Fairlawn Cook-Out opens, Blacksburg to follow
Fairlawn's Cook-Out opened its doors Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Mike Shaw | The Burgs.
FAIRLAWN — The much-anticipated opening of the New River Valley’s first Cook-Out is finally here.
Around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Fairlawn’s Cook-Out location opened its doors and began serving customers.
The location will be open until 3 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Fairlawn’s Cook-Out offers a double drive-thru and a dining lobby. The restaurant will also offer free Wi-Fi.
Cook-Out Manager Chris Stainback said the store employs about 30.
Additionally, Stainback said the Cook-Out location in Blacksburg is planned to open before the end of this year and will be open 24 hours a day.
The North Carolina-based restaurant chain serves hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders and more than 40 flavors of milkshakes.
Most Cook-Out locations offer double drive-thru windows for faster service. Some locations have both indoor and outdoor dining – both the Fairlawn and Blacksburg locations will have indoor dining.
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Glad to see this! Hope they have good food! It will be a welcome change from the restaurants that are their neighbors! I plan to try the Cookout soon!
Comment by Roger King — December 28, 2011 @ 6:35 pm
would like to see cook out n roanoke area
Comment by brenda — December 28, 2011 @ 7:29 pm
Opened its doors, not it’s doors
Comment by Holly Moore — December 28, 2011 @ 9:26 pm
I’m looking forward to other fast food options off of S. Main St in Blacksburg besides Wendy’s. I do wonder if they chose the wrong neighbor for competition though (ie. Our Daily Bread). But sometimes I’m either in a hurry or I have my little ones with me and I won’t even consider a walk-in restaurant. I also have been pining for a drive-thru with decent coffee for some time. For times like those I look forward to Cook Out’s drive thru!
Comment by amanda — December 28, 2011 @ 10:55 pm
Drove past there after I got home from work, and they were completely packed! The drive thru line wrapped around the building, the inside was full, and people had to park across Rte 11 in a vacant lot that use dto house some repair shops and car washes year ago. It was still pretty busy later in the evening too.
Comment by Other John — December 29, 2011 @ 10:18 am
I agree Brenda! A couple Cook-Out locations are needed in the Roanoke Valley.
Comment by Kenny — December 29, 2011 @ 10:24 am
Great……
Comment by Rocc — December 29, 2011 @ 11:22 am
How can you beat a 99 cent BLT? I tried the Barbecue sandwich and onion rings. They hit the spot perfectly for a total of $4!. It wasn’t Due South Barbecue or Bull and Bones, but for fast food it was a welcome change and the price is right!
Comment by Lynn — December 29, 2011 @ 11:49 am
tried it thursday night . The guy in fornt of us took forever to order and they got his order wrong. The menu isn’t organized to faciltate a quick order. It’s better to go inside rather than drive thru for your first time. My overall impression was : it was ok. Not great , ( dont order chicken nuggets , they were bad ), Not as bad as some fast food. The hamburgers and BBQ are overrated. Fries are good. Milkshakes taste a lot like MCd’s. Price is very low. customer service was a bit rushed – we were only ones in line and the guy threw our food at us and slammed door shut – not rude, he was just in abig hurry for something. I probably won’t go back . They will impact somewhere like Dude’s, Wendy’s, more than 5 guys. Come to think of it , it was like a cheaper Dude’s
Comment by anon — December 30, 2011 @ 10:07 am
Very good food. This will be my go to place from now on. Just waiting on the newness to wear off to where it wont be so crowded. For those complaining about the service and food what do you expect when a new restaurant comes to town and they are very busy trying to get hundreds of customers taken care of? Give it another try in a couple of weeks and see if they have improved
Comment by Lee from NRV — January 2, 2012 @ 9:21 am
Food was not good. This place won’t last. The burger was burnt. My combo cost over 7 bucks so I don’t know why people are saying it’s cheap. Costs more than Wendy’s and isn’t as good. Will not return.
Comment by John — January 3, 2012 @ 10:54 am
food was great excellent service as well this place will for sure last and prosper if they keep it up bbq is best i have had in virginia milkshakes
are amazing!
Comment by bill — January 12, 2012 @ 4:29 pm
Gross. I bought a combo today: BBQ, chicken nuggets, onion rings, chocolate chip mint “shake.” I opened the box when I had gotten back to work in Christiansburg and the BBQ had slaw on it. They didn’t even indicate it would nor do I want slaw on my BBQ. Ever. The chicken nuggets were disgusting. The onion rings were hot and crunchy – but that’s about all I can say for those. The “shake” wasn’t a shake. It was a huge load of ice cream in a cup. It tasted decent, but I would’ve preferred a smaller cup.
I won’t be back. I want to email corporate, but there’s no email listed anywhere for them.
Comment by Elle — February 16, 2012 @ 3:19 pm