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| - I can't imagine making it through a hot summer without my Route 44 Diet Cherry Limeades to keep me cool, so I'm a frequent visitor to the Sonic Drive-In back home. While visiting Phoenix over the July 4th week, this Sonic, on the North side of E. McDowell between N. 48th and N. 51st, became my go-to drink restaurant of choice.
What is unique about this particular Sonic is that there is a drive through, but no drive through window. Feel free to ponder this for a moment or two. There is a menu and a speaker where you can order whatever you like, and then you pull forward to... a solid wall on the side of the building. No window to hand them your cash, and - most distressing of all - no window where they can hand me my humongous frosty beverage. Well, okay, I did eventually receive my beverage as one of their servers walked out the front door and handed it to me where I tentatively pulled up to the edge of the curb. Now, I know what you're thinking - Sonic is basically a drive up restaurant where they park and bring your food TO YOU, so why would I insist on driving through? None of your beeswax, buster, I just do.
In addition to driving up and parking to order, there are plenty of outdoor tables, most with shade, where you can also sit, order, and enjoy your food or beverages.
So, do whatever your little heart desires: park and sit in your car, park and sit at the tables, or order at the drive through and act really confused when you can't find the drive through window. Just make sure you try the cherry limeade - trust me on this one.
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