Donna Margherita is a neighborhood Italian find like eating at nonnas home — other than
grandma doesn’t usually have a wood-fired pizza oven to produce a crisp, yet chewy crust pizza. Donna Margherita does, with Italian chef Rosanna Di Michele 
roaming the small dining room checking on the customers.
Let’s start with that chewy crust pizzas. Ours, the Boscaiola, was a traditional margherita with sliced mushrooms and Italian sausage ($18).
As our salad, we chose the marinated artichoke hearts topped with big shreds of Parmigiano Reggiano ($16), followed by two pastas. The Penne Arrabbiata O Al Pomodoro had the short wide tubes of pasta combined with a wonderfully spicy 
tomato sauce ($15). Funny, we both thought the addition of shrimp would be have been wonderful. We cleaned the plate, even asking for bread to wipe the plate! Also good is the orecchiette with broccoli and sausage ($16).
We also sampled the layers of eggplant that almost melt in your mouth baked with mozzarella and basil infused tomato sauce ($14) in their Melanzane Alla Parmigiana.
Although stuffed, as their guest I felt we should at least try the housemade tiramisu ($9), which was worth the calories.
If you’re in the hood, this might become your neighborhood fav; if not, I suggest a trip to try Rosanna’s cooking.
– bonnie
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Donna Margherita
1304A 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10065
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