For the last 9+ months there have been food trucks in the parking lot of the Victorian on Main Street in Santa Monica. It's draws a good crowd with lots of hot girls:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/gourmet-food...n-santa-monica.
There's also a cool bar adjacent, the Basement Tavern, and you can bring your food in there to eat:
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul...ght16-20100716