Paninos Downtown Menu (Update 2025)
Paninos Downtown, located in Colorado Springs, offers a diverse menu with a focus on Italian sandwiches. The restaurant provides a range of utilities, from delivery and takeout to catering and outdoor seating. Customers praise the quality and variety of their dishes, including homemade bread sticks, garlic cheese bread, buffalo chicken salad, and specialty paninos like the Reuben and Zucchini. The establishment also caters to dietary needs, with options for vegans and gluten-free crust for pizzas. The welcoming atmosphere and friendly staff add to the dining experience, making it a go-to spot for locals and visitors alike. With a reputation for delicious and generously portioned meals, Paninos Downtown delivers on both taste and value.
Drinks
20 oz. Bottled Soda
Iced Tea
Sweet Tea
Hot Chocolate
Coffee
Lemonade
Arnold Palmer
White Milk
Juice
Bottled Water
Raspberry Iced Tea
Chocolate Milk
Dr. Pepper
Homemade Bread Sticks
Served with house red sauce or ranch.
Garlic Cheese Bread
Garlic bread topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese then baked.
Chicken Wings
Buffalo or BBQ sauce. served with celery sticks and blue cheese or ranch dressing.
Mini Meatballs
Baked with marinara and mozzarella.
Cheese Sticks
Our dough rolled thin, with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, baked, cut into strips and served with a side of marinara or ranch.
Pepperoni Cheese Sticks
Our dough rolled thin with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, pepperoni, baked, cut into strips and served with a side of marinara sauce or ranch dressing.
Pinto and Cheese Sticks
Our panino dough rolled thin with refried beans, cheddar cheese, baked, cut into strips and served with a side of salsa.
Caprese
Fresh mozzarella, layered with tomatoes, drizzled with olive oil and topped with balsamic glaze and fresh basil.
Bacon Jalapeno Poppers
Our homemade dough rolled thin, and stuffed with jalapeno and bacon cream cheese and topped with cheddar and ranch
Brussels Sprouts
Bacon, Bleu Cheese, pepitas and citrus vinaigrette
Appetizers
Salads
Side Salad
Crisp salad greens, spring mix, carrots, cabbage and tomato.
Spaghetti Salad
Bed of spaghetti, turkey, mozzarella and cheddar cheese, black olives, mushrooms, onion, tomato, Parmesan cheese and your choice of dressing.
Chef's Salad
Crisp salad greens with ham, turkey, red onion, tomato and cheddar cheese.
Caesar Salad
Fresh Romaine lettuce, fresh Romano cheese, house-made croutons, fresh Romano cheese and Caesar dressing.
Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach, mushrooms, red onion, tomato and croutons with hot bacon vinaigrette dressing.
Cobb Salad
Crisp salad greens, chicken breast, bacon, diced tomato, bleu cheese crumbles and hard boiled egg.
Fall Harvest Salad
Crisp salad greens, mandarin oranges, craisins, roasted pepitas and bleu cheese crumbles. Tossed in citrus vinaigrette.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Crisp green salad, diced tomato, celery, Swiss cheese, bleu cheese crumbles and chicken tossed in buffalo sauce.
Side Caesar Salad
romaine, parmesan cheese, croutons, caesar dressing and slice of tomato
PIZZA KIT--TAKE AND BAKE
Order our Famous Paninos housemade dough recipe with your favorite ingredients. Take it home and bake it yourself. Preheat oven to 450* and cook for 8-14 minutes. Each Pizza kit comes with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese. Add the toppings you want, build it and bake it at home!
PIZZA KIT
Create Your Own Pizza
Create Your Own Small Cheese Pizza
Starts with cheese, pick your toppings
Create Your Own Medium Pizza
Start with cheese, pick your toppings
Create Your Own Large Pizza
Start with cheese, pick your toppings
The Downtowner Pizza
Sausage, pepperoni and mushroom.
The Big T PIzza
Pepperoni, sausage, ham, onion, mushroom and green pepper.
The All Meat Pizza
Pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, bacon and ham.
Lou's Best Pizza
Mushroom, black olive, onion and green pepper.
The Hawaiian Pizza
Ham and pineapple.
White Pizza
Olive oil, garlic, basil and oregano and mozzarella.
Garden Vegetable Pizza
Garlic, spinach, zucchini, fresh mushroom, tomato, red onion and ranch dressing.
Margherita Pizza
Fresh mozzarella cheese, garlic oil, sliced tomatoes, basil and balsamic glaze.
House Specialty Pizzas
Panino's
Philly Panino
Served with your choice of seasoned steak or chicken breast, mushroom, onion, bell pepper, provolone and a side of ranch.
Popeye Panino
Chicken breast, bacon, onion, mushroom, tomato, Italian dressing and Swiss cheese.
Combo Panino
Served with choice of 1 meat, includes black olive, onion, mushroom, bell pepper, tomato and mozzarella.
Spaghetti Pie
Spaghetti noodles with your choice of ground beef, Italian sausage or chicken breast, with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses and side of pasta sauce
Cowboy Panino
Ham, bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato and Italian dressing.
Club Panino
Turkey, bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato and mayo.
Ranch Panino
Turkey, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing.
B.Y.O. Panino
Build your own panino. Start with Mozzarella cheese and your choice of 1 ingredient.
Lotsa Meat and Cheese
Extra (meat of your choice) and extra mozzarella cheese.
Veggie Panino
Black olive, mushroom, onion, bell pepper, fresh tomato and mozzarella. (Select the combo panino instead if you would like to add some meat.)
Spicy Cabbage Panino
Served with your choice of Italian sausage or ground beef, with fresh cabbage, yellow onions and Swiss cheese.
Buffalo Chicken Panino
Chicken breast, Swiss cheese, diced celery, spicy wing sauce and your choice of ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.
The 2x4 Panino
Mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, pepperoni, sausage, ground beef and ham.
Smothered Green Chilli Panino
Served with your choice of Italian sausage, ground beef or chicken; with refried beans, onion, black olives and cheddar cheese. Smothered with pork green chili, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Chicken Enchilada
Chicken breast, spinach, onion, green chilies, sour cream, cheddar cheese and spices.
Fajita Panino
Served with choice of seasoned steak or chicken breast with onion, lettuce, tomato, salsa, sour cream, cheddar cheese and hot fajita spices.
Grinder Panino
Pepperoni, ham, salami, provolone, onion, pepperoncinis, Italian dressing, lettuce, tomato and pesto mayo.
Big Bopper Panino
Ham, turkey, bacon, Swiss and cheddar cheeses, lettuce, tomato and Italian dressing.
Reuben Panino
Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and 1000 island dressing.
All American Panino
Ground beef, fresh red onion, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo.
Pesto Chicken Panino
Chicken breast, mozzarella, pesto sauce, spinach, zucchini and tomato.
Chicken Caesar Panino
Chicken breast, bacon, Swiss and Parmesan cheeses, shredded romaine lettuce, fresh diced tomatoes and Caesar dressing.
Zucchini Panino
Chicken breast, Swiss cheese, zucchini, mushrooms, tomato and ranch dressing.
Prime Rib French Dip Panino
Thinly sliced prime rib, mozzarella cheese, Swiss cheese and creamy horseradish sauce. Served with a side of Au Jus
Italian
Meatballs or Italian sausage links, provolone, parmesan, our house made marinara sauce with oven roasted onion, green peppers, and garlic
Steak & Bleu
Steak, Bleu cheese crumbles, mushroom, onion, spinach, mozzarella and balsamic glaze
Lasagna
Our homemade Italian recipe including ground beef and sausage.
Ravioli
Seven cheese ravioli baked in marinara sauce and topped with provolone.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Chicken Broccoli Casserole
Penne with seasoned chicken breast and fresh broccoli, baked in a rich Alfredo sauce, topped with Swiss and cheddar cheeses.
Panino's Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken breast breaded in house and topped with marinara, provolone and Parmesan cheese and includes spaghetti.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Lightly breaded eggplant covered in marinara sauce, provolone and Parmesan cheeses includes spaghetti.
Baked Penne
Penne and Italian sausage, covered with marinara sauce and Provolone cheese.
Sausage & Peppers
Italian Sausage links, topped with roasted onion, bell peppers, and garlic in our house-made marinara sauce served over a bed of spaghetti**No Modifications
Shrimp Scampi
Sauted Shrimp in our house-made lemon garlic butter sauce, served over a bed of fettuccine
Pastas
Calzones
Build Your Own Calzone
Starts with mozzarella, and ricotta. Add your favorite ingredients. Side of marinara sauce.
Lou's Best Calzone
Ricotta, mozzarella, onion, mushroom, bell pepper and black olives. Side of marinara sauce
Hawaiian Calzone
Ricotta, mozzarella, ham and pineapple. Side of marinara sauce
Panino's Special Calzone
Ricotta, mozzarella and your choice of meatballs, Italian sausage or both. Side of marinara sauce.
Smothered Green Chili Calzone
Ricotta and mozzarella, with choice of sausage and beef, or chicken, with beans, onion, black olives. Smothered with house-made pork green chili, cheddar, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
All Meat Calzone
Mozzarella, ricotta, pepperoni, Italian sausage, ground beef, ham, and bacon. Side of marinara sauce.
Big T Calzone
Ricotta, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, ham, onion, mushroom, bell pepper. Side of marinara sauce
Create Your Own Pasta Marinara
please see additions list below!
Pasta with Meat Sauce
Our house made marinara with ground beef and Italian sausage.
Pasta with Garlic and Oil
Pasta with Pesto Sauce
Spaghetti, Penne and Gluten Free Penne
Half Size Pasta
Create your own half size pasta
Choose options below. Served with garlic bread.
Half Size Cheese Ravioli
cheese ravioli baked in marinara sauce and topped with provolone. Served with garlic bread.
Half Size Lasagna
our homemade Italian recipe including ground beef and Italian sausage. Served with garlic bread.
Half size Fettuccini Alfredo
Served with garlic bread.
Meatball
1 meatball
Italian Sausage
one Italian sausage link
Create your own half size gluten free penne
Kid's Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
Served with a breadstick.
Kid's Cheese Pizza
Kid's Chicken Tenders
Served with a side of ranch and a breadstick.
Kid's Spaghetti
Served with a breadstick.
Kid's Fettuccine Alfredo
Served with a breadstick.
Kid's Cheese Ravioli
Served with a breadstick.
Kid's Hot Dog
Served with chips.
Kid's Menu
Desserts
New York Style Cheesecake
Topped with whipped cream.
2 Piece Mini Cannolis
Panino's Home-Made Mud Pie
Oreo cookie crumb crust with creamy cappuccino ice cream, caramel, chocolate fudge, whipped cream and a cherry.
Turtle Cheesecake
Vanilla cheesecake with fudge, caramel, pecans, finished with whipped cream and a cherry.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Colorado creamery vanilla ice cream.
Cappuccino Ice Cream
Colorado creamery cappuccino Ice cream.
Tiramisu
Mascarpone Mousse Layered with Espresso soaked ladyfingers
Silverware
Utensils
FAMILY PACK
Family Pack with Lasagna
Our house-made recipe, topped with provolone cheese and house marinara.
Family Pack with Chicken Broccoli Casserole
Chicken, broccoli, alfredo, penne, Alfredo sauce, swiss and cheddar cheese
Family Pack with Baked Penne
Penne, Ricotta, Italian sausage, covered in house-made marinara sauce and provolone cheese.