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!

ALSO REMEMBER TO SHOW YOUR PROGRESS!
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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!

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!

We are super thrilled to announce that we won “Best Pizza” in the 2018 East Bay Express Reader’s Poll! There are so many amazing pizza and non-pizza restaurants (that’s how we classify them, anyway) in the East Bay. We are truly humbled to win this award!

We are also over-the-moon to share that, for the second year in a row on Trip Advisor, we are rated the number one restaurant in Oakland! Wow-ee!!!!!! This is incredible and we are super proud of our amazing and talented Oakland crew (some of whom have been making pizzas since the 1980s!).

We had an absolutely AMAZING 35th Anniversary celebration on July 25th! And, lucky for you, our celebration continues!

Here are some of the highlights:

• We 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.
• We 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!
• For the first time in Zachary’s history, we are selling select pieces of our beloved, custom-made art! 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! More info here!
• Faction Brewery created a fantastically delicious 35th Anniversary brew just for us! The Get Stuffed IPA is available at all of our location and in the Faction taproom for a limited time only. More info here!

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