In Hawaii, Nothing Says You’re Home Like Zippy's, Mac Salad, and Spam | Bon Appétit
"A long-running, diner-style Hawaii chain based in a mall that feels like home with sea-foam-green leather booths; it has been operating for decades across the islands and supplies locals with massive quantities of its signature meaty chili. The menu mixes diner staples and immigrant dishes — Spam, mac salad, patty melts, thin-patty cheeseburgers with Kraft Singles, saimin, and a chili that's commonly piled on spaghetti or rice. The Zip Pac (spelled with a c) is a nostalgic combo featuring fried, crackled Spam, craggy fried chicken, beef teriyaki, breaded fried hoki (blue hake), and white rice with furikake, while family habits — adding wontons to saimin or ladling on locally made hot mustard — underscore its role as a comforting, reliably local haunt found throughout Oahu." - ByElyse Inamine
