SONIC Drive-In Coming to Grand Rapids, MI
Sunday, January 20th, 2008FRITOS® Chili Cheese Wrap, Wacky Pack® Kids’ Meals, SuperSONIC® Breakfast Burrito….Could life be any better?
For the uninitiated, SONIC is “America’s Drive-In“. From their history page: “SONIC® Drive-In Carhops have been serving up beloved American food and signature SONIC® favorites at “the speed of sound” since 1953.” Having grown up in the south, I lived on SONIC tater tots and Happy Hour Route 44 Cherry Limeade Slushes. The SONIC Cheeseburger with mayo is easily the best fast food hamburger available anywhere.
I’ve been deprived of the goodness that is SONIC since I moved north, excepting the trips back to Arkansas or down to Florida. I’ve even tried to convince my wife that Fort Wayne, IN is “on the way” between Cedar Springs, MI and Ann Arbor, MI (not even close BTW) so we could swing by the nearest location.
Well, this commercial has been brought to you because the Grand Rapids Press has a story (via mlive) that Grand Rapids is to get it’s first SONIC Drive-In by September 2008. From the article:
Sonic franchise holder Joyce Lunsford, president and CEO of Trigo Hospitality in St. Joseph, disclosed her plans for the restaurant at Friday’s event, where she was one of the panelists.
Lundsford plans to open the drive-in/drive-through restaurants initially in Kent, Calhoun, Jackson and Kalamazoo counties by September.
“We’re going to be building one in each county, then come back,” she said. Trigo, which also holds the franchises for Pizza Hut and Panera Bread in the area, has a deal for 12 Sonic locations, but Lunsford said she hopes to bring that up to 20.
