With a recent move from the now defunct University Square, Paisan's boasts an excellent terrace overlooking Lake Monona. The interior keeps the dark intimate booths from the old location with a nice expanded bar.
As far as the food, the porta salad is pretty top notch. However, the rest of the dishes are merely average. The sauces are either too bland or too rich and the pizza, while adequate, isn't anything to write home about.