Hawker shops - old school chippery

I visit a friend of mine every other week or so and we usually get a fried feast for dinner from the fish and chip shop in Hawker.
Until about a year ago it used to be owned and run by multiple generations of Italian heritage. For some unknown historic reason (perhaps recorded in a Nino Culotta novel?) these folks were always 'traditionally' the proprietors of the pizzeria/fish and chip shop. I think that's pretty universal across Oz.
The new owners were trained up in a long transition and 'Nonna' still works there occasionally. After a few hiccups post transition they've settled into a reasonably consistent practice. At least as consistent as the previous owners anyway...you could never be sure of the quality of the end product.
Dependent on the day of the week and the age of the oil in the vat you could get a sublime crispy stick or a stodgy, heavy mushy chip. Either way they were always passable, if not great.
And nothing has really changed. Sometimes I'm greatly impressed at the golden, fluffy and sharp crisp corners of a great serve of chips and other times they are simply hole fillers of no great acclaim. But they do adhere to the single unerring rule - chips are thick cut, unlike those anorexic fries.
Sometimes they overladen them with salt too, and sometimes none at all?? The variance is always an exciting surprise.
So, are they any good? Yes, most of the time. Relatively consistent in a range between the average and ordinary with the occasional rise to pretty damn good. The anticipation and mystery on opening the steaming paper parcel around my mates coffee table is half the fun of buying chips from the Hawker chippery (and pizza shop).
Chip Score: 6/10 - ALWAYS EDUCATIONAL, THE VARIANCE INCREASES MY ERUDITION OF THE HUMBLE HOT CHIP