Sonic

When I was a lad down in Tennessee, we had our first Sonic drive-​in installed sometime in the mid-‘70s. It was awesome, I remember the sign emblazoned with their slogan at the time, «Happy Eating,» and by golly, it sure was happy eating. Mom and dad would often order me a grilled cheese or one of their plain Jane burgers that I still love to this day. Since then, Sonic’s menu has changed a number of times, and the quality of the restaurants can vary wildly by location, but I have to give much love to the Wexford location.
As far as my experience has gone there, the food has always been spot on. Some Sonics really wind up slacking in the quality department and the food can often be greasy, but Wexford seems to be running a tight ship at its location. The manager is a super nice guy and was personally busting his butt one morning delivering orders to cars one particular morning when he was short a couple workers.
Anyway, I really love the food here and having it is often a treat as there are no Sonics out near me. That this one is as good as it is is definitely a plus. The onion rings are really good, and not at all greasy. Same goes for the burgers. I just like getting the classic «Jr. Hamburgers» with ketchup, mustard, and pickle as they were the ones I’d get as a kid.
The chili dogs are good, though I would advise getting cheese on them. They put cheese whiz on them here (as they do at every Sonic I’ve ever been to), and the flavor of it just doesn’t work well with the chili, which is otherwise fine on its own. The corn dogs are awesome, however, and cheap to boot.
Of course, it wouldn’t be Sonic without slushes. They have a ton of flavors here, including a whole new batch just released, including one with Nerds candy thrown in, though I’m not sure how good that one might be. But Sonic’s slushes have always been different from the usual Slurpee/​Icee style. They’re a bit icier, though not low-​rent like Slush Puppies (it seems like you always run out of slush juice real fast on those). Grape will forever be my fave.
The breakfasts are OK. It’s probably my least favorite thing here. I’m not huge on breakfast burritos, and the toaster sandwiches are decent. You can order lunch and dinner items if you so choose to, but compared to other fast food breakfasts, Sonic is trailing a little bit behind.
Other than that, everything else here is great, from the chicken strips to the milkshakes. And of course, the beverage happy hour is from 2 – 4 PM daily, so be sure to stop by then and order a 44 oz drink to pound into your bladder. Good times!

No shame in liking greasy fast food, but this experience was bad, bad, bad.
I’ve been to Sonic a handful if times, but not this location so just know that this is not a review of Sonic so much as this particular chain. Also, this may have just been an off day.
All that said however the service was bad. Food was insanely slow and it wasn’t busy. I was with 5 coworkers but that shouldn’t be a problem for a fast food chain should it? I’m talking 10+ mins for tots and burgers. Then a gripe of all Sonic places their drinks are 10% liquid and 90% ice. I always forte to ask for very little ice. My bad.
They also forgot my milkshake, so I asked if it was on its way. Nope. 20 mins after asking when we were about to leave, «any word on that milkshake?» Nope.
Finally a girl comes out, «sir here’s your milkshake…» Oh well.
Overall their food is a step above McDonalds and Burger King, but it is more expensive so it should be.
Bad form by Sonic in Wexford.

This location has staffs on roller-​blades when you order at the park-​ins. it’s quite cute and I have never had a bad experience.
I love their cherry limades. I suggest getting it with ice, not slushi for two main reasons: the diameter of the straw is not meant for efficient slurping; and when the ice melts, it dilutes your drink. I also love their chili cheese hot dogs and chili cheese tots. I overheard someone at a baseball game raving about the coconut crème pie milkshake — apparently it’s a must-​try!

We always enjoy the drive-​in style service here. They have some good happy hour specials on their drinks. The employees are always friendly and the food is. standard. Typically we stop here for dessert or limeades. If you’er here on Friday nights throughout the summer you’re likely to see some interesting cars stop in from the car show across the street.
For fast food, this isn’t a bad stop.

AAAwwww. Happy Hour! Sonic is the Ultimate Drink Stop. Missed lunch and was starved and noticed Sonic… Oh yeah! It was Happy Hour! Had the Bacon Cheeseburger and it was cooked perfectly, not a thin patty that most fast food places use and so tasty. Sonic burgers and fries are pretty good. Had some fries and the fries are OK.
For Happy Hour I enjoyed the LIme Limeade. Delicious!
Fun place to visit in nice weather!