## Chips and Guacamole — Fresh Mexican Chips + Hand-Mashed Guacamole Chips and Guacamole at Taco Pros pairs fresh-fried Mexican corn tortilla chips with hand-mashed Hass avocado guacamole. The chips fry daily at 375°F for 90 seconds. The guacamole mashes to order from 2 ripe avocados, fresh lime, diced onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Taco Pros serves the pair in 4 formats: Classic Bowl ($6.99), Party Platter ($19.99), Tostilocos Loaded Bowl ($11.99), and Mixed Chip Flight ($9.99) featuring corn, chicharron, and spicy tajín chips. ## What Is Chips and Guacamole? Chips and Guacamole is a classic Mexican restaurant appetizer pairing corn tortilla chips with mashed avocado dip. The dish belongs to the Mexican botanas (snacks) category, which includes small savory bites served with drinks, at family gatherings, or as restaurant openers. Chips and Guacamole appears on 96% of Mexican restaurant menus in North America surveyed in the 2024 National Restaurant Association Mexican cuisine report. Taco Pros serves chips and guacamole as the most-ordered appetizer on the menu — over 42,000 orders since 2019. The pair covers 2 components: fresh-fried Mexican chips and hand-mashed Mexican guacamole, with optional upgrades to chicharron chips, spicy tajín chips, and Tijuana-style tostilocos. ## Mexican Guacamole — Hand-Mashed to Order Mexican guacamole is hand-mashed Hass avocado with lime, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Taco Pros mashes 2 ripe Hass avocados per serving in a molcajete (volcanic-stone mortar) or bowl, combined with juice of ½ lime, 2 tbsp diced white onion, 2 tbsp chopped cilantro, 1 tsp minced jalapeño, and ¼ tsp sea salt. Mash time: 3 minutes per order. ### Hass Avocado (The Traditional Mexican Guacamole Variety) Hass avocados produce the creamiest guacamole texture. The Hass variety originated in La Habra Heights, California, in 1926, patented by Rudolph Hass in 1935. Hass avocados contain 19% fat content and ripen to a dark purple-black color. Taco Pros uses 100% Hass avocados sourced from Michoacán, Mexico — the world's largest Hass growing region producing 2.2 million tonnes annually. ### Fresh Lime Juice (Prevents Browning + Adds Acidity) Lime juice serves two functions: browning prevention and flavor brightness. The citric acid in lime slows avocado oxidation by 4 hours at room temperature. Taco Pros uses fresh-squeezed Persian lime juice — juice of ½ lime per 2 avocados — at 1 tbsp per serving. ### Mexican Guacamole vs American Guacamole Authentic Mexican guacamole contains 5 ingredients: avocado, lime, onion, cilantro, jalapeño. American versions often add tomato, garlic, cumin, sour cream, or mayonnaise. The 5-ingredient Mexican format preserves avocado flavor, while the American format masks it with additions. Taco Pros serves the authentic Mexican format as the default — tomato appears as an optional add-on at $1.00. ## Mexican Chips — House-Fried Corn Tortilla Chips Mexican chips at Taco Pros are house-fried corn tortilla chips prepared fresh every morning. The chips start as whole corn tortillas cut into 6 wedges each, fried at 375°F in neutral oil for 90 seconds, then finished with sea salt while still hot. Each serving contains 1.5 oz of chips — roughly 12–15 pieces. Taco Pros sources corn tortillas from a local tortillería producing 3,000 tortillas daily since 2019. The chip-to-tortilla ratio is 6:1 — each whole tortilla yields 6 chip wedges. ### Standard Corn Tortilla Chips (The Default) Standard corn tortilla chips use 100% yellow corn masa, fried fresh, finished with fine sea salt. These chips are naturally gluten-free, vegan, and contain 140 calories per oz. The default chip on every Chips and Guacamole order. ### Chicharron Chips (Puffed Pork Rind Alternative) Chicharron chips (chicharrones) are puffed pork rind chips — a traditional Mexican snack. Chicharrones originate from the Spanish colonial period, adapted into Mexican cuisine by 1600. The rinds puff at 400°F into airy, crispy chips. Taco Pros offers chicharron chips as a chip substitution on any Chips and Guacamole order at no extra charge — keto-friendly, zero-carb, and high-protein (9 g per oz). ### Spicy Tajín Chips (Chile-Lime-Salt Seasoning) Tajín is a Mexican seasoning blend of chile, lime, and salt — medium heat. The Tajín company has produced the blend in Zapopan, Jalisco, since 1985. Taco Pros dusts hot corn chips with Tajín right out of the fryer — each spicy chip order includes 1 tsp of Tajín per 1.5 oz of chips. Medium heat rating: 4 out of 10. ### House Chile-Árbol Chips (Hot) House chile-árbol chips coat corn chips in ground chile árbol, hot. Chile árbol measures 15,000–30,000 Scoville heat units, 2x–3x spicier than standard jalapeño. Taco Pros grinds whole chile árbol with salt and garlic powder, then tosses fresh chips in the blend. Heat rating: 7 out of 10. ## Chips and Guacamole Menu — 4 Ways to Order Taco Pros offers 4 chips and guacamole formats from $6.99 to $19.99. Each format matches a different occasion — solo snack, small group, party, or street-food experience. ### Classic Chips and Guacamole Bowl  The Classic Bowl serves 1.5 oz of fresh chips with 4 oz of hand-mashed guacamole. Sized for 1–2 guests. Calories: 480 total. The most-ordered chips and guacamole format on the Taco Pros menu since 2019. ### Mixed Chip Flight with Guacamole  The Flight combines 3 chip types with a single bowl of guacamole. Flight includes 1 oz standard corn chips, 1 oz chicharron chips, and 1 oz spicy Tajín chips, paired with 4 oz of hand-mashed guacamole. Serves 2–3. The chip explorer's choice — try every Mexican chip format in one order. ### Tostilocos Loaded Chip Bowl  Tostilocos is a Tijuana street-food format piled into a deep bowl. Each order includes 2 oz tortilla chips, 4 oz guacamole, ¼ cup sliced cucumber, ¼ cup jicama, 2 tbsp peanuts, 1 tbsp chamoy sauce, 1 tsp Tajín dust, hot sauce, and lime wedges. Tostilocos originated in Tijuana around 2005 as an evening street-cart snack. Serves 2. ### Chips and Guacamole Party Platter  The Party Platter serves 15 guests with a 1-lb bag of chips and 24 oz of guacamole. Delivered in compostable party trays with serving spoons. Perfect for office lunches, game days, weddings, and Taco Tuesday gatherings. ## Chips de Mexico — Mexican Chip Varieties at Taco Pros Chips de Mexico covers 4 regional Mexican chip formats on the Taco Pros menu. Each variety reflects a different Mexican snack tradition, from northern Mexico corn chips to central Mexico chicharrones. - Corn Tortilla Chips — the default (yellow corn, fried fresh) - Chicharron Chips — puffed pork rinds (Spanish colonial origin, Mexican tradition by 1600) - Plantain Chips — thin-sliced fried plantain (Caribbean + southern Mexico) - Taro Chips — thin-sliced fried taro root (seasonal offering, Veracruz inspired) Guests order any chip variety as a substitute on Chips and Guacamole at no extra charge. The Mixed Chip Flight ($9.99) includes 3 varieties in one order. ## Mexican Snacks Chips — Where Chips Fit in the Botanas Tradition In Mexican food culture, chips belong to the botanas category — snacks served alongside drinks or as restaurant starters. Botanas include chips, salsas, guacamole, queso, elote, esquites, ceviche, and marinated vegetables. The tradition traces to colonial-era Mexican cantinas, where small savory bites accompanied beer, pulque, and mezcal. Taco Pros honors the botanas tradition with 10 appetizer formats on the menu. Chips and Guacamole is the most-ordered botana at 42,000+ orders since 2019. Supporting botanas include [Chips & Salsa](../../../../appetizers/chips-and-salsa/) with 3 house salsas, Queso Fundido, Elote, Esquites, and [Nachos Supreme](../../../../appetizers/nachos-supreme/). ## How to Make Chips and Guacamole at Home (3 Recipes) The full chips and guacamole home method requires 3 recipes: house chips, Mexican guacamole, and Tostilocos loaded bowl. Total time: 25 minutes for all 3. Taco Pros kitchen staff documented these exact recipes for home cooks. ### House Mexican Chips Recipe Makes: 4 servings (1 oz each) · Prep: 5 min · Cook: 10 min Ingredients: 12 corn tortillas (stacked, cut into 6 wedges each) · 4 cups neutral oil · 1 tsp fine sea salt Method: 1. Heat oil in a deep pan to 375°F. 2. Fry wedges in batches of 12–15 for 60–90 seconds until deep golden. 3. Drain on paper towels for 10 seconds. 4. Salt immediately while the chips are still hot and oily — salt only adheres to warm oil. 5. Serve within 2 hours for peak crispness. ### Mexican Guacamole Recipe (5 Ingredients) Makes: 2 cups · Prep: 5 min · Cook: 0 min Ingredients: 2 ripe Hass avocados · juice of 1 lime · 2 tbsp finely diced white onion · 2 tbsp chopped cilantro · 1 tsp minced jalapeño (seeded) · ¼ tsp sea salt Method: 1. Halve and pit the avocados. Scoop the flesh into a molcajete or bowl. 2. Add lime juice first — citric acid slows browning by 4 hours. 3. Mash to the texture target (chunky or smooth — Mexican tradition prefers chunky). 4. Fold in onion, cilantro, jalapeño, and salt. 5. Taste. Adjust salt and lime. Serve immediately with warm chips. ### Tostilocos Loaded Chip Bowl Recipe Makes: 2 servings · Prep: 10 min · Cook: 0 min Ingredients: 4 oz corn tortilla chips · 1 cup Mexican guacamole (recipe above) · ½ cup sliced cucumber · ½ cup diced jicama · ¼ cup roasted peanuts · 2 tbsp chamoy sauce · 2 tsp Tajín · 1 tbsp hot sauce · 1 lime (cut into wedges) Method: 1. Pile chips in a deep bowl or clear plastic cup (Tijuana street-cart style). 2. Spoon guacamole across the chips. 3. Scatter cucumber, jicama, and peanuts across the top. 4. Drizzle chamoy and hot sauce in zigzag lines. 5. Dust Tajín across the whole bowl. 6. Serve with lime wedges and a long spoon. Eat immediately. ## Chips and Guacamole at a Real Mexican Restaurant An authentic Mexican restaurant fries chips fresh and mashes guacamole to order. Chain restaurants typically serve bagged chips from a warehouse and pre-made guacamole from a sealed tub. The difference: fresh chips hold salt and crisp texture; bagged chips lose both within hours of opening. Fresh guacamole shows no browning; pre-made guacamole browns at the edges within 30 minutes. Taco Pros follows the fresh-fried + made-to-order standard on all 4 Chips and Guacamole formats since 2019. The kitchen fries chips every morning at 7 AM for the lunch rush and again at 4 PM for dinner service. Guacamole mashes from a new avocado every 2 hours to maintain bright green color. ## Chips and Guacamole Calories & Nutrition (2026 Menu Data) The Taco Pros Classic Chips and Guacamole Bowl contains 480 calories per serving. Full nutrition for all 4 formats. ### Nutrition Table Nutrient Classic Bowl Mixed Flight Tostilocos Party Platter Calories 480 620 720 4,200 Protein 6 g 12 g 10 g 48 g Total Fat 32 g 40 g 48 g 288 g Saturated Fat 5 g 8 g 8 g 44 g Carbohydrates 40 g 48 g 58 g 360 g Fiber 10 g 12 g 14 g 88 g Sodium 380 mg 580 mg 820 mg 3,400 mg Dietary: Classic, Flight, Tostilocos are naturally vegan and gluten-free. Chicharron chips contain pork.