Hot chips Melbourne: Caulfield North Tuck Shop Take Away, South Yarra Hello Sam
From handmade crispy goodness to charcoal chicken magic, these are some of Melbourne’s yummiest hot chips.
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Crispy, salty, crunchy goodness — there’s nothing better than tucking into some hot chips.
And from corner stores to humble charcoal chicken shops, there’s no shortage of chippy goodness across Melbourne.
Check out our picks for some of the best.
TUCK SHOP TAKE AWAY
273 Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield North
The crispy and crunchy hot chips from Tuck Shop Take Away have been named the best in Melbourne.
Owner Clinton Serex said the chips were made from scratch, using potatoes from the Spud Sisters in Ballarat, fifth generation potato farmers.
“We hand cut them ourselves, and they’re triple cooked; boiled, blanched and fried,” he said.
“They’re never frozen and taste like real potato.”
The skin is left on the potatoes and the chips over covered in a good quality sea salt.
“They’re crunchy, and not all are a uniform shape, with lots of crispies at the bottom of the bag,” he said.
“We’ve been named the best chips in Melbourne quite a few times.”
HELLO SAM
760 Chapel St, South Yarra
If you’re looking for some fries with some mouth-watering toppings, Hello Sam is for you.
Chef Stew Anderson said they served a partially skin-on chip that had been designed to stay crispy.
Hello Sam’s loaded fries include Animal Fries, featuring cheese, crispy bacon, and house made burger sauce, and Sweet and Sour Popcorn Chicken Fries.
MCMANOS CHICKEN BAR
99 Charles St, Seddon
The crinkle cut chips from McManos Chicken Bar were voted the best in Melbourne in 2019, and owner Dave Chen says they are still incredibly popular.
Mr Chen said the salt and oil he used were crucial to making his chips so tasty.
8BIT
8 Droop St, Footscray
The chips from 8bit have also voted among Melbourne’s best. As well as traditional beer batter, chip lovers can choose from chilli cheese fries, cheese and gravy fries or cheese and bacon fries.
KELLETTS CHARCOAL CHICKEN
3/150 Kelletts Rd, Rowville
The mouth-watering chips from the Rowville Lakes Village store were given the tick of approval from Knox Leader readers.
Other popular choices in Knox include The Basin Fish & Chips Shop, Angelos Wantirna South, Upwey Fish and Chips, Wantirna South Charcoal Chicken, Fairhills Fish and Chippery Ferntree Gully, and Banksia Cafe Wantirna South.
FLAME TREES BURGER BAR
741 Mountain Highway, Bayswater
The chilli cheese loaded fries at Flame Trees were also given a huge tick of approval from Leader readers. Other options include the Moreish Fries, with bacon jam, chorizo and blue cheese dressing, or loaded fries with pulled pork.
BELLES HOT CHICKEN
150 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, Elizabeth St, CBD
The crinkle cut chips are hugely popular at Belles, with chicken salt and house chicken gravy making them the perfect snack.
SCHNITZ
Across Melbourne
For Schnitz super fan Patrick Lijnders, who made it his mission to eat at every Schnitz restaurant in the country, there’s no going past the chain when it comes to making Australia’s best chips.
“The chips are probably Schnitz’s golden child; they’re probably the best chips out there,” he said.
CHIRPY CHIX
181 Reynolds Rd, Doncaster East
The chips from Chirpy Chix got the vote from readers on Whitehorse Leader’s Facebook page, with Brentford Square Charcoal Chicken chips also getting the thumbs up.
FNC FISH N CHIPS, ESSENDON
325 Keilor Rd
Named the best fish and chip shop by Leader readers in 2019, chip lovers can tuck into loaded chips at this Essendon favourite, with popular toppings including spring onion and cheese sauce, or bacon, caramelised onions, cheese sauce and barbecue sauce.
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