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| Cook Out on Moreland Drive in a renovated former Mrs. Winner's |
Burger chain continues Atlanta expansion
North Carolina-based Cook Out plans to open a new restaurant in Marietta later this year. The new Cook-Out restaurant will open at 3800 Austell Road on the site of a former KFC. The roughly 2,300 square foot restaurant has great visibility and plenty of parking.
The new Cook Out is located not far from WellStar Cobb Hospital in West Cobb county.
Unlike Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, who celebrates grand openings with day long camp outs, Cook Out literally opens its doors and is seemingly immediately inundated without any promotions or specials.
Cook Out is known for cheap food and featuring nearly forty different milkshakes. A combo meal costs five bucks with the option to upgrade the drink to a milkshake for another dollar.
Privately held Cook Out entered the Georgia market in 2013, and today has twenty-one locations in the state. In addition to North Carolina and Georgia, Cook Out also operates in South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
Cook Out's expansion has been accompanied by a number of technological and social media advancements. The chain now operates and frequently updates their facebook page and has earned the "Very responsive to messages" designation. One facebook post even asks its fans where they should open next: Ohio or Florida. (Something tells me they have plans to enter both.)
Cook-Out also operates Twitter and Google+ pages but might want to consider replacing the Google product with an Instagram account. Cook Out also recently revised their website to include more images, functionality and even nutrition facts.
In case you were wondering, the least caloric of the chain's milkshakes is the "Fresh Banana," with 538 calories, and the worst is "Cherry Cheesecake," with 925 calories.
The website also indicates an "online store" is coming soon!
The website also indicates an "online store" is coming soon!
Where would you like to see Cook Out open next? What is your favorite Cook Out menu item? Do you think Cook Out is overrated?
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