This is the 15 piece chicken, each chicken is half the size of the original fried chicken such a rip off!! I remember when this bucket could barely close cause it was so full. If I could give a negative 1 I would. read more

Zippy's - This the worse chicken ever. Each chicken is equivalent to half a piece, such a rip off. - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Zippy's and Denny's are the only two places in Kaneohe that are open late and are consistently inconsistent with their food and customer service. Case in point regarding Zippy's Kaneohe on Sun., 10/14/2018: The gal behind the counter was doing inventory of their supplies when we and another family stepped into Zippy's to order food. It took her about 1-2 minutes to notice us. That is way too long of a wait to notice us. Maybe she was zoned in on what she was doing, but come on. This was around 10:30pm on a Sunday evening. The place is definitely not jumping at that time. When she does acknowledge us, the phone starts ringing. The manager comes up at that time to take our order. They both let the phone keep on ringing. They could've said, "Just a moment, mam, while I answer this call and put the caller on hold." Some of you might be thinking, "Why didn't you say something then?" Why should I? They should've been trained on this already! It's either lack of training or caring, or probably both. My husband ordered the Chicken and Spaghetti plate and I ordered their Wun Tun Min. The food was hot and tasted okay. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy going to Zippy's, but this Zippy's is just bleh. Now, the Zippy's in Waipahu and Waiau...they're rocking it! Their food is hot and tasty and their customer service is AWESOME! So for Zippy's Kaneohe: 2 stars for the food and 1 star for the customer service. read more

The only thing I order from the is the chili with rice. I knew I shouldn't have done any different. Everytime I do, I am so disappointed. Turkey with stuffing. The turkey was so dry and the stuffing was nearly absent. There's was about a tsp or less, of cranberry sauce that looked like it accidentally dripped in there by mistake. read more

Zippy's - Roast turkey special. - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

I love Zippy's Restaurants! First the service...the waitresses are always so friendly - just like an Auntie or Uncle! The food is the definition of comfort food. Whenever I am here have to have their famous Chili. This time I got the Chili and Burrito plate ... so ono! The view of the Koolau mountain range outside our table is the icing on the cake. Love Zippy's! read more

Zippy's - Mountains in the nackground - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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I've always been a fan of Zippy's just like any other local, but went to Zippy's after church with the family and I couldn't help but notice the flies in the restaurant side of Zippy's! I even heard the lady at the table next to me tell her husband this fly is driving me nuts!!! I then started to look around the restaurant and I'm not kidding, almost every lamp shade above each table had a fly on it, one had two flies on the shade and three more on the wire going up into the ceiling... I don't know who needs to hear or see this review but I hope it's taken as personal experience that wasn't pleasant and take the time to fix the problem! read more

So I ordered and I paid online and got a time of when my food will be available. When you park in the mobile pick up it says to please check your email and click on the link so that Zippy's will know you are there. I clicked on the link and was very disappointed with the response that only now they will begin to prepare my order. I thought it must just be an error, but nope. After placing my order and receiving an email that my order will be ready in 15 minutes and pulling up to mobile pick up 15 minutes after placing my order I had to wait an additional 20 minutes for them to create my order. It was just frustrating because the whole point of ordering earlier and paying online was to avoid the wait. read more

slowest zippys EVER if they tell you 40 min wait just guarantee it'll be 2 hours or more I seriously wish I was exaggerating. Every single time I come here it's the same and I even space my visits out expecting them to get better....but no read more

This was absolutely my last time dining in this Zippys dining room! We ordered 1 kokua pack, 1 small won ton mein, and a patty melt with fries. The kokua pack comes out in about 10min which I thought was pretty fast. 10 min go bye and nothing, after another 10 min goes bye my mom is almost done with her kokua pack, so I ask a random waiter to check on the rest of our order. He promptly returns and says she's making your broth now........ 1 min later our waitress finally brings the rest of our order! Fries and burger are now cold but I'm so hungry at this point I just eat the burger and wonton mein. I could see if the restaurant was busy but it wasn't. The table behind us which had a different waitress came after us and ordered after us got their food before us. I know it's not our waitress's fault. Waitress's/waiters here have to host, take orders, serve, and buss tables? That's retarded! Go to any other restaurant and they have workers designated to each job! Host/hostess, waiter, server, and buss? OH don't forget about cashier! Wait staff here has to do that too!!!!!! Tanaka Saimin, Big city diner, kapiolani coffee shop, likelike drive in, aiea bowl, Haleiwa joes, kikuya, and pretty much every other restaurant that cares about their guests! This might be the first Zippys location to shut down if nothing is done to correct their service soon. So sad! Just look at all of the 1 star/bad reviews:( This was the very first Zippys I ever ate at and I grew up eating here. If someone from Zippys is reading this review I'm not contacting you because this is not my first time bringing this to Zippys attention nor am I the first. I was told that you folks are actively hiring, but not for the positions that matter? Plus why would anyone wanna do all of those positions? Any good or qualified worker would just apply at a better staffed restaurant. I see some of your ex-waiters/waitress's working at other restaurants now. That should be telling you something. read more

Zippy's Kaneohe sit down dinner...a blast from the past...still popular with all sorts of Kaneohe residents. Daughter had no school today so I was going to take her to lunch at an up and coming Yelp recommended place. I got delayed so I asked her where she wanted to go to dinner. "I want to go to Zippy's! I want Zippy's Chili on rice." Alrighty then...we haven't been there since she was 4...It was her idea so I gotta respect that...I just won't check in on Yelp and no one will need to know. LOL! Plus, I like Corn bread and I like Chili. Ambience: Actually very nice and modern place with pendent lights everywhere. Nearly empty when we arrived. Later filled up. Average age of all present: 60+ years old. Service: Very pleasant and attentive waitress who knew the complicated menu inside and out. Food: Chili on Rice for the daughter. Winners for her. 5 stars from her as it was just what she was craving for. Wife was happy happy with fried chicken and white rice. No nonsense comfort food. 4 Stars from her. There was so much she couldn't even finish it. ***Of course, I have to be different. Not wanting to clog my arteries so easily I start looking for vegetarian options on the menu. So I choose vegetarian chili and corn bread. I didn't think this would be enough so I looked further and found a tofu vegetarian burger on a bun that would come with a salad and not fries. The result: Salad was fresh and tasty for 3 Stars. Vegetarian Chili was pretty good but not very spicy. I have some seasoning at home that would really kick this up a notch. The corn bread was more like yellow cake. Not my favorite. I like heavy hearty cornbread that is the opposite of cake. The burger had a good tofu patty. The whole wheat bun was a bit dried out. 3 star average. But, this place is a glimpse of Kaneohe 15 years ago. Before Pah Ke's, before Ruby Tuesday and Jamba Juice. A glimpse at a simpler time when dining out was easy and didn't cost much and Zippy's was a big part of our little town. I'm sure I probably knew some of the old timers who were dining there. But, i didn't recognize anyone. I'm actually sort of glad that I got to experience old Kaneohe even if it was for only about an hour. read more

Zippy's - Tofu Veggie burger on whole wheat bun - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

I like Zippys but I still think the restaurant prices are over-priced. The Good: *Chili! Duh! *Chili Moco is to die for! *The good thing about Zippy's is that it's pretty consistent throughout the island The Bad: *The workers aren't the nicest and greatest... The Weird: *I see alot of bums refilling their coffee cups at Zippy's. Not nice bums, like crazy bums, it scares me. But I guess they need coffee too! read more

After I wrote my review I was contacted by Zippy's management asking about exact details. They offered me a very sincere apology and they thanked me for my time and for letting them know how they can serve their customers better. They even sent me a thank you card and a free meal for my help. Any company that takes time out to better themselves is right on in my book. I went back but didn't see the waitress that helped my friends and I but I was helped by another person and she was good. She had a nice friendly smile, gave me a menu, water. Came back to take my order and serve my food hot. Refilled my water without me asking. Tried to upsell me to dessert. Now this is how to be a good waitress. Thank you Zippy's on trying to make our eating experience a better one. read more

This past rainy Monday I decided to buy 3 turkey jook for me and my parents. I called in my order because the app kept telling me to sign in although I was already signed in so I just called it in. The lady taking my order was nice and my order was ready when I got there (but then again how hard is it to pour porridge into a container- don't get me started on Kailua Zips Halloween 2019). Took my order home and noticed it did not contain my side order char siu x3. I called to inquire but was placed on hold for over 7 minutes so I hung up. I left a bad review and got an email telling me they'd look into my complaint. Nothing more, no partial refund or free order of chili. So at the bottom of the email I it asked if my issue was resolved and I answered no. I said I would really like my side order char siu but haven't heard back from Zippy's. I guess with the worker shortage, there's a shortage of management to because Zips used to care about making things right. read more

Just ordered their Kalbi plate on special today. Delish! I'm very hard to impress when it comes to good Kalbi. I used their mobile app. Overall very convenient but I kept getting an error message with regards to my credit card. I had to get out of the app then log back in twice. Pick up was very easy as they have workers come out to your car to bring your food. read more

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. Called in a phone order for lunch today and was told 15 minutes. Show up to get my lunch there was a large line for restaurant dining room so I went inside as my order was take out. The Lady inside with an attitude rold me I have to wait in dining room line. I told her it's take out phone order and she got even more upset. I said why doesn't anyone tell you this at time of order? No answer besides get in line last time I will go to this Zippy's. Kailua Zippy's your in and out quick. read more

When I used to live in Hawaii, I used to frequent this place a lot during my college days. When I come back to visit, it's always a must to go here for my loco loco and saimin cravings. yummy desserts to boot! Great place for cheap eats, especially for breakfast! read more

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The food was good. We had the moco loco and. Chili cheese fries. The servings were huge. Made for two people. I gave it a 4 because the service was a bit slow. Only 3 servers were working that day with more people coming in to be seated. The place was clean. read more

Overall, their food is good. No complaints. The reason for 4 stars is their zip app. When im done paying for the food, the app does not load the points via the scan or code. You have to wait. By time the paid check is updated, I forget. So it's pointless to have the app. Update the time the check is paid to update the Zip app. Then yes, 5 read more

I always choose this zippys when I go out! They are open late and have very attentive and efficient staff. They are always friendly and patient with me and my grandmother when we ask questions. Very clean as well! read more

This has probably been the worst service we ever had! We had soup and they left the dish on the table when they brought the meal. They left the dish and I finished my meal, stacked it up for them and they just passed it by. When it was time for dessert they didn't have much to choose from. They said they ran out due to yesterday being Fathers Day. Horrible service. I don't want to say a name because the lady is old, but I think they should train people to clear and serve. Check out the table next to us! Even worse! They sat there for 15 mins with all the plates piled up on their table! read more

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what can i say.. brought my tourist family for a good dinner. It was on their bucket list to try zippy. I was pretty disappointed with the service. the server keep apologizing to us that there's only three of them. the place was pretty empty but she took at least a good 20 minutes to sit us down and our water was another 20 minutes. its hard when all on our party was HANGRY.. i asked the server to let us know if the food will take a long time to come out and she said it should be fine. It didn't.. another 20minutes to take our order and she forgot our dessert so we just had it to go. Price is the same.. nothing really special, but I really didn't get the aloha spirit at this location. read more

I was worried after reading some of the recent poor reviews, especially since it's been awhile since I've gone here (I live in Seattle now but from Kaneohe.) I came here twice recently. Once came here to grab a breakfast sandwich to go and an Apple napple. Sandwich was tasty and cheap. The Naples wasn't as thick and flaky as I remembered it to be but still good to eat. Second time I called in zip pacs to take with me on my flight back to the mainland in the morning. I thought I'd be put on hold forever like some of the reviews, but someone answered right away. The food was ready for me on time when I arrived. Also let me sub out fish for extra fried chicken! Maybe the morning crew does better? Or things have improved for the best since the other bad reviews. For me, thankfully I had a good experience and felt like nothing changed since I lived here. read more

I've ordered the tripe stew special several times. I will probably not order it again. They should have called the special tomato stew, carrots with tripe. Lucky if there's more than 4 small slices of tripe. Save your money and go to Don Quixote in town. read more

Ordered take-out for ONE chili bowl & a large saimin (soup separate). Went home to our surprise we got 2 chili bowls & noodles with no soup. I tried to mix the chili with the saimin noodles but didn't taste so good hahaha zippys Kaneohe never fails to screw up take out orders. I'm still trying to figure out how you can screw up a dummy-proof assembly line. It's about time we put those little pea-sized brains to work. read more

Zippy's - 2 chills, no soup. - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Never liked Zippy's much, and the food last night was worse than ever. Salmon plate was so bland and uninteresting. Chicken combo: katsu was ok, Korean fried chicken was cold and sauce is bad, plain fried chicken was overcooked. read more

I've been to different Zippy's around the island but Kaneohe was the worst ever! We had to wait for a table, about 10 to 15 minutes. There were tables available but assumed they were short staffed. It took another 15 minutes to order our food. No problem, I was in good company but it took 40 minutes to get our food...and my french fries were cold. I had rice, bacon, and eggs. The rice was cold and very dry. My husband had pancakes and it was a little hard and black stuff from the grill. Our favorite is breakfast, always happy to eat at Zippy's but not this time. Even the manager tried to help deliver the food. This is the first time we were NOT asked how was everything. I should of read the YELP on Zippy's but didn't think anyone could mess up breakfast that bad. read more

Zippy's - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

We had family visiting from CA who were staying on the Windward side. We ate dinner at the restaurant on 12/25/18. It was hard to find something open on this side of the island on Christmas day that was reasonably priced, nothing fancy. It was either Zippy's or Big City Diner in the mall. Since we had already eaten at the Big City Diner in Pearlridge, the only option left was Zippy's. I was quite hesitant to even bring my family here based on the last few recent reviews regarding poor service. Add to the fact, couple of family members were picky eaters so didn't need this compounded with bad service. We had a large group of 8 plus our 8-month old great grandson. We got there are 6PM expecting the parking lot & restaurant to be packed but was pleasantly surprised. The take out counter was busy but the restaurant was half empty & there was ample parking. We had a short wait for our table since they had to set that up for our large party. The hostess was quite friendly & it didn't take us long to be seated. I think the wait was about 5 minutes. Our waiter came by shortly to take our order. I don't recall his name exactly. I thought his name tag said Ryan but the receipt said Dane O. He was not only very friendly, but funny & attentive to our needs. Any requests we had, he promptly fulfilled with a smile. Our food took a little bit to come but it wasn't a "I'm so damn hangry, where's my food?" kind of wait. I felt it was a reasonable time. I had one of the holiday dinners which was a salmon with a wonderful cream sauce. Hubby had the cold somen salad, one of his faves which did not disappoint. He recommended the club sandwich to his son, which he also liked. Mom had the garlic steak, which was ok in her opinion. The rest of the group had prime burgers. One group member decided to try the corn chowder, which she loved. When she got her burger though, the bottom of the bun was hard. We thought maybe because it was toasted but no, it was rock hard, like old bread sitting out. Our waiter promptly replaced it, still with a smile on his face. Overall service was great! Even the busyboy/elderly Filipino guy entertained our great grandson as he wiped down the other tables, making the little guy just laugh & giggle. Another waitress also was talking to the baby & made him laugh. When we got done with dinner, I asked our visitors what they thought of Zippys & they said they really enjoyed it. And the one who had the hard bun said it was the best burger she's had on the island since they been here (she had eaten at Teddy's earlier in the week!) I told them how glad I was that they enjoyed the restaurant & the food & how I was worried, based on the previous reviews, that the same fate would befall us. Mahalo Zippy's for making our dining experience on Christmas day a pleasant one for the family & mahalo to the entire staff for not only having to work on Christmas day but for the overall great customer service! :) read more

Here on vacation and went here Christmas Day for lunch since no where else was opened in the area. Super disappointed. The worst burger I ever had. Husband found hair in food. Mom said chicken was hard in her salad. I'd rather get fast food. Our waitress was great, but I'd never go back here again. read more

I went to the restaurant side and ordered small saimin and chicken. When the bill came it had 2% kitchen charge. When I asked what is this charge for, the waitress told me it is for the kitchen staff to show appreciation. WTH! I don't mind tipping but adding this to your bill without your knowledge feels like extortion. WATCH OUT! read more

Always hit or miss here. And it seems like they are never staffed sufficiently when they should be; like after football games and weekend nights. It is convenient because they are always open but it's never consistent. Chili, Zippy's omelette and sweet bread French toast are our go to's but everything else is inconsistent. We ordered out today. My zip pac is always different. Sometimes the spam is pan fried, sometimes, like today, it literally seemed straight from the can. The Teri beef was thick, chewy, and hardly any sauce and they didn't give me tartar sauce for my fish. I guess I should've learned to stick to my usuals. Oh and the prices are just ridiculous for being so inconsistent. read more

If you don't care about eating the toppings that come with your donuts, please buy them at Zippy's Kaneohe. In order to stuff as many donuts into a box and save the restaurant money, donuts such as the frosted maple bars are shoved into boxes so when you remove, the frosting remains on the sides of the box and/or other donuts ... just not the donut you spent so much on. We also never fail to receive boxes and paper receipts smeared with donut frosting. And this is a consistent occurrence. We only continue to buy because we hope for better. That's our fault. There is just no care in packing of food at Zippy's anymore. read more

*THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE TAKE-OUT SECTION, NOT THE SIT-DOWN SECTUON* So my family and I have been coming to Hawaii every year for 10 years and this Zippy's was a huge disappointment compared to all the other Zippy's we've been to. We walked up to the window and saw that where was a huge wait for the sit-down section of the restaurant. So we decided to go to the other side (the take-out side) so we didn't have to wait. My family ordered our food at 7:50pm (which was noted on our recipt). There was a handful of people that was behind us in line BUT they got their food before us?! We figured maybe they ordered less than us. 20 minutes pass and no food. My parents were worried that the food is already cooked would get cold so I went up to ask for the parts of our order that were already ready. They told us NONE OF OUR ORDER WAS EVEN COOKED YET. And after 20 minutes? Really? I was upset and all they offered me (and other customers waiting) a free drink. We finally got out food after 30 minutes and they forgot a part of our order. I've never waited so long at a take-out place. read more

This is the first time in my life I've ever posted a negative review but this was one of the worst levels of service I have ever experienced. The level of disorganization and chaos this business has is so epic that people had their food sitting on the counter for 10 minutes before it was called out and then they had items missing. We sat there for over a half hour. It was apocalyptically bad and it would be in your best interest to steer clear. read more

Great service and good bakery! I got these cakes for my sons birthdays both in the same month! Moist and just right! Oreo and dobash are our favorites! read more

Zippy's - Oreo and dobash cake for my boys birthday! Moist and perfect! Always going with zippys for cakes and pies!!!!!+ - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

I'm giving this one an extra star for great service. Wish now I had made it a point to remember the server's name. Took the whole family tonight, wife, 2 kids, grandma. Kids got mac&cheese, my wife & gma got the wonton soup. I tried to order the somen salad, was told they discontinued (still showed on menu), opted to get the zip min (special saimin). Adults shared a banana splits & kids got chocolate pudding for desert. Food was pretty good, not exactly awesome, but service was excellent, food came out quick, not too pricey, ordered, ate, got out I would say within an hour. Thought I could add pics to my post, will try to add after. read more

Zippy's - Zip Min (Kaneohe Zippys) - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Id really hate to give this place a 1 star cause we love the food, but the whole check in/seating situation here in the dining room is just terrible. The sign in sheet is MIA, theres piles of people standing waiting to get in, 15+ empty tables that noone is cleaning for turnover, and noone even looks at you. This place need some management, and bussers.. badly read more

Anyone who lives in Hawaii goes to Zippy's. Their oxtail soup and Turkey dinners are yummy. The salads are not good. I've tried all of them and it needs help. Great place to order large platters for takeout parties. The fried noodles and chicken never disappoints. The service really suffers. I do a lot of take out orders and it's rarely right. You're lucky to get through on the first try and speak to someone who won't mess up your order. read more

Very slow service in the dining room. There's like 65% of the restaurant empty and the have 5 wait staff, 1 hostess (that's too damn quiet when announcing your name, and she walks around the restaurant like she has a gun to her head). There's a line 6-7 separate parties deep on the wait list. Plus waiting for our food takes forever too. We should've ate in the front and just picked up our food ourselves. Terrible service every time we come here. Not to many choices to go to in Kaneohe at 10:30pm on a Saturday night. read more

When we walked in to the restaurant side the hostess greeted us with a friendly smile. He then sat us down. Our server to was sweet and attentive. Food was delicious. We ordered mini spaghetti and fried chicken with chilli. I have to say the first day we arrived here...4 days ago, we went straight to zyppyz at pearlridge phase 2. We were dissatisfied because the chicken was super dry. The next day we went to zyppyz in kalihi...chicken was dry too. But here in zyppyz Kaneohe the chicken is crispy and juicy just like i remembered 10 years ago. Thank you for that!!! read more

This place has been going downhill! I've been there for lunch and the restaurant was not crowded but I had to wait almost one hour for a table. The menu is also very limited. They removed a lot of stuff from it. The restaurant looked unclean (bathrooms included). The place is severely understaffed. The staff was friendly but it took forever to take our order and to bring the drinks we ordered. You better off taking your business some other place. read more

Do not order zippy's mini! This can feed only a 5yr old. The spaghetti plate has not enough sauce. There chicken pieces were terrible. Come on people write you comment! Zippys service and portions are terrible! The counter people are not friendly!i Zippys main office get out in the field and check the service! Take a family member and order a mini chili /chicken, or spaghetti. They will end up ordering 2 more cause the portion size is terrible! read more

Zippy's - Small portion It's like a pupu ! - Diners Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii