Sonic is a great place to stop when you're traveling, especially if you're traveling with kids. They have a wide variety of food options and their drink selection is unmatched compared to any other fast food place in California. Is the food amazing? No, not really but it's quick and easy and does the job when you want something other than the usual greasy fast food options. Would be awesome if they hadn't been out of toys for the kids meals and a few of the snack items, but we will be back again. read more

Just terrible! Always slow, poor food and quality. Sketchy employees. Nothing like other sonic places. Go to Gilroy.

Ordered hot dogs with onion. No onion. To top it off they didn't mark the drinks. So when I asked which was which. Some rude lady just takes them and closes the window. Like WTAF? read more

Not sure why the onion rings and tater tots taste sweet. Are they frying their stuff where they fry their sweets? Whatever they're doing it's awful! What a waste of large onion rings and tots. Maybe they need to change their frying oil read more

Sonic Drive-In - Sweet fried onion rings - Burgers Near Me - Salinas, California

I have gone to this location 4 times in the last month to get a strawberry shake and the have been out of strawberry's each time. As a retired restaurant manager I would think that the store manager would go to the store a purchase some more strawberry's until there order came in. I will not return to this unit again. read more

Came here 11/03/22 At 10PM, they don't take ApplePay and were not taking card payments. There was no sign or comment about this before we ordered. Anyway their oreo shake was more vanilla than oreo. Unusual for any sonic location, usually they have the best shakes. Go elsewhere read more

Sonic Drive-In - Oreo shake - Burgers Near Me - Salinas, California

I haven't been to a Sonic in 12 years since I was visiting Arkansas. ( that state gets 1 star too). Anyway, I was never impressed with sonic but I thought I'd give them another chance. Well, they still suck. Lackluster, overpriced food. Im surprised they're still open. read more

Yesterday at 4:00 pm the business had a barrier blocking the entrance and a sign that stated the business was CLOSED. It looks permanent. read more

Love their small cheese burger.Their grilled cheese sandwich is very tasty.Very yummy chocolate shake.Nice restaurant.Very employee.I recommend read more

Went to Sonics yesterday . We wanted to order shakes but they said they were cleaning their machines?????? Man it was 11:45 am you all should have that ready for when the place opens at 11 am.. Shakes are what people come here most of the time and it's money making!! Get your "stuff" together Sonic!! I ordered the onion rings and they were indeed SWEET!! You all should state that on your menu.. sweet onion rings.. Their hot dogs are blah This location should lol into all the yelp reviews and see what's wrong and fix the problems or their going to loose a lot of customers. read more

Cash Only - No debit or Credit I was a little disappointed but it's whatever. So far I've tried their slushees and they're really good. read more

Terrible, terrible fast food place. Every time I go there, the fries are cold as soon as they hand me the bag. The last time I was there it took forever, even though no one else was in the drive through line and no one was inside. Fries were cold (again), and when I got home they forgot to put one of the sandwiches in the bag, even though there was only two sandwiches on the order. Called to get a refund as I do not live close, no one would answer the phone. Looked up the customer satisfaction survey from the receipt, no longer valid site. McDonald's it is from now on!!! read more

This is the worst Sonic ever made! Last year was so much better! First off the teenagers who work here are such assholes! They take your order rudely then when your order is ready basically toss it in your car... they will ignore the call button for 10 minutes and make you go through the drive through. Act like they can't hear you and literally will ask you 3x what you ordered. How hard is it to hear the word Pretzel??? Now on to the Footlong chili cheese Koney we received, it was bare, should have went back for a refund because there was like a spoon full of chili on it! The one star was for the guy who brought the food, he was amazing! Other than that go to a different sonic! read more

worst restaurant in Salinas Drove in and before tried to order but before I could young lady said they weren't serving burgers or desserts. One guy was waiting for at least 20 min. Will not recommend going there to anyone. They need to take all the commercials off the Monterey county tv ads. Ask for a manager and got no response. read more

Fries tasted like they were cooked in old oil and were delivered coldBathroom was "out of order" and per the manager, they had to us a bucket of water to fill it to flush. Not sire how they were washing hands. Operable restrooms for employees are required by law. It is a necessary convenience for patrons. The Health Department and/or Labor Department should close this location. read more

Every time I give this place a try I am disappointed. How difficult is it to clean. This is the visual we see from the drive thru. read more

Sonic Drive-In - The floor under the mixer - Burgers Near Me - Salinas, California

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1st trip- Came here from Monterey which is about a 25 minute drive for ice cream, they told us they were out of ice cream because they were cleaning the machine. 2nd trip- Again drove from Monterey for slushes, ordered through the Mobile App this time, sat in the stall and waited while "Food Being Prepared/In The Kitchen" for 25 minutes. Terrible service and did not receive the correct condiments nor napkins. read more

I have such fond memories of the fresh made, delicious food from my hometown Sonic Drive-In as a teen. This is not the same Sonic Drive-In! So far I have been served moldy cheese, rock hard burned Tater Tots, crunchy discusting burgers and now these dried out nasty Jalepeno Poppers. I wish they would just close down so I stop having the urge to give them "one more chance". It truly is depressing everytime I do. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Discusting. dried out, old Ched'R Peppers. - Burgers Near Me - Salinas, California

Food looks and tastes old like it's been saved from previous day. Would not bother. Maybe for ice cream... have not tried that read more

Apparently they close early on Halloween. At 8:45 PM we pulled up hoping to grab a quick slush. They said "we close early today because of a national holiday, Halloween". When did Halloween become such a huge holiday that they needed to close early?? When we got there, the drive thru line was long! But apparently we couldn't order; while others are getting food. Horrible business. "National holiday" my ass. read more

Ordered a burger with no onions and fries at drive through. Burger was cold with onions. Fries tasted like old oil. Will not eat there again. read more

Took them five times to get our order right they kept getting it wrong. had to wait forever do not recommend ever going here.

Tater tots are BLACK! How dirty are there fryers and there frying oil I waited 30 minutes or even more for this ! SO DISAPPOINTED! Throwing them away for sure! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Salinas, California

The worst experience I've had at Sonic I went through drive thru and when I parked to eat my food it was cold .. No napkins, the best part of my visit was the drink. Service was just ok But the food really Sucked!!! It all falls back on the manager they're not doing a good job. I think I'll stick to In and Out Burger. I'm being too generous giving them one star. #Disappointedcustomer read more

Worse service. Just wanted an ocean water and was in the drive thru for 45 mins. Person didnt get my order (the ordering machine often broken). So i called it in. Lady said i needed to go back in the drive thru line. I told her i was the fourth car from the window. This place needs new management with new problem solving skills. read more

I ordered a cheeseburger it took about 3 minutes to get my order, the cheeseburger and fries were very cold the meat was crunchy, cold and without taste. I don't recommend this place, This is my first and last time eating at this location read more

Sonic Drive-In - Very dry and cold meat - Burgers Near Me - Salinas, California

Really good quality food and very polite service. They are also incredibly fast with orders.

September 2020: Want a good meal? The grass that's growing next to this place is prolly more appetizing. I got a burger, fries, and their own special "drinks" for my friend & I.. The burger was rubbery. Honestly, wouldn't be shocked if it was cooked days before & warmed up at the time we ordered. Lettuce was straight up gross & soggy. They put way to many sauces in it, it was dripping when I picked it up. The bread even tasted weird.. not able to explain it. The fries were cold.. and kinda not cooked all the way The onion rings were on a new level of disgusting. The cashier was a little rude. One person inside wasn't wearing a mask.. (COVID) Only reason why we came here was bc it was late & we wanted something quick. The Sonic down in LA is pretty good, but this place wasn't even close to that. Do not waste your money here. We threw it all out. read more

4 because of the way they deliver the food. It's quality of food is good. It's fast food though, so you can't expect too much. Their shakes are a must try! The food isn't the best ever but the ambiance is great, especially at night. read more

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The food tastes like every other sonic. Half the drive in stalls don't work, the order screen on the drive through has been broken for at least 6 months now, and multiple times I've gotten the wrong food. Usually simple things like fries instead of tots (I'm sorry but tots and fries don't sound anything alike) or not having the right toppings on my burger. read more

To the owner of this establishment.... it is time to get some outside cleaning and fixing done. It is also time for some assistance with the drive thru personnel. I have been to this establishment a few times. The outside has cobwebs, broken hinges, dirty windows, and overall just looks dirty. Each time I've been there the order is missing something- condiments, straws, etc. this includes the food, when I say no pickles it means no pickles. I would go back more often if these things get fixed. read more

Felt like I should add a review since this sonic has so many negative ones. First time eating at the one here in Salinas and it was genuinly a good experience. For the record, I came at 9 am on a saturday where it was not busy at all. The food came fast and everything was there. Good, fast service. Will be coming here again. read more

So I see the bad reviews and had a couple of terrible experiences myself and swore off that place. I should have reviewed then but didn't think to. Since I last went it seemed they closed for awhile(before the COVID mess) and I thought maybe there is new ownership or something, might be worth another shot. So went today and no problems and service was quick and friendly, price was fair. Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the burger isn't really all that great. I'll probably go again soon since its summer and if there is social distancing then eating in a shady sonic stall seems like a good solution. If they slide down the scale again I'll update. read more

Don't bother going here. The woman who was evidently in charge was rude and could use some serious customer service training. We stopped in our travels on Jan 2. There were no other customers but it was early (10:45 am) so we figured it would be ok, we've seen many sonics that are packed! We chose wrong! The food was just Ok and seriously, the girl inside was awful! I only give one star because you have to in order to post. read more

Nothing special about Sonics. Tried the cheeseburger and hotdogs. They were okay and nothing special. The fries were also a little plain and shakes were mediocre. Service was okay. read more

It's terrible. No, it's worse than terrible. I gave it several tries and each time it got worse and my last visit will be my last visit ever. I waited over 20-minutes for my food and boy oh boy, once I got it, I knew it was strike three. Everything looked like it had been thrown together quickly, it all tasted terrible and two of the items were cold. Even the tots were ruined and room temperature. Worst of all, they are over priced and the portion sizes are comically small. Literally looks like everything was from a kids meal. Don't do it. Please, just don't go there. read more

Fun experience! Good chili cheese tots but the portion was a bit small. The strawberry slush was yummy too (tastes like strawberry fruit popsicle). They serve the food on roller skates. read more

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Starting off by saying this is not the first time this happens. Ordering I am very specific and yet they always mess up. Plus we had to flip it back twice because they messed up TWICE again to find out once we got home they never added one burger yet they charged me for it. Super disappointing tried calling them 3times and never picked up. The phone sounded like they kept hanging up and I think they that's not okay I had double checked w the guy at the window and he said everything is in the bag. read more

Pulled up to drive through speaker with no verbal contact for a few minutes. I kindly said hello and was told to "wait a sec." Then asked what I wanted to order. Not apology or thank you for waiting or anything. Sonic needs workers with a little better personality and manners. read more

I liked the food there, I thought it was good. The person who gave my friend and I our food had nice boobs. 10/10, would come again.