Leo's Coney Island (Downtown Royal Oak)

I usually don’t write reviews because i’m a server and worked for leo’s for a very long time but the service my friends and i received the other day was beyond horrid. i sat down first and asked for a water and asked how the night was going also let her know i would have four more joining me and my friend walked in after and the waitress came back and said “the boss just let me know we’re closing early” and i said “i thought u guys were 24 hours” and she let me know it was due to maintenance so i told her that was completely fine and we got up and sat outside to figure out what else we would want that was open. that’s when we saw more people head in and so my other friends she hasn’t seen went in and sat at a table to see what would happen. the other waitress there gave them a dirty look and never walked up to them. they left 15 minutes after nothing. we saw more and more tables go in while we sat outside the restaurant. we then had to eat in the car taco bell and watched someone hit our car which wouldn’t have happened if we didn’t spend 2 hours trying to figure out what we could do. i was feeling generous and going to give $20 for a tip for just my own food but i wont be back and since my boyfriend and i know leo personally he will be getting a phone call about the waitress with the black hair and thinner eyebrows who had the glitter silver nails. also the pictures are people eating an hour and a half after we were told they were closing and the food is on plates so not sure what is going on. the waitresses need to be kinder and not judge people when they don’t know them.

As of recently there have been these 2 white skin colored Arabic guys there. Until I gave these new cooks a shot I have been forced to go to the Leo’s in Birmingham, because even the buy one get one uber eats deal is not worth it if the previous cooker had a strong 90% of giving me food poisoning. Always got sick once I ordered and the previous cooks were working. I don’t know if the owner reads his reviews but please I beg of you do not allow this new cook leave this location is of walking distance from my house, it’s now once again the best place to get food again, if your hungry guys and stop by the royal oak Leo’s and you see a younger handsome white skin colored Arabic guy, you must try his food 3rd time I grab my Philly steak from him all 3 times cooked to perfection cheese is not over melted and the bottom of meat is not burned. I refuse to order food from here unless I personally see one of the two new cooks working. If your like me and have lived next door for 5 years and avoided it for the last 4, I promise if you order when these new cooks are working you will become addicted and fall in love all over again 😍☺️

The food was absolutely excellent. It was a wonderful dining experience that the entire family truly enjoyed. Delina, the cashier, was exceptionally professional and displayed a strong focus on customer service, making us feel welcomed from the moment we walked in. Our servers, Courtney and Kate, went above and beyond to ensure our visit was perfect. They were attentive, friendly, and consistently checked in on us.

Ordered through DoorDash on Sept 3 from Leo's Coney Island. What I received was shocking, the chicken fingers were completely burnt and inedible (see photo), and the fries were limp and underwhelming. This is not a DoorDash issue, the food left Leo's kitchen looking like this. Totally unacceptable quality. Won't be ordering from Leo's again.

The day we went I was greeted with a stinky smell inside. Food is edible but nothing beyond that. There is almost zero salt in my food. Bathroom is kind of dirty. It has a 3 star for a reason. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Update……. I was never contacted, but on October 9 my credit card was credited for the amount of the meal I did not receive…….Original review - If I could give zero stars I would. I placed on on-line order at approximately 7:30 pm on September 18 for pick up at the Royal Oak Leo's Coney Island. When I arrived at the restaurant I was told they were out of corned beef so could not fill my order for a Reuben sandwich, (the rest of my order, 2 Greek salads and 2 Lemon Rice soups were ready). My phone number was included with the order, but no one alerted me to this until I arrived at the restaurant. I left the restaurant to move my car and call my daughter to see what she wanted to order to replace the sandwich. When I came back 10 or 15 minutes later with a decision, I was told the cook's shift was over at 8:00 and he had left so there was no one to prepare my replacement order! This is a restaurant that is open 24 hours. The worker at the cash register said she could not refund the Reuben sandwich that I didn't receive, but the manager would refund my credit card for the amount of the sandwich the next day. I took a picture of the receipt and my contact information. I didn't hear from anyone. My credit card has not been credited. I sent two emails to Leo's regarding this issue and have not received a reply. I finally called the Royal Oak restaurant on September 24 and explained the situation to the worker who answered the phone. She took my name and phone number and said the manager would "take care of it." It is October 5. No one has contacted me, and my credit card has not been credited for the unfilled order.

THE WORST Leo’s in the metro Detroit area. All the positive reviews on here are clearly from the owner’s staff or friends of the owner, spend 30 seconds in this place and you’ll see what I mean. I’ve been in rest stop bathrooms cleaner than this restaurant. Every single surface is sticky and disgusting, even the air feels greasy in this place. I placed an online order, came inside at the time it was ready just to have staff standing near the register stare at me when I told them I have a pickup order and tell me that “someone will be with me in a minute”. The restaurant was practically empty, why couldn’t you have helped me and taken care of it yourself? To make matters worse I see my food sitting at the pickup window, without a lid on the soup, exposed to that nasty kitchen and dirty air for multiple minutes waiting for someone to bag it up. There were also items missing from my order when I got home, and the bag they put my order in had orange oily stains all over it, absolutely repulsive. Everything was lukewarm and the soup tasted rancid. I’ve had Leo’s soup many times and it’s not supposed to taste like that. This place is disgusting, dirty, and everyone who works here is miserable. Those winning attitudes will certainly get you far in life. AVOID THIS LOCATIONS AT ALL COSTS

Came in they were shortstaffed which they announced after ordering my scrambled eggs and meat only of sausage and bacon. It took about three minutes to get after I receive the food as I look on my plate. There’s a hair in my food. I informed the waitress she took it informed the cooks in the back about it. It took less than 30 seconds for the plate to come back, which indicates to me that all was done was the hair was removed and put it on a new plate and sent back to me was not offered a discount or anything for having hair my food asked for a Diet Coke get a Diet Coke When she asked if I wanted a refill I said yes and I was brought back a regular Coke. As I was sitting there finishing my food. A gentleman was sitting across on the other side, waiting for a waitress to attend him for about five minutes or more mind you there was only Three tables, including mine by the time I left, he was still waiting.

Authentic Detroit Coney Island diner hot dog experience. Probably don't need to do it again, but the service was fast and friendly and the fries were hot. This is a diner, we had a nice booth in this neighborhood joint.

I went there recently and was asked to pay for my meal basically 2 minutes after they served it. I was pissed and said I've never been asked to pay for my breakfast while I'm eating it. But I paid and as I'm swallowing some egg my teeth go krunch krunch and it's egg shell scrambled into the eggs. I call waitress over and show her Then at the register I hear he already paid. A lady comes over no apology she asks if I want new eggs. I was in a hurry so said just give me a box, I got to go. Then the bill was over $23 for Bacon, Scrambled Eggs with shell in it, grits and coffee. Unreal!! I'm never going back. That used to be a good spot years ago.

By far the worst possible coney. We ordered door dash and got 2 different quarts of soup Lemon Rice and Chicken noodle. Both somehow tasted and smelled like dirty dish water. We called in and told them and the response was weve been serving this soup all day with no bad feedback. Then says I cant do anything you ordered with door dash so I dont know what to tell you. Its a safety concern dude your food is not prepared correctly. Now I look at the reviews and see the place is a dump.

Chicken pita (hani they forgot the lettuce, tomato and sauce.) And a standard coney dog and curly fries. $19 via takeout me ordering onsite and waiting for bc they don't have time for phone orders. More importantly; I called to place take out order 4-5x times, and they don't answer or put me on hold endlessly, they need more staff, I get left on hold and just hear them dealing with customers in background bc they are in the weeds. Sad sad They pay a lot in rent to stay in that location, have talented staff during busy hours, there was a homeless guy passed out on a table, and 40% of tables that needed to get cleaned, and drunk folks everywhere, and a uncomfortable atmosphere to same the least.

If Aaron is cooking just turn around and leave....two nights in a row now I've gotten a stacked fry with tomatoes in it. Tomatoes aren't mentioned anywhere on the menu. When asked about it the second time he tells the servers with an attitude it'll be 10-15 minutes...I'm the only one in the restaurant dude. As a fellow cook you should be fucking ashamed of yourself for 1, fucking up a BEYOND easy order and 2, being an asshole for no reason if you hate your job find another one. I'm thankful there's some people there who have their head on straight it they were working tonight Aaron wouldn't be acting like that. It's a shame to see someone act so careless at a job where your main objective is to satisfy customers.

I used to love to come to Leo's but lately I'm not sure they even stay in business. I stopped in to the Royal Oak location... first it smelled like Dirty mop water... the whole place. And then you notice how dirty... I'm mean gross and dirty .... Man !! So disgusting

I received a coney without the hot dog in it. A coney place, forgetting the hot dog lol. I ordered regular fries and was given chili cheese fries, so I threw those out. My boyfriend's regular/plain pancake was covered in cinnamon for some reason, the syrup top wasn't put on and there was syrup everywhere, and the pancake was sour. I think the batter was bad because it tasted like sour sourdough bread. Strike out after strike out.

We ordered delivery and were so disappointed, our pita was crumbly and the cheese wasn't even melted. The lettuce was almost all brown and they forgot the tomatoes. This location has gone downhill so fast in the last two years. Sadly, we will be getting our chicken finger pita elsewhere moving forward.

Service is horrible and employees should be fired. They didn't get me the correct order then swore at me when I asked if I could get what they forgot on the side. So rude !

Leo's classics. Never disappoints. Ordered this on DoorDash and it was made fast. There was so much meat on the Philly steak sandwich that it was overflowed the bread. Yum!!

Place is dirty. Our salads did not seem fresh. Fries were cold. Crispy burnt onions were not crispy or burnt. Our takeout order was wrong. Sad because we love the Leo's on Telegraph in Bloomfield.

This picture doesn't even need an explanation on why this place sucks. They didn't have the decency to even melt the cheese just a lil

I've been calling every few days for the past 3 months, with only one simple request.... I keep telling the employees to put a girl on, but alas, to no avail. Shoutout Angie, mediocre customer service . Go get a heater ya beautiful bums.

Waitress was pleasant but the place is Absolutely filthy and freezing like they had nheat. You can tell there is no one who cares enough to clean up while there is no customers in the place. GROSS! Wont ever step foot in that place again

Ordered delivery and it was inexcusable. coney dog with terrible nacho cheese sauce dumped all over it. The Coney burger burnt & cold and I live 5 mins away. Disgusting and will never order again. This location used to take pride in their food. That does not happen anymore

Service was super super slow, I feel bad for our waitress as she was the only one and they had one girl working carry out that was yelling at people and staff. Both of our orders were wrong, came out at different times and when mine got remade they made a totally different sandwich. Water dripping from the ceiling from the ac onto tables Used to be great and quick, no reason to come back now

I will be the first to say that Leo's is always good for getting in and out for a quick meal which anyone would expect from a Coney Island. I will say at my last visit one of employees behavior was less than desirable. Smoking weed while sitting next to the back customer entrance while yelling political based rants was not good look. I had my doubts about this man working at the restaurant until he came back inside and entered the kitchen. I know it's a Coney Island, but in the early evening on a Thursday I think we can do better, Leo's. Now our waitress who was new happened to be a total pleasure and she nailed the order without issue.

I typically order a carry out large greek salad about once a month. On January 02, 2025 it was $11.49. On February 08, 2025 they increased the price to $14.99. AN INCREASE OF OVER 20 PERCENT in just over a month. The employee indicated Leo's raised prices on everything. They also now charge a 3 percent credit card surcharge. Lastly, the restaurant is typically filthy. I don't blame the staff....they typically seem understaffed and overworked. I rarely see the same employee twice which leads me to believe employees are underpaid or mistreated or both. I will not be returning.

Service was quick which was nice but we were served a few raw chicken nuggets. Luckily my boyfriend decided to rip the specific nuggets in half before either of us tried to eat it but safe to say I won't be ordering the nuggets here again

Nastiest rice pudding I have ever tried. It was like barely cooked rice sitting in a small out of water. I didn't know rice could be chalky. No macaroni and cheese available even though it was mid-afternoon. Sweet potato fries were soggy with no flavor.

I had the absolute honor of being served by Bethany at this grand establishment, I have experienced many tales of treacherous escapades and late night bites at this eminent eatery. But one experience has stuck out beyond the rest... A server so dedicated to her craft, so much passion for serving the people she feeds. The woes of a young laborer, just trying her best to make it through those endless late night shifts. I could see it in her that they do the best they can. It truly was a wonderful experience being served by Bethany.

My omelette was messed up multiple times. First with pork. Second one was missing ingredients. Then I was offered a refund if I give my account numbers to the staff and wait 7-14 days lol this is unacceptable So then I ordered chicken salad and was given uncut chicken bites smh large gross pieces in a salad! How rude! So I have to eat the slop or lose my money. I'm reviewing every page. Oh and no silverware given

Leo's has a variety of locations in the local area. This one is unremarkable but can be relied upon for basic fare and a decent burger or salad.

I was very disappointed in this place. I know that it's been a while since I've been there but wow, it has gone downhill. The service was OK at best and the food was slightly better but I was scared to finish my food once I found the paper napkin ring in my water glass. The waitress was like oh and walked away. She didn't bother to take the glass or to say anything else. The bathrooms were absolutely filthy. I do not plan on returning.

Staff member took my carry out order and packed up food after touching cash and the computer! Never washed hands or put gloves on!

This place used to be a decent place for a quick meal. The owner or his son used to be there every day overseeing everything. Not anymore. Now it's just a bunch of rude young waitresses in their late teens/early 20's who have no business being in the service industry. Went in there for lunch today. There were 3 tables with customers, including my table. One table had already received their food, another had not even ordered yet. I finally got my beverage after sitting there for 10 minutes. Placed my order which was a bowl of soup. After 15 minutes, the waitress brought me a cup of soup. I told her I wanted a bowl. She said she'd bring it back. I sat there another 10 minutes before I got up and walked out. The other table (which still hadn't ordered yet after sitting there for 20 minutes) got up and followed me out. The third table was sitting there trying to find their waitress because they finished their meal 20 minutes ago and were just trying to pay their check and leave. They were very irritated. I used to eat here multiple times a week. I will never spend another dime at Leo's in Royal Oak. Shithole.

Food good, slow customer service now matter what time of day. The staff not very helpful and informative. You will wait 30-40 mins for check.

I ordered the chicken kebab dinner. The rice was crunchy and undercooked. The red sauce was cooked down to a paste and it also looked old. I told the waitress to take it away. The soup was cold. Never again.

Not worth the money! I ordered the kitchen sink skillet which is supposed to come with cheese. It did not. My selection was hashbrowns, the hashbrowns were burnt and stuck together. My skillet was more like a pie with crust at the bottom. All the meat was dried out and overcooked. The only thing edible was my English muffin. Thank God they didn't forget the jelly

Stopped in for our "annual" spring hotdog. Staff was uninterested and slow to serve up our carry out. Ended up being served day old and cold hotdog with stale bun. Terrible. Went back and manager finally apologized and admitted they were old hot dogs. Will NOT be back.

I love the Greek salad and fries . Whenever I travel to Detroit, I go at least 3 times!

Consistently the worst Leo's I have ever been to. The second you walk in, whatever appetite you may have had is immediately humbled by atrocious smell. Last time, it was far too much cleaning product (actively being used, directly next to our table as we were eating, mind you). This time it was a horrendous combination of dirty mop water and urine. I was in the service industry for nearly a decade, so unfortunately I'm familiar enough with these smells and know that that's what they are. With the smell being so bad and the tables being visibly dirty and streaky - again as if they had been "cleaned" with dirty water - my sister and I decided against dining in and opted for carry out. One of the servers (bleached, blond hair) seemed incredibly overwhelmed for a Sunday evening with 2 tables in the restaurant, yet somehow still very slow moving, and was even so overwhelmed and irritated that she grossly told a DoorDash driver who was waiting at the counter "move, you're in the way! People can't get their orders!" .... I just want it to be clear that there was absolutely no one else waiting for their food, except myself and my sister (who had been waiting nearly 20 minutes for nachos and a chicken finger pita). After, this server went to a table directly next to the checkout and began swearing loudly while eating candy. The food was underwhelming to say the very least. My chicken finger pita was the worst I've ever had. Pita was cold, chicken was cold, the cheese was not even remotely melted, and my pita had a large rip in it - which further confirms my suspicion that it never made it to an appropriate temperature. I'm not sure what's happening at this location but they need some serious improvements.

I ordered chicken wings and waffles. On the menu it says 3 large WHOLE wings. I received 3 wing dings that were very small even for wing dings. That's false advertising. Plus, I get home there is no butter or syrup so I'm stuck with a dry waffle since I didn't have syrup at home. I also didn't get toast and butter with my omelette. If you don't care and don't want to do your job, just quit!!!

So please is cool but seems to be very short staffed on Sundays and that may not be the best evening to go if you want to dine in.

The food is what you'd expect from a Coney Island. It's hardly gourmet, but if you want a salad and some fries it's fine. But I will never order from here again because I have ordered carry out MANY times and at least 75% of the time something would be wrong with the order. Sometimes things are missing, sometimes a simple customization I asked for is ignored, sometimes it's just flat out the wrong order. I understand that mistakes happen once in a while, but the amount of times this happened is beyond belief. I don't like leaving bad reviews, but it's warranted here.

We had some time to kill before seeing a movie at Emagine so we walked over to Coney Island. It's exactly what you should expect from a Coney Island. Food was delicious, as usual, but my cup of soup was cold / room temperature. Since it's a cheap Coney Island I just asked her to microwave it, what do I care? That's the only reason I didn't give 5 stars. Staff was super friendly.

Bitches are my bit too much to ask but I'm sure it and I'm a bit confused as well so I'm gonna have a hard day today and I don't want you but this food is pretty good and the

I was here on dad's day with family. The floors are dirty. They don't have some things that are on the menu. I wouldn't bring my dog here.

Our second stop on mini vaca is the 24-hr Leo's in Royal Oak and our buddy Crystal. For the record, Crystal has expressed what an extremely cute couple we are. This is without the knowledge she's in our review. Here's a tip: by eating at 11pm you miss the dinner crowd and the bar crowd. We started with a flaming cheese (Saganaki) that couldn't be beat. Using the proper cheese scores Leo important style points. My gyro plate was flawless and eaten way too quickly. The Greek salad had a massive pile of beets and NO RIBS. Those two factors alone made the salad worth while. Iced tea connoisseurs rejoice, you will be pleased with the effort on this brew! I feel they use too much tzatziki sauce on the gyro sandwich. Since it's a very addictive sauce, I had no trouble finishing every bite. The yellow rice was exceptional. Cooking rice is an art form in and of itself. Leo's always manages to get it right. The waitstaff is remarkably friendly and professional. It's fun to hang with Leo and the kids. It's hard to get up and leave. In trying to find an imperfection to avoid a five-star rating...I found nothing. Congratulations, Leo's. 9/19

we had a party of 3. we all asked for water. 2 of us ordered coffee. we asked for a soup to be delivered as an appetizer. when our food arrived the soup still hasn't made it and a bowl of cold soup was brought. the coneys we asked for with no onion had onion and had to be replaced. I had to ask for the bread from my omelette. we asked for bbq sauce that never came because our server never came back. the server walked by several times to take a meal, and deliver a meal to a table behind us. we were ignored. I started a timer when the table next to us got their food. it took 18 minutes for the server to follow up with them. after another 20 minutes of us sitting there waiting for a server to come by to check on us or give us a bill we got up to get our own bill. we left an uneaten coney and untouched soup, wouldn't even bother getting a box for it. this experience has turned me off from not only this particular restaurant but also Leo's in its entirety.

Jesus...this place is so slow. Could not recommend this place less. Anywhere on the g dang earth is better than Leo's

Purgatory. Unbelievable how slow this place is. It literally defies physics how this restaurant can be empty and still take an hour to take an order + make eggs. Never come here ever.

Understaffed. It was a quiet rainy day, after 3pm so the lunch crowd was gone. The restaurant was quiet but the table across from us was a mess and did not get cleaned the entire time I was there. Ordered a coney and fries, fries were overcooked. My mom ordered wings and salad. Wings were good. Salad was just pale lettuce and big wedge of tomato and a little cucumber. To top it all off, parked at one of the new meters in Royal Oak, put my quarters in for an hour's time, was gone about 40 min and got a ticket anyway. NEVER coming back.

Ordered through doordash 2 times recently both times i didn't receive my dressing for my salad. Which cool it's all good the first time, but it's a $12 caesar salad that literally is nothing without the dressing. Not only that i called and got laughed at by the waitresses on the phone. I don't know who owns this leo's but he needs to find new and competent staff. All in all, go ANYWHERE else.

Oof. Ordered takeout. Employees were friendly enough but, oh my God is this place filthy. How is it even still allowed to be open?

The breakfast was given to me without any sauces or jams. I was charged extra for a different type of bread, but was given regular toast instead. The restroom is dirty and you know what the say about a restaurant when the restroom is bad. There was hardly any meat in the eggs. I saw someone cutting up veggies on a side table and I don't think they care about their customers. The one girl behind the register acted as if she was some sort of a queen in some fictional land. I was in a rush and thought this would be a good place for a to-go breakfast. However, it wasn't fast nor tasty. I would rather go to the many other places down the street.

I cant put it into words but I really love this place and everyone who is giving low ratings doesn't understand the curated energy that Leo's supplies... Its really magical... you cant come here with any expectations and if you are youre just setting yourself up for failure ... just sit and eat and admire the world around you... yayy

Slow, doesn't wash hands! Order was placed in advance, but the male cook and female server are outside smoking! The order didn't start until I got there!

Went here a couple months ago and it was dirty. Then, I wanted a loose burger, chili on the side. Came with chili on top - mushy bun all the way. Requested they remake it and the waitress went to the cook and the cook told her that's as good as it gets....i see I already added this review right after it happened. So...