Clearly something is going wrong at this location... Sorted chronologically with the newest reviews first, 16 out of 18 reviews are 1 or 2 stars... and mine is the second negative review in the SAME day!!! I drove through and ordered a sonic blast with Oreo and cookie dough pieces. The service was actually great and the kid that was working the drive-through was super kind and professional and greeted me with a smile (he earned the second star!) The issue I had was clearly not with him. I'm writing this review as I'm waiting for my sonic blast to melt a little bit so I can eat it because they were OUT OF SPOONS!!! Whoever is in charge of ordering supplies is definitely dropping the ball. I would actually for that individual to make him/herself a sonic blast with Oreo and cookie dough and try to suck it through a straw. Impossible! The cookie pieces won't even FIT through this skinny straw. How are you an ice cream place and out of straws??? That's unacceptable! Also, why the plastic cup? This seems more like a cup for a soda. I know there was a Styrofoam ban in California but I would imagine there is some alternative for ice cream and cold drinks??? or maybe they were also out of that particular cup as well? read more

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

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I had a horrible experience at the Sonic in Tulare. I understand if the location doesn't allow two separate orders...that's fine. But when I politely asked for a little more time to decide what I wanted, I was told to get out of line. The kicker? I physically couldn't move because the car in front of me wasn't going anywhere. Then, a white girl with a gap tooth wearing Crocs came outside and demanded I move to the back of the line. She was extremely rude, confrontational, and completely unprofessional. I wish I had caught her name, but guess what--she wasn't even wearing a name tag. This is not how you treat paying customers. There was zero patience, zero respect, and absolutely no sense of customer service. Sonic management really needs to step in and hold their staff accountable. I won't be returning to this location. Zero stars if I could do that. read more

this take so long to wait for my food i've been waiting since 12:03 and how it's 12:47 i just want my goddamn burger and dr pepper and so pissed off anyway the burger was good so i'll rate it 2 stars. read more

Food used to better here. Ordered a foot long chili cheese dog and got two hot dogs ‍it's the last time I spend my money here! Get it together guys read more

App ordering is simple! Large Diet Cherry Diet Cola ordered. Check in with a bit of a wait, but received with good day wishes! Delicious drink & good sevice! Recommended! read more

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The service was amazing. I mean it. My family was struggling with money and this amazing worker comes out and pays for our food. Not only was the food amazing it meant a lot to us. This is a hard time for us. The ambiance was kind and welcoming. read more

Took 30 mins for two cars and then another 10 mins at the window to get two blast and then got home to see that the blast were completely melted basically milk mixed with Oreos! Terrible service terrible blast read more

I mean it's fast food Only thing that I really liked from sonic are the drinks and the fries But in a pinch yeah read more

Takes so long bad customer service and looks like everything is made in a rush not appealing and all melted when received

If there was a negative star option. I'd select that. Service is terrible. They never have ice cream. Yes!!! They always run out of ice cream at a place that it's known for them having the best ice cream. Plus they take for everrrrr. Don't waste your time going here! read more

This Sonic Drive In is across from Taco Bell. I came by here with my husband and our little girl dog this past Thursday evening, around 6:40 pm and there were a few empty stalls left to pull into and a small line for the drive thru. I ended up ordering the following on the app: Garlic Butter Bacon Burger, Normally $4.79 prior to tax but special promo code to make it half price at $2.40- I decided to order this for my husband since this is their new burger and at the discounted price, figured I would at the discounted price. My husband and I both thought the patty was rather dry. You can definitely taste garlic but it just couldn't save a very dry patty. This burger really isn't anything special and generally when we have ordered burgers at other Sonic locations, they haven't been that great. Soft Pretzel Twist, Normally $1.99 prior to tax but had a special promo code to make then only $0.99 each for that day- I really love the soft pretzels, as they are cheap and tasty. I just wished you could order them without butter though. Medium Cherry Limeade, $2.89 (happy hour price), prior to tax- My husband opted for a limeade and thought it tasted just fine. I personally prefer the diet cherry limeade but didn't order one on this visit. ----------------------------- (Total= $8.5 after tax, with special discounted pricing) Surprisingly we didn't wait too long for our order after making the order on the app (had to make 2 separate orders since you are only allowed to redeem on promo per order). The employee who dropped off our order was friendly and made sure that we got everything. Overall, had a great experience at this location and would probably be a regular if I lived in this area since we are fans of Sonic (although the locations by us, back at home, usually has a long wait time after ordering). read more

Sonic Drive-In - Garlic Butter Bacon Burger, $4.79 prior to tax - Burgers Near Me - Tulare, California

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Food always a hit or miss here but staff is friendly during the day time. love me some mozzy sticks but they always forget the sauce. outdoor seating as always but they do have order windows to park at as well. powerade slush always bussin and them nerds always hittin. lil pricy but i'll take it read more

I have long been a fan of Sonic Drive-Ins, especially, during the hot summer months for their shakes and slushes. This location is a fail, so if you are looking for a quick stop at this Sonic, I highly suggest that you keep driving. The line of cars was of epic proportion, but I opted to stay. I wanted something cold and sweet like a Sonic Blast. The painfully long wait gave me the chance to look around at the dirty building and lack of any landscaping or parking lot clean up. The condition of the property is in terrible. I should have immediately pulled out of the line. It appears that the lot has not seen a blower, or broom, in quite some time. The walls of the building looked as though they have never had a power wash. By the time I arrived at the pick-up window, I was left staring at a wall covered with the fallout from what must have been a ketchup bomb. Lucky for me, their credit card machine was out of order, so my debit card was of no use. The employee asked if I could pay with cash. I did have cash with me, but I figured that the credit card machine being out of order was my lucky queue telling me to get the heck out of there. I really need to stop all this fast food... The end. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Dirty - Burgers Near Me - Tulare, California

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service is terrible anytime after 5pm. stall and drive thru service is so awful and they forget most of your items every single time.

Everyone was happy with the food. The burgers are HUGE!! Service was good. A bit slow. We like the old school drive up diner atmosphere but it's not as cool as it used to be. read more

If I could rate this spot a zero I would. This place takes too long and they have rude customer service.

If I can give a negative or zero I would. We ordered a $25 worth of food on our way to Mammoth. The food was awful, order was incomplete and short of items we paid for! Hotdog was not even warm. We barely ate what we ordered. Cold piece of food not even worth giving to your pet. We asked for two tater tots we only got one. We asked for splenda and cream with the coffee. We didn't get any. No napkins. Hamburger was dry. We called the manager Rigo on this Friday night. He said they were busy and made mistakes. No excuse! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Awful cold hotdog - Burgers Near Me - Tulare, California

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So I went through the drive thru to order a sonic blast and was told "its going to be a 20 minute wait due to no staff". I obviously didn't wait, but as I drove past the drive-thru window and a car already waiting, I observed 3 male employees standing around and I didn't see them working, only standing around and talking. Now if it had been 1 employee only, I would have understood, but 3 employees, I don't understand why the long wait. read more

This place has the WORST customer service I've ever experienced AND they forget something in my order every single I go there without fail. This last time I went they forgot THREE items in our order and they slammed the window in our face when we asked if everything was in the one small bag they gave us. We have been burned by this place a thousand times and as of now I am swearing off this location forever. Do not eat here. They're flat out awful in all aspects read more

literally worst service i've ever experienced in my life. went around 930 and my food took FOREVER even when i ordered ahead. i waited and waited and some random person that didn't even look like they worked there no name tag no uniform no nun handed me my food then got into the car next to me after... random people walking in and out of the "employee only" door throughout my time waiting for my food. then when i got my food my cheese sticks were hollow, my onion rings were burnt to a crisp and my shakes weren't even the right flavor. read more

This is a one star rating not for the food, but because the service now days is terrible. The guy taking orders in the drive thru just told me it's a 20 minute wait to get food. When I asked why he said it was because they were short staffed. I laughed and told him yeah I'll wait... What a joke, sonic you need to get better at hiring help or train your staff to work faster. What a joke... It also seems like the staff just wanted to get rid of people as the real wait time was only 6 min. Hahahaha read more

Sonic Drive-In - No one in the drive up waiting areas. Still drive thru is a 20 minute wait? - Burgers Near Me - Tulare, California

I love Sonics Chicago dog however it never fails that they leave something out of drive through order. It really sucks when you get all the way home to find That I am missing something thank God I actually looked today before I left with my order. However, my fave dogs were not good at all. Terrible bun dogs dried out. While waiting I couldn't help but notice signs taped above the soda fountain from what appears to be from the supervisor (Christian?) that read DO NOT USE LIDS AND CUPS THAT HAVE FALLEN ON THE FLOOR. What OMG really the employees had to be told not to go that??? The next paper bag message basically said if their register was short they would have to make till whole and pay out of pocket. Note to supervisor customers should not see threats on paper bags. read more

I hate to do it, because I tend to leave nothing but 5 stars. But this kind of sucked in every category. For one, 40$ order, everything in my Opinion should have at least half an effort. My wife got a 3 piece chicken tender, received 2 tenders lol. They were so incredibly small you would have mistaken them for potato wedges. The bags on the soft serve pretzels were literally full of grease. They had actual grease puddles in the bottom of the little baggies, all seen in pictures . TO ZTOP EVERYTHING OFF, I ordered a number 7 which is a big ass hot dog. They didn't even give me my combo. The biggest item of the order, forgotten, just like me in the gas station that day by my father. I instantly began crying and forever swore that I would never go to a sonic location for the remainder of my life. Sonic, I am so sad, disappointed, and in every way let down. Not to mention it was a cold night, suitable for such a cold situation. read more

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What service.... 4:55 PM pulled into drive in lane to order - was told they are not doing ANY SLUSHY at this time! Okay- let me order your a regular cherry - lime aid. I was told they don't make those and they don't have them. This is one of their signature drinks made w/sprite- add cherry syrup and lime. So what is there fountain drink machine not working NOW TOO!!! They gave no explanation is to why drinks can not be made- GET it TOGETHER SONIC!!!! read more

Just stopped at this Sonics on my way back to Sacramento. Drank some of the drink and took the top off to eat some ice and there was a damn bug in the ice right on top!! Disgusted!! read more

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

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This place messes with you on purpose. Order a large fry and it's fries at the top but tots under that and gave me old hot dogs

asked for 3 ketchup - Zero. mozz sticks w/marinara - Zero napkins - Zero how hard is it to provide adequate service? read more

If I could give zero stars I would!! I found a pincher bug in my sonic blast! Disgusting!!

Absolutely terrible. I ordered a breakfast toaster with just egg and cheese. Literally three ingredients. I was the only person there in the drive thru or parked. After the cashier took the money he disappeared for 25 minutes. 25 minutes at a fast food place off of the freeway. Insane. I got out and looked inside and no one was in sight. I tried calling the store and no one answered. I tried yelling to get someone's attention. Finally I knocked on the glass and that's when a female employee, who I assume had just got there, started yelling at me from the parking lot aggressively. You don't yell at a customer when you have zero clue about the situation. You resolve it. To top it off the sandwich was burnt, hard and poor quality. Never ever ever ever coming back to this location. read more

Had a sonic Chilli dog and it definitely did not taste like it was all beef. Tasted more like the cheap hot dogs that are mixed with chicken, pork, and beef. And their handburger meat also has changed, no flavor at all. This use to be my go to spot for lunch. Not any more. So sad read more

8pm and I finally get to make time to eat as I'm on vacation with 4yo twins. now that I'm finally able to sit down I order food online so I won't have to wait longer. I get the food back to the hotel just to find out the patties are rock hard. literally all the way through like they've been sitting there for hours and possibly recooked. I will not feed this to my children nor myself. I tried calling multiple times yet they refuse to answer so now I'm me again I won't be eating. Thanks Sonic for ruining my night. read more

I went to this Sonic today. Wow this place is in need of Corp help. The outside is filthy. Windows look greasy. The drive up order boxes are dirty. The staff inside are unprofessional and the store manager is full of excuses. There are so many restaurants In that area. Go some place else until this place cleans up. SONIC get it together and fast. Next step is the health dept. read more

food was terrible, they also dont know how to take proper orders. messed everything up completely, sandwiches and all.

Just had the most unpleasant service here ever! Placed my order at a stall, the wait was over 10 mins. I was missing a drink, but wasn't charged for it; fine. I asked for ranch, it took like 5 mins. for them to bring it out by then I realized I was missing an order of tots (this was a different employee than the first one) he asked for my receipt & I told him the girl didn't give me the receipt. So he leaves after a couple of minutes the first employee comes back out asking for my receipt, really? I already said you didn't give it to me! She said what drink I was missing, I don't care about the drink if I wasn't charged for it I just want the tots, I told her I had somewhere to be & she smirked and walked away. I waited over 10 mins. & they were not coming with the tots & I doubt they were going to bring them out! I got off, walked in there & asked how much longer it was going to be, I nice guy in there asked what I was waiting for & I told him, he said he would bring it right out. I went back out got in my car & in less than a minute I had my tots after being there almost 30 minutes. Do better Adrian! read more

Kristana the manager rudely kicked me out from the back of the restroom! She stated no restroom for public and for me to get out of the way! Amazingly rude and unprofessional read more

Gave this place another try, service was much better but the ice cream tasted spoiled!

Sonic Drive-In has always had amazing drinks and ice cream. Within a few months, their service has gone completely down hill. Yesterday, was my second time receiving old and oily food. Never order burgers, fries, or any food items from this place. I guarantee it will be soggy and cold right when they give it to you. Staff was also taking a while to push out orders. My blast cookie dough was not even fully mixed. They just topped it off with a chunk of the cookie dough. Please do not wast your time coming. read more

Great Limeades! You can mix it to your liking even add fresh fruits. They have an app available for download where you can get rewards and order ahead. Now to the dirty stuff that apparently is apparent at the Corporate level, the service. I myself never had a problem like I've been having lately and it's absolutely rediculous! If you try calling the restaurant don't bother they never pick up the phone. If you order ahead to save time cross your fingers that you actually get what you ordered over being approached by the Sacrificial lamb empty handed(Crew Member). 2 out of the last 3 orders I have placed was rejected due to the ice cream machine operating improperly and unable to complete my order. We all know things happen right?, it's disappointing getting let down but it happens and in this case the Manager/Management should step up and inform the customer of the situation. Not in this case/cases where the Sacrificial lamb (Crew Member) had to come and do what should of been the Manager/Managements job. Management needs to step it up! read more

First time trying it and I was disappointed. Took forever to serve us with no other car in sight. Popcorn chicken was nasty and the signature sauce was basic. Ordered orange juice and when I pulled out all the ice cause it was super watered down, I realized it was half way full. read more

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

nice but you need more workers..everytime the workers are audibly frustrated and the order times are 15 min + because there is two workers closing by themselves and even when they are being sweet it still takes a while just to place an order i feel bad for them so i leave read more