Renovated Zippy's Now Open

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Zippy's Moiliili Restaurant, which closed this summer for renovations, reopened last week, so the wife and I had breakfast there on November 4, the first Sunday it was open. You can tell how many people missed their neighborhood restaurant because he place was packed and there was a line out the door.

It was good to see familiar faces ... not just the wait staff, but dining friends as well. The wife sees more acquaintances at Zippy's than I do, but occasionally I'll see someone I know, or at least recognize. It's kind of a "this is my go-to place" kind of place.

Our waiter was Aka (Akalani), whom we saw a few times when we ate at the McCully location where he was temporarily stationed. It was like old times, except that the new restaurant is brighter and seems more spacious. The service counter is relocated, no longer right in the middle of the place. When you enter, the hostess' stand is to your left instead of right in front of you.

The result? The new booths pop right out at you. And that's a good thing.

The next day, we took her mother and brother to check out the new digs. And guess what? Aka was our waiter once again.

Home again, home again, jiggidy jig.