UPTOWN — Bulldozers and demolition crews were in Uptown Monday morning readying a vacant lot for the construction of Chicago's first Sonic Drive-In restaurant.
The Oklahoma-based fast food chain broke ground at 1016 W. Wilson Ave. over the weekend, and should be open by January, according to Tressa Feher, chief of staff for Ald. James Cappleman (46th).
Sonic has about 3,500 restaurants countrywide. Sonic is known for carhop service and offerings such as quarter-pound Coney dogs, Tater Tots and Cherry Limeades. The average store does about $1 million in annual sales, according to Sonic.
Sonic Drive-Ins are usually built in rural and suburban areas, catering to customers in cars. The location being built on Wilson will feature more sit-down dining and fewer drive-in stalls, according to Sonic.
The drive-in will be neighbors with a McDonald's restaurant that sits just east of the Sonic Drive-In site.
For previous coverage of Sonic Drive-In's expansion into Uptown, click here.
