zachary's

awesome!. great food, great service, great atmosphere! loved thedeepdish! id go there again. :)

since the time i've come to california i.e. almost a month ago, zachary's and their chicago styledeepdish pizzas have been on my wishlist. finally got a chance to visit this place last saturday and all i can say is that they serve the best pizzas ever!!

regulars have been frequenting this haunt from a very long time, and while the reputation of theirdeepdish pizzas has always preceded them, the popularity of these only seems to grow with each subsequent year. what makes zachary’s so unique is their classic chicago sauce-over-cheese approach.

so when we finally visited zachary's, we settled into their wooden chairs in the charming interiors and quickly placed our order since we were super hungry and knew that their pizzas take around 45 minutes to be cooked. we whiled away our time sipping on some wine and beer.

and when our half-n-half pizza arrived, it was love at first sight for me. the spinach & mushroom pizza came with toppings of fresh spinach and mushroom blended with 3 cheeses and special spices and with a pizza base that was soft, fluffy and just the perfect level of crust. how can you possibly say no to that?

the other half was the mediterranean pizza which turned out to be another great choice to sink our teeth into that came with enticing toppings of red bell pepper, green olives, artichoke hearts, feta and jack cheese.

the pizza was so filling that three slices were just enough for each of us (that too because we skipped lunch :-p).

the service was quick and our server was very polite and attentive even though the place was packed.

so to cut the long story short, absolutely loved the pizzas here and will definitely be going back for more.

long live zachary's!

been a fan of zachary's since i was a little girl and not much has changed. i'm a fan of their chicken special and also their stuffed pizza with sausage.deepdish pizza usually take around 30 minutes to bake, so do not come hangry (it will seem like an eternity believe me).

zachary's do a meandeepdish. so mean is it that you will invariably end up going back there the very next day like i did. i rarely dodeepdishes. they require a large appetite, can go horribly wrong for most people and while chicago swears by it, i've had some very bad renditions in the windy city as well.

we had the classic spinach & mushroomdeepdish and it was just heavenly. the tomato sauce was rich with soft tomatoes, the crust was thin but the second internal layer was nice and fluffy. and it all just came together beautifully on a plate.

my very first experience with chicagodeepdish and if this is my yardstick of measuring how gooddeepdish is, then zachary's has givendeepdish a huge huge boost. i am in love. 

large, delicious pizzas. i ordered a chicken pizza and between 3 of us, we cleaned up the pan and were left wanting for more. 

zachary's is a must for anyone who wants to try some good chicagodeepdish pizza.

thedeepdish is the best! better than thedeepdish i had in chicago. pie, pie, oh my!

been going here since i was a little kid, and i have to say that their classic spinach and mushroomdeepdish is one of my favorite things to eat in the whole entire world.

back in the day before little star and patxi's, there was the originaldeepdish bay area pizza, zachary's. with three locations in the east bay, zachary's chicago pizza is an employee-owned company that has been serving satisfied pizza lovers since 1983.

stuffed pizza (notdeepdish). yes, "stuffed pizza" is baked in adeepdish pan, but it is a little different than the traditional and more well known "deep dish" pie. stuffed pizza was born in chicago circa 1971 by nancy's pizza (in which yours truly has delivered pies for at one time).deepdish was born circa 1945 by pizzeria uno in chicago by rudy malnati (rudy's son also worked here and currently has his own chain of restaurants called lou malnati's).

the main difference betweendeepdish and stuffed pizza is that stuffed pizza is supposed to be even bigger thandeepdish. they "stuff" more cheese and ingredients into a stuffed pizza and then close it up with a thin layer of dough and then ladle sauce on top of that.

most chicagoans prefer and order chicago-style thin crust pizza, which has a cracker type crust and is cut into little squares instead of pie cut (of course, there are variations). usually, the thinner, the better. i would estimate that chicagoans order about 80-85% of their pizza as thin crust.deepdish is more like a specialty-type pizza. lots of chicagoans don't like all that dough in adeepdish pie. although, sincedeepdish has really been catching on around the u.s. in the past 10-20 years, more chicagoans (expecially the younger population) and transplants are identifyingdeepdish pizza as the "chicago" pizza.

yeah, i'm a dork. i've got nothing better to do right now. wait, yes i do... i am just procrastinating.

mark (on the west side of chicago)

zachary's pizza is quite possibly the best restaurant in the bay area. the pizza is like no pizza i've ever had before. you can buzz in for a quick slice for lunch or go for a great dinner and treat yourself to the feat that is thedeepdish pizza. you'll be eating this with a knife and fork for sure! get a large size so you have left overs. the only downside is you have to wait quite a while because there is usually a billion people. take my word: worth the wait!!!

deep dish is the best pizza. wow! where do i begin with this review of zachary's pizza?!!

well i have been a true fan and great customer of zachary's for over 15 years now. this location was my first experience and a very magical one it was at that. i was taken here by a friend for a nice bite before a beastie boys concert at the coliseum. well it was early in the evening so we got our table and had a nice starter green salad with ranch then to my surprise this very large thickdeepdish pizza pie! oh my gosh!! this thing looked so darn scrumptious! it was just a basic spinach and mushroom but to my surprise it was zachary's pride and joy. well i was sold! this thing was so good! bite after bite i was falling deeper and deeper in love with this place.

well we had a concert to get to and we had pizza to spare. i'm one to not waste food but this thing was big and after a slice or two i was stuffed. i can put away a good pie but this one got me good. i got it packed to go because i was not about to let this thing go to waste. we got out of there and went into the albertsons and i bought some ice and packed it up all nice so it would not spoil.

we went to the show and it was great but i think i got some sort of contact high because when i got home the rest of that pizza was all in my belly! ever since that one night and my first time at zachary's i have been back to all of the locations many times and i take my friends who have never been and it's like taking kids to disneyland for the first time.

these days whenever i go to zachary's i get the large and it last me for days. this is one of the few pizzas i enjoy cold just as much as i do hot. i'm also very thankful to have a location in san ramon because it's right down the street and my new favorite neighbor. i have to say i have been very lucky with very little or no wait for dine in or take out. i like to get a half-baked pizza at times too so i'm in and out in minutes.

i have never gone any other direction than the stuffed pizza and i never will. zachary's is a place you go to for a stuffed pizza and it's a sin to get anything else!

deep dish pizza heaven. wow! where do i begin with this review of zachary's pizza?!!

well i have been a true fan and great customer of zachary's for over 15 years now.ever since my first time at zachary's i have been back to all of the locations many times and i take my friends who have never been and it's like taking kids to disneyland for the first time.

these days whenever i go to zachary's i get the large and it lasts me for days. this is one of the few pizzas i enjoy cold just as much as i do hot. i'm also very thankful to have a location in san ramon because it's right down the street and my new favorite neighbor. i have to say i have been very lucky with very little or no wait for dine in or take out. i like to get a half-baked pizza at times too so i'm in and out in minutes.

i have never gone any other direction than the stuffed pizza and i never will. zachary's is a place you go to for a stuffed pizza and it's a sin to get anything else!

best pizza ever!!! soooo loved goin into berkeley for my favdeepdish pizza and now i just hop into my car and in minutes i'm waiting in line but with a great big smile on my face!

yummy pizza. i love this pizza. it's completely different from any other west coast pizza's i've had. it's adeepdish pizza and the ingredients are piled high about an inch and a half thick and it has a nice crispy soft crust. ingredients are fresh and oh so delicious. since they don't have anything like this in southern california that i'm aware of... we'd order a bunch of frozen ones and bring it back with us in a cooler. our friends and family also make requests to bring them back some too. it's a friends and family favorite.

zachary's has won over 100 best pizza awards. that's what brought mike and i in for lunch. there claim to fame is a chicago styledeepdish pizza. i love pizza. i could honestly eat it every day without issue. w