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131 West Wilson - Madison, WI 53703
(608) 257-3884
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Menu

White Wines

Appetizers

G/F=gluten free bread option available for an additional $2.00

  • 9.75

SPINACH BREAD

A ten inch loaf of French bread topped with chopped garlic, spinach and mozzarella cheeses. (G/F)

  • 5.5

GARLIC BREAD

Served with a side of homemade tomato sauce. (G/F)

  • 9.25

MOZZARELLA BREAD

A ten-inch loaf of French bread topped with mozzarella cheese. (G/F)

Red Wines

Salads

Small and large salads are served with French or sourdough bread and butter.
Dressing choices: French, French Bleu, Bleu cheese, Buttermilk Ranch, Italian,
Thousand Island, fat-free French, Low-fat yogurt-basil or Caesar.
*Note: G/F = Gluten free option is available .

  • Small 6.50
  • Large 11.25

VEGETABLE SALAD

Iceberg and romaine lettuce topped with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms and tomatoes. (G/F)

  • Small 6.50
  • Large 11.5

CAESAR SALAD

Romaine lettuce topped with black olives, hard boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan cheese and croutons. (G/F)

  • Large 13.5

CHICKEN CAESAR

A grilled chicken breast served over a bed of romaine lettuce and garnished with black olives, cherry tomatoes, hard boiled egg, croutons and Parmesan cheese. (G/F)

  • Small 6.50
  • Large 11.25

PORTA™

Iceberg and romaine lettuce topped with ham, salami, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, garbanzo beans and green peppers.

Sparkling Wines

Sangria

“A Paisan’s Favorite”
Your choice of SWEET WHITE Rhine wine,
or DRY RED burgundy wine combined with
fruit juices and liqueur

Soft drinks

  • 2.75

Glass (free refills)

Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Doc X, Mist Twist, Diet Mist Twist, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Lemonade, Iced Tea

  • 3.00

Juice

Apple, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Orange, Pineapple

  • 2.75

Milk

White and Chocolate Milk

  • 6.50

Pitcher (no refills)

Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Doc 360, Sierra Mist, Diet Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Lemonade, Ice Tea

  • 5.00

Shake

Vanilla, Chocolate, Caramel, and Strawberry

Paisan’s Specialty Pizzas

Diced onions garnish all of our pizzas unless otherwise specified.
Sorry, NO SUBSTITUTIONS on specialty pizzas. Add garlic at no extra charge.
Add a cup of soup, small Porta, vegetable or Caesar salad with pizza… $4.50
Basket of bread…$3.00
Add your favorite topping to our specialty pizzas for the additional item price

TACO

Seasoned beef, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, lettuce served with sides of taco sauce and sour cream.

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
$10.30 $16.70 $22.50 $27.05

VEGETARIAN PESTO

Made from a traditional Northern Italy recipe. Olive oil, fresh walnut-basil pesto, sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives and mozzarella cheese.

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
$10.30 $16.70 $22.50 $27.05

SUPER HOT

Pepperoni, sliced onions, banana peppers and hot spicy cheese.

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
$10.30 $16.70 $22.50 $27.05

BELLA

Our special thick rich meat sauce.

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
10.5 17 23 27

CHICKEN

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
9 14.5 20.5 25

DELUXE

Italian sausage, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese and choice of green bell or hot banana peppers.

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
10.5 17 23 27

GIARDINO

Sliced tomatoes, sliced onions, mozzarella cheese and choice of green bell or hot banana peppers.

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
10.5 17 23 27

SALERNO

Pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives and mozzarella cheese.

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
$10.30 $16.70 $22.50 $27.05

SHRIMP

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
$9.80 $16.35 $22.15 $26.70

Grand Sandwiches

Served on a loaf of French bread (Excludes Whitehouse)
Add a cup of soup or a small Porta, Caesar or vegetable salad for $ 4.35
Add French fries for $ 2.50

  • 9.75

VEGETARIAN ADELLE

Lettuce, onions, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives and your choice of green or banana peppers. G/F

  • 10.50

WHITEHOUSE

Sliced ham and chicken breast topped with a wine-cheddar cheese sauce and bacon crumbs. Baked and served open faced on white toast.

  • 10

GARIBALDI™

A 1957 Paisan’s original. Layers of ham, salami, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes and your choice of green bell or hot banana peppers.

  • 9.75

SMOKED TURKEY CLUB

Smoked turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and onions. Served with a side of mustard-mayonnaise.

  • 10.25

SPICY MEATBALL PARMESAN

Meatballs topped with pepper jack cheese and a tomato sauce of onions and green peppers.

Sandwiches on a Kaiser roll

Add a cup of soup or a small Porta, Caesar or vegetable salad for $ 4.35
Add French fries for $ 2.50

All of our hamburgers are cooked medium well.
* Consuming raw or undercooked foods from animal origins may pose a risk of food borne illness especially
for the very young, elderly, pregnant women and those who are immuno-compromised.
G/F – Gluten free bread available on all sandwiches, add $2.00
All of our products are prepared in a common kitchen with gluten present. Due to these circumstances,
we are unable to guarantee that any menu item is completely free of gluten allergens.

  • 7.95

SWISS BURGER

A 1/3 pound hamburger topped with onions, tomatoes and Swiss cheese. G/F

  • 9

CHICKEN PARMESAN

Chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. G/F

  • 9

GRILLED CHICKEN

Chicken breast topped with lettuce, tomato, onions and Swiss cheese. Served with a side of mustard-mayonnaise. G/F

  • 7.95

PROFESSOR SMITH’S BURGER

A favorite sandwich of a longtime UW professor. 1/3 pound hamburger, topped with lettuce, bacon, tomato and cheddar cheese. G/F

Personalize your pizza

CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

MEAT AND SEAFOOD – Anchovies, bacon, Canadian bacon, ground beef, Italian sausage, pepperoni,
meatball, chicken and shrimp
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT- Artichoke hearts, banana peppers, black olives, broccoli, mushroom, green olives,
walnut-basil pesto, green pepper, sliced onions, tomatoes, spinach and pineapple
CHEESES- Extra mozzarella, cheddar and spicy cheese

CHEESE

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
8 13.5 18.5 22.5

SINGLE ITEM

6″ 9″ 12″ 16″
$7.95 $13.25 $18.15 $22.25

Luncheon Specials

Served Monday – Friday from 11AM – 4PM
Add a cup of soup or a small Porta, Caesar or vegetable salad for $4.35

*Note: Side choices: Cup of soup or a small Porta, Caesar or vegetable salad.

  • 9.75

MEAT LASAGNA

Baked and topped with our homemade tomato sauce.

  • 9.75

THREE MEAT CANNELLONI

Two tubes of pasta stuffed with a blend of beef, chicken and Italian sausage. Topped with your choice of tomato or cheese sauce .

  • 10

MANICOTTI

Tubes of pasta stuffed with spinach, mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta cheeses, topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses and your choice of tomato or cheese sauce.

  • 10

FRESH PASTA

Choice of pasta topped with your choice of meat sauce, mushroom sauce, Alfredo sauce, meatballs or Italian sausage and peppers.

Fresh Pasta

CHOOSE YOUR PASTA: Spaghetti, Seashells, Spinach Fettuccine
Served with French or hot sourdough bread.
Dinners include a cup of soup or a small Porta, vegetable or Caesar salad.
Any dinner may be ordered without soup or salad for $2.00 less

  • 15

MEAT SAUCE

Seasoned ground beef, onions and green peppers in our homemade tomato sauce.

  • 15

MUSHROOM SAUCE

Made with fresh mushrooms in our homemade tomato sauce.

  • 16.5

HALF AND HALF

Your choice of meat or Florentino ravioli and a half order of pasta with your choice of sauce.

Italian Dinners

Served with French or hot sourdough bread.
Dinners include a cup of soup or a small Porta, vegetable or Caesar salad.
Any dinner may be ordered without soup or salad for $2.00 less

MEAT FILLED LASAGNA

Layers of noodles, ground beef, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, ricotta and parmesan cheeses.

  • Seafood 18.95
  • Chicken 17.95
  • Mushroom 17.95

TETRAZINNI

Spaghetti, Seashells or Spinach Fettuccine noodles topped with a thick, cream cheese sauce and your choice of topping.

  • 18

GRILLED CHICKEN PARMESAN

Grilled chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce with your chose of pasta.

  • 16.50

MEAT FILLED RAVIOLI

Seasoned ground beef wrapped in noodle puffs and topped with tomato sauce.

  • 16.50

RAVIOLI FLORENTINO

Noodle puffs filled with spinach, ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella cheese, topped with tomato sauce.

  • 17.95

THREE MEAT CANNELLONI

Tubes of pasta stuffed with chicken, beef and Italian sausage topped with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses and your choice of tomato or cheese sauce.

  • 18

MANICOTTI

Tubes of pasta stuffed with spinach, mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta cheeses, topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses and your choice of tomato or cheese sauce.

Nightly Specials

(served 4pm – close)
Dinners include your chose of a cup of soup or a small Porta, vegetable or Caesar salad.

  • Single order 9.25
  • All you can eat 12.25

MONDAY

Fresh pasta (does not include soup or salad) – Single order 9.25
Spaghetti, seashells, or spinach fettuccine and your choice of sauce – All you can eat 12.25