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| - Ms T and I flew to Charlotte for a few days, just to visit. We arrived a little late on a Saturday night and did not have a place to eat planned, so close to our hotel was this place called Cook Out and we decided that a burger would be fine. We understood going in, that it is a regional fast food chain and while we normally would not go to a large chain, thought this one might be worth a try. We found it to be better than we expected. This is kind of fast food North Carolina style.
The regular burger is 1/4 lb and has decent char-grill flavor. I had Cook Out Style which has their chili and slaw. The slaw was OK, a little flat but thankfully no detectable onion. The chili was thick with not a lot of flavor but little or no cumin and no beans, so OK. The whole thing was not the best I ever had, but I love burgers with chili and slaw and if I lived here, I would certainly use this for my quick fix once in a while. Ms T really liked her plain cheeseburger. It was the char flavor.
I also had a plain chili dog that was fine. Of course, it is the same chili. The dog was a soft skinless type, not highly flavored, on a soft white bun. All in all OK.
While I was at it, I also had to have a chopped pork sandwich. The barbecue was mild, with a very fine chop, eastern style. It was also OK, not remarkable. I had slaw on it and hit it with Texas Pete.
All in all, this is certainly good choice if you are going for fast food and I'm sure it is pretty consistent. We liked it, solid three stars.
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