Cookout Oakwood, GA: Mundy Mill Road Store, Reopening and History

The Cook Out on Mundy Mill Road in Oakwood used to be a bank, and in 2024 it closed for a remodel that lasted about two years. The restaurant at 3626 Mundy Mill Rd. opened in 2015 as Georgia's 20th Cook Out, in a converted bank with a white clapboard exterior and a brick chimney, and reopened around July 15, 2026. Oakwood and nearby Gainesville share the address confusion, so here is which store is which.

20th to 46th

Georgia Cook Outs, 2015 to now

Oakwood was the 20th in the state

5,000

Square feet

A converted bank building

~2 years

Closed for remodeling

2024 to mid-July 2026

$7.91

Regular Tray with tax

Hall County charges 7%

What was the Oakwood building before Cook Out?

A longtime bank. The Gainesville Times described the original conversion as a 5,000-square-foot building with a white clapboard exterior and a brick chimney, and said the Oakwood restaurant would also run a regional payroll operation. The city manager said the building was renovated down to its shell.

The restaurant opened with about 35 employees, 10 of them in that payroll operation.

Why was the Oakwood Cook Out closed for two years?

For a remodel that dragged. Local coverage never gives a cause, but it does give the dates.

1. August 2014

   The site is announced

   A renovated existing structure at 3626 Mundy Mill Rd. is reported as Cook Out's next Georgia location.

2. 2015

   Opens as Georgia's 20th Cook Out

   It is Hall County's second, after the restaurant off Jesse Jewell Parkway in Gainesville.

3. 2024

   Closes for remodeling

4. December 2025

   Cook Out lists it as coming soon

   USA Today's review of the company's coming-soon page shows Gainesville, 3626 Mundy Mill Road.

5. February 2026

   Crews are still renovating

   The Gainesville Times reports the restaurant could reopen soon.

6. About July 15, 2026

   Reopens

Is the Cook Out in Oakwood or in Gainesville?

Both names point at the same address. Oakwood is the city, and some directories and Cook Out's own coming-soon page file the store under Gainesville. The county's other Cook Out is a separate restaurant on Jesse Jewell Parkway.

How much has Cook Out grown in Georgia since Oakwood opened?

More than doubled. When the Mundy Mill Road store opened in 2015 it was the 20th restaurant in Georgia. Georgia now has about 46, the third-largest state count after North Carolina and South Carolina, so Oakwood's store has gone from a newcomer to one of the older locations in the state.

What do Oakwood diners say?

The Tripadvisor reviews are mixed. Titles run from "Good tasting hamburgers" to "ripped off", and the themes are consistent: slow service and order mistakes on one side, and cheap, filling meals and friendly staff on the other. Value earns the highest score, 4 of 5, against 3.5 for food and service. Those reviews pre-date the remodel, so they describe the old kitchen.

What is new around the Oakwood Cook Out?

A Kroger Marketplace. The store at 4085 Mundy Mill Road, a $49.2 million investment of more than 123,000 square feet and 300 jobs, opened on August 21, 2026, a month after Cook Out reopened. The shopping center around it has four outparcels of 1.12 to 1.44 acres for restaurants and other uses, so the corridor is filling in.

What does a tray cost in Hall County?

Hall County's combined sales tax is 7%, a 4% state rate plus 3% county, according to Avalara and Salestaxhandbook, a half point under Florida's. Typical chain-wide prices, not a posted Oakwood price, put a Regular Tray at $7.91 with tax, a Jr. Tray at $6.84 and a milkshake at $4.27.

Is the reopened Oakwood Cook Out worth a stop?

Yes, if you are on I-985 and want a late tray. The kitchen is newly remodeled and the reviews on file describe the old one. Check the hours before a late run, since the store has not published them.