Out often as a college student when this location first opened. Moved away and a few years later I'm back in town visiting again. Somehow ended up at Cook Out twice in one weekend and it lived up to everything I remember. Is this place the best food ever or speediest or highest customer service? No. But it's more than worth the value - especially when ordering a Cook Out tray. The milkshakes remain amazing (personal favorite is the peanut butter Oreo). I also like their hush puppies, corndogs, cheeseburgers, and cajun fries too. You'll see a lot of groups, especially of college students, at any point throughout the evening/night. It can get loud and the parking lot crowded. The drive thru line can get long but they keep it moving (there's 2 lanes). read more

Tastes good but my roommate has gotten sick from their burgers twice, and my other roommate had a walking taco and was sick for a week

The food is ok, but, the place is FILTHY!!!!!! Tables are disgusting. Trash cans not clean. I will never go back.

Simple food. Very filling. Great value. When you get a hamburger and two sides like the Frito pie made with Doritos and a chicken quesadilla all for eight dollars there's nowhere else that you were going to get such a value. Great for college kids. read more

I was in Tuscaloosa for work today and decided to stop by Cook Out for lunch. There isn't one in Birmingham but there should be one coming soon off of Lakeshore Drive. I ordered a regular bbq sandwich and large sweet tea. There was plenty of meat on the sandwich along with cole slaw and bbq sauce. It was a perfect combination of flavors. A little sweet and a little spice. The sandwich was really good. The burgers and milkshakes are good as well. The burgers are homestyle patties with a fresh off the grill taste. I can't wait for it to come to Birmingham! read more

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Good, but nothing especially special about it. It's your typical fast food burger joint

Very disappointed with this franchise. The Tuscaloosa Cookout, I'm sure in conjunction with the other Cookout locations, do NOT have root beer. They do, however, have Cheerwine, which is the reasoning for the 3 stars instead of 1. This is one of few, if not the only, place in Tuscaloosa with Cheerwine. The burger was good, and the food is cheap. Staff is incredibly efficient. read more

Cook Out - Not rootbeer, Cheerwine. - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The service through the drive through is very chaotic, they can't get your order correct even after repeating it. The quality of food sux! That's about all I can say. I don't usually give really bad reviews but I'm very disappointed. read more

Worst service I've ever experienced. Male employee tried blaming order mess up on a woman worker we never even had any interaction had the window rudely shut on us multiple times when trying to get their attention read more

I eat fast food about once a month if that, and Cook Out is the one place I go when I am really craving unhealthy food. I recommend ordering the double burger with cajun seasoning, and whatever sides you want. The milkshakes are the best part by far though. My favorites not in any order - Caramel cheesecake + m&m+ oreo - Mocha + m&m + heath - Oreo mint read more

Cook Out - Big double, quesadilla, hush puppies, mocha m&m heath bar shake - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Line is always long and there chili is sad I just wanted a lot of chili and they didn't even fill it up all the way. read more

Cook Out - three bowls of chili sauce and a pan of fries - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Quick and affordable . Shakes and burgers are my favorites. Late night "Go Yo"! Try them out!

i needed to get my family food after a long day. and we only wanted cookout. we called them for 30 minutes straight. guess what.... no answer. we are so dissatisfied and upset. i do not recommend this business. read more

Great good at the best prices! Wouldn't go anywhere elts! Love the new patio tables and quick service in the lobby. Also has double drive-through and they play Christian music in the lobby. read more

I feel badly. This is my first time to cook out. I have a few people at work that tell me it is tasty. Well, I wouldn't know. Went inside. 3 customers, and I stood at the front to place my order. 4 employees working (that I saw). They all saw me. Nobody said a word. I waited for 5 minutes and left. It was at 3:30 on a Saturday. So not crowded in the drive thru either. Oh well. Went to Freddie's about 200 yards away. Greeted instantly. Burger was outstanding. I know we hear how difficult it is to get good people. So I understand. Just feel terrible for the person who owns the place. Good luck to you. read more

This is a new twist on fast food and fast causal. They have a great burger and you can add to as you want. They offer a great selection of milkshakes as well. The one fun thing about the menu is it resembles items from a backyard cook out. All items are priced fairly and 3 can dine for under $25. The place is spacious and has a lot of seating, it is also kept clean and the staff is friendly. It's a fun place to go when passing thru Tuscaloosa! read more

Let me start by saying it is a hit or miss at this restaurant. Having young teenagers doing this 90-nothing work is not the greatest method. This is a high volume store that is not designed exteriorly nor interiorly for the volume is brings. I've been here multiple times, but decided to do this review after last nights experience. I waited 30 minutes for two milkshakes. I knew something was wrong when I started to see everyone behind me get their shakes and food. So I asked what the hold up was. She scurries to the back for a few minutes and comes back and says they were out of two of the ingredients we asked for. Why didn't they say that 25 mins ago? IDK. After that I got our shakes and headed back to the car. It took another 30 minutes to get out of the parking lot. This lot is huge, but the drive thru was designed extremely poorly. Two lane drive thru, with slim and narrow lanes wrapping around the entire lot. It blocked us in for half an hour. Bianca let me just say though is an absolute delight. Great Manager-but needs a better support system to run that restaurant!!!! read more

Is one of the few open late options in Tuscaloosa. There was a guy named Tyler who rang me up and he had amazing customer service. Really surprised me because this is not typical of fast food. He was very funny :) food is always good when I get it as it is my comfort food. Onion rings are awesome. read more

I will only go here for the milkshakes. You can double up on flavors which I frequently do and I think they have the best in town. The fries are always too soggy and the burger patties are super small. The quesadillas are good when hot and so are the nuggets. Line is incredibly long after 10pm but empty throughout the day before that. You'll be waiting a while if you go between 10 and 1 at night. read more

Order was rung up wrong and didn't repeat my order once I got to the window and even asked as they took my card. Asked for a cheeseburger tray and got paid for a doublecheeseburger with no cheese, yes, how did that mistake happen. Then a second person gave me an attitude because I stated that I wanted both drinks with no ice and was I charged for a large. The first lady apologized and said no, theyve ran out of their medium size cups and refixed me drink. The other lady stepped to the window stating its the same amount of drink as a regular without ice and proceeded to hand me the same drink. Saw the food was cold and made incorrectly once I got home. My other visits have been decent but this one left me very disappointed . read more

Cook Out - 2 wrongs: Given a Double Cheeseburger with NO cheese, Asked for a cheeseburger. - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Last meal before leaving Tuscaloosa and it was so worth it. For the price you get a whole meal to last you quite some time. My husband and I ate for 13 bucks with tax. That is not bad at all. The inside is clean and it's perfectly set around the college crowd. When I come back I will def make my way back over to cook out. Friendly staff and everything came out fast. Love it. read more

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Fries were cold, my and my wife's cup both had a hole in the bottom, which slowly dripped into the cupholder and nearly filled it up. Chicken fingers were oddly shaped and had a lot of undercooked batter in them. It seemed as if maybe they were frozen, unthawed nearly all the way, were refrozen then cooked. The chicken was done, the breading was crispy on the outside. There just were so many layers of it, which was mushy. The walking taco was good, but it was missing from the bag so I had to walk in and get it. Out of 3 chicken fingers, 1/2 of 1, was worth eating. They also were cold. This visit just was way off. I have been here nearly 100 times and this visit tonight was just not like any of the others. We love Cook Out but we were disappointed today. I'd say it was 5 stars every other time I've been. read more

I think the cookout is the only place in America where you could get a quesadilla as a side. You won't leave here hungry. My go to is the burger and let me tell you it's good!! It taste like it came straight off your dads grill. The food is quality but super affordable. Would recommend to anyone read more

Cook Out - Sweet tea - Fast Food Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

My food was hot, fresh, correct and the staff was extremely nice. Didn't visit the facilities but otherwise it was a great place.

This was my first time at a cookout and I'd have to say that the food was not as great as my North Carolina friend hyped it up to be, but the service in this Tuscaloosa location was amazing. 3.5 for food and 4.5 for service. The manager was at the cash register and personally offered his favorite milkshake flavors (light vs heavy) and was super friendly and helpful. He even bought his own soap for the bathroom sinks. (Special ones that kind of smelled like cologne lol) I ordered the tray which is a great combo deal, one main, two sides, and a milkshake add on for $1 (normally $3). I got a dressed burger, onion rings and hush puppies as sides, and a banana pineapple milkshake. What a thick delicious milkshake! Recommend if you're looking for something lighter and fruity. The meal was filling and satisfying, and I liked having the option of sitting inside or on the spacious outside patio. Wonderful stop for road trips passing through Tuscaloosa, although I wouldn't say it's my go to fast food now. read more

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First off, the "fancy" shakes. Now this completely depends on the flavor I guess, but for a place with 44 "fantastic" flavors, multiple are not even good. I got a vanilla and I thought it was great besides the cheap straws. My friend however got a peanut butter shake that she described as "aughhh ." She spent 3.69 on a shake that made her throw up multiple times, and had multiple chunks in it. It was not good and made her sick. Second off, the food. I have tried the fries and will never. ever. eat. their. food. again. Tonight, my friend got cheese curds. They were absolutely horrible. They were crusty and tasted expired. They tasted like a little disgusting expired grilled cheeses. They were fed to my dogs and the garbage. My friend described them "tasting better in the garbage". It was NOT good Third off and finally, the service and place. Theirs music playing till 4:30 am as loud as possible (trust me I know I'm staying nearby). The servers arent even nice. So the only way i'd go back to cookout, is to buy another ridiculously overpriced shake. But not a peanut butter one for sure. read more

Some of the worst customer service I've seen. The employees were not polite and did not have any manners. I get the job probably sucks, but it doesn't mean that you have to treat your paying customers poorly. read more

So good! I went once a few years ago and was amazed by the amount of food you get for the cost. Had to swing by again on my road trip. Very nice employees as well! read more

The food at Cookout was fine, it didn't take my breathe away or anything special, considering that it is a more fast food type place. But the food took a long time, especially since I kept my order simple. Overall I probably wouldn't go out of my way to go back but it wouldn't be a let down if I had to go back. I must add, the food was extremely cheap and affordable which is always a plus. read more

Ordered my food at the drive thru. Got to the window and they had only gotten one of the 2 milk shakes i had ordered, I then proceeded to pay for the second one and they give me the wrong flavor. I asked for a cup of ranch and a straw about FOUR times and ended up getting an empty drink cup as the "ranch cup" because apparently u can't understand common knowledge at fast food nowadays. As we're asking for the straw this rude girl says "this girl finna make me mad" with the window WIDE open. Worst service i've ever had here. read more

I didn't see anything on the menu I wanted to try. But I love anything sweet and saw they had a rather larger Milkshake menu. Their milkshakes are thick and a struggle to get out the straw just like I like them. My favorite is Chocolate Banana and so far my favorite employee is Darcel. She is very sweet and patient even when it's late. Give that child a promotion already. read more

I would give this place NEGATIVE STARS if I could. The last 3 times I have brought my family here, I have been given THE ABSOLUTE most rude, rushed, and HATEFUL service I have EVER received at a quick service restaurant. We returned because for years this place had excellent service with delicious food and sweet staff. However, in the past six months EVERYTHING has gone totally downhill. The order is always incorrect (after having to repeat myself over and over at the speaker) and if you request for napkins (since the drinks are always covered in liquid on the outside) you are given scoffs and eye rolls. I was so fed up this time, I walked inside and the same rude girl at the window came to the counter and said "What you need??" Glaring at me. I requested a manager. She laughed and walked off. The "manager" who came to the counter was scowling and smacking gum. I informed her about my horrible service and she could not have possibly cared less! We will NEVER EVER waste our money here again, and neither should you. read more

Arrived at CookOut around 2am after a night of heavy drinking with my friends and vomited all over myself in the booth! Never have I experienced food poisoning so fast. The food must not have been fresh! read more