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Bud the Spud Halifax’s OG Chip Wagon Smash Burgers

Smashed-to-perfection Nova Scotian beef patties, double American cheese, dill pickle medallions, crisp shredded iceberg, world-famous Spud Sauce, toasted brioche bun.

Nova Scotian beef Hand-cut PEI fries

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Since 1977 · Halifax

Same name. New wheels.

Bud the Spud opened on Spring Garden Road in 1977, started by Bud and Nancy True. Three owners later, the same hand-cut PEI fries, now at Nine Locks in Dartmouth and Bayers Lake. Drag to see then & now.

Today: the Nine Locks + BUD the SPUD collab trailer, serving window open
1980s: the original BUD the SPUD chip wagon on Spring Garden Road
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Weddings, festivals, corporate days, backyard parties. We roll up, fire the fryers, and feed your crowd.

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