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, Restaurant, Ice Cream Shop
1103 Battlewood St Franklin, TN 37069The crew here are always kind and courteous. This location is a great option for an outdoor style picnic lunch as well. When I'm having a particularly tough work day, I w ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
4719 Clinton Blvd Jackson, MS 39209I wanted over 10 minutes for two cups of ice
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
4344 Sonic Drive Newcastle, OK 73065Fast food and service
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1919 W Deer Valley Rd Phoenix, AZ 85027I Might Have Come On a Good Day . My Experience Was So Good Just Now Im Writing Review Still in The Parking Lot . The Lady We Placed an Order With Had Great Customer Serv ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1618 Franklin Rd Brentwood, TN 37027Very caring staff. The young lady went out of her way to come out after my order was placed to be sure that it was absolutely correct before they made it. Yummy tator tot ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1706 N Broadway St Poteau, OK 74953Always good food
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Ice Cream Shop, Chicken Restaurant
5656 S Farm Rd 157 Springfield, MO 65810This location has good food quality. Their technology for payment systems, microphones, speakers, and more is lacking a needed upgrade because it seems the service can't ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
5700 E St Charles Rd Columbia, MO 65202The head owner of this sonic needs to drug test every single one of these workers they all acted like they were on something a major delay in talking and missing stuff i ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
407 W Main St West Frankfort, IL 62896Need to fix the screens but the food was ok
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
708 W Main St Lyons, KS 67554The food came out fast and tasted great.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
730 Noble St Anniston, AL 36201I had a delicious vanilla shake with grape syrup added! They added the correct amount for a nice purple color and wonderful grape flavor. Parking: Plenty of parking sp ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
7230 Nolensville Rd Nolensville, TN 37135Happy Hour need I say more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
401 Hillsboro Rd Franklin, TN 37064Virtually nothing for vegetarians
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
4904 E Admiral Pl Tulsa, OK 74115Avoid this place like the plague. I didnt realize that it took over 30 minutes to put a hot dog and tater tots into a bag. I was the only person there and then 6+ cars pu ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3015 Northwest Expy Oklahoma City, OK 73112Everyone seemed to be having a bad day
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
4807 3rd Ave Kearney, NE 68845I liked this place and I enjoyed taking all 6 of my device friends there and when I come back I want to ENJOY WEARING DIAPERS WITH ERIN PUHALLA
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1901 E Langsford Rd Lees Summit, MO 64063Good ice cream
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
5151 W Peoria Ave Glendale, AZ 85302Always a nice change of pace
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
120 SE 29th St Oklahoma City, OK 73129Friendly sevice
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1015 E 23rd St Lawrence, KS 66046Sonic is an excellent dining experience unless the touch screen is acting janky which probably happens more than it should
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1996 E Napoleon St Sulphur, LA 70663By far one of the best experiences I've had at this location, CarHop was amazing and super pretty too and the drink, absolutely delicious! Definitely going back for more.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
10440 Grand Ave Franklin Park, IL 60131Three items were not available: Blackout Slush Float & both Crispy Tender Wraps. Boo! Disappointing! Instead got a Slushie with Nerds & Corn Dog. Delish.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1414 The Blvd Rayne, LA 70578My waitress was very attentive,,Just loved her!
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3701 Mall View Rd Bakersfield, CA 93306Quick bite.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1001 N U.S. 71 Mena, AR 71953I ordered 2 floats; a coke float and a root beer float. The girl with the long blonde hair came out and brought the floats and told me it was $9+change. I handed her $20. ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2303 US-67 Pocahontas, AR 72455Great Food
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
614 James M Campbell Blvd S Columbia, TN 38401Great food friendly staff
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1505 Murfreesboro Rd Franklin, TN 37067Husband and I order ed banana shake nooo good all it was whipped cream no bananas like it use to be had to return it its no longer authentic and cherry limeade was so so ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
9696 US-64 Arlington, TN 38002Best quick burger around!
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant
208 B, 208 Wilson Pike Cir Brentwood, TN 37027The sonic milkshake had more calories then 3 mcdonalds hamburgers, this is insane. I feel more obese being near the place. Vegetarian options: Poor vegetation options
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2299 Dick Pond Rd Surfside Beach, SC 29575Does not exist. Terrible service.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1091 Broad St Sumter, SC 29150Awesome
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3910 Gallatin Pike Nashville, TN 37216Great place to go if you want to wear your shake. Lids never on tight always over flowing always a horrible mess. Do not eat in your car! Which is ironic isn't it!?!?!
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
6250 Heber Springs Rd W Quitman, AR 72131Tbh im not best to rate sonics because I not biggest fan of their food . I do enjoy ice creams
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
805 Diers Ave Grand Island, NE 68803Honestly if I had a choice to put 0 stars I would, The customers service was bad, at first the employee Angela was saying she couldnt hear us but it was also raining and ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Hamburger Restaurant, Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant
210 Charlotte Hwy Asheville, NC 28803This location is closed, please remove from maps thanks Food : 1/5 | Service : 1/5 | Atmosphere : 1/5 More
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
808 E Liberty St Mexico, MO 65265Always e great experience.
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant
7640 N May Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73116Can't get an order, right and the food was junk
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1405 Barry St Oxford, AL 36203Coke dis not taste like coke and I received cold fries
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2323 NW Hwy 7 Blue Springs, MO 64014Got my entire order wrong and got a attitude when asked to fix the order
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
2344 Goodman Rd W Horn Lake, MS 38637Ordered a real strawberry slush it was nothing but ice. I took it back and ut came out immediately but i received strawberry juice. It wasn't even a slush anymore nor was ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1592 North Pkwy Jackson, TN 38301Service was decent and the order was served correctly but not made correctly. Two of the three variations of wraps I ordered had little to no lettuce and one had so much ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
key Shpg Ctr, 2489 Lakeway Dr Russell Springs, KY 42642Cuz I wasn't there
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3107 Frederica St Owensboro, KY 42301I am very upset about what I heard the other day. This location had to let go several of there team members go because the corporate changed there hiring practices. These ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
1400 Debbie Ln Arlington, TX 76002Bro!??? If I ask for a fresh burger thats exactly what I mean! Especially if Im paying almost $6 dollars for one!!! Yall will throw anything out the window
Sonic Drive-In
Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
9102 TN-20 Summertown, TN 38483Weve always ate the chili cheese fries from here and they were always good. Tonight we ordered them and they were to spicy. My two grandkids cried on how hot they were an ... more
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3505 Monroe Hwy Pineville, LA 71360Fish in my fish sandwich was overcooked.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
3450 SE Maricamp Rd Ocala, FL 34471Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
120 U. S. Hwy 71 Alma, AR 72921Always good food.
Sonic Drive-In
Miscellaneous, Chicken Restaurant, Hamburger Restaurant
748 E McDowell Rd Phoenix, AZ 85006Too much $ for a foot long hotdog a cherry Dr pepper
