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Katie Butler
Apr 10, 2026
The onion rings are not good. More on that below. Everything else is 10/10.
Sonic is having a MOMENT. The Smashers are among the BEST fast-food or fast-casual burgers. The “limited time” menu is not only seasonally appropriate, it’s culturally relevant. And my GOODNESS those pickle fries. #bringbackthepicklefries
There’s a team of young folks that work at this location that will do their utmost to earn a tip. Very sweet kids. It seems like a well managed store.
The onion rings, though. They have SO MUCH potential. The breading is that perfect crunchy panko texture. The onion is cooked. But when you bite it, you get a strong essence of maple syrup. Maybe it’s fried in the same oil as French toast sticks? Maybe they salt the onion rings right next to where they drizzle syrup on the pancakes? I can’t imagine that anyone would intentionally mix onion rings with Vermont’s finest. Whatever happens in the kitchen, getting a big whiff of syrup when you expect a salty, umami, crunchy golden O is not appetizing.
Luckily my order included some groovy fries, so with my double Smasher, I had a full meal without the onion rings.
And Sonic HQ, y’all gotta have your people communicate proactively about withholding ketchup. We don’t expect for restaurants to waste their money on unused condiments in this economy. We do except, after a lifetime of conditioning of ketchup being served alongside our tots and fries by default, to receive said ketchup without needing to request it now. If you want to give away less ketchup, try giving people the opportunity to deny when asked if they would like ketchup with their meal. The groovy fries are a ketchup delivery mechanism, and if I don’t get ketchup with them, it might just break me.
In conclusion, pickle fries.