Yes, when I'm starving and am searching for "tator tots" along the beach road, my go-to is Sonic. Is it good? Meh. Is it convenient? Yes. Will they follow specific requests like "ketchup packets please" No. My corn dog was soggy and I don't think it's 100% beef. My tots were hot but greasy and could have used a minute or two longer in the fryer. Convenience that you can order from a take out box while sitting in your car. Convenience that they bring you the food. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Menu - Burgers Near Me - Grandy, North Carolina

Probably the worst Sonic Ive been to. They are slow to make anything even when not busy. They also run out of food. Unfortunately it's the only sonic on the way down. read more

Tell your customers when you are under staffed Been waiting 25 min for food Tragically bad Managment read more

I'm slightly hangry and so is everyone else in our vehicle. No one ate anything for breakfast, so Sonic it is! I'm a little disappointed they don't know what loaded tots or totchos are, so plain tots it is (sorry I didn't have more than ten minutes to explain what loaded tots are- it's kind of like being at Starbucks and ordering off the "secret" menu, you either know or you don't). Food comes out relatively quick and our waitress is super polite. I greedily open my sandwich and take a big bite. It almost tasted like the burger was cooked with fish sticks. It smells funny but I'm starving. For about twenty bucks, our tummies are full. But I'm sure I'll be regretting this later. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Number 4 - Burgers Near Me - Grandy, North Carolina

One of the best meals we have had on our trip to OBX. Burgers were perfectly cooked loaded with the requested toppings and the fries were fresh and crispy! Highly recommend!! read more

VERY satisfying meal. The milkshakes were exquisite and paired nicely with the French fries. The service was impeccable and brought out the food in a timely manner. My party and I enjoyed the elevated drive-in atmosphere, and had a blast hanging out the window to provide our order. Sonic is truly the peak of American dining- it combines all the elements that this country prides itself on with its unmatched cuisine and efficiency, borne as a solution to the common struggles of American diners. Sonic makes me proud to call myself an American. Be warned that you will not be provided with ketchup, suitable straws, abundant napkins, or other seemingly necessary accoutrements, but be not afraid; Sonic's remarkable dining experience eliminates all need for such trivial bothers. Sonic is stellar. It creates the illusion of singularity, of complete ingenuity, of an eaterie that allows its consumer believe that they are the first to indulge in such impossibly irreplaceable pleasure. Sonic envelopes its eaters in a new, perfect world of Soniccentricity, a place which after taking a single bite of tater tots, you feel you never need to leave. read more

Could be better if it had a playground. However, employees are nice, and service is relatively quick. The food is good, too. I cant say much about the ambiance, since we can't eat in. read more

Ordered an ultimate meat burrito. Got said burrito and it had one slice of bacon broke in half. Asked the worker if it was supposed to have more meat in it she said no.. only sausage and tomatoes which there was none of those either. Glad we're just passing through. read more

Sonic Drive-In - "Ultimate meat" burrito - Burgers Near Me - Grandy, North Carolina

I never leave reviews but the girl who took our order irritated the hell out of me. Laughing the entire time she was taking our order and literally entered nothing right - we had to keep correcting her and she continued to giggle throughout as if she were high. Super rude. read more

This place has struggled with staff in the past, but the new staffing is super polite and attentive. All I have to say is don't get food. just drinks/milkshakes. read more

Great location! Nice stop on our way home from obx. Quality was good and service was even better

As far as fast food selection goes sonic is probably the best out there. Old-school drive-in style, and good food relatively, for decent prices. Love the half price happy hour from 2 to 4 and at this location and their popcorn chicken is WAY better than McDonald's new chicken McBites :-P I'm particularly fond of the chicken toaster, no bacon. Mmmm, texas toast. One of my favorite stops when traveling outside of the DMV area. Word to the wise: even if it says "real fruit," whatever it is is going to be super sicky syrupy sweet. read more

Sonic Drive-In - "Fruit" slush aka high fructose red deliciousness - Burgers Near Me - Grandy, North Carolina

We love Sonic but when drove up to this one at 2 o'clock in the afternoon there was one car in the drive thru and one truck in a parking spot. We pushed the red button to order and the lady said we will be right with you. 5 minutes later they brought food out to the truck and the same car was in the driver thru. No one came over the speaker to take our order. Pushed the red button again and no response. We waited another 5 minutes and left. If it takes that long to order fast food when there are literally 3 customers there is no telling how long it would take for food to be delivered. So disappointing. read more

Sonic is one of my favorite fast food places, but out of all the Sonic's I've been to, this is one of the worst. Took a bit longer to order and get food, even though there weren't that many others there. Ordered my fav drink, Route 44 cherry limeade, got a double jr cheeseburger and my family ordered a 12 pc boneless wings with honey BBQ flavor. Everything was a bit bland compared to what I've come to expect at a Sonic. The cheeseburger meat was a bit dry, and didn't taste as flavorful as most. For my cherry limeade, other Sonic's have given me up to a half a fresh lime when I get a route 44 (probably a large or extra large drink size at other fast food places). This Sonic gave me only 1/8th of a lime. I'm not a huge honey BBQ fan, but my family also thought the taste was off from what they expected. Not sure what it was there, but definitely not the normal honey BBQ flavor boneless wings should have. Overall very disappointed in the performance here, especially considering how good I know sonic drive-in's are capable of being. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Main outside ordering and eating area - Burgers Near Me - Grandy, North Carolina

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Well I guess using the app to order and them having to walk to the car is wayyyyyyy more effort than these people want to do. Rude, Rude, Rude. Couldn't even be bothered to confirm or even say a word. Basically threw our drinks at us and walked away. It's 2 stars because the drinks are good but man the service is terrible. read more

Always friendly service and great ice cream. They offer quick service - though a little skimpy withs sauces and whip cream.

This place needs all new people! Don't know how to take your order correctly God forbid they get it right 1 day. None of our food came out right missing Items the server had to redo everything the last 2 times we have been here. I think I'll go else where From now on cause this has been a problem for a while now! Smh! read more

Stopped here for lunch on the drive from Norfolk to the Outer Banks. Very friendly service, and our complex order was delivered perfectly. Plus, they gave us free mozzarella sticks (they'd accidentally made an extra batch). Maybe should be knocked down a star for the dingy bathrooms, but they were so friendly they earned it back. Great job! read more

Amazing service! Food was hot and fresh and all of the food was correct. The drive through worker Michelle was extremely kind and a great listener! Definitely worth going if she's there! read more

If you live in the DC metro area, you are probably familiar with Sonic Drive-In commercials, though there are apparently no restaurants nearby. I usually stop by this Sonic on the way down to trips to Outer Banks, NC. For a fast food restaurant, service is decent and the food is tasty. I recommend the SuperSonic Burrito for breakfast. This burrito is more than big enough for a ride-wearied beach-hungry driver/passenger. It's even got tater tots inside. On the way up from OBX a few weeks ago I had the Fire Island burger and Cherry Limeade, both of which were excellent. The Limeade is strongly flavored yet not too tart for those who like lime. If driving down from VA or more northern points, you should avoid the Sonic in Moyock, NC (a few miles after the NC state line). This store had horrible food and slow service. If you can wait 30 minutes, you'll be much happier at the Sonic located here in Grandy, NC. Plan for this pit stop if you're hungry for some better-than-average fast food on your way to OBX. read more

I came in and asked for peanuts on my hot fudge sundae and I paid EXTRA for them, to not receive them. Then to realize they didn't even mix the snickers into my sonic "blast," instead it was a giant chunk of snickers candy on the top of vanilla ice cream. Worst experience ever, I live locally and always have problems with this sonic. Whether it being slow as hell, or my order is very messed up and not made correctly. If I could give them 0 stars I would. read more

Sonic!!! This is the last chance for a cherry limeade or Sonic burger before your week at the OBX. It's also that first chance to load up on the drive back to Richmond / DMV. Don't worry, if you left the OBX and aren't hungry yet, there's another Sonic about 30 minutes up the road. Typical Sonic food. Love the half price drinks between 2-4 and milkshakes after 8 pm. Always love the tater tots and cheese sticks. Just be ready to hit the gym afterwards! read more

Took really long for mediocre food. Messed up some orders in the past as well. Fries are cold on more than one occasion and honestly just unreliable. Some days are good and some are bad but for fast food I'd rather be able to know I'm going to get my food FAST and worth the money. read more

Absolute worst. They get your order wrong even if you clarify with the associate. Shame on us for not getting the receipt because when they come out with the incorrect order, they send someone in training, who when asked if they could reprint receipts to confirm the order, lied and said they couldn't, even though when I called back they could. We then had to go back through the line to order more chicken due to having it incorrect in the first place. When taking to the GM, he has no sympathy or customer service skills. He stated that if you order two mediums it equals a large, and why would we refund you for something you got? BECAUSE I HAD TO WASTE MORE TIME AND MONEY AND NOW CALL YOU WHILE MY FOOD GETS COLD. And when he was informed that a medium is not half the cost of a large so how do two mediums equal a large? He had no response other than corporate makes the prices. They are ok with taking your money but not willing to correct or make amends. Essentially what he said is fuck you even though my ASSOCIATES made mistakes. Their associates also think it's appropriate to put a fork in the cheese tater tot's... not on the side of the box in the sleeve, IN THE BOX. But don't worry, he said, "he would talk to everyone to make sure this doesn't happen again" This is definitely going to corporate. read more

Very good food! Great cinnabon poppers! Tots, grilled cheese, and hot dogs were excellent! Will be back again the next time we head for the beach! read more

Drinks were great as usual. Don't try the pickle o's. They are nothing but breading, no pickle flavor. All the other sonic foods are yummmy. read more

Painfully slow service. Average food. Employees don't seem to care how long it takes even for a simple milkshake order when they are not busy. This happened the last two times I've stopped. Never again. read more

I am addicted to the breakfast burrito here with the jalapeños. Cherry limeaides are killer.

This was by far the slowest, dirtiest Sonic I've ever visited in my entire life. The cook came out while I was eating my food, and looked grimy and made me nearly gag. We waited about 15 minutes for our food, which was nowhere near complicated or a big order. The employees park in the spots for guests, and then yell from their cars. One employee left in his car and came back a few minutes later and the manager said "oh, just let me know!", like they're leaving on the clock. So, after I drank my Hi-C which made me experience semi-pleasant, I went to the bathroom and it was FILTHY. The toilet seat was disgusting and toilet paper was thrown all over the floor. Very disappointed. read more

I loooooooove sonic! I have dreams about route 44 cherry limeades with tator tot goodness dancing around in my head. The burgers are always amazing. This year I tried the tator tots with chili and cheese and the chocolate cream pie milkshakes. Both did NOT disappoint. I just wish we had one closer :( read more

I go here for the ice cream. The ice cream is quick, easy, and tasty. They give you a good amount for the price too. I did not like the food. It did not taste right and was too greasy so I gave it to a stray cat nearby. The cat looked really hungry and seemed to like it though. However, the staff were very kind. read more

the GrAndy NC location is aweful! don't go there! paid for a cherry lime aid no cherry or lime and it was watered down! and ordered a chocolate Oreo milkshake and there was no Oreos! horrible and over priced! never again! what a rip off read more

This is Sonic in Grandy is always horrible un-kept. Trash is always lying around, lights are always out. Just makes in unappealing to want to eat here when the outside is this bad, you know the kitchen is problem not very clean either. Service is very slow. read more

Went to sonic for some drinks, drinks are good... but, the chick dropped the tray on my fiancé's car. Please train your employees to keep ahold of the damn trays because if you do that to somebody who has an old classic or a very expensive car you'll be paying to get it fixed. Needless to say, more training is needed here. read more

NO STARS. I am gluten intolerant and new to it. I've suffered for ten years . When I eat gluten even in trace amounts I get nausea vomiting extreme fatigue, extremely severe abdominal cramps, sweating, and it goes on. So once I figured this out after suffering for ten years you can imagine it was pretty important to me to be able to eat a meal without vomiting and getting ill. GLUTEN FREE FRIENDS SONIC DOES NOT CARE. Let me note I expected to maybe find a salad with grilled chicken to eat. I didn't expect more than that . I asked the boy at the drive thru ordering machine if they had anything gluten free. Let me note it's hard enough for us to eat anything anywhere. I am fricking hungry all the time. I don't know what is gluten free and what's not yet. I don't expect them to cater to me the whole menu , but a little courtesy and respect would have been nice. When I asked what they had that was gluten free , I was told they could give me a bag of lettuce and I heard the guy snickering with other employees in the background. SO DISRESPECTFUL. I will never eat another thing at sonic nor will I buy from there for daughter, who has a normal diet . I called to report this to management and got told that I couldn't be helped and to call back when another manager was available. I'm not going out of my way anymore to fix their problem with hiring rude , unhelpful and disrespectful employees. They can keep hiring them and see how their business declines. Their food tasted subpar when I ate it before being aware of allergy anyway. LEARN HOW TO EDUCATE YOUR LAZY RUDE EMPLOYEES ABOUT FOOD ALLERGIES. You WORK IN FOOD SERVICE. Tons of us have them. Also- I think your name was Brandon- seriously. I hope this happens to you ( gluten allergy) so you can step into my shoes you cruel immature little asshole. read more

This is the SLOWEST Sonic! It doesn't matter if it's a busy time of day or slow time of day you will always have to wait! It just took 10 minutes for me to get 2 drinks! read more

Had to order our milk shakes multiple times and had to wait for half hour before they actually came out.

Buckle up kids, cause I'm about to take you for a ride. So my friend (we'll call her Krust) calls my other friend (we'll call her Wheat) assuming she remembers Wheat's number but actually misdials it and no one picks up. Later on we're at the Sonic in Moyock getting $1 corndogs because their happy hour deals are amazing and their corndogs are pretty great. Suddenly, the number Krust had accidentally dialed calls back. We answer still thinking it's Wheat and you can imagine our confusion when a male voice answers asking, "Is this Megan? Did your number change?" We went along with it thinking Wheat was pranking us. So we had this nice conversation with this guy and he tells us how his day is, I eventually ask him what his name is and he says "They call me Bill, you can find me on capital hill." Somewhere along the line we mention how we're at Sonic and he starts telling us about these other great deals. We were able to figure out 1. this guy works at Sonic 2. this guy works at the Grandy Sonic 3. he's pretty cool. And thus began our thousand mile trek to the Sonic in Grandy from the Sonic in Moyock. Let me tell you, I felt terrible requesting "Bill from capital hill" just because it was kind of very unnecessary but we drove all that way and we HAD to find Bill. So Bill comes out and he turns out to be a guy we ACTUALLY KNOW. Dude the best part was he was SUPER nice about us mcfreaking showing up to his work and gaveusalittlebitofadiscount if u know what I mean. Needless to say I'm pledging my eternal loyalty to Grandy Sonic and their star employee Bill. Also the sweet green tea has an interesting flavor, still completely drinkable, but I will admit it's kinda odd. Not as sweet as actual sweet tea. Would probably get again. read more

Sorry the place was a last resort.... It felt that way too. It was dirty, food was cold, and I hope I don't vomit on the ride home.

let's just say that if it were not for Jennifer - this place would have been a zero. order came out incorrect - but she quickly corrected it and returned it with deepest apologies. went back in for a refill on my tea and was promptly and happily given one. thank you. read more