Sonic Drive-In

4436 Hard Scrabble Rd, Columbia
(803) 419-7443

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keonm139

Drive through Time was fast! On my first trip, I had an "ice issue" with my Strawberry Lemonade (I received ULTRA ice when I specifically asked for "Light ice"). I went back to Sonic on the second trip, and an employee named "Caleb" /"Kaleb" made it better by providing me a new lemonade and great customer service (lack of negative attitude and apologies, even though he wasn't the one who created my drink in the first place). Overall, the food and service were good, I would visit this Sonic again. šŸ‘Œ

MIA MOORE

DON'T GO HERE unless you are starving. Also i have them TWO STARS but everytime i post it automatically gives 5 stars. Food was hot so they get two stars but the quality was trash. Not sure what kind of meat are the chicken tenders as they are always shribbled up in a ball like form. No more southwest sauce for the onion rings, no suggestions when I said I wanted a good mix flavor with sprite on top. There was only me and 1 other car and I was instructed to pull up. I was so hungry from running errands I forgot how bad this location Food is. I gave my tenders to our dog who have it 5 stars of course.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Sonic Blasts

Tim

The food is good but the service is wonderful. Hannah put a smile on my face and was super polite!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kay Bee

I come to sonic 2timrs per week because I work on hardscrabble . I ordered on the mobile app at 9:10 food was supposed to be ready at 9:17. Im leaving sonic at 9:27 now arriving late to work . For a small chicken bite and a wrap that was entirely too long and a major inconvenience this morning . Do better

Service: 1

Kasino PG

Management was rude and overwhelmed started a argument with customers and his team just because he was in a bad mood I really wanted to asks for my money back that’s was a bad look on sonics today when I just moved to the area

ThuHa Knuffke

The food was old. Corndog old and floppy and fries also old and floppy like they been sitting under the heat lamp for a while. Burger was blah. $28 down the drain. Never again.

Wichita Small (Chi- Chi)

Morgan was professional and courteous

Mister Jay

Quick drive thru during rush traffic. Food fresh and hot. Drinks properly portioned with ice.

Monica Burnett

Staff is always friendly and takes a moment to flash a smile. Kindness takes just a second.

J Charice Salahuddin Ryals

Visited Hardscrabble location 3-5-25 a little after 4pm (not exactly sure what time). Drive through worker was great btw😊.

Ordered 2 chili cheese tots. One of them had so little chili I thought it had none and no cheese. After moving the tots around I could see a little chill underneath. I took my order inside to request more chili. The young lady at the counter (brown or black hair… bob cut)…looks at me like I’m crazy when I say and show her there’s barely any chili. She then says ā€œwe can’t add anymore bc we have a new chili policyā€.

I guess the chili policy didn’t go for my other order bc it was made right. Then tells me I would have to pay for a side of chili. 😳I told her I’m not paying again for what I already paid. I didn’t even get to the no cheese part!!! They probably have a new ā€œcheese policyā€ as well.šŸ™„

Normally no issues at this location. However I wanted what I paid for.
This is more about the young lady than the tots. She was dismissive. I told her SHE deserved a bad review. So here it is.

I’d really like to know what this new chili policy is! I attempted to call 4x to no avail.

Dorand Martin

BAD MEAT!!! OLD MEAT!!! RANK MEAT!!!
UPPTY FROWNING TAKE IT LIKE WE GIVE IT POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. REPORTING TO HEALTH SERVICE!!!

Izzy Jeffcoat

It was bad wrong food order I’m pissed off next time remember someone’s order and nasty smash burger

maliek fowler

I am a loyal Sonic customer and have always loved your brand, particularly the strawberry cream slush, which I often order. However, my recent visit to the Hardscrabble Road location in Columbia, SC, on January 23, 2025, between approximately 2:00 and 4:00 PM, was deeply disappointing and left me feeling disrespected and dissatisfied due to the unprofessional behavior of the manager, Jeremy.

Upon pulling into the drive-thru, I was speaking with my passenger about my order when Jeremy greeted me over the intercom, saying, ā€œHello, welcome to Sonic. My name is Jeremy. How may I take your order?ā€ Since I was still mid-sentence, I couldn’t respond immediately. Jeremy repeated himself with what felt like growing impatience. When I asked for a moment to finalize my order, he responded dismissively, ā€œWell, just say that then.ā€ His tone was unnecessarily rude and unprofessional.

I decided to go inside and speak with a manager, only to find that Jeremy was the manager. He appeared frantic and unprofessional, despite there being minimal activity in the restaurant at the time. Instead of addressing my concerns promptly, Jeremy made me wait while he played on the computer. When he finally acknowledged me, his response was dismissive, asking, ā€œWhat can I help you with?ā€

When I asked if he had been the person on the intercom, he confirmed and continued to be unhelpful and combative. I requested the number for Sonic Corporate to file a formal complaint, and his response was, ā€œIt doesn’t matter if I give you the number. All corporate is going to do is send me an email to address the situation.ā€

Jeremy continued to challenge me, questioning the purpose of my complaint and making me feel as though he was baiting me into an argument. After finally handing me a receipt with no explanation, he dismissed me with, ā€œNow you can go,ā€ as if I were being kicked out simply for voicing my concerns.

This experience was disheartening and uncalled for. No customer should be met with such hostility or lack of professionalism when raising a concern. Jeremy’s behavior reflects poorly not only on this location but also on the Sonic brand as a whole. I urge Sonic to investigate this incident and review the surveillance footage from that day to ensure that this type of behavior is addressed and corrected.

I’ve always appreciated Sonic’s service, but this encounter has made me reconsider my loyalty to the brand. I hope the corporate team will take this seriously and ensure that other customers don’t have to endure similar treatment.

Austin

As a DoorDasher I visit several sonics around the area and this one is always the best. I stopped and picked up food for myself tonight, and the service was amazing at the drive-through. I interacted with three different people, and every one of them were as kind as could be and it Was very quick service

Shameko Giles

Drive thru is the worst with who took the order. They are short patience. Today less than 10 minutes ago, I ordered 2 sonic burgers and onion rings. Got all the way home, no onion rings only French toast. Terrible order. Terrible service. The young lady at the window was nice. Never again. Sandwich cold. Tried calling the number disconnected.

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