Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood

I used to work @ the Academy Bldg @ Lankershim/Magnolia, which has an awesome golden Emmy statute, and is worth a look at all its golden glossyness, in addition to some statues in the courtyard. Now to whats really good: FirePit Grill across the street (great chicken,steak sandwiches, and hello- the pizza! Kitty-corner from there is Eclectic Cafe (pretty good basic Californian Cuisine). The area has tons of lofts going up all around if and has the end of the redline not two blocks from it- Once the Starbucks came in the 90's it took a while for this area to ramp up but recent additions including the How's supermarket came your basic small stripmall with Daphne's Greekfood, Panda Express, Coldstones and the like. On the west side of the street you have some more mom/pop eateries in addition to a smattering of theatres and small funky shops. Parking is fairly sparce which is all the more reason to take the red or orange line if you can, but it makes for a mellow but eclectic stop off that's not too packed and has plenty of flavor- and it's young, so it can only get better from here. We Hope!