It's ok. Not the best, not the worst. I'm not a typical fan of zippy but i know it's an institution here. Food is too greasy and fat so I come here sparingly. There are other foods I would rather spend my calories on. read more

Salad was ok. The saimin which my husband ordered was bland. With what's in it, you would think it would be flavorful huh? No it's not - read more

Zippy's Nimitz - mini chef salad w/ ranch dressing f - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We were on the way to Aulani and a friend recommended Zippy's to take togo if you ever needed something for quick lunch. We were a group of 6 adults and 2 toddlers. We ordered the local favorites platter (fish, katsu, sausages), the loco moco plate and fried noodles. Bill came out to about $50 which I thought was a bit pricey for a fast food place but food was pretty good. The kids loved the noodles. The loco moco was good. I've never liked the ones you order in southern California but the one is Hawaii was good. The platter was good....a good combination of meats but nothing too special. The friends recommendation for a good togo place is good. Will remember them for next time we are in Hawaii. They have a small parking lot and are connected to Napoleon's Bakery. read more

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Stopped by this location since this was the closest Zippy's & my mom wanted something warm. Her favorite...saimin but hold the green onions. The waitress was really friendly and showed us the new menus and new weekly special, but the special were only at the Nimitz location. The food was warm and delicious as always and the atmosphere was cozy. I had the Zippy's Omelet with wheat toast and hot coffee.I would definitely recommend this place. read more

Zippy's Nimitz - Saimin, kamaboko, fried egg, char su, & won buk. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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super good, affordable. I spent less then one day in Hawaii and I think it is one of the best vacations I have ever gone to.

The food came out pretty quick. We ordered 2 zip pac deluxe and it was okay for the most part but the teri beef in both pacs were skinny slices of meat. It was like a strip of meat. Being that we paid almost $14 for each you would expect quality control of food that goes out. Disappointed in this purchase for sure. read more

LOCATION: on nimitz. right across of city mill APPEARANCE: super neat, comfy & clean. AC in the dining area. or you may eat outside in the other dining area. FOOD: if you havent tried zippys yet then you must not be human!! LOL zippys is sooooooo good and is a MUST HAVE for everyone craving some good food. my favorite dishes are their zip pac, burgers, spaghetti, korean chicken and their mac salad is bomb! literally a thumbs up for all their different choices of food! try it yourself! CUSTOMER SERVICE: very great customer service. the waitresses are super nice and patient. they will serve you to your liking along with a smile. PRICES: very affordable!!!!! if you dont know where to eat and got like $20, then zippys is your go to! they also open late so that's a good thing because you can enjoy good food any time of the day/night. read more

Waited to be seated 10-15 min. Waier and waitress walked pass us with no acknowledgement so we left to go to the take out window and the cashiers were very friendly 11-6-22 @ 8:45 pm BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE NEVER COMING BACK AGAIN!! read more

Before coming to this place, I heard president Obama frequented one of the restaurants in the Zippy's chain. I wanted to see what the fuss was about. The menu features items such as spaghetti with tomato sauce, burgers, fries, salads. In the front of the menu, it offers the daily specials. The list is small. Your servers reminds you to take a quick look at it. The food tasted great! I ordered a vegetarian chili. Delicious! You have a choice of rice, or cornbread. I choose the cornbread. It tasted scrumptious! The price list looks decent: good for families and students alike and anyone on a budget. This place attracts different types of people: singles, families, friends, couples. I found the wait staff to be friendly. The service was quick. The servers interact with the customers. I definitely would recommend this place to anyone passing by or locals who want a quick bite. read more

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I always stop here when I land in Honolulu and the food and service is really good. I never have not had a bad meal here. Highly recommended read more

Zippy's Nimitz - French toast, eggs and sausage - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Korean chicken with almost no sauce and no mac salad. Horrible service and food. Overall worst zippys ever

You ask them to make the food fresh , it comes back cold . You have to ask them again to make it fresh and after you get it decently warm. You've already waited 45 minutes for something you should have got correctly the first time around. I was skeptical of ordering there again , my boss buys me food there and I get the Korean fried chicken as I always do . And it's old , dry and cold . this place is shit. Don't order at the diner. read more

Always first stop off the .... Always Fried chicken and chili plate... If u haven't been, you must go! read more

Zippy's Nimitz - Fried chicken and chilling plate! Sprunch for drink! - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Temporary Review! First off, let me say I did not get the full Zippy's experience and I need to come back because I know it'll be better. I came here last week with some coworkers. Unfortunately, I was on a diet because I was cutting for a meet. The only thing I could order was the grilled fish was veggies. I got the grilled salmon with some side salad. The salad was like a premade chopped lettuce. The fish was like frozen fish they just slapped on the grill. It was dry, bland, and kinda fishy (good fish shouldn't be fishy). Just don't get it. Get some fried chicken. Anyways, everyone else's food looked and smelled amazing. So I need to come back to get some unhealthy, comfort food. As for the service, it was meh. Kinda rude at times. read more

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Waitress needs to be retrained why would u ask both my uncles who are in their 60's for an ID they just wanted a beer instead you give coffee good thing he had a picture of his ID in his phone they are visiting. Obviously they got grey hair and wrinkles they are not 20 years old! Come on lady! Use your coconut . Food was good though. Hope they change rules on that part. read more

Zippy's that used to be the first thing in my mind after coming home from a trip couldn't wait to get a Zip Pack. fast forward heh somethings never change I still think of getting a Zip Pack after coming back from a trip. But This isn't what I am writing about this time. We seem to like coming to this Zippy's because it usually isn't super busy and that the service is pretty good and has become our go to place after seeing a movie. The Menu has changed slightly from what it was before both good and bad the good is that there are more selections and combinations than before the sad is that the Banana Split is gone now awww... Well at least it was one of the few things that we used to get that disappeared. The reason we like this location is basically it is quieter than the Makiki or the McCully locations where you tend to get a little younger crowd in there or more families that are loud, this location still has the families but is much quieter and we always find parking easily right in front too. The food is consistent like all the other Zippy's and the selections are good. The biggest thing is we know that they won't be closing for the night on us and we tend to go late anyway. Do I really need to talk about the food? ok maybe a short bit, The Things I love at Zippy's are the Fried Chicken, Korean Fried Chicken, the Salads (Though it has changed from before), Zip Min(Saimin)!, Chili, the Teriyaki and of course the Desserts Yum! so if you're local then I probally will see you there at some point! :-) read more

Chicken Katsu burnt to the crisp. Pls take a good look b4 packing it for paying customers. Had to peel off skin. read more

Zippy's Nimitz - Chicken katsu, burnt to the crisp! Pls take a good look b4 u pack it n give it to paying customers. Burnt taste. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

A visit to Oahu wouldn't be complete without a stop at Zippy's which is why I stopped by last week. This was my 2nd time here and I wanted to try something different. On my previous visit I had loco moco and saimin. I have heard a lot about Zippy's chili but since I was starving I also wanted something filling and substantial. I looked around on the menu for some type of chili combo when the chili moco caught my eye. Perfect, a loco moco with chili instead of gravy! Best of both worlds. Rachel S was with me on this trip and she ordered a large saimin which is a great deal for under 6 bucks! The food came out fairly quickly and both the saimin and the moco were as delicious as I remembered. The saimin had a good soup base flavor and they weren't stingy with the noodles which was great. The chili moco tastes exactly like a loco moco with chili on top. The chili was good but didn't notice anything special compared to normal American chili that I've had on the mainland. The staff here is pretty efficient here with order taking and bringing the check at the end. The food pricing is very reasonable here considering their huge portions, and certain items on the menu would be considered very inexpensive. The servers were very friendly and I had another great experience at Zippy's. read more

Zippy's Nimitz - Chili moco - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I would give it more of a 3.5 stars in reality, but this place wouldn't deserve 4 stars in my opinion. Came here with the family because we heard that it is like a "Hawaiian" version of Denny's. Wish we had this back in the mainland! It would be a great place to go for some late night grub. As far as the service goes, it is average. The waitress did not give us water until we asked for it. Other than that it was fine. FOOD: We ordered the Saimin and the Garlic Rib Steak. Garlic Rib Steak: a bit over cooked (we ordered medium rare). The corn that came it was simply boiled and bland. Butter would have been good with it. It is steak you would expect out of a diner Saimin: really good! Lots of different meats and flavors in it with a nice clear Japanese broth. The won ton was delicious. I would definitely order it again. Overall, it is a diner so I wouldn't expect the food and service to be amazing, but I would definitely still come again. read more

Zippy's Nimitz - Saimin! - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Has to be my favorite Zippy's for the location. Recently picked up my car from Matson and meant to eat at Liliha Bakery, but there was no parking, and then I forgot that the Zippy's was next door. I sat at the booth by the window where you can see the street and the cars swooshing by. There's nothing like eating with a view. I'll admit that the place was a little on the empty side, like pandemic kine, and they looked short on staff. Either way, the old Pilipino ladies still showed some aloha and treated us well. I think Korean chicken is my favorite dish right now. read more

This is a very busy restaurant located at 666 Nimitz! Their food is so delicious that I'm salivating as I write this. I miss it already. The service was great and the staff were friendly. Parking is a bit difficult for large vehicles as the parking lot if always full. Give them a try when in the area or at any of their other locations. I enjoyed their breakfast cakes with Portuguese Sausage and an egg. Their root beer float is a great compliment to any entree! We beat the crowd at about 11am! The line was all the way to the Napoleons side at noon... so get here early to avoid a wait. read more

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Avoid this place for breakfast, this seems to be the hub for construction workers in the morning, I waited 45 minutes one morning for breakfast. Workers are welcoming and friendly. I seem to be a fan of the Zippy's fried chicken, sometimes over fried and too brown and too crispy, I never seem to have that problem at this location. Service for lunch is fast if either taking out or dining in. read more

My bf and I ordered online and the staff brought the food to our car. It was a fast & pleasant experience. Great customer service and great foods! read more

Zippy's Nimitz - Regular loco moco - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I don't normally post on Yelp, but I'm so disappointed with my chicken katsu I got from Zippy's Nimitz!!! The chicken as sooooo thin, too crunchy, and had a burnt taste!!! The quality of food has gone down over the years! So sad!!!! Now I remember why I usually don't eat here anymore!!!! read more

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

If there were less stars that will be zippys . Worst food and worst service I've had for a long time. I must say: the one positive is the ample parking! . read more

Nice dining area I came to the this Zippys for the following types of food: 1) all their types of burgers and fries 2) all their steaks (make sure has garlic and sauteed mushrooms in it) 3) all their chowder soups. I like their clam chowder 4) all their fried chicken especially the korean style one read more

My wife was craving saimin, so we stopped at this Zippy's location on our way home. I want hungry so I decided to try their coffee shake. First, I noticed several customers waiting for service at the bakery counter but no one around to help. We continued to the takeout dining room and saw 2 employees working the counter. The phone was ringing off the hook but no one was answering it. When we got to the counter to order there was no friendly greeting or smile. It was obvious these guys were not having a good day. While waiting for our order, we overheard one of the employees tell someone else, "We're severely understaffed." I told my wife it was a good thing we didn't go into the restaurant. read more

Not bad! I wouldn't really come back here again unless I was in the area though. The Saimin wasn't bad and the Trio Chicken Platter (I think that's what it's called) was pretty good. The worst part about the food was the Mac N Cheese. I was slightly watery and unseasoned. The service was straight to business and not that chatty or something to rave about either. The inside of the restaurant was like a dinner where you could go with family. It wasn't a bad restaurant. read more

Shoutout to Kyler for the outstanding service, especially being the only server tonight and managing multiple tables at once. The Zip Min was yummy and overall great ambiance. read more

How is this Only 3 stars?! Zippys is the BEST fusion of Hawaiian & Japanese food ever. Came here for breakfast with my boyfriend and we both got number 2s (spam, Portuguese sausage, scrambled egg, on top of fried rice with bacon in it). It was LITERALLY the Best breakfast I've had in a long time. I love Portuguese sausage- tasted like a less sweet version of Chinese sausage. It even had pockets of fat bursting flavor in your mouth with each bite. So good. The spam was sautéed and delicious. And the egg was cooked perfectly with just slightly too much oil. As if it wasn't oily and delicious enough, their fried rice is so flavorful. It's chewy, (I think they use glutinous rice), tastes like it soaked up bacon fat, and cooked with bacon. I am drooling thinking about it. Also, my boyfriend was waiting for me to eat and didn't notice he AC was spewing gross black ash on our food. The lady immediately remade everything for us, and even washed out my coffee tumbler before refilling it with coffee. She was so nice and apologize profusely for it. This location has a private parking lot too which is great. Wish I stayed in O'ahu just a few days longer to be able to eat more Zipps. Luckily for me they're opening a Las Vegas location in 2019!!! The only downside is that they used disposable and plastic everything - it created a lot of waste. Hopefully every restaurant (fast food or otherwise) can move to more sustainable and reusable cutlery and plates. read more

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

Next stop, Zippys! Unfortunately tonight must not have been a good night. I usually enjoy coming to this location off Nimitz Hwy. this establishment is clean and more appealing tha other locations nearby. We walked in and decided to dine in at the restaurant. We were seated pretty quickly, got our menus from the server and was left to peruse the menu. It was about 10 minutes before we were greeted by our server and at this time we placed our order to ensure we would get something to eat. It wasn't until our food came out, when we got beverages to drink which was a little irritating. A table nearby had to walk up to the fountain machine to fill their cup. They commented, it must be self serve. The food as usual is consistently of quality. I ordered the small Won Ton Min and Zip PAC. I didn't get any mustard for my saimin, but wasn't about to wait til tomorrow for it to come, so I dug in and enjoyed my food. The zip pac comes with hoki, Teri beef, spam, and a fried chicken. All this over some rice sprinkled with furikake. This is an all time favorite. Haven't eaten at zippys in a while so I decided I had to have me one. Other than the wait, the food was good but service needs improvement. Prolly gonna do take out here if I had to. Hopefully the restaurant will provide a better dining experience the next time. read more

Fast casual place to enjoy a local style meal. This Zippy's is on the way to Waikiki from the airport, very convenient. The Haupia cake and flaky donut are delicious too! read more

Zippy's Nimitz - Fast casual place to enjoy a local style meal. This Zippy's is on the way to Waikiki from the airport, very convenient. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Yo, this ain't about the food. The food is typical zippys fare. The Micronesian lady working the register was a super bipolar witch. She snapped at us and growled at us while we were ordering. The very next person was an older lady, and she came to life with big smiles and conversation. I don't dig it at all. Straight bs that u treat the locals like that and reserve your kindness for fellow micros. Wack ass service . ‍ read more

This is only the second Zippys location I have eaten at and my first time eating in the restaurant area. I was not disappointed. The food was as good as I would expect from Zippys. I tried their grilled pastrami sandwich with onion rings and it was delicious. What really makes me give this zippys this high of a review is their service. We were a very large group, 8 of us, and everyone was on top of it. They were quick to seat us and take our orders. The food came out fast and they were super attentive. read more

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My wife and I opted for Zippy's dine in at Nimitz instead of our regular stop by New Eagle just to be different and knowing Zippy's food is always consistent. We went on a Sunday morning just after 10:00 and this was the restaurant's last day before closing for renovations. So we proceed to the dining area and see that there will be a wait. There are 2 couples waiting ahead of us but it is not a problem. What is frustrating is that we are waiting and we see quite a bit of empty booths that have not been bussed. Don't they have a busboy? So they bus one table the seat a couple and repeat. Eventually we were seated given our menus. Then we waited and waited until we flagged down a server so we can get some water and coffee. We get the coffee and water and ask if we can order. I order the Zip Min with the shrimp on the side and my wife has the scrambled egg and hash. Our meals come in decent time and my shrimp is served on the side. Now I haven't ordered the Zip Min in a couple years but when did the shrimp get so small? It only took me 2 bites to eat it. Other than that the food was fine. We kept looking for our server to flag him down so we could refill our coffee but it seemed that we couldn't get anyone's attention. Eventually we asked and got our coffee. Then we waited and waited until we got his attention again so we could get the check. It seems that here you have to request everything because nobody checks on you to see if you need anything. I regretted not going to the take out side. Hopefully the service gets better when they reopen. read more

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It will be going on day 5. I received a comment from Joanne c to email her, still no response. read more

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Since the pandemic started this location on Nimitz has continually delivered poor service especially in the dining area. I've complained several times to no avail!!! Granted the restrictions are causing the delays in sitting accommodations, but the hospitality and poor management definitely needs to be looked into!!! When calling the main office to complain, one is connected to a woman who has been there over ten years. I know, i complained to her several times with no results!!! Shame on this establishment for the lack of attention to good service and hospitality!!! read more

This place is so clean and renovated. Beautiful done way better then before. Fast service we came in right after the second shut down. Had to leave my personal information but I can understand why. read more

Zippy's Nimitz - So clean and inviting - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First time to eat @ Zippy's. Went straight from the Honolulu Airport. I loved the Loco Moco. My son had the saimin. My husband had the korean fried chicken with chili. All tasted good. We came back the second time, but went to the Take Out section to order Loco Moco, Saimin & chili again. Lots of parking, service is fast, & not crowded when we went. Will definitely come back when in Oahu. read more

Worst experience ever! Don't think I will be visiting Zippy's again. Ordered full order of chili frank, salty, salty. Rice was hard and old. Half order of chili Frank was a joke! Really, cut in half hot dog. I think it's gone overrated. No bueno Zippy's! And not to mention, increase in price. read more