Cook Out Mississippi — All 9 Locations, Addresses & Hours (2026)

How Many Cook Out Locations Are in Mississippi?

There are 9 open Cook Out restaurants in Mississippi as of October 2026, according to the Cook Out store locator: Olive Branch, Oxford, Starkville, Columbus, Flowood, Jackson, Meridian, Hattiesburg and Gulfport. Each of those nine cities has exactly one store, and the locator lists no Mississippi store as coming soon.

Mississippi is one of Cook Out’s newest and smallest markets. The chain arrived in 2016, when Oxford opened as its first Mississippi restaurant, and the newest store, on US-49 in Gulfport, opened in June 2026 as the first Cook Out on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

• North Mississippi: 1 store, in Olive Branch (DeSoto County), just south of Memphis
• University towns and the Golden Triangle: 3 stores, in Oxford, Starkville and Columbus
• Jackson Metro: 2 stores, on High St in Jackson and in Flowood
• East Central: 1 store, in Meridian
• Pine Belt and Coast: 2 stores, in Hattiesburg and Gulfport

Big Mississippi cities without a Cook Out include Tupelo, Southaven, Biloxi and Vicksburg. The closest stores to each are covered in the table further down this page.

Where Is Every Cook Out in Mississippi?

All 9 open Mississippi stores are listed below in five regions, north to south. Addresses come from the Cook Out store locator (October 2026), and each card has a Directions button that opens Google Maps. Stores in cities with their own guide on this site link to it.

Is There a Cook Out in Tupelo, Southaven, Biloxi or Vicksburg?

Tupelo, Southaven, Biloxi and Vicksburg do not have a Cook Out as of October 2026. The Cook Out locator lists no open or coming-soon store in any of them. The nearest options are below, using straight-line distances from each city center. Driving distances are longer.

Corinth, in the northeast corner, is actually closer to out-of-state stores: Florence, Alabama (about 49 miles) and Jackson, Tennessee (about 54 miles) both beat Oxford (about 71 miles).

Which Mississippi Cook Out Is Closest to Memphis?

Olive Branch is the Mississippi Cook Out closest to Memphis, about 19 miles from downtown Memphis in a straight line and roughly 5.6 miles from the Winchester Rd store in southeast Memphis. Memphis itself has five Cook Out stores of its own, so travelers headed into the city have plenty of options.

For Southaven and Horn Lake, the Memphis store at 4286 Elvis Presley Blvd in Whitehaven is closer than Olive Branch. Southaven is about 3 miles from that store and about 12 miles from Olive Branch. Students at Ole Miss making a Memphis run will find Olive Branch about 44 miles north of the Oxford store.

See the Cook Out Tennessee guide for every Memphis address, including Union Ave in Midtown, South Highland St near the University of Memphis and US-64 near Wolfchase.

How Does Mississippi Compare With Other Cook Out States?

Mississippi ranks eighth of the 11 states with an open Cook Out, with 9 of about 370 open stores counted in the October 2026 locator data. Only Florida, West Virginia and Maryland have fewer.

Mississippi’s neighbors show how far west the chain has reached. Tennessee has 40 stores, five of them in Memphis, and Alabama has 15, including Tuscaloosa and Mobile. Louisiana and Arkansas had no open stores in the October 2026 data.

When Did Cook Out Come to Mississippi?

Cook Out came to Mississippi in 2016, about 27 years after Morris Reaves founded the chain in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1989. The state’s stores opened gradually over the next decade, with Gulfport the most recent in 2026.

We could not find reliable public opening dates for the Olive Branch, Jackson and Flowood stores, so we do not list them. The pattern is clear, though: the first wave went to the state’s big university towns, then the chain filled in the interstate cities and the Gulf Coast.

Which Mississippi Cook Out Is Closest to My Interstate?

I-55, I-20 and I-59 put you closest to most Mississippi Cook Outs. Jackson, Meridian and Hattiesburg are each under a mile from an interstate exit, while the Golden Triangle and Oxford stores are on US and state highways.

Exit numbers are the nearest interchanges reported by iExit. Use the Directions button on each store card for turn-by-turn routes, and remember most Cook Out stores are built around the drive-thru, so they make quick road-trip stops.

Which Mississippi Colleges and Bases Have a Cook Out Nearby?

Five of Mississippi’s nine Cook Outs are within about two miles of a university campus, and one is the closest store to an Air Force pilot training base. That is a big reason the stores stay open until 3 or 4 AM.

Hospital night-shift workers have options too. In Hattiesburg, iExit lists Merit Health Wesley about a mile and Forrest General about 1.6 miles from I-59 exit 65. In Meridian, Anderson Regional Medical Center South and Rush Hospital are both about a mile from exit 153.

What Time Does Cook Out Close in Mississippi?

Gulfport is the one to double-check. WLOX reported that on its June 2026 soft-opening night it closed at 10 PM, and permanent hours had not been announced at the time. Mississippi Cook Outs are drive-thru and walk-up restaurants, and most do not have an indoor dining room. After midnight, the drive-thru is usually the only way to order. See our Cook Out hours guide for holidays and late-night ordering tips.

What Does Cook Out Cost in Mississippi?

A Cookout Tray costs about $7.39 to $7.99 in Mississippi and includes an entree, two sides and a drink. The menu is the same one sold in North Carolina, though prices can vary slightly by store.

First-timer tip: Order a Big Double “Cook Out Style” (chili, slaw, onions and mustard) on a tray with hushpuppies and cheese bites, then swap the drink for a milkshake. Cheerwine, the North Carolina cherry soda, is on the fountain at most stores.

• Cookout Tray: about $7.39–$7.99 (entree + 2 sides + drink)
• Jr. Tray: from about $5.29
• Milkshakes: about $3.99, with 40+ flavors
• Big Double burger: the signature char-grilled double patty
• Payment: cash and cards accepted

Popular tray entrees include the Big Double, the chicken sandwich, chicken strips, BBQ (chopped pork), hot dogs and the quesadilla. Sides include fries, onion rings, hushpuppies, chili, slaw, cheese bites and a side burger. See the Cook Out tray menu, the milkshake flavor list, the Big Double guide and the full Cook Out menu.

How Does Cook Out Compare to Mississippi Favorites?

Cook Out competes in Mississippi on price and late hours rather than on local specialties. Mississippi has plenty of those, and some well-known restaurant brands started here.

• Comeback sauce: The tangy dipping sauce grew out of Jackson’s Greek restaurants in the late 1920s. You will not find it at Cook Out, but hushpuppies and onion rings are the closest match.
• McAlister’s Deli: Founded in Oxford in 1989, the same year Cook Out opened in Greensboro. It is a daytime sandwich-and-tea stop; Cook Out is the late-night option.
• Newk’s Eatery: Opened its first store in Oxford in 2004. It is a fast-casual sit-down meal, while Cook Out is a cheaper drive-thru tray.
• Whataburger: Its High St location in Jackson is the closest burger rival to the High St Cook Out. A Cook Out tray adds two sides and a drink for about the price of a single burger combo elsewhere.
• National chains: Next to Sonic, Wendy’s, Raising Cane’s or Chick-fil-A, Cook Out usually wins on value, menu range and closing time.

Which Nearby Cook Out Guides Should Mississippi Travelers Use?

Flowood and Hattiesburg have dedicated guides on this site. For the out-of-state stores closest to Mississippi, use the guides below.

Heading north into Alabama? See the Cook Out Huntsville guide. To search every state at once, use the Cook Out locations finder.

Cook Out Mississippi FAQs

Answers to the questions people ask most.