Cook Out
| Address: | 1020 Jordan Dr, Athens, GA 30606, USA |
| Site: | cookout.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 10:30AM–2:30AM 10:30AM–2:30AM 10:30AM–2:30AM 10:30AM–3AM 10:30AM–3:30AM 10:30AM–2:30AM 10:30AM–2:30AM |
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Will Moore
My friends and I were excited to try this place because of all the good things one of them heard about it at work and the good reviews online but after eating here I was quickly disappointed with what you get even for the price. A "platter," what seems to be their signature menu item and that includes an entree, two sides, and a drink, is $5.02 after tax (the food without a drink is $3.00 plus tax). When I saw this pricing I was excited but that excitement shortly fizzled out once I received my food. The pricing of the food is not a great bargain or some oversight; it is simply in line with the portion sizes. I got onion rings and chicken nuggets as my sides and received a whopping four onion rings and an incredibly generous three chicken nuggets which did not at all impress me and made me feel slightly cheated. In addition, I ordered the grilled Cajun chicken sandwich as my entree and it had an overwhelming beefy grilled taste which made it hard to finish and not very good since Ive never liked the taste of hamburger and do not eat beef. Overall if you want to visit a country eating establishment with a somewhat nice but crowded atmosphere that serves acceptable food and that has bible verses printed on their styrofoam cups then this is the place for you, but if you want to eat somewhere that is cheap and that will actually fill you up with good food then Cookout is not the place for you.
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Timothy Goodyear
This place is great! First let me say that it is a fast food/borderline fast casual restaurant. Second the price/value almost made me think I was back in the 1990s! The combo I purchased was $4.69 and came with the "Big Double Burger", 2 sides, and a large drink. The food was cooked to order and the burger was very tasty. That brings me to the sides - they have a variety of sides that many places wouldnt consider a side. I found that to be the best part of the experience. On top of the burger I was able to order some nuggets and fries as my side. They had everything from quesadillas, chili, slaw, fries, onion rings, and wraps (I could be missing a few). They also seemed to be from the Carolinas so they had Cheerwine at the fountain and that was awesome as well!
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Christine Bernal
Really like the way they cook their burgers. Good helping of onion and tomato, but the lettuce leaf was the size of a couple pieces of salad. They offer some great sides, including onion rings and hushpuppies. Overall great price for the amount of food. I went through the drive-thru and got home only to realize they had given me the wrong order. Drove back and had to wait through the drive-thru again (it was late night, the inside was locked off). They got me the right order the second time, but no further offer was made to make up for their mistake. But they were nice and apologized for the mixup.
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Alex Gude
Great food at great prices. I dont bother going to other fast food restaurants or overpriced burger joints because the cookout has the great taste of a burger place but with the pricing and quick service of a fast food restaurant. My kids always pick the Cookout over other places when choosing a place to go out to eat (even without a gimmicky kids meal or toy). Staff is friendly and the restaurant is kept clean. I love the Cookout!
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Kristy Carpenter
This location has disrespectful management skill. Very rude and disrespectful to their employees. I mean seriously are you running a business or running a high school cafeteria. What logical reason does management have for throwing food at an employee? If an employee isnt doing their job, you write them up and/or fire them. You dont throw food at them.
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Brad Hicks
Awesome food at an insanely low price! Got a quarter pound burger with bacon, fries and hush puppies, two hotdogs with onion rings and a corn dog, two large drinks and two shakes for less than $20! The food was delicious and really did taste like a backyard cook out. Our cashier, Emily, was wonderful and super friendly. We will definitely be going back!
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Michael Poarch
Food was delicious. I had several complicated requests and they still got it all right. Im very impressed with how fast they made so much food and that it was still that hot. I couldnt even bite into it at first. Great quality for a great price!
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M.R. Davis
My first ever cook out experience was here a year ago. Now Ive eaten at 4 locations. This one is still the gold standard. Cheap eats, better than The Varsity, friendly service, fast drive thru. Actual GRILLED food. So delicious.
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John Gianola
Hamburger meat was dry, barely room temperature. Fries were mushy, limp, room temperature. Shake was badly mixed with lots of white showing. Also, there seems to be a "now hiring" sign outside most of the time. One visit, never again.
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Linda Cary
First time i went it was great but today the teenager in the window messed up my order and tried to charge me $18 for a $11 order then slammed the window in mybface when i was talking to him. I wont be back.
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Desiree Patterson
We enjoyed cookout today and a lady in the lobby took care of us by getting sauces and just being super nice. Overall clean and the other staff was very nice :) We will be returning really soon!
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Patty Akiko_Katerina
The cashiers are extremely nice, the wait time may be a tad bit too long, but the food is worth it. You get your main item, two sides and a drink for one small price. How can you beat that.
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George Byram
Cook out is as good as it gets in my view. The burgers taste just like you grilled them in the backyard, the shakes are good, and the pricing is on par with Chick-fil-A and such.
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Laura Adams
Cookout always rules but I particularly love this location! Wonderful, helpful, friendly employees, fast service, clean dining room and restrooms! Very pleased all around!
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Katie Austin
The staff was incredibly rude. The drive through worker was sarcastic and they were out of everything I ordered. This cookout wont be getting my business ever again.
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Mrs Campbell2u
I love everything about cookout from its great food fulfilling shakes to the wonderful people I have met. Its overall I great places to bring family and friends.
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Brenda Ralph
Food is good but the late night service is way slow ive been waiting over 30 minutes for 2 double burgers I hope my lunch break isnt over before I get my food
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Sayre Jones
The food is pretty yummy here. I love the Cheer Wine, too. My only complaint is that the food isnt too healthy. But cook-outs arent supposed to be healthy.
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MusickTV1
My new happy place. Whenever Im down, I simply daydream of my last visit to THE COOKOUT. Amazing food and best of all.....OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Nick Rankin
Place is awesome! Friendly staff! Clean and fast ! You can feed the family for under 20 bucks ! Place cant be beat ! BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK IN ATHENS!
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Suzanne Cogger
Great value, drink station just needs to be attended to more. Messy, and needs to have more than one tea urn. We are in the south..must have tea!
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Dezi P.
The drive through is always fast and accurate. As well as the service on the inside. Clean Christian atmosphere! Great prices and food!
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Andrew Fee
reasonable prices, and I guess that I shouldnt be surprised that the main vegetables served are onion rings and French fries, but...
