Our second-annual plant parties were a success!

On Sunday, April 14^th, Zachary’s hosted free Plant Parties for the communities outside of our Solano and Pleasant Hill locations. We began the tradition last year at the Solano parklet, and had so much fun we decided to include Pleasant Hill this spring.

Long time employee owner and plant enthusiast Suzanne Hill enjoyed the sunshine outside of our Solano Avenue location giving away an array of beautiful potted succulents and other plants to members of the community strolling by (who also sipped on cucumber water and noshed on some pizza snacks).

The employee owners of Pleasant Hill went in a DIY direction for their Pant Party, opting to let participants dig in the dirt and put together plants in adorable mini Zachary’s themed pots.

Thank you to all of the employee owners and community members who helped us celebrate the warmer days ahead and Mother Earth!

Keep an eye out for our next round of Plant Parties, coming this Fall!

We are super excited about this one! We’ve teamed up with our friends over at Oaklandish for a special edition t-shirt! And (because why stop there), 10% of sales will be donated to the Fred Finch Youth Center. Fred Finch is an amazing organization doing really inspirational work in Oakland and throughout California!

Based in Oakland, California, Fred Finch Youth Center works with young people facing multiple challenges, including homelessness, economic disadvantage, mental health and cognitive disabilities, and histories of significant trauma and loss. Committed to the notion that no one is without hope, no matter how desperate their circumstances may appear, Fred Finch offers programs in education, independent living services, housing and mental heath to provide a pathway to healing and self-sufficiency. Their 128 year history and strong track record have made Fred Finch Youth Center a recognized leader in the treatment of children and families.

For more info you can visit their website at www.fredfinch.org

These limited edition collaboration shirts are available at any Zachary’s location, as well as the flagship Oaklandish store on Broadway in downtown Oakland, and online at Oaklandish.com.

Warm yourself up with pizza and plants

After a bone-chilling winter (at least by Bay Area standards), come celebrate the return of the sunshine and renewal of spring with us on Sunday, April 14th.

Last year we had a great time playing in the dirt at the parklet in front of our Solano Avenue location in North Berkeley, so this year we are also setting up shop on the patio at our Pleasant Hill location.

We will be outside from 12-2pm (weather permitting), with plant supplies and plants you can take home to enjoy. This event is for everyone, from the gardening expert to the plant novice. This is also a great opportunity for kids to play and pick out their own plants to care for.

If you’ve killed plants in the past, no need to worry—our resident green thumbed employee owners will help you with questions about care and propagation.

Pots, dirt and plants will be provided, but feel free to bring any plants, clippings, pots or gardening supplies you’d like to use or share.

So come join us, grab one of our potted plants or dig in the dirt and DIY your own perfect plant composition to add to (or start!) your collection.

Calling all artists! There is an extra month to work on those beautiful art pieces! Pick up some free paper from any Zachary’s location and start your art today!

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Zachary’s Art Contest is officially up and running!

How Does the Art Contest Work?

• Contest begins January 28, 2019 and ends May 1, 2019
• Contest is open to all ages, from the young to the young at heart
• The subject of the artwork should be Zachary’s Chicago Pizza and the artwork should include either our logo and/or name. You may use the medium of your choice, but we recommend VIBRANT, SATURATED choices like paint, dark pastels or digital art.  Colored pencils and crayons tend to get washed out against other pieces in our restaurant.  Please remember, some of the art will be hanging up high so utilize the space you are given.  Fill it up and make it bold!
• We are accepting four different sizes for art pieces (26 x 26, 24 x 36, 32 x 32, 36 X 48). Pre-cut paper is available at any Zachary’s location.
• All winning artwork and any reproductions of the artwork become property of Zachary’s Chicago Pizza and will not be returned.
• WINNERS PRIZES: $100 Zachary’s Gift Certificate & 2 Zachary’s Shirts
• Fill us in on your progress (social media links below!) #zacharysartcontest2019

Click HERE to download the rules and an official entry form.

Visit our art page to see more examples of winning art pieces! You can also see lots of examples of winning entries on the walls at each of our locations.

On Thursday 12/13/18 all Zachary’s Chicago Pizza locations donated 15% of our dine-in and take-out sales to the North Valley Community Foundation in Chico California.

Together we were able to raise and donate over $6,000 to the relief efforts!

A big thank you to our employee owners for spreading the word and the collective effort involved to make this day a success.

Most importantly a HUGE thank you to those in our communities that came in and supported the effort!

Zachary’s will be closed on the following days:

December 24, 2018

December 25, 2018

January 1, 2019

Our hours will be adjusted on December 31, 2018 to let our employees bring in the New Year with family and friends.  Our hours will be:

11am-8:30pm for Dine In

11am-9pm for Take Out

We would love to be part of your celebrations and recommend picking up a half baked pizza the day before we are closed!

Have a safe and festive holiday season!

Please join us in supporting our Northern California community in their time of need. Our Camp Fire Aid Fundraiser will take place at all Zachary’s locations on Thursday, December 13th. 

We will contribute 15% of our dine-in and take-out sales to the North Valley Community Fund. NVCF is based out of Chico, California and currently at ground zero for relief efforts. They not only collect funds to distribute among the community and shelters, they also organize volunteer efforts. They are a home-grown local organization that does a lot of work year-round in the community and have stepped up even further during this crisis.

We could not have imagined the devastation these fires have brought, but we can join together in helping those hurt by them. Please join us as we come together to support our fellow Californians in need. 

The final numbers are in… and we raised $6,000 for our local food banks from the first ever Zachary’s art sale!

Huge thank you to everyone that made this possible!  A lot of hard work went on behind the scenes to make the entire process seamless and our art team and employee owners knocked it out of the park.

Most importantly– thank you to the countless artists throughout the years that make every Zachary’s art contest a resounding success and thank you to everyone who purchased a piece of Zachary’s history and helped our local food banks!

We had a blast celebrating the end of summer at an Oakland A’s game! Huge thanks to Community Outreach Coordinator’s Robin Smith and Sammi DeShane for organizing an awesome time!