One of the most common Oklahoma easter eggs to pop up in Reservation Dogs is Sonic Drive-In.
From the crew stopping by an IHS symposium just for the Sonic Gift Cards to the drive-in serving as the primary setting in the flash-back episode House Made of Bongs, the once Oklahoma-based fast food chain always seems to fit for a cameo.
I can see why Sonic gets the star treatment.
Originally known as Top Hat Drive-In in Shawnee, Sonic is a staple of Oklahoma existence. Before it grew into one of the largest fast food chains in the US, bringing hot dogs, slushes, free mints and even Frankie Avalon to hungry teens and their parents and grandparents from sea to shining sea, it first conquered rural Oklahoma, providing small towns throughout the state a legit fast food hangout to call home.
Although I've always supported my neighborhood Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store in the great Oklahoma Fast-Food Burger and Ice Cream Wars, the Sonic star adulation in Reservation Dogs inspired me to stop by a drive-in for a hearty and very unhealthy meal.
Located on a small outlet on a rural road in the waning section of no man’s land in the Oklahoma City / Moore divide, I chose the location at 13700 S. Pennsylvania Ave. for this excursion.