When the company previewed its summer products earlier this year, Trader Joe’s Patio Potato Chips ($2.29 for a 6 oz. bag) were high on my list. With four flavors in one bag — Delicious Dill, Ketchup, Sea Salt and Vinegar, and Smokin’ Sweet BBQ — I figured they’d be great or merge into one unidentifiable flavor. The good news is they’re in stores now. The even better news is, they’re DELICIOUS and you’re pretty much going to want them at every cookout, beach party or barbecue this summer.
They have slight ridges to hold onto their flavor crystals and each flavor is really distinct. The BBQ is smokier than typical BBQ chips in the US. Did I mention they’re Product of Canada, so you can be confident the ketchup flavor is spot on? The salt and vinegar is pleasant, not overly salty or acidic. The dill is just dill, not dill pickle, which is great in my book. Can I even say I have a favorite flavor among the four? No. They’re honestly all good.
The ingredient list is pretty clean — russet potatoes, canola oil, cane sugar, vinegar powder, sea salt and then various spices, including tomato powder, dried yeast, onion powder, etc.
If I have any complaints, it’s that the 6 oz. bag is a little bit small, even a smidge smaller than Kettle Chips’ regular 8 oz. bags. But that’s just being nitpicky.
I’m still doing a little sleuthing to try and figure out who the Canadian supplier might be…but none of the usual suspects seem to make skinny-ridged chips like this. I’ll keep you posted.
These weren’t in the new products section in my store, so check the chip aisle, too. I’m betting they’re gonna go fast.
Check out our other recent “We Trieds” from Trader Joe’s including:
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