Leo’s Greek Castle

2925 Kavanaugh Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72205  (501) 666-7414

Decor: Leo’s Castle isn’t really a castle. It’s more like the gardener’s shed. This place is TINY! The inside is about as big as a large walk-in closet and looks like a concession stand at a high school football game. There are a grand total of 4 tables gracing the inside, with one of them blocked in the corner where you can only get to it if nobody else is there. Good luck with that. The outside has the feeling of eating at a Mediterranean cafe mixed with a drive-in diner. Or maybe that should be drive-in dive. Outside, you get a view of the trees and traffic on Kavanaugh as long as you can fight everyone off of one of the three tables.  There is very limited parking, about 7 spaces in total, one for each table.  Most of the decor is blocked from view because this place is packed literally wall to wall with customers.

Cleanliness: It’s so busy and crowded that it’s hard to tell. They didn’t really have time to clear tables between customers. There are a few flies buzzing around because the door never closes completely. There are that many people going in and out. Outside, they try to keep the flies away by aiming fans at the table.

Service: The workers were very friendly and nice. The problem is that they are so busy and there are only two old men working, that it takes forever to get your food. If they can’t carry something on the first trip, just forget about it because you won’t get it. Leo’s has overgrown it’s building and workforce. They need to get a larger building and hire some more people. If you get rained on and need to leave, they will give you a to-go cup for your drink, but they won’t be nice enough to top it off for you, even if it’s water.

Cost: They have prices that are average for mom and pop restaurants. A little more expensive than fast food, but much better quality food. The appetizers are way too expensive and they are tiny portions.

Taste: This is an unfair category for them on this visit. When we went, it was a bright, sunny day. We chose to eat outside, mainly because that was the only open table. It turns out that we should have just taken it home because soon after we sat down, the clouds rolled in. We were hoping that we could finish eating before the rain started, but weren’t too worried because they have a roof over the tables. We got 2 bites into our food and the rain poured down. Right through the roof into our food and drinks and all over the table. We salvaged what we could and Mike went inside to get a couple of boxes to take the rest home. It was so crowded in there that it took him about 10 minutes just to get that and pay. They did not argue when he told them that Ebony never got her order of fries. They didn’t offer a discount for their roof leaking in our food, either. Those first two bites were very good, even better than the food at the Greek festival. But, by the time we got it home, it was all cold and congealed and not very appetizing at all.

Tips: 

• Check the weather report before going.
• If you are eating outside, just have a seat and they will come out to you.
• The place is packed constantly. Be courteous and leave as soon as you are done so others have a chance to eat.

Cheeburger Cheeburger

11525 Cantrell Rd Little Rock, AR 72212 (501) 490-2433 

Decor: Cheeburger Cheeburger is a new place that is going for that retro 50’s feel. It comes off as exactly that: a new place trying to get that retro 50’s feel. Maybe it would work better if they didn’t try to get the kids so much with balloons and stuff, although the car-shaped kid’s meal is kinda cool. Also, we don’t know why they decided to leave the “-se” out of cheese. Saying the name makes us feel like we’re trying to get a classroom of preschoolers to eat their lunch before nappy-time. The place is not big enough to hold everyone that goes there and you end up feeling crowded in your table. Of course, with so many people in such a little space, you can barely hear your dining companions.

Cleanliness:  They keep the tables clean, but the place is so crowded and crawling with kids that it looks like a hot, busy mess.

Service: They are slow to get to your table, slow to bring your drinks, and slow to make your food. There are just too many people in there for them to be efficient.  That said, they still manage to get your orders right and remember to bring things that you ask for, it just takes a while.

Cost: Expensive with a capital $. This place is located in the new shopping center that has Parisian and other upscale stores. It is priced for those who can afford to shop at places like that, even though they try to come off as an affordable diner.

Taste: We wanted to like the food real bad. The burgers are very big and look good. The fries are crisp and golden. Everything looks like it should be the best burger meal of your life. It won’t be, even though you get to build your own burger with ingredients of your choosing. Everything is rather plain and unoriginal. It doesn’t taste bad, it’s just not worth all of the hype that was going around when the place first opened.  Even the shakes have a problem: Ebony’s tasted great, but was a little too liquidy. Mike thought that the exception was the onion rings, which come in a pile the size of a football and taste like something Paula Deen would cook. In case you don’t know, Paula is the grandmotherly woman on the Food Network who puts a pound of butter into EVERY dish she makes. Those onion rings are the greasiest, nastiest onion rings ever, but they are addicting.

Tips:

• If you just want a quick bite, you can grab a shake at the front counter and skip the whole waiter thing.
• Don’t go there if you have a headache. It is packed with kids and you will not have a good time.

McDonald’s

7200 W 12th St. Little Rock, AR 72205

Decor: It’s the other half of a gas station. Not a good gas station either. This is a nasty, dirty, ghetto gas station. You can buy shoes and burned CDs from some guys trunk outside, that’s how ghetto this place is.

Cleanliness: None. They don’t clean this place. The gas station side mops their floor once in a while, but the McD’s side is filthy. Overflowing trash cans, a dirty table, and spilled drinks on the floor are so much a part of this place, they should probably go under the Decor section.

Service: This part right here is the whole inspiration for this website. We decided that nobody else should have to go through what we’ve been through at this place, so we started this website. If it helps just one person, it will all be worth it. This place has the worst service in the entire food industry. First, the line is always out the door. Not because it’s good, but because it’s the only place within walking distance and most people who eat here don’t own cars. Now, the line is long because the illiterate morons behind the counter don’t have pictures on their registers so they can identify which buttons to push. It wouldn’t matter anyway, because they are all so high on drugs that they won’t get your order right no matter what. There is always one item missing after your twenty minute wait. Why is that wait so long, you say? Well, on top of not being able to find the buttons on the register, the cashier is guaranteed to stop what he or she is doing to answer their cell phone and make a drug deal or yell at the baby momma/daddy. You won’t even get to listen in because the manager is yelling over all the rest of the noise threatening them to work harder in an effort to seem like he’s not as ghetto as they are. On the way home, you will notice that your drink is an inch below the top of the cup, your fries only fill half the box, and your 6th nugget is the size of a nickel.

Cost: Typical McDonald’s, but it’s sad when a place makes a dollar hamburger seem not worth the price.

Taste: The same as other McDonald’s, but the burgers are smashed more, the fries are less salty, the drinks are flat, and the gas fumes outside will change the flavor of everything you eat for two days. This assumes that you can get past the fact that there is a cemetery next door. Creepy.

Tips:

• Just don’t go here. This place should be reported to the Health Board.
• If you must eat here, it’s cheaper to buy your drinks from the gas station side if you get a fountain drink.