Leo Cafe Menus and Advertising

Below you will find various menus used at the Leo Cafe in Leo, Indiana until 1983. As you can see, they vary in appearance, and they also show how the menu prices increased over the years. I must apologize for the condition of these menus. I just found them among various artifacts from my days at the Leo Cafe. I wanted to share with you the prices that the Leo Cafe charged from 1977 to 1983. These prices were very competitive with those charged in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

As an example, in 1976, Azar’s Big Boy located in Fort Wayne, Indiana was charging $1.10 for Two Eggs, Hash Brown Potatoes, Buttered Toast and Jelly $1.10. Add a cup of coffee for 25 cents bringing the total to $1.35. The Leo Cafe in Leo, Indiana was charging 75 cents for Two Eggs, Toast and a Cup of Coffee. – Add 45 cents for a side of American Fries. That totaled $1.20 for it all and that included a cup of coffee.

Also included are samples of advertising that the Leo Cafe used from October of 1978 until 1983.

This is a page from a menu prior to 1977

These are Menus from Early 1978 through Mid 1978 prior to my taking over operating the Leo Cafe in Leo, Indiana

Front Cover from an early 1978 Menu
Breakfast Menu from early 1978
Dinner Menu from early 1978
Back Cover from the early 1978 Menu
Breakfast Menu from Mid 1978
Dinner Menu from Mid 1978

The Menus below are from my days operating the Leo Cafe in Leo, Indiana

Front Cover of the Menus from Oct 1978 until December 1979
Breakfast Menu from October 1978 until May 1979
Dinner Menu from October 1978 until May 1979
Breakfast Menu from May1979 until December 23,1979
Dinner Menu from May 1979 until December 23, 1979
Back Cover of the Menus from Oct 1978 until December 1979
Cover for the April 1980 Menu
Breakfast Menu of the April 1980 Menu
Dinner Menu of the April 1980 Menu
Sandwich Menu of the April 1980 Menu
Front Cover of the Mid 1980 Menus
Inside of the Cover for the Mid 1980 Menus
The other side of the Cover for the Mid 1980 Menus
Back Cover for the Mid 1980 Menus
Breakfast Menu Page Mid 1980
Side One of Dinner Menu Page Mid 1980
Side Two of Dinner Menu Page Mid 1980
Back Page – Sandwich Menu of Mid 1980 Menu
Menu Cover for the Late 1980s Menu
Insert for Sandwich and Such – Late 1980s Menu
Insert for Dinner Items – Late 1980s Menu
Back Cover for the Late 1980s Menu
Page One of 1981 Menu – Breakfast
Page Two of 1981 Menu – Sandwiches and such
Page Three of 1981 Menu – Dinner Items
Page 4 of 1981 Menu – More Breakfast Choices
Daily Lunchen Bag used from 1981 onwards.

Breakfast Menu Used in 1982
Breakfast Menu Used in 1982

Click here to see some of the advertisements that I had in the Cedar Creek Courier. The Courier serves the Leo-Grabill-Cedarville area in Allen County, Indiana