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P74: The Downtown Paninos
Authentic Italian paninis and more in the heart of Colorado Springs—where flavor meets tradition.
4.6(5 reviews)
$$
italian
italian
Creative and hearty paninis, including the famous spaghetti pie panino and steak and blue panini, made with fresh ingredients.
Handcrafted pizzas with traditional and unique toppings, baked to perfection in a cozy setting.
Classic Italian pasta options, such as spaghetti pie, served in generous portions for a satisfying meal.
Affordable appetizers and drinks during happy hour, featuring $6 bruschetta and other favorites.
Flexible dining options with fast service for both in-restaurant meals and convenient takeout orders.
Welcoming atmosphere for friends and family gatherings, with attentive staff to enhance your experience.
Authentic Italian paninis and more in the heart of Colorado Springs—where flavor meets tradition.
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P74: The Downtown Paninos is a beloved Italian restaurant located at 604 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, offering a cozy and welcoming atmosphere. Specializing in creative paninis, pasta dishes, and pizzas, we serve generous portions with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Known for our happy hour deals like $6 bruschetta and standout items like the spaghetti pie panino, we cater to locals and visitors seeking a delicious, moderately priced dining experience. With a 4.5/5 Google rating from over 1,800 reviews, our friendly staff ensures fast service and a memorable visit for lunch, dinner, or casual gatherings.
The spaghetti pie panino is one of the best things I've had in the springs, it's like a pizza/noodle burrito! Always love coming here. Food always comes out fast and staff are always super friendly.
Quite average. Plus, $60 for lunch for two? Not just this place, but everywhere...prices have gotten out of control now. Especially when you split a pizza; one person got a cup of soup and the other got a dinner salad. Granted, we did get one glass of wine each, but still $59 not counting tip?? I don't mind paying more money if it's a wonderful delicious meal, but unfortunately it was just average. We are Italian so if you start throwing strange spices on the pizza we're going to not dig it at all. The pizza had some strange spices that doesn't belong. Broccoli cheddar soup was house made, but cheese wasn't melted and grainy texture. I asked if the salad greens came in a bag and was told no but lo and behold it was a bag salad...funny taste due to chemicals. Just overall disappointment. If you're going to stay open and charge the prices, your food has to be great. Colorado Springs just doesn't have hardly any good restaurants anymore.
Steak and blue panini was phenomenal-my new favorite sandwich. Pasta salad was good too, though teeny-tiny portion was disappointing. Zak was an attentive, friendly and fast server 🙂 My husband said his Hawaiian pizza was excellent as well🍕
This place was wonderful overall. The food was so delicious and the portion size was surprisingly enough for two so plan on taking some home. The waitress made our first visit so pleasant and created such a wonderful atmosphere for my friends and I. Cudos to her. We will definitely be returning soon.
I don't need to do a long review. All I need to say is $6 bruschetta during happy hour! Man it's phenomenal there. The portions are amazing, and the food is so good! We switched it up this time and got the spaghetti pie, and French dip and my God it was great! If you're looking for a good although slightly pricy if you get dinner items, it's great, we ordered 3 appetizers, and two dinner items, and after tip it was around $90, definitely worth it!
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