Cook Out Burger Styles & Sauces: The Complete Guide

The six styles, compared

A style is a topping combination added to a burger you have already chosen. It is not a size and not a separate patty: the same Cook Out Style goes on a Small, a Regular, a Big Double or a Huge, and the base price and calories change with the size while the style addition stays the same.

Four of the six styles have confirmed nutrition in the published guide. Two do not — Nacho Chili and House list a price but no confirmed calorie figure, and this page says so plainly rather than estimating. Prices are reported local examples from the 2026 boards; your restaurant's board is the final word.

Two details catch people out. First, Cook Out Style contains no cheese — the named style lists chili, slaw, mustard and onion, and cheese is a separate request with its own charge. Second, the price gap between styles is small but real: the two cheaper styles, Steak and House, add $0.49–$0.59, while the other four add $0.99.

The math: what a style does to your burger

Add the style to the base burger; do not count a dressed burger twice. A Regular Hamburger is listed at 328 calories. Adding Cook Out Style adds 123, making 451 calories before any other changes. Cheddar Style adds 233, bringing that same base burger to 561. Extra cheese, bacon or sauce can raise the total again.

The table below runs the same arithmetic across the four sizes for the two most-ordered styles. The pattern to notice is that the style costs the same on every size — the saving is in choosing a smaller base, not a cheaper style.

The Big Double is the value play in this table: at 311 calories it is lighter than the Regular at 328, and with any style it stays lighter than the same style on a Regular. The Huge is the other end — a Huge with Cheddar Style is 749 calories before tax, toppings or a shake, which is more than the lightest full tray on the menu.

Price works the same way. A Regular Hamburger is listed at $3.99–$4.39; with Cook Out Style it becomes $4.98–$5.38 in reported examples. A Small at $2.99–$3.49 with Steak Style becomes $3.48–$4.08. The board at your restaurant sets the real figure — these are the reported ranges, not a promise.

The sauces inside the styles

Every style is built from sauces and toppings the kitchen already stocks, and the same sauces show up across the menu. This table lists the sauces named on the menu pages, where each one appears, and what it is. Standalone sauce prices are a different matter: the boards we checked list style surcharges, not per-sauce prices, so a price for a single extra sauce is marked unconfirmed rather than invented.

If you want a sauce that is not part of your style, ask for it by name and confirm the charge. 'Add barbecue sauce' is a clear request; 'make it saucy' is not, and it is how surprise charges happen. The same rule applies to cheese: Cook Out Style has no cheese, so 'Cook Out Style, add cheese' is the order that gets you both, with the cheese charged separately.

How to order a style

Say the size first, then the style, then any further changes. 'Regular burger, Cook Out Style, add cheese' describes a base burger, a topping combination and an extra, in that order. Asking only for 'a Cook Out burger' can leave the size or the style unclear, and the person at the window will have to guess.

If you want a Tray, say so before choosing the sides and drink — the style is part of the main, and the tray is built around the main. A style on a tray main costs the same as a style on a standalone burger; the tray does not absorb the surcharge.

Regional styles may not be available at every branch. The six styles above are the named list from the menu pages, but a location can be out of a topping, or can run its own local variation. If a style matters to the visit, the board at the restaurant is the authority, not this page.

Styles beyond burgers

The style idea is not limited to burgers. The Cook Out Style hot dog is the same topping mix — chili, slaw, mustard and onion — on a hot dog: 383 calories for the listed 6.2 oz serving, at $2.99–$3.19 in reported examples, against a plain Hot Dog at 260 calories and $1.99–$2.19. The same logic applies: the style is an addition, and the addition has its own price and calories.

Chicken has its own named builds rather than burger styles. The Spicy Chicken Cheese Style sandwich is a listed item at 634 calories with 32 grams of protein — and 1,942 mg of sodium, the highest sodium figure for any single sandwich on the menu. Cheddar Chicken Breast is a separate listed item at 534 calories. Neither takes a burger style; they are complete items as listed.