I went back tuesday hoping to catch an imaginary item i misread on the menu last week. Turns out it never existed but that’s okay.
mostarda curd radicchio wrap next level, wish I saved the other large leaf and double rolled for extra crunch
Also gotta say add some Ardbeg to the caramel cacao soft cream, another great combo
Whatever chef Josh has done with bread is elite. Whether it was the parker rolls at Saison and then Angler, or the pizza dough here at Leopardo, he’s always had some wizardry in the kitchen to take the texture and flavor to the next level. I agree that the pizza center is quite thin and floppy…I’m all for Neapolitan or Neo-Minato (referencing Tokyo style with the center doused in olive oil)…but the puffy crust here is the best part, imo.
Nice to see he changed the tartare’s bread to a cracker instead of the machete.
I am excited for his upcoming burger place, whenever that arrives. I like his brand of quality food that celebrates ingredients in an interesting way, all wrapped up in a semi casual experience with a fun soundtrack. There are elite bites but the experience isn’t elitist, if that makes sense. And you can just casually drop in at the bar at opening, so you don’t have to worry about their reservations policy or them not answering the phone.
On another note, given the Cafe du Monde tins, I was hoping they’d put some sort of beignets on the menu and/or maybe a chicory coffee cocktail. And is it too much to ask for some spit-roasted pineapple basted in rhum agricole like the old Saison days?
good call, will try this next time. perhaps some rhum agricole (or maybe he’d even consider serving a spoon of Essencia) on the honey soft cream, or that may be gilding the lily.
Just taking a moment to say, this was a joy to read. If I was physically able (I’m in palliative care) I would hop on a plane and go.
Wishing you wellness! Eventually if you do visit, I hope you have a good time at Leopardo. And even if you’re just following along virtually in the meantime, thanks for reading everyone’s reports; cheers!
the cracker was delicious! definitely the best item there
pizza extremely overrated
lol
i went again.
the buffalo curds / mostarda is great — maybe my favorite dish there. the margherita pizza is better than the neapoletana but both are very good — the crust alone puts the leopardo pizza into the quarter sheets / pizzeria sei top-tier for me. the soft serve with the caramel is better than the one with the rum, but both are very good. the cali-prese was still very good but not quite as good as the first time i had it — though that might be because it came out at the same time as the buffalo curds, and the buffalo curds dish was just so good. the garden lettuce salad was still just fine.
service is still good but can be semi-awkward, between the self-service / lack of traditional bussing and the admonition about having to order everything at once (which is plainly not true — they should just identify the specific dishes that take longer to prepare and make clear that you need to order those right away and at the same time)
Broken record. Don’t repeat your opinion every time someone posts something you disagree with. Don’t post in this topic again except to report on future meals at Leopardo.
duck forthcoming
duck that swam free in a pond
+/- $75?
I’m going over
Do they actually have the duck today?
$35 BEC incoming!
Although the menu hasn’t changed over the past two weeks, we both felt the salmon pizza has improved since we last had it. More balanced. Pretty much perfect.
Screenshot from Instagram of the sandwich. Tried to get the annoying influencer text out: https://www.instagram.com/stories/love_em/3460084891579348922/
Also looks like they’re going to be serving a waffle sandwich, per new instagram post: Joshua Skenes on Instagram: "The big griddle. Wild boar sausage, hash brown, egg American cheese and two polenta waffles soaked in barbecue corn cob maple syrup and bordier butter—part of the breakfast menu for Saturdays launch"
Today I stopped in for lunch. There’s marinated artichoke in a few sandwiches.
Metaphysically my favorite dinner at Leopardo was garden lettuces and a ny strip. But dungeness crab & melon + culatello + artichoke & uni pizza= a night that kicked ass
I went for the crackling chicken today. Pâté cycling with the artichokes. heirloom tomatoes playing stickball with the chicken skins too.
I had this one chip of straight machete char. A bite of pepper, that piece of char and a lemonade slug.
sweet heat charcoal bath acid trip
I love quick but total palate takeover. So that char, like if I could have a few chips and plan out. Pop them every now and then, freeze frame my taste and reset. Some more lemonade and back to the sandwich
My picture cut off what I remember as being pâté, and it’s not listed on the menu 
i never said i was a detective, I’m just a guy that winds up at Leopardo
sailing takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be 
Yeah I had to go back today, the big griddle is dope. Loved the color on that egg, the softest softest yellow. Drank a shakerato too. Great little late breakfast combo
One dude mentioned next up I should try the Duke. So that’s the plan. He said it reminds him of the sandwiches scooby and shaggy ate
lol i have to imagine these sandwiches are good but it’s giving me unsettling flashbacks to the gastropub/bacon movement.
Waffle, wild boar sausage, egg, american cheese, and hashbrown is like a 2012 fever dream.
