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! 

Now 90 years fantastic, Marvin Ehrlich knows great pizza and he knows great art. We adore Marvin’s winning piece “The Joy of Eating Zachary’s is Why We Come Back Again and Again”! When we reached out to Marvin, he responded with a heart-warming, handwritten letter.

Thank YOU, Marvin! You are the best!

We just made hosting a fundraising for your school or local organization easier! To check out our new fundraising page click here!

We can arrange a fundraising day at Zachary’s North Berkeley (Solano Ave), Pleasant Hill or San Ramon.

We’ll donate a percentage of revenues from participants of your local school or non-profit community building organization.

Check out this awesome video from the Berkeley High School fundraiser in April 2014!

On October 31st ONLY, add a fun and tasty “web” of BBQ sauce to any pizza…FREE OF CHARGE! It’ll be ghoulishly delicious.

Our Oakland and Berkeley locations will be opening 30 minutes early (10:30) to accommodate all of those lunchtime Halloween pizza cravings. All four locations open at 11am for dine-in. Order your half-baked and fully baked Halloween pizzas today!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Saturday, October 25th 2014, several Zachary’s crew members (plus their supportive friends and families!), will be participating in the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk in San Francisco. The walk will take place at Hellman Hollow in Golden Gate Park at 8:30am. Visit the main website (http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/MSABCCY14CA?pg=entry&fr_id=62748) and search for the Zachary’s team (our official team name is “Zachary’s Chicago Pizza Crew”) to find more information about this event.

The Zachary’s team will donate all profits from pink t-shirt and hat sales to the American Cancer Society.

Buy your pink Zachary’s t-shirt or baseball cap today: https://zacharys.com/gifts-swag/

This October, Zachary’s is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer has touched the lives of many of our crew members, one of whom is Quia White. Quia has been a dedicated Zachary’s employee-owner for over 10 years. She is a true inspiration.

Hello my name is Quia White, I fought Breast Cancer, and won. Here’s my story:

At age 24 I discovered a lump on my breast. I was scared beyond belief and immediately called the 24hr nurse hotline. The nurse calmly told me to relax, to check my breast two weeks later, and if the lump was still there to contact my doctor. I desperately wanted the lump to disappear, and for some reason it never occurred to me that this could be breast cancer. So I contacted my doctor and we were all in agreement, there was a lump, and something should be done. My first ultra sound shockingly came back negative for any abnormal growth, and I remember being happy in an uncomfortable way.

I thought to myself, the lump is there, this doesn’t make sense. I wasn’t quite sure what action to take next. My family was happy and content with the negative results, I however still had the burden of this lump on my body, and was not content with the results. So I waited as long as I could. Eight months later I went back to my doctor,  went through the same exact process as before, except this time I received a diagnosis of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ—noninvasive breast cancer. I went from scared beyond belief into complete melt down mode, I was in utter disbelief. After the smoke cleared and the dust settled, I came to terms with my reality: 1) mastectomy, and 2) four months of chemotherapy! Life has been forever altered by my scrimmage with breast cancer. The one thing I learned is you have to fight for yourself, because no one else can or will.  I am happy to be 5 years cancer free, and look forward to another 5 years!

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month which reminds me that having breast cancer does not have to be a solo endeavor. With the support of family, friends, doctors, and various other groups the plight of having breast cancer can be alleviated drastically.  Many organizations are dedicated to research and finding the underlying root cause of breast cancer, which is no small task. There are some major strides being made in breast cancer research that should be acknowledged and applauded. However, let us not forget the many women who have lost their fight against this disease, and who did not reap the rewards of modern day advances. As a society we can continue this scientific progressiveness, which could one day cure all cancers!

Please help Zachary’s support breast cancer research and awareness. During October, we are selling pink Zachary’s t-shirts and baseball caps. These item are available at all four locations and on our website: https://zacharys.com/gifts-swag/

All profits from the sales will go to the American Cancer Society.

This October, Zachary’s is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month! For the month of October only, we will sell pink T-Shirts and Baseball Caps at all four of our Zachary’s locations and on our website: https://zacharys.com/gifts-swag/

Rachel and Kylee (fantastic mom-daughter team working at Zachary’s) are modeling the shirt. Their lives were touched by cancer and they are passionate about raising awareness and support.

Zachary’s employee owners Connor and Vicente (pictured to the right) and Natalie and Nic (pictured below) are modeling our pinks hats. They look great while supporting a great cause!

All profits from t-shirt and hat sales will go to the American Cancer Society.

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 Zak Wilson.

“I’m a big fan of pop art and wanted to create something in that style. The Roy Lichtenstein look fit the vibe of the idea. That and I wanted to win some free pizza. (The first time I ate Zachary’s) had to be in the mid 80’s sometime. A good friend worked at the Solano store so I was turned on to Zachary’s Pizza early in the game. That same friend is now one of the owners.

I’m a native of Berkeley and have been in the Bay Area my whole life. Aside from the cost of living, what’s not to like about the Bay Area? All my immediate family is here. Good weather, culture, sports, food (hint, hint…). It’s one of many amazing places in the country…but this one happens to be home.”

See more of Zak’s talents here: http://www.zakwilson.com/ and http://rocknrollposter.com/

FUNDRAISING AT ZACHARY’S! 

We can arrange a fundraising day for your local, public school. We’ll donate a percentage of revenue to your school of choice.

Fundraising at Zachary’s continues to be a great success for many schools in our communities and it’s fun for families and students!

Email fundraising@zacharys.com for more information. Get your requests for the school year in soon! 

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 Katia Novak.

“I grew up at Zachary’s Pizza. It was the first solid food I ever had as a baby, and it is an unspoken tradition in my family to go at least once a month. Since Zachary’s had always had a special place in my heart, I thought I’d endear myself in return by contributing some of what I’m best at—art. I drew inspiration for my poster from my love of the sea and my childhood obsession with mermaids and magical things. I still respect my painting for what it taught me in terms of shadow and scale, but since its creation I’ve evolved. I’d like to showcase my new skills in another painting for Zach’s sometime in the near future.” 

Katia’s art entry to the Zachary’s Art Contest in 2011 also placed her as one of three winners of the highly competitive Zachary’s Young Artist Award. Zachary’s donated $1500 to College Park High School’s art department, where she attended and grew as an artist.

See Katia’s talents here: http://katianovak.tumblr.com/

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 Eva Jaeger.

“When I created this piece my family had moved from Berkeley to Manhattan for a year. When I look at this piece now it conjures up all the emotions of those moments: a longing for home and familiar things like Zachary’s, the excitement and adventure of being somewhere unknown and the joy of knowing that I’d be back to have some pizza soon. And of course, I was 4 and loved Princesses!

My inspiration for this piece was all the things I loved.  Princesses, pink, big art and pizza. I actually didn’t really like Pepperoni (truth be known) but the alliteration was too good to pass up!  The process I used for this piece was to draw it on a smaller piece of paper and then spread out on the floor, with all my markers tossed around, and the paper taped down.  Shoes off and spread across the whole thing I sketched by pencil and then dried out just about every marker pen filling in the spaces.  My brother, who was in 1st grade at the time, was also drawing next to me.  His poster actually was awarded an Honorable Mention and I was happy to be creating our pieces together.

This may be the peak of my artistic recognition.  Since that time the pieces I’ve created are much smaller and much more private, rarely venturing into public space.  I like to express my creativity in crafts, writing, on the stage and on the soccer field.  And my love for Princesses and pizza have also become a bit more subdued as I pursue higher ambitions than just being royalty. The thing I haven’t changed since then is a love for Zachary’s pizza.  Just finished one a minute ago!” – Eva