Greg F.
Yelp
I have been a huge fan of NY Panini for almost a dozen years, dating back to when they were still called La Bottega. In all that time, nothing has changed in terms of the excellent quality of their paninis. It's one of my family's go-to delivery meals. Also a tradition for us for picnic dinners in the park, and whenever (pre-pandemic) me and my wife are headed in to NYC for a concert, we get paninis to go (usually the perfect classic eggplant parm) and eat them in the car on the way in.
Anyway, you cannot go wrong with their selections.
The Norbie Monster is AMAZING, consisting of not one but two burgers, with crispy bacon, peperoncino cheese, hot peppers, red onions, tomatoes, mixed greens and spicy mayo on a round rustic roll. My family dared me to finish it and I have finished it, more than once!
Other faves I ALWAYS order: Caltanissetta (hot sopressata, fontina, hot peppers, tomatoes & baby arugula on ciabatta), Foggia (breaded eggplant, smoked mozzarella, olive paste & sun-dried tomatoes on krispina), Ancona (breaded chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, hot peppers, mixed greens & tomatoes on ciabatta), Avellino (sweet sausage, smoked mozzarella, red onions, tomatoes & hot peppers on round rustic roll), Pepe (prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, olives, hot peppers & spicy mayo on ciabatta), Catania (marinated tuna, fontina, olives, red onions & mixed greens on whole wheat).
It isn't just Italian flavors, either. I tried the Pierre Park Po'Boy recently (fried shrimp, iceberg lettuce & homemade creamy remoulade sauce on a round rustic roll) and it rocked.
Salads are also wonderful. We love the farro salad (grilled chicken, arugula, barley, grape tomatoes, hot peppers, hearts of palm, gorgonzola, honey mustard) as well as the beet salad.