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What Happened to Zippy's Giant Burgers After Mystery Diners? (Seattle, WA)

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As of September 2026, Zippy's Giant Burgers has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

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What the source shows: Google Places' listing, checked 2026-09-08, marks Zippy's Giant Burgers' business_status as permanently closed, and its only found web presence, a Facebook page, returned an error.

  • Season / episode Season 5, Episode 9
  • Original air date
  • Address 9614 14th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106

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What happened after Mystery Diners?

In the Mystery Diners episode "Mascot Mayhem" (aired 2014-03-03), the owner of Zippy's Giant Burgers told series investigator Charles Stiles about problems with the restaurant's costumed mascot at its Seattle location, according to Wikipedia's episode summary for the series. Undercover Mystery Diners investigators then worked the restaurant's floor and found that an employee had sent a substitute to wear the mascot costume while drinking on duty, according to the same summary. As Wikipedia's article on the series notes, citing its sources, Mystery Diners' end-credits disclaimer allows that events may be re-enacted for dramatic effect, and the show has drawn criticism from television critics over how staged its confrontations are. As is typical for the series, Stiles presented the findings to the owner, who gave the original mascot employee a second chance after hearing his explanation. The episode aired amid a run of Seattle-area restaurants the series profiled in early 2014. Google Places' listing for Zippy's Giant Burgers, checked 2026-09-08, gives its address as 9614 14th Ave SW in Seattle's White Center neighborhood and marks the business_status as permanently closed. The only web presence found was a Facebook page for the restaurant, which returned an error message when checked the same day. No current website, reopening, or name change was located for the address.

Featured on Mystery Diners

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 9
Original air date
Episode title
Mascot Mayhem
What was featured
Costumed mascot swapped for a drinking substitute during a shift
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Zippy's Giant Burgers

Frequently asked questions

Is Zippy's Giant Burgers still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Zippy's Giant Burgers has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What happened to Zippy's Giant Burgers after Mystery Diners?

In the Mystery Diners episode "Mascot Mayhem" (aired 2014-03-03), the owner of Zippy's Giant Burgers told series investigator Charles Stiles about problems with the restaurant's costumed mascot at its Seattle location, according to Wikipedia's episode summary for the series. As of September 2026, Zippy's Giant Burgers has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

Is Zippy's Giant Burgers permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Zippy's Giant Burgers has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Zippy's Giant Burgers located?

9614 14th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Mystery Diners featured Zippy's Giant Burgers?

Season 5, Episode 9 of Mystery Diners, first aired March 3, 2014. The episode is titled “Mascot Mayhem”.

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Address
9614 14th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106
Venue type
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Official website
Facebook

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Sources

  • Facebook — https://m.facebook.com/Zippys-Giant-Burgers-White-Center-115165815172748/
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Diners

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