My family and I have been coming to Leo's since I was a kid. My cousins also always bring their clients there because they have probably the best pasta in Youngstown. The service is always impeccable. You never have to beg for anything. The servers are well trained. They come around regularly to fill drinks and genuinely care if you're having a good experience. Sadly, that type of service has mostly vanished most places. We had a wonderful female server. I unfortunately can't remember her name. She was upstairs yesterday with brown hair and a pony tail. Now to the food. They have a fantastic menu so you really can't go wrong with anything on the menu. My family and I have tried all kinds of things and loved them. It's our go to for celebrations. We started off with the fried artichokes which were crispy and delicious. They reminded us of the ones we had in Rome last year. My mom and I had the lemon pasta with shrimp. It was unbelievably good. You got tons of shrimp and the pasta was soft and melted in your mouth with the lemon. My husband loved his wedding soup and chicken Milanese. His family is Italian so he's hard on chicken cutlets. He said it was crispy and moist. It looked amazing but I didn't snap a photo since I was hungry. My cousin loved her eggplant Parmesan. She's also Italian and has been to Italy several times. That's her go to dish. It's always cooked perfectly. My other cousins got spaghetti and meatballs which they loved. The meatballs are huge and perfectly cooked. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. If you love Italian and know what good pasta is supposed to taste like, go to Leo's. Your stomach will thank you. read more

Leo's Ristorante - This special was amazing. It was lemon pasta with shrimp. Unbelievably good - Pizza Near Me - Warren, Ohio

Excellent food. Authentic Italian, and really good! Will need to visit several times because so many good things on menu.

This place has been a go to for us for years. The food is authentic and homemade. Leo's seemed busier years ago but the quality is still there. The gnocchi is the best anywhere and the tiramisu is also a great choice. read more

There is no food better in the area. We drive nearly 30 minutes to dine here. My husband says best raviolis he has ever eaten--he wants to switch up and try other entrees but says he cant resist the ravioli! I try something new every time and it is absolutely scrumptious. This place is an absolute Treasure!!! read more

Expensive but definitely my favorite Italian in town-- Youngstown Italian classic and a comfort food must.

Nicer place to go for a sit down dinner. Italian fare. Family owned. An establishment that been a neighborhood favorite for decades

I'll start with the pros- The lamb chops with the watermelon & feta were delicious. The signature white pizza was good to me but my one friend did not like it. My other friend liked the lasagna. The bread was good and hot. The salad was a salad. My spaghetti and meatballs were good. The sauce reminded me of the Mt Carmel Sunday Sauce which is my favorite store bought spaghetti sauce . The entertainment was good and fun for dinner. It was my friend's birthday and they didn't care if we brought a little cake. I thought the prices were just about the same as other places. The cons- The service was slow. We were seated for about half an hour before the martinis finally came. We were there 2 hours total. The server never had cheese. She had to hunt it down for our appetizers and by the time she brought it we already ate the soup and salad. Then when the main dish came again no cheese. I waited 4 minutes for cheese. The server said she couldn't find any. That's a long time when you've already been waiting 1.5 hours for a plate of spaghetti. We noticed the other servers had cheese on their tray when they brought the food so idk if there is a cheese shortage but it was a point of contention as our food got cold while we waited on cheese. Just put a $3 jar on the table. Problem solved. Free the cheese!! My friend never got her coffee that she specifically told the server she needed before she could eat. So she didn't eat. My other friend did not like the seafood pasta. I liked my spaghetti and meatballs but honestly it didn't sit well. It had me sitting all night and half the morning. Besides the cheese shortage, the other thing we literally couldn't avoid was the sun setting in the west that was blinding us. They should invest in some shades if they are going to sit people outside. Is the patio new? Do they not deal with the sun every night and see people struggling to get out of the sun? This was my first & last time eating here. read more

Me and my family just went to this restaurant for one of our birthdays, and it was wonderful! We all love the food and drinks. Our service was great and it wasn't too crowded. The free bread was excellent, especially when it was hot and we have a wonderful server. I would recommend if you're in the area and want some Italian food. This should definitely be at the top of my list that I've eaten. read more

Was just at Leo's tonight and had an amazing server, Deziray!!! She was so attentive and made amazing recommendation's. The food was perfect and the wine was excellent. I highly recommend this place and ask for Deziray to be your server!!! read more

Leo's Ristorante is hands down the best spot for Italian food in town! I had the Spaghetti Bolognese, and it's easily the best pasta I've had around--rich, flavorful sauce and perfectly cooked spaghetti. The service was excellent--warm, attentive, and made you feel right at home. The family-oriented ambiance really sets it apart, with a cozy, welcoming atmosphere that's perfect for both small and large gatherings. If you're looking for great food and a place that feels like home, Leo's is the spot to go! read more

Food is ok. Amount for what you pay is awful. 12 noodles on a plate is embarrassing. Especially for an Italian restaurant. Server was great. Reservations made for 11 but there were not even enough room for 10. We only ended up with 10 and we were still jammed shoulder to shoulder. Only real positive is the server did a great job in a timely manner! Probably not going back for a long while. read more

Great food. Lasagna, bread and salad were delicious. Service was prompt. Great ambiance. Will be back.

Wonderful food and ambience. Leo's is well known in the area for it's Italian cuisine and other entrees. However, my wife and I joined another couple here after an evening concert, and we came for glasses of wine and dessert. We were very satisfied on both counts, as Leo's has a nice selection of wines to choose from as well as desserts. Service was excellent! read more

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My wife and I recently had dinner here with friends, 4 of us in all. The food and service were OUTSTANDING!!!! It made for such a great evening. Menu suggestions (we enjoyed): Delmonico Steak - perfectly done at medium temp. Pasta w/ Grilled mushrooms and veggies in a lite cream sauce was absolutely fantastic. Spinach pasta with grilled veggies in a red sauce was also great. Pasta and Shrimp - my wife's friend had this and said it was delicious. The desserts were also excellent w/ generous portions. The service that we had was about the best that we have had in many years and countless restaurants. Desiree was our server and again, she was fantastic! If you are in the Warren / Youngstown area, Leo's is a great choice for a nice dinner and evening out!!!!!! read more

Luv their food! Their holiday buffet is great! I do wish it was more dessert's to choose from....but from the owner's end, I get it. Happy eating! read more

Food is great. They are consistent. There are always specials so the menu is fresh. Lovely restaurant.

Service was great and food was delicious!! Very nice restaurant and very clean. Everyone enjoyed their meals and we had a relaxing and nice evening. read more

I happened to be out in Newton Falls for a medical appointment and figured I'd stop somewhere before making the hour drive back to Cleveland Given the proximity to Youngstown, it was hardly a surprise to find a respectable Italian restaurant nearby, so I decided to stop and give it a try. The restaurant itself sits along a road dotted with businesses, but occupies its own lot and is clearly visible from the street. From the moment you step through the main door, an aura of class and elegance was readily apparent - I almost expected to see Lennie Strollo or Eugene "The Animal" Ciasullo occupying a booth... but not this time. The interior was spacious and well-lit, with vaulted ceilings giving way to wooden accents dispersed throughout a vast dining area. If you want to sit at the bar, a wide selection of top-shelf liquor sits behind a granite countertop. I was seated at a booth and given a menu, from I chose the lunch portion of spaghetti marinara with a mixed green salad (mesculin greens with maple balsamic vingarette, grapes, sliced apples, candied pecans, and bleu cheese). The salad was nicely complemented by the bread that was brought out, which included a housemade butter in an herb infused oil base - amazing! The spaghetti was reasonably sized for a lunch portion, and I definitely wasn't hungry when I left. If this place wasn't so far, I can affirmatively state that I would be a regular. Great service, good portions, and reasonable prices, all encapsulated in a classy family run local establishment that serves excellent cuisine! Ciao! read more

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very unsanitary I found a hair in my spaghetti food was horrible very dirty an smells terrible

I don't know if this should be a 2 or 3. Leo's used to have good food. My husband & I went and we ordered linguini & clams and eggplant parm. The eggplant parm was inedible and the linguini was meh. My granddaughter got a order of ravioli and it was edible. $75 and we were highly dissatisfied. Bye Leo! read more

Leo's Ristorante - Linguini & white clam sauce - Pizza Near Me - Warren, Ohio

Great food. The common consensus of the reviews is pretty accurate. Food is great, service can be a little slow. I won't linger on the common knowledge. I will say it is a great place to have a special dinner. The menu spans pizza to chef special. Yelp has them at $$ put you can easily step into $$$. But no matter what you order, you will enjoy it. read more

Leo's Ristorante - Pan Seared Halibut - Pizza Near Me - Warren, Ohio

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Growing up, my dad's office was just a few blocks away from Leo's. We ate here or got takeout from here more times than I can remember. My family moved away when I went to college, but my dad brings takeout from Leo's every once in a while and it always makes me so happy. Their food is top notch. I tried to get good Italian food when I moved to Boston, New York, and DC - and nothing is as good to me as Leo's. It's my fondest memory of food from my hometown and always hits the spot. Now I've developed a lot of dietary restrictions (no gluten or dairy etc), and they have awesome gluten free pasta and are happy to make anything dairy free. It's still so delicious even prepared this way and still tastes like my childhood favorite dishes. read more

While visiting Youngstown, Ohio, we were lucky enoughto be directed to Leo's Ristorante in Warren. I'm not a big fan of the food at most Italian restaurants nor most red sauce, but am always open to try a new spot. Am I ever glad we stopped. My husband and I shared a calamari appetizer and oh my, was it delicious - tender calamari sliced in rings, deep-fried with a light, crisp batter, and drizzled with a sweet and spicy sauce that, with a veggie, would have sufficed as my entire meal. For our entrées, my husband ordered the chicken parmesan - a large, tender chicken breast with the best red sauce either of us has ever eaten, served over a generous helping of pasta. My entrée was sausage and peppers and was equally as good. The sausage was almost as good as the one my hubby makes (nice and lean with a robust flavor) with both sweet and hot peppers on a bed of pasta. Dessert was manna from Heaven - tiramisu with perhaps a hint of coconut, a layer of chocolate mascarpone and garnished with paper-thin dark chocolate leaves. Sooo good! If you haven't already figured it out, our meal was spectacularly good and we'll have wonderful leftovers sufficient for another full meal. read more

Delicious Italian food! We got Italian greens for an appetizer which were great. The pasta is delicious with home made sauces along with dessert!! read more

Awful! The waitress was slow and not very friendly and restaurant wasn't even busy. It took 25 minutes to get a drink and double that to get our lunch. We ordered gnocchi which looked like a side order but was still 18$ and the total number of pieces were six! Another person ordered the eggplant and it too was small and pricey but this time the taste was off. All around it was not an enjoyable lunch. Will not be returning. read more

My review should be taken with a grain of salt, because I know the owners and love them dearly. They are phenomenal people and there aren't many people I hold more highly. That said, I've never had a less than wonderful meal here. This is the only restaurant that has handed me a salad that knocked my socks off. I've never wanted to send back my entree in favor of a salad other than at Leo's. I didn't, but I wanted to. Their calamari is awesome, but I prefer the Thai more than the sweet and sour. I do wish they would bring it back, but I'm just one person in a sea of many. Their menu is extensive and intricate, so I almost feel bad in saying their prime burger is my favorite thing ever. Handmade Sweet potato gnocchi? Nope, because I can't miss the greatest burger I've ever had. It's juicy and not greasy, doesn't need condiments and has the perfectly balanced brioche bun and veggies. I could eat it every day. Also, I promise it's the best biscotti you have ever had. Ever. Thanks Fran. :* Buy a bag on your way out, or two. read more

Oh wow. I really must emphasize how great this place is. First, it is a nice restaurant so we were underdressed. It is not black tie but next time it'll give me a reason to dress up a little more than just jeans and a shirt lol. So we got the deep fried squid and that was really good. My husband got swordfish and said it was amazing and I got the eggplant rollatini and it blew my mind. So very good. The waiter was great too. He kept us laughing and delivered the food at the perfect rate (not everything at once like most places tend to do and gave us time to digest the appetizer and such before delivering the next round of dishes and checked with us before bringing each plate). We will definitely return because I think this is now my favorite place you eat! read more

Leo's Ristorante - A must try, eggplant rollatini - Pizza Near Me - Warren, Ohio

I came here for dinner with some of my in-laws and had a great experience. I ordered off the seasonal menu and had butternut squash ravioli with fried sage and toasted hazelnuts. This was a great choice - each of those components was cooked really well and I ate the entire dish. Our waitress was extremely friendly and attentive. We were one of the last groups in the restaurant because we started dinner late after traveling from Columbus, but didn't feel rushed at all. Will definitely return on another visit to the area. read more

We have been going to Leo's for over twenty years. We live in Howland and prefer doing business with our local establishments. Over the past two months we have gone for dinner at Loe's and to be honest we have had the WORST experience both times. After the first time we chalked it up to COVID and decided to give it another go. Again, it was so bad, that we have decided will never go there again and will seek out another favorite restaurant. The service was terrible, and the food very bad! Veal was tough, my husband ordered the braised short rib(s). Well he didn't get short ribs! It was a little amount of meat, less then 2oz of meat and just not a good flavor. I hate giving a local restaurant such a poor review however, someone has to relay just how bad this place has become. In summary, the prices are too high and the food poor! There were three in our party, a veal meal, short ribs and gnocchi, 2 glasses wine......$119.00 without tip! Which would have been fine if the food and service were stellar.......What happened Leo? My recommendation is that please think about going to another restaurant before you spend too much on poor service!! read more

This used to be my favorite restaurant, but something has changed here. Menu is not as appealing as it was and staples are changed as well. Food is still one of the best around, just not as good as it once was. read more

We don't go out to dinner much due to Covid. We decided to go to Leo's Ristorante tonight. We sat at a booth, very distant from other diners. There are hand sanitizer stations throughout the restaurant. I chose the Autumn salad with grilled chicken and my husband had the Truffle Sacchietti, followed by a wonderful flourless chocolate cake. Our meals were absolutely delicious! I will dream about the unique Autumn salad until I have it again! The best dinner out in a long time! read more

How can you be out of the walleye Lenten special at 5:00 on a Tuesday? We settled for basic chicken parm. It was so salty we couldn't finish it. Had to ask to have appetizer and salad plates cleared. Tried to like this place, but not really. read more

My meal was perfect. Very good and will be back for sure. My meals were served and a appropriate time to be able to enjoy everything. read more

Leo's Ristorante - The swordfish melted in my mouth - Pizza Near Me - Warren, Ohio

Consistently good Italian food. Crisp salad lettuce and delicious Italian dressing. Good bread.

My husband and I enjoyed eating here so much that we decided to have our wedding & reception in the patio room. Food always delicious and of great quality with decent pricing. Service has always been excellent wether it was just lunch, dinner, or our wedding reception. All around beautiful restaurant for couples dining, family meal, or a wedding reception. They did a very nice job setting up the room, providing table linens, and helping me with layout/flow, provided bartender, food was timely & excellent, and they served the wedding cake. Everyone commented on how beautiful the room was and how great the wedding reception was. When my husband first suggested I consider them for our wedding I thought it would be too costly but it ended up being affordable. My husband & I are very happy and thankful we had our wedding & reception there. Plenty of parking. read more

I had my rehearsal dinner scheduled for May 2020 and when Covid hit, we canceled our big wedding and reception. Leo's did not return our deposit nor did they give us a gift card for the deposit we put down. All while they weren't even open and allowed to serve us the original day of the rehearsal dinner. I called multiple times and the woman on the phone would say she would send us something to get off the phone but she never did. I refuse to go there or to recommend them after the terrible customer service we received. read more

My mother in law and sister in law were in Warren unexpectedly last night so drove up from Poland to meet them for dinner. I hadn't been to the Warren area before so trusted Yelp to help me out and as usual, my fellow Yelpers did not let me down! We started with the hot peppers in oil and a "sweet and spicy" calamari, both of which were excellent. For entrees, I had the veal and peppers which were very good except for the accompanying mashed potatoes that were just meh. The portion was huge and I have enough left for two lunches! My MIL had a pasta special (Tuesday is pasta night) that was orrechiette with spinach, mushrooms and a marasala cream sauce. She really liked it but I thought it was a bit heavy on the cream and was glad I hadn't tried it. SIL had homemade manacotti that looked awesome and she said was very good although I did not try it myself. If Leo's were a bit farther south it would definitely be a regular spot for us but given the 40 minute drive, we'll save it for special occasions. read more

I am so on the fence about this place. I've dined here 3 times and I'm still not sure what to expect when I stop in. All 3 times I got the chicken parm, because, well, why not. The first and last time----omg, dude, pound out the chicken. Way too think, it was the weirdest thing ever. The second time I ordered it, it was fabulous. Sometimes my in-laws order their pizza. It's usually VERY good. I don't necessarily care for white pizza, but theirs is done very well. My mom got the gnocchi before, which she said she didn't care for. She said there wasn't enough. The next time we went she got some other kind of pasta dish, which she said there was a ton of. My dad and sister both got the lasagna, which they liked. I let my 10 year old niece order the $26 seafood risotto. She at all of it and then said she didn't like it, so I'm not sure about that one.... Can be pricey, but it's a nice restaurant, what do you expect??? read more

I was recently here for a wedding reception and it is a lovely place for such an event. The food was much better than other party centers I have been to; some of those places....ick. The room was huge and still room for a good sized dance floor; this is a great place for a large reception! Check it out if you are looking to host a party in the area!! read more

This is one superb eating establishment! Even on a busy night, my group got amazing service. I personally got the "Beeler Farms Pork Tenderloin" that was cooked perfectly and had amazing flavor. The service was quick and not a beat was missed. I definitely recommend this restaurant! read more

Leo's Ristorante - This is the meal I got - Pizza Near Me - Warren, Ohio