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20 Reasons You Know You're A Leo's Coney Island Enthusiast

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20 Reasons You Know You're A Leo's Coney Island Enthusiast

In 1972, a legend was born: Leo’s Coney Island. If you’re a true Metro Detroit-er, Leo’s was a second home, your middle school/high school hangout, and you don't trust anyone who doesn't share the same love for their food. You basically weren’t cool unless you binged on a chicken finger pita with copious amounts of ranch to top it off. The Greek dressing is good enough to drink, and there’s no other restaurant that warms your heart quite like this grease-drenched establishment (no judgment). At the age of 17, Leo Stassinopoulos immigrated to the land of opportunities, to live the American dream by means of a salad dressing sent from the Gods and the appraised Saganaki. On behalf of all Michiganders, I would like to thank you Leo Stassinopoulos, in all of your Greek glory. Here’s just 20 of the 973 reasons that you know you’re a Leo’s Coney Island enthusiast:


1. There's no better hangover cure.

2. Opening the menu is for newbies.

3. You know all of the tricks:

You can get your salad chopped

An extra side of pita is only $0.99 and worth every cent

Always get your refill to-go

Know that you can always order your fries well-done

4. You always order a side of ranch even if you don't need it.

5. What's National?

6. You order enough food to feed a small family but you never regret it.

7. You're a regular and you know all of the waiters/waitresses recognize you no matter how hard you try to fly under the radar every day of the week.

8. You've eaten there twice or more in one day.

9. No other Greek salad measures up...not even in Greece.

10. You never dress to impress for your Coney fix. Scrubbin' til' you make it.

11. You've considered buying official Leo's Coney Island apparel at least once.

12. You've stolen at least one Leo's cup to prove your loyalty.

13. You're always impressed at how cheap your bill is in the correlation to how full your stomach is.

14. You're still trying to figure out where they're hiding the crack cocaine because you're actually that addicted.

15. You never say no to Coney. Ever.

16. You know where all of the Leo's are within a 20-mile radius of your house. And when you don't, you are uncomfortable beyond belief.

17. Leo's is the no. 1 factor holding you back from moving out of state. Or the no. 1 factor making you want to move to Michigan.

18. You don't necessarily agree with the chili, but you accept it anyways.

19. You appreciate the chicken finger pita for the holy grail that it is.

20. You grew up hanging out at Leo's and in turn getting kicked out because of loitering or not spending the "minimum amount" or whatever that noise was.



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