Golden Joy Takeaway is a fish and chip shop on Sunnybrae Rd in Hillcrest, on Auckland's North Shore, rated 4.4 from 173 Google reviews. The menu reaches beyond the fryer into Chinese takeaway dishes, and customers single out the chicken fried rice and platters generous enough to cover several meals.
The combined fish-and-chip and Chinese takeaway is a New Zealand institution, and the test of a good one starts at the fryer: fish should arrive in a light, crisp batter rather than a greasy shell, with chips cooked fresh to order. Rice dishes show the wok side of the kitchen, and the best ones are seasoned gently rather than drowned in soy. Platters are the value play for a family table, and at any busy suburban shop the end-of-week rush can mean a wait.
For Hillcrest households, it's a handy Sunnybrae Rd stop when one order needs to cover fish, chips and fried rice.