Island Coney

Great service, cozy, decent menu.
Needs more flavor. Anything with grilled chicken breast is unseasoned. Quick place to stop for an ok bite.

My wife took me to Grosse Ile because she wanted me to see where lived as a teenager. After driving around the island for a bit we were quite hungry and unsure of where to find a good restaurant. I found Island Coney on Unilocal but there were only a handful of reviews written about the place. We decided to take a chance. I ordered the chicken wrap with mozzarella, pesto and almonds… it was delicious. The atmosphere is that of a small diner but the food was fresh and the service good. If I lived close by Island Coney, I would be having that chicken wrap on a weekly basis.

Typical coney island that serves a captive Islander audience. Notably slow service, but tasty food. Notables: Greek salad and hamburgers.

The food is ok-​nothing special except for the potato pancakes, which are made to order and will take 20 minutes to prepare. Ask for extra sour cream!

Stopped in for a quick lunch while visiting the island on a Saturday. Great location, small diner. The service was great, prompt and friendly. We had coneys, onion rings and fries. The onion rings were huge, flaky battered rings, not the standard prebattered frozen style I was expecting. They were generous with their ice tea refills.
A nice place to keep on the radar when we’re in the area.

I dig this place.
The service is always great, the food is always great, SOUP IS AMAZING!!!
The family feel in this restaurant is great, everyone is welcoming, know what we like to drink (and generally eat) and it’s always wonderful.
The IC is a great addition to Grosse Ile. :)

This is a pretty clean/​smoke-​free little coney… and when I say little, I mean little, you can reach across the aisle and touch your co-eaters…lol,
We’ve been twice and both times service has been great, fast coffee refills (a necessity!!). I had the coney special and asked for the hotdogs that aren’t cruncy/snappy…they were good. The second time had a Rueben which was EXCELLENT… the bread was crispy, not soggy like some have the tendency to be, definitely a favorite…
They also have a spinach and feta omlette that is pretty tasty too… I’m sure I’ll be trying a few of the favorites…

A little back story to this location: If you try to find visitor attractions on Grosse Ile, you will be sorely disappointed. And that suits the residents here just fine. They are an insular community that honors their intimate community above all else. This is why people choose, in part, to live on an island. Even though this may be true, they still come across as friendly, welcoming people (must be all that natural beauty of the place that does it).
So, with few places to go to on the island, we wandered into the tiny downtown district and decided to stop at this new-​looking, quaintly dyslexic coney: Island Coney.
Upon entering the foyer, we were greeted by the not-​so-​pleasant smell of man-​made materials off-​gassing. Luckily it was confined to the small space. The rest of the interior was very clean and bright. (I found out later that they have been in business for about 2 ½ years.)
We were told to sit wherever we wanted to and I confirmed that they were a non-​smoking place. The place was perking along with regulars greeting each other and having friendly conversations and not-​so-​friendly gossip.
The specials board featured some typical standards and also a very rare muffuletta sandwich! (
) Since I am not an olive spread fan, I decided against it.
We waited a bit too long for service due to a confusion as to which of the two waitresses was supposed to serve us. The food arrived quickly after ordering. My coney + special coney (w/​spiced ground beef) were tasty and more than enough. They only use Dearborn hot dogs so the quality is there. My wife shared some of the batter-​dipped french fries that came with her BLT. They were made to perfection.
Ultimately, Island Coney may very well be the only game in town, but it is nice to see that they don’t act like it.