Sonic Drive-In Restaurant

No a great sonic. None of the employees care for your food. Can almost guarantee something will be messed up, forgotten, or cold…

I’ve seen a million commercials but had never been to one. Stopped by on the way home. Food was just ok. Variety is good, many options to choose from. I don’t like the idea of eating in your car. An indoor seating area would be good for cold days.

The speaker system at the car hop is so piercing it made the conversation with the cashier very unpleasant and deafening so much so I was very very uncomfortable. Definatley need to adjust that volume.
Then when I went to use their card swiper, it read as «invalid». I advised them their system was not authorizing my card, although I have enough funds in my account. They swiped my card indoors instead to see if it would process. It did. What should have taken less than 10 minutes from start to finish took 30 minutes because my order was inaccurate, although the receipt clearly showed my order had been rung up correctly.
My order:
The garlic Parmesan wings were barely coated with the garlic sauce and tasted more like chicken without sauce. The buffalo boneless were thoroughly coated and tasted good.
The manager was very apologetic, fixed the order and threw in a free 32 oz. Slush. However, he forgot to communicate that to the girl that delievered my correct order.
So all in all, I would say not a typical service for Sonic, at least not from my experience. Maybe I hit a shift change. Just glad my order is complete.
I am giving it two stars this time, however, if want to say that it is based entirely on this visit. I will still revisit the location and try again.

This sonic does not seem to screw my burger order up like the one on Rosedale does. I ordered a route 44 cherry limeade last week and there was no cherry-​not even one. It was not during happy hour, I paid full price. Call the drink what it is seven up with two slices of limes in it as in cherry delete. I will still come here but come on Sonic– how much is a gallon of cherries (or maybe they come in a big pail??? Who
knows. It is however a better place now than it was ten years ago when the street racers met here on Saturday nights.

I LOVE THIS SONIC! I go here multiple times a week, usually just for the half price drinks at happy hour (I’m also a fan of the half price milkshakes after 8pm). While the customer service is pretty standard, I’ve never had a bad experience with the food or employees. The quality is very consistent, and they’re patient even if you have complicated drink requests.
My personal recommendation is for the Banana Split Master Blast (to die for), and the popcorn chicken. Mmm!

Food here is always good! Service is good as well. The area can be a little sketchy, but it doesn’t really take away from the feel-​good drive-​in feeling!

This was my first sonic experience and probably my last. The food is cheap here but on comparison with other fast food restaurants it was a let down.

This is my favorite ice tea stop ! Route 44 ice tea, extra ice and lemon :-) yes please!!!
The shakes are pretty tasty too!
I’m not big on this type of food, but must admit the occasional onion ring or chili cheese tots feeds my junk food cravings.
They of course have the happy hour between 2 – 4 unfortunately my work hours make this impossible to enjoy, but hey the weekends I’m on it !!
My only reason for not adding a 5^th star is the drive ups, seems in the years I’ve been going a good amount of them don’t always work. Especially the payment option … That gets a star minus.
I still love sonic though !

Waited in the drive thru for twenty minutes. So slow. In my time waiting I couldn’t help but notice how filthy the place is. The windows need to be washed badly. There is Nast drips coming down all the windows they look sticky. I watched the attendant touch the dirty window and then give people their food. And I could see trash all over their floor inside. And they have a bike stored inside. I’m no expert but I’m sure that’s not code. Do they not do daily cleaning? It makes me question the cleanliness if the food equipment. And the sidewalks need to be power washed badly. Take a look at their windows you will see what I mean. Theirs no excuse.

Women’s bathroom was extremely dirty and smelled like cigarette smoke. There were ashes all over the floor and no hand soap. Cherry limeade did not have any cherries or limes. Tasted like 7-​Up.

Speakers are horrible. Food is good but can’t hear through the drive thru and it’s not clear. Please get better speakers

Didn’t ask me what size popcorn chicken I wanted, didn’t ask me what size combo I wanted, had to ask me twice whether I wanted sauce. Chicken and tots were both luke warm out of the bag (tasted as I was pulling out of the parking lot). Never been there before, never going again.

Dirty, couldn’t park vehicle w/​trailer, had to park down the street. walked up and ordered. Bathrooms dirty. Ordered food it was ok not worth the drive. Onion rings tasted like chocolate and over cooked. Won’t be back!!!

First timers to Sonic. Bathrooms are disgusting. Speaker system was awful. Had to ask for ketchup three times. All this for decent food.

Really Good!

It’s a Sonic, and the northernmost one in the Bakersfield area. If you’re cruising south on the 5 and you have a hankering for tots, go to this one; it’s easy to get to, close to the freeway, and the ramp is a cloverleaf.

It’s a drive thru — you go to see if there are any waiters on rollarskates, need I say more?

For me, a trip through the Sonic drive-​through has always been about one of two things — the chili cheese tater tots or the Route 44 size family of limeade drinks.
I’m a chili cheese fry addict. I’ve had them all over town; from Carl’s Jr. to Zingos, with processed cheese goo and with real grated cheddar. They’ve arrived on china plate and in cardboard containers, sprinkled with chopped onions or pristine. Nowhere else have I found chili cheese TATER TOTS, though. It isn’t even about whether they actually TASTE better than their fry nemeses, but about the whole TOT experience.
Eating tater tots evokes so many fond memories — watching my mom or grandmother pry them off the cookie sheet with a spatula and then sneaking some before dinner and surreptitiously popping them in my mouth one by one when they weren’t looking. And who didn’t watch Napoleon Dynamite sneaking those tots out of his pocket during class and wonder whether they were gutsy enough to try the same thing? No, I never actually did it — cold tots are NOT my thing — but I did spend an inordinate time wondering about it! (how to keep them toasty warm, yet still crispy?) Or Ron White saying «My name is tater salad. I call my son tater tot?»
Sonic’s large order of chili cheese tater tots comes in the same long skinny container that their coney dogs are served in. It feels like I’m eating tots by the foot. And these babies arrive with the grated cheese I prefer, not the melted processed cheese goo — score!
My first love at Sonic will always be the Route 44 diet cherry limeades, though I’ve flirted with the cranberry limeades, the strawberry limeades, and when I’m feeling particularly spartan — the plain old limeades. Did you know that you can order yourself a diet cranberry cherry limeade? I admit it’s a bit on the sweet side, but oh-​so-​good and worth a try at the very least! And this location is pretty good about giving me a few extra maraschino cherries in my drink, too!
This particular Sonic is a hangout — meet up spot for one of the local classic car clubs, too, so if you hit it on the right evening you can enjoy the parade of beautifully restored classic cars while you scarf your gut-​busting artery-​clogging favorites! And don’t forget to practice trying to tie those cherry stems with just your teeth!

Had a stop in at the local airport and decided on lunch at Sonic Burger… Sure I could have gone to another airconditioned establishment, but eating that burger and scrumptious cherry-​limeaid in a rental car on a brisk 98 degree day was well worth it. Service was quick, food was great, and I gave the girl a couple of bucks as a tip. If you can rollerskate, dodge cars, deliver food, and count change… you definitely deserve it! Awesome place, great experience.

After a long Saturday in Delano, we went to Sonic on Olive Drive that night. When we pulled in, there were hoards of high school students that night. I almost did a 180 and turned around, but we were craving the slushies. It also seemed that they were trying to set up some races that night. Luckily, I didn’t drive a rice rocket with loud exhaust, so we blended in perfectly. All the parking spots were taken, so we forced ourselves to the drive thru. It was a hassle getting to the drive thru because all these people were blocking the roads. It was hard for the Sonic employee to hear me because of the excessive noise in the background. We just ordered dessert, but they got screwed up two of the slushies. We didn’t even bother coming back because our primary objective was to leave that Sonic alive.
If you decide to come to this location, either 1) arrive in the daylight hours or 2) arrive in an armor tank.