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      Thank you for letting us serve the Northwest since 1953!

      Thank you for letting us serve since 1953!

      General Info

      There really was a guy named Zip. Robert Zip Zuber built his first Zips Drive-in with the motto Thrift and Swift in Kennewick Washington in 1953, wisely figuring to serve the workers, scientists, and their families coming to the Tri-Cities to work in the new nuclear industry. Zip knew they would be looking for a quick meal at a fair price and boy was Zip right, they came in droves for the fresh-off-the-grill hamburgers, hand-cut halibut, crinkle-cut fries made fresh and the tartar sauce made from scratch. Zip built his next store, in Spokane, on North Division an immediate hit with the students at nearby Gonzaga College. In 1958 he sold the store to Jake Vorrath who then opened the second Spokane drive-in on this site of the well-known, Gages Diner on Northwest Boulevard, he in turn sold the store to Harold Laing, and the Division Street store to the drive-ins young manager, Harold Fettig. Laing passed away in 1969, and his wife sold the business to Ed Minor, a Nalleys Potato Chip salesman, who partnered with Don Kelly, a Wonder Bread salesman. Fettig, Minor, Kelly, their families and former store managers remain operators of the majority of the Zips Drive-ins today. In the 1960s Zips Drive-in was the quintessential American Graffiti-era drive-in, replete with cars encircling the buildings beneath colorful awnings, phones for calling in your order from your car or table, and carhops and waitresses to bring your food. As charming as this might have been and as much as it is missed by some it was not quick enough to keep up with Americas fast paced lifestyle, and by the early 70s drive-ins all over the country were closing. Minor and Kelly were savvy enough to see this trend and built some of the Northwests first drive-through lanes, allowing Zips Drive-in to remain one of the few local hamburger chains to continue to thrive, still keeping Robert Zip Zubers motto Thrift and Swift at the heart of our business today.

      HoursOPEN NOW
      Regular Hours:
      Mon - Sun

      Contact Info

      Phone:

      Main - 509-943-0688

      Address:
      1123 Lee Blvd Richland, WA 99352
      Link:

      www.zipsdrivein.com

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      Categories
      Restaurants, Hamburgers & Hot Dogs, Take Out Restaurants
      Services / Products
      Take Out, Drive-Thru Restaurant, Lunch
      Payment Options
      amex, discover, mastercard, visa
      Location
      Y
      Other Information

      Cuisines: American, Burgers, Hot Dogs

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