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New in Fremont: pizza, more pizza and fish

By Geeky Swedes · January 25th, 2009 · Comments

We have some new additions in Fremont over the last few weeks:

Just before the first of the year, Via Tribunali opened on Fremont Ave near 43rd, right next door to Cafe Vita. The Neapolitan-style pizza place is well-known in Capitol Hill and Queen Anne.

Their latest restaurant features the same wood-fired, Old-World style of pizza.

On Leary and 39th, at the old space of Hoki’s Teriyaki Hut, is another new pizza restaurant called “Aberonas.” More than pizza, the new lunch spot features pasta, calzones, sandwiches and salads — with a Greek twist.

Just up a few blocks from Alberonas at 36th St. near 1st Ave., Seattle Fish Company has opened for business. It’s their second shop in Seattle.

Seattle Fish is known for, well, very fresh fish. A quick scan of the display cases reveals a wide variety of the good stuff, including ahi tuna with that deep red hue. Coming as soon as the liquor license is approved: wine sales.

If you’ve stopped by Via Tribunali, Aberonas or Seattle Fish, please let us what you think in comments below…

  • my name
    For a tiny corner pizza joint, Alberona's, clone or not, is just fine, as long as you dervie comfort from cheese. The Greek pizza comes with four containers of yummy tzatziki. Their salads are fresh and huge (and served with more cheese). Not every day is a pay-a-premium for entirely faux Italian atmosphere and entirely faux antipasti while seated in a church pew at Via Tribunali kind of day. The wood-fired pizza is cheaper and just as tasty at Tutta Bella, where at least the service is unpretentious.
  • mike
    via trib is ok, the ambiance of the cap hill location is a million times better. the decor is a little lacking.

    the issue with the furniture is supposedly being taken care of - some oversight w/ the 'italian' company that made them...
  • scrumbum
    Re; Alberona's. Alright...what in the world is going on with all of these Romio's clones? Roma, Alberona's, Palermo, and several others all seem to have almost EXACTLY the same menu (same pizza, same sandwiches, same pasta...same results.) Is this some sort of conspiracy by Sysco?
  • Alberona's was perfectly edible. It wasn't a transcendent experience like Paseo (where the sandwiches may allow you to temporarily perceive a higher plane of consciousness through sheer OMG GOOD factor), and as Brent said, most of their stuff can be found done as-well or better as delivery food by Romio's and Trattoria Roma. So their food alone is not a selling point (though certainly isn't /bad/).

    They'd find a spot in my lunch rotation if they were in the Fremont core (and thus a more viably walkable spot on a lunch break), but as is... while there's nothing wrong with them, there's just not enough right to win converts, either.
  • brent
    Aberona's main problem is that half their menu Tratt Roma does a bit better and the other half of it Romio's does a bit better.

    They could make up the difference by being close, except they're kind of too far to walk from the downtown Fremont core and they have absolutely no parking.
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  • Bob
    Joe: So a place is bad if they have good food but mediocre service and bad furniture?

    While I haven't been there, I can't imagine judging a restaurant on these criteria. Then again, I don't have anything to add to the discussion.

    Food is the #1 - 10 most important thing for me. Service, unless it's insulting, and ambiance are numbers #11 and 12. Not important at all.
  • ding
    alberona's was terrible.
  • I ordered a pizza from Alberona's last weekend and it was great. Of course, the location doesn't have ample parking, so running in to grab a takeout order isn't as simple as it is at other places.

    I had their house special, which was piled with fresh ingredients on a simple crust with tasty sauce.

    Their menu also has a lot of Italian pastas and Greek fare that I'll make sure to try in the future.

    All in all, it's worth a try.
  • Joe
    Via Tribunali was a huge disappointment for me. Having enjoyed the Queen Anne location a few times, I was thrilled to know the new Via Tribunali would be right in my neighborhood.

    I gave it two shots. The service was lackluster both times. But even worse, the dining tables are impossible to sit at properly. The chair height puts your legs right in line with bars between the table legs, so I could never actually sit with my legs under the table.

    The pizza was good enough, the salads quite good. But for a better pizza and dining experience I'm sticking with Veraci.
  • Robert
    I live close to Via Tribunali, and have tried it twice - once for eat-in, and once for take-out. Both times were fantastic. For take-out you give your order in advance, but they wait for you to show before they toss the pizza in the oven, which takes only 3 - 5 minutes. It's a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
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