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    Leon's Caribbean Restaurant

    4.2 (133 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    LEON'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Brown stew chicken with rice and beans, cabbage, and gravy / sauce
    Michael B.

    Note: this is a review of the food truck, not the restaurant. Leon's was running a food truck at the Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival downtown today. Tonight I got a plate of the brown stew chicken. Started with the rice and beans - those had good flavor and seasoning. The chicken was juicy and well-infused with the gravy sauce. Little bit of spice, little bit of sweet, just very amazing. Portion was plentiful. The gentleman operating the food truck was down to earth and friendly. I lived what I got and would be thrilled to get over to their other locations sometime, but in the meantime, happy if they can bring the truck my way again!

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    Trish L.

    So glad I decided to give Leon's a try while visiting the brewery next door. This small restaurant has a large menu of hot and ready foods that can be packed up for you to enjoy within 2 minutes. I went with the platter of jerk chicken and two sides and spent a little under $20. The chicken is still on the bone and is fall apart tender. The jerk sauce is no joke! It definitely has some heat. The greens were good and had a little kick themselves. The mac and cheese was creamy, but not wet, and had the right pint of cheese pull with every bite. The guys working behind the counter were very friendly and helpful in suggesting what to get for first timers.

    Grace Z.

    It's a small family owned restaurant. You know the food is great when it's tasty when hot and when you take a bite of the leftover the next day while it's good, the flavor is still packing punch. Come get your tastebuds razzle dazzled. It was such a big hearty meal. Congrats if you finish your food. They serve a LOT. Everything was everything I wanted, the jerk chicken, oxtail, pepper steak and collard greens. The beans and rice with all the sauces mixed in is to DIE for.

    Jerk Chicken
    Whitley S.

    Food is always good. When ordering via a delivery service there just needs to be consistency. For extra gravy there is an up charge, but you really can't tell if they provided this as everything is just put in the main food container. I suggest that extra sauce be placed on the side to show that it was provided. Also, there were times where I received bread with my meal and other times I have not. Food quality is always good and tastes great. My only other tip would be to minimize the random broken bones in the curry chicken.

    Oxtails, white rice, gravy, mac & cheese cheese
    Lashane A.

    This food was everything amazing when I say I couldn't stop eating till the last drop these oxtails with the gravy and the rice the mac & cheese the greens. I didn't leave anything left on my plate. I would definitely be back before I go back to Louisiana.

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    Tina L.

    SERVICE: Staff were helpful, professional, and nice. Purchased from their food truck during a First Friday event in Penn Hills. Prices were fine. FOOD: I recently returned from Jamaica and their seasoning/heat was different than what Leon offers. Yes. I ate at different places, on and off the resort as I prefer to eat and hang with locals. I thought Leon's was too hot, but to each his own and doesn't mean it's bad. I just prefer less heat. Besides the chicken being a bit too hot, the cabbage and plantains were good. I regret not getting a patty, but that gives me an excuse to return. Rice and beans were a bit dry. WELL: I shall return to try other items and am thankful they exist. Go support!

    Lauren G.

    Had an incredible meal from here to go for the first time! We got the Platter for 2 which included your choice of meat and two sides. They were out of mac n cheese (sad) but we had Jerk Chicken (WOW), beans and rice, and cabbage. Everything was so incredible and full of flavor. The service was quick as their set up is right there in front of house and you just tell them what you want! Can't wait to go try more!

    Curry Chicken, red beans and rice with cabbage and Ginger Beer. Yum!!
    Kriss S.

    A friendly and efficient service. Authentic Caribbean food and delicious!! A must have if you love Caribbean food!! The Jerk is a great amount of heat, but not painfully hot....great sides. You can't go wrong with Leon's....

    a bottle of pineapple
    Kristen E.

    The menu is short but has enough options for meat and fish lovers of all kinds. Ordering at the counter was easy. We didn't have to wait too long for our food, which we ate there at a small table. He had jerk chicken, and I had jerk whitefish. Everything was delicious, and the portion sizes were so generous that I got two lunches out of my leftovers. Plus, we liked the pineapple soda so much that I picked some up the next time we went shopping. There's a reason Leon's has a reputation for the best Caribbean food in town!

    Beatrice A.

    Ordered delivery from here. Had an order of oxtail and jerk chicken. When ordering online we were not informed of not having jerk chicken, plantains, or the mac and cheese sides that were ordered. This was at about 2pm. Not until food was about to be delivered were we called and said we don't have majority of what you ordered. They didn't even tell us they didn't have plantains and didn't put in our order. We were only given the options steamed cabbage and rice and peas as alternatives for the sides and a barbecue like chicken dish. Not sure why they didn't have jerk. During the phone call the person who called us was half having a conversation with us and half having a conversation with whoever else was at the restaurant. The call hung up 3x before we could finally confirm what food was actually being sent to us. When we ultimately got the food my partner and I were not happy with our food. Poorly seasoned, lacked flavor, and did not taste like Caribbean food. I'd try another Caribbean spot before I go back here.

    Inside shredded chicken patty
    Ulyana K.

    This is my first time having Caribbean food. Wow, wow, wow! I am so surprised that this food was so delicious. It was truly fantastic. Today, I tried out the brown stew chicken, rice and peas, plantains, shredded chicken patty, and a peanut butter crunch dessert. The brown stew chicken was surprisingly flavorful and satisfying. It fell off the bone! This chicken was definitely not white meat, which is what I typically enjoy, but it was definitely quite good. There was a decent amount of meat on the chicken for just $10, and the portion was satisfying. I loved the brown stew sauce! So tasty. There was some fat covering the chicken I had to take off (not too appealing to me), but other than that, very good. I also thought the rice and peas were quite tasty. They once again gave me a good portion. The side came for free with the "Just a Taste" meal. The 'peas' aren't actually peas: they are kidney beans. I recommend soaking up the rice with the stew sauce to make it extra tasty. The cornbread was a nice addition to the meal. It was moist and had a nice, mild but lightly sweet flavor. The chicken patty was a bit spicier than I thought it would be. It seemed to have some sort of sauce inside, too. But, it was flaky and delicious nonetheless. The plantains were near perfect. You definitely have to try them out since they are so cheap (just $2) and you get 4 thick pieces. Perfectly caramelized, great texture, and nice sweetness. The peanut butter crunch pie was a little small especially for it being $4. But, the flavor was great. Chunks of peanuts, chocolate crust, peanut butter whipping, chocolate pieces. Not sure if it was homemade, but way better than many store bought peanut butter pies. All in all, this was a great place to first try Caribbean cuisine. I loved almost everything I got and the portions as well as prices were both reasonable. I'm motivated to start eating this type of food more often!

    Jerk shrimp. My partner got the goat curry and went into a kinda food trance.

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    Hours are wrong. Drove 20 minutes only to find the store closed. Very disappointing. Please update hours

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    1 year ago

    Leon's food is on point! Seasoned well with good portions. Best Caribbean spot in Pittsburgh

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    Got the brownstew chicken with cabbage and mac and cheese. Super flavorful. The staff are super nice.

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    I had his food for the first time and it was delicious the Oxtail was nice and tender the side dish was really good

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    The jerk chicken rules. This sentence is just to fill out the reminder of the review.

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