Popular Items
Porta Salad Iceberg and romaine lettuce topped with ham, salami, cheddar, mozzarella, garbanzo beans, and green peppers. Consistently voted Best Salad in Madison!
Garlic Bread Served with homemade tomato sauce. Gluten-friendly option available.
Garibaldi Sandwich A 1957 Paisan's original. Layers of ham, salami, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, and your choice of green bell or hot banana peppers.
Toasted Spicy Cheese Bread Topped with our special blend of cheese and spices.
Luncheon Specials
Lunch Special: Meat Lasagna Baked and topped with our homemade tomato sauce.
Lunch Special: Three Meat Cannelloni Tubes of pasta stuffed with a blend of beef, chicken, and Italian sausage topped with mozzarella and Parmesan and your choice of tomato or cheese sauce.
Lunch Special: Manicotti Tubes of pasta stuffed with spinach, mozzarella, Parmesan, and ricotta, topped with mozzarella and Parmesan and your choice of tomato or cheese sauce.
Lunch Special: Mushroom Alfredo Your choice of pasta topped with mushroom in a creamy Alfredo sauce.
Lunch Special: Chicken Alfredo Your choice of pasta topped with chicken in a creamy Alfredo sauce.
Lunch Special: Meat Ravioli Topped with our homemade tomato sauce.
Lunch Special: Florentino Ravioli Topped with our homemade tomato sauce.
Lunch Special: Fresh Pasta Your choice of pasta topped with your choice of meat sauce, mushroom sauce, Alfredo sauce, meatballs or Italian sausage and peppers.
Lunch Special: Small Salad and a Cup of Soup Choice of Porta, Caesar or Vegetable Salad with a cup of soup.
Lunch Special: Half Sandwich and Side Choice of a Garibaldi, Turkey Club or Adelle half sandwich and a side.
Lunch Special: Half Cheese Bread and Side Your choice of either a half loaf of mozzarella bread or spicy cheese bread and a side.
Appetizers
Garlic Bread Served with homemade tomato sauce. Gluten-friendly option available.
Mozzarella Sticks Served with homemade tomato sauce.
Soup of the Day Ask your server what our soup is today! Served with bread and butter.
Bowl of Chili (Winter Spring) Homemade Chili, Served with bread and butter.
Bread Basket A large basket of french and/or sourdough bread.
Toasted Spicy Cheese Bread Topped with our special blend of cheese and spices.
Mozzarella Bread Topped with mozzarella. Gluten-friendly option available.
Spinach Bread Topped with chopped garlic, spinach and mozzarella. Gluten-friendly option available.
Salads
Served with French or sourdough bread. Gluten-Free Bread for $2.00. Dressings Choices: French, French Blue, Bleu Cheese, Italian, Buttermilk Ranch, Thousand Island, Fat-Free French, Low-Fat Yogurt Basil or Caesar.
Porta Salad Iceberg and romaine lettuce topped with ham, salami, cheddar, mozzarella, garbanzo beans, and green peppers. Consistently voted Best Salad in Madison!
Vegetable Salad Iceberg and romaine lettuce topped with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms, and tomatoes.
Caesar Salad Romaine lettuce garnished with black olives, cherry tomatoes, hard boiled egg, Parmesan, and croutons. Gluten-friendly without croutons.
Chicken Caesar Salad A grilled chicken breast served over a bed of romaine lettuce garnished with black olives, cherry tomatoes, hard boiled egg, Parmesan, and croutons. Gluten-friendly without croutons.
Italian Dinners
Served with French bread or hot sourdough bread. Add salad or a cup of soup for $2.00.
Three Meat Cannelloni Tubes of pasta stuffed with a blend of beef, chicken, and Italian sausage topped with mozzarella and Parmesan and your choice of tomato or cheese sauce.
Meat Filled Lasagna Layers of noodles, Italian seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, mozzarella, ricotta, and Parmesan.
Tetrazzini Your choice of pasta and topping with a thick, creamy cheese sauce. Baked to perfection! Choice of mushroom, chicken, or seafood ($1.00).
Meat Filled Ravioli Seasoned ground beef wrapped in noodle puffs and topped with tomato sauce.
Ravioli Florentino Noodle puffs filled with spinach, ricotta, Parmesan, and mozzarella and topped with tomato sauce.
Half and Half Your choice of meat ravioli or ravioli Florentino and a half order of pasta with your choice of sauce.
Fresh Pasta
Choice of Pasta: Spaghetti, Seashells or Spinach Fettuccine. Served with French bread or hot sourdough bread. Add Salad or Cup of Soup for $2.00.
Meat Sauce Pasta Seasoned ground beef, onions, and green pepper in our homemade tomato sauce.
Mushroom Marinara Pasta Made with fresh mushrooms in our homemade tomato sauce.
Spicy Green Pepper and Onion Sauce Pasta Made daily with fresh sliced green peppers and onions. Cooked with red pepper flakes for a little spice!
Italian Sausage & Peppers Pasta Two Italian sausage links topped with green peppers and onions in our homemade tomato sauce.
Chicken Alfredo Your choice of pasta topped with chicken in a creamy Alfredo sauce.
Mushroom Alfredo Your choice of pasta topped with mushrooms in a creamy Alfredo sauce.
Chicken Mozzarella Parmesan Grilled chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce with your choice of pasta.
Paisan's Pizza
Make your own masterpiece! Diced onions garnish all of our pizzas unless otherwise specified.
Specialty Pizzas
Our gourmet pizzas are hand made to order - we take pride in building each from scratch, even on our busiest nights! We use Wisconsin skim-milk cheese which offers a leaner, tastier, yet less greasy pizza experience. Diced onions garnish all of our pizzas unless otherwise specified.
Vegetarian Pesto Pizza Made from a traditional Northern Italy recipe. Olive oil, fresh walnut-basil pesto, sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, and mozzarella.
Deluxe Pizza Italian sausage, mushrooms, mozzarella, and choice of green bell or hot banana peppers.
Super Hot Pizza Pepperoni, sliced onions, banana peppers, and spicy cheese.
Salerno Pizza Named of a longtime cook who always got the same three toppings on his pizza. Pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives, and mozzarella.
Giardino Pizza Sliced tomatoes, sliced onions, mozzarella, and choice of green bell or hot banana peppers.
Taco Pizza Seasoned beef, tomatoes, cheddar, lettuce, and sides of taco sauce and sour cream.
Bella Pizza Our Sloppy-Joe pizza! Made with a homemade rich ground beef sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese.
Grand Sandwiches
All sandwiches served on a loaf of French bread (Excludes Whitehouse). GF = Gluten Friendly Option available for $2.00 Extra.
Garibaldi Sandwich A 1957 Paisan's original. Layers of ham, salami, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, and your choice of green bell or hot banana peppers.
Smoked Turkey Club Sandwich Smoked turkey, bacon, Swiss, tomatoes, lettuce, and onions. Served with a side of mustard-mayonnaise.
Vegetarian Adelle Sandwich Lettuce, onions, Pepper Jack cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, and your choice of green bell or hot banana peppers. Gluten friendly option available.
Meatball Parmesan Sandwich Homemade meatballs topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce.
Spicy Meatball Parmesan Sandwich Homemade meatballs topped with Pepper Jack cheese and a tomato sauce of onions and green peppers.
Whitehouse Sandwich An open-faced sandwich with sliced ham and chicken breast on white toast. Covered in a wine-cheddar cheese sauce and bacon crumbs. Baked until bubbly hot.
Sandwiches on a Kaiser Roll
Add a salad, cup of soup, or french fries for an additional charge. GF = Gluten Friendly Option available for $2.00 Extra.
Professor Smith's Burger A favorite sandwich of a longtime UW professor. A third-pound hamburger topped with lettuce, bacon, tomato, and cheddar. Gluten friendly option available.
Swiss Burger A third-pound hamburger topped with onions, tomatoes, and Swiss. Gluten friendly option available.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich Marinated chicken breast topped with lettuce, tomato, onions, and Swiss. Served with a side of mustard-mayonnaise. Gluten friendly option available.
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich Marinated chicken breast and mozzarella covered in tomato sauce and topped with Parmesan. Gluten friendly option available.
Desserts
Something sweet to end your meal.
Brownie a La Mode A wonderfully warm chocolate and caramel brownie with a crunchy pretzel crust. Topped with two scoops of vanilla ice cream and swirls of chocolate and caramel syrup.
Peanut Butter Bistro Cake Peanut butter and chocolate mousse layered on top of a graham cracker crust.
Red Velvet Mini Cake A rich, creamy vanilla mousse on top of a velvety red cake, drizzled with chocolate.
Turtle Bistro Cake A chocolate cheesecake topped with a layer of caramel and sprinkled with walnuts.
Vanilla Ice Cream An award-winning and all-natural take on classic vanilla ice cream made right here in Madison!
Beverages
Soft Drinks - 12 oz. Cans Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, DocX, Mist Twist, Diet Mist Twist, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Lemonade, Iced Tea.
Sprecher Root Beer Bottle.
Chocolate Milk 2 %.
Dinner Specials
Dinner specials include your choice of salad or cup of soup.
Hours Today: 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
These items are not currently availableSunday Dinner Special: Combination Platter Half orders of the meat lasagna and your choice of chicken or mushroom tetrazzini.
Monday Dinner Special: Fresh Pasta Spaghetti, seashells or spinach fettuccine and your choice of sauce.
Tuesday Dinner Special: Ravioli Parmesan Meat ravioli or ravioli florentino covered with tomato sauce and mozzarella. Baked to perfection.
Wednesday Dinner Special: Meat Lasagna Baked and topped with our homemade tomato sauce.
Thursday Dinner Special: Cannelloni Three tubes of cannelloni topped with tomato or cheese sauce.
Thursday Dinner Special: Manicotti Three tubes of manicotti topped with tomato or cheese sauce.
