A high-traffic Midlands area has a new Sonic restaurant location. Here’s where
A well-known national restaurant chain has opened a new location in a busy Midlands area.
Sonic Drive-In, which has locations across the U.S., debuted a new spot on Tuesday, July 1 at 2207 Airport Blvd. in Cayce. That’s just west of Interstate 26, in front of a Country Inn & Suites hotel and across the street from a Shoney’s restaurant.
Tuesday’s opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting with officials from Sonic and franchisee KBP Brands. This is the first Sonic location in Cayce.
“We’re excited to bring Sonic’s delicious food and great service to Cayce and look forward to being part of the community for many years,” KBP senior director of operations Mitch Levens said in a release.
This is the 86th Sonic opened by KBP Brands. The franchisee has locations in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, the Carolinas and Virginia.
Overall there are more than 3,400 Sonic restaurants in the U.S., according to data site ScrapeHero. There currently are 75 Sonic locations in South Carolina, per a store locator tool on the Sonic website, including more than a dozen in the Midlands area.
Sonic Drive-In is known for its hamburgers, corn dogs, milkshakes, breakfast sandwiches, slushes and more. The restaurants often have car hop curbside service, a nod at the nostalgic Americana of the drive-in.
The spot on Airport Boulevard where the new Sonic is located is a busy thoroughfare just west of Interstate 26. About 35,000 cars per day travel down that stretch of the boulevard, per state Department of Transportation statistics.
This story was originally published July 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM.
