Run-of-the-mill takeaways can be quite hard to review — everyone should know that your local chippie isn’t the place to get top quality food served in an elegant way, nor should anyone have to be told that these places can be a bit lacking in the bright and clean departments. This takeaway shop — inventively called European & Chinese Takeaways — is all of the above, but it’s a handy pit stop late at night; it is always open late and often past midnight. The chips are tasty, the potato fritters bulky and added to your order generously, and the people remember you after your first visit there. For a bit of no frills late-night tucker, this is your best bet in the Grey Lynn area.