Hallenbeck's General Store and Cafe in NoHo

I was working on a project in NoHo this week and past by the location where the old Iliad Bookshop used to be on Lankershim. There used to be a punk presents there back in the 80's. I think they even had music performances and poetry readings there. NoHo has really stepped it up. There's been a lot of building in that area. Well, someone I was working with told me that the Iliad was still around and moved over to Cahuenga. After our meeting, I drove over and there it was, The Iliad bookstore. It was awesome! I bought four art books for under $50. If you like books and LA history, you have to know about this place. Well, a half a block north of the Iliad, is a really unique cafe. The Hallenbeck's General Store and Cafe is located at 5510 Caheunga Blvd, North Hollywood CA 91601. it's a relatively new place but it's designed to look like a general store from the 30's or 40's. I ordered a sandwhich called the San Francisco which came in a delicious pressed roll with peaches, ham, melted cheeses, onions, lettuce and some spicy mustard. They have B Splits but I just couldn't do it so I ordered their popular peach pie. Next door is an acting school, so perdiodically you have all these great looking men and women reading scripts or coming in between classes. I guess that's very Hollywood, or North Hollywood. On a side note, the sink fixtures are super cool looking. Kinda Deco-like. They even have a stage and feature live music during the week.