Zippy’s Kaimuki

Seriously so we order a mini chicken plate and 2 donuts! We’ve been waiting for 30 to 45 mins just for our food seriously! And the lady is not even telling us what’s going on with our food! Horrible service also

This Zippy’s location is convenient if you are in the Kaimuki neighborhood, but I don’t really like «open-​air» restaurants due to the elements and flies/​mosquitos that may come around. Plus, this one is fairly small compared to others I’ve been to.

I love Zippys. Anyone born and raised here loves Zippys. But not this location.
I pride myself on giving places second chances after burning me the first time around, I mean everyone has a bad day. But I’ve now had HORRIFYINGLY BAD food poisoning from this location three times. Twice from eating chili-​their main dish!!! And once from a Teri beef sandwich. I don’t know what they are doin over there but I suspect it includes bad food safety practices and a lot of unwashed hands. EW.
Stay away if you value your stomach lining.

The chicken and chili is always good here but the prices are getting so high! Not a cheap place to eat but the food is good

Shitty customer service. Older lady Christine talked story right in front of me and didn’t bother to acknowledge that I was there until 5 minutes later. Then she got my order wrong because too busy talking story. I asked for a glazed yeast donut. She got me a slice of cream cheese cake? Wtf lady. Pay attention.

Very rude man cleaning the restroom, slammed the door and accused us of leaving trash outside 10/​24/​2015 2:05pm. Need to teach him customer service, if he hates his job go work else where.

Came here for breakfast before a presentation at a school down the street. It’s a nice open air place that gets a good breeze in.
Going here for breakfast is not bad considering they open at 5:30 am and the prices are not that bad at all. I would say that it would be harder to come during other hours as there is not much seating.
The is food is amazing!

Been coming to this Zippy’s since I was a kid, and it continues to deliver. Waialae gets some great light at sunrise and sunset, and this open air-​ish restaurant benefits from that. Also, the baker is gorgeous.

I was jonesing for some fried chicken tonight, and had originally headed out to Popeye’s in Kapahulu. Unfortunately for me, the Popeye’s parking lot was full, and there was no other street parking available so I decided to go to another favorite joint of mine… Zippy’s in Kaimuki.
Upon arriving at the Kaimuki Zippy’s, I could see the parking lot was quite full, but I was lucky enough to secure a parking stall.
When I got to the ordering counter to place my order, I ordered (2) pieces of Zippy’s fried chicken.
My chicken came out fast, because as soon as I walked around the corner to get a complimentary cup of water, the clerk gives me my two pieces of fried chicken in a paper bag.
As I picked up my fried chicken, I went to one of the booths to eat it, and upon opening the bag, I see one of the two pieces (see pic) of fried chicken all shriveled up & dried! YUCK!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? How can you sever a paying customer something like that?
The cook who put this order together, should put him or her in the customer’s shoes!!!
Think about it… if you paid money for something, would you eat a fried chicken all shriveled up, dried up like a piece of ROCK???
Your prices for the fried chicken are not cheap too… as you folks charge $ 5.24 for two small pieces of chicken thighs.
The only thing good about all of this was when I brought back the shriveled dried up piece of chicken to the counter. I asked one of the girls who was working there — «if she was the manager?» She told me «no», I then proceeded to tell her the issue I had with my fried chicken I received, and all she had was a dumbfounded look on her face & really did not do anything.
But the girl who took my order (I think her name was Keahau) walked over from the other side of the counter, and addressed my concern.
She looked into the bag & saw the shriveled, dried up piece of fried chicken, and apologized immediately.
She told me that fried chicken piece should have never been served to anyone, and that she will let the people in the back know about this. She then went to the back (cooking area) & promptly got two new juicy pieces of fried chicken for me.
Now this is what I call great customer service, and Keahau should be recognized for her professionalism, and wonderful customer service skills!
I then went back to my table & finished up my meal… and the replacement fried chicken was of the standard that Zippy’s is known for.

Not very happy with this one it cost me more to have a chili chicken plate without the rice and mac salad then it would have just have the regular chili chicken please very displeased and the birds in the eating area are horrible at one point they were sitting on the back of the bench across from me trying to get food I had to physically stand up to make them go away avoiding this one in the future maybe all the Zippy’s

Okay I retract my former Unilocal review. I just went there after work it took them 15 minutes to make my mini Korean chicken plate. They kept skipping over my order when I was one of the first people in there. When I came in it wasn’t even crowded, but after 15 minutes of waiting there, there was a build up of people.
Do yourself a favor and go to the one down Kapahulu, at least there’s air conditioning over there.

I don’t know what’s going on with zippy’s these days. I took my family there for dinner last week. My 10 year old daughter ordered the kids mac n cheese and I swear it was about a tablespoon portion for $ 5. She was still hungry and wanted another one. I told her it wasn’t worth it so she got banana royale for dessert which was 2 scoops of ice cream, some sliced bananas with toppings in a small cup for $ 7. Me wife order the oxtail soup which came in a bowl a little bigger then a typical rice bowl and the was $ 16. We’re not an overweight family and I’m not complaining about the price but at zippy’s need to at least realize what the competition gives for similar prices. They are no longer a go to place for us.

Zippy’s will always be Zippy’s… You will always get food and taste what you expect to taste but over the years price has gone up a lot… I got two breakfast bento which isn’t so bad about $ 4.75 for eggs 3 port sausage and one spam… Order was quick and fast and had a lot of seats available place wasn’t clean tho

Im a zippys worker and these worker were quite inattentive. I ordered 2 salads 1 regular 1 mini which should take all of 5 mins to make. I waited 15 mins and watched people after me getting their food, finally i went up to the window and inquired where my salads were only to find they were left on the side. Quite disappointed.

While this Zippys location is super convenient for me, I must say Zippys company in general is such a downer. Everything is so expensive & it seems their quality has really gone down.
I hate that this location is an «open» restaurant. I admit I’m spoiled… I like to be indoors with AC without homeless walking through any old time & digging in the garbage. I also hate the dirty pigeons & doves that flock here, scrounging for food. SO! I always phone my orders in & pick up to go.
I stopped by the other night after work & got a Korean chicken plate & large orange bang. My total came out to $ 13! My chicken was mostly just skin & batter with hardly any sauce & my orange bang was watery.

This is a small Zippy’s located on the corner of Waialae and 7^th Ave. I gave this location 2 stars because it doesn’t have a dine in restaurant. Also it’s open air, so you are subjected to the elements, and also sometimes strange people. This is the kind of Zippy’s that you order takeout from if you are in the area.
As far as food goes, it’s good standard Zippy’s fare. Some of my favorite Zippy’s item’s include Chili (I prefer bean-​less), Portuguese Bean Soup (wish I could order bean-​less), Portuguese Omelet Sandwich, Fried Noodles (large platter is great for parties), Fried Chicken, and Mahi mahi (I’m addicted to their tarter sauce)
Service here has been good. No complaints.
Like I said earlier, food and service is pretty standard, but since they are small, older, and don’t have dine in, I’m only able to give it 2 stars.

What can I say? It’s Zippy’s. I am not a big fan of Zippy’s in general. I think the food is not good and I would rather spend my calories on something that tastes better. This location looks like it stays busy but parking is easy in their lot. If I need rice and mac salad quick for dinner, it is a great price to pick some up to go along with our main dish for dinner.

Zippy’s Kaimuki has been my family’s go-​to «oh my god, we’re in a rush and need to eat dinner fast, but where??» restaurant. Their Kaimuki location is so close and convenient to where I live, so Zippy’s is like always on my list when I’m hungry. It’s probably a fact that every local has been to a Zippy’s. I don’t know why I’m even saying it, it’s a fact.
Parking is usually not an issue since they have a good sized lot. This Zippy’s is not really the dine-​in type, most customers are grabbing dinner or lunch on their way home, however, there are a lot of seats if you choose to dine in. Service is usually polite and fast, workers are friendly and efficient.
Birthdays are wonderful when you live so close to a Napoleon’s bakery, you can just park, choose a cake, and you’re on your way. It’s rather magnificent. Napoleon cakes are so good. Have you ever tried their Oreo cake? Do it.
Food at Zippy’s Kaimuki is like every other, I don’t even want to know how many Zip packs I’ve ordered at this location alone. haha But it is always delicious and it is always filling. But my, the price has gone up! Small price to pay for a local staple.
I’m hoping however, that they renovate some things, the store is beginning to look dingy and dirty, I’m sure it is clean for the most part, but it is an open-​air restaurant. Nonetheless, Zippy’s Kaimuki will always be there for you, so why not repay the favor and visit them!

I would like to update my review because my most recent visit was much better than my last one. First, please note that this location only has an outdoor area. There is no restaurant.
The service here today was really good. Both the lady taking orders from the window and the lady at the bakery were very, very nice!
I don’t tend to see variations in the quality of food at different Zippy’s location so I’m not going to elaborate on their food quality. It was just as to be expected.
As mentioned previously, one piece of chicken is still $ 2.40 which I think is quite overpriced. I am very pleased with the fact that they cleaned up their bathroom and it no longer has an overpowering urine smell. It was generally cleaner overall, thank you. I made it a point to visit the bathroom because of my last review and I’m glad I did.

***3.5 stars***
we were told that this is where the locals eat, and indeed, this is the place to come if you want hawaiian fast food at cheap prices.
hubby and i ordered:
small saimin noodles: saimin noodles in a hot soup base with 2 pieces of pork and a fish cake
tuna sandwich with side salad: tuna, tomato, and lettuce on white bread with side of mixed greens and side of ginger sesame dressing
surfrider special: beef, fried chicken, and spam on a bed of rice.
the saimin noodles were probably the best thing we had, partly due to the fact that this is a unique menu item that we don’t see on the mainland. the noodles were soft and chewy, and the broth very flavourful.
the tuna sandwich was something that i could have made myself, but that was to be expected. a medium-​sized scoop of tuna fish salad on each half of the sandwich, with fresh tomato (these were quite good) and lettuce made for a good tasting sandwich. while the salad was just ok, the dressing was really good, again, not something that i see regularly on the mainland.
my husband practically devoured the surfrider special since it was practically all meat! i didn’t try any of this but he said the meat was good, and definitely very filling.
for $ 17 and change, we were given an ample amount of food to fill our bellies for lunch. while the quality is typical for a fast food chain, we were glad that we had a chance to try this local favourite.