Sonic Drive-In

They've been around for a long time, but the first time I heard about Sonic was a few years back on TV when they started airing several of their commercials. I was wondering what and where the hell is a Sonic Drive-In. So I checked their website and I was trying to find the nearest one. There were none around here and the nearest ones at the time were down in Bakersfield, a four and a half hour drive.

A couple of years back, my friend and I would frequently take 50 minute trips up to Yuba City to visit a friend of ours. When I was up there one time, we were driving around and lo and behold I found a Sonic! I was surprised to see one and we decided to pull into the place and experience it firsthand. We pulled into one of the many covered parking spots with it's own menu boards, pushed the red button, ordered our food and about a few minutes later watched a carhop deliver our food on roller skates. It was pretty cool eating our meal in the car since that was the whole idea. The food was awesome, especially the tater tots. Plus, they give you little mints. =P

For the next couple of years, I would frequent Sonic at least once a month since it was a bit of a drive. Other Sonics were opening up and down California, but none still haven't opened in the Sacramento area. A new location in Woodland is about ready to open and that was good news, but what really got me excited was that I saw a "coming soon" sign right across the street from the Natomas Marketplace with the Wal-Mart and near where they're putting in that new Promenade at Natomas shopping center with the Target and the Sam's Club. I'm finally gonna have one near me! Woohoo! It'll be awhile before it opens, but it should be worth the wait.