Sonic Drive-In Reviews 313

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

1.6

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Considering 98 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers expressed dissatisfaction with the products, citing issues with food quality, such as burnt, hard, or undercooked items, and incorrect ingredients. Problems with orders were also frequently mentioned, including long wait times, missing items, and receiving the wrong orders entirely. Reviewers also found the service to be poor, often encountering rude or unhelpful staff, and experiencing difficulties with ordering systems. Some people were dissatisfied with the staff, noting instances of employees being unresponsive or having negative attitudes. Additionally, some customers reported issues with the overall quality of their food, describing it as inedible or tasting bad.

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Order

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

1. Two other orders were brought out before ours. Server had to be reminded about our order (I understand it was not her fault? It took under 15 minutes to bring our order 2. We placed our order at... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Stall's order screens are mostly not working. You have changed your diet coke to something that tastes nothing like diet coke. I order online and have had to buzz the people to get my order. Not... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Took over five minutes to get a response after I pushed order button (two other cars in whole lot). The intercom was impossible--could not understand what staff person was saying; asked her to r... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Went o sonic , ordered two kids meal w apple juice and two combos , why the meat hella burnt and hard , no sauce and bread burnt as well . It's 8:44 pm thier shld be no reason for the food to be hard... See more


Company details

  1. Fast Food Restaurant
  2. Hamburger Restaurant
  3. Online Food Ordering Service

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Sonic Corp., more commonly known as Sonic, is the operator of an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that is owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went to the Sonic in Tulsa Oklahoma

I went to the Sonic in Tulsa Oklahoma, store 4765. On Aug 8,2024 at 6:10 pm. First, the location is run down. Held the stalls don’t have any way to order, all the signs and everything taken out of the stall. I ordered a smash burger with no cheese. My receipt even stars no cheese. However, the burger still had cheese. Also, homeless people where digging through the trash on the patio. Come on. Do better for you paying customers or go ahead and close the location. Closing it down will keep the owner from slowly dragging the the outcome anyway. Just close it or make it better for customers.

August 8, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We recently tried the new smasher

My wife and I recently tried the new Sonic Smasher, since we just moved to this neighborhood, and there's a Sonic nearby. We used to live in a major metro near a hamburger chain that is well known for its "smashed" burgers. The Sonic burger tasted good, but it was not at all crispy. It was a regular burger in taste and texture. Although it wasn't bad, it is not worth a return visit. It's hard to know if the local grill crew were properly trained.
On the other hand, the extra queso we ordered for the tots was particularly vile. It had a chemical taste we found unpleasant. I didn't even offer it to the dog.

August 2, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stale hotdog buns

Stale hotdog buns - again! I thought it was a fluke, but apparently, they don't mind serving rock-hard, stale buns, which completely ruined the dog.

August 7, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not good

We use to go to the sonic in Belaire Ks almost every single day but it seemed we were always having issues do we quit going as much. This last weekend I decided I really would like some ice cream and decided to give them another chance since its is so close. After reading the description I ordered a turtle praline nut blaster, the picture showed it had the nuts and chocolate truffles mixed through out but all it had was some of the nuts and chocolate truffles sparsely sprinkled on the top and nuts were really hard with a bit of old taste. So i paid almost five dollars for a cup of soft serve ice cream that i couldn't eat. The service and food is awful and makes me really sad as it use to be my go to for fast food.

August 4, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sonic

Sonic: Military Pkwy, Mesquite TX, near I-635.
Please, Sonic leaders, hierarchy, do something. Turnover is a huge problem, employees are often in training which increases error rates. No register to use, on the off-chance one pays with cash. The cashiers literally use a small cup for dollar bills. if change is needed, they avoid the topic hoping it will go unmentioned. If you request your 85 cents, a frown is met as they dig into pockets to unite and gather 85 cents. Very Serious! Honestly, the leaders should be responsible for ill-equipped employees on the front line and targeted. Long wait times, cold food and, incorrect orders filled. The cherry limeade, has neither cherries or limes. DO SOMETHING!

July 20, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lived in Azle 4 years..

Lived in Azle 4 years... Have been here maybe 4 times, thinking it may be better this time. Nope!! Last time made my chili cheese dog incorrect, sent it back and came wrong the second time. This time no spoons? What!? Ridiculous. Not coming back. Period.

July 21, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service Middletown Ohio sonic and…

Went to the Middletown Ohio sonic and ordered a sonic blast. That was almost $7.00. And I ordered an Oreo blast and it had two small Oreo pieces on top and no other Oreos in the whole cup. It was all vanilla ice cream. Totally ridiculous! They are terrible.

July 7, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rude/unhelpful employees and a crappy app

Everyone at sonic is always rude. They all seem to be new also bc they never know what’s going. My orders are constantly wrong. The app is the absolute worst. If there’s not enough on a gift card it tells you to reload it but it never goes through! It should take off the amount on the card and let you pay the rest with a credit/debit card. It sometimes won’t even accept gift cards when trying to add them to my account (yes I’m positive there’s money on them). Many times iv tried to place an order but it says it can’t be completed. The workers never are helpful when this happens. Once you put the gift card in the app you can’t use it at the store so I can’t just go there and place the order in person.

June 4, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

GROOVY FRIES ???

Among other items, we ordered "Groovy Fries" which are $1.00 for a large, for a limited time. The fries were awful, very greasy (downright oily) and all were tiny bits for which there was no way to dip them. The large ??? size was laughable, equal to anyone else's medium fry at best. It appears as though Sonic will be charging $3.49 for these fries once the promotion is over. GOOD LUCK with that. I hope the old style fries will still be available.

June 12, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sonic in Midland dr in Midland Tx is…

Sonic in Midland dr in Midland Tx is absolutely horrible. I would leave 0 stars is possible. Manger walks in the out door and runs into an employee. Took 18 min to make (1) med blast. Several cars got their larger orders served before who drove up and ordered after me with trays of food. The stupid girl who took my order on del it should not be dealing with public and I’ll leave it at that. Never again.

June 10, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sonic is housing percs

I know a person who worked for Sonic and was fired because of two workers mistakes and one being a manager, while she was terminated the manager allowed a pervert to work there! This is the Sonic on shorter ave in rome ga, the manager told the worker she didn’t want the news about the pedo getting to Hr! There has been many warnings given to this man he sexually harassed and tried to sexually assault the worker and others! THIS WILL BE ON THE NEWS SOON COOSA VALLEY! Look out for the name Malachi Johnson.

June 10, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

OMG!

OMG! What idiot at sonic thought it was a good idea to change the french fries! The new fries suck! Will not be going back to Sonic ever!

May 31, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Honest: need a new cook

Honest: They already had my hamburgers cooked. They threw them back on the grill. The first one was not as good as usual, the second one was completely uneatable.

I buy Sonics in different locations. This one by far has the worse cook.

May 27, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

the ice cream machine was down and made…

the ice cream machine was down and made the hot dogs wrong the manager was very rude and said they were on a 15 min hold for food and she said if people leave she doesn't care i have been in customer service are well over 15 years you dont treat you customers like that and contracting support was no help they want to give me gift card and free food i dont what to eat there at all

May 25, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

FIX YOUR STUPID APP

FIX YOUR STUPID APP, I WAS PARKED AT SONIC AND PLACE ORDER AT A DIFFERENT SONIC ACROSS TOWN NOT KNOWING THE ADDRESS! THE APP DOES NOT RECOGNIZE CURRENT LOCATION!

May 24, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Restaurant sat on my delivery order for…

Restaurant sat on my delivery order for 45 minutes before cancelling it. It was already 15 minutes late when they cancelled. TWO drivers went to pick it up from the restaurant... after that, they cancelled the order saying it was not deliverable. We are around the corner from them. Poor service... actually no service lol. Will not be ordering from Sonic again. Not reliable in the least. Try harder.

May 23, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful Awful French Fries.

I just went to sonic with the taste for their wonderful french fries. When I received my order to my surprise, they had changed their fries. They are not worth the money. They’re processed and airy and hold the oil so they were greasy. I will not be buying french fries from sonic again. Unless they go back to the french fries they had previously.

May 20, 2024
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