We've traded the cake and clowns for wine and buffalo mozzarella, but we have not outgrown the grade-school norm of pizza for birthday parties. Both times I've been to Via Tribunali, it's been for someone's annual celebration.
Photo from Via Tribunali
The newest location of the mini chain is a little outside the heart of Fremont, near a yoga studio, bookstores, and other neighborhoody spaces -- meaning more cozy than the weekend drunkenness of the Ballroom/Red Door region.
If Northlake is Seattle's strongest pizza institution (my mom's generation of Huskies frequented the tavern for heavy-weight slices piled precariously with topping), Via Tribunali is the best of the contemporary Neopolitan-style opposition: An average eater can devour an entire 10/12" pizza easily. Super-thin crust, restrained mostly-traditional toppings (meats, cheeses). The red sauce is awesome: a semi-sheer bright coating of perfect tomato. Other restaurants do the same thing, but none so well.
Plus, the big tables open for reservation, the mid-range prices, and the ideal balance between interesting/unusual ingredients and pizza's mass appeal make it a pretty great bet for your grown-up soiree. Feel free to provide funfetti cake -- we're getting old, but not boring.
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