Leona General Store

Great Steak, the best. If you drive from Houston or from Dallas heading either way, check it out, only open friday and Sat night for steak.(Thursday is Catfish) You'll be back. I have a place in the country close to there! Love it.

I have been to Leona many times over and never have I had a bad experience.
Everyone is friendly. Service is good.
Steaks are out of this world.
I refuse to order a steak anywhere else.

I heard a lot about the great steaks in Leona at the general store, so I finally drove the 50 miles one way to check them out and was sadly disappointed!!!
Although the portion were more than adequate, the quality left a lot to be desired.
First arriving at 6:30 it took about an hour to get in(small store, don't mind the wait if the food is good), after about 20 minutes we get waited on (a few more waitresses or just more hustle) would go a long way.
There were 7 in our party, 4 of us ordered steak, 2 chicken and 1 pork chops(by the way that is the whole menu).
We finally get our steaks after about 45 minutes(watched the table beside us that sat down 15 minutes after us get theirs 10 minutes before us) and my steak was tough as leather.
It did have a very good taste and the twice baked potatoes and rolls were very good, but don't eat more than two rolls unless your willing to pay for them.
My medium rare was medium well and I cut off a double hand full of fat and gristle.
I still had plenty to take home and when it was time to pay the bill, there was never any question of how my meal was or anything.
So with that in mind I will not be going back anytime soon, I realize that a tough steak now and then is unavoidable but the whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth.
But since that is one of the only places to eat in Leona they don't have much competition and my review will probably go unnoticed.
So be warned if you plan on driving any distance, you may be disapointed.