Leo’s Coney Island

I rarely give bad reviews. But everything about this place was a no! Went there shortly after they opened and neither I or my guest enjoyed the experience. Food just tastes bland! As if it was all just frozen and warmed. The Place and service inside was iffy. Have never been back and have no plans of it

Only good thing there is the broasted chicken.

Stopped by for a quick dinner after a late afternoon soccer game. Chose this place because its a local name brand and new looking building. Looks can be deceiving… Very friendly young waitress immediately took our order. Daughter asked if kids mac and cheese is homemade or Kraft. Waitress told us homemade and its terrific. Wife got spinach pie and I got Greek salad. While we waited for food I went to restroom to wash my hands. It was so disgustingly gross!!! The stall in the men’s room had fecal matter sprayed on seat and walls. There was paper and other debris on the floors. The place looked like it only gets a cleaning once a week. Food was a big disappointment on most fronts. Salad with gyro was eh. Spinach pie had too much dough and bland. Kids mac was a gross sauce and it was cold. We just ate a little of each and left. I told manager the restroom condition and he said he’d check it out.

Went here for breakfast on Mother’s day (⁵⁄₁₀) I ordered a waffle with bacon (menu price 4.49) I did add topping to my waffle, but was surprised when my bill came and I was charged 4.99 for my waffle and 1.40 for the bacon. When I brought it to the attention of the manager, he told me that is what I had to pay as its not really on the menu. They just added it for the Lapeer location. Not sure what that has to do with the price I had to pay. Was disappointed in the customer service

Awesome! Have only been to Lapeer, MI a few times before, but will return for no other reason than to eat at Leo’s again. Had fish & chips that were great. Ordered saganaki (sp?) flaming cheese… excellent! Deserts were outstanding, and service was very good. Plan to eat lunch there tomorrow!

Typical Michigan style Coney Island restaurant. A mix of different food styles all prepared and served in a mediocre style.
They have a huge variety of dishes that you can order. The problem is that it is impossible to make that many different dishes cooked to order. So it seems that the less popular dishes are premade and frozen (or something) and then reheated when you order it. So you get a dish that tastes like it was prepared long ago and reheated after you ordered it. Not so great flavor.
The trick to eating at a coney island style restaurant in Michigan (or any restaurant anywhere for that matter) is to figure out what is made fresh. Or in other words, what their specialty is. I found that the chicken shish-​kabobs are pretty decent here. I also learned a little secret about them, if you ask nicely for two skewers instead one, they will give you two for the price of one. My waitress said that they do this as courtesy for their loyal customers.
The inside is typically loud and has an open floor plan that doesn’t provide any kind of privacy of intimacy. This is usual of a coney island style diner so you shouldn’t be surprised.
On the outside, this Leo’s is a little more on the skanky side than most. Recently when we were trying find a parking space that wasn’t covered in a foot of snow, we noticed one of the most scariest looking kitchen staff people smoking what obviously wasn’t a cigarette on the back steps. We also noticed an abandoned car parked by the nastiest garbage dumpster area I’ve seen since visiting Quatalahara Mexico. We even noticed several feral cats diving in and out of the dumpster right out back of the kitchen entrance. (Poor cats, just a note, if you don’t want your pet anymore, DON’T just let them go, give them to someone who can care for them.)
So enjoy your coney island experience a little more now that you know some of the secrets to success.

Typical Leos, servers were ok. Place is cleaner than other coneys and Leos. Food is nothing special.

They offer your standard coney island type restaurant food. And while there isn’t really anything to complain about, there is also nothing to really write home about either.

Food is delivered «HOT» — Quickly and with a smile. The Waite Staff are helpful and make good food suggestions. I will definitely be back!