687 Takeaways serves the beachside community of Arkles Bay from Whangaparaoa Rd in Rodney, and holds a 4.2 rating on Google.
A good neighbourhood takeaway lives or dies on cooking to order: chips fried fresh while the batter sets crisp, nothing sitting under a warmer waiting to be bought. The signs are easy to read — food hot enough to steam through the paper, batter that snaps rather than bends. Beachside suburbs like this have a rhythm, quiet early in the week then busy on Friday evenings and warm summer nights when everyone comes off the sand hungry. Locals beat the rush by phoning orders ahead, and know a short wait at the counter usually means the fryers are working properly.
For dinner after the beach or a simple Friday night in, it is a handy stop on the main road through Arkles Bay.