Sonic Drive-In

Iowa, LA · Fast food restaurant

Rating
3.5/5
★★★★☆ 3.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Iowa
#8
of 21 restaurants
City Percentile
20%
rating percentile

Sonic Drive-In is a restaurant located in Iowa, LA. It is one of 21 restaurants listed in Iowa. Its 3.5-star rating is slightly below the Iowa city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #8 of 21 restaurants in Iowa. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Sonic Drive-In

For more than 60 years, SONIC, America’s Drive-In has built the ultimate dining experience with our drive-in restaurants and we proudly serve our guests in Iowa, LA. We did it by sticking to what made drive-ins so popular in the first place:... More

Hours

Saturday9 AM–

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Mr. LaBove · Feb 2026

Absolutely surprised by this location. No carhop service, probably due to the physical state of the coverd spaces. Next, the food.... A burnt chicken sandwich. I could taste the charred surface of the chicken. It was absolutely disgusting. The tots....soggy and oddly chewy...similar to gum almost. Next...the long wait. I was the only one in the drive thru. Really what gives. Its one thing to have a location that appears to be run down a bit. However, couple that with the slow service and horrendous state of my food speaks miles for staff, both floor and management. They only thing that was spot on was the cherry-limeade. Last.. no recipt for my purchase. ( I though it was inside the bag) To the owner. Please save your store.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 ANGELO TORRE · Dec 2025

With no cars ahead of me at 7:30 pm at night, I ordered a burger and fries. This is what Sonic does …makes burgers. Can’t screw that up….right? Wrong! With no other customers in sight, they handed me a completely uncooked burger that was ice cold. I called and the Managers only response was “ Do you want a refund?”. Not even an apology. Never going again.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Tammy Gross · Mar 2026

The food here is always fresh, but the service at this Sonic location is consistently slow. They seem to be struggling with limited staff. Hopefully, they can resolve their staffing issues soon.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 B Alvarado · Jan 2026

This location seems to only use its drive thru which is annoying because depending on the time of day depends on yoyr wait time. Seems they can only focus on one order at a time yet they still have issues with getting your order right. Definitely check your food before leaving their window. Don't feel rushed because there's a line behind you.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Britney Reeves · Oct 2025

If I could give negative stars i definitely would. The last three times I have used mobile pick up I end up getting my food 20 minutes after the estimated pick up time. Today I literally had a drink and a little snack rap and it still came out 15 minutes after my arrival time. They have one single car hop that is running all the food and there was only 2 cars in the parking lot. Do better sonic!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Services

Fast food restaurantAmerican restaurantBreakfast restaurantChicken restaurantDelivery serviceHamburger restaurantHot dog restaurantHot dog standIce cream shopRestaurant

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