Sonic Drive-In

Ya know, there's nothing better than getting food poisoning just in time for Thanksgiving and a 20 hour road trip. Thank you for that, Sonic.

Boyfriend and I were on our way to stay with a friend in Springfield before hitting the road for two days en route to Albuquerque for Thanksgiving. Monday night, halfway through our three hour trip for the day, we wanted to stop somewhere for a quick bite to eat since it was time for dinner. Our dog was along for the trip, so we needed to stop somewhere that wasn't a restaurant so he wouldn't be alone. We eyed the Panera down the street and in retrospect, we totally should have stopped there instead, but alas, we never had Sonic since there aren't any up north, so we said, what the heck. Let's try it out.

Pretty basic menu. I went for the cheeseburger and tater tots since I thought that was an interesting change of pace. Boyfriend had a chicken sandwich. They said our total and he tried putting his credit card through the machine outside, but apparently that's just for sonic member cards. Oookay. Girl rollerbladed outside, gave us our food, went back in and slid the card, and came out. Seems like a lot of work.  Also, there's no indoor area, so you either order from the drive thru or from the outside area. Weird.

My burger was just okay. Nothing special, but then what can you really expect from a fast food joint? The meat looked okay, but it definitely didn't look too fresh. I mean even Portillos has a good looking burger. This looked like it definitely had been frozen. I tried not to think about it because it's fast food and that's what you get.

On the way to my friend's, my bf started not to feel so great. His stomach hurt and he felt like he was going to throw up. I felt fine. 4am. Here we go. I sprinted to my friend's bathroom and threw up my Sonic. I threw up four more times before we left at 8am that morning. Actually we left later than we planned because I was so dead sick. My poor friend and her husband had to hear me running down the hallway every hour and her dogs were barking every time I did. Needless to say, I kept everyone up. Won't give you the rest of the details, but I had full blown food poisioning. Just in time for our 12 hour car trip for the day.

I honestly thought I would have to be hospitalized because I couldn't even keep water down. I was severely deydrated. Instead of trying some good Kansas City BBQ, I ate ice chips. All I had for 24 hours was water, ice, and two crackers. Thank God I was better by Thanksgiving. Oh and of course, my boyfriend was fine. Didn't get sick. Just me. Isn't that how it always goes? Poor boy had to drive 10 out of the 12 hours that day because I couldn't even hold my head up.

Lesson learned: Never eat Sonic again.

Ok, so looking in my previous reviews you will see that I've had some trouble with a Sonic in Texas in the past. I normally only have drinks and desserts at Sonic so I've I can't vouch for the food here. Anyways, yesterday I had a Mocha Java Chiller at this location (you know, for comparison's sake, lol) and it was the -best I've ever had- so, keep up the good work, Normal Sonic, and I will continue to partake of your delicious Java Chillers.

cherry lime aid, food runners on roller skates, tots.

it took sonic long enough to open up shop here. really glad they did.