Leo’s Italian Grill
33286 US 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL, 34683
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Address :
33286 US 19 N
Palm Harbor, FL, 34683 - Phone (727) 786-9110
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Loud
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Italian Cuisine
The immense popularity of Italian cuisine globally isn't unknown. You can find an Italian Pizzeria around every corner of almost every city in the United States. Not to forget that in every house, people enjoy mac and cheese as comfort food. But it would be wrong to believe that Italian food starts with pizza and ends with good pasta as this Mediterranean country has much more to offer other than these two dishes. In Italian Cuisine, there is a high use of fresh tomatoes, all kinds of herbs, great quality of cheese, all types of meat, seafood and fresh handmade pasta. Many find it hard to believe that Italians have been making noodles long back.
Italian and Greek cuisines are always mistaken to be same, but they are poles apart. The primary difference between the two cuisines is the use of cheese in most of the Italian dishes. Italians love to cultivate their own cheese and process them as per their food requirement. It is believed that some cheese is so expensive that cheese producers secure them in lockers.
If you are bored eating the same old pasta or pizza, you can try some of the authentic Italian dishes like Risotto, Polenta, Ribollita, Lasagna, Fiorentina Steak, Bottarga, Ossobuco, Carbonara, Focaccia, Arancini and Supplì. Another item which Italians love to relish every morning is a good cup of Italian Coffee. Once you taste a freshly brewed cup of Italian Coffee, you might not visit Starbucks ever again. Authentic Italian food is made with heart and soul, so go find a restaurant where you can relish Italian cuisine in your city.
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Scott M.
I would really have loved to write a review for the food at Leo's (they are now located on US HWY 19 N in Palm Harbor). I made reservations on Restaurant.com for 8:00pm. I called twice before-hand to make sure they had them. The young girl who answered the first time confirmed our reservation, and the second said (30 minutes before the reservation), "Just come in and we'll have a table for you." Needless to say, my fiancé and I arrived at Leo's (looking good I might add), and they couldn't find our reservation. They were scrambling around like chickens with their heads cut off. The manager came over and said "I'm sorry, we're full - and everyone who's eating here is staying all night." (She was a shining example to disregarding customer service reps everywhere.) Then the BEST thing happened... my girl and I, all dressed up, left Leo's and picked up some Chinese take-out at China Wok (which was actually the most amazing Chinese in the area - no lie, I'm writing a review for them next). We then went home with the Chinese take-out to watch the Twilight Zone Marathon. We were the best looking people in our home. BEST NIGHT EVER - THANKS, LEO'S!!!
(1)Ben W.
I went to this restaurant on a Friday night and while it was busy, their was no wait and service was very good. The interior was not fancy, but it was anything but cheap. The menu was large and featured all the Italian classics at very reasonable prices. I got the seafood pasta, and took half home for later because the portions were healthy and the taste was good. I would definitely return to this restaurant again.
(4)Shannon C.
I came to this place with a restaurant dot com coupon. Walking up, I thought the patio looked untidy. When you walk in the front door, it's right into the bar. I was with my two young kids. It was about 6 pm. Everyone at the bar stared at me like I had two heads. No one was there to greet me, I was confused. I would have walked out if it weren't for my coupon. I immediately felt like I wasn't wanted and didn't belong. I was seated. Server took my order. Delivered my caesar salad and mozz sticks. Caesar was okay. Dressing was on the side, and it didn't look like other caesar dressings, but it really was the best part of the meal. The bread was meh. I ordered unsweet tea. It was okay, but the cups were spotty and dirty looking. For dinner, I had the tortellini alfredo. I could have done better at home. Tasted like frozen tort and I don't know if there has been a worse alfredo sauce. It didn't even look right. My 9 year old had spag and meatballs. She said it wasn't good. My other child had chicken and fries, that was the regular frozen variety, which is fine by him. This is not good food...bland, tasteless....not good. We sat there for a good 15 min after finishing our meals, waiting for our waiter to offer a box and bring the check. This is the point in which my tip gets smaller and smaller. But it seems that that choice was taken from me, as he put his own tip on my bill. (over 20% to boot!!!) Maybe I'm mistaken, but I do not think adding your own tip is part of the coupon, is it? About 7, live music started. I felt like I was in some sort of weird older retirement home dance party...or a really bad movie. I was the youngest person in the joint by about 15 years and I'm not a spring chicken! My advice, don't go here...they aren't going to last too long. Unless they are busing the old folks in every night.
(1)Miriam M.
My mother is new in town and we decided to give this place a try. Found a coupon in the local flyer for a 14 inch take out pizza, $5.99 Wednesday and Thursday. Wow! It was delicious! Ready in 15 minutes, and truly NY style!! I would definitely consider coming in and sitting down for a nice Italian meal. Only reason it's 4 stars instead of 5 stars is the staff. When we went to pick up the pizza, the hostess was more than happy to seat us and even get our pizza until she saw we had a coupon for the pizza. There seems to be bad treatment from the staff when you present a coupon. Which is odd, considering the restaurant is the one who puts these coupons out to begin with.
(4)George I.
Creepy Twilight Zone feel. Strange red lights seemed to glow for every wall. A mafia nightmare from hell. Some dude signing Motown with his one-man-band DJ setup to a table of 5 elderly, 1 mac daddy gentleman and 4 ladies in a dining room fit to seat a wedding reception...creepy weird. BUT! food was ok. mussels marinara wasn't bad. the bruschetta? pass. that was just crappy toast with chopped tomatoes, bottled parmesan sprinkled on it, and chopped scallions? yeah, you read that right...scallions. who the f*#k puts scallions on bruschetta?? Figured we were ahead of the game when we survived the mussels so.. played it safe and just ordered the (NY) pizza. And it was GREAT! We get curious when places claim to name their pizza NY Style, because to us, its just pizza. Never knew there were others, besides "Chicago style", which is just deep-dish to me, so whatever. But Leo's pizza was pretty dang close to what I'd eat back home so good job on their pizza "stylings". Leo's... best enjoyed simple and a little alcohol helps overcome the creepy tone.
(2)Jim K.
I had the Chicken Francese. It wasn't great and it wasn't terrible. It was just average. The lemon was a bit over powering. The rolls were terrible. They tasyed very stale. They didn't bring enough olive oil and spices for the amount of bread they brought. I had to really soak that oil up to make the bread edible. When the plate was empty that was it. The waitreas didnt bother offering to get more. The Italian Wedding soup was decent but had way too much salt. I would try it once more to see if they improve. I give it 2 stars because it is way overpriced considering the quality of the food. I ate here for lunch on a Sunday and it cost me $18.00 without a tip. I feel like I got robbed.
(2)Fran S.
Very sad food. Great staff. Leo the owner is a terrible excuse for a person. Treats the staff with zero respect. And it shows in the food quality. The staff was wonderful to us even as he demeaned them.
(1)Amanda P.
Hmmm. Family owned. Seems like everyone knows everyone. The average age is around 70-75 maybe? Live music. Not really very good live music. But live nonetheless. Is that Rod Stewart's distant cousin? For an older crowd this appears to be a fun place. Lots of older couples dancing and enjoying themselves. I really like seeing that, but this place isn't for me. The decor is a bit dated, but looks like they just redid the inside -- if that makes sense? Maybe their decorator has been retired the late seventies and did this as a favor? I don't know. The food is moderately priced, but not especially great. For an Italian place the pasta was only fair. The salad was really a letdown. I won't be back, but that isn't to say this is a bad restaurant necessarily. It just isn't the right place for me, or probably anyone under 65 years old. 2.5 stars
(2)Alyson C.
My boyfriend and I went to Leo's for a delicious Italian dinner this evening. However, it wasn't until after receiving the appetizer (mozzarella caprese salad, which consisted of soggy tomatoes and very little mozzarella) and soup that came with my dinner, that I thought: "How many stars did this place get on Yelp?" Turns out, we should have read the reviews before we went. The bread was dry pizza dough with decorative dried Italian spices and no flavor. I could've sworn that my soup was Campbell's canned Chicken & Rice, and my lobster ravioli was bland. My boyfriend got the penne pasta with shrimp and although the amount of pasta was more than he could eat in one sitting, he got no more than 6 pieces of small shrimp. The only good part of our experience at Leo's was the entertainment (it was Motown night and the live music was performed by a very talented gentleman), our waitress, and the tiramisu. I don't usually write negative reviews, but I felt very mislead by the Leo's self-described "Italian Grill" advertisement and the food was way over priced. If I am paying the expensive price of that of a gourmet Italian restaurant, I think it's fair to expect that quality level of food.
(2)Marinda H.
Day/time of visit: Sunday dinner Atmosphere: casual, family owned This restaurant was very busy on a Sunday night around 6 pm. There was a Beatles cover band playing. I was totally not expecting a band at a restaurant like this (family, sit down) during early dinner hours on a Sunday. The BAND WAS WAY TOO LOUD and I was seated very close to the stage with the speaker pointed directly into my right ear. When the band took their first break someone affiliated with the band came over to our table and put down a 'tip can' and asked us to donate to pay the band because 'they don't get paid much' - so tacky. Yes, the band situation immediately made me crabby about the restaurant. RECOMMENDATION TO THE OWNER: don't have a band playing until later and if you are going to have a band play that early do not allow them to continuously turn up their amps throughout their set and attempt to guilt your customers into paying them. On to the food........... Ordered a 14" Spinach White pizza (ricotta, mozzarella, romano, spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese) and garden salad to split with the BF. The pizza was very good - thin crispy crust, lots of cheese, and more than plenty for 2 people (we took 1/2 the pizza home). The side salad was nothing special (iceburg lettuce, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, black olives) and not worth $4 for a single portion. Our friends ordered pasta dishes and they were absolutely huge portions and looked great. The bread in the bread basket reminded me of crescent rolls seasoned with italian salad dressing mix (old school recipe). Server was very good and friendly.
(3)Salvatore M.
No I'm sorry. I ordered a pie just to go half mushroom half Canadian bacon. The bacon looked more like little pieces of ham. Nice waitress. It wasn't terrible but their pizza just didnt do it for me. I will not be back.
(2)Cindy D.
We just moved to the area and I did not look at reviews before going. We went for Saturday lunch. It was empty but we've seen a big line at night so we decided to try it anyway. Our server was outstanding. The food was excellent! The bread they brought before our food was unique and delicious. The salad was bland but I only use oil & vinegar so I'm used to bland. I got gnocchi, it was homemade which is hard to come by, and it was fantastic. My husband got the eggplant parmesan sandwich. He said it was really good but he prefers the skin removed. My son also had gnocchi and liked it. He said the tiramisu was great, he put it in in his top three. The portions are very large. The place was very clean. But I could see how it would attract an older crowd for dinner but if the food is good who cares!
(4)Mark O.
Leo's is very supportive of the Business Community~ RGAnetwork.net has a monthly evening event open to business professionals the first Tuesday of the Month~ They have always been kind and accommodating. Love the Pizza ~
(4)Johnny C.
Enjoyed my visit, the lunch special was great value. If I could suggest some things it would be to tidy up some areas. just didn't add to the ambiance when I went to look for the rest rooms
(3)Rafael A.
Everything was really and plain bad. The food here is without flavor, period. I won't write anything else just to not sound like a hater or something alike. Avoid it, honestly.
(1)Christy W.
We were so disappointed by this experience. The ambience was terrible...in fact we felt quite saddened by the tired decor, server moving in slow mo, and the drone of the AC in the absence of music. Burnt bread, overcooked pasta drowning in sauce that was so heavy with butter that it had no other flavor. One of our party of five got the steak. Words can't describe how pathetic it looked. Cleverly sold as a "New York Steak" it was a piece of flap steak ladened in gristle. The spaghetti & meatballs had very little flavorless red sauce. Just so, so bad. The portions were large, I'll give them that. But I would much rather have a little bit of decent instead of a boatload of terrible. And all of this wrapped up in what I consider a premium price for Italian dishes. Our local pizza takeout has better pasta for far less. (Thank goodness for Gino's on Tampa Rd.!)
(1)Erica S.
Where do I start?! First off, the bread they give you is gross. The "pesto" is nothing but oil and pepper. I got the chicken Alfredo, and the chicken tasted like it was boiled with no seasoning and cut up and thrown right in with the thick, flavorless, curdled milk sauce. The Stromboli that my sister regretfully ordered was made up of liquid filled, slimy dough. The mussels tasted like Mr. Morton himself cooked them. Pound of salt is an understatement. The eggplant parmaseganna was slimy and bland. If you want a good Italian meal, stay away from this dump! I would trash the soup as well, but it was at least consumable. Please stay away, for your own health.
(1)Steve B.
First visit to this location this evening. When we arrived one of the hostess's had her back to the door in front of the hostess stand talking to the other people behind the stand. I thought she was a customer. None of the three acknowledged us for a good couple of minutes while they chatted. This seems to be the norm as she returned to that position when we sat down to wait for a table and was still there when we left after dinner. The clientele were all nicely dressed and having a good time on the dance floor but if you are under 60 or didn't take your granny with you then you are going to feel out of place. . We ordered our drinks and stuffed mushrooms for an appetizer. We ordered dinner shortly after and the salads came out way before the appetizer. Salad and salad plates were room temperature. Probably was a good salad before it sat out and wilted. Mushrooms finally arrived and were just OK. The mushroom itself was very good but the filling was pretty bland. I had the lasagna and thought it was very good. The presentation was different than expected and it looked very appetizing. It tasted pretty good though the sauce was a little bland.. Not quite what I would expect from an Italian place on the sauce but the rest of the dish made up for it. I was only able to eat about half of mine. Our waitress was very attentive and did a pretty good job except for the salads before the appetizer issue. Honestly I probably won't go back here again but not because of the food or service, I just felt very out of place with the crowd.
(2)Donna L.
Food was just okay. We didn't stay for the entertainment and dancing so I cannot comment on that but the place was filling up with an older crowd for that. Seems to appeal to the 60+ crowd.
(3)Philip T.
Really a neat place to go. What a great Bar. Service is great. Food is great. Will go back again
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