For more than 40 years, Pepe's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina has been the scene of birthday parties, dates, and casual nights out. The common thread at all those events is the Mexican-American cuisine, which woos groups with pork chili burritos, shrimp fajitas, and classic hamburgers. Bartenders, meanwhile, pour eight draft beers and shake up cocktails the way Elvis shook up America's idea of what emotions a hound dog could express. Many evenings, live DJs and bands fill the dining room with music, matching the cuisine's flavorful artistry with flourishes of their own.