REVIEW: Lay’s All Dressed Potato Chips

Frito Lay should offer All Dressed potato chips all the time here in the US. No. Wait. That’s not correct. Let me rephrase that. To be more specific, Ruffles All Dressed Potato Chips should be available all the time here in the US.

While these new Lay’s All Dressed Potato Chips are worthwhile, they have further convinced me that the Ruffles version should be the be-all and end-all carrier of Canada’s cherished chip seasoning when it comes to Frito Lay potato chip options. It’s exactly like how Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream is superior to Lay’s Cheddar & Sour Cream Potato Chips. Ruffles have r-r-ridges that make them r-r-really r-r-recommendable over the r-r-regular-r-r and Kettle Cooked All-Dr-r-ressed chips. Sorry, I got carried away with the rolling Rs.

About a decade ago, Ruffles All Dressed was a regular flavour and was around for a few years, if I remember correctly. But all of a sudden, it disappeared from shelves. And then all hell broke loose with those who loved those chips. No, the Kettle Cooked All Dressed Potato Chips from 2023 was not an adequate replacement, and neither is this new chip.

The level of seasoning these chips have isn’t a kaboom, like what I remember the Ruffles version having. Instead, it’s more like a pew pew. The bag describes the All Dressed flavour as being a combination of all our favorite Lay’s flavours. There’s a savoriness like Sour Cream & Onion, a tanginess like Salt & Vinegar, and a sweetness like Barbecue. However, I remember the Ruffles version having a stronger tanginess and having a unique savory, tangy, and sweet flavour. This Lay’s lean too heavily towards barbecue, which, well, makes them taste too similar to Lay’s Barbecue Potato Chips.

All in all, there’s no doubt I’ll be finishing the bag of these Lay’s All Dressed Potato Chips. They’re fine, but I’d be all for it if Ruffles All Dressed returned to the US.

Purchased Price: $6.29
Size: 7 3/4 oz bag
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (about 16 chips/28g) 150 calories, 9 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 140 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.

Comments

4 responses to “REVIEW: Lay’s All Dressed Potato Chips”

  1. Nicole

    The Ruffles are so much better than the Lays. And both are inferior to the Canadian Ruffles.

  2. Luke

    There’s a few things disappointing about this release. The biggest for me is the lack of ketchup as a flavor. That is the biggest thing they got wrong. The second is that each chip has the same flavor mixture. One of my favorite things about the Ruffles version is how you can eat a chip that is more BBQ flavor and follow it up with one with more pronounced salt and vinegar flavor. The Lay’s one is just one mixed flavor profile. The chips were always going to taste different with the texture difference between Lay’s and Ruffles, but I wish it was just the same formula besides that.

  3. juvi

    Odd, the Ruffles version IS available in the US and has been for quite a while. I’ve periodically have been buying it over the last few years. What I can’t remember is have I only being buying it at one particular store or several different ones (I’m in the Chicago suburbs)

  4. JASON K AWID

    if you enjoy MSG ..then this chip is for you. yuck

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