What to Order – Menu & Pricing

Cook Out’s menu is built around customization and genuine value qualities that stand out even more sharply in a city as expensive as Charleston SC, where restaurant prices along King Street, in the French Quarter, and on the Peninsula can climb well beyond what most visitors or residents want to spend on a casual meal. The Cook Out Tray is the anchor: a complete meal combining your choice of protein, two sides, and a large drink or milkshake for around $7.99. In a city where the average dinner entree at a mid range restaurant runs $18–25, the Tray delivers a full and satisfying meal at a price point that makes sense for College of Charleston SC students, Joint Base Charleston South Carolina personnel, West Ashley families, and budget conscious tourists who have already spent generously on Charleston’s celebrated attractions and waterfront dining.

The milkshakes are the single most praised item across all Charleston SC Cook Out locations described as “highly recommended by customers” and the most popular menu item at the Savannah Hwy location specifically. The burgers are fresh and char grilled over an open flame, and customers note the food as fresh and hot even during late night hours. The full menu includes the Cook Out Style Burger with chili, slaw, onions, and mustard, the Cheddar Style Burger with bacon and cheddar, the Big Double Burger, cajun chicken sandwiches, fried chicken sandwiches, BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, corn dogs, and quesadillas. The Savannah Hwy location in West Ashley specifically has outdoor seating fitting for Charleston’s mild climate and outdoor dining culture and is described as a convenient stop for locals and tourists exploring the area around Savannah Highway’s growing commercial district.

Sides & Additional Items

Cook Out’s sides menu offers genuine variety beyond the quick service options typically available along the Savannah Highway, University Boulevard, and Dorchester Road corridors in the greater Charleston SC area. Hushpuppies are a natural fit in Charleston’s Lowcountry food culture the city’s seafood restaurants, fish camps, and traditional Southern kitchens have made hushpuppies a beloved side across the coastal Carolina region, and Cook Out’s version reflects that same tradition in a fast food format. They pair especially well with the BBQ sandwich or a char grilled burger loaded with chili and slaw. Cajun fries bring a seasoned heat to the standard fry experience and are a consistent favorite among Charleston South Carolina area regulars who want more flavor from their side.

The complete sides list at all three Charleston SC area Cook Out locations includes regular fries, cajun fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, corn dog, onion rings, and quesadillas. The Savannah Hwy location offers delivery and outdoor seating alongside its drive thru. The University Blvd location in North Charleston features indoor dining one of the less common Cook Out features making it more versatile for customers who want to sit inside rather than eat in their vehicles. The Dorchester Rd location serves the North Charleston communities along one of the metro’s most actively traveled commercial corridors. All three locations accept credit cards and mobile payments. Choosing a corn dog or a second sandwich as one of your two tray sides remains the most popular volume maximizing strategy at $7.99 across all Charleston SC Cook Out locations.

Cook Out Milkshakes – Charleston’s Most Recommended Late Night Treat

Cook Out milkshakes are the most celebrated specific menu item across all three Charleston SC area locations, and the Savannah Hwy location’s customer profile specifically identifies them as “highly recommended” and the most popular item ordered at that restaurant. In a city with an exceptional dessert culture where pralines, benne wafers, and sweet tea ice cream are local traditions Cook Out’s rotating selection of over 40 hand spun milkshake flavors holds its own as a genuinely satisfying late night sweet option. Charleston South Carolina customers return regularly for banana pudding, Oreo mint, strawberry cheesecake, blueberry cheesecake, caramel fudge, peach cobbler, pineapple, chocolate malt, and cookie dough flavors throughout the year, with the seasonal rotation keeping the menu fresh.

The milkshakes are thick and hand spun a meaningful quality distinction from the thin, machine dispensed versions at competing fast food chains along Charleston’s commercial corridors. The Cook Out Tray’s most appreciated feature is that a milkshake can replace the large drink at no additional charge, making the $7.99 meal feel like outstanding value especially in a city where comparable dessert experiences at Charleston’s independent sweet shops and ice cream parlors can cost $6–9 on their own. Standalone milkshakes are around $3.99. For beach visitors returning from Folly Beach, Sullivan’s Island, or Isle of Palms after a summer day on the coast, the Savannah Hwy location with its outdoor seating is a particularly appealing stop for a milkshake on the drive home. Always ask the drive thru staff for the current flavor list popular flavors sell out on busy evenings.

Hours & Availability

The Savannah Hwy location opens at 10:30 AM and closes at 3:00 AM Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and at 4:00 AM on Fridays and Saturdays confirmed by Yelp as of two weeks ago. The University Blvd location in North Charleston follows the same schedule per Yelp (updated November 2025). In a tourism driven coastal city where Charleston SC famous restaurant scene caters heavily to the evening dinner trade and tends to close by 10 or 11 PM, Cook Out’s late hours fill a genuine and important gap for the city’s large resident population who need food after midnight. The Savannah Hwy listing is also tagged as a “24 Hour Restaurant” on Yelp verify this directly via Google Maps before relying on it, as this designation may reflect extended hours rather than a true 24 hour operation.

Joint Base Charleston South Carolina the combined Air Force Base and Naval Weapons Station that is one of the largest military installations in the Southeast employs tens of thousands of active duty personnel and civilian workers in the North Charleston area. For service members and support staff finishing late shifts at JBC, Cook Out on University Blvd and Dorchester Rd provides reliable late night food access in a corridor where full meal options after midnight are limited. MUSC Health the Medical University of South Carolina, one of Charleston’s most significant employers and Trident Medical Center in North Charleston together generate consistent overnight healthcare worker demand that both the Savannah Hwy and North Charleston locations serve throughout the week.

Hours above are confirmed from Yelp for the Savannah Hwy and University Blvd locations. Always confirm the specific location’s current hours via Google Maps before a very late visit. Note that Charleston’s peak tourism season from March through October generates significantly elevated food demand across the metro, and drive thru wait times at all three locations can increase on busy weekend evenings during the tourist season.

Charleston South Carolina Cook Out Locations

Use Google Maps above to find the Cook Out location nearest your home, hotel, base, or destination in the Charleston SC area. With 3 locations covering West Ashley, North Charleston University Boulevard, and North Charleston Dorchester Road, most Charleston SC metro residents and visitors are within 15–20 minutes of a Cook Out. Click “Get Directions” on any location card below for exact driving time from your current position.

Cook Out Locations by Area

The greater Charleston Cook Out locations are spread across the West Ashley and North Charleston commercial corridors, covering the two most populated non Peninsula areas of the metro effectively. Here is a breakdown of each location.

Savannah Highway (West Ashley, Charleston): The location at 2036 Savannah Hwy is the only Cook Out located within Charleston SC proper, sitting in the West Ashley neighborhood along US-17 (Savannah Highway). West Ashley is Charleston’s most populous suburb west of the Ashley River, home to a large residential population, significant commercial activity, and easy I-526 access. The Savannah Hwy location carries a perfect Health Score of 100/100, features outdoor seating, offers delivery, and is listed as having “vibrant community” surroundings that make it convenient for locals and tourists exploring the area. Milkshakes are the most popular item and “highly recommended” according to the customer profile. Phone: (866) 547-0011. Updated 2 weeks ago on Yelp with 56 photos.

University Boulevard (North Charleston): The location at 8970 University Blvd in North Charleston SC carries a Health Score of 97/100, has 68 Yelp photos, and features indoor dining available alongside the drive thru one of the less common Cook Out configurations in South Carolina. University Boulevard runs through North Charleston near Charleston Southern University and connects to I-26 and the Joint Base Charleston corridor. This location is tagged as a “24 Hour Restaurant” and as offering breakfast on Yelp always verify current hours directly via Google Maps. It serves the North Charleston university community, JBC personnel, and the broad residential base along the US-78 and University Blvd corridors. Phone: (866) 547-0011.

Dorchester Road (North Charleston): The location at 8475 Dorchester Rd serves the North Charleston SC communities along one of the metro area’s most heavily traveled north south commercial corridors. Dorchester Road US-642 runs through the heart of North Charleston’s dense commercial and residential zone, connecting the downtown North Charleston area to Summerville and the growing Dorchester County suburbs to the northwest. With 249 reviews and 41 photos on Restaurantji, this location has a well established review base reflecting consistent customer traffic. It serves the Ladson, Summerville corridor, and the large North Charleston residential communities east of I-26. Phone: (866) 547-0011.

All 3 Cook Out Charleston Locations

Cook Out and Charleston’s Food Scene

Charleston SC is one of America’s most celebrated food cities a distinction earned through decades of culinary innovation built on the Lowcountry’s exceptional local ingredients, its deep African American food traditions, and the creativity of a generation of chefs who have transformed the city into a national dining destination. King Street and the historic Peninsula are home to acclaimed restaurants whose chefs have won James Beard Awards and drawn praise from national food publications for years. She crab soup, shrimp and grits, oyster roasts, boiled peanuts, and Lowcountry boil are not just menu items in Charleston they are cultural traditions that define the city’s relationship with food in a way few American cities can claim.

In that rarefied culinary context, Cook Out occupies a specific and important niche: it is the late night, affordable, fast option for the large resident population over 150,000 people in Charleston South Carolina proper and over 800,000 in the greater metro who live and work in West Ashley, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, and Summerville, far from the Peninsula’s restaurants, and who need a full, hot meal at 11 PM, midnight, or 2 AM without driving downtown. The Savannah Hwy location in West Ashley is particularly well positioned for this role West Ashley’s residents are close enough to be part of Charleston’s metro but far enough from the Peninsula that late night food access on their side of the Ashley River is genuinely limited outside of a handful of fast food chains.

Beach visitors represent another important customer segment for Charleston’s Cook Out locations. Folly Beach Charleston’s most popular barrier island beach, about 12 miles from downtown draws enormous summer crowds from across the region. Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms to the northeast are similarly popular. Visitors returning from these beaches in the evening or late afternoon frequently pass through West Ashley and North Charleston on their way back toward Columbia, Charlotte, or the upstate, and Cook Out on Savannah Highway is a natural and appealing stop along those return routes particularly for families looking to feed children affordably after a beach day before hitting the highway home. The combination of outdoor seating, a perfect health score, and a milkshake menu described as the location’s most popular feature makes the Savannah Hwy Cook Out a well suited post beach stop in every season.

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Cook Out in Nearby South Carolina Cities

Cook Out has strong coverage across South Carolina. Traveling northwest on I-26 toward Columbia, Cook Out locations are accessible throughout the Midlands. Traveling north on I-26 toward Orangeburg and Columbia connects to additional Cook Out markets. For Summerville and Dorchester County residents who live between Charleston South Carolina and the Midlands, the Dorchester Rd location is the most convenient Cook Out in the corridor.

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