Best of Canberra - Hot chips

bluefrostii said :

probably not classified as your typical hot chips, but cant go past the waffle chips at the mandalay bus in braddon! To die for.

What, what, what? Oh, I am there.

FrankyG said :

Are you able to shed some light on what happened to the one in Woden? People always there, but still closed its doors. There’s an opportunity there.

Kingsleys Woden is just moving upstairs near Bakers Delight. Should be open in May. This way the store can stay open nights as well

Wow! That will be some choice. Chips from Kingsley’s or scallops from Woden Fish Market next door …

Dame Canberra said :

FrankyG said :

Has to be Kingsleys! I am biased though as I’ve owned the Tuggeranong franchise for the last 10 years. My store alone does over 1 tonne of chips a week..

Hey FrankyG, that’s a phenomenal amount of chips per week. How many serves do you reckon you get out of a tonne?

Around 3000 serves per week

Are you able to shed some light on what happened to the one in Woden? People always there, but still closed its doors. There’s an opportunity there.

Kingsleys Woden is just moving upstairs near Bakers Delight. Should be open in May. This way the store can stay open nights as well

probably not classified as your typical hot chips, but cant go past the waffle chips at the mandalay bus in braddon! To die for.

Postalgeek said :

Manuka Charcoal Chicken, back in the 80s and 90s. Soggy in the bag, but so good. And never sullied by chicken salt.

Chips are small fry. Potato scallops are for the connoisseurs on a mission. A couple of lightly salted crispy yet soft scallops is deep fried evil.

The chips at Manuka Charcoal Chicken were cooked to a crisp on their last trading day.

Manuka Charcoal Chicken, back in the 80s and 90s. Soggy in the bag, but so good. And never sullied by chicken salt.

Chips are small fry. Potato scallops are for the connoisseurs on a mission. A couple of lightly salted crispy yet soft scallops is deep fried evil.

FrankyG said :

Has to be Kingsleys! I am biased though as I’ve owned the Tuggeranong franchise for the last 10 years. My store alone does over 1 tonne of chips a week..

Hey FrankyG, that’s a phenomenal amount of chips per week. How many serves do you reckon you get out of a tonne?

FrankyG said :

Has to be Kingsleys! I am biased though as I’ve owned the Tuggeranong franchise for the last 10 years. My store alone does over 1 tonne of chips a week. So if you’re near the Hyperdome in the next 7 days come in for a free small chips and gravy. Just mention the RiotACT and tell em Frank sent you.

Are you able to shed some light on what happened to the one in Woden? People always there, but still closed its doors. There’s an opportunity there.

Kalliste said :

astrojax said :

the watson takeaway give good chip.

but what is this [insert expletive] chicken salt that seems to proliferate these days??? chip = potato, cut into stick, double [or triple] deep fried, popped onto butcher’s paper and liberally dusted in old fashioned salt, sprinkled with vinegar, eaten hot…

These days? Chicken salt has been a thing on chips for at least a decade. Not really some new fandangled thing, plus it’s usually optional. I remember they used to charge people more for chicken salt for a while.

I was asked if I wanted chicken salt on my chips in Parkes in 1986. That was the first time I’d heard of it as an option.

astrojax said :

the watson takeaway give good chip.

but what is this [insert expletive] chicken salt that seems to proliferate these days??? chip = potato, cut into stick, double [or triple] deep fried, popped onto butcher’s paper and liberally dusted in old fashioned salt, sprinkled with vinegar, eaten hot…

These days? Chicken salt has been a thing on chips for at least a decade. Not really some new fandangled thing, plus it’s usually optional. I remember they used to charge people more for chicken salt for a while.

Has to be Kingsleys! I am biased though as I’ve owned the Tuggeranong franchise for the last 10 years. My store alone does over 1 tonne of chips a week. So if you’re near the Hyperdome in the next 7 days come in for a free small chips and gravy. Just mention the RiotACT and tell em Frank sent you.

the watson takeaway give good chip.

but what is this [insert expletive] chicken salt that seems to proliferate these days??? chip = potato, cut into stick, double [or triple] deep fried, popped onto butcher’s paper and liberally dusted in old fashioned salt, sprinkled with vinegar, eaten hot…

Cape Cod at Deakin shops usually do nice hot chips.

My best mate lives in the UK, one of the first things she wants to eat when she comes home is Kingsleys chips. So they have to be good.

I don’t rate them at all, I much prefer french fries.

Kaleen Takeway’s chips used to be yummy, but wasn’t impressed by the last batch.

The one time I went to Kingsleys, I just thought their chips were the same thing as oven fries.

Kingsleys do the best chips in the ACT!!!!

I am voting for Kingsleys as well.

Thick cut chips means that they are able to maintain their temperature for longer, as opposed to McDonald’s fries which are stone cold in a couple of minutes flat. It’s also the fact that Kingsleys have trained their staff to fill the bag, put it into a bigger bag, and then chuck a few more chips in on top!

Awesome chips plus generous serving size = clear winner.

Ben_Dover said :

Cookery Nook in Hawker

As soon as I saw the heading I knew Cookers would get a vote! Pretty hard to beat.

Grill’d chips are good, but often have too much salt. That’ll ruin any good chip.

I prefer thinner chips but also like the chicken sort of flavour you get from places like Kingsleys. Which is why the poultry place (don’t know its name, sorry) outside Supabarn in the city is excellent! Shoestring fries style and very tasty, with or without chicken salt.

I think the thing that makes Kingsleys chips good is the chicken salt. I’d say the same about KFC. I haven’t had either meals for years as the rest of their food is rubbish.

Another vote for Kingsleys

I have never enjoyed chips from grill’d. The texture is like salty cardboard. Recently had the chips at Rodney’s cafe and really enjoyed the lemon pepper seasoning. Also quite fond of the dobinsons chips. Two hands have a very home cooked style chip.

Another vote for Grill’d.

The chips from Marble and Grain were pretty delicious, only been there once though. You could actually tell they were once a potato.

I rarely buy chips, as most servings are too big for one person. I buy one or two potato scallops instead. But when I buy chips I like them to be thin and crisp. Chips are one of the few thing that McDonald’s does well, and the serving is a good size, smaller than most servings elsewhere. Okay, they call them fries, but I call them chips when I ask for them. Until McCafe it was the only thing I ever bought from McDonalds. (McCafe can usually be guaranteed to be open when other cafes have closed before my afternoon coffee break.)

Another vote for Kingsley’s chips, with the sweet potato chips from Grill’d a close second.

Cookery Nook in Hawker

Good beer battered chips are a bit hit and miss in Canberra, but the basic Kingsley’s ones are both tasty and consistent.

Grilld are my favourite for consistent goodness (herby mayo to dip them in – bliss!). Runner up would be the beer battered ones at Edgar’s Inn in Ainslie.

Back in the day the winner and by some considerable margin would have been chips and gravy from Rolls Choice.

These days it’s hard to go past the chips from Grill’d.

@Milly, The Belgian Beer Cafe is closed until further notice apparently. TBH I’ve never found their food to be much more than barely acceptable. And I know it is a beer cafe, but being asked how to make a gin and tonic was a bit of a worry.

Kingsleys!

Also, and this is terrible, I know… But I have a soft spot for Kingsleys chips. Guilty pleasure.

The chips at the Belgian Beer Cafe in Kingston are really good. Otherwise, I reckon you can’t beat takeaway chips with lots of vinegar from Curtin Takeaway.

Maple + Clove in Barton do awesome sweet potato chips.

Can’t comment on any others as I can’t stand potato chips.