After nine years of playing Grease Lightning, Bandra's Hawaiian Shack finally shares its retro track list with a new suburb - Juhu. Sleeker and shinier, this new split-level Shack stacks a hip hop room over a retro lounge, and takes off the Bollywood section housed at the original three-storey Bandra outpost.

The retro floor is roomy (it just opened on Sunday, so give it time) with plenty of tables and a bar in a boat. The hip-hop level is quite the opposite, with less seating and more room for your flailing arms and legs. The ceiling here is covered with inverted silver umbrellas and feature that Mumbai club favourite - laser lights that are synchronised with the music. Drunks will definitely have a biblical moment, as they walk over tiles which give the illusion of water.

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The menu at Hawaiian Shack features some new additions - a range of cocktails that mix lemongrass with basil, curryleaf and passion fruit and vanilla with coffee (all for Rs 450). The food also gets an upgrade with a vast variety featuring Chinese, Tandoori and Continental fare. House specials include LIT Beach Party (Rs 700) and Hawaiian Chicken Salad (Rs 350).

In short, Hawaiian Shack seems like a fun place for Juhu-Andheri residents to get their fix of feel good, for where else in the city can you hear Jail House Rock every night? And if we know Hawaiian Shack like we do, Elvis won't be leaving this building any time soon. 

Getting there: Hawaiian Shack, 48 Gulmohar Road (previously Tian), JVPD Scheme, near Costa Coffee, call 33784444, cocktails start at Rs 300, couple cover charge Rs 400.