The Hands-Down Best Sonic Burger Loads Up Flavor By Using 4 Simple Toppings

Sonic has a huge menu, with countless customizable Slush drinks and unique sides like tater tots, red onion rings, and even soft pretzels. But if you're looking for a worthy main meal, explore the burger selection. We tasted and ranked 9 Sonic burgers, looking for a flavorful, texturally exciting burger that stood out from the standard lineup. To our surprise, the relatively basic Original Sonic Smasher came in first place.

Featuring two smashed burger patties topped with cheese, pickles, onions, and a slathering of Sonic's signature Smasher sauce, the Original Sonic Smasher was perfect in its simplicity. While other burgers try to wow you with extravagant toppings, the Original Sonic Smasher keeps it simple and lets the meat's quality and taste speak for itself. The fatty, thin smash patties stole the show with a rich flavor profile and a chewy, not-too-overbearing bite. The Smasher sauce provided a great tangy, slightly sweet, and creamy complement to the savory burgers. The pickles and onions added much-needed crunch, with a balance of spice and tartness that stood up to and cut through the richness of the beef and melted cheese. The harmony of flavors and textures in the Original Sonic Smasher was what made it stand out.

Customers left many glowing reviews of the Original Sonic Smasher on social media. One Reddit review proclaimed, "Sonic [is] coming out guns blazing with a perfectly lacey crusted smashburger," deeming the Smasher "the best fast food burger I've had in a minute." Customers also loved the soft bun, which added a fluffy element to contrast the gooey smashed cheeseburgers and crunchy pickles and onions. Even skeptical customers were convinced by the Sonic Smasher, with one stating, "I've never had a good burger from Sonic, at several different locations. This was the exception; it's pretty solid."

However, not all comments were positive. One Redditor couldn't distinguish the smash burger from Sonic's regular burger patties, stating that the "meat was cooked like the others with no crisp." Still, most customers appear to agree with our taste tester and thoroughly enjoy the simple yet harmonious combination of ingredients. The adage, "less is more," certainly applies to this burger, and it's also what earned its first-place ranking. By contrast, options like the SuperSONIC Bacon Double Cheeseburger are loaded with multiple toppings, but they ranked a middling fifth place among other Sonic options and came in dead last in a ranking of fast food bacon cheeseburgers.