Cook Out Huntsville AL — Menu, Prices, Hours & Sparkman Dr Location (2026)

Is There a Cook Out in Huntsville, AL?

Yes. Huntsville has 1 open Cook Out as of October 2026, according to Cook Out’s store locator: 2220 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35810, beside the Walmart Supercenter at 2200 Sparkman Dr NW. It is the only Cook Out in Madison County; the next-closest store is 1654 Beltline Rd in Decatur, about 27 miles southwest.

The store sits on the northwest side of the city, on the NW stretch of Sparkman Drive north of University Drive. That makes it a short drive from Alabama A&M University in Normal (about 2 miles), and a reasonable run from downtown (about 2.5 miles), UAH (about 3.5 miles) and Cummings Research Park. Drivers on I-565 reach it by heading north from the Sparkman Drive interchange at exit 15.

• Address: 2220 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35810, next to Walmart Supercenter #433.
• Typical hours: 10:30 AM to about 3 AM Sunday–Thursday and about 4 AM Friday–Saturday; hours vary by store.
• Tray price: typically about $7.39–$7.99 for an entree, two sides and a drink.
• Next-closest store: Decatur, 1654 Beltline Rd, about 27 miles southwest in a straight line.
• Coming soon: no coming-soon store within 30 miles of Huntsville as of October 2026; Cook Out’s locator does list a coming-soon store on US Highway 431 in Albertville, roughly 37 miles southeast.

Searching for a Cook Out in Madison, Harvest, Meridianville, Hazel Green, New Market or Owens Cross Roads? None of those communities has its own store in the locator, so Sparkman Drive is the stop for all of them. Madison drivers can also weigh the Decatur store if they are already heading west on I-565.

Where Is the Cook Out in Huntsville, AL?

Need a store in another city? Every location is on our Cook Out finder map.

Huntsville’s store is listed first, followed by the nearest store outside the city, in Decatur about 27 miles southwest. Addresses come from Cook Out’s own store locator (October 2026). Each card has a Google Maps directions button. Distances are approximate straight-line miles, so actual drives run longer.

How Far Is the Huntsville Cook Out From My Part of Town?

For almost everyone in Madison County, Sparkman Dr NW is the closest Cook Out; only drivers already west on I-565 toward I-65 might find Decatur just as handy. The table shows typical routes from each part of the area.

Because there is just one store for a metro of several hundred thousand people, the Sparkman Drive drive-thru can back up at lunch and late on weekend nights. If you are coming from south Huntsville or Hampton Cove, plan on 15 to 25 minutes depending on traffic on Memorial Parkway.

When Did Cook Out Open in Huntsville?

Cook Out opened its Huntsville store at 2220 Sparkman Dr in early January 2018; WAFF 48 reported the opening on January 4, 2018, and described it as the chain’s fourth Alabama store. It remains Huntsville’s only Cook Out in October 2026.

Huntsville came early in Cook Out’s Alabama story: when Birmingham’s first store was announced in 2019, the chain already had Alabama stores in Tuscaloosa, Jacksonville, Huntsville and Montgomery. Alabama has no statewide guide on this site yet, so for the full map use the Cook Out locations finder, or see our Birmingham guide for central Alabama.

How Do I Get to Cook Out From I-565, University Drive or Memorial Parkway?

From I-565, take exit 15 (Sparkman Dr/Bob Wallace Ave) and head north on Sparkman Drive, past Holmes Avenue and under University Drive (US 72); the store is beside Walmart on the NW stretch. From Memorial Parkway, the north end of Sparkman Drive connects at US 231/431, so you can also come in from the north.

Coming from each direction

• From Decatur or Madison on I-565 east: exit at Sparkman Dr (exit 15) and go north; you pass the UAH side of town and Cummings Research Park before reaching University Drive and the store beyond it.
• From Nashville on I-65 south: turn east onto I-565 at the I-65 junction, then follow it to exit 15.
• From Birmingham on I-65 north: take I-565 east toward Huntsville and exit at Sparkman Dr; it is roughly 90 miles from downtown Birmingham to the store in a straight line.
• From Chattanooga or Scottsboro on US 72 west: follow US 72 into Huntsville and west onto University Drive, then take the ramps down to Sparkman Drive.
• From Fayetteville, TN or Hazel Green on US 231/431 south: Memorial Parkway brings you to the north end of Sparkman Drive.

A local detail worth knowing: Sparkman Drive changes its name to Bob Wallace Avenue at the I-565 overpass, and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is reached by a service road off Bob Wallace, so visitors at the museum are on the same road as the Cook Out, just a few miles south.

Is the Huntsville Cook Out Near Alabama A&M, UAH or Redstone Arsenal?

Alabama A&M is the closest campus, about 2 miles from the store; UAH and Oakwood University are each about 3.5 miles away, and Redstone Arsenal’s Gate 9 is a short drive down Research Park Boulevard and University Drive. With late hours, the store serves students, defense and aerospace shift workers and hospital staff alike.

Students without a car should note that Cook Out is built around the drive-thru and walk-up window rather than an indoor dining room. For A&M students the trip is short; UAH students usually drive north on Sparkman.

What Time Does Cook Out Close in Huntsville?

Most Cook Out stores open at 10:30 AM and close around 3 AM Sunday through Thursday and around 4 AM on Friday and Saturday, and the Huntsville store generally follows that pattern. Hours vary by store and can change on holidays, so check the store’s Google Maps listing before a late drive.

These are chain-wide typical hours, not a posted schedule for the Sparkman Drive store. Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays often bring shorter hours or a closure, and staffing can occasionally close a window early.

For holiday patterns, drive-thru-only nights and how hours differ by state, see our guide to Cook Out’s late-night hours.

Late-night tip: with a single store for the whole city, there is no backup across town. If you are making a long drive from south Huntsville or Madison close to closing time, check the listing first, or call ahead to make sure the window is still open.

What’s on the Cook Out Huntsville Menu, and How Much Does It Cost?

The best value on Sparkman Drive is the Cookout Tray, typically about $7.39–$7.99 for an entree, two sides and a drink. A Jr. Tray typically starts around $5.29 and milkshakes run about $3.99, though exact prices vary by store and can change.

Calories for popular picks

Calorie figures below come from Cook Out’s published nutrition sheet. They are per item, so add your entree, sides and drink together for a tray total.

Ordering tips for Huntsville: the drive-thru moves fastest if you order by tray (for example, “a Big Double tray, Cook Out Style, with hush puppies and onion rings, sweet tea to drink”). Shakes take longer, so order them with the meal rather than adding them at the window. Feeding an office at Research Park or a shift crew from the Arsenal? Several trays usually cost less than combo meals at the other chains along University Drive.

For full details see the Cookout Tray menu, the milkshake menu, the burger styles guide and the Cook Out calories guide.

How Does Cook Out Compare to Huntsville’s Other Late-Night Options?

Cook Out’s edge in Huntsville is a full tray with two sides for under $8 and a drive-thru open until about 3 or 4 AM; north Alabama’s barbecue institutions win on tradition, and regional chains like Jack’s win on familiarity.

The Tennessee Valley has strong food traditions of its own. Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, founded in Decatur in 1925 by railroad worker Bob Gibson, is credited with Alabama’s white barbecue sauce, a mix of mayonnaise, vinegar and black pepper first used on smoked chicken; it still runs two Decatur locations. Jack’s, the Alabama burger chain that began in Homewood in 1960, is a familiar breakfast-and-burgers stop across the state. Cook Out competes with a broader menu, milkshakes in more than 40 flavors and later hours.

If you want smoked chicken with white sauce, a drive to Decatur’s barbecue joints is worth it. But for a burger, a barbecue sandwich, hush puppies and a banana pudding shake at 1 AM after a long shift on the Arsenal, Sparkman Drive is the place.

Where Are the Other Cook Out Guides Near Huntsville?

There is no Alabama state guide on this site yet; the closest Cook Out guide is Decatur, AL, about 27 miles southwest, followed by Chattanooga, Birmingham and the Nashville area, each roughly 80 to 100 miles away.

On a road trip? Heading north on I-65, Huntsville and Decatur are the last Alabama Cook Outs before Middle Tennessee; heading south, Birmingham is next. Cook Out’s locator also lists coming-soon stores in Albertville and Fort Payne, AL, and Lawrenceburg, TN, which would add options around the Tennessee Valley once they open.

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