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We are bringing back the Za-Curry’s Chicken pizza in Oakland and Berkeley! In celebration of our beloved Warriors, we created this flavorful special that we feature once or twice a (basketball) season. It’s packed with curry spiced free range chicken and onion, golden raisins and mozzarella cheese. It’s available as a thin crust pizza for a limited time only!     In San Ramon and Pleasant Hill, we are featuring the Zachary’s Chicken Alfredo pizza. This pizza is a bit different for us because it is tomato-sauce free! It’s made with alfredo sauce, our free range chicken breast, fresh spinach, bacon, and mozzarella cheese. It’s also available as a thin crust only for a limited time.

One of the things that we are the most proud of is our long term relationship with our suppliers. We are truly fortunate to have close relationships with several companies that keep us stocked with fresh and delicious ingredients to make our pizza and various other products that we need to keep our restaurants running smoothly. In fact, when our founders, Zach Zachowski and Barbara Gabel, decided to retire, they were keenly aware of the impact that ending a relationship with a distributor could have on the distributor’s business. A perk of Zach and Barbara’s decision to sell the company to the employees (read more about our ESOP here), was that our relationships with our distributors stayed intact!

We were reminded of the notability of our relationship with one such supplier, Mike Hudson Distributing, based in Petaluma, CA, when we learned about one of our long term delivery drivers getting a route change. Jeff has been delivering to Zachary’s for 14 years!! He learned a few weeks ago that he could have the opportunity to drive in Humboldt County. This was a good move for him, so he let us know that he was saying good bye. The management team immediately moved to put together a Zachary’s care package for him, wrapped up in one of the pizza boxes he has been delivering to us since 2003. Here is a picture of Jeff cheesin’ with Zachary’s employee owners Mario, Arturo and Hugo:

Shhhh, don’t tell anyone, but Jeff said he would miss us the most!

Best of luck to Jeff as he embarks on this new journey!

Woo-hoo! We are pleased as pie (!!) to share exciting news from Bay Area Guardian: We won Best Pizza! We feel super honored to receive this award, especially since we don’t have any locations in San Francisco… a city of amazing food and delicious pizza!

Check out all of the winners here. There are some pretty amazing spots on this list! Time to map out our dining-destination-desires for 2018! We could not be more excited.

We have a brand new, never-before-featured-at-Zachary’s pizza special in San Ramon and Pleasant Hill! It’s the Zachary’s Chicken Alfredo pizza! This tomato sauce-free pizza uses a rich and creamy Alfredo sauce to bind and connect the other flavors on the pizza: our free range chicken breast, fresh spinach, bacon and mozzarella cheese. It’s available as a thin crust pizza only. We are super excited to try something new; we hope that you are too. It’s only around for a limited time!

 

In Oakland and Berkeley, we are bringing back the ultimate in comfort pizza… our Roasted Potato pizza. This deliciously delightful pie is made with oven roasted red potatoes, chopped onion, garlic, fresh rosemary and Monterey Jack cheese. It’s available stuffed or thin crust.

Both pizzas are only available for a limited time! Plan accordingly!

Our super popular and super delicious Roasted Pepper special is back in Oakland and Berkeley. This is an all-time crew favorite. It comes with red, green and yellow bell peppers, Anaheim chiles, Pasilla peppers, onions, yellow cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese. It’s available stuffed or thin.

We can certainly make it vegan too! Or, if you are of the meat-eating persuasion, you are more than welcome to add your favorite protein, although we recommend pepperoni. The slightly spicy note in our pepperoni pairs perfectly with the earthy peppers!

The Roasted Pepper special is only available for a limited time, so act fast!

We’ve heard your demands! The Zachary’s Greek salad is back as of TODAY at all four locations! Made with Romaine, baby spinach, Kalamata olives, pepperoncini, cucumbers, feta and our delightfully tangy, house-made red pepper vinaigrette, this salad is a perfect start to a meal! Or, add chicken to make the Zachary’s Greek a healthy, hearty entree.

It’s available fir a limited time only, so catch it while you can!

 

 

Happy National Employee Ownership Month!

Zachary’s is an ESOP. What is an ESOP, you ask? ESOP stands for Employee Stock Ownership Plan. All of Zachary’s stock is owned by the employees. ESOPs are federally governed, defined contribution plans. More info here: National Center for Employee Ownership.

When Zachary’s founders, Zach Zachowski and Barbara Gabel, decided it was time to retire, instead of selling to a third party buyer or (gasp!) dissolving our beloved restaurants, they sold the company to the employees. Little by little, the Zachary’s crew bought more and more of the company until we became officially 100% employee owned in 2010.

To kick off employee ownership month, we hosted our Annual ESOP Meetings. This is a chance for our whole crew to get together to learn about our business and learn about the ESOP. In the photo on the left, employee owners eagerly await the start of the meeting… and the unveiling of Zachary’s 2016 share value!

The Italian Chicken Sausage pizza is back in Oakland and Berkeley! This beautiful pizza is stuffed with a slightly sweet, sliced Italian chicken sausage, red and green bell peppers, onions, roasted garlic cloves (ummm, yes please!) and loads of mozzarella. It’s a perfect balance of meat and veggies and GARLIC! The Italian Chicken Sausage pizza is available stuffed or thin crust for a limited time only!

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month! For the entire month of October, Zachary’s will be selling pink t-shirts! We started selling pink t-shirts in 2014 after a group of Zachary’s employee owners participated in the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk in San Francisco. The walk was inspirational, a great place to learn and LOTS of fun.

Since 2014, we have continued the tradition of raising money for the American Cancer Society with our pink t-shirt sales. This year, t-shirts will be sold from our Oakland location on College Avenue and our Pleasant Hill location. All proceeds go directly to the American Cancer Society!

Our new Oakland and Berkeley pizza special is our Kielbasa Pizza! Filled with sliced Polish Kielbasa sausage, sweet cherry peppers and lots of mozzarella cheese, this hearty pizza is sure to please! It’s available stuffed or thin crust for a limited time! Come and get it!