Zip's Drive-in is a Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest

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-based American fast food

Fast food

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 restaurant chain founded in Kennewick, Washington

Kennewick, Washington

Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities...

 in 1953. The chain, whose franchises are locally owned and operated, is named after Robert "Zip" Zuber, the chain's founder.

The chain is known for uniquely-named hamburger

Hamburger

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 sandwich

Sandwich

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es, some of them known as "Papa Joe", "Belly-Buster" and "Big Zipper". The chain also features hand-cut and breaded cod

Cod

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 fillets, as well as their handmade tartar sauce

Tartar sauce

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, usually made on-premise. They also offer deep-fried mushroom

Mushroom

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s, and offer 'tubs' of French fries

French fries

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 or tater tots

Tater Tots

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.

Some of their most unusual offerings include a hot dog

Hot dog

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 split in half and served on a hamburger

Hamburger

A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...

 bun with ketchup

Ketchup

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, mustard

Mustard (condiment)

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 and a dill

Dill

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 pickle

Pickled cucumber

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 slice. They also offer the Hobo

Hobo

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 (originally called the Hobo Steak Sandwich), a ⅓-lb hamburger served with barbecue

Barbecue

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 sauce, although it is believed the Ritzville, Washington

Ritzville, Washington

Ritzville is a city in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Adams County.-History:...

 location still serves the original Hobo Steak, as well as a Cowboy Steak Sandwich.

Spokane, Washington

Spokane, Washington

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 area

• Northwest and Monroe: 1018 W. Northwest Blvd.
• 5 Mile Shopping Center: Francis and Maple
• Lincoln and 3rd: 223 S. Lincoln
• 10125 N. Division
• Regal and 29th: 2917 S. Regal
• 6525 E. Broadway
• 725 E. Francis
• 11222 E. Sprague Ave.
• 225 E. Sprague Ave.
• 3204 N. Monroe
• 2909 N Market Street

Washington: Other locations

• Veradale
  Veradale, Washington
  Veradale is a former census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,387 at the 2000 census. Since 2003, the area has been incorporated as part of the city of Spokane Valley.-Geography:...
  
  : 15808 E. Sprague Ave.
• Airway Heights
  Airway Heights, Washington
  Airway Heights is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just west of Spokane. The population was 6,114 at the 2010 census. The city's name was taken from its close proximity to Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport....
  
  : 12421 W. Sunset Hwy.
• Ritzville
  Ritzville, Washington
  Ritzville is a city in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Adams County.-History:...
  
  
• Cheney
  Cheney, Washington
  Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The full time resident population was 10,590 as of 2010 census. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, and its population grows to approximately 17,600 people on a temporary basis when classes at Eastern Washington...
  
  : 911 1st.
• Deer Park
  Deer Park, Washington
  Deer Park is a city in Spokane County, Washington, in the United States. The population was 3,652 at the 2010 census.-History:Deer Park was officially incorporated on June 24, 1908. Deer Park got its name when railroad surveyors saw deer grazing in the area. Deer Park was settled in 1889 when a...
  
  : 1005 S. Main St.
• Mead
  Mead, Washington
  Mead is an unincorporated suburb north of Spokane in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Named for Civil War general George Meade, this rural area is tracked by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2010, population of Mead was 7,275....
  
  : 12218 N. Market St.
• Richland
  Richland, Washington
  Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the...
  
  : 1123 Lee Blvd.
• Richland
  Richland, Washington
  Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the...
  
  : 1756 Fowler St.
• Kennewick
  Kennewick, Washington
  Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities...
  
  : 400 E. Columbia Dr.
• Colfax
  Colfax, Washington
  Colfax is the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States.The population was 2,805 at the 2010 census.It is situated amidst wheat-covered hills in a valley at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Palouse River. U.S...
  
  
• Chewelah
  Chewelah, Washington
  Chewelah is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Chewelah was labeled Chiel-Charle-Mous on the 1897 U. S. Land Office Map. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census which was a 19.3% increase over the 2000 census.-History:...
  
  : 516 N. Park St.

Idaho

Idaho

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• Coeur d'Alene
  Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
  Coeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur...
  
  : 115 Sherman Ave.
• Coeur d'Alene
  Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
  Coeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur...
  
  : 3675 Government Way
• Post Falls
  Post Falls, Idaho
  Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States near the Idaho state line between Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The population was 17,247 at the 2000 census, and grew to 27,574 people by the 2010 census, making it Idaho's tenth largest city.-History:Post Falls is...
  
  : 3927 W. Riverbend Ave.
• Rathdrum
  Rathdrum, Idaho
  Rathdrum is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 6,826 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Rathdrum is located at ....
  
  : 14480 Highway 14
• Moscow
  Moscow, Idaho
  Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...
  
  : 1222 W. Pullman Rd.
• Boise
  Boise, Idaho
  Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
  
  : 10889 W. Fairview
• Sandpoint
  Sandpoint, Idaho
  Sandpoint is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 7,365 at the 2010 census.Sandpoint's major economic contributors include forest products and light manufacturing, tourism and recreation and government services...
  
  : 1301 Highway 2