Waterloo Chinese Takeaways is a Chinese takeaway at 2A Hardy Street in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, with a 4.3 rating on Google. The classic New Zealand Chinese takeaway works to a well-loved formula: Cantonese standards such as fried rice, chow mein and sweet-and-sour pork alongside spring rolls, wontons and, often, fish and chips for the less adventurous at the table. The best shops cook to order rather than relying on the display warmer, so it pays to ask what is fresh and what has been holding. Regulars tend to phone ahead on Friday and Saturday nights, when queues build and popular dishes run out. For Waiwhetu locals and anyone passing through Lower Hutt, this Hardy Street shop is a straightforward spot for a hot takeaway dinner.