Ghetto-tastic!

Bar Name – Ghetto/The Food Court

Price of Beer - Rs.180

Location – Mahalakshmi, right next to the temple

Size of the Bar – Large

Place Availability – Tough

Ambience – Two separate bars. One has classic rock playing and graffiti on the walls, whilst the other is your typical air conditioned cheap bar

Unique Plus Point – 2 bars in 1

Rating – 4 out of 5 Beers

There’s always 'that' girl. Everyone knows a girl like that. She’s not much to look at and not very cool at all, but for some reason she’s insanely popular. And she’s popular with all the right kind of people. This is beyond your understanding, why, why is she cool?

And then one day you meet her and it hits you. It’s because she has serious personality. And a ridiculously hot sister.

In a metaphor, that is exactly what Ghetto is to me.

All my friends have gone to Ghetto, my older sister has gone to Ghetto, bet my dad was in there at some freaking point. But I’ve never, ever, had even the slightest desire to venture in. Cause I never got the appeal.

Bars speak to me. Right from the door and the signboard I can tell if this is going to be an interesting joint or a snooze fest with chewy crispy chicken. And Ghetto never did. I don’t know why, but it didn’t.

But recently, a friend from office said ‘hey, let’s go to Ghetto.’ To which I replied, ‘Sure, I don’t have shit else to do tonight!’ And thus, it began.

Downstairs is the proper Ghetto, with loud music, usually classic rock, pool tables and graffiti like it just popped out of a stereotypical skate movie. It’s excellent and not unreasonably expensive, but as my avid readers (hi Sis) will know, I don’t like that kind of place.

My kinda place is upstairs, where the booze is served in quarters and the chicken comes in 17 different varieties of schezwan sauce. It’s called the Food Court (I’m not making this up) and it’s the hot sister I was talking about.

Air conditioned, good food, rather cheap. And the crowd is usually overflow from the Ghetto. Girls are numerous as are cool folk. It’s also bright and a generally happy place, if slightly devoid of charming wear and tear.

They work best as a combination. A beer here, a quarter there and you’ve had a damn good time for yourself.