in spring 2000 and was one of the first branches . before 2014 refit above ; after 2014 refit below zizzi restaurant in the 02 london zizzi is a chain of italian restaurants found across the united kingdom . the chain was founded in 1999 and there are 140 zizzi restaurants in the uk . it was sold by gondola group along with ask italian for 250 million to bridgepoint capital in february 2015 . contents 1 pronunciation 2 charity fundraising 3 see also 4 references 5 external links pronunciation edit pronounced as zeezee it is a last name originating from siclian dialect zizzu meaning stylish youth . also from arabic aziz meaning beloved beautiful and mighty . sarah henson customer experience representative the pronunciation endorsed by bridgepoint capital is z . zi ; alternative pronunciations include z zi & z zi charity fundraising edit in summer 2011 zizzi switched on pennies the electronic charity box in all their restaurants giving their customers the option to top up their bill by 20p and donate to charity . by march 2012 over 50 000 had been raised for charity with the majority going to longstanding charity partner the prince s trust . pennies with zizzi was crowned project of the year by the real it awards in 2012 also picking up the prize for corporate social and environmental responsibility . 1 see also edit list of italian restaurants references edit gems caroline . untitled prezi . prezi . retrieved 27 september 2015 . external links edit media related to zizzi at wikimedia commons official website v t e food chains in the united kingdom casual dining angus steakhouse ask beefeater grill bella italia brewers fayre byron hamburgers caf rouge carluccio s chiquito damon s ed s easy diner frankie & benny s giraffe gourmet burger kitchen harry ramsden s harvester hungry horse la tasca little chef loch fyne restaurants nando s ok diner pizza hut pizzaexpress prezzo strada table table taybarns t.g.i. friday s toby carvery tony roma s wagamama wahaca wildwood 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