This is the best potato chip in Cincinnati | Highly Recommended

For decades, Grippo’s Bar-B-Q chips have dominated the potato chip conversation in Greater Cincinnati. Local chefs use the thin, heavily seasoned chips to top burgers or sprinkle over macaroni and cheese.

They're on the snack wall at every dive bar and a mainstay at every convenience store and pony keg from Anderson Township to the West Side. We should be proud of them.

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But for me, it’s Grippo’s Sweet Maui Onion chips that steal the show. Flavor-wise, the name says it all. Sure, the ingredient list doesn't include actual Maui onions ? which are grown on the island of Maui and are so sweet you can eat them like an apple.

But the sturdy, wavy chips hit you right away with a bass note of caramelized onion before giving way to sweetness and salt. They're excellent for dipping, topping a burger or mindlessly devouring while streaming TV.

Try them out. I think you'll be proud of them, too. Learn more at grippos.com.

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