Country’s Top Chip Shop Named

Oceanz in Silverdale, Auckland has been named New Zealand’s top chip shop after taking out the number one spot in this year’s That’s Life! Best Chip Shop Competition.

Chip Group Chairperson, Glenda Gourley, said this is the first time Oceanz - Silverdale has been crowned as the country’s top chippie.

The six regional winners are as follows:

Northland to North Shore Region Oceanz – Silverdale – regional winner and grand national winner
Corner of East Bays Road and State Highway, Silverdale
09 427 0740
Rest of Auckland Region The Chip Shop
711 Manukau Road, Royal Oak
09 625 3833
Waikato to Hawkes Bay Region Oppie’s Fish & Chips
259 Fenton Street, Rotorua
07-347 1909
Manawatu to Wellington Region So Fine Seafoods
2 Tennyson Ave, Avalon, Lower Hutt
04 567 7725
Nelson to Christchurch Region The Sands Fish & Chips
Shop 1 623 Rocks Road, Tahunanui, Nelson
03-539 6161
Timaru to Southland Region Portobello Store & Takeaway
1 Harington Point Road, Portobello, Dunedin
03-478 0105

Please note, regional finalists listed below.

Judges unanimously agreed that certificates gained through completing the Chip Online Training modules which teach owners and their staff about the New Zealand Industry Standards for Deep Fried Chips in Independent Fast Food Outlets’, are increasingly on display in stores.

Heart Foundation nutritionist, Judith Morley-John, said this year, judges were on the lookout for certificates displayed in stores which showed that at least one employee has completed online training for the industry standards.

“In some regions there were over 70% of the shops that had had at least one employee complete the Chip Group Online Training. This shows that chip shop operators are being proactive in adopting the industry standards and are working towards making better chips for their customers.”

Other areas to come under scrutiny were: chip freshness and colour, shop cleanliness and customer service.

“A chip sample from each shop was sent away for fat analysis, and only those containing a fat level of less than 11 percent made the grade,” Judith said.

As in previous years, a combination of public text voting, mystery judging and chip fat analysis determined the regional finalists from each of the six regions across New Zealand. The six regional winners and Grand National winner were then chosen by a panel of judges.

The ‘That’s Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2009’ is the country’s only national chip shop competition and this year is supported by: That’s Life! magazine, ‘Goodman Fielder’, ‘Bakels’, Food2Go Magazine, McCain Foods (NZ) Ltd, ‘Mr Chips’, ‘Potatoes New Zealand’, ‘Alfa One’, ‘Eurotec’ and the ‘Heart Foundation’.

(Results listed below are in no particular order)

Regional Finalists in the That’s Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2009:

Northland to North Shore Region

Kippers 292 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa
Ripples Cafe on the Marina 621 Laurie Southwick Parade, Gulf Harbour
Grand takeaway 4/70 Grand drive, Orewa
The Chip Basket 201 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead
Fresh & Tasty Takeaways The Waterfront, Mangonui
Mairangi Bay Fisheries 360 Beach Road, Mairangi Bay
Adriatic Takeaways 91 Kamo Road, Whangarei
Neptunes 3 Tokerau Beach Rd, Karikari, Far North
Bidz Takeaway 7 Takahe Road, Ahipara
Oceanz at Silverdale Corner of East Bays Road and State Highway, Silverdale
Otaika Takeaways Otaika Shopping Centre
Oceanz Albany 50 Greville Rd, Albany
Northcross Takeaway 4/178 Carlisle Road, Browns Bay
Oceanz Warkworth 6 Baxter Street, Warkworth

Rest of Auckland Region

Clevedon Seafoods Ltd 19A Main Rd, Clevedon
The Chip Shop 711, Manukau Road, Royal Oak
Fush Glen Eden 4 Glendale Road, Glen Eden
Oceanz-at Auckland Fish Market 22 Jellioce St, Westhaven
Garrison Takeaways 118A Old Wairoa Rd, Papakura
East Village Takeaway 1/60 Picton Street, Howick
Toby Seafoods Massey Shop 4, 2 Triangle Rd, Massey
Westgate Takeaways 579 Don Buck Rd, Massey North
Takanini Takeaways 15 Unit 4 Princess street, Takanini
Teatatu Fisheries Takeaways 613 Teatatu Rd, Te Atatu North
Mobil Corner Takeaways 224 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach
Caspar Takeaways 2A Caspar Road, Papatoetoe
Halsey Road Takeaways 44B Halsey Road, Manurewa


Waikato to Hawkes Bay Region

Oppie's Fish & Chips 259 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Pirimai Chippy 15 Allen Berry Ave, Pirimai
SINGDAR TAKEAWAYS 73 OHAUPO ROAD, Meville
The Chip Inn 113 Tirau Street, Putaruru
Chish & Fips 33 Gloucester Street, Greenmeadows
Ma's Kitchen & Takeaways 4/115 Hazelmere Crescent, Te Awamutu
KB Chips 701 Port Road, Whangamata
Seafood on the Beach 43 Ocean View Parade, New Plymouth
Showgrounds Takeaways 797 Heaphy Terrace, Hamilton
Springfield Fish Supply Springfield Rd, Rotorua
Sheffs Takeaway 714 Grey Street, Hamilton
SFC Putaruru 56 Tirau Street, Putaruru
Fishermans Takeaway 55 Rogers Place, Te Awamutu
Lynmore Fish Supply 26 Lynmore Avenue, Rotorua
Eurasia 3 Tongariro Street, Taupo, Taupo


Manawatu to Wellington Region

So Fine Foods 2 Tennyson Ave, Avalon, Lower Hutt
Mac's Fresh Fish & Chips 41 Queen Street, Masterton
Fish King 26 East Street, Feilding
Fish Spot 47 Vogel St, Woodville
Moby Dick's Fish & Chip 51 Witako Street, Lower Hutt
Starfish 138 Malesworth Street, Wellington
Youngs Takeaway 104 Main Street, Pahiatua
Plimmerton Fish Supply 2 Beach Road, Plimmerton
Raumati Fish supply 344 Rosetta Road, Ruamati Beach
Samo's Seafood 52 Holdsworth Ave, Upper Hutt
Waterloo Fisheries 1 Hardy Street, Lower Hutt
Tokomaru Store & Takeaways 2 Tokomaru Road, Tokomaru
Ocean Blue 610 Waitarere Beach Rd, Waitarere Beach
Blue Island Seafood 131 Randwick Road, Lower Hutt
Mork & Mindys 349 Featherston St, Palmerston North

Nelson to Christchurch Region

Hales Crner Takeaways 138 Waimea Road, Nelson
Victory Square Fish & Chips 176 St Vincent Street, Victory Square
Village Foods 48 Main Street, Oxford
The Sands Fish n Chip Shop Shop 1 623 Rocks Road, Tahunanui
Victoria Seafood Bar & Pizza 96 Victoria Street, Raniora
Porky's Takeaways 51 Weld St, Hokitika
Santa Fe 78 Turmaha Street, Greymouth
Sumner Seafoods 21a Marriner St, Sumner
1040 Takeaway 1040 Columbo Street, Christchurch
Renwick Takeaways High Street, Renwick
Burwood Fish & Chip 263 Burwood Road, Christchurch
Best Little Fish & Chips 6/92 Wilsons Road, Christchurch
Darfield Takeaways 53b South Terrace, Darfield

Timaru to Southland Region
Hassall Street Takeaway 18 Hassall Street, Timaru
East Gore Takeaways 1 Talbot Street, Gore
Mornington Takeaway 3 Mailer Street, Morington
Portobello Store & Takeaway 1 Harington Point Rd, Portobello
Aggy shack Cnr church lane and marine parade, Queenstwon
Choies 118 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel
Glenwood Takeaways 274 Wai-iti Road, Timaru
Golden Cobweb 55 Tarbert Street, Alexandra
Velvet Burger 11 The Octagon, Dunedin
Grant Lea Takeaways 208 Evan Street, Timaru

ENDS

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