Buc-ee's Original Wavy Chips

Sometimes you don't want hot honey or jalapeño or anything with a flavor name longer than the bag. You want a plain, salty potato chip with ridges, and that's the whole pitch here.

People look for these as Buc-ee's wavy chips, Buc-ee's potato chips, or Buc-ee's original chips. If someone in your house asks for "the yellow bag," this is probably what they mean.

Why the plain one earns its spot: it goes with everything. It's the chip on the side of a brisket sandwich, the chip for French onion dip, and the chip you can hand a picky kid without a negotiation. The ridges hold up to a thick dip better than a flat chip does, which matters at a party.

The honest part: a 2 oz bag is one person's snack, not a party bowl, so plan on several if you're feeding a crowd. And if plain sounds boring, the Cheddar Sour Cream, Hot Honey BBQ and Bold 'N Blended bags are right there in the same lineup.