Leo's Coney Island, Birmingham

I ate dinner at Leo's Coney Island in Birmingham not too long ago.  I've reviewed Coney Island restaurants before, and the rule remains: above all, remember that this is a Coney Island.

The Leo's Coney Island Menu.

Leo's was pretty empty and very quiet when I arrived (early evening).  There were a number of TV screens, all seemingly tuned to CNN for some reason.  You could even hear the CNN, faintly, over the waitresses gossiping.  

The walls were painted with a number of murals depicting Greek locations on the walls, labeled 'Akropolis,' 'Olympia,' and 'Salonika.'  There was also an "Athens 2004" emblem to commemorate the 2004 Olympics.  There was also a mural of a location I'd never heard of, 'Nafpaktos.'

I've never heard of Nafpaktos, but I'm guessing it's a port city.

 The seats and tables were very much plastic (sort of a Coney Island standard style).  I can't say that it was clean, but it had a very clean feeling.  There was a sign out front that proclaimed, very prominently, that it's open 24/7.

The burger patty was very wide, but very thin.  It sort of tasted like meat (not beef, generic meat) infused with cardboard.  The bun is pretty generic, with maybe, maybe, a bit of an eggy taste.  There was a lot of bun, too much bun for the amount of burger.  That said, the bun and the burger, with a bit of ketchup, worked well together.

The fries were square cut (as you can see in the photo), with no appreciable potato skin, and little potato flavor.  There wasn't much taste to them at all, except for a small oil flavor.

Despite (or perhaps because of) the lack of flavor in both the fries and the burger, there really wasn't enough of either.  That said, the price was right, with dinner not running much over $5.

Leo's isn't a place I'd go to for flavor, as it really has very little to offer.  However, it's a fine place for a bite between other meals, and a fine place to sit for an evening.  I highly recommend it.

Leo's Coney Island.