Sonic Drive-In

I have come to this sonic several times as it is in between my hometown (Charlotte) & where I currently live in Wilmington. Service is usually hit or miss but after our most recent visit it is most definitely a miss. We rarely come for happy hour & we’re pretty stoked when we noticed we were there for half price drinks & corn dogs which is what we wanted. After ordering 2 corn dogs & 2 drinks we sat & waited for 25 minutes before we got our order. When we did receive our order we didn’t even get the right size drinks that we had ordered & that shown on the receipt. Would much rather pay reg price & get quality service. Seemed like everyone there was in high school & they were too busy socializing with the after school crowd than actually doing their job.

This «used» to be my favorite Sonic to stop at on my drives to CLT. This location has taken a turn for the worst in the last 6 months. Any employees out side were smoking in plain view of the customer. My order was wrong, after it was repeated and correct on the receipt, the response I got was «well, she must have made it wrong.» No, $h*t. I asked for a burger instead, «Well it cost more than the hotdog, so you gotta pay the difference.» Really? The numbers on all of the keypads are worn off, so its an educated guess to pay. So, disappointing, we really liked stoping here. It’s either been sold or the owners do not care anymore.

The service was okay. There was a car full of RUDE customers that was across from us and just placed there order before us. The cashier seemed to be bothered by it so it was hard to get our order in clearly and fast. I got the number 1 combo and added a molten cake with it. They almost forgot bag the cake but it was already fixed. The food was super good. It got CRAZY busy instantly in the drive thru, stalls, and in the seating area at 3pm/​after school. There’s a restroom on the side which is rare for Sonic but it’s located in Wadesboro. The women’s bathroom door needs repairing. No Volleyball net here.

On our way back to Charlotte (from Southport, NC for a wedding/​vacation), for some reason we both wanted Sonic. Luckily, this Sonic is on 74 past Wadesboro & easy to get in & out of.
We used the curbside service & was happy with the service we received. I love that they read back the order to you, so you know it’s correct. I also like that you can pay with your credit card right there at your spot.
I got a bacon cheeseburger toaster sandwich, tater tots, & a root beer. Shawn got a sonic cheeseburger, tater tots, & a cherry limeade. We didn’t have to wait too long for our food, which was a good thing.
Now for the food… while our tater tots were awesome — they were hot & crunchy — my toaster sandwich was not. The burger was a bit overcooked & the bottom part of the toast was soggy from the heat of the burger. Basically, the sandwich fell apart. I ate what I could of it, but needless to say, I didn’t finish it. Shawn was ok with his cheeseburger. On the flip side, our drinks were delicious & refreshing.
Sonic’s prices are good & I feel like you get what you pay for. With this location, the parking lot was clean, but the one trash can we found was overflowing with trash.