East West is a fish and chip shop at 235 Leith Place in Tokoroa, South Waikato, with a 4.2 rating on Google. The measure of any fish and chip shop is freshness. Good ones cook to order, so the batter sets light and crisp instead of going leathery under a warmer, and the chips are thick-cut, golden and fluffy in the middle rather than skinny and limp. It is always worth asking for the fish straight from the fryer, even if it adds a few minutes, and phoning ahead on busy Friday evenings when the queue can run long. Regulars know the other half of the deal: eat it soon after it is wrapped, because fish and chips wait for no one. On Leith Place in the middle of Tokoroa, East West is a handy stop for a hot, paper-wrapped dinner on the way home.