Sonic Drive-In Coming to Duarte’s Route 66
Sonic Drive-In, featuring carhops on roller-skates and an award-winning menu of Toaster sandwiches, extra long chili cheese Coney hot dogs, hand-battered onion rings and plethora of drink and dessert choices, will soon be serving customers on Duarte’s Route 66.
Construction is scheduled to begin the first week of November on the new Sonic Drive-In to be located at 1070 Huntington Dr. in the Mountain Vista Plaza Shopping Center in Duarte, according to Brandon Wesselink, a partner and acquisitions manager for franchisee, Coast to Coast Commercial, Mission Viejo.
Sonic, which bills itself as America’s Drive-In, is the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants with more than 3,500 locations, although the Duarte restaurant will be only the second in Los Angeles County. Coast to Coast Commercial, which opened its first store in Mission Viejo this summer, plans to build a minimum of 12 Sonic Drive-In restaurants in Orange and Los Angeles County over the next six years.
“What a perfect fit to have ‘America’s Drive-In’ on ‘America’s Highway’, Historic Route 66,” said City Manager, Darrell George. “We’re excited about Sonic coming to Duarte. The company has earned a great reputation over its 56-year history for providing customers with excellent service and a menu of fresh made-to-order food,” said City Manager, Darrell George.
The new 1,760 square foot Sonic Drive-In will provide customers with a unique outdoor dining experience. Sonic’s distinctive use of drive-in stall speakers allows customers to place food orders without ever leaving their cars. Carhops personally deliver orders right to the customers’ cars. The Duarte location will feature 22 drive-in stalls, outdoor patio dining, and a drive-through.
Sonic will hire about 30 crewmembers for the Duarte location, including cooks and carhops beginning mid-November. A sign on the site will direct applicants to information.
