Cook Out Secret Menu: Firecracker Hot Dog, Mexi Dog 2026

Cook Out publishes no printed hidden menu, and its cashiers don’t have a name for a mystery board. Every Cook Out secret menu build starts from a listed hamburger, hot dog, quesadilla or milkshake. Fans then reorder it with extra toppings, mixed-in flavors or side swaps.

Cook Out’s tray system and 40-plus milkshake flavors give regulars room to improvise. A cashier just rings up whatever base item the build started from, then adds each swap as a listed side. Name the item, then list the toppings or mix-ins out loud.

The short answer

Cook Out’s secret menu builds start at the price of the burger, hot dog, quesadilla or milkshake they are built from. Some toppings add to that base, while Cajun seasoning and grilled onions come free. Base prices and calories follow below.

At a glance

$0.99 to $2.19

Firecracker Hot Dog

$2.39

Texas Pete with Chicken Quesadilla

$1.99

Mexi Dog

$2.69 to $2.99

Bacon and Grilled Onion Fries

$2.79 to $3.99

Peanut Butter & M&M Shake

$2.79 to $3.99

Nilla Wafers Shake

The Cook Out secret menu splits into three habits once the clever names fall away. Burger and hot dog orders take on condiment-station toppings, while quesadillas and fries pick up a hot sauce or a bacon add-on from the grill. Milkshakes get flavors blended together, and a few older flavors still turn up on request. None of these builds appear on the drive-through board, so ask for each one by name.

Burger and Hot Dog Loadups

Firecracker Hot Dog starts from the char-grilled Hot Dog and adds chili, jalapenos, Cajun seasoning and Texas Pete. Mexi Dog is no true secret, since the Mexi Hot Dog sits on the regular board. Peanut Butter Paradise Burger puts peanut butter spread on a Regular Burger patty, though many stores decline. Hot Dog and Regular Burger already carry wheat and soy on Cook Out’s allergen grid.

Item	How to Order	Base Price	Base Calories
Firecracker Hot Dog	Order a hot dog and ask for chili, jalapenos, Cajun seasoning and Texas Pete	$0.99 to $2.19	260
Peanut Butter Paradise Burger	Ask for a Regular Burger with peanut butter spread added to the patty; many stores say no	$2.79 to $4.39	328
Mexi Dog	Order the Mexi Hot Dog, which already carries jalapeno toppings on the regular board	$1.99	385

Quesadilla and Fries Add-Ons

Texas Pete with Chicken Quesadilla folds Cook Out’s hot sauce and Cajun seasoning into a Chicken Quesadilla instead of serving them on the side. Bacon and Grilled Onion Fries pile crispy bacon and grilled onions over a regular order of French Fries. Both cook to order anyway. Texas Pete and Cajun seasoning cost nothing, while grilled bacon adds a charge on top of the base item’s price.

Item	How to Order	Base Price	Base Calories
Texas Pete with Chicken Quesadilla	Order a chicken quesadilla and ask for Cajun seasoning and Texas Pete hot sauce added	$2.39	449
Bacon and Grilled Onion Fries	Order regular fries and ask for grilled bacon and grilled onions on top	$2.69 to $2.99	347

Milkshake and Dessert Hacks

Peanut Butter & M&M Shake blends two of more than 40 milkshake flavors into one cup. Seven older flavors remain in the nutrition guide, so some stores may still blend them. Ask for Nilla Wafers, Philadelphia Cheesecake, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Malted Milk, Mint or Hi-C Punch. Both kinds of order spread through the secret menu by word of mouth, as most of Cook Out’s off-menu culture does.

Item	How to Order	Base Price	Base Calories
Peanut Butter & M&M Shake	Ask for half Fresh Peanut Butter and half M&M blended together	$2.79 to $3.99	755 to 847
Nilla Wafers Shake	Ask if your store still makes it	$2.79 to $3.99	763
Philadelphia Cheesecake Shake	Ask if your store still makes it	$2.79 to $3.99	845
Cherry Cobbler Shake	Ask if your store still makes it	$2.79 to $3.99	842
Chocolate Chip Shake	Ask if your store still makes it	$2.79 to $3.99	783
Malted Milk Shake	Ask if your store still makes it	$2.79 to $3.99	606
Mint Shake	Ask if your store still makes it	$2.79 to $3.99	605
Hi-C Punch Shake	Ask if your store still makes it	$2.79 to $3.99	598

Cook Out’s secret menu builds start at the price of the listed burger, hot dog, quesadilla or milkshake they come from. A Firecracker Hot Dog, for instance, starts at the plain Hot Dog price of $0.99 to $2.19.

Yes. Any Cook Out location can build these off-menu combinations, since each one uses toppings, sauces and flavors already stocked behind the counter.

Yes, some toppings add a charge on top of the base item, though Cajun seasoning and grilled onions come free.

Peanut Butter Paradise Burger and the milkshake mashups are among the most requested builds, both riffing on flavors regulars already know from the printed board.

No, apart from Mexi Dog, which already sits on the regular board. The other builds do not appear on the drive-through board, though every topping and flavor used in them is a standard menu option.

Name the base burger, hot dog, quesadilla or milkshake first, then list each topping, sauce or mix-in the same way you would customize any listed order. Cashiers build it from the modifiers, not from a memorized secret-menu name.

Peanut Butter & M&M Shake carries the most calories among these builds, at up to 847, since it starts from a full-size milkshake base rather than a burger or side.

About the author

Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.

Cook Out Secret Menu with Prices and Calories