Sweet3DIrish t1_jee01dp wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:58 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The Sonic in Manchester is going downhill fast by TEKC0R

Sonics around here suck. In the Midwest and the south they are great.

Jawaka99 t1_jeek6w8 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:20 PM

Same restaurant. the only difference is the workers.

Sweet3DIrish t1_jegdhwx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:35 PM

Management is a huge part of it.

But I will say in general fast food workers in the northeast are slower than in the south, and that’s for pretty much every restaurant, most notably at chick-fil-a and sonic.

BronzedAppleFritter t1_jeen1h0 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:42 PM

I've been to two Sonics in Michigan and one in Illinois, they have the same food as the ones in CT. It's that extra greasy fast food like they have at Rally's/Checkers. It's a gross restaurant no matter where you are.

Sweet3DIrish t1_jegdrwf wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:37 PM

You don’t do slushes do you?

Sonic happy hour is the best promo going in fast food.

Also their popcorn chicken is pretty damn good. Out of the cheaper fast food options, they are better than most if (and it’s a big if) you have the right management who can train their employees.

BronzedAppleFritter t1_jegei1z wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:42 PM

None of that really speaks to why I don't like it, except what you said about the popcorn chicken. But nearly every chain has something like that, something that's pretty good. Sonic's food tastes extra processed and greasy overall. It's much more Midwestern/Southern than Northeastern/New England, from the food quality to the overall experience.

I like fast food, I like sugary drinks occasionally. But I don't need a giant cherry limeade slush or something, a can of Coke is plenty.

Sweet3DIrish t1_jegh5sv wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:00 PM

I hope you also say you hate McDonalds then. Their food is probably the worst of the traditional burger places (no place will be as horribly processed as Taco Bell, who made their own category of food).

BronzedAppleFritter t1_jegi5l4 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:07 PM

McDonald's doesn't have that weird slimy and greasy thing going on with its food that places like Checkers/Rally's and Sonic do. I don't love McDonald's but I can count on it to not be a sloppy, bad-tasting mess like Sonic if I eat it. Maybe it's just the consistency or familiarity, but McDonald's isn't actively off-putting to me like Sonic.