You might have noticed… our walls are loaded with fan art! We love hosting our biannual pizza art contest; it’s a perfect opportunity to connect with our communities and get pizza-spired. We recently received some attention in another medium: FAN WRITING! We LOVED this piece and we thought that our pizza-loving community might enjoy it too!

Hello,

I’ve been a huge Zachary’s fan for almost as long as you’ve been around. Each morning I do a writing exercise based on a prompt provided by “Creative Caffeine Daily.” I never know what will come up in my writing, but when I finished this morning’s I knew I had to share it with you in honor of your anniversary tomorrow…. So here goes:

Today’s prompt: Salivating

Salivating…

You could almost see them salivating as the pizza made its way to the table. It was a deep dish with a thick band of golden crust wrapped around what they knew would be a hot delicious combination of cheese and vegetables and spicy tomato sauce. They had driven 3 hours for this particular pizza at this particular place. Who drives 3 hours for a pizza? As the waitress lifted the first slice out, strings of mozzarella stretched from the pie to the slice. She slid the slice onto a small plate and expertly severed the elastic cheese with the side of the spatula. With five slices served, she was off to another table. They all looked at each other with lusty smiles and opened mouths as steam still rose from each slice. Someone picked up a knife and fork and cut off a bite-sized piece. He stabbed the piece with the fork and blew on it to cool it more. They all knew if they tried to eat any too soon they would burn the roofs of their mouths and ruin the whole experience, so they waited impatiently, salivating all the more. Finally, he tried the forked bite, his friends watching for signs of trouble. Seeing only enjoyment, they all charged into their own slices. 
“Mmmm, so GOOD!,” one said. 
“So worth the trip,” said another. 
“We need to take one home!” said a third. 
They all nodded in silence as they continued to celebrate in the communion of Zachary’s.

Happy Anniversary!

Janet Allen
Berkeley (fan & frequenter of both College and Solano stores…)

Thanks to everyone for coming out for the first half our of patio music series in Pleasant Hill!  We still have five more nights of music, pizza, and good vibes lined up for August.  Reservations are encouraged and on a first come first served basis, give us a call to secure your spot! (925) 602-7000.

Frankie G is up next on Wednesday 8/1!

8/8 – DAN DESHARA

8/15 – GARAGELAND RODEO TRIO

822 – KYLE JESTER

8/29 – THE BELL BROTHERS

As part of Zachary’s 35^th Anniversary Celebration, we’ve created a collection of unique enamel pins that celebrate art, pizza, and local love. Each of our four restaurants (Oakland, Berkeley, San Ramon and Pleasant Hill) has its own exclusive design, so if you want the whole collection you’ll need to visit each location.

If you spend $35 or more on our 35^th anniversary (Wednesday, July 25^th) you will receive one free pin. Additional pins can be purchased at $4 each, and proceeds will benefit the Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. Pins will be available after July 25^th while supplies last.

Additionally (there is more! can you believe it?!), we’ve created a limited edition, 35th Anniversary t-shirt available for sale at all of our restaurants and online! Supplies are limited, so grab one soon!

Stay tuned for more exciting 35th Anniversary details including special 1983 pricing on our ready-to-go half baked Spinach and Mushroom pizzas!

Make it a summer of Zachary’s – collect all four pins and a 35th Anniversary t-shirt!

Celebrating 35 Years of Zachary’s Art: Purchase a ‘Piece of the Pie’ and Support Our Local Food Banks!

For the first time in Zachary’s history, we are selling select pieces of our beloved, custom-made art in celebration of our 35th Anniversary! All of the proceeds (100%!!!!!) from the art sale will go to the Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.

The Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano are committed to fighting hunger and raising awareness around food and poverty. Among other challenges, the housing the crisis in the Bay Area has left many people and families without the means to feed themselves healthfully and adequately. Please unite with us as we step up and chip in!

When does the art sale start and end?

July 3rd-August 31st

How can I buy art?

Visit one of our locations and ask for an art buyer’s form or email art@zacharys.com

How can I find out what art is for sale?

You can request to buy any art you see in our restaurants that does not have a sold sticker on it! We will also be highlighting some pieces of art from our archives in an art catalog. The catalog will be available at all of our locations.

What if I want to buy a piece of art that I remember seeing on the wall last year?

Ask us about it! Email art@zacharys.com and we will try to locate the piece you remember.

Is the art framed?

You can buy the art framed or unframed.

How much does the art cost?

$100 unframed/$200 framed

When will I receive my art?

September or October 2018

In celebration of our 35th Anniversary, the delightful East Bay brew masters at Faction Brewery crafted a special IPA just for us!! **Swoon**

A few months ago, we started brainstorming about various things we could do to celebrate our 35th Anniversary (July 25th, 2018!). We are incredibly proud to be part of such loyal, supportive, and totally inspirational communities in Oakland, Berkeley, San Ramon and Pleasant Hill. Doing some sort of collaboration with another, local company seemed perfect. So, we racked our brains on how we could make this happen and inspiration hit… beer! What better way to celebrate than with some hoppy, sudsy deliciousness!

We are huge fans of Faction (we carry their Pale Ale at our Oakland location on College Avenue) and we were just thrilled when they agreed to create the “Get Stuffed IPA”! We even got to sample a variety of Faction beers and give them some input about what hops we liked best (rough day at work!). Like Zachary’s, Faction values its community ties and it prioritizes giving back to its communities. We are honored that they wanted to brew for us!

The “Get Stuffed IPA” is now being served at all of our locations and in the Faction tap room! It will be around for the next few months only, so check it out soon!

We are happy to bring back one of our favorite specials, the Chicken Pepper Pizza!  Free range chicken breast combined with red bell peppers and finished with pepper jack cheese for an extra kick! This special is only available at our San Ramon and Pleasant Hill locations for a limited time. Try it as a stuffed or thin crust pizza!

Zachary’s is excited to participate in Downtown Pleasant Hill’s annual 4^th of July parade this year!  As the recipient of Business of the Year, we would love to celebrate with and thank everyone in the local community.  The parade takes place at 9:30 AM July 4^th.  After the parade is a community party at Pleasant Hill Park with games, food, and live music open to all!

We are excited to bring back our Summer Concert Series at our Pleasant Hill location!  Come enjoy the warm weather, awesome music, and delicious pizza with new AND returning acts. 

Up first on Wednesday, June 13 is THE NEW FRANTICS.  Call ahead for a reservation to hold your spot!

JUNE 13 THE NEW FRANTICS

JUNE 20 ALEXA HEINE

JUNE 27 FRANKIE G

JULY 4 – CLOSED – A GREAT BAND

JULY 11 THE BELL BROTHERS

JULY 18 THE TROMBETTA BROTHERS

JULY 25 PAUL COTRUVO

AUG 1 FRANKIE G

AUG  8 GARAGELAND RODEO TRIO

AUG 15 DAN DESHARA

AUG 22 KYLE JESTER

AUG 29 THE BELL BROTHERS

Our Buffalo Chicken pizza is back in Oakland and Berkeley! This spicy special has free range chicken breast marinated in a cayenne pepper “wing sauce”, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and a swirl of our house-made blue cheese dressing. It’s available stuffed or thin crust for a limited time only!

We are bringing back one of our most popular specials: Hawaiian Pizza!

This sweet and spicy pizza is packed with Canadian bacon, pineapple, green onion and pepper jack cheese. This pizza is available stuffed or thin crust in San Ramon and Pleasant Hill only.

Check it out soon! It will only be around for a couple of weeks!