Leo's Lodge - Lansing, MI

I don’t know if this place has seen better days or what, but after eating there I’m shocked this place has anything above 2-3 stars as restaurant. I give the interior designer of the place credit, it’s gorgeous inside. However, that is the only redeeming quality of this place. 1. They gave me about 10 French fries which was laughable. 2. My girlfriend ordered a burger with a gluten free bun cooked Medium. They forgot the gluten free bun at first, then when she got it and was finally able to eat it, we found out this burger was NOT cooked medium. One thing every bar and grill should be able to do is get the cooking of the burger at least close to being right. I’m being very generous by saying that this burger, instead of being cooked Medium, was somewhere between rare and medium rare. 3. My French dip was so bad that I didn’t even finish it, and I’m a grown man that was hungry. I wouldn’t have even finished the fries if I wasn’t hungry, but thankfully it’s nearly impossible to make French fries inedible the same way they managed to make the rest of the food. The cherry on top was our waiter. We spent about an hour in there, and about 45 minutes of that was simply waiting for food and the check. Now, it’s not on the waiter for the kitchen taking too long. What is on the waiter though, is being posted up flirting with a coworker (maybe his boss idk,) while we sit there waiting for the bill for 10 minutes. Might I add we were one of MAYBE 4-5 tables the entire time INCLUDING the outdoor seating. There was absolutely no reason for him to take his sweet time, posted up against a wall, talking it up with another employee like they were out back ripping a cig. One of the worst restaurant experiences I’ve had in awhile. Don’t eat here, you’ll be making a second trip, spending more money on actually halfway decent food. Currently driving to get my girlfriend food while I feel like I’m digesting knives in my stomach. Wouldn’t recommend to the worst criminal for their final meal.

I had the best gluten free turkey burger I've ever had eating out. The server was great, Sat us at a high top, she seen I was very uncomfortable and moved us to a better table 🙂