Overall it's okay. Establishment ran by kids and so I didn't expect much. but what do you expect if your order was off right? Always check the order before you leave. Love the drive through and the inside counter. Very fast but no enthusiasm when ordering. Inside counter, I had to call someone or ring a bell to get attention to order. Is that normal? It was our first time try a Sonic and this was the only location. Drink? Mediocre, floor very pretty but ain't that great. Burger? Done was oily and others was ahhhh ok. Mood: Ehhh Satisfaction: 4 out of 10 read more

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I stopped here one time to grab a milkshake and they asked me to pull over into one of the carhop sections to order. It then took fifteen minutes to get my order and in that time I saw 2 different cars pull up and order from the drive thru and leave. So the next time I went there they said the same thing so I just got out of the drive thru and just left. The last 2 times I sat in the drive thru and didn't move so long that I just left. read more

Nothing like walking into the location to order a drink and pee to go in and knock on the bathroom door when two girls come out together from a SINGLE BATHROOM and it reeks like weed. Had to wait for about 5 minutes before anyone even acknowledged me ands that's only due to me going to the door and waving at them. Manager finally comes up and I tell him and tbh he looks baked himself and could have cared less. Oh and another guy came in and the one girl brings him his food and it was clear as day she was high and he even turned around and said something about it. Way to go sonic! read more

I had a very disappointing experience at this Sonic. We waited nearly 40 minutes for our food, and after sitting there that long with no real updates, we finally decided to cancel our order. To make matters worse, they told us they couldn't process a refund on the spot, which was incredibly frustrating. While we were waiting, the entire restaurant smelled strongly like marijuana, which made the environment feel unprofessional and uncomfortable. On top of that, the employees were rude and dismissive when we asked about our order and the refund. Overall, this was a terrible experience from start to finish. Long wait times, poor customer service, and an unpleasant atmosphere. I won't be returning to this location. read more

Such a classic, awesome summer stop. Food is exactly as expected. Service is roller skating fast and very friendly. It's clean and inviting. The table games are a nice touch. read more

Slowest service I ever had here asked for extra cherries. They gave you one extra cherry and it was 20 bucks for three milkshakes and the cashier was very unfriendly. then she handed me my milkshake out of carrier and one of the lids is completely off and milkshake goes everywhere. read more

Smash burgers are delicious! Fries can be overcooked at times, but friendly service and tasty food make Sonic a solid choice.

Terrible, I along with another friend to sonic. Before we were even going to approach sonic we ordered online almost 15 early arrived right on the time that said the food was ready. We explained in the beginning how we had two orders and once we pulled up to the next window had to explain again. We get our order and one drink is missing and the other is wrong. It makes me wonder if they even bothered to check what we ordered? They finally got the wrong drink right but continued to forget the other one. It took almost 20 extra minutes for them to get the drink and the line was getting long for no reason. After that there was no apology for the inconvenience they just handed it over. The missing drink was also wrong so i will be disputing charges. read more

Food was amazing. Fast service. Would recommend for a quick a fast dinner to any family

We got a sonic blast with Reese's cup. There were a couple of Reese's cup on top and literally none inside the ice cream. I thought as we started eating it there would be more. Very disappointing and not worth the money. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Burgers Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

They have a lot of kinks to work out. The kitchen gets overwhelmed. We just went with drinks after waiting forever and went to eat elsewhere. read more

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Sonic Drive-In is not a place people usually rave about when it comes to the food, I know it's a place that I haven't raved about in the past. I ended up needing a quick and fast lunch on Tuesday and somehow I ended up at this location. The place had a decent line when I arrived but the staff was super quick at getting everyone there food fast and with a smile. The menu here isn't too much different then most other fast food style places and Sonic's claim to fame is more in the ice cream category. I ended up ordering the crispy chicken sandwich combo with tater tots and an ocean water. What's ocean water you ask? THE ABSOLUTE BEST BEVERAGE IN THE WORLD! I have no actual idea what's in the drink, but it truly is amazing. The chicken sandwich was pretty alright and even though it was nothing to really remember, it was still a decent chicken sandwich. The tots were, well, tots and pretty alright as well. I also got a small Oreo milkshake that was pretty darn good as well. Sonic Drive-In is a real hit or miss type place. The desserts and drinks are pretty awesome while the food tends to be pretty okay. Is this the best fast food franchise? No, but they hold up alright and you can certainly find something you like here. read more

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I understand that it's fast food. I do. Even so, there must be SOME standards for the food that you serve. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich with jalapeños and Mayo and an order of jalapeño cheesy bites with a cherry limeade. Simple, easy to do right. They didn't. The chicken was not hot, there was about a teaspoon of Mayo in one little glob towards the edge of the sandwich, and 4 jalapeño slices stacked at the center. Wildly disappointing does it too much service. The jalapeño bites had clearly been sitting out for at least 30 minutes and were not even warm and very tough. This was the worst meal I've had from a Sonic location. The ONLY reasons this got 2 stars and not 1 is because it was technically what I ordered, and it's hard to mess up a cherry limeade. Management needs to step up and do their job so that this restaurant stops serving garbage. I will not, even on my laziest nights, dine at this establishment again. read more

The slushies were very good and flavorful, however the service of the cashier was very poor and she was very rude.

I went to sonic this evening, they messed up my order, bad, and the person who brought i tout to us was very rude and didn't make and effort to fix our order or see if there is anything else we could have possibly needed to make our experience not trashy. I ordered a chocolate chunk brownie blast and some reason i ended getting a turtle truffle nut blast. I AM ALLERGIC TO NUTS! I CANT HAVE TURTLE TRUFFLE NUT! How could you possibly mess that up?? and whatever the turtle truffle nut is, consisted of only vanilla ice cream and random chunks of chocolate and crunchy brown things. along with that happening, i ordered a MEDIUM m&m mini blast and i got a MINI cup of vanilla ice cream with mini m&m's sprinkled through it. overall, this was awful. if i could give it 0 stars i would. read more

Every time I go, they always seem to either forget something or mess up the order entirely. Recently, it was a simple order of a Pretzel twist with cheese sauce, and their new fried cookie dough bites al a mode, which comes with the bites and ice cream. I drove away and realized they forgot my cheese sauce and the ice cream. So I had half of my order. I didn't go back because I used Sonic Bucks from a previous botched order, but I was still upset. At least I didn't use my own money. read more

The girl working the drive thru was rude. I asked her the same question 3 times without an answer. The 4th time it's was answered with an attitude. I gave it one star because I had too. read more

Food was awful, the onion rings were cold and sweet. The chicnenboeless wings were tough as overcooked. Just threw it out..wasted 10 bucks

Eh, it wasn't that great. We went more for the experience. We drove in and ate in the car. Service was fast and friendly. I ordered a #1 (cheeseburger and fries). When I opened my burger......HOLY FREAKING CONDIMENTS. they were dripping everywhere and it made it extremely difficult to eat. The burger also wasn't even hot, it was warm. The fries were old and way over salted. My son ate all of his corn dog and tater tots. I did try the tater tots and they were really good. They seemed to have a lot of offer on their drink and ice cream menu. I will likely return to try those items, but probably not any more food. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Menu - Burgers Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

Terribly inconsistent service. They never work out any kinks because their turnover of staff is so high. Not a clean restaurant on the inside. Every time I've been there I've come across something gross or absolutely disgusting. They don't have a changing table in either bathroom and I once saw a woman changing her baby on a table. Sticky tables, slippery floor, and always some kind of distinct smell. Ice cream is there selling point but I don't think the hygiene is there. No extra steps were taken during the pandemic either. Terrible safety practices for their employees. Carhops forced to skate in the most terrible weather with fear of loosing their job. Food is all very salty or too sweet to count as a meal. Temperature and amount are a variable based on when you come. read more

It's always refreshing to have such great service when you have a complicated order. One small mix up and we had to send back twice and both times it was great service with a smile read more

Went there a couple times already. Every time service was slow. Pieces are decent and good is usually good. Biggest problem I have is that Sonic has a lot of deals/specials if your order through the app and this location does not let your order using the app. Extremely inconvenience and really behind the times. That's pretty typical of Erie though. read more

My Hamburgers were burnt, the lettuce was wilted, tomato was soggy. I asked for no onion on my 2 cheese burgers, one was correct, the other one had onions. I ordered chili cheese tots and never received them. While ordering, there were 3 people behind the counter, 2 females 1 male. The female taking my order was distracted because she was too busy listening to the other 2 peoples conversation. I went to a Sonic while I was down south amd loved it. My experience here was horrible!!!! I will never go back! read more

Ehhh! Horrible! When you order just a Sonic Blast and it took 14mins and we hadn't received it yet. At 15mins my husband went to the counter to say cancel the Shake and they handed it to him. Then said they don't offer refunds but here's a token for a free slushee. We declined and will not go back. The staff on duty were young and dumb and standing at the counter clearly texting and on their phones. Had we been in the drive thru would you have made us wait 15mins for a shake?? Hmm read more

I wish I could give it zero, I went there twice in the past week and they messed up my order both times, gave me the completely wrong order the first time, and the second time I went this week I asked for a plain chicken sandwich probably the simplest thing you can do. I guess not they put legit everything on this chicken sandwhich, lettuce, tomato, mayo. How hard is it to make a chicken sandwich plain? read more

I had high hopes for sonic but it was very underwhelming food was okay, but service was good. Will likely give it another shot, when in the area. read more

Items were missing from my order took 20 minutes to get my food another 15 to get the items they forgot and the food was cold. Never again.

One of the best strawberry milkshakes. Look forward to car/ window service next trip.

I've been to Sonic in Wexford, PA before and thought it was pretty good. Went to the one in Erie yesterday and wasn't as impress. Our fries and cheese sticks were cold and my son said his peanut butter milkshake wasn't that good. I'm vegetarian so there isn't much for me to choose from. We will probably go back. read more

We waited 20 minutes for My shakes they also were both made completely wrong and we didn't ask for anything special we ordered straight off of the menu. read more

This place is good if you park and have them roller skate your food to you. That way if there is an issue they can fix it right there. But I have yet to not have a problem with my order when I ordered online or through the ap for pickup. I couldn't even list how many issues--wrong condiments, wrong order, missing food, missing upgrade substitutions multiple times. If you upgrade those tots to mozzarella sticks you won't get them. Upgrade to a large from a medium, it won't happen. Then you'll be driving back only to be given some Sonic bucks. Really, Sonic bucks? What corporate bigwig thought that one up. They are also, like so many fastfood joints these days, seemingly always understaffed. Still the shakes are great, the barbecue chicken is good fast food chicken. Cheese burgers when half priced are a good deal, as are the half priced Slushies during "happy hour." The kids who work there do their best. But don't pick up your food and drive away without checking what you ordered is in the bag. Because it probably all won't be there. read more

not gonna lie kinda disgusting.... food was freezing, steak was over cooked and fries were cold .

This is one of the shittiest Sonics I've ever been to all other Sonics I've been to we're good with one exception Erie sonic. This place is a Royale shit hole. Don't take your family here this isn't worth your money read more

I have been to multiple Sonics and have never experienced something like this. It took almost 15 min for them to answer the call. It wasn't really busy at all either. Then we waited for nearly 45 min for our food just for 4 people. As we wait we see the workers skating and running around the parking lot like children. Playing around on the ramp railing and pushing each other around. After we got our food, one of our drinks was wrong and after looking in the bag we realized that we also had the wrong food, it took them another 15 min to get our food. The food was dry and wasn't like any other sonic food we have had. When I go to sonic I always expect fast service and delicious food but instead got the opposite. Definitely the worst place for fast food! read more

EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED! I lived in Texas years ago where Sonic was quite popular, food was good and brought back a fun nostalgic feeling. We have been looking forward to visiting the Erie location..DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! The guy taking the order just couldn't get it right no matter how hard we tried. We asked for a #2 Super Sonic Double Cheeseburger, with ketchup & mustard it also comes with lettuce pickle & tomato, a # 3, onion rings and our drinks, we were told they don't have onion rings, the order on the screen said Dixie burger add mayo then another Dixie burger add ketchup mustard then the #3 Super Sonic dbl bacon cheeseburger, after me trying to explain to this kid I don't know what a Dixie burger is that word is no where on the menu, he told us that is what it was called..then after trying to explain I never the ordered the first one on the list he just could't grasp what I was trying to say until I told him to remove it from the order. After a bit of a wait..the food comes no #2 Super Sonic double cheeseburger..just a sonic burger meat ketchup & mustard, got the waitress to understand the mix up so we thought, she brings back the correct sandwich but now no lettuce tomato or onion, pushed the button to let them know we still had a problem, again, same kid, doesn't understand what we were trying to tell him, by that time I had had enough, went and talked to the manager to straighten it out, while waiting I asked what a Dixie burger was..she said that is what their # 2 super sonic dbl cheeseburger was called..again...no where on the menu do you see the word Dixie Burger, how are WE supposed to know that???? Burgers were overcooked, crunchy on the outside, dry on the inside, my dogs didn't even eat it. The cheese sticks I ordered in place of onion rings were cold and hard, The real banana shake as they call it did not taste like real bananas at all. Overall...expensive poor quality bad tasting food. Don't bother wasting your money. That was the 1st and last time we will go there. read more