Review: Lay's - Cheesy Garlic Bread Potato Chips

Lay's Cheesy Garlic Bread-flavored potato chips was the winner of the "Do Us a Flavor" contest and is being sold for a limited time.

I picked up a 9.5-ounce bag on sale for $2.50.

There was fairly pungent cheesy smell when I opened up the bag. I can't say it's the most appetizing of smells emanating from a bag of chips and had me a little bit leery of trying them. But as they say, "Down the hatch..."

The chips tasted eerily and surprisingly like cheesy garlic bread paired with deep-fried potato (of course). There's a cheesy top note and a garlicky aftertaste that's pretty interesting. The only thing missing is the warmth of toasted/baked bread and the gooey texture of melted cheese.

That being said, I probably wouldn't get it again. While I like cheesy garlic bread, I prefer the actual dish over a potato chip flavored like it. The tactile cues are one of my favorite things about garlic bread and the crunch of a chip doesn't quite make up for it.

Overall, while it's not bad and delivers on the promise of cheesy garlic bread, Lay's Cheesy Garlic Bread-flavored potato chips is the answer to a question I never asked. It amuses the taste buds but it's not for me.

Nutritional Info - Lay's Cheesy Garlic Bread-flavored Potato Chips
Serving Size - 1 ounce (28g / about 17 chips)
Calories - 160 (from Fat - 90)
Fat - 10g (Saturated Fat - 1.5g)
Sodium - 135mg
Carbs - 15g (Sugar - less than 1g)
Protein - 2g