We stopped by Zipps for a casual meal, and it definitely exceeded our expectations. We ordered the pizza and wings, and both were absolutely delicious. The pizza came out hot with a perfectly crisp crust, plenty of toppings, and just the right amount of cheese. The wings were cooked perfectly--crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and tossed in a flavorful sauce that had the perfect balance of seasoning. The atmosphere was lively and welcoming, making it a great spot to relax, catch a game, or meet up with friends and family. The staff was friendly, attentive, and made sure everything came out quickly. Sometimes the simplest menu items are the hardest to get right, but Zipps nailed both the pizza and wings. We'll definitely be coming back to try more of the menu, but these two items alone are worth the visit. Highly recommend if you're looking for great comfort food, a fun sports bar atmosphere, and consistently good service. read more

I wanted a hamburger and we didn't want to travel far so we went to Zipps in spite of some rather scathing reviews. Apparently no one cares about the reviews because the place was packed with happy folks cheering on teams as lots of drinks being served as well as food. We were pleasantly surprised by being quickly seated outside near the misters which we requested by a cheerful young woman. We both got burgers my husband got the cheese and bacon double burger which turned out to be a triple burger which made him very happy. I "built my own " burger with bacon and mushrooms and onion sticks, added to the lettuce and tomato, delicious! The patty was thick and definitely handmade. As for the staff we were totally impressed with how attentive they were and how friendly. Maria, our server, is top notch. We could not have been more happy with our experience. Things have definitely changed since those bad reviews were written. read more

I was really nervous coming into the zips not gonna lie. The outside looks amazing but every zips I've gone to has never been this good. The fries tasted fresh, I wasn't too hungry so I ordered a pizza sliced pepperoni extra pepperoni. It came out just like I ordered. It was hot, delicious and very good. We sat outside on the patio, plenty of TVs to watch. The service was fast and good and everyone did their part. A lot of team weren't going on here. If I had one complaint, if any at all, while sitting outside, there was this B that kept pestering and I had to keep getting up so if you don't like bees sit inside. Other than that great views great food great people I will definitely be back! read more

The worst customer service. I was embarrassed for them. Called ahead with a large party. A few were down the block walking towards the restaurant. They chose to seat a random walk in large party because our party "wasn't here yet". Avoid!!! read more

Food service sucks. Cooks cannot get orders out in A timely manner. We do family dinner there once or twice a month but TUESDAY night the food service SUCKED. Took us over an hour to get our food. When it came out it was only for 2 of our people. There were 7 of US! The chicken skewers and chicken sandwich were hot. Fries and onion rings COLD! Then after a bit 2 more orders came out. Mine and my husband's came out last. They hadn't even cooked it yet. The chicken tenders were hot and fries were cold. Complained to the manager ADAM. He did NOTHING. He could have given us half off our bill since we waited over an hour to get our food and half of our order was cold. Adam said he COULDN'T. I will not be eating at this ZIPPS at Park Central. It's terrible, terrible, terrible service. read more

Dined 4.24.26: After this 2nd attempt to enjoy a Zipps meal (that isn't chicken wings) I was let down again. Went on a basic Friday. A little busy but nothing too crazy (I've worked in food service). We waited close to 15min to be asked for drinks (to which we told the server to not worry). Drinks took so long I had to ask the bartender on one occasion & another server on an another if I could just order more drinks from them (2dif times). I ordered 2 reverse HH pizza slices and the crust was like cardboard (worse than end of night pizza after a late night out). Our server AGAIN disappeared & we had to ask another person for drinks but they said they had to go find her for as she could only serve us. Long story short, our server Ashlynn refused to come back out to cash us out. Her coworker said "she's too embarrassed due to all the mistakes." We (2 of us) STILL each tipped her each at 18% after she basically forgot about us ALL night & couldn't even show us respect to come back out to cash us out. I won't return & will be sure to let others know to not even bother w/ this location. Customer service was horrible when others were all being taken care. Both the food & the service are far from professional standards. Do NOT recommend. read more

My friends and I came here to catch up with an out of town friend. It was a good time the Zipperetas are why we come. These little drinks are small but mighty! We also like the golden wings as well. Though this time I opted to try the breaded chicken skewers this time. Which weren't bad. They reminded me of Katsu chicken on a stick. Its good bar food. Ambiance is very much geared towards sports. Screens are all around. They have an outdoor area as well with park bench set up which is cool and casual as well. My server seemed maybe new? Which is why its a 4 instead of a 5. We were asking for stuff and she seemed to be forgetting about it. She was very nice though. Overall still a good experience. read more

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Service was fine.... but let me tell you my biggest ick is feathers on chicken wings! I got a specialty salad and wings dry with sauce on the side. Immediately noticed feathers on 5 of the wings but I was so hungry I didn't want to bother mentioning it. So I went for my salad, I immediately had to start pulling out lettuce because it was soggy and looked like it had been sitting out and brown. It was busy you can tell it's a local hang out spot but the food was not good at all... the only good part of my meal was the sauce they offer for the wings. It's like a hint of buffalo flavor but with a habanero kick which was nice. The bbq also has a taste of bbq but more with a kick of habanero. Clean the wings up and get fresh lettuce and the meal would have been a lot better. read more

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Middle of a Phoenix summer, and this establishment has all their windows and doors open to cool the wide-open front patio. This is a complete waste of money, unnecessarily adding to the electric grid at the worst times, and negatively affecting the climate. DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS! read more

This place was okay. What makes this location okay was base on the service. The server was not attentive to my table. I ordered my food and asked for no onion and there was onion. I also asked for ranch before the server placed the order and there was no ranch. Took her a while to get it. The place was a bit loud but it was clean. Lots of parking availability but the place was meh. read more

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Wings are great, just look at the picture. The service is okay, our server took for ever to check on us. Multiple times she walked by without even looking. We asked for ranch and she brought one ranch even though it was two of us and we both asked. She was training someone else so maybe she was overwhelmed but we had to ask a completely different server to ring us up and then come to find out they don't do tap, had to write the card number down. The location is great. read more

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Very slow service. Also, I don't think the food was ever intended to eaten by anyone sober. It's pretty bad. The 60 cent ranch they charge for was warm with a skin like old soup. The chicken tenders were soggy and tough. The fries are worse than In-N-Out, so that says a lot. read more

Good wings! Friendly servers! Food was ordered and at my table in like 6 minutes! I'll be back!

Would not come here for another! We went on a Monday for a football game. The service was pretty slow but nothing to get super upset about. The food was also pretty mid but I honestly don't expect much from a sports bar sadly. However, the atmosphere was terrible! This seems like more of an upscale, bougie area so very weird to put a sports bar here. Everyone was so quiet and stared at you if you cheered! Very weird bar and I will not be going back. read more

Nice place, good location, plenty of parking and a lot of TVs. Ivanna was our server, very pleasant and took our order right away. They have some good weekend specials that we didn't notice until after we placed our order. She was fine with making a minor change to the order. I read the reviews and thought I'd bring our group with an open mind. First glance was that the reviews were tough. Well, we did have to inquire with our server on our drinks. She went and checked, came back with them, "problem at the bar." We ordered a couple of apps, they looked good when they got to the table but the fries were super greasy and limp. The pretzel bites really did look good but they tasted like they were slightly burned and the Bavarian cheese was horrible. It was so thick you could caulk your bathroom with it. Too many choices in the area to have just fair service and poor food quality. read more

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Had high hopes... the location is great, good parking options, lovely patio, and great indoor seating with lots of TV's to find your game! Food was ok, dining companion enjoyed his burger, my tortilla soup lacked depth and the chicken was rubbery. My big problem was the service. The host seated us immediately, and our server came by quickly to get our drink orders... almost too quickly. I like it when servers stop by, point out favorites on the drink menu, ask if we want water, and if we're ready to order any drinks. And if not, she'll stop by soon after we've had a chance to view the menu. But hey, I can deal with it. Once we got a drink, we ordered an appetizer. The pretzel bites were served with the yummy cheese sauce, and they were hot and hit the spot. The problem was, as they were delivered she wanted to take our food order. We asked for her to give us a few minutes to review the menu. I always like to have a little bit of time to enjoy my appetizer without having entrées, delivered shortly there after and you have to decide do I eat my entrée while it's hot or stop eating the appetizer and let it go cold. Also, as this is a sports bar, I kind of wanted to drag the time a little bit in order to enjoy the energy and the game. However, once we told her we would delay a little bit to order our entrées, it was almost like she decided that we no longer needed service. I'd look over and see her visiting with the other staff members in one corner of the location, the next minute she would be over in the middle of the bar area, talking to bartenders, and the next minute moving over into the Kitchen area to visit with people. When she did come into our area , she would walk by us almost as if trying to ignore the fact that we were sitting at the table. No eye contact possible. She would take an order from another table, and then walk by us again with her head turned away. I hope it wasn't this, but it felt like she was trying not to look at us so that she didn't have to stop by the table. This happened several times. Finally I got her attention and waved her down to come over and take our order. Food was delivered and we ate and never saw her again. Waters were not filled. Never an offer for a drink refill.. Check was not presented. No questions food, about is there anything else I can do for you? Every time she moved through the restaurant she ignored our table. I had to waive her down and ask for the check, and ask for a refill on my water. When the check came, she sat it down on the table and I had to waive her down again a few minutes later to come pick up the credit card. We had to ask twice for a 'to go' container. I hope patrons in other sections didn't have a similar experience. I have to say, I have never felt so ignored in a restaurant than I did here. read more

Recently visited this Zipps after several "okay" experiences. Tonight Ashlynn was our sever on a very busy Suns night. Breath of fresh air. She was amazing. All of our orders were correct, she bantered with us, and we had so much fun. read more

I had a mushroom cheeseburger with onion rings and it hit the spot. Bartender was on top of the service all the way around the bar and the shift change was seamless. read more

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Awesome place! A must try if you can! Enjoy a tasty lunch in a really cute atmosphere! Sit outside in fall if you can.

Came in just to order food to go and have a beer. We were waiting at the host stand for 10 minutes before anyone acknowledged us. Got seated and then a few minutes later they come back to tell us the kitchen was closed so we left immediately. Could have easily placed our order, since we knew exactly what we wanted, and cashed out in the time we were waiting. Didn't help that the staff couldn't care less. Please do better. read more

I love the burgers from here and the wings are delicious. If going around lunch rush time definitely recommend calling In the order for convenience read more

WON'T BE RETURNING! Terrible and unprofessional experience at this location. First, we were instructed to wait at a table that was not clean. After about five minutes of waiting for someone to either clean it or seat us, we chose to sit down ourselves. I then noticed the host placing her hands on her cheeks in disbelief and exclaiming, "WTF". Following that, she cleaned half of our table, and a few minutes later, another staff member came to clean the rest. After waiting for 15 minutes without any assistance, a waiter approached and asked, "So, are you guys going to order food?" I replied, "We've been waiting for someone to help us for 15 minutes." The waiter then responded in a disrespectful , saying, "That's why I'm asking if you are going to order something." I confirmed that we would like to order, but we still had not received any menus. As soon as the server turned away, he began shaking his head. We felt belittled, disrespected, unwanted, and judged. The most frustrating part was that while we were experiencing this negative experience, the host, who had completely ignored us after cleaning half of our table, was engaged in conversation with other servers and laughing. Her actions thought this experience were from someone who only likes to waste time at their job and does the job for the money. read more

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I want to be honest about my experience because it was extremely frustrating. The host named Destiny, who has black hair, a dermal piercing, and a side braid, spent more time flirting with guys at the bar than actually doing her job, while the other hosts and the busser were clearly working hard to keep things moving. I was left waiting awhile just to be seated, which is ridiculous considering how distracted she was. Then my server, Dwan, took forever to even greet me, and I overheard her complaining about being double sat and how upset she was, which is honestly very unprofessional and not something customers should have to listen to. On top of all that, one of the managers with brownish-reddish hair had a strong cigarette smell that was absolutely disgusting and made the whole experience worse, it was bad enough to feel gag-worthy being around. Altogether, the service felt careless, unorganized, and honestly disrespectful. The only positive thing I can say is that the food was actually really good, the golden hot wings were especially great, which just makes it more disappointing that the service didn't match the quality of the food. I honestly wish the service was better, but based on this experience, I won't be coming back. read more

Went in for a bite during the National Championship game on Monday and had a great experience. Was greeted right away at the host stand by the host team and seated to a high top towards the back of the restaurant. Within one minute I was greeted by our server Elisandra and she went over the daily features. I ordered a beer and within 2 minutes it was delivered to the table. This high level of care and attentiveness went on for the evening and was the common theme. I'm looking forward to my next trip back! read more

We were at Zipps yesterday @ 32nd & Shea. They snuck 3 little charges in on us. We ordered chili with no onions, they brought the chili with a 1 ounce cup of cheese and billed us 75 cents for each 1 ounce cup. Very "cheesy" operation, plus the chili was all meat with no beans and fairly tasteless.. We won't be back. Server was good tho. read more

Won't be returning to this Zipps location. Ordered nothing but apps (wings x2, fries, steak rolls). Golden medium wings lacked any sort of flavor, I don't recall this being an issue with past orders but ok my fault, maybe I should have ordered golden hot with extra ranch (since spice tolerance can be fairly personal). Fries were cold; not just 'not hot', but literally cooler than the ambient temp. Ok, no biggie, fries are easier than wings, they had to just hang out for a minute. To be fair they were still decent/ edible (I was hungry and am a sucker for skin on fries). But you lost me at the steak rolls, the one menu item that made me put on a bra and want to actually leave the house; they came out with the check. And then you're going to charge me for a 1/2oz of sauce. Really? You don't think that this subpar representation of what I know this establishment is capable of doesn't deserve a $0.60 comp?? The staff (host staff, bartender, waitress) I interacted with were all fantastic, and on what was a busy Suns playoff night. Which leads me to believe the issues lie with leadership/ management and/or established processes. Food should come out hot, that's restaurant 101. As is the idea that food of a specific category (e.g. appetizer, entree, desert) should come out together. And if the planets align just right, and no matter what you do those previous 2 things can't happen, it's okay to comp a $0.60 container of sauce. That insignificant charge, for my hangry self, was just too much. I left a restaurant hungry and that's just #unforgivable. read more

MANAGER ESCALATED THE PROBLEM!!! & KICKED US OUT DUE TO THEIR MISTAKE!!! 04/17/26 At 7:30pm I was seated hosted said they will be right back with menus over 30min waiting no server or hosted showed up. After calling a server walking by I asked for Menus. 10 minutes later, my server comes with the Menus. We put our order in for drinks and they take about 25min to arrive. Then my server, said if we like to put some food in which we did wings and a basket of fries. About 35 minutes passed by and she tells me that the food is being worked on, so I asked for another round of drinks and I put a burger to add to my order. 20 minutes past my second round of drinks have arrived, and she updated me with telling me that it should be out shortly my appetizer. My drinks were still full and new It was the second round and it wasn't touched at all. 20 minutes passed and here comes the manager with my burger that I had order 45 minutes after I placed my appetizer order. Once I told the manager about the situation, he escalated the problem and got in my face and told me if I wanted the burger or not. I told him I wanted my appetizer and my fries which I had ordered first and that was supposed to come out first about 1hr ago. Manager decided to pick up my table, drinks and food with no explanation why he was doing that and kicking us out of the establishment. When picking up the table, he spilled the drink on my wife and broke the glass on the floor. I got up to check on my wife and manager came back got on my face and told me to get out of here and started pushing me towards the exit. Once I was outside the establishment and public sidewalk, he still pushed me and wanted me to start walking to my car when I was in public property. THIS LOCATION IS GARBAGE AND THE MANAGER IS HEAVY SIZE AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN. Be careful and aware of this service and establishment read more

Roaches!!!! We are regulars here, love our regular bartenders. But tonight legit a cockroach ran across the bar straight for me. My boyfriend slapped it away. Not before me and one of the bartenders seeing it. We had just ordered cheese sticks. Which we ate half but felt gross. One of the bartenders kept joking "look there it is!" Which i thought was way inappropriate. When i paid the check i let her know it's not funny. Its disgusting. And we will never order food here again. She immediately shaped up and was like "yes no i agree" Zipps you have roaches clearly running around your establishment. You need to fix it. It's so gross!!!! read more

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LOVE IT! Forgot I was a Bay Area 49er fan sitting in Phoenix, AZ for the 49er's hosting the AZ Cardinals. Haha. GREAT football crowd and I loved the experience. The nachos were so good. Loved the uniqueness of the fried cheese strings in a light crust instead of the usual fry batter. Super amount of seating and all filled. The bar area is all four sides so. If you want to throughly enjoy a great menu and lots of sports fans on game day, I can't recommend this place more. read more

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I stopped in to watch the World Series and grab some food. Normally this location is pretty fast and legit. Today it was extra packed so exercising patience was expected. I was sat in the railing area near the bar which was fine since it had a counter top to hold food and drinks. A server came over pretty quick to take my drink order. I had an idea of what I wanted and was ready to look at a menu. But the sever was gone immediately. I waited about 10 minutes before flagging down a tall gentleman I assumed was the manager to ask for one of the menus he had in his hands. Then I looked it over for a few minutes and was ready to order but the server that helped me initially had moved on to multiple other people. She never came back to ask me anything. So I walked up to the bar to ask how to order food. Another sever came over and took my order after a few minutes. Then the original sever came to me when I sat down and said "You ordered food?" I replied "Not with you but yes I ordered the Cajun chicken breast sandwich." She sat it down and went on about her business. The chicken sandwich had potential but it was dry and no type of secure. I added ketchup and mustard which helped. Overall the sandwich was okay but definitely needs a sauce on the side at least. I come to this location often to watch events and hang out with friends so I was surprised by the bad customer service experience today. Next time I'll just wait for a table so I'm not looked over again. read more

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The food was great but the service is horrible. I understand each server has their own section but if you see a table waiting you should ask have you been help. read more

The worst service I have ever had we keep going thinking it was just a bad day, but every time we go to the Zipps on central the service gets worse, we will not be going there again which is to bad we live in the neighborhood. The people that work there really could give a shit about customer service. read more

service can't be any slower even though there's an abundance of servers. Food is only OK. $13 for a 5 oz wine pour is ridiculous.

The service was great and we got a great view of the game!!! Would recommend!!! Got the wings, they were very delicious and saucy read more

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We've been regular customers here and have spent plenty of money here over time, but after tonight, we won't be coming back. My husband was simply throwing away his trash outside -- which happened to be in a red plastic cup -- when the staff refused to let us in. It felt unnecessary and disrespectful, especially toward returning customers who've always supported the place. It's disappointing because the servers here are great and don't deserve to lose tips or regulars over poor management decisions. Whoever's running the door -- the manager with long hair and face tattoos -- might want to reconsider how they're treating paying customers. He's not just turning people away; he's costing the bar business. read more

I had a very disappointing experience at Zips on Central Ave in Phoenix. I ordered the chicken skewers, and when my food arrived, there was a Live Bug crawling around my plate. One of the waitresses promptly notified the manager, Brandon, who initially approached the wrong table that wasn't even part of our group. When he finally came to me, he immediately dismissed the situation by saying the bug probably came in through the window. I explained that I was very uncomfortable eating after what had happened and asked to be compensated appropriately. Rather than being understanding or apologetic, Brandon became defensive and offered no real resolution. I didn't want to argue or escalate things further, so I just let it go. I told him I would be posting a review about the experience, and he said, "OK" and shrugged his shoulders... So here I am. Hopefully this helps others be aware of what kind of service and cleanliness you might expect at this location. Very disappointing. May 25th, 2025 7:55pm read more

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Great service at the bar tonight! Had a couple beers and a salad to go. I don't remember the bartenders name, she had glasses and she was just so sweet and accommodating. She communicated well even though they were super slammed for the game. Special shout out to Marcos as well for awesome customer service! read more

Came for a graduation celebration, party of seven on the patio. Server dropped my burger on the floor she apologized and said she would fire a new one. About an hour later they brought a random burger that wasn't a green chilli burger that was ordered. My wife didn't get the correct wings, my niece never got the salad she ordered and was never offered more drinks or items. We had to flag down some one to find out why we didn't get our complete order. I understand the kitchen being busy or overwhelmed but it's not the first time. The food quality is above average but the service is consistently sub par and no apologies or compensation from management. I would avoid this location all together. Zipp's in general is convenient, food wise is consistent with good wings, burgers, skewers and good drink specials. Unfortunately, they lack on the quality of service, it's definitely a cultural issue with a lack of training and excuses for mistakes. A short conversation and a compted cookie skillet would have gone a long way. it's a shame because they do everything else well as a franchise but can't seem to get the people piece right. read more

If you order a pizza make sure you order it crispy if you want a firm crust. I was informed by the manager that one your food is on the table they can't take it back to the kitchen. I wasn't happy with the crust and the cheese was hot and melty. Out server was new. Only on the job 3 days. Poor girl. Anyway, good service but unhappy with the policies. Do not eat here. read more

Chicken or turkey burgers are great with a cold beer. Can get very crowded during sport events. Plan accordingly. Service is hit and miss.