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8:29 pm EST

Sonic Drive-In Food and safety procedures and crappy food

Hello I went to the Sonic Drive in on beavercreek ohio.
1 The employees didn't practice serv safe procedures, one employee was chewing tobacco and spiting it out into the trashcan inside. All the employees need to be retrained in food handling. Another employee kept touching her hat and face and never washed her hands afterwards.
2 We waited five minutes for our order and the fries were old and cold. Overall I was appalled about the lack of care and hygiene that is going on in your establishment.
3 Additionally, it was a struggle to order our food as they kept erasing our whole order because we weren't heard asking for a large and then when we wanted fries instead of tots.

Desired outcome: Better hygiene practices and education of ordering system

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8:15 am EST

Sonic Drive-In Hacked app

My sonic app was hacked . The person ordered almost 50 dollars worth of food. It was caught in time for them to not be able to get the food but sonic is refusing to refund my money. They keep telling me to dispute it with my bank and I keep telling them that my bank does not dispute amounts under 50 dollars. Basically sonic is refusing to refund my money so they are stealing from me . I want my money back. What they are doing is theft .

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8:01 pm EST

Sonic Drive-In My local sonic continues closing in the middle of the day with the pathetic excuse of being understaffed.

The sonic location in Mathews Louisiana (70394) has been closed over a dozen times in the past two months. They close early when they are no supposed to, don't open at all, etc. They say it is because they are understaffed but that is no excuse. If someone is repeatedly late or doesn't show up at all, they should be fired and a new person should be hired. Central Lafourche highschool, the high school not even a mile away from the restaurant, has nearly 500 students if not more that could work there.

I am sick and tired of that place being closed in the middle of the day because the management can not manage a simple fast food restaurant. The management needs to be dealt with or they will lose my business as well as the business of dozens of others who share my annoyance. And in a small town like this, losing such buisness means a loss of the location itself.

Desired outcome: The sonic to stop closing in the middle of the day because the people running it are not qualified to run it.

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8:26 pm EST

Sonic Drive-In Constantly wrong or missing items

This is regarding the location at
930 Fort Worth Drive Denton, Texas 76205. Every we go there is a minimum wait of 30 plus minutes, even when not busy and we only order a milkshake, I know it doesn't take that long to make one. They either get my order wrong or missing items. I have to call and tell them. They either call me a liar or don't answer the phone.
Well tonight 1/14/22 missing food, and I wonder again tried to call no answer, then answer and hung up on. This is wrong . This location is very convenient as it is close to my home but I'll drive right by there and go to another place if they think that this is acceptable customer service. I usually go there 3 times a week and spend no less than 30 at each visit

Desired outcome: Fix it,

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I cannot make this up. This really happened today at Sonic # 6312 in Miami Gardens FL @ exactly 1:13pm EST with cashier Essence and General Manager Kissis (that's how she pronounced her name). This was a terrifying customer experience that I will never forget. I was wearing gloves and as I placed my order I simply asked for a fork with my fries. Essence...

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My burger tasted like it came out of the garbage and have been throwing up and feeling nauseous since eating a few bites. I also bit into a plastic bread tie that was in my burger. It was very sharp on one side and could very easily have seriously hurt someone if it had been bitten wrong or swallowed. I have since come to learn that my burger was also not the only one to contain a plastic bread tie today.

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I would like for someone at your corporate office to contact me ASAP, as I am filing a complaint from one of your franchise Sonic Drive - In! I just left from one of your Sonic Drive - In's located at 710 FM 1960 RD East Houston, Tx. 77073. The service from your employee was horrible! The name of the employee that took my order tonight is named Tiffany...

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Sonic Drive-In no service

On January 3, 2022 at 2230 hrs at the Sonic in West Valley at 4000 w 4561 s in West Valley City Utah. Thier phone number is [protected].
I pulled up to to the drive sign wanting to order. Waited for about two minutes and know one ask for my order, so I drove up to the window. Were the personal clearly saw me, he turned his back on me and reach for his ice cream, I waited for some time. The other personal saw me and did nothing.
I was in a black F-150 Ford.
I called them to a complaint, the girl was no help, she put on to some guy. That sounded least then helpful. At that point I hung up. He seem to just put me off!
If this how your going to treat customers, then I will go some were else, after working at home depot.

Desired outcome: fix customer service

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I fell in love with Sonic in Weatherford TX, now I am in CA (sucks); you were just around the corner. I don't know what has happened to Sonic. For some people you're just eaten out when you're busy, for us you're eating out, a special deal. I 'am kind of on a fixed income, S.S., ya I ‘am an old guy. Your Shakes are to kill for, but I also love your Coney...

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4:18 pm EST

Sonic Drive-In Food purchased with hair in it a lot of hair

Took my daughter to the sonic on Highway 160 a day after Christmas and we had hair a clump of hair in our food I tried contacting the manager he told me to contact you guys I've tried twice to have you guys get back in touch with me and it has not happened so my next phone call do you guys will be from a lawyer. The pictures that I have sent shows you that we had consumed most of the foot-long hotdog when I found the hair in my food and I do not know what my 13-year-old daughter may have not seen but consumed

Desired outcome: You tell me the desired outcome that you would like if you and your family had eaten food with heroin at a sonic drive-in after eating 90% of it

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Sonic Drive-In Messed up my order

They put it right on the screen and the ticket but when I looked at everything it wasn't right. Ordered a double patty melt with no onions and they got it right on the ticket but they burger wasn't right. Got a single patty melt with onions. This isn't the first time they messed up on a order and the staff is very unprofessional. The waiter taking the order speaks very softly and is hard to understand and doesn't repeat back the order.

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Sonic Drive-In Poor customer service

On 12/23/2021, I entered the drive up stall and placed my order. I specifically requested to have "hot" tater tots and told clerk i did not mind waiting on them if some had to be dropped. When hopper brought my order to my car, the tots were warm as if they had been sitting under lights and not freshly made as I requested.

I drove around to the drive up window and again asked the clerk could i have some "hot" tater tots. He stated to me these were just dropped. I said no they were not as when i bit into them they were not hot. he again insisted they were just made as there was grease on the bag. Then a manager came up and said just give her money back to her! He was extremely rude and then he abruptly shut the tellers window in my face before i could attempt to speak with him.

I waited about 15 minutes a young lady came back with my money and a receipt. I asked her name of manager and she stated Keenan Romero. I saw him in background of restaurant and asked why he slammed window in my face and if this was something he arbitrarily does to customers.

I don't understand the fast food industry these days, it seems as if customers just have to accept whatever is given to you and you have no rhyme or reason to complain about it. Fast food like everything has gone up in price and i am not going to let anyone just give me what they want me to have when i am a paying customer.

If this is a manager who is supposed to be a leader to his crew he definitely is not manager material. He displayed to his team that customers are not priority and disrespect towards the customer is acceptable.

Desired outcome: complimentary tater tots

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Jan 14, 2022 7:43 pm EST

not surprising at all- sadly

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Sonic Drive-In Night managerdfrive in

Our fries was cold dirty and old, when we took them back the manager argued with me and admitted to cooking them in old Greece because they were waiting on order she was rude and very hateful. And the food was disgusting. Was the worst service iv ever had in Seneca Missouri. This manager deserves to be fired . AND I WANT THIS ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY They had been droppand retried twice and it was so dirty

Desired outcome: Night Manager needs to be terminated

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Update by April Denney
Dec 21, 2021 12:39 am EST

This was the most unprofessional person iv ever had to meet needs terminated

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Sonic Drive-In Ultimate super sonic breakfast burrito no jalapeños

We go to Winnsboro Louisiana Sonic everyday when we are home. We are truck drivers. I always order the same thing. A half sweet half unsweetened tea and strawberry slush with extra strawberry and a ultimate super sonic breakfast burrito no jalapeños. Every time I order that I tell them no jalapeños. And everything they put jalapeños on it. I been ordering that same thing for 2 years. And for 2 years they have never got it right.

Desired outcome: I would like for them to stop putting jalapeños on it

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Dec 17, 2021 11:05 am EST

If they made the same mistake, or mistakes for two years probably best to find somewhere else to go. If it is a once in a while thing, then fine, but two years? Just be glad you do not have allergies to jalapenos. One day they will be used because they gave something that someone is allergic to.

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The advertisement clearly states that burgers are 1/2 price after 5PM on Tuesday. Today, December 14, 2021 I ordered 2 burgers... only 1 was 1/2 price. I removed pickles, onions, ketchup from 1 burger, but no money was reduced from the price. I added tomatoes to the other burger and an upcharge of $.29 was charged. If you charge an upcharge for 1 slice of...

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On the 21st, yesterday, we waited 20 minutes for our ice cream??? 2 shakes... So when I asked about my order they said that we left??? We never left because there was an suv blocking us!!! They then got an attitude about it??? The worst sunday a crew ever!!! And the kiosks aren't working either. We changed stalls 3 different times??? We are regular customers at this sonics and if there was a better place to go... We would!!!

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At the sonic I used to work at (11/01) the manager (joe) was constantly harassing and assaulting the young lady's that worked there. He already has a prior conviction that has to do with minors. I am 17 and he constantly touched me inappropriately and asked for sexual favors. The other manager (tony) knew that he was doing this to all of us young lady's and...

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6:42 am EST

Sonic Drive-In Wasn’t open an a employee didn’t let us know that today they were closed because no one showed up.We called and was told. We sat there over 15 min

The employee we seen outside was getting car jumped off. Another customer let us knows that on a phone call to stores that they were closed because of no one showing up. This is poor business and we waited over 15 min from out of town. Very disappointed.

Desired outcome: Poor business

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Sonic Drive-In product

11/20/2021 early evening, sonic on Colonel Glenn Rd, Little Rock, Arkansas
the food ordered was barely warm and the drinks were watered down and were undrinkable. We have noticed for some time now how much the service and food quality has lessened. I had ordered tender dinner and wanted gravy with it, did not receive the gravy and had to call again to have them bring it out, when they brought it out is was like water and tasted terrible. I know that help is hard to find, but the quality of the food should not go down hill. I know that sonic is just a drive-in but the food quality should still be good.
I also order diet cherry lime aids sometimes and when they arrive, most of the time there are no limes or cherries in them? Do they not receive training on what goes in a cherry lime aid?
Hoping that the service and food improves for all your customers

Desired outcome: service and food improve

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Sonic Drive-In Refund

I was ordering my food on the sonic app and when I got to the pay part it kept popping up a unexpected error occurred so I hit ok and tried again. Finally after trying 4 times it went through. When I got on my bank account to check it it showed sonic charged me for all 4 tries. I just want my money back for 3 of those 4 tries. I have added a picture of my account.

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Sonic Drive-In is a fast-food chain known for its drive-in format and carhop service. Customers can order from a variety of burgers, hot dogs, and sandwiches, alongside signature slushes, milkshakes, and sides. The menu also includes breakfast items. Sonic emphasizes quick service and a nostalgic dining experience.
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