The Freedom Drive Cook Out is a very special place. The convenient double drive-through, ever-present squad cars (I hear this used to be a pretty bad neighborhood), super-fast and friendly service; all good things. But nothing holds a candle to their 40 fresh milkshakes.
The peach cobbler shake is my favorite--it's peach cobbler a la mode that you can suck through a straw!! (Duh, it's a milk shake, but ommm...)
A very close second is the watermelon milkshake, only available July through August. I can't think of anything more refreshing on a hot summer day than chilled chunks of watermelon in ice cream. Sooo good. The servers seem to be having fun too; last time I was there I caught a shake competition and had to decide who'd made the best one. I think I was the winner there.
For the savory crowd, they offer crazy cheap variety platters with burgers, fries and barbecue choices, but don't believe the hype if you're with a hungry crowd. The trays are disappointingly small (how else could they offer all that for $5?) and really could only satisfy one person with a big appetite (me). The burgers are pretty good, juicy. Before moving to NC I'd never heard of the Cook Out chain; glad that's been fixed!