The Sonic Smashburger meal deal is great. Especially for $6 with double burger, fries or tots and a drink. And they will do add-ins for free. I had a strawberry coconut lime with a sprite base which was recommended by the cashier. Excellent service, clean restaurant though I think the Sonic logo rug could use a deep cleaning. Would certainly try them again. I was brought here by the ReportOfTheWeek video on this special, he stated "The best fast food meal I've had in years" which says a lot from someone who reviews way too much fast food. :-) read more

I have seen SONIC commercials for so long and I have been waiting for a local SONIC for so long and I finally got to visit the one in Atascadero. I ordered some chicken strips, a cheeseburger, fries, and a soda. DRY, DRY, DRY, I needed every drop of that soda for the meat. The fries were OK. Probably won't be back. read more

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Ordered 2 blasts and a pupcup. After I paid and left tip was advised out of whipped cream. Asked if my dog could have a small amount of vanilla ice cream and was denied. Terrible customer service. read more

Honestly- the slowest drive thru... even when youre the only one in it. Routinely will sit at the speaker box for 5 minutes without being acknowledged. Whether the place is packed or empty. Whether youre getting food or a drink..be prepared to wait. Theyre slower than the Habit or In N Out and those restaurants are actually busy. Today it took 25 minutes to get a slush and mozzarella sticks (which came out cold). No apologies offered. read more

Clean facility. Supervisor friendly despite slow slow cooks. Hamburgers tasted good.

I was sad to hear that A&W closed its doors here in Atascadero. Sooo I guess Sonics is taking its place. The only hot dog/burger chain we have in town like this is wiener-schnitzel. I had the coney foot long w/onions. Got a side of jalapeño poppers & some mozzarella sticks with a strawberry cheesecake shake. All was good and hot, kids also liked their burgers & fries. Service did take a little bit but the server apologized for the wait & threw in a couple more mozzarella sticks he did forget the sauces which I really wanted to try. The New jalapeño ranch. The whole set up for this restaurant does need to be better. 2 drive in parking. 2 for pick up orders & if busy the drive thru line does block everyone in the parking lot. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Coney Island Foot long with sides of fries, mozzarella sticks & fries. Also with a strawberry cheesecake shake. Yum! - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

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One of the worst designed Sonics I have visited. Only 4 drive up stalls which is blocked by drive thru traffic. 90 percent of the parking spots are also blocked by the drive thru traffic. You can't order from the patio so you will have to walk inside to order. I had to repeat my name twice and the lady still had to come out from the back to get my name. Sonic needs to step up to the future and have a kiosk like McD's! Food came out after about 6 minutes from ordering and only one mess up on a drink. Food tasted like Sonic so no knock on that or the customer service. But it was not worth the $45 for 2 combos and a kids meal. They also don't have the full menu from their App and you can't use the App ordering or rewards. read more

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I have visited sonic several times over the past month. I love to get their happy hour drinks that are half off during all hours using the app. Service is quick and friendly. Ambiance is clean. My favorite item is the hot fudge sundae their whip cream is amazing! read more

First the food is what you should expect from a sonic. It was good and the service was friendly and prompt. It is what it is supposed to be. It was a bummer the drive up stalls were closed but I can see why as the parking lot and drive thru is a terrible design for when it's busy. Dining area seems to get neglected as most fast food places seem not to care about clean tables or floors. I was the only person inside and maybe 5 people drove thru the drive thru and not one clean table to sit at. It was weird to have the kiosk ask for a tip when paying. But the food was good. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Double cheeseburger tots and a shake. $15 and some change. - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Finally found time to stop by and try out the newest location of Sonic - definitely visit on a week day since weekends tend to be a little hectic and the line could stretch out to the main road. I've gone to Sonic in Hayward & Gilroy before and was excited to have a nice little chicken sandwich, tater tots & my favorite Ocean Water. The staff was super kind and were great at handling such a long line in the drive thru. My boyfriend had also ordered popcorn chicken & mozzarella sticks. OKAY THE FOOD: The chicken sandwich was great, considering we didn't wait long to order & receive our food. The ocean water (and ice nuggets) was amazing as always. The mozzarella sticks were alright, they didn't have the best cheese pull but was crispy and flavorful. The tater tots were SO CRISPY, and the popcorn chicken was a great snack! To be honest, I wouldn't bother if there was a huge line, BUT it's not too bad and honestly I'd give it a try if you haven't gone here before. happy eating :-) read more

Sonic Drive-In - Ocean water - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Don't like having to leave negative reviews, but if warranted ... There was NO crowd management going on here - AT ALL. True, they're in their opening days, but something they absolutely NEED to do, that they have NOT done, is display a sign showing all menu items BEFORE you get to the ordering kiosk. That way you don't tie up the line behind you trying to decide what it is you want once you FINALLY get there. Knowing in advance what the menu items are would go a LONG way in helping the line to move along more quickly. But being stuck in line for over an hour after having been only about the 20th car back was simply inexcusable, and would've proven to be no issue at all at In n' Out. Okay, but what about the food itself? Worth the wait? Got two of their butter garlic burgers, and honestly wish I could say they tasted as good as they sounded, but alas, no. They were what could only be described as unappetizingly gummy, mushy and not tasty - at all. Neither one of us finished our burgers, and we won't be returning. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Probably about 20 minutes to go, lol. - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

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The service was horrible it took us 20 minutes to order our food. Server was rude. We definitely will not return to this sonic.

We have a great experience each time we order. The crew at the drive thru window are always friendly, fun and helpful! We usually order chocolate cokes. Sometimes they are confused by our order, since I am sure not that many customers order this drink. But they make it right each time. Occasionally we order a burger and fries. Very good also. Wish they brought back there deep fried oreo's. read more

After three different attempts to eat here, I'm done trying. The wait times are unreal, often the stalls go unanswered. Each time I see cars backing out of the drive through after waiting 10+ minutes. The food isn't even great, why bother?! read more

Impressive service, I was surprised how the Employee fixed my mistake when I for got To order my son's bacon burger with out all the "junk" on it. Ambiance was freaking cold, but hey it's winter and I ordered ice cream! read more

Located off the San Anselmo exit, on San Palo Rd, is Sonic. It was the old KFC. I'll give it to people that the parking lot is a little tight, compared to a lot of sonics, but no more than other fast food places. We went through the drive through and had 3 people ahead of us and only had to wait 10 mins total. The gentleman at the window was very welcoming and delivered awesome customer service. I ordered the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Combo, Lg Fry, Lg Onion Rings, Lg Coke, Med Reese's Blast. First, the Chicken Sandwich was better than BK, McD's, Wendy's or Carls Jr. My picture shows it was an actual breast and not highly processed. The brioche bun had a sweetness. I like how the lettuce and onion make a nice earthy, sweetness, bed for the chicken. The fries were salty, crispy, and yet, soft in the middle, good. Love how they do the ice in Soda's. The onion rings were a little soft, but I loved the flavor and grit. The Blast was bomb. Sonics used to use more of a fake ice cream 10 years ago, now it's more real. It was a 5/5 fast food experience, but 4/5 overall. The Chicken Sandwich was small and the Onion Rings should've been Crunchier. *Overall, great experience. People need to chill. They recently opened and for some reason, people are expecting gourmet and perfection. They also have one of the largest fast food menu. Huge selection! read more

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My cheese sticks were cold and the cheese wasn't melted. The slushie wasn't even blended all the syrup was at the bottom.

I know they're new and are working it out. The staff was very friendly and fast given the long line and crowds. Only one mess up in our order. The parking design is terrible. The drive thru line blocks the 4 spots they have for drive up ordering. Avoiding the long drive thru line, we parked and walked up to order. Parking was not fast or easy. Also, do not look up the online menu. Non of the burgers on Texas toast was available. They don't offer all the options and you can't order in the Sonic app. read more

Tried the drive up. They were noticeably busy. At least I know my food is going to be fresh. Atmosphere was as expected. Full of people ordering and enjoying their food. Service was great. From drive up to last bite. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Coney chili dog and chili cheese tots - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

I DoorDash order strawberry cheesecake shake taste funny weird not good at all and they forgot my other drink also fries were cold read more

Sonic Drive-In - Taste weird not what it was - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

I guess they hire agoraphobic people here. They seem non-verbal and uncomfortable with human interface. I also think the site design is pretty dumb. The food is ok. read more

They forgot about our food. Worst service ever. They got our order wrong when we retold them.

First and last time I will visit this establishment. The employees seem to hate their job and are not helpful or friendly and they hide out in the kitchen. The front counter is very weirdly laid out and your not sure what to do once you get there. The food is mediocre at best. read more

Super nice people clean restaurant really good queso Smashburger with chips, jalapeños cheese, onions that's what I got. It was good. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Went for lunch just before the noon hour and the restaurant was pretty dead inside. Walked up to the screen to order but there was a gentleman who came to the counter and inputted my order for me. He was super friendly and informative about the menu, as it was my first time. Ordered the popcorn chicken, groovy fries and a Diet Cherry Limeade. The popcorn chicken was decent as were the fries. Not a ton of flavor but not bad either. The ranch had a good taste to it and the groovy sauce that came with the fries had a fun flavor. The Diet Cherry Limeade was what made the experience, but I knew coming in you really just go to Sonic for the drinks and desserts, not the food. read more

absolutely insane wait times putting a new employee on the drive-through when he doesn't know where any of the menu items are is absolutely ridiculous. Sat in the drive-through for over 30 minutes!!!! read more

Worst service out of every fast food restaurant. 10/10 for messing up orders every single time!! Hire people who actually care.

I am not the person to write a review for fast food, I feel everyone pretty much knows what to expect from the big chains. However this is the first Sonic on the central coast AND was by far the worst service I've received at a fast food chain. We came up to Atascadero for the annual cruise night and anticipated a big wait due to the event. We placied an order online as we passed SLO and when we saw it was 45 mins out we felt like we made the right decision to order ahead. When we arrived, the restaurant was dead. Only a few groups in the drive thru and inside. The outside menus speaker was so low that we chose to go in to talk with someone about our order. Once we were able to track someone down they couldn't find our order and at this point we were only 7 minutes early. After using the disgusting bathrooms we were made aware that they found the order and would start to work on it. By the time the order was brought to us it was 20 mins past our pick up time and multiple items were wrong so we continued to wait for the corrections. The only redeeming part of this was that the employee working with us realized how badly they messed up and he tried to fix things. We were sent a request for feedback and gave them all the same information. No one reached out and my assumption is they know they'd go bankrupt if they had to shell out the money to fix everyone's bad experiences. The food was terrible and I wish we had gone across the street to get in n out. It would have been a million times better, cheaper and way faster. We will never come back and I tell everyone it's not worth trying even if you've never had it before. Save your money! read more

Im a die hard Wendy's fan...or should I say that I was. I went in the other day (1st time at a Sonics) and all I can say is WOW!!! I just ordered a regular Cheeseburger combo and it had to be one of the best fast food burgers ive ever had. I have no complaints whatsoever. The meat was juice, the veg-meat ratio was perfect. Their fries are excellent. All around a great experience read more

New Sonic Drive-in in Atascadero. I've only been to a few Sonic's in the past and the food was ok and basically what you would expect. This specific location is new and has only been open for a couple months. I have been wanting to go here from when I first heard they were coming. First item was parking, poorly designed and without thought of impact of line for the drive through. We went inside to order. To our surprise there wasn't any register or counter person. Just a big menu with a red button to start your order. Confusing to myself and the 3 other customers in line. Also no way to pay with cash, only card. We ordered a regular chili cheese coney hot dog, small banana shake, 3 piece chicken tenders combo with medium coke and groovy fries, and ched-r-peppers. When paying for our order I was offended to see a prompt for tip !!! For what !?!?! No personal contact and no tables that are clean. The chili cheese coney hotdog was okay, hotdog was small and skinny, chili had a typical canned taste. The banana shake was basic vanilla soft serve with a banana chemically tasting syrup. It was horrible and that's being nice. Chicken tenders were okay, a little bland and dry but the buffalo sauce made it a little better. The medium coke was just coke, so no real way to mess up, but it was crammed full of ice with little amount of coke. There wasn't any way to get a refill as the coke machine is in the back so no access to refills and no counter person to ask for a refill. The groovy fries were a potato like processed substance formed into a crinkle cut shape that lacked flavor and texture you want in a french fry. The ched-r-peppers are actually better than anything else we had and yet they're better at Jack-in-the-Box. I really wanted to like this place but even giving them a pass on being a new location with new staff it just doesn't make any sense to return for what is more about poor planning and below average food quality. The one person who I did see seemed nice. With all this, there's an In-N-Out Burger across the street with consistently fresh quality ingredients and actual customer service with a person in front of you, smiling and ready to take your order. Thanks for letting me share my experience. Hope your experience is better than mine. read more

I was on my way down to la today and me and the trap queens wanted to get some breakfast so we decided to stop by sonic. The service was good but the food was utterly disgusting. We tried to order bagels and the man at the counter said "i don't cary those here" but they were on the menu in front of my face. Instead, he gave me a soggy burger bun, white plastic repulsive cheese, and the meat was undercooked. The food was so bad that we couldn't finish it. It smelt and tasted like cardboard! I would NOT go there but strongly advise you to go to In n Out across the street we would have had way better food at a better price. If you are hungry this will ruin your day. Just keeping it real Love, The Trap Queens read more

Where Speed Meets Flavor - A Review of Sonic's Sonic Slushes As an iconic figure in the world of fast food, Sonic Drive-In has earned its place in the hearts and taste buds of millions across the globe. From their mouthwatering burgers to their addictive sides, Sonic has consistently delivered on flavor and variety. However, if there's one thing that truly sets Sonic apart from the competition, it's their legendary Sonic Slushes. ### Sonic: A Speedy Legacy Sonic the Hedgehog, the beloved blue blur, has been captivating audiences since his debut in the early '90s. With his lightning-fast speed and irrepressible attitude, Sonic became an instant icon in the world of video games. Fast forward to today, and Sonic's legacy lives on not just in the gaming world, but also in the realm of fast food. ### Sonic Slushes: A Symphony of Flavor At the heart of Sonic's appeal lies its innovative menu, and the crown jewel of that menu is undoubtedly the Sonic Slush. These frozen concoctions are a symphony of flavor, combining the icy chill of a slushy with a burst of fruity goodness that tantalizes the taste buds with every sip. ### The Grape Nerd Blast: A Flavor Explosion For fans of Sonic, choosing a favorite slush is like choosing a favorite child--it's nearly impossible. However, if pressed to pick just one, the Grape Nerd Blast would undoubtedly be a top contender. This refreshing beverage combines the sweet and tangy taste of grape with the crunchy texture of Nerds candy, creating a flavor explosion that is as exhilarating as it is delicious. ### The Perfect Pairing: Grape and Strawberry But why stop there when you can take your Sonic Slush to the next level? One of the best-kept secrets at Sonic Drive-In is the ability to customize your slush with a variety of mix-ins, and one winning combination is grape with Nerds and strawberries. The juicy sweetness of the strawberries complements the bold flavor of the grape, while the crunch of the Nerds adds a playful twist to every sip. ### A Treat for the Senses Sonic Slushes aren't just about taste--they're a treat for the senses. From the vibrant colors to the irresistible aroma, every aspect of the Sonic Slush experience is designed to delight and excite. Whether you're enjoying a slush on a hot summer day or sipping one as a midday pick-me-up, you can't help but be transported to a world of pure bliss with every sip. ### Innovation Meets Tradition What sets Sonic apart from other fast-food chains is its unwavering commitment to innovation. While other restaurants may rest on their laurels, Sonic continues to push the boundaries of flavor with bold new creations like the Grape Nerd Blast. However, amidst all the innovation, Sonic never forgets its roots, staying true to the classic flavors and traditions that have made it a household name for generations. ### Conclusion: Sonic Slushes - A Must-Try Experience In conclusion, Sonic Slushes are more than just a beverage--they're an experience. From the iconic flavors to the customizable options, every aspect of the Sonic Slush is designed to delight and surprise. So whether you're a die-hard Sonic fan or just someone looking for a refreshing treat on a hot day, do yourself a favor and head to Sonic Drive-In to experience the magic of Sonic Slushes for yourself. And if you're feeling adventurous, don't forget to try the Grape Nerd Blast with strawberries--it's an experience you won't soon forget. read more

Yummy double cheeseburger on Mondays! 1.99. Fresh tasting, added onions. Get it while it lasts.

Ordered 2 cherry slushes both with strawberries 1 with sweet cream. Waited 30 minutes for the 2 drinks and they were both wrong The ordering process needs to be refined and the people making the drinks need to pay attention to the order read more

Waited in the drive-up slip for 45 minutes for 3 large drinks. It seemed to be an understaffing issue.

You order off a screen. There's nobody to assist. Then they ask a tip on screen?! For who? The service is not good. The food is marginal at best. No thank. Won't be back. read more

Could have been better. The drinks were great! The food,....... Eh,....... Not so much! Below average for fast food. Bummer, I was looking forward to this place opening here. read more

Zero stars for continuously terrible customer service. On multiple instances, it has seemed that staff would rather argue with customers. They get things wrong when ordering despite customer trying to get clarification, have overcharged and when asked to correct mistake have tried to keep excess money charged. They somehow expect customers to know about their different process despite being instructed differently in-app. Wanted to give them one more shot, but this last experience marked the end for us. Food is greasy, sloppily made, and there were even outdoor umbrellas sitting on the counter where food is brought out. The only thing even worth two stars are the drinks, and that's when they are when properly made. Having come from an area where sonic has long been a staple for good drinks, shakes, snacks, etc., this one is definitely not up to par. read more

Turn off the phone and on the South opening day. Today's Saturday, everything is free. Wow, what are the opening hits beautiful? So glad everybody's here, they're a 100 of happy tinkels. Stop already so thank you read more

This is only for initial impressions because never got food. The smallest worst set up sonic ever. 4 drive ip stalls to order blocked by orange cones. Only handicapped parking is at the very end which is the furthest from the entrance. And stalls are blocked by drive thru. Drive thru was very slow so decided to go in. Pressed the button at the order kiosk and waited over 5 minutes. Never acknowledged. When someone came out to give someone their food I asked about ordering and was told "not now" and walked away. Only paid attention to drive thru. Menu prices are so high compared to other Sonic locations. Will not be back. read more