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| - As the stepping stone between fast food restaurants and drive throughs, drive-in diners are undoubtedly iconic of the early 1920s where people drove up in their cars, parked in little mini stations, ordered food from a menu, and had their items delivered by waitresses on roller blades. Fun, quirky, and super rare, I was more than excited to try out Sonic, one of the few (if not only) restaurants that still utilize this neat system.
The menu itself is quite extensive, offering what you would normally expect from a fast food restaurant except there are a ton of options for drinks that include lemonades, teas, sodas, and milkshakes. Entrees are typical like burgers, hot dogs, and chicken sandwiches.
Because this isn't the 1900s, it did feel a bit strange to eat in your car and not as fun as I thought it would be. It was just normal, I suppose. Food was brought out in a measly paper bag and that was about it--just like any normal fast food order. While the waitress wasn't wearing a cool uniform by any means, I did enjoy seeing her roller blade out. Other than that though, it was a pretty underwhelming experience over all.
And on top of the disappointing dining atmosphere, the food was absolutely abysmal. I got the grilled chicken sandwich on a ciabatta bun with Caeser dressing and a side of tater tots as well as a sweet iced tea. The sandwich was decently sized and while the vegetables were fresh, the chicken was strangely stringy around the edges and the cheese was disgustingly oily and greasy. I could barely finish a third of my sandwich before my stomach started to roll from all the grease, forcing me to forgo the rest. The tater tots, while crispy, were vastly under-seasoned, and the sweet tea itself tasted like sugar water. Where was the tea?
Sonic is most certainly cheap and the whole drive-in diner is a super cool concept. But since this is the 21st century, perhaps eating in your car isn't really that amazing and with food so mediocre, what makes Sonic stand out from the HUNDREDS of fast food restaurants around?
Positively nothing.
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