Leo’s Restaurant & Take-Out

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Christine Says:
September 5th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

The only time you can call a place a greasy spoon and mean it in a good way!
Their Fish and chip are in my top 3 choices in the whole metro area! It’s amazing that there are long lines a Ches’s when Leo’s tastes better, is cheaper and has fast service.

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Joe Says:
January 26th, 2010 at 5:21 pm

They Fry with lard. Gross stuff. Would never eat their again.

Food Critic Says:
January 26th, 2010 at 6:44 pm

hey Joe,

First, learn how to spell. Second, McDonald’s and ALL fast food places used to deep fry with lard. They don’t now. Most small places still use lard in their deep fryers. Why ? because the food tastes very good.

how do yo know they fry with lard ? are you an x-employee with a grudge ?

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Joe Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:56 pm

Food Critic,

I called and asked them. They told me they fry with lard. Feel free to call and ask for yourself. I am not a ex employee and i don’t have a grudge. People have the right to know about the animal by-products the food gets fried in. Veggie Oil is much more healthy and a better alternative. I feel restaurants should not be aloud to deep fry with lard for the health of the people.

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leos lover Says:
April 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm

FYI…if you don’t want fried foods, make your own meals! At least Leo’s told you that they used lard, a lot of bigger restaurants wouldn’t. Obviously, you have never eaten there or you would have realized that Leo’s is a family restaurant that puts the customers first, if you didn’t want your fish fried they would have grilled it for you. No one should be going out for fried food more than once a week anyways…what do you think is in your salad???? 1500 calories! You need to learn a little more before you start putting places down.

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Frank Says:
April 22nd, 2010 at 2:49 pm

My favourite fishnchips in the city.

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dave Says:
May 12th, 2010 at 9:40 am

over 40 years in business ,,, best fish and chips ,,,

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Brian Says:
December 6th, 2010 at 1:09 am

I grew up on Ches’s, but the past few times I’ve visited home I headed straight for Leo’s. It’s old school fee and chee, like before it became an ‘important cultural symbol’ for Newfoundland. Just good, simple, food done the way it’s supposed to be. No muss, no fuss… just great.

And I’ll have mine with a Coke, thanks… NFLD may be Pepsi country, but if you need something to was down the greasy goodness, a Coke is your only man.

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Matt Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:39 pm

I’d have to say this place makes the best chips, dressing and gravy you could ever find. Also, to those bagging on them using lard, it’s been proven pretty conclusively that saturated animal fats don’t cause heart disease and that polyunsaturated (ie. vegetable) oils cause a boatload of problems.

Either way, you’re eating from a fish and chips joint and most likely getting dressing AND gravy on top of it. Why be a douchebag and start arguing about how one is 0.1% more unhealthy than the other?

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Russ Says:
January 8th, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Best place for CDG in the city. Prices are great, too. Worth the struggle to find parking at lunch.

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Niki Says:
January 30th, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Had the fish and chips, it was awful. They managed to f@ck up grilled cheese as well. How is that possible?!
Will never eat there again and I don’t recommend it. Go to the Duke for real food.

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Shawn Says:
February 12th, 2011 at 1:45 pm

Been going there since I was very young. I’ve tried fish’n'chips all over and nothing compares to Leo’s. I only get to St. John’s once a year and it’s one of my first stops. Ches’ doesn’t even come close, I mean who puts the dressing and gravy UNDER the fish’n'chips?

First commenter couldn’t be more right. The only time you can call a place a greasy spoon and mean it as the highest compliment.

Long live Leo’s!

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Bob S. Says:
August 3rd, 2011 at 11:35 am

Just don’t eat fee n chee more than once in a blue moon and you’ll be ok.

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Viva Says:
August 3rd, 2011 at 6:29 pm

They don’t serve chips, they serve fries.

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Paul Says:
February 4th, 2012 at 1:39 pm

Leo’s is my favourite place for a feed of grease,be it lard or oil ,it all tastes great and it keeps my old arteries well lubricated !….ENJOY

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danielle Says:
May 7th, 2012 at 7:26 pm

Chips are fries. If you were to go to Britain or anywhere else in the UK and ask for fries, you’d be given some awful looks.

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Michelle Says:
May 8th, 2012 at 12:45 am

What I wouldn’t give right now for a plate of Leo’s chips!

In the UK, chips=fries, and crisps=(potato)chips. Chips ARE fries! BTW, a takeout is also a takeaway.

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Perry Says:
March 3rd, 2013 at 6:00 pm

Years ago I drove taxi in St Johns . I drove an Air Canada pilot who claimed the best fish and chips was in England . I made a bet with him . I took him to Leos and we agreed that if Leos was not the best I would buy . If it was the best he would buy . Over the next several he bought whenever he flew into St Johns

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