If you haven’t heard, a new flavor of Lay’s potato chips has been baffling the internet since its announcement: the new Lay’s x IHOP Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity Chips. Well, they’re officially on the shelves, and we at Sporked tried them—cue the theme song.
When I arrived at work Thursday morning, there was an IHOP on my desk. Yes, you read that correctly. An entire IHOP, like, the brown-and-blue brick building, was sitting on my desk. Only this one was made of cardboard, and instead of tiny people eating tiny pancakes on the inside, there was a big bag of Lay’s x IHOP Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity Chips. (We’ll be posting a video on our socials of what this looks like, so keep an eye out.)
See, when Lay’s first announced this collab with IHOP, public response was not favorable—people definitely thought this would be a product fail. A potato chip that’s supposed to taste like pancakes topped with syrup and fruit? For what purpose? No one asked for this. So the fact that Lay’s sent us an obnoxiously over-the-top PR package containing a product we couldn’t even confidently say was real left me a little confused, but mostly bemused. I felt like I was looking at an internet meme in real life. I didn’t care if I loved them or hated them—I was just stoked to try these divisive pancake chips. (Can we call them breakfast potatoes? What do you think?)
Oh, and PSA: You can only find these at Walmart for a limited time! So if this review leaves you intrigued, go out and grab them while you can.