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Sonic Drive-In — Restaurant in Lexington

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Sonic Drive-In
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Fast-food burger & fries joint with an old-school feel, including retro drive-in service.
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2547 Richmond Rd #1528, Lexington, KY 40509
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Viva Mexico - Lexington, KY
2573 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
Taj India Restaurant
154 Patchen Dr #68, Lexington, KY 40517
El PATIO
2628 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
Healthy Vibes Lex
2573 Richmond Rd STE 385, Lexington, KY 40509
Columbia Steak House
2750 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
Sir Pizza of Kentucky
2604 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
Michikusa Japanese Restaurant
125 Codell Dr #128, Lexington, KY 40509
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2601 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
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2753 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
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Sonic Drive-In

2633 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
3.5(689)
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Fast-food burger & fries joint with an old-school feel, including retro drive-in service.

attractions: , restaurants: Archa Nine Thai Kitchen | Old Todds Road, Miyako Sushi & Grill, Shamrock Bar & Grille, Viva Mexico - Lexington, KY, Taj India Restaurant, El PATIO, Healthy Vibes Lex, Columbia Steak House, Sir Pizza of Kentucky, Michikusa Japanese Restaurant
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Phone
(859) 268-7693
Website
sonicdrivein.com

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Nearby restaurants of Sonic Drive-In

Archa Nine Thai Kitchen | Old Todds Road

Miyako Sushi & Grill

Shamrock Bar & Grille

Viva Mexico - Lexington, KY

Taj India Restaurant

El PATIO

Healthy Vibes Lex

Columbia Steak House

Sir Pizza of Kentucky

Michikusa Japanese Restaurant

Archa Nine Thai Kitchen | Old Todds Road

Archa Nine Thai Kitchen | Old Todds Road

4.5

(507)

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Miyako Sushi & Grill

Miyako Sushi & Grill

4.4

(692)

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Shamrock Bar & Grille

Shamrock Bar & Grille

4.6

(609)

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Viva Mexico - Lexington, KY

Viva Mexico - Lexington, KY

4.7

(153)

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Reviews of Sonic Drive-In

3.5
(689)
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1.0
25w

This Richmond rd location is the worst Sonic location I've been to, and tonight marks the last time I give them a chance. Me and my wife really like the Sweet tea with Raspberry and Peach flavors added in. The price for this in RT 44 size is close to $8 which is quite ridiculous, but thats not the complaint because I know that ahead of time.

Out of the last 4 times I drove there to get our Teas, 3 of those times we were informed they didnt have any Tea made and wouldn't be making anymore, so we left with nothing. This last time about an hr ago, they actually had tea, but neither of them tasted like there was any flavor added to them. One of them had a red tint as if it had at least some flavor added, but the other didnt even have a red tint.

When I informed the worker over the speaker that neither tea tasted like it had enough flavor added, the worker told me they asked who made them and both teas had 4 squirts each of flavor. I told them that it didnt taste like it and I was then told that the manager said if I wanted more flavor then id have to pay extra for extra flavor.

The fact this location even has 3.5 stars at the time of writing this review is astonishing to me, because im only mentioning the final straw for me, but occasionally I do order food here and its always terrible as well. The workers here in general are not very customer service oriented, the tater tots are always cold and soggy, along with the popcorn chicken. Its the reason I stopped ordering food here and only occasionally come back when im craving that sweet tea, but now I won't even give them that business.

I didn't mention that the $8 I pay for those 2 teas, is only because I order through the app and get 1/2 price drinks, which the discount doesnt include the flavors. Without the app or happy hr price it would be close to $12. In what world does sonic think thats an appropriate price for 2 teas with a bit of flavor? $8 is wild enough, but $12 at regular price? Insanity. So when I do break down and decide I want one bad enough to pay $4, it would be nice if it actually tasted good and made correctly and I wasn't brushed off as if im just trying to get something for free.

Believe all of these 1 star reviews, do yourself a favor, and anytime you think you might want to visit this location, just have the closest person slap you. You'll end up being just as...

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1.0
2y

The employees tried to rip me off. I ordered a burger combo and I added an order of chedr poppers. Without clarifying the cashier substituted my tots for poppers. I corrected her and said no I want tots with the order and add poppers to the order. She said she would fix. She charged me $20 but I didn't quite hear what she said. I paid and she asked me if I wanted my receipt. I said yes and she instantly caught an attitude. After I got the receipt I saw why. Instead of fixing the order she just charged individually for everything in the combo. I told her this wasn't right and immediately another girl jumped in and said everything will be in the bag and the price would've been the same either way. I said no and we went back and forth for a while. They eventually just have me extra food to shut me up. Either the girls on the 6pm shift at the Richmond Rd Sonic are running scams or none of them know how to work the register. And all of their attitudes are terrible. And I know it was either a scam or they don't know how to work the register because they gave me extra food to move me along but nobody was behind me or in front of me. What's the rush? Either way I won't be going back to that one. I don't like slick mouth double talkers with attitude when I'm the one that's right and I'm the one paying....

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4y

I went to this location on 5/23/21 & ordered food totaling $47.20. I waited an hour & when the food came out, the hotdogs were the wrong ones. I asked her to send it back and give me the correct ones. After the lady took the hotdogs back I realized the rest of the food was cold as if it was sitting there for the past hour instead of it coming to me. I took the food back up there & ask for a refund since it had already been over an hour & I didn’t want to wait another hour to remake the food. The manager said he gave me a refund & everything was good on his end, but the refund receipt printer was not working so I could not get a receipt for the refund & he had to keep the original for his records. I waited five business days for the refund & nothing happened. When I called asking where the refund is he told me it would take 7 to 10 business days & refused to reissue my refund. It has now been 10 business days & still no refund. I called corporate at the 5 day mark & again today & still nothing. They literally took almost $50 from me, gave me nothing in return, and refuse to give me the refund I was promised the day of the incident. This location is owned by a thief and I will be filing a...

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Kelle PressleyKelle Pressley
This location has to be the absolute worst eating establishment I have EVER patronized in my life! They had major problems taking our order. The waiter came out 3 (three) times to verify what she heard over the p.a. system. Once we got past that, and our order was confirmed, we watched as the food arrived. We just knew it would be correct. BUT IT WASN'T. AND the young waitress had the nerves to be completely dismissive of the fact that she acknowledged the order was wrong. My drink didn't arrive. She came to me and asked ,"Exactly, what is an Arnold Palmer.?" Whew! Y'all look at my sandwich below. I had to capture such an abismal approach to a chicken breast sandwich. If the manager didn't come out as requested to rectify this mess, I would have asked for my money back. I would never ever eat there again. Worst service available.
Toxic PlatypusToxic Platypus
It only took 3 or 4 visits to different Sonic locations around the area to find one that still had the required ingredients to make Cheesecake Blasts, but this was the one that finally did. That's worth five stars to me, anyway. Might have spent my last $10 and change on two smalls (one for me, one for the friend who told me they existed), but I'm gonna say they were well worth it. Edit [April 2022]: I've since moved to a whole other state, haven't been to a Sonic in months at this point, and I would probably commit an actual murder for a Cheesecake Blast by now (but y'know, only if I knew I wouldn't be caught and have to spend a decade or two in prison, where they are even less likely to provide me with Cheesecake Blasts).
Lilith TepesLilith Tepes
They normally never put nerds in my drinks when I asked for them and then today when I finally got it right the manager or whoever it was decide to give me an attitude and was like oh well they think to the bottom of the cup no, I know the difference between candy being in my drink and not being in my drink And normally I wouldn’t even leave a one star review and be petty like this, but since they wanna be petty, I’m hoping that Corporate sees this seeing how it’s already a two star establishment they probably should not be giving anybody an attitude
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This location has to be the absolute worst eating establishment I have EVER patronized in my life! They had major problems taking our order. The waiter came out 3 (three) times to verify what she heard over the p.a. system. Once we got past that, and our order was confirmed, we watched as the food arrived. We just knew it would be correct. BUT IT WASN'T. AND the young waitress had the nerves to be completely dismissive of the fact that she acknowledged the order was wrong. My drink didn't arrive. She came to me and asked ,"Exactly, what is an Arnold Palmer.?" Whew! Y'all look at my sandwich below. I had to capture such an abismal approach to a chicken breast sandwich. If the manager didn't come out as requested to rectify this mess, I would have asked for my money back. I would never ever eat there again. Worst service available.
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It only took 3 or 4 visits to different Sonic locations around the area to find one that still had the required ingredients to make Cheesecake Blasts, but this was the one that finally did. That's worth five stars to me, anyway. Might have spent my last $10 and change on two smalls (one for me, one for the friend who told me they existed), but I'm gonna say they were well worth it. Edit [April 2022]: I've since moved to a whole other state, haven't been to a Sonic in months at this point, and I would probably commit an actual murder for a Cheesecake Blast by now (but y'know, only if I knew I wouldn't be caught and have to spend a decade or two in prison, where they are even less likely to provide me with Cheesecake Blasts).
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They normally never put nerds in my drinks when I asked for them and then today when I finally got it right the manager or whoever it was decide to give me an attitude and was like oh well they think to the bottom of the cup no, I know the difference between candy being in my drink and not being in my drink And normally I wouldn’t even leave a one star review and be petty like this, but since they wanna be petty, I’m hoping that Corporate sees this seeing how it’s already a two star establishment they probably should not be giving anybody an attitude
Lilith Tepes

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