Sonic madness

[hammersavage]

So here is the scene for anyone not in the area, which is 99% of you.

A Sonic has recently opened up on a major highway in the Northern New Jersey area. It has attracted quite a line.


Now when I say line, I mean a line of cars that was 30-40 deep when I passed at almost 1am last night. At 6pm one evening when I passed, it stretched down the highway. There is always at least one cop car on patrol directing traffic.



What the fuck is wrong with these assholes? They wait for hours for FAST FOOD!!!!! And I had it when I was in Kansas City. You know what it tasted like? Fast food, and not even great fast food. Decent but nothing remotely special. And then we have to waste a cop to direct these tasteless dolts.

Yet these morons, because they have seen advertisements for it but could never buy it, wait the day away to give their money for sub par food. And its not just Jersey morons, this happens in quite a few places.


Can anyone explain it to me?

[lleeder]

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[boonanas]

Which one are you talking about? I've seen two new Sonics in the area, one on 46 east and 17 north, each of them is always packed and with several COPS on duty. I couldn't fucking believe that they have a cop out there at Sonic directing traffic.

[Foster]

...I just gassed up my car, whats the address...WHATS THE ADDRESS!!!!

[HBox]

One opened by me 2 weeks ago. It only required police to direct traffic for a couple days but it is still backed up into an adjacent parking lot up until now. I went this weekend around 9 one night and the wait wasn't too bad. The food was incredibly average. I had a cherry limeaid that was fantastic though. I can't see myself going back for anything other than drinks or ice cream. And I wouldn't even go back for that much seeing how bad the line is during the day.

[hammersavage]

Which one are you talking about? I've seen two new Sonics in the area, one on 46 east and 17 north, each of them is always packed and with several COPS on duty. I couldn't fucking believe that they have a cop out there at Sonic directing traffic.

I pass the one on 46 regularly. And I want to fire bomb it every time.

[led37zep]

Its those damn commercials. I was in Vegas last week and my producer (who never eats fast food) and I drove by a Sonic and she let the entire car know "Oh! We've got to go there...my kids are dying to try it"


Bleck.

Which really makes no sense when you live in the home state of In-N-Out.

[lleeder]

this thread made me send a email inquiring about a franchise opportunity

[Foster]

Its those damn commercials. I was in Vegas last week and my producer (who never eats fast food) and I drove by a Sonic and she let the entire car know "Oh! We've got to go there...my kids are dying to try it"


Bleck.

Which really makes no sense when you live in the home state of In-N-Out.

In-N-Out rules!

[hammersavage]

this thread made me send a email inquiring about a franchise opportunity

I don't know what the percentages are for a Sonic franchise manager, but this mother fucker has to be ROLLING

[johnniehardrock]

I drive by the one on 17 all the time and the traffic is fucking nuts. I do not understand waiting for a fast food burger and a shake served by a teenager on rollerskates.

[Coach_Mac]

You're right about it being the commercials. I grew up in Texas with a Sonic on every corner and it's very average fast food- possibly below average. Then when I lived in NY for a year there were none up there but the commercials still aired so I think everyone just wants to find out if they've been missing anything. Turns out, they havn't.

[underdog]

Krispy Kreme had the same lines when they opened up in Mass and RI. People would wait 2-3 hours for a donut.

They closed all the stores up here within two years of opening.

[Foster]

Krispy Kreme had the same lines when they opened up in Mass and RI. People would wait 2-3 hours for a donut.

They closed all the stores up here within two years of opening.

Krispy Kreme had great donuts, but thats all they had
the only beverage they served was coffee, no tea or anything else

[led37zep]

I do not understand waiting for a fast food burger and a shake served by a teenager on rollerskates.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/familyguy/images/d/d1/Herbert.JPG
I doooooooooo

[TheMojoPin]

I gotta give Sonic credit for knocking it out of the park with their ad campaigns. I've never passed one on a roadtrip where the other people in the car demand to stop there, and I'm usually one of them even though every time has ended with a letdown (except if I get their breakfast burritos).

[TheGameHHH]

I've never been but that Sonic on 46 is hoppin every time I pass by, complete with the cop directing traffic. Is that the one youre talking about hammer?

It gets so crazy that I see people update their facebook status annoucing a Sonic trip.

[~Katja~]

We have one in Easton I still have not visited I have never been to one.
When they opened not that long ago the lines were just as long. Insanity!

[PapaBear]

Their burgers are OK for fast food. The best thing going for the burgers are fresher veggies than something like McDonalds. And of course... They gots the tots!

I'm hoping my daughter can get a job there. Car hops get tips.

[jennysmurf]

I guess I could understand going for the sake of curiosity, but like everybody else has said here, the food is just okay. I can't imagine alot of repeat business. We always had one where I grew up, and it's not anything special. I wonder how long it will last?

[Coach_Mac]

Their burgers are OK for fast food. The best thing going for the burgers are fresher veggies than something like McDonalds. And of course... They gots the tots!

I'm hoping my daughter can get a job there. Car hops get tips.

You bring up an interesting point. I have been going to Sonic since I could drive (13 years) and I still to this day am unsure whether or not to tip. I'll usually tell them to keep the coins if I pay cash but is that too little? And now they have the credit card pay at the menu so what do you do then?

[PapaBear]

You bring up an interesting point. I have been going to Sonic since I could drive (13 years) and I still to this day am unsure whether or not to tip. I'll usually tell them to keep the coins if I pay cash but is that too little? And now they have the credit card pay at the menu so what do you do then?
I have no idea. I just found out about it because a coworker of mine has a cousin that works as one. She said she makes pretty good money for a fast food job. I'd imagine the skating ones make a bit more than the non skaters, but that's just speculation on my part.

[instrument]

I've only had sonic twice, their burgers are a lot better then getting a double from mc donalds/burger king etc.

In fact in jersey where I lived it would be the best option for a double, fast food wise anyway.

Unless their are some new options around that weren't there before, like five guys or andys.

[silks]

People are maniacs. All for lousy fast food...

<a href="http://www.northjersey.com/breakingnews/sonic0714.html">Traffic cop injured at Sonic drive-in </a>

[King Hippos Bandaid]

5 years of marketing cool and new ideas with the added insult of no Sonic in driving distance makes it appealing


the food is a let down,, I am usually at Sonic at 7 730 am , so no lines for me

plus the outside areas and eating is cool for teens with cars, they can loiter and waste time there and get some average grub

[Marc with a c]

i went to one in florida for some of those gay drinks and was highly disappointed, didn't try the food mostly becase fast food is gross.

[PhishHead]

The only thing you are supposed to get at Sonic is Cherry Limeade because it is the only thing good there.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

The only thing you are supposed to get at Sonic is Cherry Limeade because it is the only thing good there.


somewhat agreed

I will eat a corndog anytime from any place that will serve it


Who doesn't like phallic shape meat on a stick

[PhishHead]

somewhat agreed

I will eat a corndog anytime from any place that will serve it


Who doesn't like phallic shape meat on a stick

This answer does not surprise me.

are they kosher??

[King Hippos Bandaid]

This answer does not surprise me.

are they kosher??


hopefully not, I like to be ashamed when I eat my meat

[TheMojoPin]

Trust me, get the breakfast burrito.

[PhishHead]

Trust me, get the breakfast burrito.

what do you know about food you hate french fries!!

[TheMojoPin]

what do you know about food you hate french fries!!

I like good french fries. Fries from fast food places not Five Guys or In & Out Burger do not qualify.

[PhishHead]

I like good french fries. Fries from fast food places not Five Guys or In & Out Burger do not qualify.

i believe you said in-n-out fries sucked!

[hammersavage]

i believe you said in-n-out fries sucked!

Flip flop! Flip flop!

[TheMojoPin]

i believe you said in-n-out fries sucked!

Compared to Five Guys they do, but compared to everything else they're fine.

[PhishHead]

Compared to Five Guys they do, but compared to everything else they're fine.

NO THEY DON'T!!! You are absolutely crazy!!

You have to get in-n-out burgers and ask for well done!

[topless_mike]

Sonic is fucking terrible.
I've had it once, and it was a brand new place.

Maybe it was the rookie factor. Maybe i'll give it another shot.

[TheMojoPin]

I know of what I speak.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Mojo likes to drive to Mcdonalds, pick up french fries, then eat them in the car
while listening to a Sox game


we are all on to you

[PhishHead]

Mojo likes to drive to Mcdonalds, pick up french fries, then eat them in the car
while listening to a Sox game


we are all on to you

he cries too the tears make the fries soggy.

[TheMojoPin]

I am actually going to go to McD's today for the first time in a long time to get me some of them $.60 cheeseburgers.

[PhishHead]

I am actually going to go to McD's today for the first time in a long time to get me some of them $.60 cheeseburgers.

see!! how can anyone ever listen to you about food!!

[A.J.]

I like good french fries. Fries from fast food places not Five Guys or In & Out Burger do not qualify.

QFT.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I am actually going to go to McD's today for the first time in a long time to get me some of them $.60 cheeseburgers.



is that a Chi Town or National promo, I havent had a mickey d burger in ages

60 cent burgers may do the trick

[TheMojoPin]

I think it's national.

[TheMojoPin]

see!! how can anyone ever listen to you about food!!

A cheeseburger for $.60? I'm broke as a joke, son. That'll feed me for a few days.

[PhishHead]

A cheeseburger for $.60? I'm broke as a joke, son. That'll feed me for a few days.

but its mcdonalds! You could buy chopped meat from the supermarket for $4 for 2 pounds (during a sale) and some rolls for $2 and make it yourself.

[Marc with a c]

leftover mcdonalds makes me ill thinking of it.

boo on mojo.

[TheMojoPin]

but its mcdonalds! You could buy chopped meat from the supermarket for $4 for 2 pounds (during a sale) and some rolls for $2 and make it yourself.

No grill.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I think it's national.



nice its time to buy 6 burgers and eat them in shame, maybe I will rehash some repressed memories while eating the left over minced onions that fell on the wrapper

[PhishHead]

No grill.

dude you have a skillet and a stove I am sure.

Come on man, crap come over to my place and I will cook for you anything is better than you eating mcdonalds.

[TheMojoPin]

dude you have a skillet and a stove I am sure.

Come on man, crap come over to my place and I will cook for you anything is better than you eating mcdonalds.

Thank you, sir, for taking pity on this poor, filthy street urchin.

[PhishHead]

Thank you, sir, for taking pity on this poor, filthy street urchin.

anytime...just don't eat mcdonalds please.

[TheMojoPin]

But it's so cheap!

[Contra]

When I was in north jersey a couple weeks ago for my grandfather's funeral all my cousins told me about the sonics craziness on 46. What idiots! That reminds me, I need to make it back out to Five Guys!

[drusilla]

it's all about the texas toast & sonic blasts!

there's one in kingston, ny so we stopped by on our way home last weekend. it just opened two months ago & was busy, but very fast & we really didn't have to wait to find a spot. sooo good. but it probably wasn't very busy cause it's in the absolute middle of nowhere.

my friends waited on line for 45 minutes at the one on rt 17 a few days after it opened. i have no idea what made them go with a crowd like that.

another friend was living in tucson recently & said when the in-n-out burger opened there it caused mass hysteria. i'm sure it was worth it though cause those burgers are mighty delicious.

[hammersavage]

That reminds me, I need to make it back out to Five Guys!

Had that for the first time today. I never eat fast food but I really like it. Nice tasting burger.


The Sonic on 17 had quite an incident last nite. A cop was dragged by a car who sped away in anger because he was turned away as the line was too long. You can't make that shit up.

[drusilla]

The driver that hit Lange, 23-year-old Daniel Yi of Hackensack, is charged with aggravated assault, eluding police, and driving without a license.


good job

[Fez4PrezN2008]

There's a Sonic half a block from my house and seems like every other time I've been there they are either out of something or the slushy machine's broke and the goth car hops have dirty fingernails. The other one 4 blocks away is always bright and shiny and ready to go.

[PapaBear]

There's a Sonic half a block from my house and seems like every other time I've been there they are either out of something or the slushy machine's broke and the goth car hops have dirty fingernails. The other one 4 blocks away is always bright and shiny and ready to go.
The two we have here have all very cute, very clean cut girls.

[hammersavage]

goth car hops have dirty fingernails.

Sounds perfect. They cutters?

[Fez4PrezN2008]

Sounds perfect. They cutters?
Whadda ya think the "special sauce" is ?

[9mileskid]

i did the layout on most of that rt 17 job,alot of interesting things where buried underneith the old lumber yard that was there for fifty years.
special sauce makes a joint so try the bendix diner up the street

[bigredd]

I have one about a mile from my place and I haven't been there in ages. They've been around in the South for quite a while now. I dig the Super Sonic cheeseburger, the extra long cheese coney, cheddar bites and their drinks. That said, I can and do live without it.

[The-Mexi-Cant]

Hah! I just mentioned sonic in another thread..... its just so mysterious. We have so so soooo many commercials for sonic but no sonics where I am. So I myself am just very curious about it.... it has things on the commercial that seem so much better than you average fast food joint.... but is it worth a 45 minute wait and taking up the time of a cop... fuck no. I drive out of a Burger King drive thru after about 5 minutes of waiting in the same spot.

[ozzie]

I'm trying to remember when we did NOT have a Sonic around here. Been here so long, I take them for granted. And I guess so does everyone else, because I've never seen a full parking lot at a Sonic, unless they're hosting a Car Show.

It's gotta be the "wanting something you can't have" gimmick that's pulling in the crowds, and wanting to be the first to try something new. It'll wear off.

I don't know why, but I'm always suprised when chain places like Sonic and Krispy Kreme finally hit the NorthEast, and take off the way they do. Especially chains that originated in the South.

But I guess I'm guilty of the same thing. I remember the Buddays hosting events at "Dave and Busters" in the DC area, and found myself checking their site for the nearest location. It sounded like the coolest place ever, and hoped there was one within driving distance.

We've seen the ads down here for a while now, so I would imagine if they ever opened one up within driving distance, it would have the same affect on the people in this area.

I already know that I would most likely be disappointed in the food, and wouldn't be able to stand the crowd, noise, and watching grown men fight over video games... but NOT being able to go is making me want it even more.

[hammersavage]

A line reaching the highway last night.





at 3:45 in the morning. I shit you not

[King Hippos Bandaid]

A line reaching the highway last night.





at 3:45 in the morning. I shit you not



I passed by there after work yesterday around 8 ish, too big of a line, i settled for Popeyes Chicken

it su ucked


damn u Jersey, u screwed me again

[LordJezo]

Just saw the sign over lunch, a Sonic is opening up on Rt. 22 going east right near Green Brook.

[~Katja~]

still haven't been to the Easton one, and the lines are not even long

[Skellington]

Sonic Burger aka Checkers aka OMFG GAINED 5 LBS, are all over Phoenix. Every block. We also have Whataburger, aka Christian Burger, because they wouldn't serve us because we were satanists. No joke. Then there is the mecca that is Fat Burger. Ohhhh Fat Burger.....

Getting back to the original post, NJ people that wait for gastrointestinal distress are fucking idiots.

[disneyspy]

love whattaburger

[hammersavage]

Getting back to the original post, NJ people that wait for gastrointestinal distress are fucking idiots.

a little redundant but true

[Aggie]

Sonic is just eh. I never had it until I came here in '96. I like the Real Fruit Slushes, tater tots and corn dogs. That's about it.

love whattaburger

Best fast food burger around here. By that I mean one I can get at a drive thru.

[biggirl]

Best fast food burger around here. By that I mean one I can get at a drive thru.

had one when we were in TX about 6 years ago...I thought my MIL was crazy cause she couldn't stop raving about them.

[ozzie]

Sonic Burger aka Checkers aka OMFG GAINED 5 LBS, are all over Phoenix. Every block. We also have Whataburger

Whataburger > Sonic > Checkers

[disneyspy]

Sonic is just eh. I never had it until I came here in '96. I like the Real Fruit Slushes, tater tots and corn dogs. That's about it.



Best fast food burger around here. By that I mean one I can get at a drive thru.

yes everytime i get down to there i HAVE GOT TO GO TO WHATTABURGER,we have nothing that can compare up here,fuck sonic

[west milly Tom]

I went to the sonic that just opened on 46 Monday. I waited a half hour for one drink and they got my order wrong. I drove away with nothing, irate.

[Sarge]

I went to a Sonic for the first time on Saturday. It was average at best, although the shakes are really good. The best part was that I ordered a bacon cheese burger, and a cheeseburger. After driving all the way home, I eat the cheeseburger, then open the bacon cheeseburger to find that they forgot to put the burger on the roll. I basically got a BLT on a roll, needless to say I wasn't that impressed.

[KatPw]

Sonic Burger aka Checkers aka OMFG GAINED 5 LBS, are all over Phoenix. Every block. We also have Whataburger, aka Christian Burger, because they wouldn't serve us because we were satanists. No joke. Then there is the mecca that is Fat Burger. Ohhhh Fat Burger.....

Getting back to the original post, NJ people that wait for gastrointestinal distress are fucking idiots.

How did they know you are Satanists?

[Aggie]

How did they know you are Satanists?

Yeah, and she's always saying she's Catholic. How does that work?

[NickyL0885]

Sonic is ok. Checkers is where its at. Great fries, good burgers. Even the chili is good.

[Tall_James]

Krispy Kreme had the same lines when they opened up in Mass and RI. People would wait 2-3 hours for a donut.

They closed all the stores up here within two years of opening.

There's one by me in Dedham that died in a year.