Sonic Drive In

Worst place to ever go to! I waited over 30 damn minutes for an order of ONE slush! I clicked the button when it was 20mins of waiting & said, «I’ve been waiting for 20mins now and haven’t received my order of ONE slush.» Instead of just getting me my order, the rude worker repeated my order then made an excuse saying «Oh she didn’t see anyone there when she came out.» So my big WHITE car magically disappeared when she came out? Even though I was parked there the whole time with only THREE other cars. She rudely said «we’ll get it right out to you.» and quickly hung up before I could say anything. So I decided to wait for another 10mins cuz it’s not that hard to make ONE damn slush. Apparently the workers at the Atwater are not only blind, but rude and slow as hell. I ordered at 10:28, pressed and asked for my order at 10:48 & by 10:58 still had nothing so I left cuz lazy ppl like tht don’t deserve to get paid. I would have never waited that long if the order was for myself but it «was» supposed to be for my mother, but my mom doesn’t need to be drinking shit made by lazy ass workers!

The food is delicious BUT they are so skimpy on the chili for the chili dog, it always happens. This time we paid for extra chili, still the same thing. We eat there alot and I usually let it go but this time I called to complain. They said I could get another one but now I have to worry they will do something to it. I’m also contacting the cooperate office. They better get their act together or they will lose customers

They have horrible service & take forever to get your order. I waited over a half hour for food & ended up leaving. It’s ridiculous.

Great daily drink deals, pretty good food, great frozen treats, and unique drink creations, and on some of them you get to create your own crazy concoctions! Pretty good standard divey type food, burgers, hot dogs, fries and such. Probably one of the best features is the old time car hop service if you want, or you can just go through the drive thru.

Worst service ever! Over charge on happy hours. Asked for ketchup and told us they are not giving out any. No ranch and no onion ring.

This place is awesome, food is fresh and hot. They must be family owned because they are family oriented. Their menu is easy to understand and prices are reasonable. I love the corn dogs. Treat yourself and go for lunch or dinner, you won’t be disappointed. I highly recommend this place.

Have had multiple visits since they have reopened, all employees I have come into contact with have been great! Martha C. is a bitter bitch on all of her reviews, don’t take much from that one. Drinks are great, I agree with ask for light ice though. Glad to have them back!

terrible customer service, employees are all in high school or just out of high school and very loud and obnoxious. terrible food. took them four tries to make my bacon cheesey pretzle dog… and after four tries i told them to just stop… how the heck can u mess that up??? their food tastes like its been sitting for hours. Ice creams are ridiculous, they fill ur cup ¾ of the way up and squirt on some whipped cream. tried speaking to a «manager» who didnt even understand english. i

I really like this place because of the menu. It’s different from your typical burger joint and I guess that’s because its not really a burger restaurant, its a general American food restaurant. It has other things, like shakes, slushes, ice cream, tator-​tots, and hotdogs! My fav fast food to eat is a good hot dog. What can I say I am a simple guy. They seem to have better-​then-​average-​to-​very-​good hotdogs at Sonic. I haven’t tried them all, but I really like the Chicago style dog. The service here is good and as fast as it can be for a place that seems to be packed all the time. BTW, I plan on coming here as much as my wallet and waist can handle! I rate it a ⁴⁄₅ for a fast food place!

Atwater Sonic is back! They were super busy, so it may have been faster to go to Merced, but we are so glad to have them back in Atwater. Looking forward to many more trips here, and hopefully the car shows will return.

Very bad placement of speaker right in front of menu blocking the full view of the menu speaker clarity not very well or order taker is unable to speak clearly beyond salty fries inedible I might order no salt next time the drive thru is always congested but it’s fairly new so new business traffic jam.

Looks like this place will be re-​opening… which is great! It was a good hangout spot for a small town. I drove by last night and the signs were back up, the menu screens were on, but they weren’t open yet… Im looking forward to this. Lemonberry Nerds slushies… here I come!

Closed had to be bad management or rent too high. This place always had kids there. I’m gong to miss my cherry limeade!

anyone know why they closed this location ???

Pretty cheap, good deals, and friendly service overall. This being my first drive-​in/​Sonic experience, I was only a bit disappointed that the car hops don’t come out with your food on roller-​skates (where did I hear that before?!). Oh well, still a pretty fun experience regardless!
My one gripe is that the menu is so high up, it’s like the spaces are all built for SUVs and trucks, not small sedans. The driver has to crane his neck to see the menu, while the rest of us in the car have a heck of a time even seeing the menu at all.
I don’t really see what the difference is between going thru a drive-​thru and parking in the parking lot afterwards, but maybe it’s just the novelty of the experience, and less gas consumed. ;)
I got the grilled chicken wrap with tater tots and a lime cream slushie, all for just a few pennies over $ 6. Pretty good deal for a very filling and pretty tasty meal!

Went here after a bowling tourny that was up the road. Pulled into a very clean parking spot and pu in our order to a very friendly taker. A little hard to do so due to the music played in their speakers… very loud.
My daughter ordered the popcorn chicken combo with tots and I got the chili dog combo with tots as well. Normally, I order a grilled chicken sanwiches but thought I would try something else.
A very short time later our server came out with a perfect order and was apologizing for the length of time we waited. truth be told, I didn’t think it took all that long! Fodd was good and hot but in the future I think I will stick with the grilled chicken sand. I think you get a little better quality food.
As usual, the service is nothing but polite and friendly and I always leave happy that I stopped.
Keep it up Sonic!

Sonic take two! Here we were again… On the same day! With all the commercials they show on TV, why can’t they open a location in the bay area? Where’s the love?
Ok, so it was dinner time… I wanted to try something else on the menu. LOL! Had the chicken wrap and shared fries with hubby. Washed the good stuff down with the blue coconut slush! Ahhh, that was good! Perfect after a long day of autox.