Paisano's Ristorante
Paisano's Ristorante
food, steak
pasta, food
Entrance
15 Layer Lasagna
House Salad w/ breadsticks
15 layer Lasagna
a basket of breadsticks
Cabernet Sauvignon Twenty Acres
Great food and service. All you can eat bread sticks and salad. We didn't need refills. The main course were large and delicious!
House Salad
Bread sticks
Lotsa Salad 07/12/2022
a plate of lasagna and pasta
Chicken Marsala
Penne Abruzzi
Fettuccine Carbonara
Chicken Spiedini
Mediterranean Seafood GF Pasta
Diavolo Chicken Fresca
Minestrone Soup no pasta
Shell Pasta with Vodka Tomato Cream & sausage
Shrimp Alfredo
Bisteca Stoganoff.
Asiaggio garlic ravioli
Susanne M.
Oct 11, 2024
Best Italian around! Homemade dishes, cream sauces are always think & flavorful. Service has been great the last few times we went (except june2024 but I am excluding that becuz I got the wrong drink, my Roman twins were ice cold, plus - we were seated in the middle of the back room and it was not necessary when plenty of cozy booths were open. I didn't complain as I wanted my date to enjoy the occasion.) When they seat you in a good place, with good waiter, you are golden. Roman twins is my favorite (if hot) and chicken spiedini is husbands fave. Good local place, our go-to for special occasions.
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Geoff M.
Dec 24, 2024
I haven't had Paisano's for several years and was excited to try it again. Our order was to go, which may have affected the quality of the food. Nonetheless, the pasta was seemed like a bulk purchase rather than something that was made locally, but the rest of the food was solid. I had the spaghetti and meatballs. It was a solid dish, the meatballs were hearty, but the sauce could use a little more flavor. The meals that other folks ordered ranged from standard Italian (chicken Parmesan) to variations of pasta (Cajun trio). If you're looking for a true, home-style Italian restaurant, know that you'll get a combination with this restaurant that takes bulk pasta and builds from there.
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Jeff P.
Dec 27, 2024
Visiting Topeka. Ate here on a Friday night and arrived at about 7:30. Was not real busy and was seated immediately. They were out of the spinach artichoke dip my girls wanted so we got bruschetta and it was decent. My 17 year old twins split the chicken Marsala (they had to upcharge us $3 as the bread and salad are family style). The girls said they liked both the chicken Marsala and the fettuccine that comes with it. The chicken breasts are decent sizes but not real large. I saw the seafood cannoli on the online menu but it's not on the current menus so I got the ravioli Del Mar. It was decent but nothing spectacular. The salad was average and the breadsticks reminded me of generic Walmart breadsticks. We split a piece of chocolate cake and it was pretty good. Service was good. Overall, probably wouldn't go back. Nothing really grabbed me as something I could recommend.
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Alex G.
Mar 15, 2024
Topeka has a lot of great food options, but sadly Italian is not a well represented cuisine. I was hoping that Paisano's would be a welcome remedy, but it was as disappointing a restaurant experience I've had without any major food safety concerns. The food was as Americanized as you could get, with proportions clearly out of balance. I got the Marco Polo, a dish with chicken and veggies in an almond cream sauce on top of fettuccine. The sauce had no almond notes, tasting like an Alfredo missing its cheese. The main complaint was the salad bowl amount of pasta was accompanied by (maybe?) 4 oz. of chicken, making it a confusing dish at best. My wife's lasagna wasn't even up to Stouffer's standards of excellence, and our server said maybe ten words to us the entire service. I'm sad to say that our journeys for good Italian food will still involve driving to Kansas City until something better comes along.
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Mike S.
Jul 26, 2024
I love Italian food. Lasagna is one of my absolute favorite meals and Paisano's has a good lasagna. For years, I would go between their lasagna or chicken parmesan, however in the past year or so, I have been hooked on their chicken marsala. The flavors are all there and each time I've had it, the pasta was done perfectly. There isn't much to choose from in Topeka when it comes to Italian, but 10 out of 10 times, I will choose Paisano's over Olive Garden. Period.
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La Juania M.
May 1, 2023
I try to come to this place whenever I'm in town. This place never disappoints. My coworker and I went on a Tuesday this time and they had all you can eat pasta and sauce!!! We both tapped out after the first. The potion sizes are big!! Next time I'm going to have to try more.This place has a very Italian feel. They definitely didn't skip a beat on this. Our service was good especially since they were closing. I didn't feel rushed but I thought our service could had been just a little more attentive at the end.
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Michelle I.
Nov 7, 2023
Came in for a pre race dinner while here visiting in Topeka. Was greeted sweetly by the hostess and sat right away. Server Christal was extremely attentive and patient with me as I was unsure of what I wanted. The salad and breadsticks were delish and the perfect way to start my meal, no need for an appetizer. I got the chicken Marsala and although the portion of chicken was smaller then I thought it would be, the taste was superb. And you cannot beat the price for what you get. Would absolutely go back!
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Deana C.
Jan 23, 2024
I am a bit confused as to why this restaurant is listed under southern food...they do not know authentic Italian cuisine never mind southern cuisine.Service: my date and I waited 15 minutes for someone to greet us plus two other families behind us. There was hardly anyone in the restaurant as far as customers were concerned.The food when it finally arrived was swimming in grease so I had to give it to a family member. If you want to experience authentic Italian cuisine this is not the place to go to.
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Rhona C.
Apr 28, 2024
Service and food were great! All you can eat salad and bread sticks. We didn't need refills. We got plenty. We will have another meal for left overs. We will go again when we are in town.
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Brad A.
Nov 24, 2024
The ambiance is a bit like a 50's diner mixed in with an Italian restaurant. The booths are tiny and the bar dated (and not in a good way).Service was slow and our server didn't check on us for quite some time after being seated. Check ins on us were infrequent. When we pointed out the spaghetti was incredibly dry we were told adding some type of sauce would be an "up charge". Pretty audacious when serving something that bordered on inedible.Spaghetti was bad, chicken spiedini with amigo was pretty good and spiedini with red sauce was pretty bad while the penne with pesto was pretty good.
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