If you know you know. Classic 50s style diner with not your average burger patties and other great…read morediner favorites. It's like going back in time. Staff treats you like family. The decor is like being thrown into a 50s time capsule.

To locals, this is an institution and local tradition. To visitors, this is not a burger at all…read more If you know that you're coming here for the unique local flavor, and not for a meaty burger, than you're in the right place for something special. Essentially what you're getting is deep fried bread stuffing served up as a burger. "All the way" means with mustard and diced onions. Need ketchup or extras? Gotta ask for that. Fries or onion rings? Got those too. What you can say is that no one is serving burgers, not even deep fried falafel, at this price anywhere nearby. Order at the counter to eat in or take out. No drive thru here. Stare at the countless articles and newspaper clippings on the wall that recount the history while you wait 5-8min for your order to be fried up. There's counter service, booths, and a couple spots on a covered outdoor patio if you like the parking lot scenery. This may be a one and done experience for me, but now I know what a Decatur Penn's Burger is when it comes up on Jeopardy.

I'd come back and I'd say hive this place a go. Just got a turtle sundae, regular for $6.49. It was…read moreok, hard to make ice cream taste bad. But there wasn't a lot of toppings; mostly vanilla ice cream. That was a bummer. Our favorite custard place in town is cheaper and always solid.

The Freddy's in Decatur AL was so rude . They had a whole hour until closing and they started…read moreputting up chairs as we walked in. Sooooooo unprofessional!!!!!!!! They need to tell the workers what time they close and to have friendly good attitudes welcoming your customers!!! Very disappointed. She was a Hispanic girl that was acting like a little child

The way they treat their employees is unacceptable. Horrible service, throw food at customers…read more Disgusting storage, gunk build up in almost every corner of the store. The way they prep the food is horrible, they serve browned lettuce to customers and say "it'll be okay it's still edible" over all horrible people and horrible service. I use to work at Hardee's. "Tonia" and "Amanda" treat the employees however they like and speak to them crazy. That's why they can't keep employees because of the 2!

If I could give this location zero stars I would. The service here is god awful. Super rude and…read moreunhappy people working here. I get it, fast food service industry sucks, customers can be awful, but seriously the interaction with the women who work here was above and beyond horrid. Great way to lose business. They clearly don't want to be there, don't want to work, and are not interested in fixing anything they messed up in the first place. And good god, don't ask for anything other than a normal drink. Heaven forbid you want a drink without ice. They'll ensure it's all ice with a splash of drink and then act like you asked them to go to war with Germany when you tell them you ordered no ice and could they please bring you what you ordered.

The slushes and corn dogs are good and so are the milkshakes!!! but sometimes the wait can be…read morelonger than expected..

When Did a large blizzard become an eight dollar item? It's…read moreobsurd -because there's not enough toppings near to even make it a four dollar and 50 Cent ice cream. Today I stopped at my old favorite haunt- Dairy Queen in Hartsville only to find out that they're now eight bucks and they have scant toppings. However, 4for additional .99 cents more they'll give you extra toppings. Screw this place, they struggled to stay in business 20 years ago now they can go back into the dark ages and disappear ice cream isn't that expensive you bunch of retards

Friendly employees, but the restaurant is dirty, and the air conditioning isn't working in the play…read morearea.

Well let me just say, me and my husband Darrell had the best little lunch date at Five Guys today…read more The burger was juicy, the fries were hot and salty just the way we like them, and Darrell couldn't stop talking about how good his milkshake was. We sat there for a good while just enjoying our food and each other's company. It felt like old times. If you're looking for a simple, delicious meal that warms your heart as much as your belly, this is the place. Darrell already said we're coming back next week!

I ordered my food online at 2:18PM and was told it would be ready by 2:25PM. I get there and inform…read morethe register lady I'm here to pick up my mobile order. She just points and has me move down the line. I'm thinking my food is ready but when I get to the next station, I don't see my food and everyone is looking at me awkwardly. I finally ask is my food ready? They inform me my fries are still cooking. No one greeted me, said anything about wait time and had me stand there in awkward silence. Horrible first visit at this location. Will not be coming back. Horrible customer service.

First time there today. Menu was nice, but was pricey. There was nobody in front of me in line, but…read moreit still took a good 15-20 minutes for my cheesesteak to be ready. The photo on the menu looked good, so I was ok with paying $9.00. It was small, and there wasn't anywhere near all that meat that the photo shows. It was tasty, but $5.50- $6.00 worth, not $9.00. Note that the menu prices on their web site are outdated and most items are $1.00 more now. For $9.00, should at least come with a side (e.g., nice portion of fries) or a beverage. Unless you have a little appetite, you'll walk away hungry. Staff wasn't engaged with customers whatsoever. No hellos, no smiles, no thank you. Their spoon box blew away in the wind, and 2 of us went after it and returned it to them, letting them know what happened. There was no expression on his face and no thank you. You're welcome! Suggest they get a box for customers to stand on to place their orders, because everyone was standing on their toes trying to get high enough to place their orders. Has great potential; just needs a little TLC on the menu/prices and customer service. I wonder if Gordon Ramsey is available! :) This review is my personal opinion. They have many 5 star reviews on their Facebook page, so try it for yourself and see what you think! :)

Too slow! It took forever for hot dogs. Don't waste your time! Go somewhere else! The service is…read moreterrible for mediocre food.

We've seen Cookouts in other cities, but never have tried one. We were in Decatur for the weekend…read moreand decided to give it a try. First of all, we got nasty glares and even a head shake from the employees when we approached the door. They all disappeared behind the wall and not one, not two, but three employees one at a time poked their head out, glared at us, then went back to the kitchen. We were about to leave when a sweet older cashier came out to take our order. I ordered the Cookout burger, House style which is with Quesadilla sauce, and a small Cajun fry. My husband ordered chili cheese fries. I usually take pictures of my food but I was so uncomfortable because of the employee glares and then I was shocked at how awful and sad my food looked, pictures were the last thing on my mind. The burger was tiny overall, bun was dry and grainy, beef was thin and dry with a quarter-sized spot of quesadilla sauce, a leaf of lettuce, and one slice of tomato. Also, when I ordered Cajun fries, I was sadly picturing Five Guys' Cajun fries. These are not even close. These are the crinkle cut fries with some Cajun seasoning sprinkled on top. They were room temperature & kind of dry. I usually try to do good reviews, but we were so disappointed and a little annoyed with our first ever visit to a Cookout.

Decided to go here because of the big selection of shakes. Decided to also get a Cajun chicken…read moresandwich. Oh my goodness this was the best chicken sandwich I've had in a long time. Very moist and flavorful. I also got a couple shakes that were just as good. We tried the fresh banana with pb and the salted Carmel