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Leona's

Date
1987-01-01
Restaurant
Leona's
Physical description
31x20.5cm folded; 31x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Anchor porter Deep brown color, foamy texture. One of the few and fine domestic porters$2.25
Anchor Steam Tawny brown color with an intense malty flavor. A little sweet.$2.25
Augsburger Good character with a trace of sweetness. A very flavorful beer.$1.65
Double Dark Prior Brewery makes this very dark, rich and mellow beer.$2.25
Budweiser Good hop and malt flavor, well-balanced. The best of the national brands.$1.40
Cold Spring Export The "original Minnesota Beer"$1.75
Coors A light beer brewed with Mountain Spring Water. The most popular beer in the west... now in Chicago$1.40
Erlanger Light, malty taste, moderate body. A fine American premium beer.$1.75
Huber Premium all-grain Wisconsin beer.$1.50
Rolling Rock A premium (7 oz.) beer brewed from spring water in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.$0.95
Special Export Gold color hops dominate. A good, zesty lager, European style.$1.50
Stroh's Beer Light, malty aroma. A little more hop than malt. Better than average beer.$1.35
Leinenkugel Wisconsin's version of a light beer. Pale, with a slightly grainy flavor.$1.35
Liberty Ale Amber color, pungent yet sweet. Excellent as American Ales go.$2.25
Lowenbrau Gold color, good taste and not too much carbonation.$1.65
Lowenbrau Dark Reddish-orange color similar to a Munich dark special.$1.75
Michelob Pale gold color, smooth and well-balanced. Fine hop and malt tast. A familiar and worthy choice.$1.65
Miller High Life It's for you to decide whether it's the champagne of beers.$1.35
Miller Lite A 96-calorie beer with a light color, light body and very little aftertaste.$1.40
Old Style Chicago's largest-selling beer.$1.35
RHOMBERG$2.25
Erlanger$1.75
ANCHOR PORTER$2.25

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Beaujolais (B & G) The best fresh, young red wine in the world. (French)$7.99
Chianti (Brolio) Hearty and robust describe this popular red wine. (Italian)$7.99
Valpolicella (Santa Sofia) A red wine with a light-bodied dry taste. From the region of Veneto, in Northern Italy.$7.99
Zinfandel (Riverside Farm) This unique red wine has the characteristic spicy flavor of the zinfandel grape. (California)$7.99
1983 Monte Antico (Giorgio Cabella)* Predominantly Sagiovese grapes from Tuscany go into this sturdy, full-flavored dry red wine.$1.75 – $7.99
1982 Cotes du Ventoux* (La Vielle Ferme) Very flavorful, dry red wine from the outskirts of France's Rhone region.$1.75 – $7.99
Proprieter's Reserve Red (Glen Ellen Winery) Predominanty Cabernet, this flavorful and medium-dry red wine is perfect for any red meat meal.$7.99
1983 Faugeres (L'Heritier Guyot)* Light and dry red wine from a little-known area in Southern France.$1.75 – $7.99
1983 Chianti Colli Senesi* (Camigliano) Young, fresh and tangy-dry red wine from Central Italy.$1.75 – $7.99
Chardonnay (Principato)* An imported Italian white wine that is made from 100-percent Chardonnay. Principato Chardonnay is a delicious dry wine with great aroma.$1.75 – $7.99
Chardonnay (Principato)* An imported Italian white wine that is made from 100-percent Chardonnay. Principato Chardonnay is a delicious dry wine with great aroma.$1.75 – $7.99
French Colombard (Riverside Farm) This medium-bodied, dry white wine is a California favorite.$7.99
Piesporter Michelsberg A fruity and soft German white wine that is from the town of Piesport, Mosel River Valley.$7.99
Pinot Grigio (Cavit)* Pinot Grigio is a fine, light-bodied, Italian white wine made from 100-percent Pinot Grigio grapes. Clean, crisp and fruity. An award-winner.$1.75 – $7.99
Proprieter's Reserve White* (Glen Ellen Winery) Mostly Chardonnay, this dry and medium-bodied white wine is rapidly becoming a favorite with wine-savvy Chicagoans.$1.75 – $7.99
1984 Chardonnay di Alto Adige (Viticolturi Associati) Fresh, light-bodied dry white wine from Italy's northernmost region.$7.99
1984 Rosa Bianca (Il Palazzino)* Very crisp and zesty white wine, wonderful with our house salads.$1.75 – $7.99
Spaghetti red, Half-Carafe, By The Glass$1.50 – $3.95
Asti Spumante (Gancia)$9.00
Extra Dry (Piper Heidsieck) Champagne$15.00

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Soup of the day Delicious, steamy homemade soup that your server will be able to tell you about - or it's free!$1.95
A little pasta, spaghetti or Mostaccioli A side dish of pasta served with a warm loaf of French bread and ricotta cheese.$2.25
Baked minestrone Hearty minestrone soup is covered with a golden baked layer of Mozzarella and served with French bread. It has Leona's guarantee of goodness!$2.60
Fresh fried clam strips A half-pound of fresh clam strips, breaded and fried, with plenty of fresh lemon, cocktail and Tartar sauce.$4.25
Buffalo chicken wings Crispy chicken wings covered with hot sauce and served with bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks.$3.95
Fried Mozzarella We take a half-pound of fresh mozzarella from our 7,000 pound inventory, and fry it up just for you! Served with Marinara sauce.$3.45
Primo chicken strips Boneless breast of chicken, well-trimmed, cut into strips, breaded, deep-fried and served with honey-mustard sauce.$4.50
Skinny Fries A basket of very thin-cut fries with the skins on.$1.25
House Salad A mixture of crisp lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, celery, green pepper, green onion, pepperencini, radish, egg and green and black olives. Served with your choice of dressing.$1.75
Spinach Salad Fresh spinach combined with fresh mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, pepperencini, olives, egg and Canadian bacon. Served with your choice of dressing. Volumes of vitamins.$4.65
Leona's antipasto Genoa salami, imported ham, pepperoni, Italian beef, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses served Leona's-style on crisp greens. Topped off with tomato, onion, olives, pepperencini and parmesan cheese, and complemented with our Italian dressi$4.95
Chicken and Salad. Leona's large house salad covered with very thick slices of chicken breast. Garnished with Swiss cheese.$5.25
Veggies and salad Our house salad combin with slightly steamed, lightly crunchy vegetables.$4.95
Shrimp and salad Four large, fresh shrimp top off our delicious house salad.$7.95
Stuffed artichoke (Mondays) Talk about time-consuming cooking!$3.50
Confetti cole slaw Our colorful homemade creamy cole slaw.$1.25
Mushroom caps Large fresh mushrooms filled with Romano, mozzarella, spinach and a little garlic. Irresistible!$3.25
Stea,ed mussels (Fridays) A dozen or more fresh steamed mussels in a bowl of red sauce.$4.95
Fresh baked clams, each$0.80
Potato skins Crisp baked potato skins stuffed with fresh spinach, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.$4.25
Garlic bread Demi loaf, cut in half and spread with a powerful mixture of fresh garlic and margarine. Served with Ricotta cheese spread.$1.35
Steamed veggies Slightly steamed but still crisp, cauliflower, broccoli and carrots. Creamy parmesan dressing for dipping.$2.25
Breaded veggiees Mushrooms, zucchini and onion rings served with BBQ sauce.$2.95
Fresh shrimp cocktail Four large shrimp, fried or boiled to order. Served with cocktail sauce and lemon.$5.95
Tomato and onion salad An Italian salad made up of sliced tomatoes and Spanish onions, garnished with olives and pepperencini. Served with our Italian dressing and seasoned with a little extra oregano and grated Romano cheese.$3.95
Julienne salad Leona's large house salad topped with julienne of imported ham, turkey breast, Swiss and American cheeses and garnished with egg. Served with your choice of dressing.$5.25
Pasta salad Spinach fettuccine and egg rotini noodles combined with fresh cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, zucchini and Italian dressing on salad greens. Garnished with artichoke and black olives.$4.95
Tuna salad Our albacore tuna salad served with your choice of two: cole slaw, fresh fruit, cold pasta. Garnished with egg, tomato, olives and pepperencini.$5.25
Fresh fruit salad A sweet combination of fresh fruits in season.$4.25
Warm Loaf of French Bread with Ricotta Spread
Italian dressing
Thousand Island Dressing
Parmesan Dressing
Garlic Dressing
Ranch Dressing
Bleu Cheese Dressing, Extra Charge$0.75

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Homemade Roast Beef Italian Poorboy$5.25
Turkey Breast Italian Poorboy$5.25
Roast beef and ham ITALIAN POORBOOY$5.25
TURKEY AND HAM ITALIAN POORBOY$5.25
HAM AND SALAMI ITALIAN POORBOY$5.25
GENOA SALAMI ITALIAN POORBOY$5.25
POLISH HAM ITALIAN POORBOY$5.25
ALBACORE TUNA ITALIAN POORBOY$5.25
PERCH FILLET SANDWICH$3.95
ITALIAN BEEF SANDWISH$4.95
ITALIAN SAUSAGE SANDWICH, Fontanini-Brand Sausage. Broiled and Covered with Tomato Sauce$4.25
BEEF & SAUSAGE COMBO SANDWICH$5.25
BEEF & BBQ SANDWICH$5.25
CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH, Fried or Grilled on Whole-Wheat Bun$4.35
HOMEMADE MEATBALLS SANDWICH Covered with Tomato Sauce$4.50
8-oz. STEAK SANDWICH - New York Strip Steak, Cooked on our Charcoal Grill and Served on Garlic Bread with Lettuce, Tomato and Onion. Complemented with French Fried Potatoes, our Crisp House Salad and a Fresh Fruit Garni.$7.95
Grilled Pork Chop Sandwich - 2 Marinated Pork Chop Filets, Charcoal Broiled and Stacked on Your Choice of Bread. Accompanied by Some Fried Potatoes, the House Salad or Homemade Soup, and a Fresh Fruit Garni. We'd Gladly Barbecue the Chops for You.$5.90
ADULT BURGERS - We Grind Excellent Beef in Our Kitchen, Add Spice and Fashion a Patty from One-Half Pound of Lean Meat. We cook it to Order and Serve it on a Fresh Sesame Whole-Wheat Bun or Black Bread along with your Choice of one Topping: Canadian Bacon$4.95
Extra Burger Toppings$0.55
ITALIAN POORBOYS - These Big Sandwiches are made with the Finest Meats adn Cheeses, a Little Mayo and Italian Dressing, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion adn Pickle. Choose One Side Dish to COmplement Your poorboy Spaghetti, Mostaccioli, Streamed Fresh Vegetables F$5.25
All Sandwiches are Servce with your choice of Fried Potatoes, Spaghetti or Mostacciloi and are accompanied by Homemade Coel Slaw or Fresh Fruit Garni.
Hot or Sweet Peppers extra$0.35
Now Choose One Side Dish to Complement Your Burger: Spaghetti, Mostaccioli, Steamed Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Fruit Cup, a Cup of Homemade Soup, a Cup of Homemade Cole Slaw, Fried Potatoes or Our House Salad

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Anchovies
Artichoke Hearts
SLICED BEEF
Fresh Broccoli
Canadian Bacon
Cauliflower
CHICKEN BREAST
Crabmeat
FRESH GARLIC
FRESH GREEN PEPPER
Genoa salami
Hamburger
Imported Ham
Fresh Mushroom
BLACK OLIVE
GREEN OLIVE
FRESH ONION
Pepperoni
RICOTTA CHEESE
Sausage
Shrimp
Fresh Spinach
Fresh Tomato
Fresh Zucchini

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THIN-CRUST PIZZA, MOZZARELLA CHEESE$5.10 – $10.70
THIN-CRUST PIZZA, EACH EXTRA INGREDIENT$1.10 – $1.95
THIN-CRUST PIZZA, SHRIMP$7.75 – $13.85
THIN-CRUST PIZZA, CRABMEAT$7.75 – $13.85
LEONA'S SPECIAL THIN-CRUST PIZZA$8.65 – $15.80
VEGETARIAN SPECIAL THIN-CRUST PIZZA$8.65 – $15.80
MOZZARELLA CHEESE PAN PIZZA$5.20 – $10.05
EACH EXTRA INGREDIENT, PAN PIZZA$1.00 – $1.75
SHRIMP PAN PIZZA$7.45 – $13.50
CRABMEAT PAN PIZZA$7.45 – $13.50
Double-Deck Pizza: Mozzarella Cheese$7.20 – $11.45
Double-Deck Pizza: Each Extra Ingredient$1.40 – $1.95
Double-Deck Pizza: Shrimp$8.95 – $14.65
Double-Deck Pizza: Crabmeat$8.95 – $14.65
MOZZARELLA CHEESE$7.20 – $11.35
EACH EXTRA INGREDIENT$1.40 – $1.95
Shrimp$8.95 – $14.65
Crabmeat$8.95 – $14.65
Crabmeat$8.95 – $14.65
MOZZARELLA CHEESE$5.30 – $9.20
EACH EXTRA INGREDIENT$1.00 – $1.85
Shrimp$7.95 – $12.05
Crabmeat$7.95 – $12.05
LEONA'S SPECIAL$8.95 – $13.30
VEGETARIAN SPECIAL$8.95 – $13.30

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Homemade Italian Meatloaf, Cup of Minestrone, Salad with Your Choice of Dressing, A Warm Loaf of French Bread with Fresh Ricotta Spread, and Romano Cheese Freshly Grated by You$7.25
Green Cappeletti and Broccoli - Spinach Noodles Filled with Romano, Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheeses, and a Touch of Spinach. Served with Your Choice of Tomato Sauce, (cont. below)$7.45
Fettuccine Alfredo and Cauliflower - Homemade Ribbon Noodles inCup of Minestrone, Salad with Your Choice of Dressing, A Warm Loaf of French Bread with Fresh Ricotta Spread, and Romano Cheese Freshly Grated by You a Rich Butter-Cream Sauce,$7.45
Garlic Chicken - Boneless Breast of Chicken Marinated in Lots of Garlic, and Broiled. Your Choice of Spaghetti or Mostaccioli. Covered with Meatless Tomato Sauce, or Meat Sauce (cont. below)$7.45
Chicken Tortellini - Spiced Ground Chicken Rolled and Pinched in Thin, Flat Egg Noodles. Served with Your Choice of Marinara or Meat Sauce (cont. below)$6.95
Linguini and White Clam Sauce - Fresh Clams and Cream Sauce Served over Linguini Noodles,Cup of Minestrone, Salad with Your Choice of Dressing, A Warm Loaf of French Bread with Fresh Ricotta Spread, and Romano Cheese Freshly Grated by You$8.45
Spinach Tortelloni - Ricotta and a Touch of Spinach Rolled and Pinched in Thin, Flat Green Noodles. (cont. below)$6.95
GREEN CAPPELLETTI AND BROCCOLI (cont.) Cup of Minestrone, Salad with Your Choice of Dressing, A Warm Loaf of French Bread with Fresh Ricotta Spread, and Romano Cheese Freshly Grated by You$7.45
STUFFED ARTICHOKE$3.50
GARLIC CHICKEN (cont.) Cup of Minestrone, Salad with Your Choice of Dressing, A Warm Loaf of French Bread with Fresh Ricotta Spread, and Romano Cheese Freshly Grated by You$7.45
CHICKEN TORTELLINI (cont.) Cup of Minestrone, Salad with Your Choice of Dressing, A Warm Loaf of French Bread with Fresh Ricotta Spread, and Romano Cheese Freshly Grated by You$6.95
Steamed Mussels$4.95
SPINACH TORTELLONI (cont.) Cup of Minestrone, Salad with Your Choice of Dressing, A Warm Loaf of French Bread with Fresh Ricotta Spread, and Romano Cheese Freshly Grated by You$6.95

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MANICOTTI - Cheese-Filled and Rolled Pasta, Homemade$6.95
BROSCIOLE - Egg, Romano Cheese and Seasoned Bread Crumbs Rolled in a Thinly Sliced Lean Beef and String-Tied$2.95
CANNELLONI Just Like Manicotti, Only Made with Meat.$6.95
CHICKEN PARMIGIANA Thick Sliced Breast of Chicen Over Spaghetti or Mostaccioli, Covered with Mozzarella Cheese and Baked.$6.95
ZUCCHINI PRMIGIANA Slices of Fresh Zucchini Atop Spaghetti or Mostaccioli, Covered with Mozzarella Cheese and Baked.$6.95
RAVIOLI Homemade Meat, Cheese, Spinah or a Combination$6.65
LASAGNA It's Delicious!$6.95
BAKED MOSTACCIOLI Topped with Mozzarella Cheese.$6.55
Italian Sausage$1.25
BIG HOMEMADE MEATBALL$1.25
Spaghetti$5.85
Mostaccioli$5.95

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Perch Dinner - We Bread and Fry Quality Ocean Perch Fillets$6.55
Shrimp Plate - One Half Pound of Large Shrimp, with Usually Amounts to Six, Breaded and Deep Fried$9.85
Shrimp Kebab - Skewer of Shrimp and Vegetables, Grilled over Charcoal$9.95
Fried Catfish - Fresh Off the Farm$6.75
Fresh Swordfish - Charcoal Grilled$9.95
Seafood Platter, a combination of Deep-fried Perch, Shrimp and Clams$9.85
Veal Scaloppine - Breaded Veal Sauteed with Fresh Vegetables, White Wine and Tomato Sauce$12.95
Veal Parmigiana - Sauteed Veal, Covered with Mozzarella Cheese and Baked$12.75
Veal Francais - Veal, Egg-Battered and Pan-Fried with Lemon and Parsley$12.95
RIB & CHICKEN COMBO Half-Slab of Ribs and One Fresh Fried Chicken Breast.$9.85
Baby Back Ribs: Broiled with Barbecue Sauce, FULL SLAB$12.95
Baby Back Ribs: Broiled with Barbecue Sauce, Half SLAB$8.65
HALF-ORDER OF ANY VEAL DISH$8.95
To Accompany your Seafood Dinner, select two of the following: A Bowl of Homemade Soup, A Crisp House Salad, Steamed Vegetables, Spaghetti, Mostaccioli, Fried Potatoes, after you've made up your mind, we'll serve you a warm loaf of french bread and Ricott
(Rib dishes) Accompanied by Your Choice of a Bowl of Homemade Soup or House Salad with Your Favorite Dressing and Your Choice of Fried Potatoes, Spaghetti or Mostaccioli
(Prime Provimi-Brand Veal served) with a Cup of Minestrone Soup, a Crisp House Salad, Your Choice of Spaghetti or Mostaccioli and a Warm Loaf of French Bread and Ricotta Spread

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Chicken Breast [skewers]$6.95
Fresh swordfish [skewers]$9.95
LOW-CAL CHICKEN - Two Skinless Chicken Breasts, Baked and Finished on the Broiler with a Touch of Barbecue Sauce. Served with a Crisp House Salad, Vinaigrette and Lemon, and Black Bread$5.25
FRESH SHRIMP SKEWER$9.95
LEAN TENDERLOIN SKEWER$8.95
Chicken Strips Dinner, Breast of Chicken, well-trimmed, cut into strips and Deep Fried, served with Honey Mustard sauce for dipping$5.95
ROTISSERIE CHICKEN Spit-Roasted Chicken Slowly Cooked on Our Rotisserie. A New Old Way of Cooking Foods...Deliciously. Served with Barbeque Sauce on the Side, for Some Kick. Half-Chicken Dinner/Whole Chicken Dinner$6.95 – $9.45
Chicken: Southern-Fried on Sheffield, breaded and Fried in Pure veggie oil, Barbecue sauce too, Four-Piece dinner/Two-Piece dinner$4.95 – $6.46
Side: Bowl of Our Restaurant-Made Soup
Side: Fresh Fruit Cup
Side: Crisp House Salad
Side: Cup of Homemade Cole Slaw
Side: Steamed Fresh Veggies
Side: Fried Potatoes
Side: Spaghetti
Side: Mostaccioli
Loaf of Warm French Bread and Ricotta Spread
Grilled Pork Chop Dinner, Marinated Filets are grilled over Charcoal and served with Spaghett, Mostaccioli or Fried Potatoes, a Cup of Homemade Soup, House Salad with your choice of Dressing and a loaf of Warm French bread and Ricotta Spread$8.25
Steamed Vegetables
Spaghetti
Mostaccioli
House salad
Fried Potatoes
Warm Loaf of French Bread with Ricotta Spread

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Freshly squeezed orange juice, large$1.95
Large real lemonade$1.75
Coor's Ginseng Rush$1.00
Milk$0.95
Club Soda$1.00
COKE$0.75
DIET COKE$0.75
Cherry Coke$0.75
7 up$0.75
Orange Soda$0.75
Fresh coffee$0.85
Assorted Teas$0.85
Cinnamon Coffee$0.95
Brewed Decaffeinated Coffee$0.85
Italian coffee, with Amaretto$2.25
Swiss Coffee, with Tia Maria$2.25
Irish Coffee, With Irish Whiskey$2.25
American Coffee, With Baileys$2.25
Flawless flourless chocolate cake$2.25
Flawless flourless chocolate cake with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream$2.95
Very fresh and delicious carrot cake with sour cream icing$2.15
Homemade cannoli Sweet Ricotta Cheese Wrapped in a Crispy Pastry Shell$1.25
Fresh Strawberries Topped with Whipped Cream$2.35
Wonderful apple cheesecake made especially for Leona's by a Noted Neighborhood Baker$2.35
A reputable root beer float made with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream in a mug of A & W Root Beer$2.50
Refreshing raspberry sorbet$1.95
OLD-FASHIONED MILK SHAKE - Chocolate$2.45
OLD-FASHIONED MILK SHAKE - Strawberry$2.45
OLD-FASHIONED MILK SHAKE - Vanilla$2.45
KID MILLIONS ICE CREAM - Vanilla. Garnished with Whipped Cream$2.25
KID MILLIONS ICE CREAM - Bittersweet Chocolate. Garnished with Whipped Cream$2.25
KID MILLIONS ICE CREAM - Real Good Oreo. Garnished with Whipped Cream$2.25

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