Raul, Lobsang, Chloe, Renee, Jen, Saeki

On Sunday, March 20th, Team Zachary’s woke up bright and early to line up at the starting line of the Oakland Running Festival’s Annual 5K! Forty-three people wore bright red Zachary’s shirts and ran their hearts out.

Team Zachary’s organizer, Chloe Eng, said “For me, this 5K was about combining three things that provide me great joy: beautiful Oakland, my love of running and my awesome Zachary’s coworkers. It was a proud moment to see everyone out there together, sharing so much support and so many smiles.”

“For some it was their first, for others their 100th, but we were all out there together as a team promoting camaraderie and just being healthy. It was a blast!” – Aria Vadney, Oakland runner and Zachary’s Manager

Visit the Oakland Running Festival’s website for more information about the race!

Charlotte, Chris, Reba, Cielo

Aria and Chloe

In Pleasant Hill and San Ramon, we have the Hot Link special! This popular, spicy special has sliced Louisiana Hot Link sausage, fresh cilantro and mozzarella cheese.

It’s available stuffed and thin for a limited time only!

We recently received a fun email from former Bay Area resident, Richard Weerts:

“Hello Zachary’s team:

Thought you might like this little story and pics.

A year ago my wife and I moved to the mountains from the East Bay. We miss Zachary’s Pizza from our usual Rockridge Oakland Zachary’s location.

So it’s my birthday and my son Ben surprises me with a special delivery – Zachary’s half-bake stuffed spinach and mushroom delivered by airplane to our little local airstrip.”

We love this story! We are so lucky to have such loyal and adventurous folks in the Zachary’s fan-base. And we think Richard is pretty lucky to have a son like Ben! Thanks for sharing Richard!

WOW-WEEEEE – WE ARE SO EXCITED! Zachary’s is rated #1 Best Restaurant on Tripadvisor! Thanks to all the reviewers! We are SO honored. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Guess what? It’s National Employee Ownership Month AND National Pizza Month! Since these are OBVIOUSLY two of our very favorite things, we thought we should share the love with you, our awesome customers.

We are hosting a photo contest for the rest of the month! The winner gets free Zachary’s (duh) pizza, a T-shirt and our endless adoration! You can enter on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It’s easy to participate; post your favorite/funniest/cheesiest (hehe) picture and use the hashtag #zacharysphotocontest2015.

At the end of the month, we will choose one winner each from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, celebrate you on social media and send you some pizza love! You can enter as many times as you’d like on any and all sites!

Rules:

1. You must use #zacharysphotocontest2015 when posting your pic. We won’t be able to see your picture if you don’t include the hashtag! If you want to keep your profile private, direct message us your submission.
2. You must include pizza in the picture (people, our storefronts, restaurant interiors, animals, etc. are optional)!
3. You must post by midnight on 10/31/15!

Message us if you have any questions. We will notify winners by 11/7/15. We can’t wait to see your pictures!

It’s here! Our brand new Roasted Eggplant special is making its debut at our Oakland and Berkeley locations. This tasty special, created by Regional Manager Saeki, includes roasted eggplant marinated in our house-made pesto and mozzarella cheese. It is available stuffed or thin. Eggplant is delicious right now and we think putting it on pizza makes it even better!

East Bay Express has announced Best of the East Bay 2015!

Thank you to the readers for voting Zachary’s BEST PIZZA! Congrats to all the winners!!! We are so fortunate and grateful to be in the company of amazing people, places and fellow businesses in the beautiful and dynamic East Bay! Go to eastbayexpress.com to check it out!

For a limited time, try our brand new Chicken Fajita Pizza special! One of our employee owners, Daniel Gomez, dreamed up this tasty special. He worked with Regional Manager, Luis Ibarra, to create a perfect combination of veggies and spices to compliment the chicken and the sauces. Their final version (our Chicken Fajita Pizza!) has free range chicken breast, green enchilada sauce, red and green bell peppers, red onion, cilantro and jack and cheddar cheese. Delicious! It’s available stuffed or thin.

Diablo Magazine announces the Best of the East Bay winners! HUGE THANKS to the voters for choosing Zachary’s as BEST PIZZA PLACE. We are so grateful and honored! We love, love, love our customers and our community. Congratulations to all the winners in the East Bay!  http://www.diablomag.com/July-2015/Best-of-the-East-Bay-Food/

Oakland Magazine’s Best of Oakland 2015 is here!

Thank you to the Oakland Magazine readers for voting Zachary’s Best Pizza! We are so grateful, honored and delighted. Woo-hoo! Congratulations to all the winners!! Check them out here: http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/Best-Of-Oakland/