Cook Out reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,017 total reviews)

Jeremy Reaves

59% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Cook Out has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,017 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cook Out employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Jan 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Every week pay, doesn't require prior experience.

Cons

You will smell like milk at the end of your shift from how many milkshakes you make. Especially over the summer.

1.0
Jan 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

plenty of hours to work

Cons

intense training program with a handbook full of rules. realized in a few days that those rules aren't actually implemented by employees, and not enforced by GM. to sustain such a high paced business, some of the rules aren't realistic. work hours are long (11 h shifts) with no breaks for managers (hence no food unless you eat standing in a corner.) i found the job description misleading. promises of raises and advancement only if you work hard, but working hard while in training only made other employees feel like they could boss me around (some were standing on their phones during slow times instead of stocking up for busy times.) different GMs would do things different. many things weren't specified at first, and learned later from other people. not sure I would have been promoted at the end of my training.

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