Zippy's Restaurant

First experience at Zippys last night fir dinner and we really enjoyed it. We ordered at the counter and chose to eat in. We chose a Zip Pack Deluxe which includes chili, mac salad with golden fried chicken, crispy breaded white flaky fish filet, tender teriyaki marinated beef, and Spam®, on a bed of rice topped with classic Japanese takuan pickled radish and furikake seasoning ($18.60) and also ordered a mini Loco Moco- An iconic Hawaii dish invented by hungry Hilo teenagers. A juicy hamburger patty atop a bed of rice, smothered with brown gravy and topped with two eggs. Served with mac salad($11.30). We shared both entrees and if this sounds like a huge amount of food…it is. The Zip Pack Deluxe we could have shared without ordering anything else and we would have left quite full. The fish and chicken were really good and the teriyaki beef was a little chewy but good flavor. The macaroni salad is really good and the chili tasted great too. The Loco Moco was probably our favorite dish. The brown gravy with the rice and hamburger Patty were very tasty and reminded us of Salisbury steak we used to eat at home. We will definitely order this dish again and we chose to have our eggs scrambled. We will return to Zippys and can recommend it if you are visiting and there is one neat by. We wanted to try a local restaurant and this one is a good one to experience. It appears that they have a table service section too. We didn’t realize this until after we ordered at the counter.

Zippy's Restaurant is always a place you can go to for a midnight snack or a meal with the gang. With a Napoleon bakery along side of Zippy's, everyone can find something to eat, a snack, breakfast, lunch, dinner. They have a Dine-In area with water service and a take area for when you are on the go. You can also do a phone order and they also cater. Family oriented and the staff is always helpful. The food is served in generous portions for an affordable price. There is free parking and many shops and businesses near by.

So things have changed since COVID but still this is the place I turn to when I just don't want to cook or need a quick bite to eat. So service isn't what it used to be. The cool part is that there's a QR code now to pay your tab. I no longer have to wait for the waitress to bring the tab.....what a relief when they are slammed.

It was our first breakfast here, and the spam surprised us but it was such a pleasant surprise. The food was delicious. The service was a bit off, we may be tourists but we felt that we were being treated differently because of that. The place itself also needs some renovations, the sit down reservation side seemed fine but the sit down place for the pick up food was in need of some cleaning and updo.

These restaurants are great for take out and dining in. They have a good selection of food items and their bakery items are delicious too. We have tried everything from breakfast to dinner. Their chicken has the right amount of breading. Make sure you sign up for their rewards program. It's super easy to earn points and get free items. We earned a free item right after our third visit. Totally worth it. They also give back to the local community by having a different fundraising group every week that they donate a portion of the proceeds to.