I've been to Sonic locations in different states and the one located within Elgin was pretty subpar compared to other establishments. The lady who took my order was pretty efficient and repeated my order back to make sure it was correct; which I appreciated. The food came out at a decent speed, which wasn't bad considering it was dinner rush. I went with my usual order of the Super Sonic Cheesburger, tots, and a diet coke for my cheat day meal. The burger wasn't anything different from other Sonics, but I enjoyed the tots this time around because they were crispy and cooked right (usually a hit or miss). The area around the drive in stalls seemed well kept. I didn't see trash overflowing or garbage laying around, so that's a plus. The only thing about this location's drive through speaker system is it sounds muffled, so there were times I had to ask the server to repeat what was said. Warning, they do tend to mess up on orders more often than other fast food chains I've dined at, so i recommend checking your order prior to driving off. read more

I bought a chake with Oreos And Reesie's and had to wait an extra 10 min as it was the last item in my order and when I got make read more

I never have any problems with any Sonic. I only go a couple of times out of the year. I always get the ham egg and cheese crosonic. Again never have any problems until today. First of the size was tiny. Second off there was no cheese. Third it had absolutely no taste except for the bread. Fourth, I could not even bite the ham. It felt like I was chewing plastic. My tater tots were also cold after making me pull up and wait. But it is what it is. I guess they can't always be perfection read more

Sonic Drive-In - Ham egg and cheese crosonic - Fast Food Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

I got through the @ car line, and too about ten minutes. But they told me to pull over after my order, and that took about 20 minutes. My order was correct l, but the quality was so poop. I ordered fries,tenders, and a chicken sandwich. All of them were off. Both chicken dishes tasted like fish, and were old and cold, and fries were cold. read more

I have tried this Sonic and it is always slow. A few days, I waited over20 minutes for two ice cream items. Today, simple order of a few drinks and one large tots and it has been 17 minutes. Worse, I used the app and ordered ahead and still sitting here. This place is terrible! Stay away! read more

I went to sonic on two notch road Sunday 1/29/23 around 11p. I frequent sonic and normally have no issues. I ordered the chicken sandwich combo and when I got home the chicken sandwich was smaller than my fist I realized! I kind of laughed because I was in shock. I just want to know if this is normally how small that sandwich is. read more

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It's mid-day and there is only one cook on duty. Still taking orders and getting REALLY backed up. Curb girl is running around to all the cars trying to find out who gets the grilled cheese sandwich that they have waited a really long time for. If no food soon, I will just leave and take my business with me. Never seen anything like this at a Sonic. It's coming up on 10 minutes waiting for food. I watched a guy get out of his car and go get his order himself. Is anyone in charge here? read more

This is by far the absolute worse sonic I have ever been to. I have given them a multitude of chances and EVERY TIME they mess it up. Today I waited over 30 minutes for an app order and still ended up having to go through the drive through. My fries were cold and greasy. My milkshake still came with whip cream even though it says on the receipt no whip. The service is horrible. The food is horrible. My husband is vomiting as we speak because of the quality of his patty melt. I am done!! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Cold greasy Fries - Fast Food Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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It's a Sonics right, their food and drinks are good. Customer service needs work but I also think they need more ppl seen 2 employees the whole time I was there it probably would of went faster if they had more help and then they wouldn't be so angry and wouldn't cut ppl off in mid order read more

I've had better luck at this location than the forest drive one. At least when I order a chocolate shake here, it's actually chocolate and not vanilla. Most recently I ordered an Oreo chocolate shake, trying to redeem myself from the "chocolate" shake I ordered on forest drive. It was definitely chocolate, but not an Oreo in sight. I also ask for no whipped cream every time and they always give it to me anyway. I'm come to the conclusion that sonic employees just don't give a crap about customer service. Making sure people's orders are correct would be step in the right direction....... read more

My boyfriend and I stopped by at night on a Friday, and the parking was heavily riddled with high school teenagers not even social distancing. For the service, the cashier who took our order asked us to repeat ourselves three times. We received our order 10 minutes later, and the girl who brought it out did not have, or ask if we needed, condiments, she didn't bring us straws or spoons for our shakes, and also didn't even offer to give us the receipt. We asked for salsa and ketchup and she went inside to get them, but after waiting another 5 minutes she did not return. The food was also lukewarm when we received it. read more

I visited this location. It was late at night I know but no one was in the line. The tater tots were dark brown and the chicken sandwich was extra crispy and dark brown. The food tastes as if it was cooked in old grease. Highly disappointed for the amount of money that I spent. Shame on you Sonic read more

Sonic Drive-In - EXTRA CRISPY TATER TOTS - Fast Food Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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I am a regular at Sonic on Two Notch Rd. The service is horrible I understand busy times, don't we all. I went there three times in the past week and always order the same thing. I Normally get and oreo blast, and ask for extra oreo never get extra oreo. I go through the drive through on Friday and I didn't get a receipt and on top of that don't get a bag of ice. They are pushing me to basically leave the drive through because the speaker wasn't working and everyone had to order st the window so that was exhausting. I go back Sunday after speaking with someone about my ice and again sit in the drive through forever. Get to the window, order a d they park me. I sit for over 30 minutes in a spot with ice melting and still no ice. The guy delivers to the car next to me and ignores me. I call inside and the manager answers the phone and says "oh no" it should never take that long. Really? Funny that I waited another 20 minutes before seeing anyone. My food got cold, ice cream melted a d wow I got ice! Not going back there! read more

Stopped in after leaving Walmart for a kids meal (wacky pack). Placed a mobile order and pulled into parking space # 6. My daughter said the chicken tenders were good but they forgot the bbq sauce that she asked for. I ordered a green tea which tasted like sugar water. My daughter also said that her fries were too salty. I buzzed the waitress before leaving and asked for barbecue sauce and she brought it out quickly and apologized. I highly recommend placing your order via mobile app since they offer specials and rewards. My green tea was half price. Thank goodness it wasn't full price since it tasted terrible. Overall the experience was a little slower than expected since I ordered ahead via the app. Car hop was friendly. The food was freshly prepared. I think the mobile app needs some more work as it is very unruly at times on iOS. I had to really work to make sure I was not ordering incorrect items and it was cumbersome to remove items added on accident. read more

She said..." Sonic is a pretty legit fast food joint. I like the face that you can sit in your car and order your food....but you also have the choice of going thru the drive-thru. I usually get their chilli cheese dogs, which are pretty tasty. They also have tots if you dont want fries. I dont think any other fast food place serves tots besides this one. They have good sweet tea too. Wish they had these up in the north more." He said..."I mean its Sonic, they have some good burgers and you can park and eat. Sonic has some good chili cheese fries and chili cheese coneys. Yea too bad there aren't more of these in MD." read more

Cheesecake blast I was a joke. Wife asked for extra cheesecake toppings twice to make sure she got the order right and seems to have got less than normal. Milk shake tasted like straight strawberry syrup. read more

This place deserves 0 stars! My wife went through the drive through to pick up dinner after a long day at work and Sonic was only one of the few places open in the area after 11. I was craving a extra long cheese coney and my wife ordered one as well. To my surprise when she got home the hot dogs were burnt to a crisp! The picture speaks for itself! Never Again Sonic! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Fast Food Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

All together the business was horrible and I will not return. First off they didn't have popcorn chicken which was fine we just got the chicken strips instead. But next the girl came out without a mask on and said they did not have the coconut water for the ocean water I wanted. Second red flag right off the bat. So instead I got a high C. Once the food was brought out there were two opened packets of ranch that I didn't even ask for. And when I say opened I mean they were opened before they were out in the bag.... it was all around horrible service and the food was not hot either so I will not be attending this sonic again and I urge everyone else to do the same. read more

This place is awesome i love their fries their sodas are immaculate and there is parking space with a lovely view

Believe the rates...this place is horrible. It's a guessing game as to which outside ordering boards might actually work even though they are all lit up. I pushed the button and the board displayed someone will be with you...like an idiot I waited for 6 minutes before someone pulled up to the stall next to me, pushed their button and was promptly greeted. WTF?!?! I leave and head to the drive thru for an Oopsies after waiting there too. I haven't even gotten my food yet but I'm expecting it to choke me to death at this point. read more

Chili cheese dogs are the main feature, at least for my tummy, washed down with real sweet tea. I try to have at least a couple rounds whenever I visit Mom. Why can't we have a couple of Sonics near SF? My sister and I both like the small, pebbly, rough-textured ice they use in drinks, it seems to make everything feel and taste better in your mouth. I like the old timey carhop stalls too! read more

This Sonic needs to be updated. Trash cans are always full. Had about a 15 minute Wait for food but the food was fresh and hot just like it should be so that's why I give it a 4 star. read more

I absolutely love sonic and have never had a bad experience with one. This was a pretty good location and it was fairly new. This is a good one to check out! read more

I used to really enjoy coming here on my lunch hour. The food was fresh and the customer service was fantastic. Something has changed within the last two months with this location and it's truly a shame. Today, I had to wait longer than I'm accustomed to, considering this is a fast food place. But after receiving my meal, the chicken bites were fried so hard I couldn't eat it and the grease it was fried in had a old and burnt taste. I was really disappointed. When you wait over 10 minutes for your meal and then it isn't cooked well, it just makes you feel disappointed. For the last 3 visits, either the order was incorrect or the food was not cooked well. I always keep my orders as simple as possible and today I was really disappointed in the quality of the food. My last visit, was lengthy as well and the staff was standing around socializing while there was a significant line of people in the drive through. The quality of service and food is becoming poor and I'm sad to write this review because it's such a drastic change from my many previous experiences. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Fast Food Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

literally messed up my order twice when all i wanted was a plain cheeseburger and fries. didn't get my money back and i don't think they can read. don't come here read more

Went to happy hour. Got 4 small slushes (regular price of $1.19). Paid 6 bucks. THAT'S NOT HALF PRICE, not even close. I asked and they said "that's just how we ring it up at happy hour." Called national customer service, and they said each franchise makes it own rules. Meh. Go to the Sonic on Hardscrabble. read more

After prom, a few friends of mine and myself decided to go to sonic for a midnight snack- which rapidly turned into a 1 Am snack. Since the stalls close at midnight, we went through the drive thru and waited at the outdoor seating for our food. An employee came out and said "I have a large order of mozzarella sticks." I was hungry and quickly claimed my food. However, the employee asked if I had any other food with my order, and I said no. She then asked if there were any other people waiting for orders of mozzarella sticks, and I told her that I didn't think so. She carried the bag back inside without asking any other questions. I waited for another ten minutes for my mozzarella sticks, and several of my friends were waiting on various items such as root beer floats and coffees. I watched the employees proceed to vape in the kitchen area without regard to our missing orders. It would've been different if they had to make our food or something, but the food was made, it was just too big of a hassle for the sonic employees to put down their vape pens and pick up my mozzarella sticks. When they finally did (after some urging by some of my friends), we werent given an apology and no reparations were even attempted. The mozzarella sticks were good, but that could also be because i hadn't eaten since 5 and had just danced the night away. Overall, the service was bad, food was food, and vaping is nasty. read more

Some of the worst service ever! And I've worked in the industry! We waited 20 min to order and another 30 min for food!! When I walked up to ask about the wait a bunch of high school students just shrugged me off! Watched a girl putting orders together sneeze all over food!! Uncalled for!! read more