I used to love this place. Now they got these kids making our food, everything went down hill. How do you serve a burger with cooold ass lettuce and tomato and onion? The bottom of my burger was literally cold af. Then they come to u with attitude, cmon sonic, do better. For now, ain't coming back here. read more

A 5 star Sonic rated by a Sonic aficionado. My credentials include eating at Sonic's from early childhood and across many states. I give full stars for correct additions to foot long cheese coney, 3 additional cherries in my Coke Zero (for a total of 7) and ambiance created by staff in roller skates. Ordering ahead by app works well. read more

Disaster. After a 45 min. RT to here/back we were trapped in the drivethru line for 22 minutes & they still didn't even take our order! Walked into kitchen & all we heard was arguments among the worker-bees . Left the line by driving over the curb & will Never go back - suggest you do the same (N: Apparently Indio 1 is even worse based on overall Y. rating - if that's even possible!) read more

It's sonic.... fast service for fast food. If you like this type of food then you will be happy, for the type of food this is.... well it's not fine dining, it's exactly what you expect from fast food. read more

Here is why I like Sonic. It's not that the food is out of this world it's like any other fast food place - it's because I can get Cherry in my Diet Coke & I can get tater tots! Plus any fast food place where the girls still where roller skates & has a happy hour can't be that bad! :) read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Cathedral City, California

Originally moving to LA from Texas over 4 years ago, it's felt like ages since I've seen a Sonic Drive-In. Fortunately we spotted one by chance on our way to Palm Springs and decided to rekindle my flame with a beloved fast food chain. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon and were surprised at how empty this location was. It must have been the chilly weather but I was thrilled since it meant placing our order would be much quicker. I decided to order a large cheesy tater tots and 2 corn dogs. Our order arrived in under 10 minutes and I was pleased at how delicious our meal was, at the time. Unfortunately it was much greasier than I remembered. I felt sick 30 minutes later and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening with an upset stomach. Even the next morning I was burping up the taste of grease. Ugh! I have fond memories of Sonic over the years but my cravings has come to an end and I don't think I'll be back for a few years. My partner wasn't impressed with his meal at all and said he'd never like to go back, which sucks because I wanted him to experience carhop waiters and their super cool roller skates. As a plus, this location has a restroom and the car hoppers are friendly. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Large cheesy tater tots - Burgers Near Me - Cathedral City, California

Took a long time, then they got it wrong; discovered after I got home. I took it back and got a refund @ 8:15. Someone else had to be upset as well. Understaffed. I peaked inside: read more

I feel like the quality of their food was ok when I tried it a few years back but it seems like it's gone down even more.. nothing tastes right, from their French Fries to their drinks... read more

"I'm sorry we don't have that right now" was the answer to any advertised sale item I asked for. Then what I did order, they got wrong. I had to wait for them to fix it. And when I got it. It tasted HORRIBLE!! read more

Halloween lunch - we went for the 50 cent corn dog deal. Not only were they bad at taking our order & left us hangin - the corndogs & an order of tots were BURNED!! They were not particularly busy at noon - just really poor food & service. Second time having a problem there - will not give a third try! GO ELSEWHERE! read more

Hate when these type of places cap their sales and say they don't have ice cream, it's summertime of course we want ice cream. So disappointed read more

I have given this place 1 too many chances, now a call again to corporate but I truly don't think they care, worst place ever

I used the drive thru for fast service, after placing my order there was one truck enfront of me. I waited about 15 minutes Before the truck left, when arrived to the window Sarah (Afro American lady) no apology for the long wait, i asked what will be the wait time for my food since i waited for sometime already She answer with a very rude tone of voice, we are busy right now!. I quickly reply i didn't ask you if you were busy. Then she answer your order is ready. Yeap. It was ready and probably sitting on the side for the time we waited. Fries and hamburgers were cold, i go there very often with my family. Place had maybe 5 cars parked around, After this experience never again. read more

I am very disappointed and angry we had dinner last night and when I got home I felt nauseous my 2 kids woke up at 4am feeling nauseous followed by throwing up and til now still having the bathroom runs, they got food poisoning this isn't right the food isn't being cooked properly or serving spoiled food and customers/kids are getting sick read more

The service here is horrible!!!!! They took over 30 mins to place a simple order, they didn't understand the simplest order and didn't have the simplest idea surrounding decent customer service. We didn't leave only because my niece wanted a shake .....After not being able to place a simple order they came to my car to take the order manually and then walked away saying they would come back to finish the order because the screens was not working, still waited and they didn't comeback - BEYOND HORRIBLE I don't know what Sonic thinks the definition of service is but clearly they don't care. DO NOT GO TO THIS SONIC, TRUST ME! read more

I visited this location when it first opened over 10 years ago got her to go order a bunch of different items they were all made like crap. Fast forward last week,got a hot dog and a cup of coffee at the drive-thru it took forever because they didn't have coffee ready, hot dog was cold. read more

I questioned coming to this location because all the one star reviews but after reading them they were mostly complaining about wait times and silly things like "not enough ranch". Ok on to the review. Extensive menu, friendly servers, great prices. Can't go wrong! We ordered the corn dog and it was perfectly crunchy on the outside and softer on the Inside. Slushees are delicious. read more

I like this place and the food. The only bummer is that I always go there by myself and it's a little depressing to sit there alone in my car. I will probably do the drive-thru in the future. I sort of agree with others about the staff being a little below par in terms of attitude. I wonder if people don't tip them so they start out kind of low? Not sure. Maybe it's the roller skates. Hard to say. The text deals are sometimes pretty cool and they have a good late night shake sale sometimes. Recommended for late night munchies! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Drive-in Menu! - Burgers Near Me - Cathedral City, California

So we called the Sonic In Cathedral City, California to see if they were open. They said that they closed at 10:00pm. I said, "10:00pm?" The employee said, "yes." We pulled into the drive thru at 9:40. The attendant on the speaker said, "we're closed" very abrasively and when we said, "wait can we talk?" We were completely ignored. We asked a few times through the speaker box and there was no response. Then we called the number to the store three times and the phone was picked up and hung up all three times. I understand employees wanting to get out early, but is this how Sonic wants their customers treated? We had some very excited kids looking to get some appetizers and desserts because we have been home all day and they were crushed. Luckily, there was a McDonalds close by and other options next time we take a family outing. I'm upset and will be sharing this experience on social media and with anyone who asks about the Sonic in Cathedral City. It is shameful that the employees at this Sonic treat customers this way and we will think twice before returning. Please let me know who to share this experience with so that no one else ever has this experience again. read more

Sonic Drive-In - This demonstrates that we called three times. The phone was picked up and hung up each time on us. What horrible customer service! - Burgers Near Me - Cathedral City, California

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Came here for my first time and I simply asked what do you put on your burgers ... and the girl said what they have so I asked if they had thousands island she yelled at me with a nasty tone and I said ok ... then she yelled back ( I said no ) someone need to teach her manners read more

Seniors get a 10% discount I really enjoy the boneless chicken wings with choice of flavours. They change their specials and sometimes don't have something you've gotten used to. Big menu and mostly good read more

Just awful! Keep driving! Ordered chicken nuggets that had to be chicken jaw breakers. The mozzarella sticks were cold and salty. Dirty, filthy bathrooms. read more

I only go there for their Chicago dogs. The firls are all very healthy and their chicago dogs are better than few places you can get it in the desert. read more

We were extremely impressed with Jessica's accuracy in taking our some what complicated order. She not only was accurate but had nice customer service skills. The order was filled pretty quickly and it was correct and complete. Good job Sonic burger! read more

My friend and I decided to go to Sonic during this COVID 19 time. We went through the drive in lane. We placed our order, While sitting in line behind other cars we saw an employee come outside and bring a customer an order without any gloves on or face mask. We stayed in line and when we got to the window the person who started to hand us our food had no gloves or mask. When we asked why she did not have a mask on she responded that they had them but were not using them. My friend then asked for our $ back and left without our food. Normally I love the food there but this really upset me with their carelessness and attitude. Everyone needs to be aware of this violation of current health codes. read more

Won't be going back anytime soon. I won't waste good money on rude employee's. The food is mediocre as well. read more

Went here because I see the commercials CONSTANTLY and I wanted to see what it's all about. Food was fine, pricey for what you get. No roller skates. No refills on drinks ? If you go try to time it around the specials (before 11, happy hour 2-5, shake happy hour after 8) then you won't feel so bad about the money you are spending. Did it once, now I don't have to go back ever again. Dam you Kimmy! read more

Was very excited to come to this sonic tonight. Saw a promotion on the sonic website saying mad balls were now available. Drive 40 mins to get there and when we arrived an employee says he has not heard of them yet but that he would check in the back. He was super nice and really went above and beyond for us and we appreciated that. He said they had the toys but that usually they have to sell their old toys before they can sell the new ones. He said the decision to sell them was ultimately up to the general manager but that she was not available until Monday because she was celebrating her birthday weekend. He decided to go even more above and beyond for us and text his general manager and he got an answer back from her and she said that it would be perfectly fine to sell them to us. We were very excited and gave him our credit card for the transaction. Although he did not come back out and instead we were greeted by the manager "Anthony". he said he just got off the phone with his general manger and she said that we can not buy the toys. When in fact the other employee had stated that she said yes. We were upset and felt like he was lying and showed him the promotion online that stated they were available now. He then very rudely said to us "I'm also a manger here and we can't sell those toys and I don't know why you are getting so upset over these toys this conversation is over" and he walked back inside and closed the door on us. I thought it was extremely rude and very unprofessional of him to have treated us that way and insult us about wanting to buy these toys. I really hope this manager either changes his attitude or learns how to talk to people properly because he is definitely not manager material. read more

Terrible hotdogs. Shakes not up to what's expected for the commercials they show on tv. We waited a long time for the sonic in this area. Will only go for the cherry limeades. read more

First time at Sonic Drive-In. Pulled into one of the stations, hit the button to begin the order and nothing happened. We were waiting a while because we thought maybe the speaker was broke. I called it in that we were waiting at the stall and they apologized because they were short-staffed. They gave us 2 free hot fudge sundaes for the wait. The burger and hot dogs were really good for the price but it was the customer service that means a lot. Not sure what the other Sonics are like, but the one in Cathedral City definitely has my vote. read more

Friends and I pulled up on a Thursday afternoon to one of the order signs, never been to a Sonics, and opened our windows and the sauna like heat was nasty (108 degrees that day!) so we decided to do the drive through and not have the Sonic drive in experience. We heard they had tons of drinks to choose from and the order signs didn't reflect that. We just ordered the regular sodas and later saw in tiny text their specialty drinks, so we added them onto our order. We also tried their tater tots since it was unique to them. We ordered a chicken sandwich a hotdog and a couple of cheese burgers. Total was about $35, cheap! Food was good but nothing special but definitely better than McDonald's! Recommend if you are on a tight budget. read more

Repeated myself so many times and they still messed up order & totally missed a drink. Luckily food still good...

Went thru drive thru the lady doing orders didn't seem to be happy you can here it in her voice she was rude and had attitude while taking our order read more

I stopped by Sonic this evening to pick up ice cream sundaes. While waiting at the window for the sundaes I could see the hot mess unfolding inside: I saw a worker filling a waffle cone. What caught my eye was the fact that she was not wearing gloves or at a bare minimum using a napkin as a buffer between her hand and the cone. I found it to be unhygienic but things went from unhygienic to out and out nasty real quick. As she turned from the machine to place the cone with the order she appeared to lick the cone. I did a double take as I watched her lick ice cream off of her hand not once but twice as she was holding someone's order. She then placed the cone with the order, licked her hand twice more and grabbed another waffle cone and started filling another waffle cone for an order. She did not wash her hands, wipe them with a paper towel, hand sanitizer or any attempt to clean them before handling someone else's food. I watched the person who filled my order and thankfully she followed hygienic standards. I will not be patronizing this establishment ever again. I wish Yelp would add a flashing hazard sign as an option for reviews instead of forcing me to give this location a single star. If management needs a description of the offending employee she was a chunky brunette in a purple shirt. read more

This was my second visit to sonic. We happened to be in the area and I asked my bf if we could stop by and grab a shake. As my bf is ordering my shake through the drive thru I change my mind and I ask to add a pretzel bite so my bf tells her if she could add it. I kid you not that this lady went "oh my godddd, do you want anything else!?" Ive worked customer service for about 8 years and I've never been this rude to a customer as tired or annoyed I can be never ! read more

I don't give any stars . I came here to buy ice cream for my kids .gave the lady a hundred dollar bill. And I thinking the nice lady was gonna bring it back but no she kept it and of course on my receipt she doesn't put the right amount on my receipt . And now I can't get my money back so I'm very overwhelmed so someone please does this receipt make any sense to you where does it say I gave her hundred bill? And I get what 0.40 cents back? read more

Sonic Drive-In - Receipt from when I gave her 100 dollar bill and I get this amount back and I don't get my money back - Burgers Near Me - Cathedral City, California

I am currently sitting in my car where I have been waiting for a small chocolate shake for over half an hour.... I have tried to give this place a chance multiple times but the service is always soooooooo slow!!!!!! From now on if I want a frozen treat I will just got down the street to Dairy Queen or La Michoacana... read more

Food was decent and served fast Friendly service. Will need to try smoothies shakes and drinks next time as they are known for it. Drive in is a bit tough for this location as sand gets everywhere if it is windy etc... read more

Sonic Drive-In - Ton of choices! - Burgers Near Me - Cathedral City, California

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I used the app to order my food hoping I could save time by simply picking it up. That was not the case. I ended up waiting for over 10 minutes. I notified the staff I was there and they weren't the most friendly to say the least. The food was palatable with the exception of the chicken sandwich, that was disgusting. If you could avoid going here for chicken sandwiches do so aside from disgusting they are pricey too. read more

Horrible customer service they close @ 11 so I ordered my food on the app @ around 9:50 I get there I'm waiting in the stall for like 15 minutes to get my food, once I press the button to see if they are coming with it she said they are closed and to go through drive thru. So they knew I was there by the app waiting for over 10 minutes but didn't say anything. Do the job you're paid to do. There's so many bad reviews on customer service alone. Someone doesn't know how to pick staff that know how to work with the public obviously. SHEESH. Do better. read more