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    Sonic Drive-In

    2.4 (132 reviews)

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    SONIC DRIVE-IN ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Brian L.

    TLDR: The drive-in experience at this Sonic is not particularly compelling but it's still better than the drive-thru. Food-wise, the only thing that interests me is the happy hour pricing on slushes and limeades. Although this location has a drive-thru, I recommend the drive-in experience because it's really the only reason to come here and you won't necessarily get faster or better service waiting behind 4-8 other cars at the drive-thru. When you pull into a numbered drive-in stall, you can take your time browsing the menu before pushing the red button to order. After the stall attendant takes your order and repeats it back to you, you can either pay by dipping your card into the magnetic strip reader (whoa, outdated) or pay when the car hop comes to your car with your order. My total waiting time from ordering to eating was less than five minutes at a drive-in stall, but the ordering process was rife with difficulty. It was a little windy, so the speaker attendant had trouble hearing me. He also didn't confirm whether my payment went through, and just abruptly ended the call after repeating my order back to me. The carhop was friendly, but she wasn't wearing the signature roller skates that Sonic carhops are supposed to wear. I'm guessing this is due to the severe lack of job applicants who know how to roller skate (they're all teenagers). I ordered a standard burger combo with fries, which was fine, but the real knockout was the peach slush. The two mints that came with my order were a nice touch, as were the extra napkins. I'm surprised almost of all the recent reviews for this location are complaining about the drive-THRU rather than drive-IN, since the latter is an experience unique to Sonic and the time spent waiting just to reach the drive-thru window is noticeably longer than at a drive-in stall. Why people are somehow expecting fast-food service here while idling in their cars and wasting gas like they're at a McDonald's drive-thru is an interesting consumer behavior enigma. (Spoiler: it's because most of them are paying with cash and/or not using mobile/online ordering.) There's also a dining room inside if you want to order at the counter, although most people don't even know this is an option.

    Breakfast brioche
    Linda W.

    What?!? No footlongs for breakfast? Bathrooms locked past opening time. When unlocked, the huge rock as an alternative for a working door lock was inventive but very difficult for me to maneuver. The best part was the breakfast brioche sandwich...it was huge and well made. One of the better ones I have had.

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    Uncanny lmaooo foods still good can't lie, presentation isn't everything but it is what it is

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    Joanne G.

    The food is pretty good for fast food. Love their hot dog choices. They're all pretty good. My favorite is the New Yorker. They serve fast and on skates. All their shakes are good. I love the strawberry cheese cake!!!

    Sefali P.

    More about the experience (and shakes) than the food. Recommend the chili cheese tots!

    Drive thru window, he has not moved in 30 minutes, standing there facing the other way!

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