Zip's Cafe has stood along Delta Avenue in Cincinnati's Mount Lookout neighborhood for decades.The burger joint just celebrated its 100th birthday, marking a century of Zipburgers in the Tri-State."I love burgers, but this one i s my favorite, my favorite, yeah in the world," Coral Santiago said.But for the past week, the beloved restaurant had to close its doors after flood waters damaged parts of the building. Heavy rain made its way down the road and into the establishment July 17.Ive seen it before so I cant say I was surprised, but its still one of those things where its kind of just shocking and defeating," owner Mike Burke said.WATCH: Staff and customers celebrate the reopening of Zip's Cafe Historic Zip's Cafe reopens in Cincinnati after flood damage, week-long cleanupThe restaurant routinely informed its faithful customers when they needed more days to assess and clean the space, until making the announcement Friday that service would return Saturday.A lot of it's a hurry up and wait kind of thing. So, while Im trying to then schedule with the flooring guy to replace the floor that is nonexistent, I cant tell him when hes going to be able to work because the humiditys got to drop," Burke said.Then, Saturday brought the community back into Zip's doors.I think were moving forward well," Burke said. Included in the excitement were Santiago and Chris Lyle, who live in Puerto Rico.The two make frequent trips to the Cincinnati area, making sure to always grab a meal at Zip's Cafe.Every time I come here, I have to come to Zip's," Santiago said.But when floods closed down the restaurant, the two had to wait and see if they could enjoy their usual spot.I've been like the entire week, looking into the Facebook, like seeing when its going to be closed. And fortunately, I had the opportunity to come before I leave tomorrow," Santiago said.Burke and his team are getting back on track, hoping to see their normal crowds fill up their space soon enough."Its been big. Its been a good day, and I think, just now that the words out that were open, our business will slowly creep back up to the volume were used to," Burke said. ...read more read less