{"id":3439,"date":"2026-07-20T15:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:08:29","slug":"a-new-columbia-location-is-coming-for-this-growing-popular-restaurant-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439","title":{"rendered":"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A popular restaurant chain known for its burgers, barbecue sandwiches, shakes and more is bringing a new location to Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3437\">Fight leads to person getting shot in Columbia\u2019s Five Points, SC police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Cook Out, which has locations in several states, will open a restaurant at 1331 Roberts Branch Parkway, just off Killian Road, in northeast Columbia. The Cook Out will be in a space that formerly was home to a Steak \u2018n Shake.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The coming Roberts Branch Parkway Cook Out location is listed as \u201ccoming soon\u201d on the company\u2019s website. Signage for Cook Out has gone up on the building and at the roadside near Killian Road. Work to convert the interior into a Cook Out was ongoing when a reporter briefly went by Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An opening date for the Roberts Branch Parkway location has not been publicly announced.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3436\">South Carolina man killed in crash in front of church, officials says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>There are more than 370 Cook Out locations nationwide, per data website ScrapeHero. The coming restaurant in northeast Columbia will be the eighth Cook Out in the Columbia and Lexington area. The company opened a location on the Charleston Highway in West Columbia last year.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Cook Out is known for its extensive fast-food menu, including, among other offerings, burgers, hot dogs, barbecue, corn dogs, quesadillas, chicken sandwiches, chicken strips, and extremely thick milkshakes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Killian Road area of northeast Columbia just east of Interstate 20 is lined with a number of restaurants and commercial businesses. About 41,000 cars per day travel along Killian Road, per SC Department of Transportation data.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3435\">Why millions of small businesses are finally turning to AI, and where they\u2019re starting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cook Out, the restaurant known for burgers, milkshakes &amp; more, is brining a new location to 1331 Roberts Branch Parkway near Killian in northeast Columbia, SC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain - US Moving Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain - US Moving Experts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cook Out, the restaurant known for burgers, milkshakes &amp; more, is brining a new location to 1331 Roberts Branch Parkway near Killian in northeast Columbia, SC.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"US Moving Experts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-20T15:08:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\"},\"headline\":\"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-20T15:08:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439\"},\"wordCount\":294,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Interesting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439\",\"name\":\"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain - US Moving Experts\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-20T15:08:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=3439#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"US Moving Experts\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain - US Moving Experts","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain - US Moving Experts","og_description":"Cook Out, the restaurant known for burgers, milkshakes &amp; more, is brining a new location to 1331 Roberts Branch Parkway near Killian in northeast Columbia, SC.","og_url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439","og_site_name":"US Moving Experts","article_published_time":"2026-07-20T15:08:29+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6"},"headline":"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain","datePublished":"2026-07-20T15:08:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439"},"wordCount":294,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg","articleSection":["Interesting"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439","url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439","name":"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain - US Moving Experts","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-20T15:08:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e13c98be0afa14c71bc63ee8f9286648.jpg","width":1200,"height":675},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3439#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chain"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/","name":"US Moving Experts","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com"],"url":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}