The Cookshak Fried Chicken

06/04/2025

We love our customers! Thanks for another great google review!

10/18/2024

Online ordering is now live at both locations! Check it out...

There’s an art to doing a home-style chicken dinner right in the South. You need a chicken fried to golden, crispy perfection obviously. Then you need the...

10/07/2024

We are excited to announce that we are now delivering for lunch at both the Duck and Nags Head locations via DoorDash! We will continue to self delivery plus DoorDash for dinner and will soon offer a new online ordering experience! Get that DoorDash app and order away!

04/02/2024

Introducing our new chicken sandwich! Homestyle fried chicken breast on a brioche bun, served with pickles & your choice of sauce.

Available now for $7.99!

03/17/2022

Tomorrow 3/18 is opening day for the season at our Duck location! Excited to have co-managers Tommy Scott and Reese Rupert at the helm. Come to Duck and get your chicken fix!

03/16/2022

Our Nags Head location opens for the season this Friday 3/18! We want to welcome Shaun Belangia as our new general manager. Shaun brings extensive experience as a chef and former restaurant owner and we are excited about him becoming a part of the team! Look for some new additions as we grow the Cookshak’s already delicious menu.

08/16/2021

Our location in Nags Head will be closed on Mondays and Saturdays until further notice due to a shortage of staff. Sorry for the inconvenience.

07/18/2021

We will be closed tomorrow, Monday July 19, at all locations for staff appreciation day. We love our team and our customers and will be back open Tuesday for normal hours!

06/23/2021

Our Nags Head location will be closed today due to circumstances beyond our control. Back open tomorrow at 11:30 am please call the Duck store if you want some chicken!

03/26/2021

Our Duck location opens back up okay for the season! Stop in or call ahead and get your fix. We deliver too!

11/21/2020

Re-opening for Thanksgiving week and the off season is Tuesday 11/24 sorry for the delay we have been pulling all our fryers and deep cleaning the store.

11/09/2020

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! After numerous requests we are re-opening our Nags Head store on Friday November 20 and plan to remain open through the winter.