Queen Margherita Pizza straight out of 1889

Reclaiming stuff is awesome, as evidenced by the South Lake Union Trolley's reclamation of the word SLUT, which was totally intentional, and not at all indicative of a systemic misunderstanding of modern colloquialisms on the part of local government. For a pizza spot laden with more appropriate reclaimings, hit Queen Margherita.

From the same people behind nearby boot-food mainstay Mondello, QM's a garage-style-door-fronted 40-seater serving traditional Neapolitan 'za in a space replete with reclaimed details (a vaudeville-era wall-installation taken from an NYC theater, a room-dominating archway from a Cap Hill mansion), and boasts a bar-stool fronted open kitchen fitted with a wood-fired oven made with ash sourced from Mt. Vesuvius, also the source of $100 for "former disco-queen" Rosie Perez...thanks judges! Hand-tossed pie-options start with the prosciutto/arugula/mozz/shaved grana padano Parma; the Capricciosa w/ prosciutto cotto, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, and green olives; and the Zoe's chorizo/Padrun spicy peppers/mozz Spagnola, the likes of which has not been enjoyed in Seattle in 1988. Not-meat pies range from the seasonal mushroom Funghi w/ thyme and truffle oil, to the Yukon Potato/rosemary/pecorino Patata, to their take on the first modern pizza, the Buffalo Mozz/fresh basil/tomato sauce'd Queen Margherita, but not Dancing Queen Margherita, since that's only consumed on Friday nights, when the lights are lowwww.

QM also boasts a wall full of mostly Italian reds, and a handful of taps (Manny's, Peroni), plus additional edibles like desserts (pastry cream/seasonal fruit Frutti di Bosco Tart), salads (the mixed green/toasted pecan/Gorgonzola Insalata Mista), and antipasti like the garlic'd flatbread Olive Miste -- eat too much on a date, and she better be a trolley...if you know what the government means.