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Cook Out Tampa Location May Be In The Works

Author Jen Glorioso

A new cheap fast food option may be coming to Tampa. It’s not official yet, but the popular southern fast food chain Cook Out may be coming to Tampa. This would also be the first Cook Out location in Florida.

According to ABC Action News, the company bought two properties in Tampa. Official records from the Hillsborough County clerks office says that they purchased 2 old Boston Market locations, one in Carrollwood (16215 North Dale Mabry Highway) and Temple Terrace (5501 E. Fowler Avenue).

This would be so exciting, we’ve been saying that a Cook Out Tampa location needs to happen and we were spot on with our predictions of where they should put one. The drive-thru line for Cook Out would always be packed by USF. There’s nothing college kids love more than cheap food. And Cook Out is actually pretty tasty, for fast food.

What Is Cook Out Known For?

Cook Out originated in 1989 in Greensboro NC. If you’ve ever taken a road trip around the south, you’ve probably seen a few Cook Out locations along the way. There’s locations all around NC, SC, Georgia, and Tennessee. They have a huge menu with typical fast food meals like burgers and chicken sandwiches. But they also have BBQ, quesadillas, wraps, hot dogs and corn dogs, and over 30+ flavors of milkshakes.

The best part is really the prices. You can get a ton of food for cheap prices (at least in 2024 numbers). And sure, it’s fast food, so is it going to be perfect every time? Probably not. But to me, it’s still worth stopping for whenever I’m taking a road trip out of Florida.

Now don’t get too excited, nothing has been confirmed by the restaurant. There is no Florida location listed on the Cook Out website.

Jen was born and raised in the Tampa Bay area. She’s been with Beasley Media Group since 2022. In her spare time, you can find her at Tampa Bay Lightning games, Tampa Bay breweries, or the beach. Catch up on Jen’s content about the highest-rated restaurants/bars in Tampa, things-to-do around the area, and upcoming concerts.

5 Restaurants That Need To Open Locations In Tampa

  • In-N-Out

    Obviously the first on our list is In-N-Out. Everyone has their own opinion on the west coast burger chain. Some think it’s overrated, and some think it’s the best fast-food burger out there.

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  • Cook Out

    We’re surprised that one of the biggest fast-food chains in the south hasn’t made it’s way to Florida AT ALL! Cook Out has a stacked menu of everything you could want with those old school fast food prices. Plus they have over 30 milkshake flavors. Can we start a petition to bring Cook Out to Tampa?

  • Giordano’s

    This is for all the deep dish pizza lovers. Although there are some great local spots that make an awesome deep dish pie, nothing beats Giordano’s. They do ship frozen pizzas across the country but we need a Tampa location!

  • Bojangles

    We get that we have Chick-Fil-A, Popeye’s, Zaxby’s, Raising Canes, etc. But would one more chicken restaurant really hurt? There are already a handful of locations in Florida, but the closest one to Tampa is in Sanford, just a little north of Orlando.

  • Snooze Eatery

    This breakfast place is SO good! We are BEGGING for a Florida location, even if it means we have take a drive from Tampa. Snooze Eatery is spread across the southern half of the U.S. with locations in Colorado, Texas, Arizona, California, and even Georgia.

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