There’s a reason Las Vegas is affectionately called Hawaiʻi’s Ninth Island. Not only are there more than 23,000 people who live in Clark County who identify as Hawaiian or South Pacific Islander (according to the 2020 U.S. Census), but thousands of people from the Islands travel to Las Vegas to gamble, eat and shop. So […]
Zippy’s, the beloved Hawaiʻi-based restaurant chain, celebrated the one-year anniversary of its first Mainland location last year, and now it’s poised to open its second. A year after it opened in Las Vegas, Zippy’s announced its opening a second location—also in Vegas, about 8 miles away at 4590 S. Hualapai Way—in the Summerlin South area.
Fani Leilua drove all the way from Salt Lake City, Utah—more than 400 miles!—to eat at Zippy’s on the day it opened in Las Vegas. “When you fly into Hawaiʻi that’s the first stop you make and always the last stop because it‘s always something you wanna take back home,” she said in a video
It’s been years in the making. Literally. Zippy’s Restaurants, the beloved restaurant chain with 22 locations on three islands, is scheduled to open its first location outside Hawaiʻi in October. And where else but Las Vegas? The roughly 7,000-square-foot restaurant and bakery will open at 10:10 a.m. on Oct. 10 at 7095 Badura Ave. It’s
It’s true! With Southwest Airlines, it’s just gotten a little easier to travel to Hawaiʻi’s unofficial ninth island, Las Vegas. After becoming a major play in the realm of Hawaiʻi airlines back in 2019, Southwest Airlines has only continued to grow its presence, offering more and more routes to and from the islands—all at a
Zippy’s is coming to the mainland, this is not a drill! The well-known and dearly loved Hawaii-based restaurant chain, which is famous for its Zippy’s chili and an extensive menu of local comfort foods—we’re talking loco moco, saimin and chicken katsu—has announced that it has purchased vacant land in southwest Las Vegas. “The location in
