According to the Columbia Mayor's office, the Cookout restaurant is planning on starting construction in the next 30 to 60 days at their Jamestown Street location. Cookout originated in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1989. The 250th restaurant opened in 2018 in Mobile, Alabama. Their restaurant's menu includes burgers, barbeque, hot dogs, and quesadillas, as well a variety of milkshakes.
