Zippy's
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 Zippy's facts

• On October 17, 1966, brothers Francis and Charles Higa created the very first Zippy's on South King Street
• At first, the Higa brothers were going to open a car wash, but they ended up creating a restaurant
• The kitchen was located in the back of the Zippy's McCully fast food operation
• At the time, the zip code was gaining popularity because it was a faster and more efficient way for mail to arrive
• The Higa brothers liked the idea of zip codes and they wanted their restaurant to have the same kind of service, resulting in the name Zippy's
• Francis and Charlie bought mostly freestanding buildings so that they could stay open for 24 hours
• Because it was open all day, the restaurant attracted many late-night goers
• On November 19, 1983, Napoleon’s Bakery opened its doors for the first time because Zippy's wanted to try something different
• They wanted to create that one-stop shop, so that when the customer were done with their dinner, they could order some kind of dessert
• Zippy's had an increase in sales because of the opening of Napoleon’s Bakery