Sonic drive-in restaurant has plans for Wilmington

The country's largest chain of drive-in restaurants has set its sights on Wilmington for its second Massachusetts location.

[local guy]

Awesome , i hope one comes to Dracut , there is a sop available next to the CVS .

[TESS]

Are they NUTS take a look at the Peabody location on rt 1 NORTH TRAFFIC IS BRUTAL!!

[Mike]

Remember A&W in Dracut where the florist is now? That used to be a carhop type place! I loved it as a kid!

If some local business owner were smart, they would get one of these up and running without the Sonic name.

[No thanks_]

OK I love Sonic, but c'mon. Main St. from Wilmington thru Tewksbury is already busy as it is during rush hour. IMAGINE what it will look like once Sonic hits it!

[joey]

local guy wrote:

Awesome , i hope one comes to Dracut , there is a sop available next to the CVS .

What is sop ?

[local guy]

spot ,

[WTF]

Wow is this really a news story? A new fast food joint opening up is really hard hitting stuff Lowell Sun Staff. Unbelievable.

[Say What]

A new Sonic will bring jobs into town.
Stop complaining about the traffic. Take Glen Rd. to Brown St. to Whipple Rd. to avoid traffic.

[No thanks_]

Say What wrote:

A new Sonic will bring jobs into town.
Stop complaining about the traffic. Take Glen Rd. to Brown St. to Whipple Rd. to avoid traffic.

haha..me & everyone else. I'll call it Main St. Jr.

[Say What]

No thanks_ wrote:

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haha..me & everyone else. I'll call it Main St. Jr.

Just wait, there's talk of them putting a Chili's in the new plaza where Staples is. Oh my, what ever will we do?

[Head Honcho]

Good: Yummy!!! We need a Sonic in Massachusetts

Bad: Have you ever been 2 a Sonic and try to order, its kind of complicated! What are the servers gonna do in the snow, wear skii's instead of roller blades?

[wilmington res since 1962]

we need a mom and pop coffee shop

[wilmington res since 1962]

and for the record, I dont live in Braintree, I live right here in Wilmington.

[Tewksbury Citizen]

FWIW....a friend who lives in a NJ neighborhood where a Sonic opened over the summer and whose son works there said after the initial hype is over, the novelty quickly wore off to the point of cutting worker's hours for lack of enough business.

[Kris]

Opening another Sonic in this area is great, but not sure about this location. Main St. in Wilmington is already quite busy as it is. If the new Sonic generates even a fraction of the traffic that the Peabody one did when it first opened (and Peabody still generates A LOT of traffic during peak hours, especially in the drive-thru), then traffic on Main St. will be a nightmare.

[wilmington joker]

meh traffic is no worry if you lived here long enuf i hope it does go on 38 i live on shawsheen so be pritty damn close

[Mark]

Not to post a month since the last entry, but....

I agree, traffic will increase, but eventually it will die down. However, it will bring more business to the shops around. More business means more jobs and more income for the town. I live in Tewksbury and we need the money as is. I think there are pro and cons to the new construction, but overall I think it is good for the town.

As for the person who said is a new fast food joint really news. Well when brings in jobs, income for the town, and causes more traffic, I think is it is news worthy.

[Jobs Jobs Jobs]

It's all about!!

Jobs Jobs Jobs

Construction Construction Construction

Investment Investment Investment.

Good Good Good!!!

[Olivia]

I'm getting transferred to the Wilmington Sonic once it opens. I'm in the Peabody one now and it's seriously the best job I've ever had.

[Danny]

Olivia wrote:

I'm getting transferred to the Wilmington Sonic once it opens. I'm in the Peabody one now and it's seriously the best job I've ever had.

Do you know when it opens? I got called in for an interview