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Zachary's Awards & Achievements
"Calling it 'just pizza' is like calling the Hope Diamond 'just a rock' attest advocates of the sustenance slung by these East Bay Institutions..."—ZAGAT SURVEY
- RECENT
- AWARDS
- ACHIEVEMENTS
- BY YEAR
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CNNMoney.com - "The perfect slice"
Article about Zachary's in:
Oakland: The other city by the bay |
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Diablo Magazine
Best of the East Bay 2009
"Since Zachary's opened its doors in San Ramon in 2006 (after two decades in the 510), the teeming crowds have barely abated....The Zachary's team has captured pizza perfection...."
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Danville Weekly
Best Pizza: Zachary's
"Readers loved Zachary's Chicago-style pizza, dripping with cheese and sauces, both the thin variety and the deep dish. Since it opened at its location in San Ramon just off Crow Canyon there is always a crowd waiting for the next pie out of the oven." |
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Oakland Magazine
Best of 2009
Readers' Picks in two categories, Favorite Restaurant and Best Pizza, Zachary's Chicago Pizza, Oakland Berkeley, and San Ramon. |
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Best of Lamorinda Best Pizza Award, Lamorinda Mom's Club. |
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BAYLIST WINNER
Zachary's Voted 1st Place 2009 BEST PIZZA IN THE BAY AREA
San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com |
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Michelin 2009
San Francisco |
Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country Restaurants and Hotels 2009
Excerpt:
"The Windy City's signature dish has been enjoying success in Oakland since 1983 at this no-frills pizzeria .... Zachary's specializes in stuffed pizza: a satisfying deep-dish concoction made with a layer of dough on the bottom of the pan, filled with a copious helping of cheese and your choice among 19 ingredients, and topped by another layer of crust and flavorful fresh tomato sauce...."
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Zagat 2009
San Francisco |
ZAGAT San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants 2009
Zachary's Most Popular Pizza Restaurant and 26th Most Popular Restaurant in SF Bay Area.
Also, Most Child Friendly in the East Bay and listed in Zagat's "Good Values" listing.
"The hyperbole is true" say 'za zealots hooked on the "delectable deep-dish" pies at this East Bay trinity that conjures Chicago via "pan-tastic" pizzas "the size and weight of manhole covers"; "cult" members "brave the masses" of "loud" "college students" and "brusque" staff for a "mouthful" of the "crispy, chewy, cheesy, meaty, tomatoey" "manna"; impatient sorts "order a half-baked pizza to go" to avoid the "aggravation" of "very long" waits. |
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East Bay Express, August 20, 2008, Zachary's on the cover
A Gastronomical Paradise on the cover of the Insider's Guide, and featured in the pizza section!
PIZZA
"...Winning nearly every popularity poll, Zachary's Chicago Pizza (multiple locations) has been packed at dinnertime for more than twenty years. Chicago-style "stuffed" pizzas are the main draw." |
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Editors' pick for 'Best Pizza (Stuffed)' and Readers' Choice for 'Best Pizza'
East Bay Express June 25, 2008 issue.
(excerpt)
"Three little words that have inspired many a journey to Zachary's Chicago Pizza: spinach and mushroom...." |
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Best Pizza - East Bay 2008
by J. the Jewish News Weekly
(excerpt) Note: it's actually third year in a row!
"Zachary's Pizza, with several locations in the East Bay, maintains its status as a favorite for the second year in a row for their twist on Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. Gooey mozzarella melts into the layers of crust on their famous pies, which are baked in pans 2 inches deep." |
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AOL Cityguide: 13 Perfect Pizzas Across America
Zachary's Pizza is Number 1 on this list for the Best Pizza in the U.S.!
#1 Perfect Pizza - Zachary's tops the list in the U.S. according to City's Best 2006 AOL CityGuide. |
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Zachary's Voted #1 Best Pizza
San Francisco Magazine Annual Food Issue Readers' Poll 2006
"That deep-dish crust is chewy, and that chunky, sweet-and-tangy sauce is so delicious, you almost wish the slices were smaller so you could eat more than one." |
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OnNetworks Local Wisdom - San Francisco, video show hosted by Kendra Arimoto.
"The best deep dish pizza you can find outside the Windy City. Stuffed pizza crusts and inventive ingredient combinations are complimented by an awesome beer selection. Thin crust options are available for you non-Chicagoans!" |
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- Diablo Magazine Best of the East Bay 2009
- Danville Weekly Reader's Choice Best Pizza award.
- ZAGAT 2009 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants, Best Pizza, and 26th Most Popular Restaurant in SF Bay Area.
- Michelin Guide San Francisco 2009 Bay Area & Wine Country, p.199.
- Lamorinda Mom's Club Best of Lamorinda Award for Best Pizza.
- East Bay Express 2008 Editors' pick for 'Best Pizza (Stuffed)' and Readers' Choice for 'Best Pizza' - June 25, 2008 issue.
- Diablo Magazine Best of the East Bay Best Pizza 2008!
- Jewish News Weekly of Northern California Best Pizza.
- Oakland Magazine Best of Oakland and East Bay - Favorite Restaurant and Best Pizza categories, Oakland, Berkeley, San Ramon.
- Danville Weekly voted Best Pizza, Reader's Choice, May 23, 2008.
- The Daily Californian Best of Berkeley, Best Pizza.
- Michelin Guide San Francisco: Bay Area and Wine Country 2008, Page 195.
- Lila Pick 2008 on lilaguide.com, the word-of-mouth survival guide for San Francisco parents.
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Zachary's voted Readers' Choice for Best Pizza
in Diablo Magazine's Best of the East Bay 2008! |
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Editors' pick for 'Best Pizza (Stuffed)' and Readers' Choice for 'Best Pizza'
East Bay Express June 25, 2008 issue.
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"Three little words that have inspired many a journey to Zachary's Chicago Pizza: spinach and mushroom...." |
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Oakland Magazine - May/June 2009
Best of Oakland and the East Bay in the Pizza category and Favorite Restaurant category.
Zachary's in Oakland, Berkeley, and San Ramon. |
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Danville Weekly Zachary's voted Best Pizza.
Reader's Choice article, May 23, 2008 issue.
(excerpt)
"Zachary's pizza in San Ramon has inspired an almost cult-like following, with people raving about it all over the Bay Area."
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| Daily Californian |
Zachary's is Editors' Pick for Best Pizza in DAILY CAL Best of Berkeley 2008. |
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Secrets of Zachary's Pizza
Article from The Epi-Log on Epicurious.com
Michael P. Yark interviews Zachary's J.P. LaRussa
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Epi-Log: "When I asked Epi-Log readers to vote on the best pizzeria in the universe a little while back, there was only one that could match the legendary Di Fara Pizza in Brooklyn: Zachary's Chicago Pizza, of Oakland, Berkeley and San Ramon, Calif....
"I did manage to get a Q & A with LaRussa as well as nothing less than the Zachary's recipe for Chicago-style stuffed pizza."
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GIVEBACKS Pizza to Go, Shares to Stay
New York Times article exceprt
It was on little more than a wing and a prayer that Barbara Gabel and Zach Zachowski opened their first pizza restaurant 24 years ago in a storefront here near a freeway overpass....
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Zachary's is one of "9 Reasons to eat your way through the East Bay."
On cover of East Bay Express August 20, 2008, cover of Insider's Guide, and featured in the pizza section.
Article in The Epi-Log on Epicurious.com
OnNetworks Local Wisdom - San Francisco, video show.
2009 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2008 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- East Bay Express August 20, 2008, cover of Insider's Guide, and featured in the pizza section.
- Diablo Magazine Best of the East Bay, Best Pizza.
- East Bay Express 2008 Editors' pick for 'Best Pizza (Stuffed)' and Readers' Choice for 'Best Pizza' - June 25, 2008 issue.
- Jewish News Weekly of Northern California Best Pizza.
- Oakland Magazine Best of Oakland and East Bay - Best Pizza, Oakland Berkeley, and San Ramon.
- Danville Weekly voted Best Pizza, Reader's Choice article, May 23, 2008.
- The Daily Californian Best of Berkeley, Best Pizza.
- Article in The Epi-Log on Epicurious.com, 03/02/08
- Michelin Guide San Francisco: Bay Area and Wine Country 2008, Page 195.
- Zagat Survey San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants 2008, Page 160.
- Lila Pick 2008 on lilaguide.com, the word-of-mouth survival guide for San Francisco parents.
2007 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2006 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2005 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2003 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2002 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2001 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2000 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1999 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Winner Best Pizza Zagat Survey San Francisco Bay Area Edition.
- Winner Most Creative Pizza in East Bay Express Readers' Poll.
- Winner Best Pizza SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER AND CHRONICLE Readers' Poll.
- Best of the Bay, Best Pizza winner San Francisco Bay Guardian Readers' Poll - 7th Consecutive Year.
- Voted Best Pizza Daily Californian.
- Reviewed in Contra Costa Times Newspaper, May 5, 1999 edition.
1998 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Winner Best Pizza Zagat Survey San Francisco Bay Area Edition.
- Winner Best Pizza SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER AND CHRONICLE Readers' Poll.
- Winner Bay Area's Best Pizza KSAN 107.7 Listeners' Poll.
- Winner Best Gourmet Pizza Daily Californian Readers' Poll.
- BEST RESTAURANTS IN AMERICA, Where the Locals Eat "Best Pizza."
- Best of the Bay, Best Pizza, San Francisco Bay Guardian.
- Voted Best Pizza East Bay Express Readers' Poll.
PRIOR TO 1998
- There are over 30 awards from 1985 - 1997.
ADDITIONAL AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- Voted Best Pizza East Bay Express Readers' Poll 18 consecutive years.
- Multiple Gold Medal Winner Best Pizza SAN FRANCISCO FOCUS.
- Winner Best Pizza SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN Readers' Poll .
- OAKLAND TRIBUNE Readers' Poll Winner Best Pizza.
- Best Pizza Multiple Award Winner DAILY CALIFORNIAN Readers' Poll .
- Voted Best Pizza by NET DINER Restaurant Guide Members www.sfbay.com/food.
- Recognized as a Top Restaurant by CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT WRITERS' ASSOCIATION - CRWA.
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