Sonic Is Reviving the Dollar Menu — But There’s a Catch originally appeared on Parade.
At this point, the dollar menu feels as vintage as Friends and crimped hair. McDonald’s officially did away with its dollar menu more than a decade ago, and so did all the other fast food restaurants. While they’ve since introduced value menus and limited discounted items, like Pizza Hut’s current $2 Personal Pan Pizza promotion, finding a true dollar menu anywhere is like finding Coke products in a Taco Bell—impossible! Especially in this economy.
But think again! Sonic, the drive-in chain famed for its discounted drinks, is taking us back in time and reviving the dollar menu. But of course, there is a catch.
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Sonic is known for its happy hours, with half-priced drinks from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and half-priced shakes after 5 p.m. In similar fashion, its new dollar menu will only be available during a short three-hour window.
Snacky Hour will coincide with Happy Hour, but will even extend an hour longer, running from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., per The Fast Food Post. There are only three items available on Sonic’s dollar menu: the classic Sonic corn dog, a soft pretzel twist, and an order of two mozzarella sticks. Since the promo runs in conjunction with the existing Happy Hour, that means you can enjoy a half-priced cherry limeade and a couple corn dogs for less than $5. And all from the comfort of your car!
Reactions on Reddit were mixed. “They might as well not even have it,” one person wrote. “They had a perfectly good value menu up until a few years ago…$1.79 deluxe cheeseburger, $1 corn dogs and hot dogs, $1 cones, $1 value fries and tots, etc.” Ah, the good old days.
Another commenter was equally skeptical. “Hmmmm 2 mozzy sticks for 1,” they wrote. “Is that worth it?”
Despite the negativity, one person chose to look on the bright side, writing, “The pretzels are everything to me.”
Sonic Is Reviving the Dollar Menu — But There’s a Catch first appeared on Parade on Aug 5, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
