Even though
I enjoy cooking and prefer a homemade meal, I must say that I do like fast food. Sometimes I crave it. In fact, on occasion I’ll get a taste for
something stuck in my head and can’t focus on anything else until I’ve eaten
it. I’m like my neurotic Chihuahua when
I pull out her favorite toy… gimme gimme gimme!!!!
When my
husband and I lived in Hawaii, I used to be tortured with the commercials for
Sonic. Yes, I enjoyed the local Hawaiian
fast-food-goodness of Zippy’s, and got to experience the deliciousness of Jack ‘n’
the Box (we both grew up where Ronald McDonald is king & Jack is nowhere to
be found), but the ice cream and drinks from the Sonic commercials haunted my
dreams.
Okay, that
last bit was a little dramatic, but I really did get semi-upset that I didn’t
have access to one.
When we were
moving back to the mainland, we joked that we were only going to move where
there was a Sonic. Of course, my
husband, being the intelligent and practical one in our marriage (I supply the spontaneous
excitement and goofiness), wouldn’t stick to the Sonic plan and moved us back
to where we grew up, the Chicago area.
About a year
after we moved back, a Sonic opened up about 30 miles away. It was around the street from where my
husband worked, was in a horrible location, and had long lines. I just never made it over that way since I
couldn’t justify driving all that way for fast food. And then about 2 months ago, about 2 miles from
our home, we noticed a new building going up.
A sign arrived a month later… it would be a Sonic.
And I did a
happy dance.
It opened
last weekend and the lines were ridiculous.
Again, as much as I wanted to try it, I’m not willing to sit in long
lines for fast food. However, after working
all day on July 4th and not wanting to cook, I went in search of a
quick meal. Every place was closed,
except Sonic, and since it is the holiday, there wasn’t even a line.
Jackpot.
What was eaten: Double Bacon Cheeseburger
We decided
to do the Drive Thru since we had some things we had to finish at home and
above Chihuahua along with the two Pugs were left to roam the house unsupervised. Since I had never been to one before and we
hadn’t planned on going, I had no idea what to order. I went with my old standby, a double bacon
cheeseburger. I actually ordered the
fries, but the girl rang them up as Tater Tots (she was a tad surly when I
suggested that I ordered fries) and I decided just to let it go. Who doesn’t love tater tots? Finally, I finished it off with a chocolate
sundae for dessert.
The burger
looked fantastic. I’m used to the
squished look of most fast food burgers, but it looked delicious and “just made”. As for the taste, it was pretty good. The patties weren’t juicy, but the bacon was
crisp and it was loaded with condiments.
Would it be my first choice if I am craving a burger? Probably not, but if someone suggested a trip
to Sonic, I probably wouldn’t kick up a fuss.
The tots were deliciously crisp and my fear is that it will be my new
craving – thank God they’re “open ‘til midnight or later.” The chocolate on the sundae was so fudgy… my
complaint is that there wasn’t enough of it compared to the ice cream.
What was eaten: New York Hot Dog
Just before
we left, my husband was cleaning the kitchen and accidentally dropped my celery
salt on the floor. It shattered and left
our kitchen smelling like a Chicago-style hot dog. Now we originally left to find me food and he
was only going for ice cream, but I guess he too had a craving stuck in his
head. He’s a Chicago Hot Dog connoisseur,
but I guess he felt like sauerkraut tonight and went for the New York Dog. He got a side of tots and a Double Stuff Oreo
Blast for dessert.
The hot dog
was disappointing looking – smushed and sad.
He said it didn’t taste bad, but the “sauerkraut to mustard” ratio was
all off.
Let that
sink in a little. Don’t worry, I laughed
at that too. In fact, it was why I decided
to write this blog post tonight.
He also enjoyed
the tots, and the Oreo Blast was heavenly (I got to sneak in a couple of bites). Sure, it isn’t thick like custard (our
original destination was Culvers so he could get a Concrete Mixer but they were
closed), but the mixture was good with a lot of whipped cream.
Overall, we
enjoyed our trip to Sonic. Everyone we
encountered (with the exception of the girl who took our order – I think she
really wanted to be enjoying her 4th of July instead of working) was
really happy and nice. It was incredibly
well organized and they were prepared for large crowds by having cones set up
for traffic and plenty of staff. I’m
sure we’ll be going back again.
Sonic Drive-In
1299 Torrence
Avenue
Calumet
City, IL 60409
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