BLT with Blue Buffalo Aioli

Name: BLT with Blue Buffalo Aioli
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese; 1/4 cup hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco or Pete's); 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 1 clove garlic, minced; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 (1/2-inch) pieces country style white, wheat or rye bread, lightly toasted; 8 slices good quality thick-cut bacon, cooked and cut in half; 3 large tomatoes, thinly sliced; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 1 head Boston Bibb lettuce, leaves separated, washed and rinsed well; Pickles and potato chips, for serving