Grasshopper Chip Bar is a takeaway chip shop on Taharepa Road in Taupo's Hilltop suburb, holding a solid 4.5 rating from 382 Google reviews.
A good chip bar lives and dies by the fryer: chips cooked in small, fresh batches come out crisp and golden, while tired oil or an overloaded basket leaves them limp. Cooking is done to order, so expect a short wait at peak times — at busy chip bars, regulars ring ahead on a Friday night rather than queue. If you like your chips dark and crunchy, ask for them well cooked; most chip shops are happy to oblige. Chips also fade fast once parcelled up, so they're best eaten hot from the paper, ideally within sight of the shop.
Handy for anyone out Hilltop way, Grasshopper Chip Bar is the local stop for a proper paper parcel of chips in Taupo.