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    Cook Out

    3.7 (75 reviews)
    Fri • 10:30 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)
    Sat • 10:30 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)

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    Quiet
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    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Banana fudge milkshake, bacon ranch wrap, onion rings and chicken quesadilla
    Deedrah B.

    Pretty standard late night fare! I was working nights and of course got hungry around 2am when nearly everything else was closed so I came here for the first time. It's a bit dark and sus at night but, there were several other cars around so I felt ok. I ordered the quesadilla tray with onion rings, bacon ranch wrap, and a banana fudge milkshake. For less than $10, you really cant beat the price. Service could have been friendlier, but it was pretty fast- only one car ahead of me. Taste wise, I thought the onion rings were a bit bland and the quesadilla was light on meat but stillpretty good, nothing a little hot sauce couldn't fix. I think I'd come in a pinch again, but it wasn't my favorite.

    a burger and fries in a styrofoam container
    Jake P.

    Cook Out has the best fast food burger anywhere. I've tried the Cali and Texas chains and Cook Out wins with that char grill! I love the bacon cheeseburger with bbq sauce. This one on peters creek always has great fast service. It's a drive through only location.

    Do not order chicken quesadilla tray. They barely put any chicken in it. I won't be coming back to this location.

    Oreo peanut butter milkshake
    Is S.

    Saturday milkshakes at Cook Out are the best. Especially after some very hot and muggy tree cutting and hauling. Kids love it, adults love it, and you'll love it too. I got an Oreo peanut butter milkshake for the first time and it was amazing. The guy working the window was super friendly too. Cook out always comes through!

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    Sarah G.

    First visit at Cook-Out! We were really impressed with their affordability!! We both got "Trays" at $4.79 each. I got a 1/4lb. burger, fries, onion rings and a huge tea. My husband got BBQ chicken, fries, hush puppies (his 1st time having hush puppies) and a huge sweet tea. (Didn't realize BBQ chicken was on a sandwich- thought it would have been just a piece of BBQ chicken.) Many of their menu options are only 99 cents!!! Food was pretty good, fast food char-grilled BBQ. Fries were "ok", onion rings were "ok" hush puppies were pretty good. The only problem lies in that they are ONLY drive-thru at this location. Fries and 'rings don't hold their heat well, so by the time you get home, they are pretty cold. I'm sure if we ate in the parking lot when the food JUST came out, it would have been so much better. It was still good none-the-less. I didn't try one of their "famous" milkshakes but I definitely want to in the future!! So many options!!!! The staff was very friendly and service was pretty quick! 2 drive-thru lines helped move things along! We will definitely be back!!!!

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    Excellent burgers and the thickest milk shakes I have had to bad only in NC. Get your burger cookout style.

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    I freakinnnnnn love this place, best bang for your bucks.... Only place off the top of my head you can get a BLT for a buck

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    During covid, Thursday nights were our CookOut nights. We LOVE CookOut. It's genuinely so cheap, and gives aLOT of food

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    Food is good. Customer service is horrible!!!!! Young people need jobs but they need more training.....

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    Love their BBQ Sandwiches. We often stop just to get one. Wish we had one closer to our home!

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    This location is drive-thru only. My chocolate chip cheese cake milk shake was delisious. It can get very busy even with two lines.

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