The Cook Out is an interesting beast because no one can seem to figure out where they’re based. I’ve heard reports that they are out of Greensboro (NC), but they don’t seem to have a web site at this writing, and it just doesn’t seem to be anything that anyone can verify.
Nonetheless, the company is doing something right. Their down-home style, the original hamburgers “cooked outdoors style”, the 36 “creamery” premium milkshakes and the retro styling of the building has kept the double drive-thru near our house hopping since they opened nearly six months ago.
My only complaint is that the milkshakes are more like a soft-serve sundae. Nothing wrong with that, mind you, it just makes it hard to drink through the straw. The flavor is stll quite good, you understand. It’s just better eaten with a spoon.
As to the food, it’s good. I’m not a huge fan of burgers, so it’s tough to judge, but I’ve been happy enough with what I’ve had to eat, and the family seems to be okay with what they have had as well. Not earth-shattering, but not bad either. Probably worth checking out the next time you’re driving by one.
Update – thanks to Elizabeth, below, we now have an online version of Cook Out’s menu.
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I live in Goldsboro, NC. Ive heard Smithfield, Greenville, and Wilson, all have new Cookouts, and we’re only 20-35 minutes away from those locations. Hopefully we’ll be getting one pretty soon. My boyfriend and I often drive to the Smithfield location, whenever we’re sick and tired of the locals (McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s) they all suck compared to The CookOut and their prices are so reasonable for what you get. Yes and the shakes are to die for:)
Cook Out is the greatest! Traveling from Myrtle Beach,SC to West Virginia we always stop at the ones in Winston-Salem or Mt. Airy coming and going. We even have relatives that request orders brought to them. They have the greatest milkshakes ever,eat with a spoon or wait a few minutes and use a straw (I recommend the spoon) You should try their BLTs for 99 cents add onion (they are smackin’) Thank you Morris and Jeremy!!! God Bless America!!!!
The phone number is on the bag that your food comes in — I just called it because 2 corndogs were left out of my order. I am supposed to be getting a coupon in the mail to replace them.
Just wondering why it is so hard to find the telephone number for the hickory Cookout. I frequent that resturant alot but lately they have gone down hill with the service at night and my order has been wrong quite a few times now and all I want to do is call the resturant. If by some chance someone knows the phone number or can tell me how to find it …..not in the phone book…..I would gladly appreciate it!
I would like to express my concern for those involved in an incident at Cook Out on High Point Rd in Greensboro NC in the early hours of Sunday September 7, 2008 or ‘late night Saturday’. Both drive thru lanes were full as was the parking lot. After getting off work I and my sister went to one of the few places open to get a quick bite. The first incident which was unrelated to the second was concerning the car in front of us. A young lady who was walking past the drivers’ side barely escaped being pinned to that car by another car backing out which backed right into the car in front of us, damaging the rear side significantly. The car never stopped and never looked back but drove away. As we progressed through the line, placed our order and waded through the crowd of cars we witnessed an unbelievable sight. A single young man waiting in the adjacent line to us, exactly parallel to us was approached by the people in the car in front of him who were ranting and raving and insisting that he move back. He could go nowhere but was not any closer to their car than any other car waiting in the line. All of sudden from everywhere, cars were emptied of their drivers and passengers as they converged on this single guy driving a grey Eclipse. The newly formed mob ripped his tag off, threw food and drinks which splattered our car, broke bottles on his car and continued cussing and screaming threats to him until he made an unbelievable escape by driving his battered car to the right of the drive through lane he was sandwiched in, going between the two lanes across the shrubs and landscape, even somehow across a sign post managing to get out of harms way. The space he drove through does not seem to be enough for a motorcycle to manuever through but somehow he got out! We also would have left had it been possible to get away but the sea of cars prevented it. During this barbaric display of unwarranted rage and hate, many of these young guys were standing with their cell phones held high taping this violence while laughing and chanting to the crowd ‘U TUBE, U TUBE’! This was an absolute shame and a disgrace. The restaurant continued to serve this crowd. The police finally arrived after the fact, yet there was an officer we observed as we were finally able to leave, who mysteriously jumped out of an SUV parked at the entrance, not sure where he came from or how long he had been there. We, needless to say, did not continue through to pick up our order. I am writing to express concern for the young lady who was almost seriously injured by the backing up car, the person in the white car which now has a big dent and red paint gouged into it and most importantly this young man who was viciously attacked in an unprovoked incident which could have been even worse. I hope they do put this on U TUBE and if they do, I hope somehow they are able to prosecute those involved. You cannot beat the ‘Cook Out Box’ but after what we witnessed and the complete lack of regard on the part of the restaurant staff with no sign of anything by apparant business as usual and a total and complete disregard for parking lot security, we will not go back and we have been customers from the start! There was no excuse for this to have ever happened and the guy that was ‘run off’ did nothing to instigate such a show of mob rule!
I’m still waiting hurry up!! I’m getting hungry!
I absolutley love Cook Out shakes. I’ve been raving to my boyfriend, whose never been. I want to take him, but there are none around here where we live. ]:
I tell everyone that they should change the Checkers in town into a Cook Out.
THE MAIN OFFICE IS NOT AT 5505-D ADAMS FARM LN. I sent them a request and the letter was returned as undeliverable. I was so upset.
I just saw in our paper we are getting a Cook Out here! I can’t wait to see how great the food really is!! Hurry up and get here!!