Walked out today because the restaurant literally felt like high 80 degrees or in the hot sun. I was going to pay $27.50 for the oxtail and $4.65 for 1 piece of fried chicken but NOT when I have to eat in a hotter environment than my comfortable home. Hostess needs to learn to smile and have basic manners as well. I remember establishments that don't respect their customers. Expecting us to eat in oven heat conditions is unacceptable. read more

I have tried the Zippy's delivery for the first time and the food came hot and fresh. first I order malazadas in the morning, I opened the box ulalala it still hot. Then we order 21 piece chicken with the meal deal for dinner. satisfaction. thank you zippys my family enjoys the food. read more

After the Hilton Fireworks we looked for a place to end our evening of celebration. To our surprise many places closed at 9 or 10, on a weekend night. We ended up at Makiki Zippy's. We waited a while for the rest of our party to arrive and noticed many people coming. It was the place to be (reminds me of my younger days). It was the place to be indeed. It felt like pre-covid days; friendly people and the buzzing of conversations. The best part was you could order breakfast food at night. Our server, Cheryse was absolutely amazing. The kitchen was overloaded with all the orders, but Cheryse made sure all of our needs was being met. To top it off I was given a complimentary dessert (due to the delay of my meal) and she even got the entire restuarant to sing happy birthday to me. What a memorable evening.Zippy's is still the go-to place for food, fun, and fellowship. Mahalo!!! read more

So good. When you live away from hawaii you miss people watching. The simple things like hawaiian hospitality, plain saimin, with a side of chinese hot mustard and some aloha shoyu. Delish. Just like when i was a kid. Good attentive service. Simple saimin was perfection. No fancy broth, no techo music. Just good ole loco food! Well done! Cured my home sickness (I live in LA now.. born and raised kona grl). Dont forget to take some napples to go!! read more

Zippy's Makiki - Plain small saimin - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Zippy's came highly recommended to me by many and it did not disappoint! I ordered the chicken and chili plate (mini) as my friends had told me the chili is to die for. I never willingly order chili but figured I would give this place's signature chili a chance, and it was delicious! Paired with the corn and rice was superb. If I could marry the chicken, I would have because it was heavenly. Skin was cooked to a perfect crispness with melt-in-your-mouth meat underneath. I wish there was more... I also ordered a salad and that was just your good ol average mixed salad with some greens and tomatoes and cuc and croutons Service was good. Server checked up on me and was really attentive. I came at 5:30 and there was no line but I walked out and saw a crowd was slowly forming. My place is real close to Zippy's so I will definitely be coming back to try other things! There are so many good looking options, and many healthy substitutes as well! read more

Our server Alina is very professional, always welcoming, , very friendly, kind , very hard worker. Alina taught my family about Zipsters after all the years we've been coming here to eat . Since then we only come when Alina is working and enjoy her humorous personality making us laugh . I recommend my friends to ask to be seated in Alina's section . She's the best ! read more

First time here since my last bad review back in 2014. Fortunately, my wife and I only came here for desserts so maybe that's why we had such an easy quick time. The restaurant seemed kinda busy, but the hostess sat us down almost immediately. She apologized for seating us at the far end of the restaurant, but assured us that our server, Kristen O. is fast. Sure enough, Kristen came with our waters and took our dessert orders. Within 3mins. she came back with our desserts. Just when we were done eating, she had the bill already printed and delivered it to us. She was fast and friendly. We were outta there in less than 20mins total. The missing star rating was for things like little gnats flying around our table and the bakery being short on a lot of their pastries. We tried to order some doughnut holes for my kids, but they ran out along with the best kinds of chocolate doughnuts. They only had cakes, naples, and plain doughnuts. Bummers, but hey, tonights experience was a big upgrade since 2014. read more

This is the Denny's equivalent on the island. Came here to grab a to go lunch one afternoon because I was seriously craving loco moco. Parking was really easy in the lot, and the restaurant is pretty big with lots of seating. I went up to the counter and ordered the loco moco plate and a salad. The salad was really bad, and is basically equivalent of salad you get a McD's. The loco moco was decent, but the beef paddy was really hard and rather chewy. The prices are pretty cheap, fast food. Service was quick and we didn't have to wait too long for the food to come out. Bathroom are not clean and neither are the tables or floor. read more

Zippy's Makiki - Loco moco - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ordered a rainbow cake from their bakery! Tasted awesome! I like that the layers had jam in the middle instead of buttercream since I'm not a big fan of frosting. Minus one star bc they forgot to write happy birthday as i requested when i placed the order. read more

Zippy's Makiki - Rainbow cake - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I had the Ramon and it was decent. Needed a bit more flavor in the broth but the noodles were good. Fish cake, bok Choy, and shrimp was good. read more

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I recently had an order filled indirectly and I called the restaurant when I got home. The manager "Richard" was very gracious and gladly made it right. Zippy's has a nifty app which makes it easy to order online with curbside pickup from specially designated stalls. I'm told I'm supposed to "check in" off the confirmation email but the last 2 times I did this at the Makiki Zippy's, no one came for at least 7 minutes so I had to call them as well. I know they are trying very hard to be as accommodating and creative as possible to fill the needs and niche that only Zippy's can on Oahu amid the pandemic. They frequently have specials such as the kalbi plate with white or brown rice and macaroni salad, and a kalbi mix plate with kalbi, hit dog, korean fried chicken and crispy won ton over white or brown rice (fried rice $1.50 extra and worth it!). Another time they featured miso such as miso salmon katsu and miso chicken. Their mochizada and coconut napples are favorites of my family. Zippy's locations still don't have their dining rooms open but for now, the system they have is the next best thing! read more

Zippy's Makiki - Kalbi mix $11.50 with boneless kalbi, hot dog, crispy won ton, and Korean fried chicken over white rice. Brown or fried rice optional. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Myles and I had our first date here, 21 years ago. This Zippy's will always have a special place in my heart because of that. Last week, Myles and I shared the Brownie Delight. Perfect size! Perfect ending to a perfect meal. I wanted the fudge and brownie and Myles wanted to ice cream. I thought the brownie was a double-portion to fit the whole banana split bowl, but it was one brownie cut in half with the ice cream in the middle. Perfect!! I didn't want to leave over-stuffed so that they would have to roll me out of there. Once again... another great experience from Zippy's :) read more

Zippy's Makiki - Brownie Delight! - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Everyone knows and loves Zippy's. So classic! Their Zip Pack is my favorite item but sometimes I like to switch it up and get their Zip Min or their Korean chicken. During COVID they have an option where you can order ahead of time or directly at the restaurant. We ordered inside and were told to wait in our vehicle. You give them your stall number and they come out with your food once it's ready. Simple. read more

Update, they ran out of the daily special by 8:30, AGAIN. Still one star. Still one star again, 8:45 and out of the special on a Friday night. Why do I bother? read more

Zippys has always been that dependable restaurant when you're in need of that comfort food. Im glad restaurants like these open all the time where locals can go to find their favorites. It's home. read more

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Harry was the kindest and best server I've ever had even compared to fine dining restaurants. He deserves the best. He anticipated our needs before we even thought to ask and I even stopped eating my chili to write this review bc I loved him so much. read more

Unbelievable! What did the cook do to my chicken? Gave me an old piece of fried chicken, double battered, double fried... absolutely disgusting salty inedible... incredibly disappointed Zippy's would ever do such a thing.. the chicken thigh are expensive... maybe because it was ordered in a chicken trio they thought I wouldn't notice... someone needs to do quality control. I will be returning this... can't believe they would serve, very clearly been battered and fried twice... this makes the salt level off the charts! Other chicken in the trio plate also very very dark (twice fried old chicken)...Who has time for this, it's not ok! read more

Zippy's Makiki - Super thick gross layer of double battered old chicken... chicken tastes off/ old/ not fresh! - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Just another Zippy Chain location food is always Zippy's standard but 2 out of 4 employees was nice the other two one grumpy and one less knowledgeable. They have to go side which is normal pricing and the dine i side which is a bit more for the pricing overall ok place could be a little cleaner on the to go side for there several tables they have available to sat down and enjoy your to go food if you really hungry like our family was lol read more

Arrived on the first night and decided to come to this local fast food place. The service we had was good. The food was good. I ordered 3 items to share with 4 ppl. The oxtail soup, korean fried chicken and the chili cheese fries. It was enough to share plus an apple napple at the end. Definitely, if you want something local, quick and comfort food, this is the place to try. read more

service was good food was yummy and price was right it was our favorite food on our trip

This is a very well-known Oahu-island fast food restaurant that's really not so fast food. Perhaps what's fast about is that they serve quite a large variety of foods quite fast. lol This place means a lot to me. There are many Zippy's locations across the island but this is the one I visited during high school mostly bc of ease of access - it sits solidly between King & Young Streets and if you stretch it a block, is pretty kitty corner from my beloved McKinley High School - this is my one & only favorite high school haunt - I'd come here with classmates after band concerts and football games, & when I'm here, it puts me nearest my alma mater full of fantastic high school memories. There is outside seating and a take out & bakery counter on the King Street side but I'm most comfortable situated in the dining room that's attached right behind the other end which faces Young Street. Did I mention free parking? That's cool :) So there you have it: I really do have a fond place in my heart for Zippy's. During high school & college, my favs have been: fried chicken plate; a bowl of chili rice cheese & onions; & spam and cheese omelet which expanded to sandwiches & fries, various salads, grilled salmon with different sauces, Portuguese Bean Soup, Zip pac, & chicken katsu to name a few. When Kamehameha Bowl (bowling alley) closed, their restaurant vendor stopped serving & Zippy's did the admiral thing by serving oxtail soup. It was a good attempt that actually has improved quite successfully over the many years. It is served Japanese style & really is good. Zippy's served my needs well until I noticed dramatic changes in their prices for food portions. Prices increased while quantity decreased. I no longer ordered their Zip pac! :( It was my motherly breadwinner decision to find other alternatives & even learn to cook better! Haha! From 1998 I didn't dine here as much mostly bc I became a lamb, turkey, tofu, romaine lettuce, some seafood like tuna salmon & scallop-eating kind of person which means that I practically stopped eating beef, pork, & chicken. Do you like oxtail soup?! So one day a small number of years ago, I happened to be listening to KSSK radio when a new thing called Turkey Neck Soup was announced sold here. "Ooh! What's that?!" I wondered?! I heard the radio ad another time And again And again I'm such a huge fan of after-Thanksgiving turkey jook (a Chinese invented soup of cooked rice & turkey meat in turkey broth) so for this variation, I just couldn't escape the thought. One day I gave in and decided that I really must give this new dish a try. It was always announced as a special so I called in to ask. Darn it. Apparently I just missed it :/ Next when I asked when it would be served, they handed me the next month's calendar. Alright! I put it on my calendar vowing to be back! On TS-Day, I called again to be sure & much to my delight, it was indeed available. Yahoo! That evening I stopped by to give it a whirl. They make it oxtail soup style except instead of oxtail (beef tail bones) they use turkey! Nom! What I love about turkey neck soup: - meat falls off the bone - broth is thick & flavorful, spiced with star anise, garnished with Chinese parsley and choy sum - sometimes lots of peanuts (that I love) - taste is as delectable as a delicious bowl of oxtail soup. YUM!!!!! :D - Price first was $7 now is $8.25! Aack! Comes with white or brown rice, served in a fairly large bowl, & they give you grated ginger & shoyu to go with it. They'll even give you a small bowl to store the finished bones. (If you are a true Chinese person, you must eat everything off the bones including the cartilage parts!) - turkey pieces are the neck of the turkey but Zippy's takes care to ensure there's a good amount of meat on those necks. Not only are they meaty but they very easily fall off the bone. Recently late last year I challenged Fran C. to come try some with me after hearing it once again :D announced on the KSSK radio. If you know Fran C., you'd know that he's IN with Jules Y.! So we went here and guess what fried chicken & salad loving-Fran C. thought about my new fav, Zippy's Turkey Neck Soup?! He enjoyed it too! Yippeee!! Haha! Turkey neck soup was a month of February 2016 special so guess where I hung out?! Well, I'm hoping it'll soon become more of a regularly served item. I also hope the price and quantity remain the same! While there, I did see offerings more to my diet like Korean seasoned fried tofu (like their Korean Chicken salad plate) served on a bed of lettuce and fried tofu. (Btw, I also saw a pasteles plate. That's new!) When their turkey neck soup is not being served, I am planning to give these new dishes a try too. Before I forget to mention - come to think of it: I've noticed that their portions for price have improved a bit. Awesome! :) Make it your next stop! See you at Zippy's! read more

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For many locals, Zippy's is their go-to combination fast food and casual dining chain restaurant. This local food-chain was started by two brothers, Francis and Charles Higa, who were inspired by the then novel and expeditious use of postal zip codes. Um, if memory serves me, postal zip codes first started appearing in the late 1960's. Yeah, I was actually old enough to have memory! Anyway, Zippy's is conveniently and mostly located in free-standing buildings to accommodate 24/7 service. The meals are typical to the Hawaiian "plate lunch" which always consists of the entrée, two scoops white rice and one scoop of macaroni salad. We usually will come to this location as we think their food is consistently prepared and seasoned. There is the choice of diner-style seating dining with full service or just order at a counter, pick up and self-seating. There are so many tasty plates to be had that will cost you less than $10 per person and some even more inexpensive that cost less than $5. Each meal is satisfying, well-prepared and served to you by friendly counter help. Most popular dishes are their Zip Pack and Surf Pack which features a combination of American, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Hawaiian influences all on a bed of steamed rice. However, Zippy's is known for their chili aka bowl of Red. You can choose your chili with beans, without beans, or vegetarian-style. Today and for many times in the past, our meal choice was their combination plate of pressure-fried chicken, chili and rice. It usually comes with macaroni salad but unfortunately, my hubby misunderstood the counter help when she repeated his order and said "all rice". So that's why we ended up with 3 scoops of rice in our plates. The 2-pieces of fried chicken thighs were juicy, tasty and crisp-skinned. There was a huge scoop of chili that filled and overflowed a partition in the plate and rice. We greedily bit into the fried chicken as the crust shattered with each bite. The chili was mild and flavorful. It was another "cheap eats" day for us but it sure saved me from cooking! # 418 read more

Zippy's Makiki - Zippy's famous chili and pressure-cooked fried chicken plate. Oops, we should have gotten 2 scoops of rice & 1 scoop mac salad - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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As a local boy growing up in da 808, Zippy's has always been a favorite of mines, and Zippy's has been a steadfast local restaurant in the Hawaiian community . There are (24) Zippy's restaurants across the state of Hawaii, but one of my favorite locations I like to go to is the Makiki Zippy's........... I hung out here as a kid in high school, college, & it's still a favorite of mines as an adult. What I really come here for are their delicious Zip Packs, wonderful Fried Chicken, Chili Frank plate, & yummy Cream Cheese Squares. Last night I went here to have dinner as I was jonesing for a good Club House Sandwich, and the GF was jonesing for some Turkey Neck Soup. We also had our good friend - Da Famous Auntie - Nadine C. join us last night as she wanted some Oxtail Soup. What can I say about the grub? I been looking for a good Club House sandwich for awhile now.........as I had it at the Eagle Cafe & the Koho Grill and Bar on Maui, but both places really didn't do it for me. Then one day while I was talking to my friend about looking for a good Club House sandwich and he told me - "why not go to Zippy's!" Now why didn't I think of that???? Sure enough, Zippy's never disappoints..........and I got my Club House Sandwich fix! (see pics) Now that I'm satisfied, I can move on to other grindz. In the mean time, the GF really loves the Turkey Neck Soup, and since it's not a regular menu item, as they are just serving it during the month of February............. I swear she has been here (secretly without me) several times this month! Doesn't anybody recognize her by now??? Lol! As for the Oxtail Soup........it's a great bargan, and Auntie said she liked it as the meat fell off the bone............so I'm guessing that the Oxtail was stewed long enough for all the flavors to get into the soup. Service was excellent that evening, as our (2) servers were really friendly & efficient! All the booths were taken when we came here around 7:15 PM, but the professional wait staff handled the crowd with no problems at all. This restaurant has a very large parking lot, so finding parking is never an issue here...........they also have a bar area within the restaurant, but I did not go inside. Looking for some local comfort food............NEXT STOP ZIPPYS! Lol! read more

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I usually don't go to a Zippy's location, since they tend to be a bit pricier than other places, but it has a cult following here in Hawaii. They serve up local cuisine and favorite comfort food items that you know you'd love at a moment's notice. While price can be a determining factor to where I normally would go, I just happen to be with friends and we all went to this Zippy's location. I have to admit that the ambiance of this particular Zippy's location was pretty nice, albeit not so much air condition, but it was comfortable and nice after a morning of playing Pokemon Go together in a special event. I have seen this location every day during my commute home from Kalihi to Kaimuki, but never had to go here for anything. With luck would have it, I ended up here at this location for a Saturday lunch special with friends. The ambiance on the restaurant side was really quiet, okay and casual, to be honest, while the bustling fast food counter was a little bit noisy and filled with customers waiting for their order to be ready. The table itself was near the window and it was nice to see the city landscape and traffic flow by while we ate. It's a typical diner type of restaurant set up with wait staff, but however, you will feel it when the check comes. The food is good, although I admit it was okay. I've had better though, but it was still good. This visit to Zippy's, I had ordered breakfast and it was decently delicious and hit the spot after a good hectic morning of playing Pokemon Go. It was nice to have refillable cups of soda though and the service was good and decent. The overall experience here at this specific Zippy's location was true and average. While many rave about Zippy's and its menu, I thought it gives the customer a nice range of dishes and meals to try - all in one place. From fried chicken to saimin, barbeque chicken to various breakfast selections and burgers and fries. They try to do it all and they win at that part. While the value is somewhat there, there is a disconnect from the price you pay and the portion size they give you. I usually compare that to other restaurant businesses and you can tell the difference, with quality and taste usually not as important factors as the other two. Regardless of that fact, Zippy's continues to be a place for all local people who love their food. My experience at this local Zippy's was about 1 hour. We came here on a brisk Saturday and left with good thoughts. The restaurant itself was nice and clean and the restaurant size was quiet to the point where you kind of didn't know it was in use. This Zippy's location is located in the Honolulu metro area on South King Street, near the Wal Mart and Ala Moana Shopping Center. They accept major credit cards, which is always a good thing. They also accept cash too. They have a small parking lot, which holds about 30 stalls at any given time. If y'all are like me, bus routes 1, 1L, 2, and 2L come through the area and stop nearby. On this day, I ended up getting one of the breakfast meals, which was the corned beef hash. While the aforementioned portion to value ratio was lacking a bit, the food itself was decently good and it was the first meal I had during that day. The corned beef hash was pretty good and it was served with eggs and toast. Good to know that the Napoleon's bakery was attached to the Zippy's restaurant, so we could get dessert when we were done with the meal. I imagine that this place gets good reviews, but I found it to be just okay. I know there are many other restaurants out there in Honolulu and on the island that does it better - and with other menu items that even Zippy's doesn't have. For the most part though, some of Zippy's locations open 24 hours a day, which probably explains things, but prices can influence many and delicious food is always a trend setting thing. I would say that Zippy's is a hosehold name and a place to check out, but don't expect too much from this place. It's a fast food joint, but has a sit down restaurant component too. 3.0 stars for the overall experience. 3.5 stars for the food and the service. It was okay. Support local! C read more

Fun spot with some local favorites on the menu. You can't go wrong with the Loco Moco! The soups are my personal favorite, but just about everything I've tried is good. Fun and fast if you are on the go but want to skip a drive through! COVID preventions are probably the most intense and thorough I have seen! read more

Zippy's Makiki - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Came here again for our monthly meeting and luckily our waitress knows our table so we got good service. Very attentive and full of humor. But somewhat oblivious to some of our jokes... Service 4-stars. She waited for the tardy members and once everyone showed up, she came to take our order. Food came out quite quickly and when advised I was in a rush, she brought my check immediately. Also, because we come here frequently she knew to have our checks billed separately. Food however, was off tonight. I ordered the chili nachos again and the most of the chips were overcooked and some were even stale. I was so hungry that I put on some Tabasco and wolfed my dinner down. Had I not been pressed for time, I would have sent the dish back to the kitchen. Food 2-stars. Seemed that the restaurant was short on waitstaff tonight because a cook (wearing the white outfit w/ hat) came out serving food and bussing tables! Overall, an average experience and because the waitress was outstanding, I gave her a larger tip than usual. read more

Zippy's Makiki - chili nachos - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Yelp Challenge 365 # 59/365 A long time ago, in a neighborhood known as Moiliili, Yoda Higa created a restaurant named Zippy's..... Chili; when I think of chili, my first thought is "Zippy's Chili". Today, it is sold over the counter in single servings, quart sized and giant sized servings; frozen or fresh..... Innovation and charity lead Yoda to offer it as fund raisers for non profit groups in the city. A school, a sports team, you name it and you may be selling Zippy's Chili tickets. Zip Min; late evening snack on your way home from a long evening. a bowl of saimin with wun tun, fish cake, char siu and a shrimp tempura. Certainly, it hits the spot after a movie or some evening event. Icee Float; one of the more innovative ways to make a float. Not just soda and ice cream but frozen soda and ice cream. Fried Chicken; is one of the best around in my opinion BUT pricey. There was a time chicken was the economical meal choice. Maybe the fried chicken should go down in the chicken books as "gourment fried chicken" And then came NAPOLEON'S. I've always wondered how and why the bakery was named Napoleon's. Was Napoleon a baker? I thought he was a dictator not a baker. Did I miss something along the way of my history lessons? But Napoleon's claim to fame was it's NAPPLES.. (Napoleon's Napples???) Best fruit turnovers around. They should stick to the apple napples and the coconut napples.... Sushi; another Yoda innovation I am guessing. Only problem is they don't have the sushi bar at all locations. And that is my story of Zippys... You can find them throughout and all over the island and sushi bar at some of the locations; check first before going if sushi is your choice of food. read more

PROs - Service - Food - 24 hours! - Napoleons Bakery (we were too full to even look at what they had) CONs - none **Review for visit on 8/22/2018 around 9pm** We visited the Zippy's Makiki location and our server was Crystal. She was very attentive and pleasant, which was nice to come across after a long day and all the stress from the hurricane warnings. We were quickly seated and there were several other diners present. My questions were answered without irritation, our orders were placed promptly and our food came out quicker than expected! WHAT WE ORDERED: - Bowl of Zippy's chili and rice (x2) with egg - Saimin - Shoyu Pork Out of the several locations we visited during our stay in Hawaii, I would have to say this was one of the best service we got, and the food was delicious. I was so happy to find that the Shoyu Pork was not sold out yet (because I tried ordering it a few days before at another location), so I had to get that along with my bowl of chili with rice. PLUS - leftovers are amazing the next morning when you're too lazy to get ready early and go out. Man.. writing this review just makes me want to go back to Hawaii just for Zippy's... --/ One for ME, YELP for YOU @sandyexplores read more

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For the old farts like me, Zippy's Makiki will always be known as Wisteria Zippy's because they are located right next to where Wisteria Restaurant was located. Zippy's Makiki is on my way home from the Honolulu club and open 24 hours a day so it makes it very convenient to stop in and pick up some dinner on the way home. I stopped in the other night and while walking to the order counter, I noticed the most fantastic thing, Zippy's chicken with Zippy's chili in one plate! What an amazing combination! Calorie counting is out the door! The diet can start tomorrow! Zippy's chili and Zippy's chicken is an absolute winning combination! I even considered the toss salad and brown rice but the diet can start another day so I ordered with macaroni salad and french fries! It was an amazing feast! Some Tabasco sauce over everything made it even better! What goes oink, oink, oink? The answer is me whenever I'm eating at Zippy's! Just a fast tip, if you know what you want and you are doing takeout, I strongly recommend calling ahead. You bypass any line at the order counter and proceed directly to the pick up counter it is much faster. read more

We come to dine in. First question I ask is do you have fried rice tonight. Leah says yes. So I order a chili moco with fried rice and she says yes sure no problem. It comes out with white rice. I asked what happened and she 180's like "oh I told you no fried rice only morning time that's why I gave you white." Uh no. It's the first thing I ask and then you make me feel stupid. If you accidentally said yes I would've understand but don't make it my fault. She kept insisting that I didn't ask like I was making stuff up. It's whatever I understand if you don't have it but don't blame it on me. read more

Beyond IMPRESSED with this Zippys location. Came for brunch on Monday and was greeted outside by a hostess who helped us scan a QR Code to "check in" and join a waitress. I love that they implemented an online check in--so much better than physically using a pen a paper to write out our personal information the state asks for per COVID guidelines. Our hostess directed us into the building and made sure we sanitized our hands and check our temperature. Tables have plexi glasses around the booths and everyone is set spread apart. There is also a designated entrance and exit. It's evident that their management takes COVID protocols seriously and cares about their staff and guests. Our waitress was super friendly and brought our drinks, meals, and deserts out promptly. Maybe it's just me: but Zippys seems to have gotten a bit more expensive and proportions got smaller! But can't complain, this is comfort food to me! read more

Good service, waitress was nice. Food was great especially the corned beef and saimin. The roast pork was from the previous Tuesday special but I forgot to post it so here it is on Friday read more

Today I experienced a worst customer service by Zippys Makiki restaurant hostess. We are over with the pandemic so I am puzzled as to why this particular location is having customers to scan the code and put their names, phone number and email address on the wait list when the restaurant was half empty! Of course no one greeted any of the customers that walked in and secondly this text system does not inform the customers of wait time or place on the wait line. After waiting 10 minutes in the restaurant, no one came by to tell us on the wait status. It was also apparent that some of the customers chose to stay in their cars because there were no rooms at the check in area. Again why zippy's restaurant is making customers wait when there are ample empty tables??? The customers can at least sit down and have some water. When I asked the hostess "how long is the wait? She simply said "oh your name is on the wait list", then I asked her again. "So how long is the wait?" Then she said "oh 10-15 min". This I decided to simply leave the restaurant as I did not want to wait in the check in area for another 10-15min. Now that's about 30 min standing in the restaurant. It is really sad that zippys has become UNZIPPY! read more

This is like the Denny's of Hawaii, opened 24/7. Zip Pac (Chicken, Fried Fish, Spam, Teribeef, & Rice): The best bang for your buck as well as the best Hawaiian meal for any tourist because you get to eat some of the items that Hawaii is known for! The chicken was juicy & the skin was extra crispy. The fried fish was flaky & the tartar sauce was good. Spam is always good. The Teribeef was sweetly marinated. Everything was great! Loco Moco: The gravy was delicious & the meat was tasty. read more

Zippy's Makiki - Loco Moco - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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COVID-19 Vaccine day. After our appointment at the Honolulu Concert Hall we headed to Zippy's Makiki on King St. (& Young St.). On this chilly and windy day, a small saimin with a side of crispy crunchy chicken and a Korean chicken salad was a perfect late lunch selection. read more

Zippy's Makiki - Small saimin and crispy fried chicken. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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We had a table of 13 and the hubby and I were the last to put our order in, but the first to get our food. Go figure! We weren't complaining and because we were starving, we started to eat without waiting for everyone to get their food. Thank god we didn't wait because the rest of our order slowly trickled onto our table, and by the time the hubby and I were done with our meal, two people on our table were still waiting for their food. So if we had waited, we would have passed out from starvation and my saimin noodles would have looked more like udon noodles (the noodles would have soaked up all of the broth). On this visit, Zippy's was not so zippy. read more

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Location/Parking: Zippys is located off South King street. There is a small parking lot in the back area off Young street. Food: You can't go wrong with local food. Zippys is known for the fried chicken, chili, orange bang and a Zip Pac. My "go to" is the Zip Pac which comes with white rice, fried chicken, fried fish, spam and Teri beef. Service: Service was very prompt. Water was refilled quickly. We had a large party after a preschool graduation and the wait was around 30 minutes. The wait for the food wasn't long at all. Overall, I enjoyed dining in at this Zippy's location. The food was good and service was great! read more

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Great food but attention to detail not so good. Got to go order of chili and Korean fried chicken plate / no rice sub salad. Chili came out correct but chicken had rice. so took back to replace and only subbed out one manini salad. Get back to the table never had my dressing. Ahhhhhh! Gotta alway make sure to always check my order is correct. But at least the food is always good and the service is kina quick. Not fast food but good food made as fast as can. read more

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We waited quite a while to be seated, this place has been pretty busy every time we've gone but they seam to be understaffed. The waitress wasn't very attentive and we had to request for our drinks to be refilled. I had breakfast, which was pretty tasty. We also decided to try the cornbread--it was ok, kinda dry. When it was time to pay we couldn't get the waitress' attention so we ended up waiting again for at least 15 minutes, with little ones that can get pretty stressful. read more

We absolutely love coming here whenever we visit the island. Zippy's is just a nice place to grab a comforting meal. My go-to has always been the oxtail soup which is such a flavorful dish sprinkled with cilantro, peanuts, and ginger. The chicken katsu is a great alternative. Both are very filling and delicious. As part of their covid safety precaution, there's a temperature check at the entrance along with plexi glass barriers. As always, the staff is very courteous, friendly and attentive. Looking forward to coming back soon! read more