Sonic Corp. franchises and operates a chain of restaurants in the United States and internationally, featuring a limited menu of hamburgers, French fries, drinks, and shakes. Its menu consists of various items from breakfast to salads to desserts. The company was founded in 1953 as Top Hat Drive-In in Shawnee, Oklahoma, by Troy Smith and Dr. Maurice J. Friedman, who had bought out a competitor with the same name in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and renamed it Sonic. The Top Hat Drive-In became Sonic in 1965.
The company's revenues and profits have increased steadily over the past decade, with press reports indicating that Sonic Corp. (including its subsidiaries) posted $14,500,000 in revenues in 2013. The majority of the restaurants are located in Oklahoma, Texas, and the midwest United States areas. Established franchises include 47 locations in Texas, 37 locations in California, and 11 in Florida. The company estimates that it has 6,000 franchisees.
Sonic Corp. is headquartered in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol SONC. Total assets for the Sonic Corp. in 2013 were $104,451,000 (NASDAQ).
Sonic's restaurants offer made-to-order hamburgers and other sandwiches, hot dogs and french fries, and shakes and floats, using fresh meat and produce. Several menu items have been introduced over the past decade, such as the Grilled Chicken Salad, Chili Cheese Tots, Onion Rings, and Jalapeno Poppers. Some restaurants offer breakfast items after 11:00 a.m., including some combination meals served all day. Other menu items include burgers, chicken sandwiches, wraps, quesadillas, and salads.
In recent years, Sonic Corp has largely extended its operations to the international market with several locations in Canada (including one Sonic in Montreal), Mexico, China, and the United Kingdom. As of December 2021, 37 Sonic locations are in the major cities in California and 18 locations in Florida.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
208 W Avalon Ave Muscle Shoals, AL 35661Good milkshakes
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1855 Herndon Ave Clovis, CA 93611Typical fast food. The drink i got wasnt good. Got mom a strawberry shake, a medium it was too much. But fasr service decent food.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1823 W Beebe Capps Expy Searcy, AR 721431.99 wraps is where it's at!! Yummy!!
Sonic Drive-In
Ice Cream Shop, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
10200 Mabelvale Plaza Dr Little Rock, AR 72209Yall please need to clean the filter for the slush/ice water machine because the tasting is horrible. It taste like dirty water! This is my second time coming to this so ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1495 N Bankhead Ave Carlisle, AR 72024This place needs to update their hours. They close at 1030pm currently 1045pm. No service.
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1305 E Walnut St Paris, AR 72855I love this place. The people are great. Food is also pretty damn good.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
224 S 2nd St Cabot, AR 72023Outstanding service. Food tasted really good. Very quick.
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
33775 Highway 43 Thomasville, AL 36784This sonic, like many other fast food chains, appears to be struggling with the current labor shortages and the associated service decline, which is the reasoning for the ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
246 12th Ave Hanford, CA 93230Good food, but I only go if I have a lot of time to kill. It's almost impossible to get in or out of the lot. Especially of the drive-through is backed up. But the servic ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1227 Olive Dr Bakersfield, CA 93308Huge menu. Good burgers. Good fries. Outside could use a power wash. For this area it's still not bad. May 13th 2022: Updated: Dropped a 4star rating to a 1star. Ordered ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3003 E Parkway Dr Russellville, AR 72802Great place
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2100 Frederick Rd Opelika, AL 36801Ate there recently and received multiple burgers that appeared like they were made HOURS ago. They were cold, bread was hard and the cheese was like plastic. I do not rec ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1101 Broadway St Little Rock, AR 72202The area seems sketchy at first because there's not much to the lot due to trying to accommodate the drive thru , but let me tell you this was the best service and food ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
111 Commons Dr Maumelle, AR 72113The drive thru was especially long. The line wasn't long, just 4 cars & all at a standstill. Customer service & food was great. Parking: I always have a good parking spot ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
5997 US-67 Bryant, AR 72015Cold food, footlong chili dog had about one teaspoon of chili on a cold hot dog with a bun so stale it was not edible. What is with you don't have the dirty drinks? Why ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
12438 AL-157 Moulton, AL 35650Best sonic I've been to. Hands down. Weird way of getting to the drive-through, though. You pull into a gas station parking lot. Drive to the side of the building, pass t ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
777 Central Valley Hwy Shafter, CA 93263Food was great and the tater tots was filling & even a different type of side that hit the spot .
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
150 HIGHWAY 62/412 Ash Flat, AR 72513Cant ever get my ranch for my mozz sticks and then had to pay for it when its suppose to come with it..jarred says you have to pay for sauce...
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
208 S Walton Blvd Bentonville, AR 72712Drive-in was not busy Food was smashed together Fries were wrinkly and cold If we had dined in I would have said something but instead we had to-go
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
8601 Dollarway Rd White Hall, AR 71602The food is generally amazing. Their cooks are some of the best and the service is pretty stellar albeit at times a bit slow. Sadly for the drive in which is of no fault ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2124 AR-161 North Little Rock, AR 72117The sonic on 161 in North Little Rock served me expired sweet tea. But at least the person who served us was nice about it and replaced it with a different Large drink.
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3411 W Union Hills Dr Phoenix, AZ 85027Took 20 min for watered down ice tea and cold pickle fries. I understand that the staff is limited. But she forgot the pickle fries and then 4-5 min later bright it out a ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
8040 Niles St Bakersfield, CA 93306Good food
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
Parking lot, 2935 S Dobson Rd Mesa, AZ 85202Cherry lime aid and tater tots for the win!
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1820 Grand Ave Monte Vista, CO 81144I ordered a cheeseburger and it was delivered to me without cheese. I pressed the button and kindly let them know they forgot the cheese. I was told I didn't specifically ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
512 N Ben Maddox Way Visalia, CA 93292Always great icecream and drinks.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
913 Pleasant Grove Blvd Roseville, CA 95678Always forget at least one item I order every time
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
712 Willow Ln Greenville, AL 36037Employees yelling cussing drive thru only and Ive been sitting here for 30 mins waiting on my food
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
11237 E Arapahoe Pl Centennial, CO 80112These people are awesome. Food is always fresh and very fast. They have yet to mess up my order, which is increasingly rare for any fast food place these days. THE CUSTOM ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2710 Alpine Dr Montrose, CO 81401Ate here a few weeks ago . Must've eaten some bad food . Had upset stomach n diarrhea for the next four days after . Right after eating here.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
421 Chestnut St Sterling, CO 80751Wow this food has gotten so bad.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous
16538 Keystone Blvd Lot 2b Lot 2b Parker, CO 80134Love the double cheeseburger and the soft serve shakes
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2105 Schnoor Ave Madera, CA 93637They kind of struggled today. Ordered my burger with no onions, it was smothered in onions. Is there ketchup in the bag? Yes, sir, it's in there. No ketchup. There was ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
300 E Tomichi Ave Gunnison, CO 81230Always great. Love using the mobile app for all day happy hour
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2841 Florence Blvd Florence, AL 35630Chairs in every pull-in stall; wont serve outside/only drive thru. Sat in the Drive-through for 30 min. waiting on 3 drinks. Didnt realize until after we pulled out that ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2305 E 13th St Loveland, CO 80537customer service -0 they talk about customer and laugh in there face , it takes 2 people to open one box and everyone was just standing around on there phones. the guy at ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1506 W Dewitt Henry Dr Beebe, AR 72012The Sonic on 64 is a better place than the one on Dewitt Henry. If you have a choice use the one on 64.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
40124 10th St W Palmdale, CA 93551I cant believe that I have two wait for 35 minutes for a take out never again
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
103 W Central St Warren, AR 71671Would have got 5 stars but I heard the owner today saying " He had $5.00. dollars and he had to spend it "while shaking his head. You Mr owner he could have went somewh ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
101 Main St Vista, CA 92084Couldn't wait to go to a sonic for straw. Cheesecake shake at vista location. Sadly, shake machine was out of service. Will try again though. So, I went back on 6/28/23 ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
15357 AR-5 Cabot, AR 72023As good as any other Sonic. Fast and friendly service.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3501 Massard Rd Fort Smith, AR 72903Ordered Chocolate shake and Starberry cheesecake mastershake and got Chocolate water and a regular starberry shake half melted. All drive to barling from now one. My mist ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
9829 Parkway E Birmingham, AL 35215They made me wait more than half an hour to take my order and 40 minutes for me to go talk and say where my order is and they barely made it at that moment so an hour and ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
18535 E Smoky Hill Rd Aurora, CO 80015I ordered cheese tots with extra shredded cheese and that did not put it on but had no problem charging me extra for
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
4601 Ming Ave Bakersfield, CA 93309They take forever on your order. Only have one dude doing the orders. I had a pick up time at 7:05 its currently 7:40 and going.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
19398 Bear Valley Rd Apple Valley, CA 92308Good choice for dessertsbut literally the slowest drive thru ever. Even if there isnt anyone ahead of you prepare to wait. Make sure to check your order when you get it t ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
404 S Main St Cave City, AR 72521It's ok.. I wouldn't get food from here again but their drinks are good.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3507 Summerville Rd Phenix City, AL 36867Waited over 30 mins (20 of those for someone to even acknowledge me at the drive thru speaker) for two drinks!!! And they made one wrong (cherry Dr Pepper when I asked fo ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
5801 Atlanta Hwy Montgomery, AL 36117Terrible customer service. Cherry limeade tasted horrible. Food was subpar.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
14516 AR-107 Gravel Ridge, AR 72076Ordered through the app just a single Vanilla Shake, it has taken 30 minutes for me to get my order. Machine said Alonzo was on his way and took 10 minutes to get to my c ... more
