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Leona's Restaurant
1236 E 53RD St
Chicago, IL 60615-4008
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#3,032 of 4,512 restaurants in Chicago
  • Neighborhood: Hyde Park/U of Chicago
  • Address: 1236 E 53RD St, Chicago, IL 60615-4008
  • Phone:  (773) 363-2600
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3 of 5 stars
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Feb 22, 2008

Good for a neighbourhood Americana restaurant. more

“so many better italian...”
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2 of 5 stars
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Jan 20, 2008

so many better italian restaurants around other than this generic stuff. more

“not good, its only forte...”
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2 of 5 stars
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Nov 5, 2007

not good, its only forte is the bread with marinara served free. more

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Indy   10 contributions
Greenwood, Indiana
Jun 10, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

Leona's was a restaurant with good ambiance especially considering it was in a strip mall, but when I am in Chicago and order a deep dish pizza at an Itallian restaurant I have certain expectations. The crust was thick but it was flakey. I was expecting crunchy or chewy but not flakey. Also the pizza had very little tomato sauce.... more

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Leona's Restaurant Address

1236 E 53RD St, Chicago, IL 60615-4008
Tel: (773) 363-2600
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