Cook Out (restaurant)
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Cook Out is a privately owned American fast-food restaurant chain operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Founded in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1989,[2] the chain has since expanded and now has restaurants in over 100 cities. The chain itself has grown in size with many locations now spread throughout the Southeastern US.[3]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Quick service restaurant |
Founded | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Founder | Morris Reaves |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 319+ |
Area served | , and Louisiana. |
Key people | Jeremy Reaves (CEO) |
Products | Hamburgers, hot dogs, French fries, Chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, chicken sandwiches, quesadillas, wraps, cheese curds, Carolina-style barbecue, and milkshakes |
Revenue | US$125 million |
Owner | Morris Reaves |
Number of employees | 13,000 as of May 2021[update][1] |
Website | cookout |
The standard format of the restaurant features two drive-thru lanes and a walk-up window, but no indoor seating. Some newer locations have an indoor dining room and counter service similar to a traditional fast-food restaurant, but most still only have drive-thru and walk-up service. The restaurant specializes in hamburgers, milkshakes, and North Carolina-style pork barbecue.