'Cook Out' is a
fast food restaurant chain in
North Carolina. Founded in
Greensboro in the early
1990s, the chain has since expanded throughout the state and now has
drive-thru restaurants in over twenty cities, primarily in the
Piedmont region. The menu varies slightly from location to location, but the restaurants specialize in grilled hamburgers and hotdogs (
cook-out style),
chicken sandwiches, and
North Carolina barbecue. Cook Out is also known for its variety of
milkshakes with choices like "
Banana Pudding" and "
Chocolate Cherry". Cook Out locations in
college towns and near universities are popular among college students because of the restaurant's combination of low prices and late hours, with some locations open until 2:30 a.m. or as late as 5 a.m. There is a
Facebook group for
North Carolina State University students called "
Cookout Is the Shit!" which has over 3,500 members. Wake Forest also has a group named "
Cookout.... Yes Please!" which has 964 members and is one of the largest Wake Forest groups.
Cook Out's origins are uncertain, since the restaurant chain does not have a
website and has a history of being low key with advertising and information.
Cook Out's trademarked motto is "Cooked Outdoors Style" and the restaurant claims its hamburgers are "Original Hamburgers". The corporate headquarters is located at 5505-D Adams Farm Lane in Greensboro.
Cities that have Cook Out locations include:
★ Asheboro, North Carolina
★ Boone, North Carolina
★ Burlington, North Carolina
★ Cary, North Carolina
★ Charlotte, North Carolina
★ Concord, North Carolina
★ Durham, North Carolina
★ Fayetteville, North Carolina
★ Gastonia, North Carolina
★ Graham, North Carolina
★ Greensboro, North Carolina
★ High Point, North Carolina
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★ Huntersville, North Carolina
★ Lincolnton, North Carolina
★ Monroe, North Carolina
★ Mooresville, North Carolina
★ Mount Airy, North Carolina
★ Pinehurst, North Carolina
★ Raleigh, North Carolina
★ Salisbury, North Carolina
★ Sanford, North Carolina
★ Shelby, North Carolina
★ Thomasville, North Carolina
★ Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Milkshakes
Cookout is particularly famous for its long menu of high-quality milkshakes, which the restaurant brands as "Creamery Premium". All milkshakes use fresh ingredients. The list includes:
★ Banana Berry
★ Banana Fudge
★ Banana Pudding
★ Banana Split
★ Banana Strawberry
★ Brownie
★ Caramel Cheesecake
★ Cappuccino
★ Cherry Cobbler
★ Chocolate Chip Mint
★ Chocolate Malt
★ Double Chocolate
★ Egg Nog (Seasonal)
★
Heath Toffee
★ Hershey's Chocolate
★
Hi-C Punch
★
Chocolate M&M
★ Vanilla M&M
★ Mocha
★ Orange Push-Up
★
Oreo
★ Oreo Mint
★ Peach
★ Peach Cobbler
★ Peanut Butter
★ Peanut Butter Banana
★ Peanut Butter Fudge
★ Pineapple
★ Red Cherry
★
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
★
Snickers
★ Strawberry
★
Strawberry Cheesecake
★ Vanilla
★ Walnut
★ Watermelon (Seasonal)
External links
★
News & Observer: Cook Out Advertisement
★
The Daily Greensboring: Cook-Out Restaurant (review)
★
Don't Back Down: Cook Out Restaurant Review