Sonic Calories for Burgers, Drinks, and Sides

Calories at Sonic run from as low as 5 for a topping like grilled onions to well over 1,700 for a large shake, so where you land depends entirely on what you order. A Jr. Burger starts you off at 330 calories, while a loaded Patty Melt or Twisted Texan Cheeseburger can push past 1,000 before you even add a drink. Shakes are where things get heavy, with flavors like Oreo Peanut Butter and Toasted S'mores topping 1,700 calories at the largest size, so a sweet treat can easily cost more than a full meal. The tables below are grouped by category, burgers, hot dogs and coneys, breakfast, kids meals, and more, and you can search by item name to find your exact order fast, with numbers pulled from fastfoodnutrition.org and last updated January 12, 2026.

Sonic Burgers Hot Dogs and Chicken Calories

Sonic's burger lineup has 29 options, and your order can swing by 700 calories depending on what you pick. The Jr. Burger sits at the low end, and the Twisted Texan Cheeseburger and Super Sonic Bacon Double Cheeseburger both land at 1030 calories, putting them near the top of the list before you factor in a drink.

A few items run even higher once you count every size and build. The SuperSonic Crave Cheeseburger tops out at 1060 calories, and the Patty Melt has the widest spread on the menu, from 790 up to 1140 calories depending on how it's built. If you're choosing between burgers at the counter, here's a quick spread to compare:

• Jr. Burger: 330 calories
• Chophouse Cheeseburger or Garlic Butter Bacon Burger: 980 calories
• Twisted Texan Cheeseburger or Super Sonic Bacon Double Cheeseburger: 1030 calories
• SuperSonic Crave Cheeseburger: up to 1060 calories
• Patty Melt: 790 to 1140 calories

Hot Dogs & Coneys cover 10 items total. The Corn Dog starts things off at 230 calories and the Original Pretzel Dog comes in at 320, but the Twisted Texan Footlong Chili Cheese Coney reaches 1190 calories, making it one of the heaviest single items on the whole menu. If you want to see how a Sonic burger stacks up against other fast food chains, this hamburger calories guide for fast food orders breaks it down by chain.

Sonic Shakes Slushes and Drinks Calories

Shakes carry more calories than almost anything else on Sonic's menu, and size is the main lever you control. The Oreo Peanut Butter Shake can reach 1720 calories at its largest size, and the Toasted S'mores Shake is close behind at up to 1710 calories, so a single drink can outweigh two burgers combined.

Slushes and sodas sit far lower, which makes the drinks menu one of the widest-ranging categories at Sonic. Before you order, it helps to know where the biggest jumps happen:

• Shakes top the list, with flavored versions pushing past 1700 calories at the largest size
• Slushes run lower than shakes since they skip the dairy and ice cream base
• Plain sodas and unsweetened teas sit at the bottom of the drinks category
• Size is the biggest factor, more than flavor, once you're inside the shake lineup

Dropping down a size on a shake is the single easiest way to cut calories at Sonic without giving up the drink entirely. If you'd rather speak your order into your phone than scroll a nutrition PDF, logging it by voice through an app like MyFoodBuddy pulls the numbers for you right after you order.

Sonic Breakfast Kids Meals and Sides Calories

Breakfast at Sonic has more room to stay light than the burger or shake menus do. The Jr. Breakfast Burrito comes in at 290 calories, while the Ultimate Meat & Cheese Breakfast Burrito climbs to 840 calories, so the name on the menu board matters as much as the size.

Kids Meals are built smaller across the board, which makes them a reasonable pick for an adult watching calories too. A few examples worth comparing:

• Jr. Burger (Kids Meal): 340 calories
• Grilled Cheese Sandwich: 410 calories
• Chicken Strips, 2-piece: 200 calories
• Small French Fries: 200 calories

Sides and add-ons like Natural-Cut Fries and Ched 'R' Peppers are listed separately from entrees, so you can search them on their own instead of hunting through a combo meal. The 840-calorie breakfast burrito is nearly three times the Jr. version, which makes checking the exact item name worth the extra few seconds before you order.

Match Your Order to the Menu Board Before You Pull Up

Pick your exact item and size from the tables above before you reach the speaker box, not after you've already said it out loud. A Jr. Burger and a Chophouse Cheeseburger sound similar but sit 650 calories apart, and a shake size you guess at could cost you an extra 400 calories you didn't plan for. Once you land on the combination that fits your goal, that's your go-to order, so save it somewhere you'll actually use it again. Typing or saying that same order into MyFoodBuddy next time means you skip the lookup step entirely and just confirm the numbers still match.

Sonic Calorie Questions People Still Ask

Does Sonic show calories right on the menu board or app?

No. Sonic's own site offers downloadable guides for nutrition, allergens, and ingredients, but there's no calorie table built into the menu page itself. You have to open a separate PDF or use a third-party database to see the numbers before you order.

Why do some Sonic items show a calorie range instead of one fixed number?

A range usually means the count changes based on size or how the item is built, not that the data is unreliable. The Patty Melt is a good example, since its calories shift depending on the version made at the window. Picking the exact size and build narrows the range down to one real number.

Will these calorie counts still be accurate if Sonic changes a recipe or runs a limited item?

The figures reflect Sonic's menu as of January 12, 2026, and fast food chains do update recipes and swap in limited items throughout the year. If you're ordering something brand new that isn't listed, treat the closest matching item as a rough stand-in until updated numbers are published.