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SPRUCING UP SOLANO AVENUE

Street view with a pizza restaurant labeled Zacharys and a bookstore named Pegasus Fine Books. A fenced outdoor seating area with tables and people is visible in front, and a cyclist passes by on the right.Check out this article in Berkeleyside about the new parklet on Solano Avenue! We are so excited! Why a Parklet?
  1. There is very little public space on Solano Avenue. The parklet will have seating for about 25 people.
  2. The parklet will help reduce some of the traffic safety concerns on Solano Ave.
  3. The parklet beautifies the street!
What about Parking? Two parking spaces are being added across the street from the theater building. There is NO NET LOSS of PARKING on Solano Avenue. Other Information About the Parklet
  • It’s a public space!
  • It is Berkeley’s fourth parklet and is a part of the city’s pilot parklet program.
  • Zachary’s will not serve food on the parklet because it is a public space. Customers are more than welcome to order food to go and eat it on the parklet (when construction is complete!).

ZACHARY’S ART CONTEST ON ABC7

Three people are smiling in a restaurant. The person in the center, wearing a suit, holds a large pizza on a wooden paddle. There are colorful posters on the wall behind them.

Zachary’s VP Leandra, ABC7’s Reggie Aqui, Zachary’s Manager Jen

We had a blast with ABC7’s Reggie Aqui! Check out the clip:

http://abc7news.com/entertainment/bay-area-weekend-events-dogfest-zacharys-pizza-art-contest/1897521/

The Zachary’s Art Contest is happening now! The contest is open to all ages. The last day for submissions is Wednesday, May 31st. More details and a complete list of Art Contest guidelines can be found here.

Need some inspiration? Check out our gallery featuring winners from previous years on our Art Page.  Or, you could always swing by one of our restaurants. Pizza is pretty inspiring if you ask us!

BRAND NEW: KIELBASA PIZZA AT ALL LOCATIONS

Two pizzas and a slice are pictured: one with a crispy crust topped with melted cheese and green peppers, another is a deep dish with a thick tomato sauce. A slice from the deep dish is served on a separate plate.NEW PIZZA SPECIAL!

We have a brand new, hot-off-the-press special: Kielbasa Pizza! This pizza has sliced Polish Kielbasa sausage, sweet cherry peppers and mozzarella cheese. The peppers are a slightly sweet, vinegary treat! This pizza is available stuffed or thin and it is delicious both ways. The Kielbasa Close-up of two pizzas on a table. The foreground pizza features melted cheese and colorful cherry tomatoes. The background pizza is a deep-dish style with a rich tomato sauce topping. Both are on round metal trays. A wooden wall is in the background.Pizza is only available for a limited time. Try it soon!

Kielbasa lovers, this one is for you!

 

 

 

ZACHARY’S ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: MADISON ZUNIGA

A drawing of a gray cat wearing sunglasses and holding a slice of pizza. The cat has a red collar with a Z pendant. Text reads, Zachary’s is the purr-fect pizza. A red circular logo says Zachary’s Chicago Pizza. Background is blue. The walls of our restaurants are filled with one-of-a-kind Zachary’s Pizza Art. We held our first art contest in the late 1980′s and the tradition has continued every couple of years to this day. We love our art and the artists. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Madison Zuniga!
“Madison is an 11 year old born with a creative passion. She has always enjoyed all types of art! She is constantly working on new ideas.
Two additional favorites (ideas) are cats and Zachary’s pizza. Her art piece is an original idea, inspired by both.
Her family is also very important to her and she wants to thank them for all the art supplies and Zachary’s pizza.” – Submitted by Madison’s Mom, Elizabeth Zuniga
 
Thank YOU, Madison for your cat-tastically amazing Zachary’s art!

EAST BAY SPCA: GROWL, MEOW AND WINE

The image features text in a playful font that reads Growl, Meow & Wine, with the word Growl in large uppercase letters and Meow & Wine in smaller, lowercase letters. The text is in a dark blue color.

Poster featuring a stylized illustration of a dog with a mohawk, wearing sunglasses and sitting. It promotes Paws for Pizza with Zacharys Chicago Pizza and East Bay SPCA logos, with a bold red heart and website at the bottom. Every year, the East Bay SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) hosts a major fundraising event, “Growl, Meow & Wine”. This year, Zachary’s sponsored at the “Cat’s Meow” level and we got to send seven very lucky employee owners (and one even luckier Zachary’s spouse!) to the event. From the EBSPCA website, “The East Bay SPCA is committed to the welfare of cats and dogs in the communities we serve. We strive to eliminate animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation by providing programs and education that support people and companion animals.”  Check out their site!

The event started with a silent auction and was soon followed by an energetic and exciting live auction. Our employee owners rocked the silent auction walking A group of seven people at an indoor social event, standing and smiling for a photo. The venue is decorated with colorful paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Tables around them are set for dining with glasses and plates.away with a huge gift basket of doggie treats and toys, a visit to a Healdsburg winery and some Giants tickets! Zachary’s VP, Leandra Schuler, was particularly fortunate; she walked away with two Southwest airline tickets in a nail-biting raffle!

 

Despite all of the fun and success that the humans enjoyed, the big winners of the day were the animals who benefit from all of the amazing services the EBSPCA offers. We were very proud to be a part of a such a fantastic event!An open program on a table with a mug and water bottle. The left page lists event schedules, featuring a kitten photo. The right page thanks sponsors, with logos for Fresh Step and others. A black mug has an East Bay SPCA logo.

 

ZACHARY’S ART CONTEST: BRING THAT IMAGINATION!

The Bi-Annual Zachary’s Art Contest is in full swing! Throughout the years, we have received hundreds of fantastic pieces by some incredibly talented teen and kid artists! These artists are inspired by a wide variety of things and we LOVE seeing where their imaginations fly!

Entries can be submitted by individuals, siblings, groups of friends or classmates.

More information on the art contest can be found here.

A colorful underwater scene with a dolphin, fish, seahorse, and starfish surrounding a pink clam holding a red pearl. The words Precious as a Pearl - Zacharys are written around the clam. Bubbles and seaweed complete the oceanic design.

Naumi, Age 13

A painting of a rabbit wearing a straw hat, fishing on a rocky cliff. Below, a slice of pizza floats on swirling waves of steam. A red lantern hangs nearby. A circular red sign on the upper left reads Zacharys Chicago Pizza Inc.

Mary, Age 16

Retro-style illustration of three women in green uniforms enjoying slices of deep-dish pizza. One holds a whole pizza, another bites her slice, and the third eats with a fork. The word Zacharys appears above them in bold script.

April, Age 12

A handwritten note on lined paper reads: Dear Zachary, My heart beats for your Chicago style pizza. I wish I could be with you every day. Would you like to go out with me? with checkboxes for Yes and No. Signed love, Maia.

Maia, Age 9

A mermaid with flowing blond hair reaches up toward a floating slice of pizza, with the words Hooked on Zacharys? above. She has a shimmering blue tail and is set against a dark, underwater background.

Katia, Age 16

A cartoon cat wearing sunglasses and a red collar with a Z holds a slice of pizza against a blue background. Text reads Zacharys is the Purr-fect Pizza. The Zacharys Chicago Pizza logo is in the lower left corner.

Madison, Age 11

A large green dinosaur holding a stack of pizza boxes labeled Zacharys Pizza says, You look tasty, but not as tasty as Zacharys Chicago Pizza! A small purple dinosaur next to the stack says, Oh no! and help.

Cameron, Age 9

A leprechaun holds a pizza under a rainbow with a pot of gold beside him. The text reads, Lucky to have Zacharys delicious pizza! The background shows grass, and the image is signed by Katie Jones.

Katie, Age 8

LIMITED TIME: ARIA’S ENCHI-HOLLA AND ROASTED PEPPER SPECIAL

Two of our favorite pizza specials are available for a limited time!

At our OAKLAND and BERKELEY locations, Aria’s crowd-pleasing ENCHI-HOLLA Enchilada pizza is back! Aria won an employee pizza contest a couple of years ago in both “Most Creative” and “Best Pizza” categories. Her tasty creation has our free range chicken breast marinated in a green enchilada sauce, corn, cilantro, black olives, a cool swirl of sour cream, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese. It’s available stuffed (comes with corn tortillas under the sauce) or thin crust (comes with tortilla chips).

A person smiling holds a deep-dish pizza with a spiral topping, sitting at a wooden table in a lively restaurant. The walls are adorned with colorful posters, and people are dining in the background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At our SAN RAMON and PLEASANT HILL locations, our super popular and super delicious ROASTED PEPPER pizza  is back. It’s made with red, green and yellow bell peppers, Anaheim chiles, Pasilla peppers, onions, yellow cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and available stuffed or thin.

A slice of deep-dish pizza being lifted from the pan, topped with chunky tomato sauce, melted cheese, and assorted vegetables. In the background, there are shakers with red pepper flakes and parmesan cheese.

ZACHARY’S ART CONTEST: INSPIRED BY THE BAY

The Zachary’s Pizza Art Contest is ON!

Submissions are due May 31, 2017. For details, click here.

What inspires you? Nature? Love? Food? Pizza? Hint, there is a right answer to that question. 😉

For many past winners of the Zachary’s Art Contest, the San Francisco Bay Area serves as the most perfect source of inspiration! We’ve  seen lots of entries that applaud our world-famous bridges, sights in the Bay Area, and Northern California icons. Are you feeling inspired?!

Stylized cityscape merging San Francisco icons, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Transamerica Pyramid, with Zacharys in bold text over a red circular design and 30 Years beneath it. A vibrant poster depicting a sunset over a bay, with a pizza embellished to look like the sun setting behind a bridge. The text reads, The Sun Never Sets Without the Best in the Bay and Zacharys Pizza. Two women point at flying blimps advertising pizza above the Golden Gate Bridge. One blimp features a pizza, and the scene is set against a vibrant sky with cityscape in the background. Illustration with a heart-shaped pizza and a slice missing. Text reads I Left My Heart at Zacharys. A small red plane and the Golden Gate Bridge are in the background against a blue sky with clouds. A colorful painting features the Golden Gate Bridge under a swirling starry sky, resembling Van Goghs style. UFOs with aliens hover above. Red orbs float on water, and a cactus with writing is in the foreground.

Illustration of the Golden Gate Bridge with a large pizza hovering above the water. Text reads, Huge Zachary’s pizza clears Golden Gate Bridge by 5 feet on trip to Oakland. Zacharys logo is in the top right corner.Artistic poster of Zacharys Pizza featuring a person draped in white, holding a large pizza against a starry night sky. A bridge is silhouetted in the background, with red borders framing the scene.

Retro-style poster for Zacharys Chicago Pizza. Features a giant pizza slice towering over a city skyline. Text includes The Rise of the Dough, Mind-Altering, Mouth-Watering, and Conquering the World!.Graphic poster featuring Zacharys Pizza in bright yellow letters at the top. Below is a stylized yellow piano with a pizza slice as the lid inside a red circle. Since 1983 is written in yellow at the bottom on a dark blue background. A colorful mural featuring a bicycle with pizza wheels and the text Zacharys Chicago Pizza. The background includes greenery and a clock tower. The words Berkeley California are displayed at the bottom. Illustration of a tower resembling the Leaning Tower of Pisa with a Zacharys Chicago Pizza logo. The sky is bright blue with a small green tree at the bottom. Speech bubble reads, You know what time it is...

A stylized illustration of Half Dome set against a dark sky with a red sun. Below the image, text reads: Zacharys Pizza and Half Dome. The artwork uses shades of gray, black, and white. Map showing Zacharys Pizza locations in the East Bay area, including Berkeley, Oakland, Pleasant Hill, and San Ramon, with lines connecting them. Parking locations are marked with a P. The year 2015 is noted.

A colorful illustration of a pizza styled as a basketball going through a hoop. Above it is the word Warriors with a basketball and a player. The word GO is on the right, all set against a bright yellow background.Childs painting of a football game with a bear kicking a football through goalposts. The scoreboard reads Zacharys 30, Stanford 0. Bright, colorful speckled background with player wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants. Signed by Zach.

ZACHARY’S CLOSED ON EASTER SUNDAY (2017)

Colorful painting of a large flower made of pizza slices with various toppings, growing under a bright sun labeled Zacharys. A hand waters it with a blue watering can. The background is a clear blue sky, and there are small budding plants below.Zachary’s will be closed on Sunday, April 16th. Zachary’s will resume normal business hours on Monday, April 17th.

Happy Easter!

LIMITED TIME WEEKLY SPECIAL: HAWAIIAN PIZZA

Two pizzas on a wooden table: one is a deep-dish with pepperoni and green peppers, partially visible on the left; the other is a thin crust topped with pineapple, ham, and green onions on the right.

Hawaiian

At all four locations, we have our super popular, super delicious Hawaiian pizza! This sweet and spicy special has Canadian bacon, pineapple, green onion and pepper jack cheese. It’s available stuffed or thin for a limited time only!

 

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