I just had the worst experience ordering takeout at the driveup window. Zippy's received my online order at 8:06 pm. Ready time 8:59. Second text ready time 9:30pm. I drove there at 9:15 waited in line until 10:04pm. Finally, received my food at 10:16pm. It took 2 hours 10 min. The young man at the window was very apologetic and it was not his fault that my food took so long. I blame poor management. read more

Big and empty... slow service Didn't try any menu items. But the bakery items were good.. Pumpkin cheesecake delish Flaky something was good too read more

Being coming here for years. Never experienced a bad service. The food is awesome and the environment is cozy.

Omg how I missed Zippy's... it really does make a difference when you don't eat there often and when you do it's all over goodness from the service to the food. The ambience of the restaurant is so mellow with just a relaxing sound of music. read more

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This location has a drive thru, and it's best if you order ahead. Went specifically because I am supporting a fundraiser for my nieces travel with her social media event for her school. At least now on the fundraiser they provide options, which is a plus, the employee came to the window at the drive thru gave my name got my pickup order and left. So easy peasy! read more

June 21, 2021 A month and 11 days later I received a letter with coupons for me to use at Zippys. The letter was addressed to Mr. August.... This only happened after I filled out the survey reviewing my experience. Then I received an email saying that they would address the staff. Then I received another email saying they would address the staff and I responded asking about my refund. Finally received a cryptic email that apologized and asked that I leave an address in future communications...I wrote back because I wasn't sure if that was their way of asking for my address. I guess it was. I've avoided Zippys since this incident. Before that I would go 5 times a week. read more

Zippy's Ewa - The 2 Napples I recieved. - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

When was growing up over hea, brah had to travel far to get to Zippy's. All the way to Pearl City. Seem like going odda side island for us guys in Ewa Beach. So when Waipahu went open up was better. Was new and different, modern for us guys. Plus, never have go dat far now.. Neva taught we'd get one for us, but we did. Tank goodness. I've grown up since then. And so has Zippy's but they have continued to serve that wonderful food us locals have known and come to love. So much so that's what we think about when we are away from the islands. Katsu, teriyaki, fried chicken, beef stew, spaghetti all cooked when ordered. Let's not forget their famous chilli. i can eat several servings with hot rice. Watch for their specials to catch other island favorites. Their zip paks are great when you're doing an outing or when you just want to have something to eat along the way at some point in time. What ever it is it's going to be good. Want to know what the locals dream of eating? Here's your answer, now it's time to explore. read more

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My partner and I have come here twice for late night meals. Both times we've had Pana as our server. I love his welcoming and energetic spirit. Even though it's super late in the evening, he does his job with a smile on his face, and I really appreciate that. Not only is he a great spirit, but he also performs his role really well! I think he was the only one waiting on the dining section, and he was super fast and very attentive! Someone give him a raise! Pana is amazing! read more

This location fricken sucks the young girls working the counter are rude. I waited almost 45 min for my breakfast. Mind you I only ordered 2 plates food. And it wasn't even busy. While I waited for my food I see the cooks in the back laughing and goofing around and making all the employee meals before anyone else's. The food sucks its over cooked and burnt. I hate this location they need to train their workers better or replace them. read more

Just picked this up at Napoleons Bakery. A slice of Banana Cream Pie?! Y'all should be ashamed and embarrassed to even serve and sell this piece!!! I was appalled when my husband who is Caucasian brought it home. Me being a local girl would've definitely said something on the spot-but, my husband is not the confrontational kind of person. Zippy's! Napoleons Bakery! You need to call me and refund , replace this embarrassment of a Banana Cream pie. read more

Zippy's Ewa - Banana cream pie ... failed! - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Like the old tv commercials for Zippy's back in the 90s asks, where do you go as you come back from a trip? First stop, Zippy's! Well, this is my third trip home to visit since I left in 2012, and we decided to stop at the Zippy's in Ewa Beach! We got there about half an hour before the dinner rush, and our waitress was very patient as we waited for my youngest to arrive. She was awesome! I only wish I got her name. We ordered their famous Zip Min, which is basically fast food ramen with all the fixings! You got fried shrimp, greens, kamaboko, and wontons in a savory broth. I had the chili burrito plate that comes with 2 scoops of rice (I asked for 1), and a scoop macaroni salad. Zippy's is known for their chili. Some say the secret ingredient is peanut butter, but I think that's an urban legend. My other some had the chili frank plate, and my daughter had the hamburger steak. Their meals also came with rice and Mac salad. On our way out, we got some pastries to go from the showcase as you enter the restaurant side. My favorite is their glazed flaky donut. I waited 5 years, and it did not disappoint! read more

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Phone service is the worst. Been on hold for 33 minutes after requesting for the bakery and nobody ever answered. Driving to the location would have been faster. Called again to make sure someone can answer and the same girl that answered the first time just transfers without being sure someone will answer, was on hold again for 15 minutes with NO ANSWER! Worst customer service! read more

The service is the worst of any restaurant. The workers here will literally do everything in their power to ignore all customers. The wait time is always insane, not because they're busy but because they love to find ways to just stand around. Would absolutely not recommend. read more

So we went here in the afternoon for a late lunch. I had a corn chowder with saltine crackers and a Wun Tun Min ramen bowl. My kid had a kids hamburger combo. We had deserts as well, but forgot to take photos. I had a chocolate parfait with ice cream, and it was good. My kid said the hamburger was good, but the fries could have beeb better. A tough customer this little one is. The Wun Tun Min is my go-favorite at Zippy's. As usual, it was awesome. This is my first time trying the corn chowder. It was okay. It wasn't awesome, but there wasn't anything wrong with it. I guess I just like clam chowder more. Overall a decent location. It was clean and the crew was friendly and checked on us a few times.l during our short meal. We didn't stay long, so they seemed dedicated to making sure we were all good. read more

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We came here for an early dinner. As we walked in, mask is required and the lady asks for address and contact number. After that, we got seated at a booth. I got an iced water to drink. I look at the menu and decided to get the meat loaf with corn and white rice. You can substitute the Mac salad. I don't care for Mac salad so I got the corn. I literally thought the meat loaf would be plain with ketchup lol! I didn't care for the gravy but I ate it anyway. The plate was just enough for me. You can up grade for a bread and soup or salad with dessert at the end but that was too much food for me. Service was good by our waitress. She was nice. Made sure our drinks were refilled. Plenty of parking up front. read more

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Zippy's. Why do I have to pay 2% for you to retain your employees along with hiring and training them? That's just like saying if you want a cashier to bag your groceries, Safeway will add an additional 2-% to your bill. Pay your employees what they are worth vs passing the charge on to the customer. I will think twice about eating here again. I could go to L&L and pay for my plate lunch. Good thing they don't charge for phone orders. Unreal/unbelievable. Increase the price or find a better way to give your employees what they should be paid. read more

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Wait time is INSANE compared to other locations. They also send out "Order is ready!" notifications way too early. I got notified over an hour ago and my order is still being worked on. read more

Ordered a chili and chicken mix plate. A $14 plate. Thanks for the 2 table spoons of chili! read more

Zippy's Ewa - Chili & Chicken Mixed Plate with 2 table spoons of chili. - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Zippy's good quality has changed over the years. We picked up chili chix plate & hamburger steak for lunch and the chili was totally watered down. Idk if they just added water to stretch out their portions but I didn't even bother finishing my food. The food there used to be my families' staple growing up in Hawaii. The hamburger steak has changed from what it originally used to be. Now it tastes like a grilled slice of a meatloaf with some watered down gravy on it & barely any grilled onions. The gravy isn't the same as before either. The clubhouse sandwich & potato salad are gone too. Sad. read more

It's been quite a while since our family dined in and it will be the last for a long time at zippy's. Why? Because of a 2% "kitchen charge" added to the cost of our food. You can read the reasoning for yourself in the pic. Basically it's a "tip" for the back-of-house. Unlike a regular tip where you can decide after, they now add in a tip ahead of time. So what if my food doesn't come out in a timely manner? Or doesn't taste good? I still have to pay 2% more. Unfortunately both of those things happened and I will not dine in again. Next stop, definitely NOT Zippy's. read more

Zippy's Ewa - 2% Hitchens charge - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

We have seen Zippy's after Zippy's and never taken the time to go into one, until today. It was a good dining experience. The service was zippy and the food was pretty tasty. Our meals were reasonably priced too! The menu seems to have a lot of things to choose from but I cannot see myself eating here so often because alot of the food is starchy or fried. Anyhow if you make it to dessert (which I highly recommend you do) give their cherry cake a try. It is light, fluffy, and delicious; a little slice of heaven. Jaunie O. (I think it was her name but I probably misspelled it) she was wonderful and made us feel so welcomed. Thank you! read more

Zippy's Ewa - Korean chicken - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

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I usually will place orders for catering items. A tray of noodles and Korean chicken. They never disappoint and always have the items ready for pick up. The phone customer service is great. read more

I've been to this Zippy's many times and have been frequenting various Zippy's more since the pandemic because my wife and I feel safe when ordering and receiving our food from Zippy's. They are very thorough with their distance and cleaning. They make sure that there is no human contact when taking food out of the restaurant. Recently we ordered a couple of breakfast bentos to go and I noticed that they offer take and bake cornbread for just $3.96 and it comes in a disposable baking dish. I was curious so I purchased one and made cornbread that evening. The verdict? It was pretty delicious so much so that I've heard that you can buy raw croissants also so I am going to inquire about them the next time I bro to Zippy's. Oh yeah, the breakfast bentos were also delicious. read more

Zippy's Ewa - For $3.96 you get corn bread mix and a baking pan for it, not bad. - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

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The food is always good! I get the golden fried chicken, and the desserts like custard pie, and glazed doughnuts. Love it! Service is good, ladies are friendly and try to get your order as quickly as possible. Ambiance is still pretty clean. Wish Zippy's woukd get their establishments more updated as far as comfort. As I'm a designer, it really lacks appeal. You're just there to eat and they want you to leave as quickly as possible.. which, I guess serves its purpose. But, people might come more often if they feel good in the atmosphere. read more

I placed an on-line order at 6:30 pick up time was 7:05. I was in line for 3o minutes in the drive thru. Got to the window and my food wasn't ready. I was asked to pull into the pick up space and they would bring it out. 30 minutes later still no food. Went inside to check on it "sorry still not ready". Finally received or food at 8:30. It shouldn't take two hours for a take out order. read more

Early morning breakfast had me making a stop here at Zippy's in Ewa Beach. Lines were practically non existent and parking was wide open. Unfortunately despite me and only a few others in the restuarant, the wait for my saimin and mushroom burger order was extremely long. This was a little fustrating but I was atleast a little happy for the free drink the staff provided me in return. The food was ok... ish... The saimin was warm but not hot, the ball of noodles they threw in was still a little cold in the middle, and the mushroom burger didnt have cheese not sure when that became a thing but ok... Not one of my best experiences at Zippy's but Im hopeful they will sort it out. Overall, Ill skip the stop next time and check out 7-11 right next door... read more

Zippy's Ewa - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

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This location is beginning to be like the Kapolei restaurant. Service going downhill! Made a phone order this afternoon, told me about 20 minutes, fine, 20 minutes, I arrive about 20 minutes later, stand in line to pay..waiting on my order, the lady behind who ordered off the menu, not a phone order, gets her order...?? I go up to the counter and ask about my order, the 3 workers filling orders, rather talk story, the 1girl looks at my receipt, goes to the side and returns with my order, all that time, my order was just sitting on the counter! WTF! I asked her about it, she just stared at me, if I didn't go up and ask I probably would've still been there waiting and writing this f#@$ review! They rather talk story to the worker who looks like she had the day off and came back to order something... Management better get your workers trained to service customers, you want to talk story? Talk story in the unemployment line.. read more

Employee Hazel was very polite and courteous, the young man with the ponytail was not. His attitude and body language showed how much he didn't want to be at work. Aloha. read more

Customer service issues and wait times aside (when you go in to order) this Zippy's is my favorite because it has a drive through pick up window! Just call your order in and drive through. I don't think it gets any easier than that? Not to mention, when I called my order in yesterday - an older man, with a heavy Filipino accent took my order - and that was probably the best customer service I've ever had from Zippy's! He was so nice and super thorough, not in a rush to get me off the phone like most places. Please hire more people like him lol. Anywho, we received our food fresh and tasty as ever. read more

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Food was what I expected. Fried chicken plate and spaghetti with garlic bread are never disappointing. Honestly, I didn't expect much from Ewa Beach Zippys. They are always slow to fill your order. What was disappointing this time was dessert. I was excited to eat apple napple. And both of the napples that I ordered were just sad. 1 was empty. Like plain and no filing. The other was maybe 1 bite of filling. read more

Zippy's food is consistent and the variety pleases everyone in our party. The service needs improvement. There's workers hustling and efficient- and you're lucky if you get them. And there's Brooklyn (had to hunt for her name tag) who needs to improve her attitude and learn the menu. read more

Two words: Corn Chowder. Mu husband ordered this late night for us and take-out. So I wasn't able to experience the customer service or the ambiance. But, that's okay! Because right when he got back, I could smell the hot corn chowder's aroma coming from the soup cup. Nose activated! Now I'm not a big fan of corn. I actually eat it really only a few times a year if that. But let me tell you, I downed the entire soup cup. Like slurped it down like my toddler does when he immensely loves his food! Thank goodness, my husband doesn't judge me! :D So overall, go for the corn chowder. You won't be disappointed. 10/10 recommend. read more

Always a good place to get some local food. Our favorite is the Korean fried chicken plate. Service is good and restaurant is clean. You have the option to eat in the restaurant, or pick up at drive through. Don't forget dessert! Their coconut cake is so yummy. It's my fave! read more

Attempted to order ahead and pick up in the drive through. 15 minutes they said. 30 minutes later I finally get to the window, pay for my order and .. wait?? I sit at the drive thru window while the employee goes back and forth looking at different orders but it seems she can't find mine. I sit there for almost 10 minutes without any explanation as to where my food is or why she's running around like a chicken without a head. When she finally comes back with my order (Chili Moco and chili chicken mixed plate) I ask her if they lost my order. She replied "the kitchen was backed up." Hmmm, so 40 minutes to make 2 plate lunches. Fail, Zippy's drive thru.. may have been faster to eat in the restaurant . read more

Zippy's Ewa - Where's my food?? - Diners Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

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So this just happened. After waiting 20+ minutes. I finally, asked about my Chili/ Chicken Plate (No beans). And, a Mini Spaghetti, after waiing so long. Maybe, they called it once, but if customer service was better, you would think to find out why food is just sitting around getting cold. Yes, it was cold when they finally gave it to me. Oh, did I mention my Chili... had beans. (What the...?) And... it was ALL rice!!! I didn't request that. (Damn. I love my mac salad, too). All the person said, was "Oh, this is yours... sorry. Next stop, may not be Zippys. Just sayin'. read more

It could just be because I'm a visitor to the Hawaiian islands, but I really liked the couple trips I made to Zippy's and the food quality. It definitely beats L&L for sure! My friend lives by this location so I got takeout with a couple girlfriends while we were here. We ordered online seamlessly and our food was ready at the estimated quoted time for pickup. I tried and enjoyed their loco moco, teri beef, spam musubi and saimin. Everything was cooked just to how I liked it and it's not expensive! Half plates were the perfect portion in my opinion; a full-sized portion would definitely be a couple meals for me. Next time I would like to try their desserts and chili! I definitely would come back to Zippy's the next time I'm in Oahu for a quick easy Hawaiian food fix. read more

I've always had a good experience at Zippys but this was the worst experience. The hostess looked didn't say anything just walked us to our table and pointed to it, said our servers name, put the menus down and walked away. Then our server said "drinks" and did not make eye contact at all. I ordered the chicken trio. The Korean chicken was pink and bounced when I tried to put my fork in it. There was still strands of bloody meat in there. And the chicken katsu meat was very dry. When I let our server know, she rolled her eyes and just asked what kind of chicken it was so she can get me more. I asked for it to be removed and the manager did. He came over, asked to see the chicken, said "oh" and walked off. It was just a bad experience all together. read more

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Food was cold, having to wait for condiments is ridiculous. Not to mention overpriced.

Omg I can honestly say zippy restaurants are a scam. Bought one large order chili rice in a cup with cheese and onions Cost $8. Small amount of chili with big scoop rice n little amount of onions. Also wanted to buy the chili frank plate with one extra frank. Zippy wanted to charge $8 for two extra hot dogs. I can buy two packs at the store for same $$. Wait time is disgusting too. Next stop definitely NOT zippys!! read more

Nothing zippy about Zippy's anymore. 15 minutes wait at counter. No customers in line. Cooks all standing in back. At 1p. Too bad.