Best hot chips Victoria: Where to get the best loaded chips in the state
From Ballarat to Montrose, here’s where to find the tastiest hot chips loaded with all the toppings.
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There’s nothing better than tucking into some hot chips loaded with all the toppings, espcially when the colder weather sets in.
We’ve scoured the state to find the best loaded chips.
Check out our list and let us know if we’ve missed your favourite.
Super Tasty Rooster
123 Scotchmer St, Fitzroy North
Their chickens are to die for and their chips are among the best in Melbourne.
Put them together and you get the ultimate concoction that will keep you coming back for more.
The most prized item on the menu at Super Tasty Rooster is what they call the Atomic Bomb.
Made up of chicken and chips with tomato, barbecue and homemade tzatziki sauces – this treasure has gained a cult following over the years among the shop’s loyal customers.
Though if a regular stack of chips is all you’re after then Super Tasty Rooster more than delivers, with their special ingredient being vegan friendly chicken salt.
8bit.
8 Droop St, Footscray
Hip-hop plays from speakers fixed to walls decked out with posters of retro video games upon entry to 8bit.
There’s also a working arcade machine to play just so you understand the vibe.
The menu is modern and simple but lists a range of delicious burgers, hot dogs, milkshakes and sides.
While I could have ordered the loaded cheese and bacon fries or the chilli cheese fries, I was here on a mission.
Gravy and chips.
The Cheese and Gravy Fries come out steaming hot with the right balance of fries, cheese sauce, beef gravy, along with a sprinkle of fresh spring onions.
For just $10 I found the portion size was perfect to have stand-alone or to share with a mate while you both tackle a burger or hot dog.
These are a must try when stumbling around Footscray.
The Famished Wolf
332 Arden Street, Kensington
13 Macbeth St, Braeside
Harbour Plaza, Shop 9/21 Thompson Rd, Patterson Lakes
31 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza
The Famished Wolf started out as a budget burger bar refuelling hungry tradies in a Braeside industrial estate.
It has gone on to become a favourite across Melbourne with outlets in Kensington, Patterson Lakes and Mount Eliza,
The business prides itself on using fresh ingredients and local produce whereever possible.
The hot chips are so good it’s no surprise The Famished Wolf has made a meal of them.
There are two options on the menu including the classic, featuring cheese sauce, crispy bacon, diced pickle, spring onion, and french mustard and the Texan with thin cut fries topped a cheese sauce, bbq ranch beans, jalapenos, and guacamole.
The friendly team is always happy to custom load as well with popular add ons including fried egg and smashed burger pattie.
Kristo’s Charcoal Rotisserie
15/16 The Esplanade, Cowes
Smoothened in gravy and steaming hot, perfect for the cold Victorian weather, Kristo’s in Cowes serves up the best chips and gravy in Bass Coast.
With the option to order with chicken as well, this combo is everything you need on a cold blustery day.
There’s no skimping on the gravy at Kristo’s, with chips cooked to crispy perfection the flavours in the gravy shines through.
This locally owned business happily serves you up your chips and gravy but if you’d like something a little extra you can opt for the chips, cheese and gravy.
With the addition of the melted cheese, it is hard to say no to a good feed from Kristo’s.
Loaded American Diner
Unit 6/1085 S Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne North
Loaded American Diner in Cranbourne Park has been named as the best spot to grab a pack of loaded fries.
With a jam-packed menu full of options for anyone’s potato preference, the humble kiosk in Cranbourne Park shopping centre is a local winner.
Fries loaded with gravy, mozzarella, sriracha sauce and bacon all make an appearance, ready to fill any hungry belly.
Prices range between $9.90 to $14.90 depending on the combo of toppings.
Loaded American Diner can be found at Kiosk 1027 in Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre.
The Hot Bird
Cheltenham and Carnegie
Chip connoisseurs have given the big tick of approval to the tasty chippies on offer at The Hot Bird.
Owner Alan Cook said the key component to making awesome chips was the oil.
“We filter the oil daily and we change the oil weekly,” he said.
“I think that’s a real key component for fresh chips.
“Also we cook to order, we don’t hold hot chips.
“People really like the fact they’re hot; big serves and they’re crunchy.”
The stores also offer gravy on their chips and a loaded chips option, with cheese, bacon, spring onions, and a special sauce which is incredibly popular.
There’s also a spicy loaded chips option with jalapeños.
But it is the businesses HSP (halal snack pack) that is probably the most popular item on the menu.
The super fresh option allows customers to tuck into the store’s famous chips covered with chicken and sauces.
Gravy Spot
Lydiard St, Ballarat Central
Gravy Spot in Ballarat Central is seldom quiet of an evening, with crowds often forming as patrons satisfy late-night cravings.
Co-owner Aziz said a night out was “not complete” without chips and gravy from the Lydiard St shop.
“We are known for the gravy,” he said.
“Pretty much when people go out, they’re like, ‘Okay, let’s meet up in front of Gravy Spot or inside Gravy Spot.
“It’s an icon: it’s been serving here for over 18 years and nobody can match our chips and gravy.
“The gravy formula that we have, it’s a very special recipe, no one else can make it.”
Dunkirk Ave Fish & Chips
32 Dunkirk Ave, Shepparton
Head on down to Dunkirk Ave, Shepparton to try one of the town’s best chips and gravy.
Shop owner Henry Liu said they cook crunchy chips for their customers and when making gravy it can’t be too thick or runny.
“Needs to be just right and hot – and chicken salt is the best I reckon. Lots of customers prefer chicken salt on their chips too,” Mr Liu said.
He said the amount of visitors he gets daily varies.
“Some customers just come to us and order some chips as the side of their meal at home,” he said.
“But we’ve experienced a shortage of frozen potato product and unfortunately it continues at this stage.
“We wouldn’t know what brand we would get from our suppliers from every delivery but we are doing our best to find good sources of good chips.”
Mr Liu said the shop has been getting a lot of “big support” from the local community.
“It’s been a hard time for business like us. All the cost of basic things like chips, fish, oil and pretty much everything has gone up significantly and with their help we are just trying to make the ends meet,” Mr Liu said.
“There’s something special we make in the shop which is battered chips. It’s not everyone’s thing but people from far away would travel to us and buy battered chips.
“I really like eating battered chips too, but the problem is it takes more time and work to make it. So we hope customers can understand we can’t really do it when it’s peak time especially on Friday nights.”
Montrose Charcoal Chicken Pizza & Kebabs
1/926 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Montrose
When we put the call out to readers in the outer east about where to find the best hot chips in the area, Montrose Charcoal Chicken Pizza & Kebabs clearly came out on top.
“The best, been having them for about 15 years, the best in the area 100 per cent,” Kaitlyn wrote.
Chloe also gave the shop a shout out.
“Definitely Montrose charcoal chicken pizza & kebabs the seasoning is amazing! I swear I taste a hint of cinnamon on them.”
Other nominations included Coldstream fish n chip shop, Kebab Paradise at Lilydale Marketplace, Spinners in Healesville, Firestone Charcoal Chicken Lilydale, Sam’s Fish & Chips in Mooroolbark, and Hooked Fish & Chips Upwey.
In Knox readers nominated the chips from Stud Bay Fish & Chips Bayswater, Boronia basketball stadium, Red Rock charcoal chicken Rowville, Ferntree Charcoal Chicken & Kebabs Upper Ferntree Gully, Mountain Gate Charcoal Chicken, Alchester fish and chips Boronia, and Kellets Charcoal Chicken in Rowville.
Did we miss your favourite? Tell us in the comments below.
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