Sonic Boom? More like a Sonic Bust! In all fairness to the local Sonic owners/operators here in northern San Diego county, my son and I took a trip to Ohio St. Univ. where near our hotel was a Sonic. Now my boy has been wanting to tryout Sonic for over a year now and back home, here in SD, for one reason or another, it never happened...yet. However, while in Columbus, Ohio last month, the convenience and mystique it held over my son was too much to pass up. After a quick walk in quite brisk conditions, we were eager to step inside,get a strong sniff of those fries bathing in oil (ctacklin and shacklin). Alas, it would not be for this Sonic does not have an inside and possibly none of them do, hence the focus on old school drive up eating?!? Anyways we continued to freeze while we order and waited for our food. Strike 1 My son ordered the "butger of the month" the Pretzel Burger" (pretzel as in the bun) with bacon. He actually ordered the combo which of course came with fries and drink. I got a side order of the fries along with a milkshake. Cookies n Cream. I find it hard to screw up a milkshake but I cannot tell you why this was so, but both my son and I thought it was sub par. It bordered being flavorless, which makes one ponder.... As for the bigger and fries? My son claims the burger to be "decent" while we both thought the fries to be "very mid" in his lingo. Very average in mine. If ever you should find yourself in Columbus Ohio near Ohio St University, and you happen upon a Sonic, our advice to you is to keep driving! Hit for the love of God, DO NOT stop at the Taco Bell. While I must admit this to be one of my guilty pleasures, the way they make their tack meat sad disgusting!!!! I don't know if not was a mistake or if it's the way the all prefer it out there but they used Waaaayyyu too much taco seasoning. Awful! read more

I will not be going back to this Sonic. While attempting to place an order for a burger and fries, I was asked, "What size fries?" I asked how much they cost. His answer was, "Can't you read the prices?" I told him I don't see the prices - only tots, etc. It went on like that for a while... I couldn't find the price of fries because the menu is so scattered. Anyway, I grew tired of his condescending tone, cancellled the order, and left. read more

On Friday evening Feb 27th (receipt dated Feb 28 after midnight), I placed an order through the Sonic app for pickup at store #5890.When I arrived at the scheduled pickup time, I wasinformed by staff that the kitchen had closed early and that my order could not be prepared. As a result, I did not receive the food I paid for. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Every single time I've gone to this Sonic, not only is the service rude, but very very slow. I'm typing this in the drive-thru right now after I placed a mobile order and checked in at one of the mobile-order check in stalls for 30 minutes waiting for them to bring out the food before eventually going into an order stall and before I could even say anything, this worker came on and said "I'm not taking any orders, if you are picking up come through the drive-thru". If I had known this, I would've sat and waited in the very long and very slow drive-thru line 30 minutes ago and maybe I would've gotten through it by now. And again before anyone can say anything to the drive-thru speaker, she repeats again that she's not taking orders and to come up to the window if you placed a mobile order. How anyone is supposed to know this before going through what we just did is still unknown to me. I am only going to McDonald's just down the road from here the next time I think of Sonic. (P.S. the food is always soggy) UPDATE: After waiting in the line for yet another 30 minutes, they reveal that they don't have ANY food and they can only give me my drinks!! So now I am actually going to McDonald's. Called corporate and got my refund though so. read more

Great burgers, fries, beverages and staff! Drive in only with a few tables outside. Have eaten at Sonic's on the West Coast- no comparison - whoever owns this one - keep up the good work. read more

Needed a cold drink and the bubble tea truck down the road was closed. Not very busy mid-afternoon on a weekday, but super slow service. One person was polite, one was gruff, no one was moving very fast- felt more like they just were taking their time than being understaffed. They were out of several things we wanted. Okay, we'll adapt. Got K a smoothie which she liked. A corndog, always a hit. I got a combo with Coke, cheesy poppers (fair) and bbq chicken bits. The pieces were fine, but there was just a squirt of sauce in the middle. Maybe they should dunk them? Anyway, an okay snack, but I understand the low ratings now. Sonic is not my favorite place but sometimes it's handy for summer drinks and snacks. Certainly not quick. read more

Half my order was missing (4 things missing), but that may have been a blessing in disguise.

This was my first time in a Sonic and it was a horrible experienced. First, I wanted to get the experience of ordering in those big screens in the parking lot, but they just moved me to the drive thru, I don't know what was the hustle of just taking my order there is she was already talking to me. In the drive thru I just notice that the staff there was not in a good mood and they didn't want to be there. I order a burger and some popcorn chicken or whatever it name is, and I don't know is this can be considered chicken? I mean there is barely chicken there. Extremely disappointment of my first visit to Sonic, I will 100% not go back to that one, but I may give it another chance in another location. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Popcorn Chicken - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Dude I was starving so I did eat this corn dog but shame on Sonic for serving this to me. Both dogs were overcooked and burnt and one had a big chunk missing! They were also out of ice so my fountain soda was lukewarm. Get it together, Sonic. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Corn Dog - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Do not order the crispy chicken sandwich. It was burnt and so thin that there was basically no meat. Not even edible.

I never usually write reviews, but this sonic is always the best! They are quick and very friendly. Taylor took our order today and he was very polite! read more

Guess I should have checked the reviews first. Pro: It was quick, affordable, and tasted pretty good. Cons: didn't know they don't have chocolate ice cream. Who knew a drive in doesnt. Also asked for sprinkles, brought ice cream. No sprinkles. They don't have them. Several cups brought (drinks and ice cream) and no cup carrier available. Person who brought food had mask below his nose. Possibly the worst......the corn dog was provided with only ketchup. Monsters! Mustard is the only condiment allowed on hot dogs and corn dogs. :) Either this location is terribly trained, terribly supervised, or don't care. Or all of the above. read more

I have ordered from this location twice since being new to the city. The first trip had decent service and food. The second trip was not great. Thankfully I rearranged the toppings on my sandwich before taking a bite because I found mold on the bottom of the bun. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Chicken Slinger - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I don't know if they're understaffed or not, but I've been here twice and the service was overwhelmingly slow. 1st time, I ordered through Uber eats, and 4 drivers cancelled because service was too slow and they got stuck in the drive through. 2nd time I decided to go there. We pulled into a bay, pressed the red button to order, and it took so long that the button stopped flashing. Employees we're moving slowly and didn't tell us if maybe the machine was broken or not or if we should use the drive through. I will not be returning here and I don't recommend anyone give their patronage to this business. If they are understaffed then there should be signs apologizing for slower than expected service. If they aren't understaffed, and just have slow and bad service, then perhaps they should take a 2nd look at whether or not this is the best location for a sonic. read more

I've been three times. 1st time it was the end of a long day and spotted this near the hotel, and I'd never been to a Sonic. Got a cheeseburger meal, and like everyone else, had a soda without ice. Then something happened and couldn't eat the burger right away and it wasn't that great since it and the fries were cold. Stopped by a couple of days later and tried the cheeseburger meal again, and this time it was hot with tasty french fries, but still no ice for the soda. This last time I got the crispy chicken wrap with tater tots, and the cherry limeade. For giggles should have asked for no ice, but I'm not that quick. The tots were lukewarm, but the wrap was good. So ends my sojourn with Sonic as I'm heading out soon and don't need something quick. So long Sonic, hope you get some ice soon. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Eating sonic in the hotel. Crispy chicken wrap isn't half bad. - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Just got some food from there. I can excuse the Spanish speakers not understanding our orders, so I corrected it in Spanish. Ordered my burger plain, it wasn't plain. Also slathered in mayo and mustard. Gross. They still didn't get the right item I wanted for my girlfriend, I wanted a chicken wrap and I got a small tender slapped between two burger buns instead. Popcorn chicken bites were pretty good, but literally only 1/6th of my order was correct, even after I told them what I wanted in Spanish. Lowkey upset because we haven't eaten all day but it is what it is. I'd advise you not to get food from here until they get some people that actually take your order correctly Also, I ordered the grape slushie with nerds and they gave me a medium coke. LOL read more

Went to Sonic . Hours said till 11:00 pm was there ar 10:20. Menu board was lit , so m e outside lites were off .no response at menu board NO response at regular station. One. Turn off the d... menu board if you are closed Two . Get your app curren t on operation hours. Employees who were there could have let me know that they were closed. No customer concern evident,poor review deserved read more

My husband and I stayed at a hotel near Sonic. We visited the restuarant yesterday and they took our order soon after we hit the button. We ordered 1 medium nerd icee. We waited 15 minutes for the drink. When we asked the sever about happy hour he just looked at us and handed us a receipt said he had to ask someone and NEVER returned....we left. Fast forward to today. We stopped in again against our better judgment and pressed the button. No one ever answered. After 10 minutes we knew why the drive-thru line was so long and joined in. Thankfully, we were waiting for our food to be ready at a neighboring restuarant and had time. Great location surrounded by hotels but horrible service. I WOULD NOT recommend anyone going to this location. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Dried-up stations and drive-thru - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Food is just awful. Service is fine. Ambiance doesn't work. People seem to love the drinks.

Tonight I drove in to Sonic for their half price boneless chicken wings. Actually they are more like nice chunks of white meat chicken smothered in sauce. I had received a text from Sonic that the wings were on sale today. After placing my order from my car, in "short order" (note the pun!) a car hop came out with my order and collected my money. She was friendly and courteous and the boneless fried chicken with honey barbecue sauce was generous in size and very tasty. And getting a good deal actually made a tasty meal taste even better! On previous visits, I have tried their cheeseburger, onion rings, corn dogs and one of their specialty flavored iced drinks. All of these items were nicely prepared and tasty, so it keeps me coming back. If you haven't tried their onion rings, you are missing out! The onion rings are big and amazing! read more

I've supported this place for the 11 years I've lived in KS but no more. I always make excuses for them. I literally pulled outta spot and threw $20 worth of food in garbage. Obviously, owner dosent care. Burgers were cold and terrible. Good luck! I'll go to Bellevue from m now on. read more

About the worst drive-thru service you can imagine. Waited 4 minutes at the drive thru order speaker, no voice coming, so called out "hello" several times, still no response so drove forward to the completely vacant window. Told her there was no response ("because I was busy" she said) and "you have to drive around now and order." REALLY? for two soft drinks, "yes, and if I'm busy you'll have to wait again." Oh well, it's sonic. Unless your friend, like mine, is addicted to their soft drinks, you really don't want to drive thru at Sonic. read more

I have never been here and they have gotten my order right. It is always wrong and I have to wait 15 minutes in the drive thru while I am the only one there, just for them to tell me they don't have something on my mobile order and then don't reimburse me or try to accommodate me in any way. Always terrible service and terrible quality. Workers are awful. I never leave reviews and I love sonic but this location needs shut down. read more

I don't know how anyone can ruin chicken tenders and Onion rings but this Sonic did. Chicken tenders were dry, not seasoned and inedible. Onion rings were not seasoned, half were burned (2 rings out of 4 total I received in my order) and tasted like they were fried in sugared oil. I threw everything away. This business should be ashamed. Change your fryer oil, train employees how to cook the food and SEASON it. Train employees not to serve burned food. It's not rocket science. Only good thing was the cherry slush. read more

The lady was super rude at the drive thru and made my girlfriend extremely uncomfortable. She was rushing us and I don't recommend after 9:30 read more

Sonic Drive-In - This is our sad faces - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

What the hot dog happened here. I love Sonic. The one I go too usually has car hops. This one near campus needs help. Fast. Pulled up to the order from my car. Unfortunately they did not have the help to do the car hop thing. I understand manpower is bad everywhere. The nice associate informed me the could only do the drive through. No problem. We could get the drive through and then park. At the order board, they explained that they were out of ice, and onion rings. I asked the wife to leave, but she really wanted a coney dog. So we ordered. The girl associate was very nice. Service was good, and accurate. Decent prices. However my burger was over cooked, and over salted. Still edible. Coney dog was okay, and the pretzel was good. Sorry guys you didn't meet the expectations of my usual Sonic. Management get your crap together. This place is run down and needs repairs and exterior improvements. Like cleaning up, and fix the electrical stuff. People don't want to work in a dump. read more

We placed an order at this location via the mobile app. Mind you, this is my first time trying Sonic so I'm pretty excited. Went to go pick up our food and as we are waiting and waiting to tell them we are here for a mobile order, an employee or friend goes up to the door that the employees go in and out of with a CAT. Another employee already inside (EXCITED) goes to the door and lets the person inside. Now they're standing inside playing with the cat, and the employee that opened the door then takes the cat back even further into the establishment. Took 24 minutes to pick up a mobile order. I asked if there would be cat hair in my food ? And the drive thru employee nervously said "no". Won't be going to this establishment EVER again. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Employee holding a cat while working on orders .. - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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the food was all out. it took 45 minutes to get two small sodas. this was horrible. don't come

Do not order pickle fries they taste like they have been thawed then refrozen. It was dough with pickle skin, but actual pickle. read more

Sonic Drive-In - They call it pickle fries it was more like refrozen breading deep fried, totally disgusting, - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Went for cold treats, and they were great! Service was prompt and employees friendly. Cost seemed high for what was being purchased, otherwise I'd score higher... read more

After downing some foie and picking up some booze, the only thing left to make it a perfect night was to park at Sonic, get a foot long chili cheese coney and some cheese tots and drink and drink. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sonic-drive-in-columbus-10?select=r2ihDwUQwhmZ0mT3Dt8yPg#g6IBO6eda2zKOjS-zfj8BQ Lucky for us our hotel was in the same parking lot as Sonic, so it made the 100' drive home easy. This Sonic had pleasant night staff and the food was par for the chain. Too bad the only one in LA is 30 miles outside LA. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I like Sonic... But not this one. Here's a summary of the last 2 times I've tried to go: 1.) Tried to go on a Saturday for lunch when it was snowing (maybe 3 inches of snow or so) This location had called itself a snow day and wasn't even open. 2.) Tried to go today for their $1 hotdog promotion. Was told they were all out of hotdogs. (You'd think that they'd order extra hotdogs for a day when they're promoting hotdogs!) Good thing there's an El Vaquero next door, who contrary to this Sonic, seems to be open even if there's a tornado warning in effect! read more

First time going to a sonic drive in and this will definitely be my last. I was super excited I've always seen these commercials on tv being from Hawaii and not having a sonic. But let me tell you that was short lived. I pull up to the drive in line and they're actually busy. I get to the board and the lady asked to take my order. It was my very first time so I had no clue what to order. I asked her for a minute and looked around. After a few minutes I told her I was ready whenever she was. There was a line starting to build up behind me. I didn't hear anything back from her. So I waited another couple minutes because that's how we are in Hawaii super patient. Now I'm waiting for at least five minutes to order. I feel bad about the people behind me waiting but I can't really see if there's cars still waiting for their food. So I decide to pull around to the window. I knock on the window. No one can hear me. So I open the window and say can somebody take my order? There's no one in sight. So I say it a little louder and out of nowhere this lady comes and says sir are you okay? With this tone. That kinda bothered me. What did she mean am I okay? Because of my accent? I am American. I'm from Hawaii. How she treated me is I guess typical discrimination. Which I'm not used to. We don't have race discrimination in Hawaii. My wife was on the phone with me the whole time and she was in absolute awe of the whole situation. I asked to speak to her manager and she said she was the manager. This restaurant is in trouble if that's the case. Based on this experience I'm glad I never spent a dollar at sonic drive in. I don't intend on ever doing so. read more

I asked if this was everything in my order and she said yes then proceeded to charge my card and I didn't one of the combos I paid for, it was a blt combo and I didn't receive the tater tot's read more

A Sunny warmish Fried-Day quick choice for lunch outdoors was a pick out of the great southwest and takes me back to my time living out in Oklahoma and Texas way. Seemed like Sonic was the epicenter of fast food and car crusing in many of these towns so I was happy to see this chain finally reach Ohio. While this is a fast food burger chain they do have some great items that set them away from the pack. This is Tater Tot Nirvana and they offer them up hot crispy outside with a fluffy filling of tater goodness. Cherry Limeades are the perfect chaser to any meal and great for a case of cottonmouth. The burgers here are 100% beef, no slimy fillers and grilled with a goodly selection of styles to your preference. Of course Sonic is best known for having carhop service which is always throwback fun especially when they break out the inline skates. Daily specials are offered plus Happy Hour on drinks & shakes from 2-4pm daily. Overall this location rocked out my order in good time and is a good place for fun, fast food and def an edge over the BK/McD's of the world. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Tots Rule! - Burgers Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Nothing like waiting 30 minutes without any service. Hit the button to order and waited 30 minutes without a word or acknowledgment of service. Whole time the driving thru line was just getting longer. Never going there again read more

What was i thinking when I decided to come here for a chili dog? I pulled into their drive thru with one car ahead of me and nobody at the window. Not sure what the car ahead of me ordered, but they only got one bag and two drinks so they weren't ordering enough to feed an entire basketball team. It definitely should not have taken over ten minutes at the window alone for them to get their order. When I pulled up to the window I waited several minutes to be greeted and pay for my order. Waiting a few minutes for my change i thought my order or drink would quickley be passed out, but I was wrong again. Just over five minutes later my food finally arrived and I was glad they did not forget to put the ketchup in the bag because who knows how long that would have taken. Stopping at the curb before leaving the parking lot I looked around their drive in stalls and counted two cars. I also looked at my phone to see what time I sent a text before placing my order. Twenty three minutes after placing my order I was ready to leave. Upon pulling out my chilli dog, I was glad it was made correctly with catchup and onions, onions, and no mustard. Upon biting into my dog, I quickley regretted my decision and understood why it took so long to get my order. Beneath the chili my dog was overcooked and dried out. It takes time to make meat so disgusting I don't want to eat. With a chance to redeem themselves with some fresh and tasty potatoes they failed. In the time it took to prepare my order they could have dropped fresh tots four times and they chose to give me something that was sitting under a lamp since before i pulled up. No complaints about the ice cold coke I got, but it will be a long time before I return to this Sonic on Olentangy again. I really like stopping at these when I am in Oklahoma and I think their Bryan, Ohio and Nelsonville, Ohio locations do a much, much better job when it comes to speediness, customer service and quality of food. read more

terrible service got almost everything wrong on my order. couldn't tell you how the food is when i'm not able to eat it.

I'm a Sonic fan and a Door Dasher. I've visited this Sonic several times this week for both reasons. There were only two girls working every time I was there. The one that appears to be the manager was gracious, helpful, and doing her best. They were certainly slow, but most restaurants these days--especially the custom-order ones--are. Unlike the one at Gemini Place, they were open at the posted hours every time I visited. This alone earns them a star (c'mon, Gemini!). My food and drinks have been well-made. I hope they get some more employees soon but I'm happy to be a customer in the meantime. read more

Went to Sonic on Olentangy River Road near Riverside Hospital for lunch and had a great experience! Very friendly guy took my order--food was delivered quick and hot. And, most importantly, it was delicious! Especially liked the tater tots and the mozzarella sticks. Also, I ordered a banana, which was a nice option. Who knew you could get a banana at Sonic?! Very happy with every aspect of my visit--I'll go again for sure. read more