Sonic

Directions to Parsons, KS:
1. Leave Dallas at 7:00am
2. Get on 75N with the intention of ending up in Des Moines, IA.
3. When your GPS tells you to get on I40 East, do not listen.
4. Continue to drive in a direction that resembles «up.»
5. End up in Kansas. Take a picture of the «Welcome to Kansas» sign.
6. Actively make the decision that you will not touch interstate until you hit Kansas City.
7. Be hungry for lunch.
If you do this, you will most likely end up in Parsons, KS. You will look for an authentic, horror-​movie style diner in which you will stand out so much people will stop eating & talking when you walk in. And you will find out that this diner is, inexplicably, closed.
BUT you will find a shiny, brand new Sonic drive in filled with some of the nicest Kansasans you will ever meet. Not that I’m a proponent of fast food — but when you options are limited and you KNOW you can get a sweet ass cranberry limeade, (oh, yes.) a chicken sandwich, and some onion rings to hold you over knowing very well it may be just you and the road for the next few hours… I’m in.
Honestly though, the food was as tasty as it usually is at Sonic, and the people were very friendly to this out of state fellow. Even though this trip was a little while back, I still remember it fondly. Trust me, if I ever end up back in Parsons, KS — I will pay a very nostalgic visit to the Sonic in remembrance of my first time there.