My wife had a craving for Sonic so we swung by to try out their new smash burger. Mind you, this was my wife's order but I snuck a piece and some of her fries. Everything was delicious and her burger tasted extra fresh. We love Sonic but don't live near one, so it was quite the treat to stop by. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Smash Burger and fries - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

This location has really gone downhill. We've been fans of Sonic's in general for a while and this one has seen better days. The last three visits we've made, stall 5 has been out of order. I believe that staff park in some stalls. While many may use the drive thru, I prefer the stalls and these factors make use challenging. Add to that stalls 1 and 3 are for mobile orders but the app doesn't accept those? Or maybe it wasn't accepting any stalls today as they all looked blank. The wife and I got small blasts, her - Oreo, me - Heath. Both were 90% soft serve. Mine was like 2 old Heath minis from two Halloweens ago were crushed. The worst blast I've had. Hers was like maybe 3 Oreos were used. Underwhelming. We won't be back to this one for a while - if ever. read more

Is this place managed by people who just randomly walk off the street and say hey, i think i can do this job. I mean for the love of God they have one employee freaking out trying to handle everything and 30 minutes later i'm still stuck in the drive through waiting for a diet dr. pepper. At this point I may walk in and serve it myself. I may even punch a timecard since this appears to be how they handle their hiring process. Kudos to the employee for trying. read more

Please know that I am giving them 3.8 stars. (They were very close to getting 4 stars) I love Sonics!! So I was happy to stop by on my lunch break. However The drive thru line was so ling that I spend half my break in line. As for my food, it was popping hot! My order was made correctly. My food tasted great and the price was fair. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

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Update: Because of another late night out, (Oct 2025), this was again the most convenient after-bar drive-thru. As usual, the late night staff here is great: friendly and quick. This was my first "smash"-burger. It was juicy and tasty, if you haven't tried it yet, though i was expecting a slight crisp to the edges, which it didn't have. I ordered their limeade, which is usually the most-tart drink i can imagine. But like the previous free-offer, this was another free-beverage disappointment. It was too dilute to express that bright flavor that I like so much. Having two weak drinks in a row here loses a star. I will still come here for the food, but I wonder what is up with their beverages that are usually better than these two visits. They did give me replacement coupons for this and the other recent beverage mistake, so I'm happy with that. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Tasty messy loaded chili cheese fries are the perfect before-midnight finish to an evening at a nearby watering hole! - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

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I've come here twice in like the past two weeks and both times my drink was messed up. Food is fine but drinks are apparently cursed at this location. read more

It's fast food. The drink options are nice especially if you can catch happy hour. I like the cherry limeades. Service here was reasonable, fast and friendly. Area is clean and easy to park on the carport. Burgers are fine for fast food not my favorite but not that bad either. Like the option for tots over fries. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Menu - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

there was lantern bugs all over the drive through window was afraid to open the car window there was so many Good milkshakes thoughts read more

Worse food ever! Everything was ice cold. My husband and I got burgers and fries and they were the worse burgers I had in 25 years. The service was awful too. It took forever to order and get our food. The lady who waited on us seemed like it was a chore. There were no supplies such as napkins and mayo. Will never go there again! read more

Lousy burgers, thin, the kitchen looks like a disaster, all employees have mastered the art of being surley, lacking any good manners, and giving you a look after you say thank you. My first and last Sonic experience. What can be improved? Everything. read more

Food was fine, but we it took over 25 minutes for our order to come out. We ordered ahead on the mobile app, and checked in on the app and screen when we arrived. Order was supposed to come out at 6:33, didn't come out until 7:05 after we inquired twice about where it was. read more

The staff here is incredible!!! The sonic app is absolutely horrible but the staff is so smooth that they never blame the app when my check-in doesn't go smoothly. The food is always delicious and the diet dirty Dr Pepper is my weakness! This place takes some time on occasion but I praise the workers. They are always SUPER friendly and professional!!! They all need raises cuz they keep this sonic afloat. read more

For years I continue to give up on this location due to terrible service and it happened again today. I ordered on the app, waited 25 min at the proper stall and nobody came with my food. I tried to go into the restaurant and the doors were locked. I tried to call and the machine said no one was available and I couldn't leave a message. I give up on Sonic in Elliott City. read more

Talked my buddy into going to Sonic on Sunday evening at 6pm. Still light out. Several cars with people outside ordering from the menu boards. We didn't want to eat in my car so tried to go inside, but all doors were locked. Guess they didn't want to have to tend the dining room. Lazy useless employees. We left and won't be back. read more

This place is more retarded than me when i've drank 15 beers. Went to the to order, pressed the button, waited 30 minutes, pressed it again, person who sounded like he got -2 hours of sleep came on. "what do you want?" he says, I say half a word, and he says, "Uh sorry i cant hear you theres an echo" go to another station to wait another 30 god damn minutes. No one fucking shows up. Then, this random worker has the audacity to say, go back to the station to take your order, when im trying to go inside. I called it quits then. And guess what? It was my first time here. Horrible waste of my time. read more

We came at 10:38 and they close at 11 but some guy came out and said he's closing the store bc it's just him and one other person meanwhile there's literally no one else at the store so I'm not sure how me ordering one drink makes that much of a difference or workload. I just wanted a milkshake. As we're about to leave we see two cars go through the drive way and I hear their orders being taken so I really don't understand. I get you're lazy and don't wanna work at night but saying you're closed but taking other people's orders is crazy. read more

Service was terrible so we left without getting food. Tried the drive thru first. No one ever answered. Then tried the drive up spot. Pushed the button and waited for more than 10 minutes with the button blinking red. Went inside and was't acknowledged by 2 different employees. We left. Absolutely terrible!! read more

The service was definitely not sonic. The lady taking my order hung up before we were done ordering, which was really annoying. They also forgot my milkshake so the server had to go back and get my milkshake. I also remembered asking for ketchup and I don't get any which didn't bother me that much because I was able to go inside and get more expect some how a fast food place runs out of KETCHUP. And to top it all off when I was done eating I needed to wash my hands so I go back inside and see the bathroom is out of order. read more

Was charged almost $7 for a drink that I have ordered numerous times at other locations and usually pay $3-4 for.

place seems very outdated and not has uncomfortable seating ........also both restrooms were marked out of order and 2/4 of the monitors for the menu weren't working read more

Sonic is no different than other fast food restaurants, they just have better and more expensive milkshakes! I've never had any food from Sonic, I have heard that it is nothing to write home about, but the milkshakes are thee BOMB!! Maybe the next time I will give the food a try just to see for myself. I like this location much better than the one of liberty road. The staff is more efficient and a lot friendlier! I've yet to see anyone bring an order out on roller skates, I guess that's not a thing anymore, lol! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Strawberry cheesecake milkshake - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

waited 30 minutes for food, employees where (or seemed) high, food was cold and they forgot the slushy

This place has the worst service I have ever encountered. One time I went here and ordered mozzarella sticks, and my friend got a water. The water was like 4 dollars because it was bottled, which is crazy expensive even in this economy. And it took like 10 minutes to get an order of mozzarella sticks, like brother, they were mozzarella sticks that could be put in a microwave for thirty seconds. And the marinara sauce that came with the sticks tasted so bad. Then I didn't even get my change fully back, they took a dollar from me! read more

I parked at a kiosk to order my plain hotdog and unsweetened iced tea. I waited 10 minutes for it to be brought to me!! 2 things that should have been ready in about 30 seconds! The Small iced tea cost $1.20!! $3.89 for the hotdog! Probably less than 50 cents in food and drink! Poor service, robbery, and it wasn't even that good! read more

service is terrible, doordashing on the side to make some money and i have been waiting 42 minutes and my order is still not ready. i would rate it lower if i could!!! save your time and money, don't come here. read more

My wife and I decided to get a couple of milk shakes from Sonic which were always awesome. The Young Lady that took our order must have turrets because once we gave her the order she blurted out Frozen. Wasn't sure what she meant so asked her to repeat it and she said never mind. When we paid for the order a large, not height wise, woman with a huge nose ring, other piercings handed us our shakes, vanilla and chocolate. The chocolate shake was vanilla with chocolate syrup, not even stirred. That lady got put out because I asked her what it was. She said a chocolate shake. I asked her if she could at least stir it. She came back more upset stating she did her best. She actually did nothing. Look. I can go to McDonald's and get a better shake than what we got today from Sonic and cheaper as well. Lastly. I don't think Sonic would use this nose ring wearing lady as the face of Sonic. Why should we have to see it. read more

I wouldn't go on to write some out of the park review. It was a sonic and it was exactly what I expected. The Limeade always SLAPS and this location was no different from any of the others I've visited along the east coast. The food was out more quickly than we anticipated. And it was beyond amazing to feel NORMAL as we "sat" at a restaurant during quarantine. Definitely worth the drive from near and far in the midst of a pandemic. read more

I don't know what I'm more thankful for today, the hot day that led me to Sonic or the Cherry Limeade. The limeade packs a mildly sweet cherry punch and the sharpness of a lemon/lime soda. I'm not a soda person, but this beverage tastes amazing and the happy hour special took the value to a different foodie stratosphere. Treat yourself! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Cherry Limeade - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

Where do I start!? I ordered a jr. burger. The menu wasn't clear. The woman asked do you want a kids meal? I said yes, the Jr. burger is on the kids meal. She asked about a drink. I said I really just want the jr. burger. She said, "well, that's what I ax you." She said nothing else, never gave me the amount so I pulled forward. The drive through line was S L O W. I saw multiple exchanges both ways of bags and drinks between a car in front of me and the drive through window. Took a painfully long time for that car to get their order and drive away. When I finally got to the window, the man STILL didn't tell me what I owed, so I just handed him a $10 bill. A couple of minutes went by. He came back without my change and confirmed that I wanted the jr burger. I said yes. They he brought my change and dropped some of the coins between the window and my car. I said - never mind, don't worry about it. Then he handed me the bag and I pulled away. Imagine my surprise when I unwrapped the burger and found a dry bun and a patty. No condiments ON the burger or in the bag in packets. NEVER again. Management needs to read these reviews and ACT. read more

The staff is friendly, I will give them that, but always a long wait. It's almost like they don't have a system but I'm sure they do since it's corporate. Could just be the employees. Unfortunately it just seems uncared for. It's no different than any other fast food place in that regard. Anyway, I enjoyed the burger and the staple cherry limeade was the t*ts, Was it worth the 15 minute wait? Guess so... read more

Sonic has been killing it at this location! They always get my order right , whether it's through door dash or in person. I only go to this one because of how great tasting and fast it is! read more

My bread was molded , my popcorn chicken didn't even have chicken meat in it just chicken crumbs. My mozzarella sticks was so burned the cheese wasn't in them, it was peanuts in my milkshake and i asked for oreos and i'm allergic to peanuts as i literally repeated 5 times to " darnell " as it says on the receipt. I will not be coming back to this sonic, please save yourself a trip from this disgrace. read more

THIS RESTAURANT DIRTY ASF , they had roaches in my burger , the service was poor asf , "Pamela" as it say on the receipt. is very disrespectful , her tone !! the rolling of the eyes , SHE NEED TO BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY read more

Better than checkers--and that's what matters, right? It's late night takeout. To be honest, I'd still go for Chin-Fil-A shakes and Wendy's burgers over Sonics options. If it's Sunday and Wendy's won't deliver, than Sonic isn't a bad bet. The burger had a decent size to it, and even though they went a bit heavy on the Mayo, I still enjoyed it. Ice cream is equivalent to McDonalds. So--I definitely enjoyed it but I wasn't blown away. It's fast food. If it's clean and edible, it's good. read more

Have been coming here for a few months, and hadn't had a problem until today. Today (when I started writing review) is monday, and right now Sonic is having a monday wing special. So we're like damn, 48 wings for 16 bucks is not a bad deal at all. Now we pull into the drive in, and we actually took time to read the advertisement that stated for orders of 12 pcs or 24 pcs you could get up to 2 flavors per order. So we push the button for service and the guy comes on. We tell him we'd like the buy one get one deal, and that we want a 24 pc box half asian style, and half garlic parm. He rings is up for 24 asian and 24 garlic parm. I try again to explain it to him, but he's just not getting it, and since he doesn't seem to understand, he tries to tell me that i cannot have a 24 pc order with 2 flavors per the promotion. Meanwhile the promotion keeps popping up on the menu screen stating the opposite. So we tell him we'll get back to him in a second, and we talk it over. We hit the button again a few minutes later, and then we get a young lady, and the saga continues... All I wanted was (2) 24 pcs wings with (2) flavors per box 48 wings total. What i end up with is (2) 24pcs with (1) flavor per box, and (2) 6 pcs for my kids, plus a bunch of sides. So I'm sitting here waiting on my order, and again I see it clear as day "up to 2 flavors per order for 12 or 24 pcs." I'm with my lady and our family, and she understands that I can be hot headed, and she too at this point would just like to order what we wanted, and not what we got. So I proceed to leave car and walk into the store, but she stops me and says she will go. Knowing that I tend to blow things out of proportion when I'm getting annoyed, and she leaves and goes in. When she comes out she's got our order. She wasn't happy about howbthings went when she told the cashier about her issue, but at least we could leave, and we had what we came for. We get home with our food, and sit down to eat. I open up the bag, and wouldn't you know. Our order was the way we asked for it, but they gave us the wrong flavors. The worst part is when you go 20 minutes out of your way to go to a place, and you get home and they muck your order up, and only put a pinch of nerds in your slush drink...smh. read more

Sonic Drive-In - 2 flavors per order for 12 and 24 pcs... - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

The wait was short but the order wasn't 100% correct. The double cheeseburger only had one patty on it smh. The tots were super salty. The new chicken tender meal was yummy, but they forgot my dipping sauce. This place has seating inside which is great, but people were parking at the drive-in stations instead of the parking lot, so I had to wait to pull in to order. ANNOYING. Maybe I'll go back, but I'll likely just go to the Annapolis location. read more

Stopped in for lunch for the nostalgic taste of Sonic's burgers. It's a shame there aren't more chains of this restaurant in MD. I had to travel a ways to get my fix lol. The service was friendly and attentive as I decided to dine in and not do the classic curbside dinning. There were soooooo many menu options to choose from when the last time I remembered eating there. So I chose a double cheese burger with fries and a drink. Didn't wait long maybe a good five minutes. The burger was great only issue is it kept falling apart on me which meant a good burger but super sloppy eating lol. I was full from that meal but greedily took advantage of the free refills which I totally forgot about. The staff were very friendly, meal was great, and I would def travel the distance again to relive some Sonic memories through my tastebuds. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Double gooey cheeburger with fries...Nom Nom Nom - Burgers Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

It's a hit and miss restaurant, sometimes the meal is done right and fast, other times the opposite. This time the burgers had no taste besides the condiments. Drive thru was fast, but the drive-in style parking was coned off. (Might be under staffed this memorial day weekend). I should use the app to order ahead next time. read more

Drive through service was a little on the slow side, but the cashier was very friendly. My girlfriend and I ordered a medium popcorn chicken and medium mozzarella sticks and a small oreo Sonic blast. Overall food was what I would have expected from a Sonic, I was satisfied. However, when entering the drive thru, there was a woman who attempted to cut us off and cut in front of us. She was completely unaware of the road markings and where the drive thru line actually started. As my girlfriend pulled forward, the woman ended up behind us. She then got out of her white Honda CR-V and came and knocked on my girlfriend's window (she was driving). The woman said that she had been waiting longer (literally not true) and that my girlfriend had no manners (also not true, this woman was out of line, literally and figuratively). My girlfriend informed her of the clear markings on the parking lot drive thru and pulled forward. Then, when we tried to order, the woman kept yelling "the Toyota has no driving manners!" so loud that we could barely hear the Sonic employee through the speaker. As we pulled forward to get our food and pay, we decided to pay for the woman's food as the ultimate power move. I have absolutely no idea why this crazy a** white woman was so worked up at 1:30pm on a Saturday afternoon (in a Sonic parking lot no less) but it was the funniest sh*t to happen to me all week. Overall I would give the food a 4/5 but because we were yelled at by an insane woman I have no choice but to drop the score to 3/5. read more

I like the food but the management is unable to maintain the facilities such that most drive-in spaces are unavailable. This is on them. Maybe for delivery but we always end up with cold food. read more