Love a good sonic drive up order or drive thru. This location is always fast and fresh. Staff is mostly nice. What more can you ask for. read more

América food good food, I like food america. So nice and tasty but america food not like america truck food read more

Sonic Drive-In - Food - Burgers Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

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Food here was absolutely disgusting, no ice in our drinks and everything was cold. The workers could care less, just there for a paycheck. The place looks like it needs to be condemned! Only a few of the displays even work, we ended up going thru the drive thru. Even their milkshakes that were once pretty good were horrible. Add this one to the NEVER again list. read more

Came here to take advantage of the half price drinks after 8pm. We wanted at the drive thru window for well over 5 minutes for one milkshake!! Heres the kicker the drive thru employee asked us repeatedly what we were waiting on to which we replied "an oreo milkshake" the drive thru employee shut the window & cashed out the people behind us. When we finally got our drink it was wrong!! We sat for another minute or two and waited for them to make the correct drink. The service is awful, the food is average at best. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

Something has gone terribly wrong at this mechanicsville favorite - dirty terrible food - my onion rings were days old and they are apparently not peeling the onions - waited in line 25 mins while I watched 3 teens standing inside waiting for food to be prepared -one guy with mask on his neck - backwards hat- no gloves slouching around - guy gave me my Coke with a hole in cup - so Coke all over my clothes and car - gave clerk $20 for $8- gave me back a 5- WT heaven is going on?? I threw the food away - it was so bad. Someone come help this Sonic read more

Okay it is not a top restaurant. But it is good for what it is. I got a strawberry shake. Very good. With pieces of real strawberries in the shake. Yes I also had a great hot dog. And spouse had a hamburger. And that was a double burger. It came with a lettuce and tomato. The burger also had mayonnaise on it. Would have preferred just ketchup. So we will know to say no mayonnaise next time. You sit in the car and they bring the food out to you. It was fun. read more

In typical fast-food fashion, every visit to this Sonic has been different. The service has been different each time, and the food has been different each time. I'm typically not into fast food but was introduced to Sonic a few months ago. I think this was the third time coming to this location. If you have never been to Sonic, this is how it works: You either go through the drive-thru or you pull into a "stall", peruse the menu, decide what you want to order, press a button to start your order, and then you wait for somebody to bring the food to your car either on foot or on roller skates. I find it less overwhelming to look at the Sonic app and decide what I want to order from that menu. I wont go into the Sonic app itself here that is a whole other story. So, let's get to the food. It seems like when you order chicken tenders, if you get a 3 piece, you can bank that two of the three are going to be really hard with very little chicken and one piece is going to be perfect. This was my experience twice. For whatever reason the regular cheeseburger was average for a fast food burger. But on last night's visit when ordering a Sonic Bacon Cheeseburger, it arrived to the car as a double and was extremely delicious. On previous visits I have made my order a meal with tater tots or fries, the tots are good the fries are mediocre. I tried at least one of their onion rings which was pretty good. I decided last night to forgo the "meal" and try one of their famous milkshakes. I'm typically not a milkshake person but Sonic has made a believer out of me. I ordered a small peanut butter fudge Master Shake, it was larger than expected and completely surpassed any and all expectations in the flavor department. It was rich and creamy and smooth, and the whipped cream on top was amazing. Definitely a wow moment. Service: I set my expectations pretty low when it comes to service at fast food restaurants. Generally speaking, service at this location has been as expected or better, with the exception of last night when the food was delivered to the car and without reviewing the order we were just asked for payment and handed the food. Usually they review the order before they ask for payment, just to make sure they got it right. Also my boyfriend ordered light ice with his iced tea and his cup was more than half full with ice. I try to stay away from fast food as much as possible, but when the craving calls I can definitely say that Sonic is on my top 3 for fast food in Richmond. It's not number one, not yet anyway, but if ever craving a milkshake I know where I'm heading to. read more

If I could 0 star this Sonic, I would. I recently just visited this location with my family and we sat in the drive through from 3:43 to 4:10 waiting for somebody to take our order and nobody did. We then proceeded to pull up to the window and when we explained nobody took our order, we were dismissed rudely, and told by the drive thru employee to give him a few minutes. Not only did he not try to help us automatically but slammed the drive thru window very quickly, abruptly, and loudly. I have never been so appalled by a business as much as I was just now. My poor younger brothers were sitting in the back of the truck waiting to have their first experience at sonic but they were instead left empty handed, saddened, and ashamed. read more

We give up, worst fast food place in Mechanicsville! Poor service, they must only employee people that hate their job. Owner must be looking for tax write off. It took me 42 minutes to place my order...what a mess. Go someplace else...don't waste your time read more

Mobile orders are forgotten and i have to ask for it and reread the order to make it.

Place looks kinda crappy but milkshakes are always to die for. Service is always nice. Tater tots are mid. Would recommend.

Waited for 5 min at the stall for ordering after pressing the magic red button, apparently not magic since nobody even answered to take our order. Hoped in the drive-thru lane because we love to maximize our daily amount of frustration, only to predictably wait I guess another 20 min for the 4 cars in front of us to get order and food. Won't come back, I want to like sonic, but this seems pretty standard for them when we self only stop in on family trips. Food was good tho, so they get 2 stars. read more

Prepare to wait, especially if you pull in for carhop service. Took almost 20 min (real time, not customer time) to get my food, about 10 min in I called to see if there was a problem and the person on the speaker was quite short with me. First time at this location and now the last. read more

Awful service. We were so excited for a Sonic blast since it used to be a tradition for my sister and I. When it came out it was just a cup of ice cream with a couple pieces of toppings on top.. I said this is not what we usually get, and asked if they could remake it. After 25 minutes and me having to ask for service FOUR times, they brought out the exact same thing that I returned. I was so annoyed I just took it but will never go back read more

Not thrilled with the service here. Came at lunch the other day and went through the drive thru and waited about 15 minutes for a cheeseburger. Came tonight for dinner and spent $45 been sitting here 30 minutes and still no food. This is the last time we visit here. Very dissatisfied. read more

Ordered ahead with the app. Waited 20 minutes beyond the pick up time, burgers were flat and sitting on the bottom of the bag, drinks were hot and watered down. read more

This place is not the best sonics. And I know that sonics as a company is better then this. But this is not a good example. I am not expecting the best or anything good but they are not even passable‍ read more

We are sitting at one of the stalls and one of the employees just came outside and said that all of the employees tonight are refusing to wear headsets and if we expected to be served we should get in the drive through line.... I think they are having some issues read more

This has probably been the worse experience I've ever had at Sonics. This was my first time visiting this particular Sonic. But from beginning to end customer service was horrible. When we ordered our food. We felt "rushed." When we went back to ask her to repeat our order. She ignored us. My burger was cold and hubbys was overcooked. Their slushes are great. The ice cream slushies taste like dreamscicles. The lady that delivered our food appeared to be rude and rushed. I'm afraid to say that I may not be returning to this sonics. I'm giving them a two star just because of their slushies. read more

This is the WORST sonic I have been to for customer service upon arriving for food. When I pulled in to slot 2 and pressed the button for service, it took a good 5-10 minutes for someone to respond. Then the person told me, they were doing drive-thru only. This something that should be posted somehow do customers are left WAITING FOR SERVICE! read more

So slow and food always tastes like it's mixed with other food. My grilled cheese tasted like onions and mustard.

Service was extremely quick considering the conditions. It was in the middle of a rainstorm and the young woman came out in her rollerblades. It was my first time at a Sonic so I appreciated her perseverance. She even went back for BBQ sauce. Overall, I got chicken poppers, fries and a vanilla shake for about 9 bucks. The shake was perfect and looked exactly like it does on tv and the billboards. Will be definitely returning for another shake! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Frozen Zone Menu - Burgers Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

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Easy order online and pick up. Great for quick food pickups for nights ya don't want to cook.

If this place was any slower I might be able to grow out my beard. Average wait time before you can order no matter what you do is 15 minutes and the wait time before your order arrives is a average of 25 minutes with the longest I've waited being 45 minutes. For being called Sonic this place sure is slow. read more

This place totally sucks...no customer service at all the workers act like they're always in a bad mood and pissed off because they're working...most awful food you've ever tasted ...this place is piss poor as far as service and quality ...STAY AWAY read more

This place is the worst. I don't know why I keep coming back. Wait is terrible, food and drinks are consistently incorrect, store is dirty. To top it off, i went there for a blast tonight and at 8:15 the store was closed. The lights were off but employees were hanging out inside. They are advertised to be open until 10:00 on Saturday nights but this was at 8:15. There were no signs anywhere saying they were closed or why. I hope Sonic forces out the franchisee. read more

Our whole order was wrong expect for the drinks after having to repeat our order 3 times and the lady even read it back to us. Sadly we didn't notice until we got 20 mins home so we were stuck with this food. read more

Maybe I expected too much out of this place. Maybe expecting to get two drinks in a timely manner was asking too much. We ordered two drinks and waited 30 minutes in total before we decided to just leave. In that time a server came with drinks, went to every car there, there was only 4, and asked if those drinks were their order because the system was acting funny. She asked what we ordered and said she would get them and be out shortly. After 15 minutes of waiting for her to come back after previously waiting 15 minutes, we left. I'm 40 weeks pregnant and anyone who has been there knows when you want something, you want it now! Needless to say, I'm pissed and we won't be back! Thanks sonic for ruining my afternoon! read more

Well this visit was not as good as the previous ones, and I love Sonic's...I asked for light ice in my drink, it was full of ice, the carhop was a bit rude, just came over ,dropped off the food , gave me change and left, didn't confirm my order, didn't ask if we wanted anything else, just took off, that's big guy, I appreciate totally non professional service, like I said I'll still come to this place, but they need to get attitudes fixed... read more

How can you not understand the difference between sweet and unsweetened tea. Drove 30 minutes to get here and thought the people here might be able to do a simple job. I wish I tasted it before I left. I am not going back for a redo. This is just stupid. Tom needs to train these people better. Not coming back here ever! read more

Took 25 minutes before deciding to cancel my order after seeing the carhop drop an order for another customer who pulled up after us. I gave 1 star only because 0 stars was not an option. POS service read more

This location will always be slow and get your order wrong. I suggest just going to another place along the road.

Save yourself the 45min wait and go anywhere else. I have never been here and not waited forever. Doesn't matter if you go to the drive-thru or the curbside, prepare to wait. The workers seem over-worked but nice. I haven't had a poor experience with the workers, but this cannot even be considered fast food anymore, it's crazy. Especially at dinner, I have waited over an hour, but gotten stuck because I was already in the drive-thru. Crazy long waits. Good food, and nice staff, but unreasonable wait times. read more

This Sonic use to be one of the best drive in food restaurants in Mechanicsville. The service use to be great and food would come out fast and hot/cold. Lately, Lord knows who they hired, but the service has been absolute shit. You wait for 45ish minutes or more just to get two sodas that has already melted ice and some popcorn chicken that is over cooked. They constantly forget that you are there in the stall and don't take your order. Then when they do get around to it there is no "hi how are you" or "hello! My name is ... What can I get for you today?" When the guy brings out your food he LITERALLY drags his feet and scuffs them on the ground like it's a pain to do his job. I worked in food service for 3 years. It ain't that hard to put on a fake smile and say a few kind words. Definitely won't be eating here again! read more

Used to enjoy going to this location. Never set foot there again. Wait 30 min for our food after ordering it never arrive. But every one came in after was served. This has happened twice, I am from Mechanicsville Va. read more

First of all I LOVED sonic... really did... something changed about a year or so ago and their quality is just gone. I get a major screw up at least every third visit, maybe more. I've written and spoken to managers about their products and yet, no improvements, only worsening service. Last order there were bits of burnt up nastiness floating around the fries, it was DISGUSTING and none of the kids would even touch the food.... Sonic - just don't... for the same money you can get GOOD burgers and dogs at Carytown burgers and fries and go exotic and hit Noorani indian cuisine on broad up the street a ways.... Eat LOCAL! By avoiding chains you improve your local restaurant scene!! :) read more

We went tonight and pulled into the drive in spot and waited for 30 minutes waiting for someone to take our order then someone said something and that was all and we had to reset the whole order taking and waiting all over again and after 15 minutes we decided to go thru the drive thru but we still ended up waiting 20 minutes for someone to even take our order on the speakers but when we got to the window he was very friendly and the food was good I just hate it took over an hour to get food when it wasn't even busy or anything read more

Hubby and I was just passing thru on our road trip to Virginia Beach and decided to stop at Sonic. I ordered a cheeseburger with tator tots and Hubby got the sausage breakfast sandwich. There was hair in my cheeseburger! One of the skater/waitress lady took it back and brought out a replacement but I already lost my appetite. Big turn off! read more

The manager personally called me the next day to apologize to me and made every right. I got my wings and they were delicious!!

Honestly...this whole Sonic process is just ridiculous. If you are really that lazy, go for it. Otherwise, it's just plain a bother and slow as a snail. 13 minutes for a milkshake...REALLY !!?? Go somewhere else and do a drive-thru or walk-in and get better, faster service with better food with flavor. read more