I've been to this Sonic's probably a handful of times. When I lived in Kettering, I went a little more often. I did a DoorDash order recently and ordered the Foot-Long Quarter Pound Coney, Tator Tots, and Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger. The Quarter Pound Coney came wrapped in a mylar sleeve, the tator tots in a cup, and the Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger was wrapped in a foil wrapper. The Quarter Pound Coney looked like it was haphazardly placed in the bun. It wasn't visually appealing. It tasted okay but the hot dog bun seemed a little doughy. The medium tator tops seemed more like a small size to me. The were good but overly salted. I don't mind a little salt but this was way too much. The Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger was okay but again not visually appealing. The order didn't come with any utensils. Sonic's used to provide a fork and knife, which is especially helpful for a messy coney. However, this time they did not. There were two mints and two packets of ketchup. Overall, I would rate this an average experience. It's okay but nothing to rave about and there are plenty of other alternative dining options nearby. read more

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Horrible service. I was sitting in line with two cars in front of me. The car at the speaker was waiting for ever just to get their order taken. It had been over 10 mins and they finally had enough. They drove off and then I decided to drive off because we weren't getting our orders taken. Then when I look to see if anyone is waiting in the line to get their food and there is no one. They had no reason not to take our orders. I had a line behind me of people waiting also. This is a joke of a fast food restaurant. read more

Every single time it takes at least 20 minutes to get my food. You'd think "fast food" would be fast but it's not when it comes to this sonic... it's not because they can't, they simply are choosing not to work. I sat in the drive thru for over 30 minutes and not one car moved in the drive thru OR the thing you pull into. Some lazy ass workers if you ask me. read more

Zero stars rude staff waited over twenty minutes for my food it sat on the counter in there a died I was ignored manager could care less very disrespectful I will be reporting her to corporate screw this place I won't be back read more

Something is always either wrong with the order or it takes unreasonably long to get to you, or both. It's a total gamble if you're gonna get what you paid for or not read more

Don't order using the app because they will not bring it out. Your food will sit there while they make you sit through the drive thru line to get it. Also the food was loaded with an excess amount of added salt. From the tots to the burger. Salt city. I'm not usually bothered by salt but this was like poring it straight from the shaker into my mouth. Would not recommend it. If you want a smash burger just go to smash burger instead. read more

At lunch time I ordered a #11 combo (chicken sandwich). The lady at the comm asked what sauce I wanted with that. Confused, I asked if the #11 even came with any sauce. She then says she thought I said a different order. Once I confirmed I wanted a number #11 I received no response. I waited for over 10 minutes for any response, asking every once in a while if anyone was there. After still no response, me and two other cars left the line. Last Friday I tried this place, had their strawberry shake and had terrible stomach pains immediately after. read more

So. Slow. Pulled into an ordering spot and we waited 15 minutes with the button blinking for no one to take our order. Okay, we thought, maybe they're too busy (they had a LONG line). So we go to order on the app and their app was having technical difficulties for ten minutes. We are still sitting here waiting on food that said it would be out at "6:01" it is 6:11 -- which for a regular restaurant is completely reasonable. it is NOT for a fast food restaurant that is taking the drive through as priority (we can not back out and join the line). in total we have waited more than 25 minutes UPDATE: they "couldn't find" our order and it's now 6:25 when they told us also the fact that you can't add Grillos pickles to other items is ridiculous. read more

Wish I can give this place zero stars but I can't, so I will just give it an one. The serve is soo terrible, order an online order for pick up, got here and check in online. It took them 30 minutes, 30 frekxing minutes to give me 2 corn dogs and an ocean water. This place is an disgrace to sonic read more

The girl at the speaker was SO RUDE! yelling at us before we even got to the speaker. Saying she's just gonna hang up if no one is gonna answer. Then asks if we have a Mobil order, we did not, then gonna ask okay so "fries or tots" and laugh... we started ordering, she kept interrupting. We said "and the last thing is a small mozzarella stick" and before we could even finish the sentence she read the order back and it was WRONG, also without the mozzarella stick. She didn't give us any total. I absolutely do not recommend . read more

I wanna put half a star but it won't let me. This is by far the worst location I have been to. Me and my boyfriend tried to order at the drive in spot. We got there at 8:15 ish mind you. We waited about almost 10 minutes and someone said "we have no more servers for the night pull through the drive thru". That was understandable. We went through the drive through and 2 hours went by. We already debated on staying or leaving before hand but we were close to ordering. We got to the speaker waited about 10 minutes and no response. We were talking and decided to leave and right when we pulled off they said "hi what can I get you". Will never go here again. read more

This location is the worst. They make up rules about whether you can order from the drive thru or from the kiosks but the kicker is you just have to guess, no rhyme or reason. They don't deserve any business anymore since they have just given up on caring one bit. read more

Sheesh. Waited forever to order to come to find out they are only accepting orders from the drive thru. You need to tell folk this when they are sitting in the lot and 2 waitresses are just standing and gabbing in front of us. Boo. We just left. Ate somewhere else. read more

These employees are not nice. They look like they hate their lives every time I've come here. Make sure you confirm your order before leaving because they never give me everything I order. There is always something missing. The food is decent but 0/10 service. read more

Ordered online some cinnabites and was wet nasty and soggy like woooooooow! You all need help, like foreal the worse group if people I have EVER encountered! read more

Yikes! Read the reviews about 20 min waits as I sat in line... I left line one day bc it took too long. They took the persons order in front of me and it appeared they were only doing one order at a time - as in, they take the order, it seems like same worker goes to make it, and then, when the order is filled, they'll then come back on the mic to take your order. I'm surprised the owners aren't working around the clock to figure out a solution for faster service. I think people will stop going to this place - so, I'd recommend only checking it out if there's no line or no customers... Goal isn't to be critical, but I hope they figure something out read more

Just went to sonic near my house. workers are so rude. pulled up to the drive thru, was waiting for a few minutes just on my phone waiting for someone to say something honestly anything and then the worker goes "are you going to order or what?" i was appalled. The workers were just standing around eating when I pulled up. The blonde worker that took my order wearing the headset was also standing around eating. The guy that took my card just told my total and then gave me my food and just shut the window. I worked in fast food before, would never treat someone like this. Not surprised by all the bad reviews about this location though I am surprised that they're still open. This is the closest location to me but honestly would drive to a different location honestly cause of how I was treated. I also only ordered two things a Dr pepper and a wag cup so it wasn't an extremely long annoying order either. read more

I did a mobile order on the app and it told me to arrive 55 minutes after I placed my order. I arrived five minutes after I placed my order and put the stall number I was in. Waited for 10 minutes then press the button. Waited for another 10 minutes then press the button again. Then went through the drive-through for them to tell me that they did not have my order and it was my fault for leaving the stall and going through the drive-through. I am currently in the drive-through and have been waiting for about 30 minutes. I love Diet Coke... But maybe not 30 minutes worth my time. read more

Just took my brother and cousin here for dinner and had probably the worst fast food experience of my life. We each got a 5 piece chicken tender with a chocolate shake pretty simple right ? Apparently not. We couldn't pay at the kiosk where we parked because the chip reader was busted. After 20 minutes of waiting an employee came out to let us know they're dropping fresh chicken and it shouldn't be more then a few minutes longer. Almost 25 minutes later our order was brought to us by an employee who didn't say a single word to me just walked over to my window handed me the food and walked away. I was expecting him to bring out a card reader or something since I hadn't paid but he left before I could even put the shakes down so at that point I just left. The chicken tenders were cold and limp as if they'd been microwaved for a minute then left in the fridge. Shakes were just alright. overall not worth it. When a FREE meal is terrible you know something's gotta change read more

Fun place to kill an afternoon. We got all the specialty dogs and split them. The New York - My favorite with sauerkraut and hot mustard. Bob wouldn't even try that one The Coney Island-chili and cheese. Chili was too sweet for me but this was Bob's favorite. Cincinnati chili and too sweet for my taste American - (sweet relish, onion, ketchup and another turd... musturd) The Chicago - dill pickle, sesame seeds and peppers. Neither of of us liked this one...dill pickle tasted old. Ate on the patio cause its a beautiful day. Loved our Cherry Limeaid but elected not to get tots cause someone could crush them in our pockets if we refused to share (like happened to Napolean) Gotta love a beautiful day in Ohio. read more

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My friends and I came through and got a few milkshakes. They finished them very quickly, but at the speaker we asked if the cashier wouldn't mind repeating our order and were told very curtly to pull up instead. When we got home, we discovered four of our shakes were made incorrectly. We came back and asked for a refund, where they were extremely rude. They remade our milkshakes and when we got them back, they were STILL incorrect. By then, we just gave up and a couple of us didn't drink ours. Overall, not a good experience at all. They were rude and uncompromising every step of the way. read more

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

The Kettering location is the absolute worst. I mean it's really just awful. Service is VERY slow, and they consistently get orders wrong. I will never go back. I have no idea how this location stays in business. I was actually pissed that I was asked to go there to get food, and once again they lived down to my expectations. Several cars in front of me and it took maybe 10 minutes to get to the window. Then I spent 10 minutes AT the window because the order for which they charged me bore absolutely no resemblance to what i actually told them. 20 minutes for one combo meal. And they STILL got it wrong! read more

This location is a joke! They only allow app ordering but too lazy to bring the food outside you have to go through the drive thru. I called for clarification and the girl had the worst attitude. Every time I come here it's a horrible experience but they have a new management sign outside. Just close down!! read more

Service was horrible. Worst I've ever had at a "fast food" restaurant. The drive thru was packed. So we pulled into a stall. We waited 5 minutes in the stall without any contact with the store before ordering on the app. The stall screen updated and said our order was coming out 10 minutes later. We waited an additional 5 minutes before calling the store and being told it would be an additional 6 minutes. Ridiculous!! read more

Corporate really needs to come in and overhaul this location. CONSISTENTLY the worst service in the area. Their AC is always out, so they can only make slushes 2 days out of the week. Machines are always down, so there are no shakes, blasts, etc. You will wait at a bay for 15 minutes solid before they even acknowledge you. Poor customer service at all times. read more

This was the SLOWEST sonic drive thru I have ever been to. I ordered ahead as they advertise "be first in line!" if you use the app. This is not the case, we watched at least 20 cars go through the drive thru before our food was even "On its way". We sat in the stall for a half hour. Our food was cold by that time. If I could rate it out of 10, it would get a 0. The people were also rather unfriendly and the staff was rude when we asked where our food was. read more

Terrible service! Sat in the drive thru for 20 mins and I was the only car in the drive thru. Took 10 mins to order my food and then another 10 mins just waiting for them to take my card! The food wasn't even fresh! Absolutely terrible! Don't ever go here read more

Terribly slow service and it doesn't matter if you order online, you wait all the same. They are always understaffed and mostly incompetent in processing your order. It's supposed to be under new management but it's just more of the same. read more

Good food and sometimes good about getting everything correct. Just super slow with online orders! Ordered off of Postmates and waited almost an hour for a shake and slushee read more

Worst sonic ever every time I go to the drive-through it's 20 minutes nobody in drive-through but me one car in the parking lot worst service ever there is like 3 employees in parking lot smoking. read more

service took forever! sat for 40 min just for two drinks, had to go up to the door asking for an eta and they had them ready, just didn't bring them out. read more

I always thought that if Sonic would come to Dayton, they would do really well. I absolutely love the Sonic in Middletown, however the half assed attempt of Kettering being like the one in Middletown will evidently never happen. I blame the management or lack thereof. They're never opened past 8:30, their microwaved food is disgusting, and always cold. read more

Ordered 2 Bacon Toasters and a lemonade with cherry added. Received bread burnt, super greasy eggs with 1 piece of chewy bacon on each sandwich. Tasted like it was made on a dirty grill. And the drink I received was cherry limeade. 100% nothing I ordered. Two bites and I tossed the food and dumped the drink. $10 wasted. read more

Parked in the drive in spot and pressed the button. Waited 10 minutes before realizing that all service was being dedicated to drive thru only. I'm from the south and never at a sonic have I had to wait so long for service. Not even busy at 1213 on a Friday afternoon. On a slight note they offered military and are compassionate about being under staffed. read more

My son loves the chili dog and everyone in the family likes the drinks but the service is horrible. Tonight was my second time leaving and going somewhere else because of the slow service. They need to hire more workers. read more

AWFUL, waited 15 minutes just to get to the speaker in the drive thru just 3 cars ahead of me, when I get to the speaker and sit there in the rain with my window down, finally give my order in the rain, and she says just a minute, and I sit there in the rain waiting on her, finally she comes back and says what else do you want? I repeated my order and then she says nothing by that time I am soaking wet and I said "Its raining out here" she says " $7.79" (No please, No thank you, No pull around) I pull around get my food while she calls me "honey" repeatedly, get to my office litterly 5 minutes to open my food and I swear the fries had to be made days ago, the jr burger was so cold I think it was somewhat froze and the bun was rock hard in three places. What is wrong with this place! I called the manager on the receipt 937.938.9900, No answer, called the District Manager on the receipt 937.219.8226, No answer, logged on to comments@sonicpartnernet.com and filled out all MY information and it kicked me off, Did it again and refilled out all my info and it just stops when you get to the commit area. No way to leave a commit. I guess I learned a great deal about this company today..... read more

If I could give it 0 stars, I would. I just moved back to Dayton after being gone for 2 years so I am in the process of looking for a job, and in the meantime I do DoorDash. I got 2 orders today for 2 customers, so I pulled into the stall that said "Delivery or app orders only", pressed the button and waited for several minutes. I saw a few cars move up in the Drive Thru line and they still had not answered the stall so I decided to go through the Drive Thru. I waited a solid 10 minutes in the line itself, 5 minutes at the speaker just waiting to tell them that I had a couple orders, and 5-7 minutes at the window. Just for the employee (this one was a younger girl and she was somewhat nice) to hand me 2 of the 4 items from ONE of the orders and tell me to pull up and pointed to a particular spot in front of the drive thru. There I waited about 20 minutes just for a very rude employee to come out and yell at me saying that I'm "in the way" and that people "can't get past the car" when another person had been sitting in the exact same spot, actually they were further back than I was) and nothing was said to them. The employee said that I had to move my car "right now" so people can leave. Ironic she can say that but their line is still so slow. Anyways, back on topic, I was sitting in a parking spot for 20 minutes,and in that time I ended up calling DoorDash asking what could be done. I was on the phone with DoorDash support for 10 minutes in total and towards the end of the phone call when the support team had me on hold so that they could call the store, the 2nd DoorDash order was brought out. But not the other 2 items from the 1st order. So I politely said, I'm still missing the other items for ***'s order. This extremely rude man said "we don't have a ***" repeatedly as he was walking away. I'm honestly not one to take lightly to disrespect but I managed to hold my tongue until he was back in the building. Please save your time and sanity, do not accept DoorDash orders for this location, and DO NOT go here if you plan on having a good night because they'll easily ruin it. read more

Service was great! However, I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and it was "maybe" 3 inches in diameter and was tough as nails. It appeared to be a frozen/microwaved slab of something. It was the worst sandwich I have ever gotten anywhere! read more

Out of the three Sonics I have been to in my life- this one is the best. They have really good customer service and your order is made promptly. It's the only sonic I have ever been to where they seem to care what they are doing. Happy hour starts at 2 for those half priced drinks! And I lovvve their sweet tea! read more

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER! ZERO STARS!! Outright rude and lazy employees! Beyond slow no matter how many cars are waiting. Today I had to call corporate. I had ordered through the app and waited for over 15 minutes and went up to the patio to see what was going on. At the time someone else was there to order and this man (tall and larger set for clarification based on other reviews it sounds like a lot are about the same employee) comes busting out the front door cussing saying nobody is ordering unless it's through the drive thru and was very rude and confrontational. Mind you I have my child there. He continues cussing and talking about how they only have a couple people working. So I go back to my car wait 5 more minutes and go back up this time I talk to a lady who is being nice and said hey I'm just confused I've been waited 17 minutes for two slushees and the lady who busted outside before starts yelling I told that b*tch ain't nobody getting their sh*t unless you wait through drive thru I said I was just unsure because you said ordering and I already ordered she continues cussing and saying I won't get what I paid for. My child was so scared. Ridiculous. I didn't get my stuff I already paid for anything. At that point I didn't even trust that my stuff wouldn't have had something done to it. read more