Cook Out Chicken Strips: Price, Calories & What's In It
What Are Cook Out Chicken Strips?
Cook Out's chicken strips are hand-breaded white-meat chicken tenders, dropped in the fryer to order rather than held under a heat lamp. Three strips come standard with a dipping sauce of your choice for $3.39. The Club Style upgrade adds cheese, lettuce, tomato, and bacon for an extra $0.60.
Pricing
- Chicken Strips (3 pc. with sauce) — $3.39
- Chicken Strip Sandwich (1 strip on a bun) — $3.39
- Chicken Strips Club (3 pc. + cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato) — $3.99
Available Sauces
- Ranch (most popular)
- Honey Mustard
- BBQ
- Buffalo
- Cajun (location-dependent)
Nutrition
- Calories (3 pc., no sauce): ~390
- Fat: 20g · Carbs: 26g · Protein: 26g · Sodium: 920mg
- Ranch sauce: +130 cal
- Honey mustard: +80 cal
How They Compare
Cook Out's chicken strips beat most competitors on price — Zaxby's strips run $7+ for the same count, Chick-fil-A is $4.95 for 4 strips. At $3.39 for 3 hand-breaded strips with sauce, Cook Out is the value pick. Quality-wise, they're noticeably better than McDonald's Tenders (no longer on most menus) and roughly on par with Wendy's. Not at the level of Raising Cane's or Chick-fil-A, but at half the price.
Is It Worth It?
For $3.39, yes. The Club Style upgrade is the move if you want a full sandwich-style meal — the bacon and cheese addition is worth the extra $0.60. As a Tray main with two sides and a drink, the chicken strips are a solid alternative to the burger for $4.99 total.