#zippy's

[bwanstudio]

My face when I spot someone else’s food that looks better than mine. 😏 Tag your friends who are also like this~ 🤭 I wanted to share some of my favorite foods found at the popular local diner Zippy's! Spam musubi is the classic Hawaii snack food consisting of a rice ball and spam (some variations have egg) wrapped in nori (dried seaweed). Another variation is the hot dog musubi. Spam musubis can be found in many restaurants including Zippy’s and 7-Elevens in Hawaii. But the real winner at Zippy’s is their signature chili and fried chicken which goes so well with macaroni salad and rice! Hungry yet? Next time you’re in Hawaii… Next stop, Zippy’s!

[khakilike]

Josh and Ollie being in Hawaii is already a dream come true, but Jason Momoa taking them to Zippy's? Amazing. (I hope there's more Hawaii content coming, both on JOLLY and Korean Englishman*; they wouldn't spend 29 hours traveling for a one-and-done, right?)

*Armand and Max in Hawaii, anyone?

One highlight: everyone talks about Zippy's chili---and rightly so!---but I'm glad Jason hyped up the fried chicken. Zippy's fried chicken is so good!

One bummer: so much talk about Guinness (which Zippy's doesn't even serve), but zero talk about the gigantic cups of lilikoi and Orange Bang on the table.

One head-scratcher: "STRUDEL!" Us locals call them Napples, bro. Seems like Jason is really into Zippy's but ignores the whole Napoleon's Bakery side of the operation, which I can respect. Dessert is good, but seconds is better.

[trulyic0nic]

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[khakilike]

"Doug is a very creative eater." If ordering a chili frank and having the Zippy's staff put it in three separate containers qualifies as "very creative," then sure.

[khakilike]

So interesting to see the limited menu for the grand opening of Zippy's Las Vegas. No hamburger steak.* No chicken katsu. But they do have corned beef hash and spaghetti (which are Zippy's classics, just not ones that feel as essential as hamburger steak and chicken katsu to me). Kinda weird, but whatever. As long as there's chili and fried chicken, you're getting 90% of the Zippy's experience.

*86-ing hamburger patties really simplifies the menu. No hamburger steak, no loco moco (or Chili Moco), no hamburger sandwiches. No need to make gravy. No need to buy/bake buns. No need to make french fries. It's a smart move---but I don't know if I would have done it.

[khakilike]

I'm genuinely perplexed by how someone can know enough about local culture to slip a Zippy's reference into a Magnum P.I. script, and at the same time not know---or care?---enough to spell "Chili Moco" correctly. (It suggests that they don't know how to spell "loco moco," either, which shouldn’t be possible after shooting the show in Hawaii for five years.)

And, again, what's with all the indoor shoes?

[khakilike]

Wholeheartedly agree that visitors should check out a Zippy’s when they come to Hawaii, though in most cases I’d recommend going for a snack rather than an actual meal. “Small chili rice and a medium lilikoi” is my personal go-to.

[baileyspecialrisks]

Lawsuit Filed Against Hawaiian Restaurant Chain After Data Breach

Two people have filed a class-action lawsuit against Hawaii restaurant chain Zippy's. Zippy's alerted its customers April 27 that it experienced a data breach at all of its 25 restaurant, Napoleon's Bakery, Kahala Sushi and Pearl City Sushi locations. It also says credit and debit cards used to buy drinks at Pomaikai

Zippy’s alerted its customers April 27 that it experienced a data breach at all of its 25 restaurants.