Sonic Drive-In

Always a bit pokey here. Fries are rarely that fresh. It’s ‘ok’ — and the drinks are good, but I expect fresh fries at a Sonic. This location has an air of urban industrial ghetto for some reason. There are a lot of car repair shops around and it’s just bleak. They should really freshen up the place with potted flowers and flowering plants — a fresh coat of paint where it’s needed and a shot of interferon for the employees. They also seem depressed by their surroundings. Most Sonic employees at other locations I’ve been are so peppy and friendly and quick to serve. This location reminds me of that episode of «Alfred Hitchcock Presents» where Billy Mumy plays a child with telekinetic and mind-​reading abilities that allow him to do some pretty terrifying things. He’s apparently destroyed the surrounding towns and has his family and neighbors trapped where they can’t get out. The folks here act a bit like that — like there’s no hope for escape and they’re just muddling through to make it another day. In a word — meh.