Cabo Cantina   

Merging all the crowdedness of a Lake Havasu houseboat party with the pricing of a weekend jaunt to Mexico, Cabo Cantina is a vibrant blend of no-frills Mexican food and margaritas mixed for a generation defined by their tan lines. Underneath a ceiling covered by helium-filled blow-ups and other south-of-the-border paraphernalia, Cabo's crew clutters together for standing room only, as appetizers such as cream cheese jalapeno poppers and three-cheese quesadillas make their way through the tiny slivers of daylight. How are they so unbelievably busy, you ask? A few reasons, most likely. For one, it's only about as far as a Tiger Woods tee shot away from UCLA. Another might be that daily happy hours extend across the better part of every evening (from 4-8PM), when two-for-one drinks are doled out. There are booths inside, but it's exclusively a seat yourself first proposition. The most popular place to hang, however, is the outdoor terrace, where the young and nubile get in touch with themselves, and each other, on a patio ogled by Wilshire Boulevard drivers.