Wow, I remember Ozark BBQ chips. They definitely had a taste you could never forget. They were the best bbq chips of all time. Yup and I loved the Hillbilly on the front of the bag. I would love to know what happened to Ozark BBQ chips. My mouth is watering for some right now.

those were the best chips and the only ones i have ever just had to have... wish they would start back to making them... they were the best!

Hey, I have been searching high and low for these chips! If you all find any, please let meknow. I think I remember seeing them even as late as 1990's. I grew up in Southern Illinois. We had them all the time. But, I have not seen them in a good while, and I live in Texas now.

where in illinois did you grow up, collinsville here

Hey i grew up in Colinsville too!!! Class of 85. Ozark chips were THE best!

I grew up in St. Louis and to this day I vividly remember how great those Ozark BBQ chips were. Some chip company should recreate that recipe and they would make a fortune!!! I only remember seeing them as a young boy in the 70's. They had a sweet mesquite flavor and the chips had a light texture that was an awesome combination. I'm 42 now but if I close my eyes I'm back in grade school trading for more Ozark BBQ chips because I ate mine and I want more !! Someone please bring back that product ...I'd buy them by the case.

Im from Thayer Mo. and snacked on those chips throughout the 60s. Sure miss them. Did Lays make them?

Ozark BBQ chips were awesome !! The two double brown bags inside the huge bag. Ohh. I grew up in st. louis but in socal now. I still look for these to this day. But I guess they are gone. The closest thing I can find is "hawaiian chips" luau bbq sweet and spicy chips.

I also grew up in St. Louis and remember these chips. They were great! Now live near Cincinnati and occasionally have to make a trip back to satisy my craving for Imo's pizza. Anyone else remember 'Charles Chips'? They came in a big can. I think they also had pretzels too. If memory serves me they had home delivery of Charles' products--I remember the delivery truck coming and the guy dropping off the cans of chips. And..as a St. Louisan I have to say I went to Parkway North--class of '83.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who's been craving these for the last 15 years. These were our family's favorite. They were sweet and salty and crunchy and spicy. I remember taking the small bags in my lunch in elementary school. So yummy. (Hazelwood Central '95)

OH MY GOSH !!! I thought I was the only person in the world looking for Ozarka BBQ Chips !!! I am from Arkansas and we had them here utill the late 80's. I remember taking them to school for lunch in the early 70's. I am not sure but someone told me once that they were made by Charle's Chips. Which you can still find sometimes.

Hands down the best damn BBQ chip ever. I remember that the package said "hickory smoke flavor" not mesquite. The Hawaiian BBQ chips are similar but not the same. For a while in the 1980's they were reproduced with new packaging under the Chesty's Potato Chips brand, but I haven't found them since.

Thanks and i'm still looking... The charles chip truck came to our house too they were awesome

YESSSSSS!!!!!! I am going crazy. I constantly crave BBQ chips but all the ones I've tried just don't taste right. PLEASE SOMEONE BRING THESE BACK!!!!:)

Yes, I loved Ozark BBQ chips they were my favorite, I grew up in Granite City, and you could get them anywhere around there, but now I live in Mo. and I have even drove for 2 hours, back to G.C. to find them and they are nowhere to be found.

I grew up in Mt Carmel Il and my wife grew up in Princeton In. We both loved Hillbilly Chips. She can recreate the flavor using Paprika, garlic powder, chili pwder, onion powder, and a sweetner.

My Dad worked for the distributer in Nebraska in the late 60s. I can picture the bag and it is as other have described. I remember them being "Guys Hillbilly Brand BBQ Potato Chips". I'm not sure if my memory is absolutely perfect on that...but they were great!

Not sure if these are the same, my favorite bbq chips were rippled and made by So Good potato chip company in St. Louis Mo. Anybody else remember these? Where were they located and what happened to the business? They were the best IMHO.

I have been looking for these chips for years, I grew up in Indy and ozark barbecue chips were my favorite chips. I try every BBQ chip that I come across and have never found one that even comes close.

I GREW UP IN OLNEY IL,WORKED AT KEEN STATION,I TRYED OZARK BBQS FOR THE 1ST TIME.LOVE& MII THEM,WISH I COULD FIND THE AGAIN.IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHERE TO FIND THEM E-MAIL ME.RODBOD@SPEEDNET.COM

Still looking for those chips, they were the best bbq chips in the world. Grew up in Northern Il, and have traveled quite a bit and nothing comes close. Need to do some research on owners, Guy and Kitty Clover, maybe relatives might have some info on recipe. Also may have been sold to Chesty's Brand. I'll keep trying, good luck to all.

hands down the best chip ever. Grew up in rockford and family from Ak. and always had them in both places until late 80's. Was an employee at vitners potato chip factory and we shipped some as late as 1990. haven't seen them since

OMG I am so glad I know im not the only one from Granite City/Collinsville tha misses the Hillbilly BBQ chips they were the best damn chip ever made.. I also remember there was a chip kind of like Bugles but tasted a lot better I use to get from national food store in Collinsville but I cant remember the name. If any one knows what im talking about let me know LOL

OKAY,I TOO REMEMBER THE OZARK BBQ POTATO CHIPS. I CAN REMEMBER WAITING TO GET MY ALLOWANCE EVERY WEEK.JUST SO I COULD BUY MYSELF A BAG OF THEM.AND SOMETIMES I'D DO EXTRA CHORES THROUGH THE WEEK FOR EXTRA CHIP MONEY,LOL. AND I TOO HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THEM FOREVER, AND ALL OVER EVERYWHERE. BUT I HAVE FOUND A CHIP THAT IS SO UNCANNILY CLOSE TO OZARK. THEY ARE CALLED; UNCLE RAY'S BAR*B*Q. THEY ARE THE TASTE OF THE OZARK BBQ CHIPS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS WISHFUL THINKING ON MY PART. BUT IT IS NOT. I HAVE BOUGHT SEVEARL BAGS. I HAVE HAD OTHERS TRY THEM. I ASK IF THEY REMEMBER THE OZARK CHIPS FIRST. I DO NOT LET THEM SEE THE FRONT OF THE BAG. THEY HAVE TRIED THEM, AND SO FAR EVERYONE THAT KNOWS OZARK BBQ POTATO CHIPS HAS SAID, OMG!! WHERE DID YOU FIND THEM?!?!? THEY ARE EXTREMELY SURPRISED TO LEARN THEY ARE NOT OZARK'S. I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL PEOPLE HOOKED ON THE UNCLE RAY'S BAR*B*Q CHIPS NOW....

Yep had the Ray's and they are great just like the Ozark BBQ

My mom and family grew up in Cahokia IL and since we were a military family when we went back to visit, my mom used to stock up....I love them too! She got me hooked and I was just a little girl. Glad the Illini know good chips!!!!

I have been telling my husband about these chips. He is from Pennsylvania and they have Middlesworth potato chips which are similar. I loved Ozark BBQ chips. Bring them back!

To all the Fans,i've found the closest thing to Ozark BBQ chips.HY-VEE FOODS,has a HY-VEE BRAND BBQ CHIPS they have lots of seasoning,the bottom of the bag may be over load for some,so you may want to shake them up before eating.but they really do taste close to the Grand Old Chip !hope you can find them where you live...Snowman

Hey, I work at Uncle Ray's potato chips and I would just like to say thanks to those that recommended Uncle Ray's BBQ. We have had several people tell us that we taste like the Ozark chips. In addition, to Snowman's comment - we make all of Hy-Vee's BBQ potato chips, using the same Uncle Ray's BBQ flavor. (We also make most of Kroger's potato chips with the same BBQ flavor). So if you're looking for that taste, Hy-Vee, Kroger, or especially Uncle Ray's are worth a try!

I grew up in Bloomingdale,IN and it had a small grocery store where I would alway's get a bag of those Ozark BBQ chips and I do miss them but a year ago living in TN I bought a bag of Uncle Ray's BBQ chips and those chips taste so much like them and its been years and eating a lot of different BBQ chips before I finally found a brand so similar in taste like them!

I grow up in Hopkinsville,KY and I loved Ozark BBQ chips. I just wish I could find them today. There is no other BBQ potato chip like Ozark BBQ chips. I can see the bag in my mind red with yellow thin lines a hillbilly dressed in black.

Wow...my partner and I, both from SE Missouri have talked about these chips for years. Haven't seen them since the 80's...can't find them. If any of you do, please, let me know!! I now live in TN and I, too, go 'home' to get Imo's pizza. This is definitely a 'blast from the past'. Isn't it great!! BRING BACK THE OBBQC!! They are awesome and although there have been close seconds nothing can compare!!

I remember these from the 70's. They were excellent until Chesty's or maybe Lay's logo started appearing on the bag. Then they tasted like anyother and then disappeared into history.

I ain't the only one to love the Hillbilly BBQ chips. I grew up just south of Detroit, late 60's at the local bowling alley every Saturday mornings. I never forget the taste. We need to find them. I remember you could see them thru the bag. Awesome.

They were made by Chesty Chips in Terre Haute,IN.I grew up near the factory The factory has been shut down for years.But damn do I miss that little hillbilly and those tasty chips!!!

Homeland has a generic label BBQ chip that is close in taste to the Ozark Brand Chip. I remember when we lived in Granite City and Sorento, eating the chips and they ROCKED!

Well not sure where the Ozark BBQ Chips were made but no one can touch them. I live In Omaha Nebraska and we had a Kitty Clover plant here. That was many years ago. There is one that is close it is a No frills Brand. I miss them Hillbilly Chips!

I grew up in Kentucky and loved Kas chips, which I think were another name for Ozark chips. I also lived in St Louis and SE Missouri and now live in Tennessee. i also make trips back for Imo's Pizza and Red Hot Riplet chips.

I was eating a bag of Uncle Ray's BBQ chips and thought about Ozark Brand BBQ chips. I miss them since the Chesty plant here in TH closed down.

yep red bag, hillbilly guy on the front. I thought they were made by Kas??? They were really good. amazing how you can still rememeber how things even taste years later!!

I have been looking for these for years. Grew up in Missouri & when I moved to California, I used to have my mom send me boxes of these things. But they have long since disappeared. Nothing else like them!

If memory serves, Ozark Brand BBQ chips were originally produced by the So Good Potato Chip Company in St. Louis.

I grew up in Cahokia,IL and my mom bought these all of the time. They were the best BBQ chip ever.When I grew up and moved away,I would buy several bags to take back home whenever I came back to visit. So dissappointed they don't make these anymore.

Kas Ozark Style BBQ Potato Chips in the outer Orange Reddish stripped bag with the bearfoot bearded hillbilly wearing his hat and suspenders containing twin inner brown bags were the best chips ever consumed by anyone. How this far Western Kentuckian Iongs for them to this very day. I am 51 and will never forget them. They were an absolute delight from my youth. I thought they would last forever but sadly they now belong to memory and the ages.

I recently had some Schnucks brand BBQ chips. My friend and I both thought they tasted a lot like the Snack Time Ozark Country Style Bar-B-Q flavored Potato Chips. Here's a link showing the front of the bag. http://www.flickr.com/photos/neatocoolville/3834561048/

Those were the best chips ever!!! Like most "local" things good, I'm sure some corporation bought the compitition and it ceased to exist...Does anyone remember Reelfoot Hot Dogs and Bologna....the bright red franks????? The best dogs ever....If anyone knows anything please advise!

I was just eating some BBQ chips wishing they were as good as Ozark! I thought I'd get on here ad see if I could find some! I ahve great memories of those awesome chips!!! SLURP

I grew up around Carbondale, IL and was just crazy about Ozark BBQ chips. My parents would buy them and let me have one of the inner bags all to myself. I always thought they were really neat since we would camp in the foothills of the Ozarks every summer. Gosh, what I wouldn't give for those chips again!

I was just recalling those chips because I bought a bag of Lay's Honey BBQ chips and they are much the same. Brought back some memories.

I grew up in Murphysboro,IL and loved these chips so much. I moved down south and use to come home for the holidays and buy several bags and my mom would pick me up some, then one day she couldn't find them. I was not happy. Would love to locate some, anyone have a clue about any. Did the company go out of business or what?

I grew up in St. Louis and like most of all of us Ozark Chip lovers... I miss them very much that sweet BBQ taste and often wonder why someone has not stolen the chip recipe. LOL Duke is willing to sell the busch bean recipe so someone that use to worked in the Ozark Chip Plant should surely remember the reccipe. I know I would love to have just one...or two...really a never ending supply. Our memories are wonderful of getting our allowence and running to the store and getting a bag of chip and pop. But now at 50 it is just a good memory like many other things in my life.

I am SE MO remember eating those BBQ loved them. Frito Lay has a Lay Honey BBQ chip out, that tastes like them, so you might try them.

I grew up in Alton and I believe the chips were discontinued in the late 80's to early 90's. They were made by KAS. My Mom used to ship them to me when I was in the Air Force and couldn't get them where I was at. I haven't tried Ray's but now I want to. Are they distibuted in the Southeast? If so, where?